It's great to see people jumping into the game and battling against the Cult, but Heretic Operative can be a challenging and mechanically dense game with a lot to learn.
We'll be adding a few more in-game hints later this week, but in the meanwhile here are a few quick tips to get you started on the basics.
Selection & Movement
To select an Operative, left-click their portrait on the center bar or on the map.
To move a selected Operative, left-click a movement arrow (along the lines that show possible destinations) or right-click your destination.
Resources
The best way to get more resources is to recruit the right Townsfolk. You can recruit Townsfolk in any location where you have an Operative by clicking on their "scroll" in the bottom-left of the game UI and paying some influence.
Note that recruiting Townsfolk never takes an action, but many of them unlock special abilities you can spend an action point on.
There are many Townsfolk in the game, but here are a few important ones to not overlook, the ones that get you resource income every turn. Here are a couple to look for:
- Farmstead - Blacksmith (Gold)
- Copec's Tavern - Cell Leader (Influence), Informant (Rumors)
Getting more Lore and more Fate can be a little trickier, but the Museum District can be a great source for both.
Learning More
Almost everything in the game has a tooltip, and these tooltips are intended to make the game rules as transparent as possible.
There is also a Controls overview in the in-game ESC menu, and you can hit the "?" button in the bottom-middle of the screen for some additional help.
We hope these tips are helpful in getting started. Heretic Operative is intentionally not an easy game, but with some perseverance victory can be achieved very reliably. Good luck and have fun with the game!