DETROIT
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Technical Supplement and Tutorial 

LOADING THE GAME
To start DETROIT,  change to the game directory by typing:  CD 
DETROIT (or, if you did not use the default name, substitute your own 
subdirectory name for "DETROIT").  At the prompt, type DETROIT 
and press <Enter>.   The first time you run the game, you will need to 
set the sound and printer options (see below.) 

Important Note: If you usually run an operating system such as 
Windows on your PC, be sure to exit all the way out to DOS before 
starting DETROIT. This will end your Windows session. Shelling out 
instead of exiting the program will cause DETROIT to malfunction. 

SETTING THE SOUND CARD OPTIONS
The first time you play DETROIT, you will be asked to specify the 
settings for your computer's sound card and printer.    A Setup menu 
with seven options will appear.  

To set your sound card, select the first option, and then choose your 
sound card or a compatible entry from the new list. If you do not have a 
sound card, choose option zero, "No Sound", from the sound card 
menu. You will be returned to the main menu after you make your 
choice.  Set the sound card port,  IRQ Interrupt and DMA Control 
Channel settings the same way. 

Use options five and six on the main menu to set your printer type and 
printer port, then select option seven to save your changes. The sound 
setup screen will exit and the game itself will load.  

The setup screen will appear only the first time the game is played.  If 
you need to change your sound card  or printer settings after they have 
been set, go to the game directory and type SETUP at the prompt.  
Follow the directions as above to save your new settings.  


DETROIT QUICK START TUTORIAL
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This tutorial is meant for the player who wants to get started playing 
DETROIT right away. If you follow it step by step, it will take you 
through the first month of a typical game and show you how to control 
all of the major elements you'll need to get your business going.  Once 
you're familiar with the basics, you'll probably want to consult the 
manual to get all the details and learn about those features not covered 
here.    

Precise numbers to use for various aspects of the game (worker wages, 
car prices, and so on) have been deliberately left out of this tutorial.  
Many players prefer to discover the best numbers to use through tiral 
and error.  If you would like to have some numbers to ensure that you 
will make a profit in the early stages of the game, please see the card 
included elsewhere in the game package.  

This tutorial assumes that you are playing DETROIT with a mouse. If 
not, please see the Keyboard Command Card included in the game 
materials for the keyboard equivalents of the mouse commands.  When 
the tutorial says to click on a command, use the left mouse button 
unless the instructions specifically say otherwise.  Clicking on the right 
mouse button will usually allow you to exit the current screen or panel; 
use this if you accidentally wind up somewhere you don't want to be 
while you are following this tutorial.  

To exit the game completely at any time, hold down the ALT key and 
press X. Click on Yes to confirm that you want to exit, and you will be 
taken out to DOS. Your game will not be saved. 

DETROIT is a turn-based game, so you don't have to rush while 
working through this tutorial. Take your time.

GETTING STARTED
Start DETROIT by following the instructions in the Installation and 
Loading section of this booklet.  You can click any mouse button to 
move through the title screens quickly, if you wish.  You will see the 
Start Options panel superimposed on the Main Factory Screen (which 
will be described in a moment.)  Click on the Start button.  

The Player Setup panel will appear. It should show Player 1 as human 
(that's you, we hope) and Players 2 through 4 as the computer. You 
don't want to change this now, so just click on Done. 

Next, you will see the Territory Map with the sixteen game territories 
shown in different colors. (You may see some animation on this screen, 
and on most of the other screens in the game.  Don't worry about it -- 
nothing is happening to your game. It's just there for your amusement, 
so relax and enjoy it.)  Put the mouse pointer on the Northeastern 
section of the USA (which is brown) and click.  

A keyboard input box will appear for you to enter the name of your 
company.  You can press Enter to accept the default name ("Company 
1") if you want, but that's pretty dull, so we suggest you choose 
something more interesting. The name can be up to fifteen characters 
and contain letters or numbers. When you start typing, the default name 
will automatically vanish and your  new name will appear.  Press Enter 
when you've finished.  

A similar panel will appear asking you to name your first car model. 
Again, press Enter to accept the default or just start typing to give it a 
different name.  Press Enter when you're done, and the Main Factory 
Screen will appear.  

At the start of the game, you have $60,000 in funds and one fully 
designed and tested model of car to sell.  You begin with one factory in 
your starting territory which has one assembly line running, producing 
your first car model, and one sales office in your starting territory, 
which is selling it.  You have enough assembly workers hired to man 
your single assembly line, and a small number of research technicians 
on your payroll waiting to be assigned to development projects.  You 
will start out with some initial numbers automatically assigned for 
workers, wages, prices, and so forth, but these numbers, while they may 
be reasonable values to use, are not optimal.  You'll have to experiment 
(or refer to the enclosed card) to determine which numbers are actually 
best.  

TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FACTORY
The Main Factory Screen is where you will access the various 
departments that make up your company.  Most of the screen shows the 
factory itself, with its six buildings. Clockwise from the top right, they 
are:  Design (light blue), Research (pink), Sales/Factories (blue roof 
and skylight), Administration (gray), Archives (red brick), and 
Marketing (brown with billboard) in the center.  

At the bottom of the screen is the wooden Info Bar. From the left, the 
Info Bar shows:  

1)	The current month and year of your game (it should say "Jan 
1908")
2)	Your company's current funds ($60,000)
3)	The rectangular Message Box, which will often tell you useful 
things
4)	Your company name
5)	The six toolbar icons (see below)
6)	The Month End button (with the calendar grid pictured on it.) 

On this screen, and on most of the other main screens in the game, there 
are mouse command buttons worked into the scenery itself.  The 
manual will give you a complete list of all the buttons on each screen 
and what they do, but for this tutorial we'll only be telling you about the 
ones you need to use right now.  You can tell when you've found a 
hidden button on the screen because the mouse pointer will change 
shape from a red "X" to a green arrowhead, and a description of that 
button will appear in the Message Box on the Info Bar.  

DESIGN A NEW CAR
Move the mouse pointer over the Design building, checking in the 
Message Box to make sure you have the right building, and click.  The 
first page of the Design Worksheet will appear.  Your first car will be 
showing in the display box in the top center.  You can have up to 
sixteen current designs at one time. The black numbers in the upper 
right corner of the display window tell you which design you're 
currently looking at (right now it should say "1/16", since you are 
looking at your first (and only) stored design out of the sixteen 
maximum you can save as current.)  

The other areas on this screen tell you some of the specifics of the car 
you are currently looking at.  It has a four-cylinder 747 cc engine, a 
hand brake, and not much else.  It's of the "family sedan" type.  

To start a new car, click on the button marked New, located at the top 
of the column to the left of the display window. The display window 
will go blank, and the top right corner of the display window will 
change to read "New." The first thing to do is to set a body type for 
your car. There are four basic body types: two-door, four-door, van, and 
truck. Your new car will be a two-door, so click on the button marked 
Body until you see "Body Style: 2" appear just below the display 
window.  

Next, click on Type to select the functional type of car you're trying to 
build.  The Type indicator is just below the button marked "Next." 
Keep clicking on Type to cycle through types of cars you can build 
until you come to Family Sedan, and stop.  Your new product will be a 
two-door family sedan to go with your four-door family sedan. 

Now, you need to design the body of your new car.  Under the display 
window, find the three-letter list.  The first slot should be highlighted.  
This slot controls the design of the front section of your car.  Click on 
the mouse button marked with a Plus sign, and watch the car change. 
(Use the Minus key to back up.)  Stop on the choice called Front 2. 
Now click on the second slot to highlight it, and use the Plus and Minus 
keys to look at the options for the center of your car.  Select Middle 2.  
In the same way, highlight the third slot and set the back of the car to 
Rear 3.

To move to the second page of the design worksheet, click on the Part 
button (second from the top in the column at the left side of the display 
window).  On this screen, you can see pictures of the internal 
components of your car.  At the moment, you only have one model of 
engine and one type of brake available, and none of the other four 
systems that might be included (Suspension, Cooling, Safety Options, 
and Luxury Options.)  Later, if you invest in Research, you will have 
more to choose from, but for now your new family sedan is going to 
have to have the same internal systems as your original family sedan.  
Go to the box marked "Engine" and click once on the Plus button.  This 
will bring up a picture of your engine, a 747 cc four-cylinder, and 
install it into your new design.  Go to the box marked "Brakes" and 
click once on the Plus button to add a hand brake to the car.  Then click 
on Body in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to return to the 
first page of the design worksheet.  

Your new family sedan is now ready to be tested. Click on Make to 
instruct your technicians to build a prototype car.    A keyboard input 
box will appear.   Type in the name of your new model of car and press 
Enter. When you are asked to confirm the building of the car, click on 
Yes. The Testing Screen will appear.

Note: If you want to make an alteration to a design that already exists, 
you can do so by bringing up the old design, making the changes, and 
then clicking on Make.  When the keyboard input box with the name of 
the original design appears, simply press Enter.  You will be asked to 
confirm that you want to replace the old design with the modified 
design. If you click on Yes, your old design will be removed and 
replaced with the modified car. (Do not do this now.) 

