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- + <C3><F4>
- * 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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- + <SUBTOPIC>
- + <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.
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