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	1	<head><title>User Reference</title></head><body>
	2
	3	<h1>User Reference Guide: Controlling Micropolis</h1>
	4
	5	<h2>Getting Help</h2>
	6
	7	If you wonder about a control or graphic in Micropolis, you can point at
	8	it with the cursor, hold down shift and click the left button,
	9	to bring up a helpwindow describing it. <p>
	10
	11	<h2>Using the Mouse</h2>
	12
	13	In Micropolis, you will primarily use the left mouse button to edit the city.
	14	The main function of the right mouse button is to select from pie menus.
	15	The middle button is used to scroll the view in the Edit Window. <p>
	16
	17	Clicking a mouse button means to press and release it without moving.
	18	Dragging means to press and hold the button, move the mouse, then
	19	release the button. <p>
	20
	21	<h2>Pie Menus</h2>
	22
	23	Pie menus are designed to be very fast and efficient to use.
	24	You can pop up a pie menu by pressing and holding the right button,
	25	then select from it by moving in the direction of the item you want,
	26	then releasing the button. <p>
	27
	28	Once you are familiar with the directions, you can use pie menus very
	29	quickly by smoothly pressing the right button down,
	30	moving in the direction you want, and releasing.
	31	If you do this without stopping,
	32	the pie menu will not even display on the screen --
	33	you will just hear the name of the item spoken,
	34	to remind you of the selection.
	35	The more you use pie menus, the easier they are to use.
	36	See how fast you can get!
	37	<p>
	38
	39	<h2>Micropolis Chooser Window</h2>
	40
	41	This window lets you select which city to simulate.
	42	You can see what the selected city looks like in the map window.
	43	Give your city a name by typing it into the Name text field. <p>
	44
	45	Click on "New City" to generate a random map to start a city from scratch.
	46	Click on "Load City" to load a saved city from disk. <p>
	47
	48	You can go back and forth between your previously selected cities
	49	with the "Previous Map" and "Next Map" buttons. <p>
	50
	51	Click on any of the Scenario buttons to play any of the eight scenarios.
	52	When you click on any of those buttons, the city is displayed in the Micropolis Map Window.
	53
	54	The Scenarios provide both real and hypothetical problems for you to
	55	deal with in seven famous (and one not-so-famous) cities. They present
	56	various levels of difficulty. Some problems are in the form of
	57	disasters which will occur some time after you start. Other problems
	58	are more long-term, such as crime. <p>
	59
	60	Your task is to deal with the problem at hand as well as possible
	61	under the circumstances. After a certain amount of time the city
	62	residents will rate your performance in a special election. If you do
	63	very well you may be given the key to the city. However, if you do
	64	poorly, they just might run you out of town. <p>
	65
	66	<ul>
	67
	68	<li>Dullsville, USA 1900 -- Boredom
	69	<p>
	70
	71	Things haven't changed much around here in the last hundred years and
	72	the residents are beginning to get bored. They think Dullsville could
	73	be the next great city with the right leader. It is your job to
	74	attract new growth and development, turning Dullsville into a
	75	Metropolis by the 21st century. <p>
	76
	77	<ul>
	78	<li>Difficulty: Easy
	79	<li>Time Limit: 30 years
	80	<li>Win Condition: Metropolis
	81	</ul>
	82
	83	<li>San Francisco, CA 1906 -- 8.0 Earthquake
	84	<p>
	85
	86	Damage from the earthquake was minor compared to that of the ensuing
	87	fires, which took days to control. 1500 people died. Controlling the
	88	fires should be your initial concern here. Afterwards, clearing the
	89	remaining rubble will allow the city to start rebuilding. <p>
	90
	91	<ul>
	92	<li>Difficulty: Very difficult
	93	<li>Time Limit: 5 years
	94	<li>Win Condition: Metropolis
	95	</ul>
	96
	97	<li>Hamburg, Germany 1944 -- Fire
	98	<p>
	99
	100	Allied fire-bombing of German cities in WWII caused tremendous damage
	101	and loss of life. People living in the inner cities were at greatest
	102	risk. You must control the firestorms during the bombing and then
	103	rebuild the city after the war. <p>
	104
	105	<ul>
	106	<li>Difficulty: Very difficult
	107	<li>Time Limit: 5 years
	108	<li>Win Condition: Metropolis
	109	</ul>
	110
	111	Bern, Switzerland 1965 -- Traffic
	112	<p>
	113
	114	The roads here are becoming more congested every day, and the
	115	residents are upset. They demand that you do something about it. Some
	116	have suggested a mass transit system as the answer, but this would
	117	require major rezoning in the downtown area. <p>
	118
	119	<ul>
	120	<li>Difficulty: Easy
	121	<li>Time Limit: 10 years
	122	<li>Win Condition: Low Average Traffic Density
	123	</ul>
	124
	125	Tokyo, Japan 1957 -- Monster Attack
	126	<p>
	127
	128	A large reptilian creature has been spotted heading for Tokyo bay. It
	129	seems to be attracted to the heavy levels of industrial pollution
	130	there. Try to control the fires, then rebuild the industrial center.
	131	<p>
	132
	133	<ul>
	134	<li>Difficulty: Moderately difficult
	135	<li>Time Limit: 5 years
	136	<li>Win Condition: City Score above 500
	137	</ul>
	138
	139	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2047 -- Flood
	140	<p>
	141
	142	In the mid-21st century, the greenhouse effect raised global
	143	temperatures 6 degrees F. Polar ice caps melted and raised sea levels
	144	worldwide. Coastal areas were devastated by flood and erosion.
