Thanks for the comments.

I've added coloured blocks, and changed the colour style a bit.

There's also a mute for the music if you find it a bit too repetitive.

3.99 KB (4,093 bytes) - I literally can't fit any more in there.

Link: http://java4k.com/index.php?action=games&method=view&gid=293

I've still got a couple of hundred bytes to spare, so I need some ideas, and possible improvements!

Controls: WASD, or Arrow Keys.

Play!

Final Version: http://java4k.com/index.php?action=games&method=view&gid=293

Comments please!

Being able to select more than one group at once would be nice.

Also, I have found that when moving a group from one place to another, they would stop moving to their destination when I tried to move a different group at the same time.

This was particularly problematic when playing the "Save the archers" mission. I was trying to move the archers away from the enemy, while at the same time, advance the other two groups to attack.

I also found it a bit hard to move around the map with the mouse, and trying to find other enemies and allies was pretty difficult. I think you should increase the range on the corner-indicators to an infinite length, so you can see where everyone is - or add some sort of mini-map.

That aside, I loved the graphics.

You can add me to that list too.

I'm a newcomer, I've never submitted anything to the 4k contest before.

I think it's a bit early to comment on the number of submissions, I'm sure there are more people like me spending time polishing off their games.