TEST YOUR NEW CAR
Before putting your new car on the market, you'll want to have it tested 
to see how well it's made.  For simplicity's sake, you're going to order 
the full range of possible tests.  At the bottom of the column of readouts 
on the left side of the screen, click on the button marked Test All. 
Notice on the printout at the bottom right that the testing costs have 
been added to the total.  Just above the printout, click on the red button 
marked Run.  

The materials and testing costs will be immediately subtracted from 
your company funds, and the viewscreen at the top right will show you 
what happens as your  new car is put through its paces.  The Overall 
rating that appears near the bottom of the left column of readouts is a 
number on a scale of zero to one hundred. The closer the number is to 
one hundred, the better the car performed. When the tests are 
completed, click on the Return to Factory box (the square at the far 
right end of the Info Bar that has a silhouette of the factory pictured on 
it.) 

HIRE SOME WORKERS
From the Factory Screen, click on the Administration building (gray, at 
lower left).  The Administration Office appears.  Move the pointer to 
the door on the far wall, check that the Message Box reads Personnel 
Office, and click.  The Personnel Menu will appear.  There are two 
boxes on this panel, one for Assembly Workers and one for 
Technicians.  You will notice that you already have some of each type 
of worker on the payroll. Your Technicians are listed as idle because 
you haven't assigned them to projects yet (you'll do that in a moment.)  

In the Assembly Workers box, click on Hire.  A new kind of panel, 
called a keyboard input box, will appear.  This panel will have a text 
entry window and various mouse command buttons which will be 
different on different keyboard input boxes.  Click on the Plus sign to 
add assembly workers to your payroll.  (You can hold down the button 
to scroll the number more quickly.)  Click on Done, and you will see 
the totals change. Your new assembly workers are on the payroll, but 
are still idle.  

In the same box, click on Wages.  Set the assembly workers' wages in 
the same way that you set the number of workers. Then click on Hire in 
the Technicians box and hire some Technicians, and click on Wages to 
set their pay.  Click on the Done button in the upper right-hand corner 
to exit the Personnel Menu, and then click on the Return to Factory box 
.

Note: In addition to Factories and Research Labs, you also have Sales 
Offices as part of your company (as you'll see in a moment.) However, 
your Sales Offices are automatically staffed -- you do not need to assign 
workers to your Sales Offices.

START A NEW ASSEMBLY LINE
From the Main Factory Screen, click on the Sales/Factories building 
(blue roof with skylight, on the lower right.)  The Territory Map will 
appear.  You will see a light blue Sales Office building and a black 
Factory building near the Northeastern USA, your starting territory.  
Click on the Northeastern USA territory to bring up the Sales and 
Factories Menu for that area.  

Your next step is to get your factory producing your new family sedan. 
First, you want to upgrade your factory's equipment so that it can 
produce cars more efficiently. In the Factory box, click on Raise.  This 
increases the level of technology in use in your factory, at a cost which 
increases at the level of your factory increases.  This cost will be 
immediately deducted from your funds when the factory is improved, so 
you will be asked to confirm your expansion order. Click on Yes, and 
your factory will go to technology level two.  

 Next, in the Factory box, click on Detail.  A panel will appear showing 
you the five assembly lines that could run in that factory.  Line 1 should 
already show that you have a number of workers putting together your 
first model of car.  Click on Line 2 to highlight it, then click on Model.  
A lettered list will appear of all your sixteen current models of car (only 
the first two slots will have models in them at this point, of course, 
because you've only created two models.)  Click on your new family 
sedan to highlight it, then click on Use.  Your new family sedan will be 
started on that line.  Click on Assign to put workers on that line.  Use 
the Plus button to put the idle workers you hired in Personnel to work 
building your new family sedan. Click Done when you finish. Your car 
will now be produced.  

SELL YOUR NEW CAR
In the Sales Offices box on the Sales and Factories Menu, click on 
Detail.  A lettered list will appear, showing you what cars are on sale at 
that office and for what price. A check mark by the name of the model 
indicates that it is being offered for sale. You will see that your original 
model is already on sale for a certain price, and that your new family 
sedan is on the list but not being sold (since the box is not checked.)  To 
start selling your new design, click on the list to highlight the new 
family sedan, then click on Price.  A keyboard input box will appear.  