	145	Unfortunately, some of the largest cities in the world are located on
	146	the coast. <p>
	147
	148	<ul>
	149	<li>Difficulty: Moderately difficult
	150	<li>Time Limit: 10 years
	151	<li>Win Condition: City Score above 500
	152	</ul>
	153
	154	Boston, MA 2010 -- Nuclear Meltdown
	155	<p>
	156
	157	A major meltdown is about to occur at one of the new downtown nuclear
	158	reactors. The area in the vicinity of the reactor will be severely
	159	contaminated by radiation, forcing you to restructure the city around
	160	it. <p>
	161
	162	<ul>
	163	<li>Difficulty: Very difficult
	164	<li>Time Limit: 5 years
	165	<li>Win Condition: City Score above 500
	166	</ul>
	167
	168	Detroit, MI 1927 -- Crime
	169	<p>
	170
	171	By 1970, competition from overseas and other economic factors pushed
	172	the once "automobile capital of the world" into recession. Plummeting
	173	land values and unemployment then increased crime in the inner-city to
	174	chronic levels. You have just been elected after promising to reduce
	175	crime and rebuild the industrial base of the city. <p>
	176
	177	<ul>
	178	<li>Difficulty: Moderately difficult
	179	<li>Time Limit: 10 years
	180	<li>Win Condition: Low Average Crime Density
	181	</ul>
	182
	183	You can select the Game Level from the radio buttons (Easy / Medium / Hard).
	184	Once a city is started, you cannot change the Game Level;
	185	it remains at your initial setting for the life of the city.
	186	The current Game Level is displayed in the evaluation window. <p>
	187
	188	This level -- Easy, Medium, or Hard -- adjusts the simulation to your
	189	current abilities by altering several factors. A harder setting will
	190	increase the chance of disasters, make residents more intolerant of
	191	taxation, cause maintenance costs to grow, etc. <p>
	192
	193	Once you have decided which city you want to play, press "Use This Map" and Micropolis will come to life!
	194	<p>
	195
	196	<h2>Micropolis Controls Window</h2>
	197
	198	This window contains the main controls to Micropolis, status displays, and a scrolling text message log.
	199	At the top is a row of menus that are enabled when the game is playing.
	200	Beneath that is a status display panel showing the date and the current funds on the left.
	201	In the middle is a graph and bar display of the Residential, Commercial and Industrial rates and demands.
	202	On the right is an icon of the Micropolis simulation machine,
	203	with a red screen when paused and green screen when running.
	204	The bottom half of the window is occupied by a scrolling text window,
	205	that Micropolis uses to display important messages.
	206	<ul>
	207
	208	<li>Menu Bar
	209
	210	<ul>
	211
	212	<li>Micropolis Menu
	213
	214	<ul>
	215
	216	<li>About...<br>
	217	Display fascinating and vital information about Micropolis.
	218
	219	<li>Save City<br>
	220	Write the city to a file.
	221
	222	<li>Save City As...<br>
	223	Save the city with a new file name.
	224
	225	<li>Choose City!<br>
	226	Generate a new city, select a scenario or load a pre-existing city.
	227
	228	<li>Quit Playing!<br>
	229	Exit Micropolis and go back to the real world.
	230
	231	</ul>
	232
	233	<li>Options Menu
	234
	235	<ul>
	236	<li>Auto Budget<br>
	237	Keeps your budget at the same level (or fully funded)
	238	without asking for approval every year.
	239	If there isn't enough money to meet the budget,
	240	then funds will be allocated first to the Transit system,
	241	then to the Fire Department, then to the Police.
	242	If your city runs out of money,
	243	the budget window comes up at the end of
	244	the year anyway, and Auto Budget is turned off.
	245	<li>Auto Bulldozer<br>
	246	Allows you to place zones, roadways, etc.,
	247	directly on top of trees, shoreline, power lines, and rubble,
	248	without manually bulldozing first.
	249	You will be charged the same amount as for manual bulldozing.
	250	<li>Disasters<br>
	251	Enables or disables random disasters.
	252	If disasters are disabled, you can still select them manually
	253	from the Disasters Menu.
	254	<li>Sound<br>
	255	Toggles the city sounds on and off.
	256	Preserves the sanity and good will of those who have to work in the same room.
	257	<li>Animation<br>
	258	Toggles tile animations on and off.
	259
	260	</ul>
	261
	262	<li>Disasters Menu<br>
	263	The Disasters Menu allows you to set natural (and unnatural) disasters
	264	loose on your city. Use these disasters to test your ability to deal
	265	with emergencies in your city or just to release some aggression. More
	266	information on disasters, their causes, and dealing with them is
	267	presented later. <p>
	268
	269	Disasters will randomly occur as you play Micropolis. At higher game
	270	levels the disasters will happen more often. Most disasters can be
	271	activated from the Disasters Menu. Random disasters can be eliminated
	272	by turing off the Disasters setting of the Options Menu. <p>
	273
	274	<li>Shipwreck: Shipwrecks can occur once you have an operating
	275	seaport. They can cause fires where the ship crashes into a shore or
	276	bridge. Shipwrecks are not available on the Disasters Menu. <p>
	277
	278	<ul>
	279	<li>Monster<br>
	280	Sets a monster loose on your city. <p>
	281
	282	Monster Attacks are provoked by high levels of
	283	pollution. A monster destroys everything in its path, starts fires,
	284	and causes planes, helicopters, trains, and ships to crash. <p>
	285
	286	<li>Fire<br>
	287	Starts a fire somewhere on the map. <p>
	288
	289	<li>Fires can start anywhere in the city. Fires spread fairly
	290	rapidly through forests and buildings, somewhat slower over roadways.
