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TELEVID SCREEN

You can access the TeleVID screen by clicking on VID in the transfer panel or

by pressing the

key. This area is used for talking to all the important people

in the galaxy, including your cabinet on Harmony, leaders of various planets in

the galaxy, and others. In addition to talking to these people you can also view

their personal tiles for background information. These files are gathered by SIN

networks, under the auspices of Mr. Fredericks and yourself.

In the top left comer of VID is a vid-screen. Its functions are similar to the

MAIN panel vid-screen. When you are talking to a person, his or her picture

will appear, with their name along the top. Directly below is the standard CON-

NECT/DISCONNECT button. The button always appears activated, since on

this screen you are placing calls and not receiving them.

In the top right comer is the stats box. Normally this box will contain a list of

up-

to-date general statistics for all of Harmony. These include the current date, total

funds, executive wage (some of the people you can call also work for you) and

number of free general staff. When you are talking to a person or viewing this

person’s file, this box will display general statistics for that person.

overing the entire middle

portion of the screen is the

text box, which displays the

list of all the people you can

call, and their home planets.

It will also display all rele-

vant text you wish to see.

This includes personal files

and what is being said by

each caller.

Just below the CONNECT/DISCONNECT button, on a line by itself, is a button

labeled FILE. To view the personal file of a person, use the up/down arrows to

manipulate the list until the name of the desired person is in view, then select

that name; this will place a box around that person. Then use the Holo-pointer to

click on FILE. When you do this, that person’s picture will appear on the screen,

his or her basic statistics will appear in the stats box, and his or her file will be

displayed in the text box. Also, the button labeled FILE will toggle to read LIST.

When you are finished reading someone’s file, click on LIST. Doing so will

blank the vid-screen, return the basic statistics for Harmony to the statistics box

and the list of persons to the large text box, and toggle the LIST button back to

FILE.

As you continue to operate the departments at your disposal, your SIN agents

and your Military may find new people, or these persons may make themselves

available to you of their own accord. Whenever a name is added to the list it will

appear highlighted in yellow and will stay that way until you either talk to this

person or view his or her file. When you initially power up the Executron you

will not have talked to anyone or read any tiles, so everybody will be high-

lighted.

If a person dies, his or her name will naturally be removed from the list.

The Executron is on-line with the inter-galactic communications network at all

times, so all that is required is to use the arrows in the text box to manipulate the

list until the name of the desired person is in view, then select it; the Executron

will place an outlines around that name. Then just click on the connect button.

This will place a call to that person. When the person answers the call, his or her

picture will be displayed on the vid-screen and that person’s statistics will be in

the stats box.

Talking to a person can be done directly from viewing their file. You can click

on CONNECT, and the Executron will place a call to that person. The person’s

picture and basic statistics will remain on the vid-screen and in the stats box, but

the text of their file will be replaced in the text box by the contents of their con-

versation.

The opposite case is also possible. While in the midst of a call, select the button

labeled FILE with the Holo-pointer. This will end the conversation with that per-

son and the call will be replaced by his personal file. The FILE button will also

toggle to read LIST.

When you call someone, that person will usually answer (you are, after all, the

Overlord of Harmony!), though occasionally that person may not be available or

you may reach his secretary.

Click on disconnect and this will blank the vid-screen, reset the stats box and re-

turn the list of people you are familiar with to the text box. Be sure to have com-

pletely read the message before disconnecting. It is considered rude to keep

badgering planetary leaders.