User manual GAMES PC TROPICO

[. . . ] Tropico Manual - Table Of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One: Letter of Introduction Chapter Two: Tutorial and Quick Start The Tutorial Fast Frederico's Quick Start Guide Chapter Three: Starting a Game Pre-designed Scenarios Saved Games Random Map Setup Chapter Four: Interface Main Window Info Bar Map Area Circle Window Central Control Panel The Almanac Chapter Five: People Tropicans Tourists Chapter Six: Buildings Building Types Construction Building Administration Chapter Seven: Economy Exports Tourism Foreign Aid Rents and Fees Expenses Swiss Bank Account Chapter Eight: Politics Internal Politics Elections Foreign Powers Uprisings, Coups, and Rebellions Chapter Nine: Strategies Appendices A. Hot Keys Credits Legal Tropico Manual - Table Of Contents Tropico Manual - Chapter One CHAPTER ONE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION "Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied. " Nicolo Machiavelli December 17, 1949 Desk of the President Tropico Palace 1 Palace Plaza St. Tropico Señor Presidenté, The former Presidenté Ramirez Zepata requested a compilation of informative reports on the state of Tropico at the start of his regime. As you know, Presidenté Zepata's reign was rather short before he succumbed to that sudden case of food poisoning (or was it a heart attack? [. . . ] "Look for electricity. " Many buildings require electricity for operation. Similarly, some upgrades to non-electrified buildings require electricity. Make sure these buildings fall within the range of an electric power plant or substation. Tropico Manual - Chapter Six BUILDING ADMINISTRATION After construction is completed, the President must accept the duty of administration of that building. This may at first appear easy since a selected building's information panel in the Central Control Panel does not contain any tab buttons. All information for a building is contained on a single panel. However, this panel includes a variety of controls, and the amount of control changes from building to building. Basic Information All buildings have one interface element in common. When any building is selected, a square appears on the left of the Central Control Panel, listing information important to that facility. This can include the name of the building, profitability, megawatt usage, and amount of products in the output store, among other information. While a few structures, such as the Electric Substation, only have this basic information panel, the vast majority have at least one of the following control elements. Staff Controls: Most buildings have a staff employed there. This is displayed by a row of small figures at the bottom of the building control panel. When a position is empty, the figure appears as a gray silhouette. When filled, the figure appears as a small version of the employee. This usually takes the form of the type of employee used as staff at the building (i. e. doctors at the clinic) but will sometimes briefly show up as the form of the person accepting a job before they have arrived at the building. For example, a farmer who changes careers to become a teamster will appear in the teamster office panel as a farmer until he actually arrives at the office. q q q q q Selecting/Navigating: As your cursor moves over a filled position, the name of the employee will appear in the Info Bar. To select a person employed at a building, click on the image from the row of employees. The Central Control Panel will change to show the person's information, and the Circle Window will show a moving shot of that citizen. Firing: To fire an employee, Shift-click on the figure in the staff panel. That position will then be available, though the fired individual is excluded from re-applying for the same job for two years. Limiting Staff Positions: Clicking on an unfilled, gray silhouette causes a red X to appear over the silhouette and all following silhouettes. Clicking on an unavailable position will free up any preceding unavailable positions. [. . . ] The success of that game allowed PopTop to grow and ultimately bring you Tropico. We hope you enjoy Tropico, and look forward to bringing you more great strategy games in the years ahead. 1997-2001 Tropico Manual - Legal LEGAL Please read this License Agreement before installing this software. By installing this software, you indicate your acceptance of this License Agreement. [. . . ]