//initialize
    void Start()
    {
        instance = this;
        // canSkip = false;
        uiM = new UIMaster();
        sM  = new ScoreMaster();
        mM  = new MapMaster();
        pM  = new PlayerMaster();
        dM  = new DeployMaster();
        mvM = new MoveMaster();
        aM  = new AttackMaster();

        acceptInput = true;
        turnNum     = 0;

        CannonMaster.ResetCurrent();

        gP = GamePhase.Deploy;
        ScoreMaster.ResetScore();

        mL = new MapLoader();
        mL.LoadMapFromTextAsset(((TextAsset)Resources.Load("Maps/" + mapName)));
        PlayerMaster.SetBackLines(MapMaster.Map);
        TopDownCamera.ActivateMainCamera(MapMaster.Height, MapMaster.Width, MapMaster.MapRadius);

        UIMaster.SetGeneralUI();
        UIMaster.SetDeployUI();
        UIMaster.SetCannonUI();
        UIMaster.DisplayScore();

        UIMaster.SetPanelAlpha(false, (int)UIPannels.Cannon);
        UIMaster.SetPanelAlpha(false, (int)UIPannels.Phase);
        UIMaster.SetPanelAlpha(false, (int)UIPannels.View);
        UIMaster.SetPanelAlpha(false, (int)UIPannels.Fight);

        UIMaster.SetActionPanel(true);

        if (!tutorial)
        {
            UIMaster.DisplayState(gP, PlayerMaster.CurrentTurn);
        }

        // norton = VS_AI ? new AIBrain() : null; // must be called after UIMaster.SetGeneralUI to percive turns properly
    }