	291	Fire will not cross water or clear land. <p>
	292
	293	The effectiveness of the fire department (which can be viewed in the
	294	Map Window) is based on how close it is to the fire, its funding
	295	level, and its transit access. Fires inside this effective radius will
	296	be extinguished automatically. If you have no operational fire
	297	departments in the area you can try to control the fire yourself.
	298	Since fire will not spread across clear terrain, you can build fire
	299	breaks with the bulldozer. Just surround the fire with clear areas and
	300	it will stop spreading and eventually burn itself out. You cannot
	301	directly bulldoze a fire. <p>
	302
	303	<li>Flood<br>
	304	Causes a flood to occur near the water. <p>
	305
	306	Floods gradually spread and
	307	destroy buildings and utilities. After a while the flood waters
	308	recede, leaving behind cleared terrain. <p>
	309
	310	<li>Meltdown<br>
	311	If there's a nuclear power plant, this spills Irn-Bru
	312	in the control room, causing a meltdown. <p>
	313
	314	Meltdowns are only possible if you are using a nuclear
	315	power plant. If a meltdown occurs, your nuclear plant will explode
	316	into flames. The surrounding area will be unusable for the remainder
	317	of the simulation due to radioactive contamination. <p>
	318
	319	<li>Tornado<br>
	320	Causes a tornado to appear somewhere on the map. <p>
	321
	322	Tornados can occur anywhere on the map at any time. Very
	323	fast and unpredictable, they can appear and disappear at a moment's
	324	notice. Tornados destroy everything in their path, and can cause
	325	planes, helicopters, trains, and ships to crash.
	326	<p>
	327
	328	<li>Earthquake<br>
	329	Causes a MAJOR earthquake. <p>
	330
	331	Earthquakes are the most devastating disaster. This is
	332	a Major earthquake -- between 8.0 and 9.0 on the Richter Scale. It
	333	will destroy buildings and start fires. The initial damage will vary
	334	with the severity of the earthquake, and the eventual fire damage
	335	depends on your fire-control efforts. <p>
	336
	337
	338	When an Earthquake occurs, the Edit Window will shake for a while.
	339	When it stops you will have to take charge and control the scattered
	340	fires. Use the bulldozer to contain the largest fires first and work
	341	your way down to the smaller ones. <p>
	342
	343	<li>Clipper<br>
	344	The Clipper disaster violates the privacy of your simulated citizens,
	345	and encrypts the city so only the NSA can decode it. <p>
	346
	347	Do not use this unless you work for the National Security Agency,
	348	and routinely subvert the Constitution of the United States
	349	by spying on American citizens with the Echelon Surveillance System. <p>
	350
	351	</ul>
	352	<li>Time Menu
	353	<ul>
	354	<li>Pause<br>
	355	Stops the passage of time entirely.
	356	<li>Slow<br>
	357	Months pass by slowly.
	358	<li>Medium<br>
	359	Months pass by normally.
	360	<li>Fast<br>
	361	Months pass by fast.
	362
	363	</ul>
	364	<li>Priority Menu
	365	<ul>
	366	<li>Flat Out!<br>
	367	Micropolis runs really fast, hogging the CPU.
	368	<li>Zoom Zoom<br>
	369	Micropolis runs pretty fast, but leaves some time for other programs.
	370	<li>Buzz Buzz<br>
	371	Micropolis runs fairly quickly.
	372	<li>Putter Putter<br>
	373	Micropolis runs slower.
	374	<li>Snore Snore<br>
	375	Micropolis runs very slowly.
	376
	377	</ul>
	378	<li>Windows Menu
	379	<ul>
	380	<li>Budget<br>
	381	Open the Budget Window.
	382	The simulation is paused as long as the budget window is open.
	383	<li>Evaluation<br>
	384	Open the Evaluation Window.
	385	<li>Graph<br>
	386	Open the Graph Window.
	387	<li>Map<br>
	388	Open the Map Window.
	389	<li>Editor<br>
	390	Open the Editor Window.
	391	<li>Frob<br>
	392	Open the Frob-O-Matic Window.
	393	<li>Map Copy<br>
	394	Open another copy of the Map Window.
	395	<li>Editor Copy<br>
	396	Open another copy of the Editor Window.
	397
	398	</ul>
	399	</ul>
	400
	401	<li>Status Panel
	402	<ul>
	403	<li>License Owner Name<br>
	404	<li>Date<br>
	405	<li>Funds<br>
	406	<li>Residential, Commercial, Industrial History Graph<br>
	407	<li>Residential, Commercial, Industrial Demand Chart<br>
	408	The Demand Indicator shows the demand levels for Residential (green),
	409	Commercial (blue), and Industrial zones (yellow), and can be helpful
	410	in planning your city.
