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To determine where the Mechanic starts his rounds, use the Pincers
button. Move the mouse pointer over the landscape and position the
Mechanic (hanging from the pincers) directly over one of the paths, then
click to drop him there.
If you want to limit this Mechanic to a certain area, you can do so
using the Patrol Area button. While this button is depressed, you
can click on the landscape to mark the area (in blocks of a predetermined
size) the Mechanic should patrol. Make sure that a Mechanic’s area
includes the Exits from all the rides you expect him to serve; the Exit is the
route he uses to gain access to the mechanical works. Your new employee
will wander the park, inspecting rides as their schedules demand.
The other benefit of having Mechanics in your park is that they — and
they alone — can repair a ride that has broken down. When any ride
stops working, a radio call goes out to the nearest Mechanic, and he hur-
ries to fix the ride. (Do not use the Pincers button to move a Mechanic to
a broken ride; using the pincers cancels a Mechanic’s current job order,
which would delay or prevent him from repairing the ride.)
Use the Orders tab to make sure that a Mechanic is assigned to
the jobs you want him doing. You can have a Mechanic perform
inspections only, spend all his time on repairs, or work as a
generalist, doing both.
One last thing — you must pay your Mechanics for their services. Each
one you hire takes a certain salary every month. Employee paydays are
one of the standard, ongoing operating costs of the park, and you are not
notified when they occur. The wise park manager keeps an eye on the
finances and is aware of it.
Cleanliness
A dirty park is an empty park. The most successful attractions in history
have been, by and large, the best maintained and the cleanest. Your
guests expect and deserve a pleasant time at your park, but they won’t get
it if the paths are a sticky mess awash in debris. Most of the trash prob-
lem stems from discarded food containers and the occasional dropped
meal, but even if you have not yet begun serving food, intense rides some-
times generate their own special form of detritus.
maim or even kill dozens of people. The park is overrun every day by hun-
dreds of guests, and it’s your duty to prevent the less civilized among them
from making a mess, breaking things, and ruining the park experience for
the rest. It seems like quite a task, and it is, but with a little preparation
and some help, you’ll find it’s not as difficult as you might expect.
Safety and Repairs
Safety is perhaps the single most important concern in any park. Let’s face
cold reality for a moment; if one of your rides has an accident, it is entire-
ly possible that some of your guests could be hurt or even killed. You can
imagine the effect on the popularity of your park (the Park Rating), not to
mention that no one in their right mind will pay to get on that ride again
— ever.
There is no way to completely eliminate the threat of an accident, but
there are steps you can take to minimize the risk. As a bonus, the same
procedure also ensures that your rides will break down less often. That
cuts ride down-time, thereby increasing your profits.
What is this magical procedure? Regular inspections by a trained
Mechanic, that’s what. In the ride window for every ride, there is a tab
for Operation Options (the gears). One of the options on this display is
Inspection. Using this, you can determine how often one of your park
Mechanics takes a good look into the machinery of this attraction. The
less time between inspections, the better for your safety record —
especially on the bigger, more complicated, more dangerous rides.
Of course, you must have Mechanics to perform the inspections. If you
have none, here’s how to get them:
Click the Staff button to open the Staff window.
Select the Mechanic tab.
♦ Click the Hire New Mechanic button once for each Mechanic you think
you need.
For every Mechanic you hire, a Worker window opens. Using the features
in this little window, you control that particular employee.
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