User Guide

Custom Missions.
Pharaoh comes with a few mis-
sions that are not part of any larger game. To play
one of these missions, choose “Custom Missions”
from the Choose Game screen. Custom missions
are also automatically saved every six game
months should you forget to do so yourself.
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Just about everything you need to know about
Pharaoh is contained right in the game. The “Help”
drop-down list in the Menu Bar provides access to
detailed information regarding
Pharaoh.
Mouse help describes some items. If you hold the
mouse over Control Panel buttons or Menu Bar items,
a small panel briefly describing the object will pop up.
Also, info-clicking on just about anything provides a
wealth of information. The first screen that pops up
when you info-click an object provides brief informa-
tion needed to manage your city. The lower left cor-
ner of these screens has a question mark. Click on that
question mark for a more detailed description of the
object and to learn more about the object’s role in the
game. These entries are usually linked to other useful
topics and to historical information. Linked topics are
displayed in a different color from the rest of the text.
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have the high score for a particular mission, your fam-
ily name and final score is displayed in the Greatest
Families screen, accessible from the Main Menu.
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If you need to take a break from the rigors of leading
your family through history,
Pharaoh offers you a
couple of other ways to get a taste of Egypt. These are:
Relive History.
To look back on all you have
achieved, choose “Relive History” from the
Choose Game screen. Here, your achievements
are recorded and celebrated.
You can also replay a completed Mission or an
entire completed Period by choosing “Relive
History.” While you can replay history, you can-
not change it. Replaying any mission has no effect
on your current full history game.
Please Note: If you are replaying a particular mis-
sion, be sure to save it with a distinct and different
name than your full history game. If you acci-
dentally give the mission the same name as your
full game, your history will be overwritten and
lost.
If you are replaying a completed mission and for-
get to save it, open the “autosave” file listed when
you choose “Load Saved Game” from the Choose
Game screen.
Pharaoh automatically saves your
mission every six game months, so you’ll be able
to recover a reasonably up-to-date version of
your current mission.
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