While you can use the Plus and Minus buttons to set prices for your 
cars (as with other keyboard input boxes), you will probably find that 
it's tedious to wait for the numbers to scroll up to the right price.  
Instead, simply type in the number and press Enter. This alternate 
method of entering numbers will work on all keyboard input boxes. Set 
prices for both of your models, and click on Done when you finish.  
Your new family sedan is now on sale in the Northeastern USA, 
alongside your original model. 

Click on Supply to set the supply lines so your dealers will have cars 
delivered to their showrooms.  A panel with a three-slot list will appear, 
showing where the cars on sale at that location are being shipped from.  
You have a factory in the Northeastern USA, so the first supply line for 
each model is automatically set so that cars come in from that area.  
Since the supply line is already set, you don't need to change anything 
here, so click on Done to get out of Supply and then click on Exit to get 
out of the Sales Office Detail box. 

OPEN A NEW SALES OFFICE
Now you're going to expand your operations a little by opening a new 
sales office in a different territory, one where you don't have a factory. 
On the Sales and Factories Menu, click twice on Next. This button, and 
the Prev button, allow you to cycle through the sixteen territories in the 
game (each territory has a different menu.)  You should now be at the 
menu for the Southeastern USA territory. 

In the Sales Offices box, click on Open.  Opening a new office costs 
money, so you will be asked to confirm your decision. Click on Yes, 
and the cost will be automatically deducted from your company's funds.  
Click on Detail.  You will see that neither of your cars is being sold in 
the Southeast yet.  Highlight your family sedan, and set the price the 
same way you did above.  Click on Supply, and notice that you don't 
have any supply lines set up to bring your cars from the factory to the 
showroom. The first slot on the supply list should already be 
highlighted. Click on the Plus button. "NE USA" should appear on the 
list.  Your family sedans will now be shipped from your factory in the 
Northeastern USA to your sales office in the Southeast.  Click on Done 
to return to the Sales Detail box.  Highlight your new family sedan, set 
the price, and start a supply line running from your factory in the 
Northeastern USA just as you did for your family sedan.  Then click on 
Exit to get out of the Sales Office Detail box.

Just to see a summary of your company's facilities, click on List.  A 
panel will appear showing you where you have sales offices and 
factories. You should see one sales office and a level two factory in the 
Northeastern USA and a sales office in the Southeastern USA. Click on 
Done to close the panel, and then on Done to close the main Sales and 
Factories Menu. Click on the Return to Factory box to get back to the 
main screen. 

INVEST IN RESEARCH
In order to get new technology for your cars, you need to invest in 
research and development. You have hired Technicians, but you need to 
assign them to projects.  Move the mouse pointer to the Research 
building (pink, lower right) and click. The Research Screen will appear. 

Put the mouse pointer over the technician at the bottom center of the 
screen and click to bring up the Research Menu.  You will see a list of 
the seven automobile parts that go into making up your cars.  Click on 
Engines to highlight that component, then click on Assign.  Click on the 
Plus sign to assign five technicians to do research on automobile 
engines, the click on Done.  In the same way, highlight Brakes and 
assign five technicians, then do the same thing with Suspension.  When 
you've finished, click on Done to exit the Research Menu, and then on 
the Return to Factory box  to return to the main screen.  

FIRE SOME WORKERS
In order to fire some workers, you first have to take them off of their 
current assignments so that they become idle.  Click on Sales/Factories, 
and then click on Northeastern USA to bring up the Sales and Factories 
Menu for that territory.  In the Factories box, click on Detail.  Click on 
Line 1 to highlight it, then click on Free.  A keyboard input box will 
appear.  Use the Plus button to enter the number five and press Enter.  
You will see that the number of workers on the line decreases, and the 
number next to "Idle Workers" goes to five.  Click on Done to get out 
of the Factory Detail box, then Done again to exit the Sales and 
Factories panel, then click on the Return to Factory box. 

From the Main Factory Screen, click on the Administration building.  In 
the Administration Office, click on the Personnel door to bring up the 
Personnel Menu.  In the Assembly Workers box on the Personnel 
Menu, click on the button marked Fire. A keyboard input box will 
appear.  Use the Plus key to enter the number five in the box and press 
Enter.  You will see that those five idle workers have been taken off the 
payroll and added to the Available Workers group.  Click on Done to 
exit the Personnel Menu and then on the Return to Factory box to return 
to the main screen.

ADVERTISE YOUR WARES
If you want people to buy your cars, you have to advertise them.  From 
the Main Factory Screen, click on Marketing (the brown building in the 
center.)  The Marketing Office screen will appear. You will need to 
spend money on marketing separately for each territory in which you 
have a sales office.  Money spent on advertising is subtracted from your 
company funds at the end of each month. 

