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User Manual - Strategy First User Manual - Strategy First
The Ship Menu This menu is displayed as soon as you select one of your ships. This icon will give you an overview of the goods you have aboard the ship. Your ship’s crew is shown upon selection of this menu item. Selecting this icon will show you the deck of your ship and the weaponry you are currently using. If you want to form a convoy, press this button once you have selected all the ships that are to be part of it. To disband an existing convoy, press this button when the convoy is selected. Automatic trade allows you to assign a certain trade route to your ships. When your ships reach the last station of the route, they will start from the beginning while you receive a message regarding the balance of the last tour. For additional information on automatic trading, refer to chapter 8. 21
The Statistics Menu Open the statistics menu – it will appear in the lower icon bar – using the gold pieces icon in the caption bar. (blue button) The business report provides a general overview as well as information on your wealth, your ships, and your production. (red button) If you would like to find out how the competition is doing, inform yourself about their wealth, their capacities, and their popularity. This menu item displays the city data: population figures, the supply of needs, the quality of life, the balance of trade, production, and supplies. With this feature, you can compare the figures of several cities. The Options Menu 22
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- Page 15 and 16: The Objective Conditions You decide
- Page 17 and 18: Credits The usual suspects… Exit
- Page 19 and 20: The Mini Map The mini map gives you
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- Page 41 and 42: On the other hand, if you buy goods
- Page 43 and 44: Festivals People want to celebrate
- Page 45 and 46: Putting up a Building If all condit
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- Page 49 and 50: Upgrade Ship You will soon find out
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- Page 57 and 58: The Town Hall All towns in the game
- Page 59 and 60: Auctions This option allows you to
- Page 61 and 62: Bribing pays - but only for a short
- Page 63: City walls Every city has city wall
- Page 66 and 67: Brewery production/day: consumption
- Page 68 and 69: Iron Smelting production/day: 1/2 b
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The Ship Menu<br />
This menu is displayed as soon as you select one of your ships.<br />
This icon will give you an overview of the goods you have aboard the ship.<br />
Your ship’s crew is shown upon selection of this menu item.<br />
Selecting this icon will show you the deck of your ship and the weaponry you are<br />
currently using.<br />
If you want to form a convoy, press this button once you have selected all the ships<br />
that are to be part of it.<br />
To disband an existing convoy, press this button when the convoy is selected.<br />
Automatic trade allows you to assign a certain trade route to your ships. When your<br />
ships reach the last station of the route, they will start from the beginning while you<br />
receive a message regarding the balance of the last tour. For additional information on<br />
automatic trading, refer to chapter 8.<br />
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