	411	<li>Micropolis Simulator Icon<br>
	412	<li>Scrolling Text Message Window<br>
	413	<li>Text Input Field<br>
	414	</ul>
	415	</ul>
	416
	417
	418
	419	<h2>Micropolis Edit Window Window</h2>
	420
	421	This is where all actual zoning and building takes place.
	422	<p>
	423
	424	<h3>Terrain</h3>
	425
	426	There are three types of terrain in the Edit Window: Open Land, Trees,
	427	and Water. <p>
	428
	429	Open Land is where you can zone and build. It is shown as brown with
	430	dark brown speckles. <p>
	431
	432	Trees and Forests are shown as green, with dark green speckles. You
	433	cannot zone or build on trees. You may bulldoze trees and forests to
	434	turn them into clear land. While some bulldozing is necessary,
	435	clearing away too much green area will result in lower property
	436	values. <p>
	437
	438	Water is shown as blue, with dark blue speckles. You cannot zone or
	439	build on water. You must bulldoze coastlines to create landfills
	440	before you can build or zone there. <p>
	441
	442	<h3>Edit Window Gadgets</h3>
	443
	444	The Edit Window is where you will do the actual building and zoning.
	445	In the middle of the Edit Window is a detailed map showing part of the
	446	terrain. Around the edges are controls and fields displaying
	447	information about the city. <p>
	448
	449	There is a row of Menu Buttons on the left below the title.
	450	The Display menu lets you select how often the display is drawn.
	451	The Options menu lets you turn on and off certain view specific features. <p>
	452
	453	To the right of the menu buttons, important messages are displayed.
	454	Below the menu bar is a tool pallet.
	455	The palette displays the name and cost of the currently selected tool,
	456	above an menu of colorful icons,
	457	used for choosing the city editing mode.
	458	Click the mouse over an icon to select an editing tool.
	459	The currently selected tool is highlighted,
	460	and its name and cost is displayed at the top of the panel,
	461	and spoken. <p>
	462
	463	You can use the selected tool by pressing the left mouse button over
	464	the map in the middle of the Edit Window. Also, you can pop up a Pie
	465	Menu to quickly switch between editing tools, by clicking the right
	466	mouse button over the map. <p>
	467
	468	You can easily scroll the map by pressing the middle mouse button down
	469	over the map and dragging the view around. <p>
	470
	471	<h3>Edit Window Icons</h3>
	472
	473	You can select an icon from the Tool Icon pallet to use a city editing tool.
	474	When an icon is selected, a rectangle will accompany the cursor
	475	when it's over the map, to indicate the area the tool will effect.
	476	<p>
	477
	478	<ul>
	479
	480	<li>Query Tool (question mark)<br>
	481	Shows the Zone Status Window,
	482	describing the population density, value, crime rate, pollution,
	483	and growth rate of the zone under the cursor.
	484	It doesn't cost anything to use. <p>
	485
	486	<li>Bulldozer<br>
	487	Clears trees and forests, creates landfill along the water,
	488	and levels developed, existing zones and clears rubble caused by disasters.
	489	The Auto Bulldoze option works on natural terrain, power
	490	lines and rubble, but not on zones, roads and rails. <p>
	491
	492	It costs $1 for each square tile bulldozed. Knocking down a 3x3 zone
	493	costs $9 since it's made up of nine tiles. You're automatically
	494	charged $1 for each non-empty tile that you Auto Bulldoze. <p>
	495
	496	<li>Road<br>
	497	Connect developed areas.
	498	Intersections and turns are automatically created.
	499	Lay continuous roads by pressing the left mouse button and dragging your cursor.
	500	Be careful -- if you accidentally lay a road in the wrong place,
	501	you will have to pay for bulldozing and rebuilding. <p>
	502
	503	Roads may not be placed over zoned areas. They may be placed over
	504	trees, shrubbery, and shoreline only after bulldozing or activating
	505	the Auto Bulldoze function from the Options Menu. Roads can cross over
	506	power lines and rails only at right angles. <p>
	507
	508	Holding down the Control key while laying roads will constrain them to
	509	a straight line. <p>
	510
	511	Laying roads across water creates a bridge. Bridges can only be built
	512	in a straight line -- no curves, turns or intersections. Shorelines
	513	must be bulldozed prior to building a bridge, unless the Auto Bulldoze
	514	function from the Options Menu is active. <p>
	515
	516	Roadways are maintained by the transit budget, and wear out if there
	517	is a lack of funding. The amount of yearly funding requested by the
	518	transportation department is $1 for each section of road, $4 for each
	519	section of bridge. <p>
	520
	521	It costs $10 to lay one section of road and $50 to lay one section of
	522	bridge. <p>
	523
	524	<li>Power Lines<br>
	525	Carry power from power plants to zoned land and between
	526	zones. All developed land needs power to function. Power is conducted
	527	through adjacent zones. Unpowered zones display the flashing lightning
	528	bolt symbol. There is a delay between the time you connect power to a
	529	zone and when the flashing symbol disappears. The delay grows longer
	530	as the city grows larger. <p>
	531
	532	Power lines cannot cross zoned land. They can be built over trees,
	533	shrubbery, and shoreline only after bulldozing, or activating the Auto
	534	Bulldoze function from the Options Menu. <p>
	535
	536	Junctions and corners are automatically created. Lay continuous power
	537	lines by pressing the left mouse button down and dragging your cursor.
	538	Power lines across water must be horizontal or vertical -- no turn,
	539	curves or intersections. Power lines consume some power due to
	540	transmission inefficiencies. <p>
	541
	542	Holding down the Control key while laying power lines will constrain
	543	them to a straight line. <p>
	544
	545	It costs $5 to lay one section of power line on land, $25 on water.
	546	<p>
	547
	548	<li>Transit Lines<br>
	549	Create a railway system for intra-city mass transit.
	550	Place tracks in heavy traffic areas to help alleviate congestion. <p>
	551
	552	Intersections and turns are created automatically. Lay continuous
	553	transit lines by pressing the left mouse button down and dragging with
	554	your cursor. Tracks laid under rivers will appear as dashed lines.
