User manual GAMES PC SIM CITY 3000

[. . . ] WARNING: TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS Still pictures or images may cause permanent picture-tube damage or mark the phosphor of the CRT. Avoid repeated or extended use of video games on largescreen projection televisions. EPILEPSY WARNING PLEASE READ BEFORE USING THIS 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 television 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. [. . . ] The optimal funding level for each branch changes as the city changes. Underfunding causes a loss of effectiveness of the branch, and may even prod the workers into going out on strike. Education Budget - Pays for equipment, maintenance of schools and city colleges, and pays salaries of teachers and aides. Public Health Budget - Pays for hospital equipment, building maintenance, and salaries of doctors, nurses, and orderlies. Fire Budget - Pays for equipment, maintenance of fire stations, and firefighters salaries. Road Budget - Pays for road and highway maintenance, and keeps roads from falling apart. Police Budget - Pays for equipment, maintenance of police stations and jails, plus salaries of police officers and wardens. Mass Transit Budget - Pays for upkeep of train and subway tracks and stations, and pays for salaries of train and subway workers plus bus drivers. BASICS OF THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Simoleons Simoleons are the currency of the SimNation, and are considered legal tender for all transactions. The top goal of any Mayor is to keep Simoleons in the treasury. Your city can carry debt up to a point, but if it gets so deep in debt there is no hope for escape, your Sims will start looking for a new Mayor. Your Financial Advisor will warn you when things start looking grim. You can always see how much cash you have available by looking at the Information Bar at the bottom of the screen. A running tab of the available cash in your treasury is displayed in the funds section. 38 39 Understanding the Budget Window The Budget window is where you'll be doing all of your financial adjusting. It can be accessed by choosing the BUDGET button from within ADJUST & REVIEW button menu on the Main Toolbar. Deals Neighbour Deals You can make money by selling your city's power, water, or waste disposal ser vices to a neighbour. You'll receive monthly income from the neighbour, which is automatically added to your treasury. Just be sure the income you receive more than covers your cost of providing the commodity. If you contract with neighbours to buy their power, water, or waste disposal services, you have to pay. A monthly charge will be deducted from your treasury. Try to be sure that the price you pay your neighbour is less than what it would cost to provide these services at home. Business Deals From time to time, Petitioners will offer deals to construct certain buildings in your city. Business deals provide the city with a monthly stipend for as long as the building stands. Sounds tempting, except that these buildings bring problems to the city such as high crime, or pollution. If you need cash, they may be wor th the trouble. Loans When times get tough, or you are looking for rapid growth, you can take out a loan to raise quick cash. [. . . ] Burr, Ruth Davies, Richard DeGraffenreid, Louis Fasman, Mary Fettig, Rock Hendricks, Art Hirahara, Kent Jolly, Robi Kauker, David Lauser, Glenn Letsch, Gary Lillard, Jerry Martin, Eddie Ramirez, Marc Russo, Paul van Wageningen, Don Veca, Jason Wall Creative Director: Jim Gasperini Executive Producer: Lucy Bradshaw Associate Producers: Michael Cox, Tim LeTourneau, Laura O'Shea Assistant Producers: Jeffrey J. Feil, Creighton Hurt, Rick Marazzani Project Management: Melissa Bachman-Wood In-Game Written Content: Tom Bentley, Rusel DeMaria, Jim Gasperini, Laura O'Shea, Scott Shicoff, Bob Sombrio, Chris Trottier Quality Assurance Lead: Marc Meyer, Keith Meyer Quality Assurance Assistant Leads: Shannon Gray, Myka Macaraeg, Quality Assurance: Aaron Bennion, Joe Bird, Sean Blair, Daniela Castillo, Stephen Cohrs, Jessica Durante, Rick Garlick, Dave Graham, Carl Grande, Chris Grantham, Duane Gundrum, Jake Harrison, Michelle Harrison, Kian Harvey, Dave Haws, Phillip Hinkle, Damian Hutchinson, Robert Ivey, Russell Johnson, Trina Ladrido, Mike Lawson, Zir-Paul Macaraeg, Mahmud Rihab Mahmud, Owen Nelson, Minkz Ngo, Paul Parinas, Jon Pryne, Patrick Schultz, Timothy Skuza, Terry Smith General Manager: Luc Barthelet Executive In Charge of Production: Rob Martyn Q: Can I buy water and power from neighbours? Gus: You sure can. Trading utilities requires that you build a power or water connection to a neighbour. If you lay a water main or a power line up to your city border, your engineers will help you make the connection. [. . . ]