User Guide

arrow buttons just below the Overview Map. The
Overview Map will not rotate.
Above the Overview map is a pull-down menu that will
give you information at-a-glance about all the vital
aspects of your city in the form of Color Overlay
maps. Click on the pull-down menu, then select one of
the Color Overlay listings.
Color Overlay Maps will show you your city’s
Geography, Land Value, Water Supply, Security, Unrest,
etc. When you select one, the overview map will change
to reflect your selection. For a close-up view of the
overlay, click and hold the mouse button down on the
Legend Square, which looks like three colored squares
and a question mark. A color key will appear in place of
the Overview Map, and the colors will appear in the
Main Map to display the information. Solid black areas
on overlays indicate a complete lack of the selected
feature or service. Map squares that contain housing
will outlined in gray, and other structures (aside from
roads and plazas) will be outlined in black.
Some of the Color Overlay Maps will leave relevant
structures visible on the Main Map. The Security
overlay, for example, will leave Barracks and
Praefectures visible.
The Color Overlays are a good way to keep your
finger on the pulse of your city. Check them often
— they just may alert you to an impending crisis
in time to take preventive action. Remember to
use the Legend Square to place the Color
Overlay on the Main Map. You may also use
the Zoom controls to set your field of view.
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