User Guide

Managing Staff
Use Wo r k e r windows to oversee and
direct your staff.You can open a
Wo r k e r window by clicking on one
of your staff (in the landscape dis-
play) or selecting him from the list in
the Staff window. The title bar shows
the worker’s name (you can rename
him).There are three tabs, each of
which opens a display.
A.View – This useful tab shows you
an up-close view of the worker as
he performs his duties throughout
the park. This window has five buttons on the right side, indicated by numbers
on the above screen.
1. Grab – Click on this to pick up the worker
and move him to a specific place.
2. Patrol – Click on this button to confine
an employee’s duties to a specific area of the
park. While this button is depressed,
assigned patrols for all of that staff type
show up as a highlighted grid in the Main
View. Other workers’ patrols are outlined by
a gray grid; the current worker’s patrol is
outlined by a blue grid. Click on the land-
scape to mark the area you want the worker
to wander.
3. Rename – Click here to rename this
worker.
4. Snap To – This button centers the Main
View on the worker’s current location.
5. Sack – Click here to terminate the worker’s
contract and end his employment with the park.
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A. Handyman – These tireless workers help empty the trash bins, mow the
grass, water the gardens, and, most importantly, keep your paths puke-free!
Handymen cost $50 a month to employ.
B. Mechanic – Hire a mechanic to keep your rides running smoothly, reduce
the chance of a breakdown or accident, and fix a ride should it malfunction.
Mechanics cost $80 a month to employ.
C. Security Guard – There always seems to be a
bad apple in every bunch. Hire Security Guards to
deter the hooligans, who would otherwise cause
problems like breaking benches. Security guards
cost $60 a month to employ.
D. Entertainer – There’s nothing like waiting in a
long line to make a guest grumpy. Hire an enter-
tainer to keep visitors amused, and assign him to
patrol at or near the Entrance to a ride.
Entertainers cost $55 a month to employ.
E. Hire Button – This puts a new employee on
the payroll and opens the Work e r window associated with him.
F. Color Button – This button lets you change the
appearance of your workers’ uniforms.
G. Path Button – This button helps you keep track
of where you have assigned your staff to patrol
(see “Patrol” on page 43 for information on how
to set paths). Click on this button to display the
areas that you have assigned particular staff mem-
bers to patrol. Patrol areas will be highlighted in
the Main View. Click on a highlighted area in the
Main View to open the Wo r k e r window associated
with the staff member assigned to that area.
H. Mini-Map Button – Click on this to open the Mini-Map window, where
employees are represented by pulsating dots.
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TIP
When vandalism does
occur, the best course of
action is simply to replace
the damaged elements of
the park.The longer you
leave vandalized objects
around, the more it will
upset your guests.
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If you are going to assign
paths to your workers
(and you should!), be sure
you don’t leave any areas
completely unpatrolled. It’s
amazing how disgusting a
path can get if no handy-
man ever bothers to
sweep it.
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The Grab button is the
fastest way to get a handy-
man to the scene of a
mess, but it is not helpful
for getting a mechanic to
fix a broken ride. When
you pick up and move a
mechanic, you cancel his
current assignment.To
make your mechanics
more efficient, assign
organized patrols to them.
Keep in mind, however,
that a mechanic will not
leave an assigned patrol
area to fix a broken ride.
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