00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 1 NOW IN STORES Manual Airport Tycoon 3 is under license to Global Star Software from InterActive Vision A/S. RenderWare is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. Portions of this software are Copyright 1998-2003 Criterion Software Ltd. and its Licensors. Global Star Software is a division of Jack of All Games (Canada) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software Canada Inc. © 2003 Global Star Software. Global Star Software and the Global Star Software logo are trademarks of Global Star Software. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This software is intended for the sole use of the licensee. No part of this software or its associated documentation may be reproduced, disclosed or transmitted in any form, without the prior written consent of Global Star Software. Global Star Software, 6225 Kenway Drive, Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5T 2L3. Made in Canada. 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 3 Copyright © 2003 by InterActive Vision A/S Airport Tycoon 3 is copyright © 2003 by InterActive Vision A/S. All rights reserved. The purchaser is entitled to a license to install and use the CDROM on a single stand-alone computer for domestic and private purposes only. Altering, cropping, printing or other treatment of all or any part of this program and the documentation as well as the rental, lending, networking, resale, remote access and reverse engineering is prohibited without explicit permission from InterActive Vision A/S. Any violation or attempts at violation of these rules will be reported to the police and be subject to compensation claims according to the Danish copyright act. 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All trademarks mentioned in the program or in the documentation are protected by law and belong to the owners respectively. 4 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 5 Contact Information: Publisher: Global Star Software 6225 Kenway Drive Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5T 2L3 Web: www.globalstarsoftware.com TABLE OF CONTENTS INSTALLATION AND SETUP Installing Airport Tycoon 3 Uninstalling Airport Tycoon 3 GETTING STARTED The Main Menu Viewing a Tutorial Playing a Scenario Building a New Airport Loading an Airport Changing Game Options PLAYING AIRPORT TYCOON 3 Getting Familiar with the Airport Control Interface Getting Started Acquiring Contracts Managing Your Airport Building Inside Passenger Terminals QUICK REFERENCE TABLES Mouse and Keyboard Controls Building Unit List TECHNICAL SUPPORT CREDITS INSTALLATION AND SETUP INSTALLING AIRPORT TYCOON 3 1. Place the Airport Tycoon 3 CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If AutoPlay is enabled, the AutoRun program will start immediately. Double-click the Install Game button to start the installation. If the game is already installed this button will appear as Repair/Install. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the game. 5 6 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 7 3. If AutoPlay is disabled, you will need to manually start the installation program. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and then double-click the Airport Tycoon 3 CD icon. 4 .Double-click the Setup icon. The installation program will begin. Follow the instructions to install Airport Tycoon 3. 5. Airport Tycoon 3 will be added to the Start menu. To play it, click the Start button on the Windows taskbar and select Programs, Global Star Software, Airport Tycoon 3 to start the game. Note: This game requires you have Direct X 8.1 or higher installed on your computer. If you do not have it, the installation program will ask if you want to install it. If you install Direct X, you will need to restart your computer before playing Airport Tycoon 3. UNINSTALLING AIRPORT TYCOON 3 1. From the Start menu, select Settings, Control Panel and doubleclick Add/Remove Programs. If you are using Windows XP, you can access the Control Panel directly from the Start menu. 2. Click Airport Tycoon 3 and click Add/Remove. On Windows XP, click Change/Remove. 3. Click Remove and click Next. 4. Click OK. The program will be removed. Click Finish. 2. Scenario Manage a pre-existing airport and meet specified objectives in a limited amount of time. 3. New Airport Build an airport from scratch. 4. Load Game Load a previously saved airport and continue playing where you left off. 5. Options Change the game's video, audio and control settings. 6. Quit Exit Airport Tycoon 3. VIEWING A TUTORIAL Tutorials take you through the basics of building and managing an airport. It is a good idea to go through the tutorials before playing Airport Tycoon 3 to familiarize yourself with the game. To view a tutorial: 1. Click on a tutorial from the list. A picture of the airport and a description will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. 2. Click Accept to view the selected tutorial. You can click Back at any time to return to the Main Menu. GETTING STARTED THE MAIN MENU The first screen you will see is the main menu. The main menu lets you choose what type of game you want to play or allows you to change the game's options. Click on one of the following menu items: 1. Tutorial Learn the basic steps of building and running an airport. 7 8 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 9 PLAYING A SCENARIO Scenarios let you manage pre-existing airports from a variety of different cities. The goal of each scenario is to reach certain objectives in a given amount of time. To play a scenario: 1. Click on a scenario from the list. A picture of the airport and a description will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. 2. Click Accept to play the selected scenario. You can click Back at any time to return to the Main Menu. (Small/Medium/Large) Domestic Flights: The domestic flight potential of a city. The potential will appear as a rating from 1 to 5, displayed in airplane icons. (5 airplanes represents the maximum amount of domestic flights) International Flights: The international flight potential of a city. The potential will appear as a rating from 1 to 5, displayed in airplane icons. (5 represents the maximum amount of domestic flights) Population: The population of the city. Weather: Climate conditions you will face in the city. These icons represent Fog, Rain, Snow, Storms and Sun. Short Description: A quick description of the city. 2. Click Accept to pick a city. LOADING AN AIRPORT BUILDING A NEW AIRPORT This game mode lets you build and manage an airport from the ground up. To load a saved airport: 1. Click on a saved airport from the list. When you select a saved airport, a picture of it, the in-game date you saved the airport on and your cash balance are displayed. 