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*            PRODUCTION <C1><F2>
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* <Pprod_icon.bmp>               The production screen allows you to select the
*               type and quantity of vehicles manufactured on a
*               planet. You can access this screen by selecting
*               a planet on the starmap, and clicking on the
*               production icon.
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+ The screen is split into two sides. The left side of the screen is
- used to control ship production, while the right side of the screen
- is used for tank production. On each side of the screen are four boxes.
- The top box shows the item that is currently under production and the
- other three boxes show items that are in the production queue. These will
- be produced in sequence.
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* <Pcapacity.bmp>
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+ The speed of production is controlled by the number of factories
- (spaceship and tank) built on the planet and the planets production
- efficiency. This is known as the capacity and is displayed above the
- four production boxes on each side of the screen. 
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+ <C5>Adding items to the production queue<C1>
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* <Pprod1.bmp>                          On the top of the list, you will
*                           see the name of the ship, it's price
*                           and a bar shows you how advanced the
*                           production is.
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+ Move the mouse cursor over one of the four production boxes then left
- click and hold to display a menu of all items that can be produced.
- Move the mouse cursor over the desired item then release the mouse
- button to add that item to the production queue. 
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+ Items being produced in the top box have the price of the item and a
- status bar indicating production progress displayed underneath. The
- cost of the vehicle will be paid over time until it is completed.
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+ <SUBTOPIC>
+ <C5>Changing Production Quantity<C1>
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+ The quantity of items you produce can be altered by left clicking the
- + or - icons next to each box in the production queue. At the top is
- an icon which will add the tanks to a fleet in orbit (this is only 
- displayed on right side which deals with tank production)and at the 
- bottom is a button which will repeat production of the current item
- until you run out of money or stop production of that vehicle.
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+ <Pproduction_number.bmp>
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+ If you want to examine the production on another planet, you can do so
- without exiting this screen. 
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+ The first way is to move the mouse cursor over the planet's name at
- the top of the screen then left click and hold. A list of planets
- appears. Select the desired planet and release the mouse button.
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+ The second way is left click the desired planet on the Starmap
- (visible in the background).
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+ The third way is to press Page Up / Page Down to cycle through the
- production screen on each planet.