	555	These are underwater tunnels, and must be vertical or horizontal -- no
	556	turns, curves or intersections. <p>
	557
	558	Holding down the Control key while laying tracks will constrain them
	559	to a straight line. <p>
	560
	561	Transit lines are maintained by the transit budget. The level of
	562	funding affects the efficiency of the system. The amount of yearly
	563	funding requested by the transportation department is $4 for each
	564	section of rail, and $10 for each section of tunnel. <p>
	565
	566	It costs $20 per section of track laid on land,
	567	$100 per section under water. <p>
	568
	569	<li>Parks<br>
	570	Can be placed on clear land. Parks, like forests and water,
	571	raise the land value of surrounding zones. Parks can be bulldozed as
	572	fire breaks or reserve space for later mass transit expansion. <p>
	573
	574	Holding down the Control key while building parks will constrain them
	575	to a straight line. <p>
	576
	577	It costs $10 to zone one park. <p>
	578
	579	<li>Residential Zones<br>
	580	Where the Sims live, build houses, apartments
	581	and community facilitieslike hospitals and churches. <p>
	582
	583	Most residential zones develop into one of four classes: lower,
	584	middle, upper, and high. They can range in population density from
	585	single-family homes to high-rise apartments and condominiums. Some
	586	residential zones will automatically develop into churches and
	587	hospitals. <p>
	588
	589	Factors influencing residential value and growth are pollution,
	590	traffic density, population density, surrounding terrain, roadway
	591	access, parks and utilities. <p>
	592
	593	It costs $100 to zone one plot of land as residential. <p>
	594
	595	<li>Commercial Zones<br>
	596	Used for many things, including retail stores,
	597	office buildings, parking garages and gas stations. <p>
	598
	599	There are four values for commercial property, and five levels of
	600	growth, from the small general store to tall skyscrapers. Factors
	601	influencing the value and growth of commercial areas include internal
	602	markets, pollution, traffic density, residential access, labor supply,
	603	airports, crime rates, transit access and utilities. <p>
	604
	605	It costs $100 to zone one plot of land as commercial. <p>
	606
	607	<li>Industrial Zones<br>
	608	For heavy manufacturing and industrial services.
	609	There are four levels of industrial growth, from small pumping
	610	stations and warehouses to large factories. <p>
	611
	612	Factors influencing industrial growth are external markets, seaports,
	613	transit access, residential access, labor supply and utilities. <p>
	614
	615	It costs $100 to zone one plot of land as industrial. <p>
	616
	617	<li>Police Departments<br>
	618	Lower the crime rate in the surrounding area.
	619	This in turn raises property values. Place these in high-density crime
	620	areas, as defined by your Crime Rate Map. The efficiency of a station
	621	depends on the level of police department funding and transit access.
	622	<p>
	623
	624	It costs $500 to build a police station. Full yearly maintenance of
	625	each Police Station is $100. <p>
	626
	627	<li>Fire Departments<br>
	628	Make surrounding areas less susceptible to fires.
	629	When fires do occur, they are put out sooner and do less damage if a
	630	station is near. The effectiveness of fire containment depends on the
	631	level of fire department funding and transit access. <p>
	632
	633	It costs $500 to build a fire station. Full yearly maintenance of each
	634	fire station is $100. <p>
	635
	636	<li>Stadiums<br>
	637	Encourage residential growth, once a city has become fairly
	638	large. You may build a stadium in a smaller city without negative (or
	639	positive) effect. Stadiums indirectly generate a lot of revenue, but
	640	create a lot of traffic. Properly maintaining a stadium requires a
	641	good road and transit network. <p>
	642
	643	It costs $3000 to build a stadium. <p>
	644
	645	<li>Power Plants<br>
	646	Can be Coal or Nuclear.
	647	The nuclear plant is more powerful but carries a slight risk of meltdown.
	648	The coal plant is less expensive, but less powerful and it pollutes.
	649	<p>
	650
	651	All zoned land needs power to develop and grow. When developed land
	652	loses power, it will degenerate to an undeveloped zone unless power is
	653	restored. Connecting too many zones to a power plant causes brownouts.
	654	<p>
	655
	656	Coal power plants cost $3000 to build, and supply enough energy for
	657	about 50 zones. Nuclear power plants cost $5000 and supply electricity
	658	for about 150 zones. <p>
	659
	660	<li>Seaports<br>
	661	Increase the potential for industrial growth. They have
	662	little effect in a small city, but contribute a lot to
	663	industrialization in a large city. <p>
	664
	665	Seaports should be placed on a shoreline. The shoreline must be
	666	bulldozed prior to zoning a Seaport, unless Auto Bulldoze is active.
	667	Once the port is operational you may see ships in the water. <p>
	668
	669	It costs $5000 to zone land for use as a seaport. <p>
	670
	671	<li>Airports<br>
	672	Increase the growth potential of your commercial markets.
	673	Once a city starts getting large, commercial growth will level off
	674	without an airport. Airports are large and expensive and should not be
	675	built unless your city can afford one. Position airports to keep
	676	flight paths over water whenever possible, lessening the impact of air
	677	disasters. <p>
	678
	679	Once you build an airport you will see planes flying above your city
	680	to and from the airport. There is also a traffic helicopter that
	681	alerts you to heavy traffic areas. <p>
	682
	683	It costs $10,000 to zone land for use as an airport. <p>
	684
	685	</ul>
	686
	687	<h2>Micropolis Budget Window</h2>
	688
	689	When your first taxes are collected in a new city, and each year
	690	after, the Budget Window will appear (unless you select the Auto
	691	Budget option). You will be asked to set the funding levels for the
	692	fire, police, and transportation departments, and to set the property
	693	tax rate. <p>
	694
	695	The Budget Window can be opened from the Windows Menu. When Auto
	696	Budget is active, all the funding levels will remain at full funding,
	697	or your last setting. If there is not enough money to completely fund
	698	the budget, money will go first to the Transit Department, then the
	699	Fire Department, then the Police Department. <p>
	700
	701	You can raise and lower the tax rate and budget levels by
	702	dragging the sliders corresponding to each category.