2. Click Accept to load your airport. You can click Back at any time to return to the Main Menu. To build a new airport: 1. On the World Map, you can pick a city where you'll base your airport. Click on the location dots to see information about each location: City: The name of the selected city. Country: The country where the city is located. Airport Area: The size of the building area in the selected city. 9 CHANGING GAME OPTIONS You can change Airport Tycoon 3 options by clicking Options from the Main Menu. Game Options: Adjust in-game options. Video: Change screen resolution, color depth and more. 10 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 11 Music and Sound: Adjust the volume of sound effects and music. Controls: Display camera and mouse settings. Music and Sound: Adjusts the volume of the sound and music. Game Options: Adjusts options specific to the game such as tool tips, the daily cycle, automatic contract renewal, weather and special effects. Controls: Displays the controls of the game. (Keyboard and mouse settings) where you can build and manage passenger terminals. 5. Contract Alarm Lamp: Flashes red when you receive a new contract proposal. 6. Money: Your current cash balance. 7. Customer Satisfaction: Represents how happy, or unhappy, your customers are. (A score of 100 is perfect) 8. Airport Rating: Represents how well your airport is doing. (A score of 100 is perfect) 9. Open Airport: Click this button to open your airport for public use. If you have not built all the required buildings yet, you will not be able to open it. 10. Construct: Click to open the Construction Menu and access various building unit categories. PLAYING AIRPORT TYCOON 3 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPORT CONTROL INTERFACE The Airport Control Interface is used to build and manage your airport. Familiarize yourself with it before playing the game. 1. Minimize Control Interface: Click this to hide the Airport Control Interface. 2. Mini-Map: An overview of your airport. Displays building and road layout. The Mini-Map also displays specific buildings when you select them from the Construction Menu. 3. Rotate/Zoom: Click the arrows to rotate your view. Click the +/icons to zoom in and out. 4. Terminal Menu: Click the button to access the Terminal Menu 11 11. Business: Click to open the Business Menu to negotiate contracts and manage finances. 12. General: Click to open the General Options Menu. You can load, save, quit and adjust game options from here. 13. Cam: Click to open the Camera Menu and change your view. 14. Message Panel: Contains information about your airport. For example, before you have built anything in New Airport mode, the first message you will see will say "Your airport requires a runway to be able to operate." 15. Weather Conditions: Displays the current in-game weather conditions. 16. Date/Time: Displays the current in-game date and time. 17. Time Acceleration: Click the buttons to speed up or slow down the game time. (> is normal time and >>> sets the fastest time acceleration) 12 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 13 THE CONSTRUCTION MENU This menu contains building categories used to create your airport. When you click on a category, a sub-menu will open that contains building types. The Construction Menu contains the following categories: Public Services: These buildings are used by customers. Air Support: These buildings are needed for (or help) your airport to operate. Air Navigation: Used to help airplanes land, move or take off. Storage Facilities: Used to store cargo. For example, cargo terminals. Transport: Used by land traffic: cars, buses and taxis. Timesheets: Display take-off and landing times for all airplanes on a particular runway. You can select more than one runway at the bottom of this menu. Statistics: Display statistics detailing airport revenue and traffic. Airport Information: Display miscellaneous business information about your airport. THE GENERAL OPTIONS MENU This menu contains game-related items like saving and loading games. The General Options Menu contains the following categories: Load: Play a previously saved airport. Save: Save your airport in its current state. Controls: Display the game controls. Emergency Services: Buildings that house emergency response teams: Police, Fire and Medical. External Scenery: These units raise customer satisfaction by making your airport more attractive. Options Panel: Open the Game Options menu. Quit Game: Exit your game and return to the main menu. Quit Program: Exit Airport Tycoon 3. THE BUSINESS MENU This menu contains contract menus, financial information, and your airport's flight schedule. The Business Menu contains the following categories: Contracts: View your contracts. Airport Charges: Set your airport fees. 13 14 USING THE CAMERA MENU This menu contains a list of cameras currently available. Select a camera in the list to activate its view. For example, if you have a control tower, then you can change your point of view to inside the control tower by clicking Control T Cam #1. 00418 AT3 Manual.qxd 10/2/03 4:41 PM Page 15 GETTING STARTED Playing Airport Tycoon 3 involves two phases: The Building Phase The Airport Management Phase The Building Phase When you start a new airport, you have a set amount of money available to buy and place buildings. There are, however, some mandatory buildings you'll need to add before you can open your airport. The Airport Management Phase Once your airport is open, you can bid on incoming airline and service contracts to gain business. If you have a passenger terminal, you can also sign contracts with businesses inside it as well. Once you've established contracts, you will need to keep customers happy with services such as security and entertainment. You can also expand and demolish what you have already built to improve your airport. The mandatory building units you need to open your airport ...