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The Object of the 'simulation' is to build a city
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and lines (
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and pipes (
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where they live
) where they work and build
things to sell
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where they get to buy things
) to allow the population
get from home to work then to the shop and back home again.
) and water (
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Commercial Zone
Commercial Zones
Fire Engine
Military Unit
Police Unit
Extra Unit Placement (could be one of Fire Station, Military Base or Police Station)
Fire Station, Military Base or Police Station Industrial Zone
Industrial Zones Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Power Plant On Screen Coal Power Plant
Coal Power Plant On Screen Power Line
Power Line On Screen Residential Zone
Residential Zones Road Tree Water Water Pump
Water Pump On Screen (remember it must be next to real water and powered!) Water Pipe
Water Pipe On ScreenThis is just a random collection of hints! R = residential zones I = industrial zones C = commercial zones Gameplay: ========= == PalmOS: * Use the hardware keys to scroll the field (IE. up/down, address book and todo) * Tapping on the speed indicator will pause the game, tapping again will set the speed to "medium" * Tapping on the build icon will toggle bulldozer * Tapping on the map will jump to that position * Tapping on the "calculator" button will bring up a quick list * The home/launch button will bring you back to the game from map/budget * The "F/P/M" in the build list are the defence units: Fire fighters, police and military == GTK+ (Linux): * Use the left mouse button to build with * Use the right mouse button for a quick bulldozer City development: ================= * R will VERY rarely settle next to I * I/C zones only grows if there are enough R (workers) * C will only grow if there are enough I (to produce goods) * There must be at most 3 squares to the nearest road for a zone * The population is calculated from the total R - I/C doesn't count * The water pump must be placed next to the river in the game to work * Just about everything needs electricity... including water pumps Disasters: ========== * Watch out for the monster and the dragon - they are NOT nice to you ;) * The fire spreads quickly. Hint: it cannot spread across clear land, so use that bulldozer :) * Even if you pause the game duing a disaster, it will still spread. * To stop the fire, place a fire fighter or a military unit next to it. The police can also stop the fire, but only if they have two units next to it. * The monsters can be killed by 2 military units (place them next to it), or 4 fire fighters. * The number of defence units depend on the number of fire stations, police stations and military bases you have. If you've no bases then you can't have units Misc: ===== * When you've changed something on the budget page, you need to reload it to see the changes (will auto-refresh in later versions) * In some versions there's a 'Test' menuoption under the 'File' menu - this is for testing and debugging. It should not be used.