User manual GAMES PC SIMCITY 3000 UNLIMITED

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS HAIL TO THE MAYOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE YOUR INAUGURATION (OR HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL) . 7 TUTORIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 STEP 10: DATA MAPS, CHARTS, AND GRAPHS . [. . . ] Sorry. Page 108 www. simcity. com Fire Protection 7 CITY DEPARTMENTS Each fire station you place provides a radius of fire protection around it. The size of the coverage area expands up to a limit as you raise the fire budget. Though a fire is just as likely to break out in an area with fire protection as in one without, fires in protected areas are less likely to do any damage because firefighters respond immediately. Funding not only affects the size of the coverage area; it also influences the effectiveness of firefighters within a covered area. Firefighter effectiveness is the likelihood that a fire that breaks out in a protected area will get put out before damage occurs. Effectiveness is always highest in a small radius around the fire station, and starts to fade as distance increases. As fire funding increases, firefighter effectiveness rises. Fire stations placed near one another may have cover areas that overlap, and effectiveness in these overlapping areas is additive. The Flammability Data Map available from your Data Views window shows the location of fire stations and their coverage areas. It also shows areas at high risk of fire. Use this map to find the best spots in your city to place new fire stations. Use the Query Tool to get details on individual station effectiveness. Dispatching Firefighters When an emergency occurs, you may manually dispatch a unit of firefighters to any area in the city. The number of units you can send at any one time is equal to the number of fire stations in the city plus one. You always have at least one dispatch unit, even with no fire stations. When an emergency arises in an area with sufficient fire coverage, you probably do not need to dispatch additional firefighters. If fire is rampant, though, you may feel more secure knowing that you have dispatched extra units. SimCity 3000 Unlimited Page 109 To dispatch a fire fighting unit, click on the Dispatch Firefighters button within the Emergency button menu and then click on any location in the city. The unit arrives immediately and firefighters go straight to work. A red fire dispatch pylon will mark their location. Flammability Flammability is a measure of how easily something will burn. All buildings in your city have an inherent flammability rating, which you can see by using the Query Tool on the building. The higher the rating, the more likely that building will be consumed by fire if one occurs. The most effective way to reduce the flammability of a building is to see that it is receiving water, meaning that it is located on a watered tile. To be watered, a tile must be located within seven tiles of a water pipe that is supplying water. [. . . ] Electronic Arts is not liable for any losses or damages of any kind resulting from the use of this product. If the product is found to be defective within the 90-day warranty period, Electronic Arts agrees to repair or replace the product at its option free of charge. This warranty shall not be applicable and shall be void if the defect in the product is found to be as a result of abuse, unreasonable use, mistreatment or neglect. LIMITATIONS This warranty is in place of all other warranties and no other representations or claims of any nature shall be binding on or obligate Electronic Arts. [. . . ]