In this game, you will learn how to run a farm and produce some
agricultural products of your own brand, which you can sell in
your department store.

The following hot keys are available:

[Esc]              - Display the instructional game menu.
[Back Space] - Go back one instructional 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 : 190, 309
Suppose your plan is to set up a farm to grow barley.
The information for barley is now shown.  The best temperature and
rainfall for growing barley and the months in which barley 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.

pos : 316, 434, 330, 444
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 barley in an area with
warm, cool, or cold climate and moderate rainfall. To find a such
an area on the map, press the "Climate Map" button.

pos : 128, 115
Each color in the climate map represents a different climate.
To grow barley, you can 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 barley.

pos   : 281, 63, 308, 76
mouse : left single
To find a location with moderate rainfall for barley, click
the climate button again to display the rainfall map.

pos : 75, 110
Areas in deeper blue color have more rainfall. As moderate
rainfall is required for growing barley, your farm should be
in a deeper 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, COOL, or COLD climate,
MODERATE 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 : 31
Now choose a location for your farm and click "Continue Game"
when you are ready to continue.

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mouse : left single
Now click 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 : 32
Click the "Grow Crop" button and select "Barley".

Now the crop growing unit receives your order and will sow
barley when the sowing month arrives.  The crop growing unit
will take care of sowing, growing, harvesting, and even storing
your barley. 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 barley 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 barley. 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.

pos   : 179, 345, 229, 355
mouse : left single
checkpoint : 33
Click the "Raise Livestock" button and select "Chicken".

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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
checkpoint : 34
Click the "Process Livestock" and select "Frozen Chicken".

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.

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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. 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 the "Ok" button to close the Guide and continue the
game.

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mouse     : left double
checkunit : 6, 12
We still need a sales unit to sell the livestock products.

Double-click this slot to set one up.

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mouse  : left double
action : enable_next_day
Next, double-click this line to link the livestock processing
unit and the sales unit.

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mouse  : left single
Now click 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 the 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.

pos : 281, 38, 309, 52
mouse : left single
Now press the "Terrain" button to put the map back to the
terrain mode.

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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.

pos : 365, 408, 388, 416
action: disable_next_day
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 the button again.

openmenu: 2, 3
pos : 143, 73
You can set the default setting of the internal sale . If you
turn on the "Internal Sale" option on the menu, then all your new
products will be for internal sale only.

openmenu: -1

action: enable_next_day
You have learned the basics of farming and set up your first
farm. Now, it is your turn to market your products. You have your
own sales outlet - the department store you built in the first
instructional game, so you can link the products to the
department store and launch the products efficiently.

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If you have difficulty locating your department store, use the
"Corporation Filter" button. Click to see only firms controlled
by the highlighted firm's corporation. Right-click it to choose
the corporation used by the filter. To cancel the filter, click
it again.

When the filter is applied, you can use the "F5" and "F6" keys to
rotate viewing the filtered firms.

Now, it is time to grow your business empire. If your first
production and sales effort is a success, you will receive
profits that let you build more farms and department stores.

When you are ready to move on to the next instructional game,
press [ESC] and select "Next Game".

If you want some hints, press [ESC] and select "Hints".

