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| + | '''DON'T FREAK OUT''', its supposed to be a confusing mess, for now. There will be a tutorial window that will helpfully guide you through the process. | ||
| + | A recommended starting build to get a hang for the game is make your founder's two traits "Optimistic" and "Generous". The sliders on the bottom left can be left untouched for now, those will be explained shortly. Now on the right, you should increase starting money to $20,000 or one notch up if you are playing with a different currency (Yes you can change currency in options). Starting year is fine at 1980, but you should change the difficulty to "Easy" while you learn the game. Finally, the number of days in a month might seem odd. Simply put, if you leave it at the default 1 day per "Month", every day that goes by will be equivalent to a month on the in-game calendar. You can increase this if you like, most people play with 4 days in a month, but it just affects how quickly time moves and is a matter of preference. Leave it at 1 or 2 for now. | ||
Revision as of 05:55, 24 May 2015
Quickstart Guide
So you want to create software do you? Well this page is here to get you started. Information on this page is drawn from observations, forums, and discussions to help YOU attain software superstar status! *This page is very much in progress and will be updated as time goes on*
Your First Day
When you hit "New Game" in the main menu you will be presented with this image:
DON'T FREAK OUT, its supposed to be a confusing mess, for now. There will be a tutorial window that will helpfully guide you through the process. A recommended starting build to get a hang for the game is make your founder's two traits "Optimistic" and "Generous". The sliders on the bottom left can be left untouched for now, those will be explained shortly. Now on the right, you should increase starting money to $20,000 or one notch up if you are playing with a different currency (Yes you can change currency in options). Starting year is fine at 1980, but you should change the difficulty to "Easy" while you learn the game. Finally, the number of days in a month might seem odd. Simply put, if you leave it at the default 1 day per "Month", every day that goes by will be equivalent to a month on the in-game calendar. You can increase this if you like, most people play with 4 days in a month, but it just affects how quickly time moves and is a matter of preference. Leave it at 1 or 2 for now.