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In this tutorial, you will learn how to run a farm.
The following hot keys are available:
[Esc] - Quit the tutorial.
[Back Space] - Go back one tutorial step.
The Farmer's Guide is an essential manual for all would-be farmers.
Let's take a look at it.
pos : 538, 56
openmenu : 6, 2
To open the Guide, move the mouse cursor to the top of the game
screen to activate the game menu. Under the "Help" menu, you find
the "Farmer's Guide".
runmenu : 6, 2
pos : 86, 168, 128, 178
mouse : left single
Suppose your plan is to set up a farm to grow cotton.
Click "Cotton" to read about the best conditions for cotton farming.
pos : 190, 309
The information for cotton is now shown. The best temperature and
rainfall for growing cotton and the months in which cotton is sown
and harvested are shown here.
pos : 330, 155, 381, 164
mouse : left single
Beside crops, the Farmer's Guide also contains information about livestock.
Select this livestock to see how the livestock portion of the Guide works.
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Each type of livestock can be used to produce raw materials for
your factories, or finished goods for your department stores. Of
course, you can also sell goods directly to other corporations.
Here are the products that can be made from the selected
livestock.
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mouse : left single
Now you have a basic understanding of the Farmer's Guide,
it's time to set up your first farm.
Click the "Ok" button to close the Guide.
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mouse : left single
As stated in the guide, you should grow cotton in an area with
warm climate and plentiful rainfall. To find a such an area on the
map, press the "Climate Map" button.
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Each color in the climate map represents a different climate.
To grow cotton, you should select a location in the orange region
where the climate is warm.
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mouse : left single
Click this area of the climate map.
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mouse : left single
Next click a location in the detailed map.
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The climate, rainfall, and soil fertility of the highlighted location is
shown in this area. This location isn't bad but the rainfall
isn't enough to grow cotton.
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mouse : left single
To find a location with plentiful rainfall for cotton, click
the climate button again to display the rainfall map.
pos : 75, 110
Areas in deeper blue color have more rainfall. As plentiful
rainfall is required for growing cotton, your farm should be
in a deep blue region.
pos : 281, 63, 308, 76
mouse : left single
Click the climate map button one more time.
pos : 125, 125
This is the soil fertility map. All farmers know that crops grown in a
location with better soil fertility are better quality. When
selecting a location for your farm, choose one with the highest
soil fertility possible.
When selecting a location for your farm, you should try to
find a grassland location with WARM climate, PLENTIFUL rainfall
and high soil fertility. Though it is possible to build your farm
in any grassland, growing crops in a less favorable location
will result in poor crop quality.
wait : 20,400
checkpoint : 21
Now choose a location for your farm and click "Continue Tutorial"
when you are ready to continue.
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mouse : left single
Now click on the "Build" button...
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mouse : left single
and select "Farm".
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mouse : left single
Click the "Build" button to build the farm.
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mouse : left single
Click the "Layout" button to see the layout plan.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 1, 1
Now double-click this box to set up a Crop Growing Unit in
your farm.
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mouse : left single
checkpoint : 22
Click the "Grow Crop" button and select "Cotton".
Now the crop growing unit receives your order and will sow
cotton when the sowing month arrives. The crop growing unit
will take care of sowing, growing, harvesting, and even storing
your cotton. A crop growing unit is very versatile.
pos : 418, 259, 480, 313
mouse : left double
checkunit : 2, 12
To set up a sales unit to sell the cotton once it has been
harvested, double-click here.
pos : 399, 282, 415, 292
mouse : left double
Link these two units together by double-clicking the link line
between them.
That's it. You have just set up a farm to grow cotton. Next let's see
how to set up some other units to raise livestock.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 4, 2
Create a livestock raising unit in this slot.
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mouse : left single
Click the "Raise Livestock" button to display a menu where you
select the type of livestock to raise in the unit. Select any
type of livestock you want.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 5, 3
Now set up a livestock processing unit next to the livestock
raising unit.
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mouse : left double
action : enable_next_day
Link the two units together by double-clicking the link
line between them.
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Once the units are linked, you can tell the livestock
processing unit to process the animals it receives from the livestock
raising unit.
pos : 179, 340, 229, 350
mouse : left single
Click the "Process Livestock" button to select the type of
product this unit should process.
pos : 441, 377
action : disable_next_day
You may have noticed this red line and wondered what it meant.
Each type of unit has different information shown in its unit info-box.
The lines summarize the operational status of the unit.
pos : 536, 65, 594, 77
openmenu : 6, 3
To determine the meaning of these indicators, look at the
Manager's Guide. It gives detailed information about the data
shown in each type of unit.
runmenu : 6,3
Here is the Manager's Guide. It can be started from the "Help"
menu, or with the F10 shortcut key. You can call it up anytime in
the game for a quick check on the meaning of the info displayed
in any unit.
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mouse : left single
Now click on the "Ok" button to close the Guide and continue the tutorial.
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mouse : left double
checkunit : 6, 12
We still need a sales unit to sell the livestock products.
Double-click on this slot to set one up.
pos : 484, 357, 498, 363
mouse : left double
action : enable_next_day
Next, double-click on this line to link the livestock processing
unit and the sales unit.
pos : 281, 260, 309, 275
mouse : left single
Now click on the Information button to show the information about
your farm.
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The livestock product is ready for sale and available to all
interested buyers, who are mostly retailers. Buyers are willing
to purchase any product that is attractive in terms of price,
quality, and brand.
pos : 281, 138, 309, 151
mouse : left single
If you want to know who is buying your products, press
the "Linkage" button to put the map into firm linkage mode.
pos : 36, 113, 45, 118
In this mode, any firms that have business relations with the
highlighted firm are shown with lines joining them to the
highlighted firm. At this point, you shouldn't expect too many
buyers, as the product has just been launched onto the market.
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Though not common, it is absolutely okay not to sell your
products to external buyers. If you press the "Internal Sale"
button, the product will be sold only to firms owned by your
corporation. Other corporations will not be allowed to buy this
product.
However, those buyers who have been buying the products are not
affected, because you are not allowed to suddenly cut the supply
of a product. You could raise its price, though. To cancel an
internal sale, click on the button again.
You now have the basic knowledge necessary to set up and manage a
farm and are ready to move on to the next lesson.