This created a sub-genre of "efficiency porn." How fast can you drop a stockpile? How perfectly can you align your granary? The trainer removed the friction of the UI, revealing the pure, skeletal mechanics underneath.

For more granular control without external software, many players use the User Patch (UCP) , which allows for bug fixes and balancing (e.g., making the Apothecary actually heal units) rather than just flat cheating.