	703	Press the button labeled "Continue With These Figures"
	704	to make the Budget Window disappear. <p>
	705
	706	When the Budget Window opens up,
	707	a timer in the bottom button starts running.
	708	When it runs out, the Budget Window automatically goes
	709	with the currently selected figures and disappears.
	710	You can click on the timer button to cancel it,
	711	and the Budget Window will stay up for as long as you like. <p>
	712
	713	<h3>Tax Rate</h3>
	714
	715	The maximum tax rate you can set is 20%. <p>
	716
	717	The minimum tax rate you can set is 0%. <p>
	718
	719	The optimum tax rate for fast growth is between 5% and 7%. <p>
	720
	721	To slow city growth without actually shrinking, set the tax rate to 8% or 9%. <p>
	722
	723	<h3>Funding Levels</h3>
	724
	725	The amount of yearly funding requested for the fire and police
	726	departments is $100 per station that you have placed. Until you
	727	actually build fire or police stations, you cannot fund them. You
	728	cannot allocate more than 100% of the requested funding for fire and
	729	police departments -- Micropolis police officers and fire inspectors are
	730	honest and will not accept your bribes. <p>
	731
	732	Allocating less than the requested amount will decrease the effective
	733	coverage of the police or fire stations. <p>
	734
	735	The amount of yearly funding requested for the transportation
	736	department is $1 for each section of road, $4 for each section of
	737	bridge (roads over water), $4 for each section of rail, and $10 for
	738	each section of tunnel (underwater rails). You cannot allocate more
	739	than 100% of the requested funds. <p>
	740
	741	Transportation maintenance funding slightly below 100% will cause
	742	slow, minor deterioration of the transit system -- an occasional
	743	pothole or bad track section. Funding between 90% and 75% will cause
	744	noticeable damage -- many sections of road and rail will be unusable.
	745	Funding below 75% will cause rapid deterioration of your transit
	746	system. <p>
	747
	748	<h3>Cash Flow</h3>
	749
	750	The cash flow is calculated as follows:
	751	<p>
	752	<pre>CashFlow = TaxesCllected - TotalAllocatedFunds
	753
	754	</pre>
	755
	756	It will be a negative number if your yearly maintenance costs are
	757	greater than your yearly tax intake. <p>
	758
	759	A major difference between Micropolis and a real city is that Micropolis
	760	does not allow budget deficits. If you don't have the money, you can't
	761	spend it. Try not to let your city run with a negative cash flow. <p>
	762
	763	<h2>Micropolis Map Window</h2>
	764
	765	The Map Window shows the entire area of your city. It has a pallet of
	766	icons down the left edge, for selecting between different map types.
	767	The maps show demographic information to help you comprehend the state
	768	of your city. <p>
	769
	770	You can select between various views by pressing the left mouse button
	771	over any of the icons. Some of the icons have submenus, that pop up
	772	when you hold the button down, so you can select different aspects of
	773	the view. <p>
	774
	775	One or more yellow rectangular outlines overlay the map, showing the
	776	location of the Edit Window and Surveyor Window views of the city. You
	777	can drag the rectangles around the map to pan the other views. You can
	778	also "throw" the view, by dragging with the left mouse button, and
	779	releasing the button while moving the mouse. The view keeps on panning
	780	and bounces off the edges of the map! Click on a moving rectangle to
	781	make it sit still, or on the map to stop all the bouncing rectangles.
	782	Use the middle button to avoid such behavior. <p>
	783
	784	<h3>Using The Maps</h3>
	785
	786	The Map Window should be constantly referred to in all stages of city
	787	planning, building and managing. <p>
	788
	789	Before you build, use the map before beginning a new city to plan: <p>
	790
	791	<ul>
	792
	793	<li>Where you want your city center.
	794
	795	<li>Where you want the high-class waterfront residential areas.
	796
	797	<li>Where you will cross water with bridges, power lines and tunnels.
	798
	799	<li>Where to place power plants.
	800
	801	<li>Where to place large industrial sections away from the residential sections.
	802
	803	<li>The general layout of your city.
	804
	805	</ul>
	806
	807	<p>
	808
	809	Printing the map and sketching in your plan with pencil or pen can
	810	save a lot of bulldozing and re-zoning and rebuilding. <p>
	811
	812	During city growth: <p>
	813
	814	<ul>
	815
	816	<li>Use the map to guide your city's growth around forest areas, to
	817	preserve the trees and improve property values.
	818
	819	<li>Use the Transportation Map along with the Traffic Density map to
	820	plan traffic control and expansion.
	821
	822	<li>Use the City Form Maps to make sure you have the proper ratio of
	823	residential to commercial to industrial zones.
	824
	825	<li>Use the Pollution Map to detect problem areas, and disperse the
	826	industrial zones and/or replace roads with rails.
	827
	828	<li>Printing out the map in various stages of development and doing
	829	some preliminary expansion planning with pencil can be useful.
	830	Printouts can also be used for city historical records.
	831
	832	</ul>
	833
	834	During city maintenance: <p>
	835
	836	<ul>
	837
	838	<li>Use the Power Grid Map to locate zones that have lost power.
