User Manual

The Caption Bar
The man to the very left will gladly inform you about the current population of the city
you are in. Left click on the icon to open a window indicating how the population is
structured as far as the three demographic strata are concerned. Moreover, the number
of beggars and the happiness of each group is displayed.
If you own several ships and trade all over northern Europe, you can sometimes lose your
orientation. Therefore, the city’s name is also displayed in the caption bar.
Get an overview of your buildings. One click of the mouse and all buildings that do not
belong to you and cannot be interacted with will be faded out or displayed as
transparent in the main view.
The number next to the pile of gold pieces indicates the total cash you currently have
at your disposal. Click on the icon to display general company information. Statistics
on traders and cities are also available from this window.
If you click on the icon next to the date display, the chronicle of the game is displayed,
listing all public news regarding cities and traders.
The Main View
This is where all the action takes place, whether you trade goods, make deals with your
competitors, or get elected mayor. Just scroll through the city using the arrow keys or by
moving the mouse pointer to the boundaries of the screen.
If you click on the various buildings in town, you will notice that you can interact with many of
them. Some buildings will display information about them while others can be entered – in this
case a new window opens in the main display and all possible actions you can take are listed in
the selection window to the right. The actions you may take depend on the type of building: For
example, your trading office will allow you to go about your business, the tavern is the place to
hire new crew members, and the port crane allows you to trade and transfer goods between your
ships, your office, and the city. To leave a building, click on the ‘x’ to the lower right of the newly
opened window or simply click the right mouse button. For detailed information about the types
of buildings and the people you are likely to meet there, see chapters 9 and 10.
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