User manual GAMES PC AIRPORT TYCOON 3

[. . . ] 00418 AT3 Manual. qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 1 NOW IN STORES Manual Airport Tycoon 3 is under license to Global Star Software from InterActive Vision A/S. RenderWare is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. Portions of this software are Copyright 1998-2003 Criterion Software Ltd. Global Star Software is a division of Jack of All Games (Canada) Inc. , a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software Canada Inc. [. . . ] You will receive one Master Business 18 ACQUIRING CONTRACTS You will not be offered contracts until you have opened your airport. All contract management is done from the Contracts screen, located in the Business Menu. Depending on your Airport Rating and Customer Satisfaction level, contracts of varying quality will be offered to you. When a new contract is offered to you, the contract lamp will flash. Click on the message that appears in the Message Panel. The contract will be listed as a pending contract. 17 00418 AT3 Manual. qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 19 Contract per airline that is interested in using your airport. It shows the cost of each offer you have from that airline. Flight Contract Once you have accepted an offer in the Master Business Contract, you will receive an individual flight contract that represents a single plane. You can choose to accept or reject the plane. If you accept it, you will then need to negotiate the planes arrival and take-off times on the contract's Timesheet. To negotiate a planes take-off and arrival time, click Runway at the bottom of the flight contract. The airline will indicate what take-off and landing time they want for this plane. To renegotiate a planes take-off and landing times, drag the timeslots to different positions on the timesheet. Outside Business Contracts There are two types of outside businesses that you can sign contracts with: hotels and gas stations. Both types of business increase your revenue. Once you have agreed to a contract, you can place the hotel or gas station wherever you want. Keep in mind that both buildings require roads to operate, and their location will have an effect on the surrounding area. For example, do not place your hotel near runways, you guests won't appreciate the noise!Inside Business Contracts You will receive inside business contracts if you own a passenger terminal with a retail area. Once you have agreed to a contract, the business will be set up inside your terminal. Businesses get the best results when there is heavy terminal traffic and a high customer satisfaction level. They primarily increase airport revenue. Airline Service Contracts There are two types of airline service contracts: Catering and refueling. Airline service contracts generate cost, not revenue, but they increase the efficiency of your airport. [. . . ] Their main function is to prevent crime. They can only handle small 27 amounts of passenger traffic. Airport Police #2: Houses two police squads. They can handle even more traffic than both Airport Police #1 and Airport Police #2. [. . . ]