User manual GAMES PC GANGSTERS 2

[. . . ] EPILEPSY WARNING Please read before using this video game or allowing your children to use it. Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights or light patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching certain monitor images or playing certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any epileptic seizures. [. . . ] Mixed in with these are the illegal businesses where the serious mob money is made. All legal businesses have territory associated with them, claiming and operating a site increases your gang territory and gives access to other resources such as Gunsmiths, Auto Dealers and Recruitment Sites. A diverse range of people live in the towns/cities and by far the largest number are the ordinary citizens and business owners that innocently go about their business. But there are also other important residents such as priests, the governor, the mayor, judges and the DA. THE BUILDINGS BUILDING WINDOWS You cannot see inside the buildings in the game but every building in every town/city in the State has its own window that can be opened to show you its details. Open the window by hovering the mouse pointer over a building, hold down SHIFT and left-click the mouse. 26 Here you'll see details about the building and its manager, and have various appropriate buttons for issuing any orders that may be performed at the building (or against it by selected gangsters). Illegal Business Legal Business Panel Tab Character Details Information Panel Site Options Buttons SITE BAR The site bar shows the site type and its location. If the building is a `front' for an illegal business, the site bar will be split in two; clicking on the left portion gives you access to the Building Window for the legal business, clicking on the right portion will open the window for the illegal business. PANEL TABS These let you see details of the different types of people, resources and information available at that building. Most will have just one panel, that of the site manager. Other buildings may have more panels for details such as weapons and vehicles. CHARACTER DETAILS For most buildings, this will be for the building manager or business specialist. INFORMATION PANEL The information panel displays all the relevant information about a selected Panel Tab. If a Panel Tab allows activities such as recruitment of `muscle' or the purchase of weapons/vehicles, this is also shown here. Some information shown here can be expanded upon or changed. To do this, click on the knurled button at the end of the text. This will show additional information in the right hand panel. SITE OPTIONS BUTTONS The lower section of a Building Window shows the option buttons for that building. These are orders that can be given to gangsters selected in the Gangster Windows at the top of the screen. If the building is yours, you might see option buttons such as `Close Site', `Set Up Illegal', or tell a currently selected gangster to `Go To' the site. If the site is `neutral' and available for purchase, the options button will include `Buy Site'. Enemy buildings will display options such as `Attack' the site or `Kill' the manager, or to `Bomb' the site (if you've selected a gangster with Explosives Skills). Click on a button to give the order to the selected gangster. You can cancel the order by clicking on the button again or by selecting another order; the order will not be carried out until you close the Building Window (click on the X top right). THE OFFICE The office is the most important of your illegal businesses. It is the site that houses your business specialists and is a good place for your gang to recover after combat. The office is very rarely attacked or raided. 27 THE OFFICE BUILDING WINDOW Site Bar Finances Tab Vehicles Tab Weapons Tab Business Tab Business Specialist Tab Gangsters Tab Gang Leader Tab Character Details Information Panels This shows you details about the site and your gang (much like the standard Building Window above). PANEL TABS Gang Leader Tab The site shows the condition of the office, where Joey Bane is and a summary of the total cash available to you. [. . . ] Click on Join to make the connection. CHAT WINDOWS You can send messages to friends (and enemies) using the chat windows. To send a message, hit the function key to select who you want to send the message to: F1 Send to all players. Once you have selected the people to receive the message, type in the message itself. · Press Enter to send the message. [. . . ]