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[HJFudge]

Page up and down will zoom in and zoom out for you.

One thing that really helped me when watching a battle is to pause it, then right click on each unit of the enemy and checking their stats, and also right clicking on things when a spell or something effected them.

It takes getting used to, but reading the forums also helps you understand too.

[thejeff]

It does sound like somethings wrong, though.

It really shouldn't start as little dots. Nor should they rush around jerkily.

There are battle screen shots here and there on the forum. Do yours look like those?

[Sombre]

Jerky little dots? You mean single sprites with non animated movement?