                               SYNTAX : <PATH>

 Paths are specified in Empire when  ordering  the  movement  of  commodities,
units,  or  routes.  Since the Empire land map is constructed with hexagons, a
path directional character can be one of six different characters representing
the six different directions on the Empire map:

   y  for up-left
   u  for up-right               y    u
   g  for left                    \  /
   j  for right               g  --  --  j
   b  for down-left               /  \
   n  for down-right             b    n
   h  ends movement

Looking on the keyboard, you will notice that these  characters  are  centered
around the 'h' key.

When a particular command asks for a <PATH>, you must supply a string of these
movement  characters.   If  an 'h' is encountered, movement is always stopped,
and subsequent characters are ignored.  It is possible to type  in  an  incom-
pletely  specified  path  (by omitting the 'h') on the command line; if you do

                               SYNTAX : <PATH>

this, the command will prompt you for more directional characters.
   [mc ##] Command : navigate 18 jj

   <1@2,2: 37> bbh
   patrol boat #18 stopped at 0,4

Each command will have its own style for prompting for input,  but  will  gen-
erally  describe  where  it is first, and the amount of mobility remaining (or
the amount of distance traveled).

See also : navigate, deliver, distribute, move, transport, bomb, etc.

