Quickstart Guide
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. There will be a tutorial window that will helpfully guide you through the process and introduce you to all the different windows. A recommended starting build to get a hang for the game is make your founder's two personality 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 (You may change currency through the options menu). 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.
Go ahead and customize your founder and put a cool name for your company like "SpaceTech" or "Potato". I chose to name my company Potato. Your screen should now look something like this:
Playing the Game
So you've started the game and now you are treated to this lovely screen:
Remember to breath, you got this. An important concept for this game is every window is resizable and movable so feel free to drag that tutorial around. Go ahead and read what its got to say and hit continue until there is no more, then hit end to make it go away. For this little guide, we'll be sticking to the tutorial for now, so go ahead and hit that green wrench to enter build mode.
Building a Better Tomorrow
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