	839
	840	<li>Use the City Services Maps to evaluate the effective coverage of
	841	your police and fire departments.
	842
	843	<li>Use the Crime Rate Map to locate problem areas that need more
	844	police protection.
	845
	846	<li>Use the Pollution Map to locate problem areas.
	847
	848	<li>Use the Transportation and Traffic Density Maps to determine where
	849	to replace roads with rails.
	850
	851	<li>Use the Land Value Map to locate depressed areas for improvement
	852	or replacement.
	853
	854	<li>Use the City Form Maps to maintain the proper ratio of residential
	855	to commercial to industrial zones.
	856
	857	</ul>
	858
	859	<h2>Micropolis Graph Window</h2>
	860
	861	The Graph Window gives you time-based graphs of various city data. It
	862	can be opened through the Windows Menu. <p>
	863
	864	Unlike the maps, which only show the current state of your city, the
	865	Graphs give you a record of the past so you can gauge trends and
	866	cycles. <p>
	867
	868	You may view graphs for time periods of either the last 10 years or
	869	the last 120 years by clicking on the "10 YRS." or "120 YRS." button.
	870	<p>
	871
	872	<ul>
	873
	874	<li>The Residential Population Graph shows the total population in
	875	residential zones.
	876
	877	<li>The Commercial Population Graph shows the total population in
	878	commercial zones.
	879
	880	<li>The Industrial Population Graph shows the total population in
	881	industrial zones.
	882
	883	<li>The Cash Flow Graph shows your city's cash flow: money collected
	884	in taxes minus money it took to maintain your city. The center of the
	885	Cash Flow Graph represents a cash flow of zero. Do not build more
	886	infrastructure (roads, rails, police departments, fire stations) than
	887	you can support with tax revenues.
	888
	889	<li>The Crime Rate Graph shows the overall crime rate of the entire
	890	city.
	891
	892	<li>The Pollution Graph shows the overall average pollution reading of
	893	the entire city.
	894
	895	</ul>
	896
	897	<h3>Using the Graphs</h3>
	898
	899	The Graphs give information on many of the same factors as the maps,
	900	but show the information over time. Graphs are for locating trends in
	901	city life that won't be noticeable in a map. If you look at a map, for
	902	example the Crime Rate Map, a very slight rise in the crime rate will
	903	not be noticeable. But on the Crime Rate Graph, you would easily
	904	locate the upward trend in crime because you will be viewing the
	905	levels for a number of years at the same time. <p>
	906
	907	Residential, commercial and industrial population growth and/or
	908	decline can be tracked and displayed. If you notice a downward trend
	909	in any of these, refer to the User Reference Card to locate potential
	910	problems and solutions. <p>
	911
	912	Use the Cash Flow Graph to track your city's efficiency as it grows.
	913	If your maintenance costs are higher than your tax revenues, you will
	914	have a negative cash flow. <p>
	915
	916	The Crime Rate Graph can be displayed, revealing slight but consistent
	917	upward or downward trends. <p>
	918
	919	Use the Pollution Graph to catch rising levels of pollution before
	920	they reach a problem level. <p>
	921
	922	<h2>Micropolis Evaluation Window</h2>
	923
	924	The Evaluation Window gives you a performance rating. You can access
	925	it through the Windows Menu. <p>
	926
	927	Public Opinion is presented in poll form, rating your overall job as
	928	Mayor and listing what the public regards as the city's most pressing
	929	problems. You are advised to keep your residents happy or they might
	930	migrate away, and you will be left with a "ghost town." <p>
	931
	932	In general, if more than 55% of the populace thinks you are doing a
	933	good job, then you can feel secure of keeping your job. <p>
	934
	935	If 10% or less of the people think something is a problem, then it's
	936	not too bad. <p>
	937
	938	These are most of the problems that citizens complain about, and how
	939	to correct them: <p>
	940
	941	<ul>
	942
	943	<li>Traffic -- Replace dense sections of roads with rails.
	944
	945	<li>Crime -- Add police stations and/or raise property values.
	946
	947	<li>Pollution -- Replace roads with rails, disperse industrial zones.
	948
	949	<li>Housing -- Zone more residences.
	950
	951	<li>Housing Costs -- Zone more residences in low property value areas.
	952
	953	<li>Fires -- Build more fire departments.
	954
	955	<li>Taxes -- Lower taxes (if you can). Or lie through your lips.
	956
	957	<li>Unemployment -- Zone more commercial and industrial areas.
	958
	959	</ul>
	960
	961	Statistics on Population, Net Migration, and Assessed Value are
	962	displayed, along with the city's Game Level and the Overall City
	963	Score. This data is calculated once a year at budget time. <p>
	964
	965	Population is the number of residents in your city. <p>
	966
	967	The Net Migration statistic provides a rating of the desirability of
	968	your city. If people are leaving in droves, then you know something is
	969	rotten in Micropolis. <p>
	970
	971	The Assessed Value is the combined value of all city-owned property:
	972	roads, rails, power plants, police and fire stations, airports,
	973	seaports, parks, etc. It does not include residential, commercial and
	974	industrial zones. <p>
	975
	976	The Categories are defined by population as follows: <p>
	977
	978	<ul>
	979
	980	<li>Village: 0 to 1,999
	981
	982	<li>Town: 2,000 to 9,999
	983
	984	<li>City: 10,000 to 49,999
	985
	986	<li>Capital: 50,000 to 99,999
	987
	988	<li>Metropolis: 100,000 to 499,999
	989
	990	<li>Megalopolis: 500,000 and above
	991
	992	</ul>
	993
	994	Overall City Score is a composite score based on the following factors
	995	(some positive, some negative): <p>
	996
	997	<ul>
	998
	999	<li>Major Factors: Crime, pollution, housing costs, taxes, traffic,
	1000	unemployment, fire protection, unpowered zones, city growth rate.
