User Guide

Caesar
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GAME mANUAL
The City Level
The City Level now appears before you; this is where you will build the capital city
of your province. Most likely, the screen is filled with nothing but weeds, scrub
brush and rocks. There will also be some water here, in the form of rivers or
lakes. This area is only one small section of the City level. Well take a look at
the rest of it in a minute.
Right now, the mouse pointer should still be shaped like an arrow. This means
that the game is in command mode. At the bottom of the screen is a row of
icons; this is the City Level Toolbar. Well be using those soon.
Right now, lets try out scroll mode. Click the right-hand mouse button, and the
mouse pointer will change into an outline of a square. Also, the pointer will jump
to a new location towards the center of the screen. You are now in scroll mode;
moving the pointer to any edge of the screen will scroll your view of City level in
that direction. Try it out and get a good look at the land you rule. Notice how
you cant move your pointer onto the toolbar; the view scrolls up when you try do
so. Also notice that as you scroll around, the Position Indicator in the top-left
corner of the screen moves a small red rectangle over a map of the entire city ter-
rain. This rectangle represents the small part of the City Level that you are look-
ing at. When youre done, click the right mouse button to return to command
mode.
Tutorial
This tutorial will lead you through most of the major concepts of Caesar. Your
goal in this game is to rule your province and build its capital city so well that you
will be promoted into another, more challenging province. You will be judged
according to four strict criteria: peace, culture, prosperity and empire. If you fol-
low the steps below, you should be able to get your first province, and especially
your first city, off to a good start. More complex portions of the game are cov-
ered elsewhere in the manual. You may want to keep your icon card handy.
Starting the Game
First, make sure you have followed the instructions for Installing and Loading
Caesar. The Impressions logo and a titles sequence for the game should appear
after starting the game; click the left mouse button or press the space bar at any
time to move through these screens more quickly.
Finally, you will be looking at a panel of options for starting a game. The skill
level is already set to the most basic level, and you dont want to load in a previ-
ously saved city, so you dont need to change any of these options. Move the
mouse pointer over the stone button next to OK, and click the left-mouse but-
ton to start the game.
(
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These buttons glow red when selected; some buttons in the game will stay this way, to
show that a particular option is currently in use.)
Map of the Empire
Upon starting the game, a map of the Empire will appear. It will be divided into a
number of provinces, each one controlled by a province ruler like yourself. One
of them will be marked with a standard, which is a symbol used like a modern
flag. This is the province you will rule. The computer displays a message as it
generates the terrain for this area; after the message disappears, click with the
mouse to move on. You will be told your name, title (also known as rank), and
the name of your province. Click once more to begin your game.
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City Level
Position
Indicator
Forum
River
Toolbar
Theatre
Market
Housing Road
Bath
House
School
Available
Funds