User manual GAMES PC PORT ROYALE

[. . . ] PortRoyale-Handbuch UK WWK 21. 02. 2003 16:53 Uhr Seite 1 1 2 3 PREFACE INSTALLATION AND GAME START CUSTOMER SUPPORT 3. 1 3. 2 3. 3 WEB SITE FORUM EMAIL LOAD GAME TUTORIAL NEW GAME MULTIPLAYER OPTIONS GAME WORLD TOWN VIEW SEA CHART TRADING CONVOYS AND TRANSPORT WEALTH AND GROWTH PROMOTION AND CAREER REPUTATION IN TOWNS AND NATIONS YOUR NATIONALITY STORAGE PORT INSTALLATIONS DOCKYARD DOCK INN GOVERNOR'S PALACE VICE-GOVERNOR'S HOUSE CHURCH MARKET SQUARE TOWN GATE, TOWN WELL, PORT TOWER HOSPITAL AND 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 MAIN MENU 4. 1 4. 2 4. 3 4. 4 4. 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 THE FIRST ADVENTURE 5. 1 5. 2 5. 3 5. 4 5. 5 5. 6 5. 7 5. 8 5. 9 6 6 7 10 13 18 20 22 23 25 6 ACTION BUILDING 6. 1 6. 2 6. 3 6. 4 6. 5 6. 6 6. 7 6. 8 6. 9 6. 10 6. 11 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 30 30 30 31 31 7 PRODUCTION 7. 1 7. 2 7. 3 7. 4 7. 5 7. 6 LIVING QUARTERS 31 32 32 32 33 34 38 PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING PERMISSION CONSTRUCTION MENU CONSTRUCTION AND PRODUCTION ALL BUSINESSES IN SUMMARY RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND 8 SHIPS 8. 1 8. 2 8. 3 8. 4 8. 5 CONVOYS 39 39 42 45 45 46 SHIPS CONVOYS FORMING A CONVOY TRANSFERS BETWEEN CONVOYS CREW ALLOCATION OF GOODS, WEAPONS, AND SAILORS HIGH SEAS ENCOUNTERS AUTOMATIC SEA BATTLES SEA BATTLE VIEW CONTROLLING SHIPS SELECTION OF AMMUNITION EFFECTS OF HITS BOARDING FIGHTS INFLUENCE OF MORALE AND EXPERIENCE ATTACK ATTACK FROM THE SEA FROM LAND 9 SEA BATTLES 9. 1 9. 2 9. 3 9. 4 9. 5 9. 6 9. 7 9. 8 9. 9 10. 1 10. 2 12. 1 12. 2 12. 3 14. 1 14. 2 47 47 48 49 49 51 52 52 53 53 10 ATTACK TOWNS 11 THE HIDEOUT 12 MULTIPLAYER MODE NETWORK MODE FEATURES IN THE NETWORK GAME GAMES VIA THE INTERNET MOUSE CONTROL KEYBOARD 54 54 54 56 56 56 58 59 13 CREDITS 14 APPENDIX 61 62 62 63 1 1 PortRoyale-Handbuch UK WWK 21. 02. 2003 16:53 Uhr Seite 2 1 Preface 2 Installation and Game Start Diary Entry, 5th June 1572 "God only knows how I ended up in this forsaken place. In part I have the Dutch to thank, whose vessels swamped our markets with their cargo, 'til my father's shipping company barely earned a penny from its voyages. So into the New World I ventured to try my luck ­ though luck has been in scarce supply. A gentleman's not suited to these parts ­ as we saw when I was set upon by pirates. [. . . ] You will receive your share of the loot regularly by mail and you can view the pirate's activities anytime in your Log under "Trade Routes"/"Piracy". 28 28 6. 6. 3 General With the General you can talk about the military presence and the port fortifications in a town. You can also give donations in order to increase the military presence if your reputation is sufficiently great. 29 29 PortRoyale-Handbuch UK WWK 21. 02. 2003 16:53 Uhr Seite 30 6. 6. 4 Treasurer be carried out similarly to the way that it happens in the harbour. He is the man to turn to in order to borrow or lend gold. Each treasurer can only give or take out one loan at a time. The loan amounts depend on your rank, the type of loan and your fortune or lack of! 6. 10 Town Gate, Town Well, Port Tower Clicking on these, you'll see information about the town. The information regards · Production facilities · The town's wealth · Military presence · The town's nationality · Your reputation in the town and your attitude towards its nation · Daily consumption of all citizens and businesses of the town (in barrels) Note 6. 6. 5 Wife If you are particularly popular with a Governor and he has a daughter who has her eye on you because of your heroic deeds or your sense for good business, the Governor might allow you to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. If you agree you will be able to visit your wife at anytime after the wedding celebration, and she will always have various news snippets for you. 6. 6. 6 Pirate List Here you will find a summary of the pirates that are currently wanted and the regions they operate in. Their successes indicate their strength. Only those pirates are listed that more or less match your own rank. Eliminating a notorious pirate will not only give you a reward and increase your reputation, but also quite a number of experience points. You will receive the reward for capturing/eliminating a pirate from the first Governor you visit of the nation having put up the reward. If you click on a town on the sea chart where you are not represented by a ship or storage building the same information will be displayed. 6. 11 Hospital You can build a hospital in order to show a town kindness. This will dramatically reduce the danger of plague in the town and will increase your reputation with the citizens. 6. 7 Vice-Governor's House You will see this house in place of the Governor's Palace if a town does not have a Governor. There you will find the Vice-Governor (equivalent to the General in a Governor town), the Master Builder, the Treasurer, and the Pirate List. 7 Production and Living Quarters 6. 8 Church In the church you can pray, have a convoy blessed (which increases the morale of the sailors in the convoy) or make a donation to the church in order to improve your reputation in the town. The production of goods gives you every opportunity to further the development of a town and the profitable trade between towns. For on the one hand, the construction of new businesses attracts settlers to take up residence in the town. This increases the consumption of goods and lets the economy prosper. On the other hand, local production of goods is the best means to get hold of goods continually and cost-effectively. Finally, let's not forget the advantage for your reputation that you'll enjoy by employing workers in a town. But first you should know exactly which goods you want to produce. Because if you cannot sell your goods at a satisfactory price you'll hardly be able to balance the costs you will have incurred during production. These costs are: · Labour costs and construction materials · Labour costs during production · Possibly raw materials costs for the production · Maintenance costs 31 6. 9 Market Square Click on a market stall in the town's square in order to organise a celebration. While a professional will take over the organisation you will have to provide the goods. [. . . ] However, the player who has saved the game previously will have to log on as host next time. 12. 2. 2 Chatting During A Game Internet games can be saved just like normal Multiplayer games and continued later. The host will then create a game by loading a saved game. Players can send each other messages during a game. Now you can write your message and send it to all players by pressing Enter again. 58 58 59 59 PortRoyale-Handbuch UK WWK 21. 02. 2003 16:53 Uhr Seite 60 12. 3. 1 Start Ascman 13 Credits Ascman is a program connecting you with the Ascaron Game server. Once you are connected you can create a Port Royale game or join a game that hasn't started yet. [. . . ]