	1001
	1002	<li>Minor Factors: Stadium needed (but not built), seaport needed (but
	1003	not built), airport needed (but not built), road funding, police
	1004	funding, fire department funding, and fires.
	1005
	1006	</ul>
	1007
	1008	A large population is not necessarily a sign of a successful city.
	1009	Population size does not affect the overall city score, since low
	1010	population could indicate a new or growing city. <p>
	1011
	1012	Since city growth rate does affect the overall city score, a city in
	1013	which growth has been intentionally stopped for environmental or
	1014	aesthetic reasons will have a slightly lower score. <p>
	1015
	1016	<h2>City SimNotice Window</h2>
	1017
	1018	The Notice Window is used to display important messages, and for
	1019	temporary control panels. When something important happens, it pops up
	1020	to the front.
	1021	Some times it displays a live view of events happening in the city,
	1022	that you can click on to scroll the editor window to the location of interest.
	1023	You can dismiss the Notice window by clicking the "Dismiss" button along the bottom edge. <p>
	1024
	1025
	1026
	1027
	1028
	1029
	1030
	1031
	1032
	1033	<h2>Growing a City</h2>
	1034
	1035	While growing a city, refer often to the User Reference Card. It
	1036	provides a chart of City Dynamics; how all factors of city life and
	1037	growth are related. <p>
	1038
	1039	The main points to keep in mind while growing a city are: <p>
	1040
	1041	<ul>
	1042
	1043	<li>Grow slowly. Watch your money.
	1044
	1045	<li>All zones must be powered to develop.
	1046
	1047	<li>Zones must be developed to generate tax money.
	1048
	1049	<li>Roads or rails must provide access to and from each zone for it to
	1050	fully develop.
	1051
	1052	<li>There is a yearly maintenance cost for each section of road, rail,
	1053	bridge and tunnel. This can add up. Don't build too many roads and
	1054	rails and generate high maintenance costs before your city can
	1055	generate enough tax revenues to support them.
	1056
	1057	<li>Extra power plants and redundant power lines are expensive, but
	1058	can keep zones from losing power during a disaster or emergency and
	1059	deteriorating.
	1060
	1061	<li>Rails can carry much more traffic than roads. While building and
	1062	zoning an area that you predict will generate heavy traffic, install
	1063	rails instead of roads in the early stages of development.
	1064
	1065	<li>If you get a lot of heavy traffic warnings, replace roads with
	1066	rails. You can build an entirely roadless city, even if you're not a
	1067	train spotter!
	1068
	1069	<li>Grouping zones together, four of five in a row touching each
	1070	other, can eliminate a lot of power line segments.
	1071
	1072	<li>Airports, seaports and stadiums won't help a small city grow -- so
	1073	save your money until the city gets larger. The Sims will tell you
	1074	when they need these things.
	1075
	1076	<li>Place zones, roads, etc. carefully -- they cannot be moved, and
	1077	you will have to pay to bulldoze them and rebuild.
	1078
	1079	<li>As a rule of thumb, the number of residential zones should be
	1080	approximately equal to the sum of commercial and industrial zones.
	1081	When your city is small, you will need more industrial zones than
	1082	commercial, and when your city gets larger, you will need more
	1083	commercial zones than industrial.
	1084
	1085	<li>Separate the residential areas from the industrial areas.
	1086
	1087	<li>Proximity to forests, parks, and water increases land value, which
	1088	increases the taxes collected. Don't bulldoze any more forest than you
	1089	must. Natural shoreline increases property values more than landfill
	1090	shoreline.
	1091
	1092	<li>Keep in mind that proximity to downtown raises property values.
	1093	The simulator defines the downtown areas as "the center of mass of the
	1094	population density." It calculates the average geographical center of
	1095	the population.
	1096
	1097	<li>A bigger, more populous city is not necessarily better. Having a
	1098	self-supporting, profitable city with pleasant surroundings is better
	1099	than a huge city that is always broke and has no forest or shoreline.
	1100
	1101	<li>Use the various maps and graphs to plan city growth, locate
	1102	problems, and track your progress. Look for areas that need police and
	1103	fire coverage as you go, so you don't have to go back and bulldoze
	1104	developed zones to make room for police and fire stations.
	1105
	1106	<li>Save your city to disk before trying any major new policy so you
	1107	can go back if your plan doesn't work.
	1108
	1109	<li>Print out your city in different stages of evolution to track and
	1110	plan growth.
	1111
	1112	<li>Check the Evaluation Window often. The Sims will let you know how
	1113	you are doing. Also the statistics can be useful; if your population
	1114	is shrinking, don't go zoning new areas that may never develop. Look
	1115	for problems in the existing zoned areas, and spend your time and
	1116	money solving them.
	1117
	1118	<li>Save your city to disk often!!!
	1119
	1120	</ul>
	1121
	1122	<p>
	1123
	1124	<hr>
	1125	<p>
	1126	<h2>Micropolis, Unix Version.</h2>
	1127	This game was released for the Unix platform
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	1129	Per Child program. Copyright © 1989 - 2007 Electronic Arts Inc. If
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	1132	</p><p>
	1133
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