User Guide

Partial labor
Shut Down
Needs raw materials
The Problems Overlay also shows any delivery men
who are unable to deliver their load of supplies. It also
shows representatives from the city’s employment sec-
tors who are looking for able-bodied workers. If a
building in the city is chronically without labor, keep
an eye on its representative to find out why.
Entertainment Overlay
All citizens demand diversion, and some insist on
more than one type. The Entertainment Overlay
shows housing’s access to each type of entertainer and
to entertainment overall. Columns on each dwelling
show how much access it has to entertainment. The
taller the column, the better the access.
The Overall Entertainment Overlay shows aggregate
access to all entertainment types.
Education Overlay
For a city to truly thrive, its wealthy citizens must be
well educated. The Education Overlay shows which
houses have good access to Scribal Schools and
Libraries. As with the Entertainment Overlay, you can
view the effects of the city’s educators in aggregate or
by type.
Health Overlays
The Health Overlays show by type how frequently the
city’s housing is visited by health workers. Keep an eye
on your city’s dentists, physicians, embalmers and
herbalists as they go about their duties.
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Damage.
While building techniques are quite
advanced, some structures in the city are prone to
collapse and failure. The Damage Overlay shows
you which structures are most likely to fall down.
The Damage Overlay also shows the architects
patrolling the city.
Problems Overlay
Any of a number of problems can strike the city, and
it can be difficult to tell when a problem is about to
happen. With the Problems Overlay, you can identify
at-risk buildings before problems occur.
When the Problems Overlay is enabled, all the build-
ings in your city that are not working correctly are dis-
played. On the lower part of each building are icons
that indicate any problems it is suffering. If you hold
the mouse cursor over an inactive building, balloon
help describes the problem.
For all buildings in the city, the Problems Overlay
shows which are about to collapse or catch fire. For
housing and industrial buildings, the Problems Overlay
uncovers these potential threats:
Housing
About to devolve
About to produce a criminal
About to catch malaria
About to become diseased
Infected
Vacant
Industry
No labor
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