Move the mouse pointer over the billboard with the car on it (outside 
the window) and click.  You can now use the keyboard input box to 
spend money on billboard advertisements.  Click on Prev or Next to 
cycle through the territories until NE USA is showing. Click on the Plus 
sign to spend money on billboards (the cost will go up by preset 
amounts for each type of advertising.)  Click on Next until you find the 
panel for SE USA, and again click on the Plus sign, then click on Done. 
You are now advertising your cars on billboards across the entire 
Eastern United States. 

Move the mouse pointer over the papers on the desk and click.  From 
this panel, you can spend money to advertise in newspapers and 
magazines. Again, there is a separate panel for each territory. Use the 
Next and Prev buttons to locate the Northeastern USA panel.  The slot 
for Newspapers should already be highlighted. Click on the Plus button 
to spend some money on newspaper ads.  Click on Business to highlight 
that line, then click on the Plus button again to spend some money 
advertising in business magazines.  Change to the panel for the 
Southeastern USA, spend money on newspapers and business 
magazines in that territory the same way you did in the Northeast, then 
click on Done.  Click on the Return to Factory box to get back to the 
main screen. 

END YOUR TURN
Now you are ready to end the month and see how well your business 
strategies have done for your company.  Click on the Month End box 
(the square at the right end of the Info Bar with the calendar grid on it.)  
The Month End summary panel will appear.  Each of the actions you 
have taken within the past month will have a red check mark by it. 
Actions you have not taken will not be marked.  Since you have done 
everything you need to this month, click on Yes to confirm that you 
want to end the month.  (If you click on No you will be returned to the 
Main Factory Screen to take more actions.)  

The screen will dim briefly to show time passing. Depending on how 
well you did in the first month, you may see a Newsflash -- a panel 
showing a newspaper and giving you some additional information. To 
continue after you've read the Newsflash, click any mouse button.  If 
you do not receive a Newsflash, you will go directly to your Profit/Loss 
statement (see below.) 

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
At the start of every new month, you will be presented with your 
company's Profit/Loss statement -- the most basic indicator of your 
company's health.  The first column details your expenses for the 
current month, while the second details your income.  The total profit or 
loss for the month appears at the bottom of the left column.   

Initially, the right column shows you your Income by Territory.  Move 
the mouse pointer over the column heading that says Income and click. 
The column will then display your Income by Model instead.  Click 
again on the column heading to return to income by territory. 

When you are done examining your balance sheet, click on the Close 
Report box (the square now appearing at the right end of the Info Bar, 
showing a stack of papers with a left-pointing red arrow superimposed.)  
You will return to the Main Factory Screen to start your second turn.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE COMPETITION
A useful thing to do at the start of each new turn is to check on how 
your competitors are doing. Find the Administration building again and 
click on it.  When the Administration Office appears, move the mouse 
pointer over the papers spread out on the desk in the lower center of the 
screen, and click.  The Reports and Graphs Menu will appear.  The 
fourth selection in the first column says Compare. Click on this button 
to bring up a report on your competitors' profits and losses for the 
month.  Your company appears at the top with your three rivals below.  
If you have done better than all or most of the competition, you are off 
to a good start.  If not, you may need to restructure your company.  

When you are done reading the Competition Report, click on the Close 
Report box to return you to the Reports and Graphs Menu. Click on 
Done to close the menu and return you to the Administration Office 
screen.

SAVE YOUR GAME
While still in the Administration Office, move the mouse pointer over 
the file cabinet at the right side of the screen and click.  The File 
Management and Game Options Menu will appear. Click on the second 
button from the top, marked Save to bring up the Saved Game List.  
You can store up to twenty saved games.  At this point, all the slots 
should read Empty, and the slot marked A should be highlighted.  Click 
on this slot. A keyboard input box will appear.  Type in a name for your 
game and press Enter.  You will see a message that the game is being 
saved, followed by a message saying "Game Saved OK!"  Right click to 
exit back to the Administration Office.  

You can now continue this game, or start over and begin a new game. 
(To do this easily, return to the file cabinet in the Administration Office 
and click on Restart.)  

SHORTCUTS FOR QUICKER NAVIGATION: THE TOOLBAR 
ICONS
Once you are familiar with the basic purpose of each department in the 
game, you may find it faster and easier to navigate between them using 
the Toolbar Icons, the six small picture boxes that appear on the Info 
Bar just to the right of the Message Box. In order from left to right, they 
are:

Disk Icon:  Click here to go straight the Saved Game List and 
Bar Graph Icon: Click here to go to the Administration Office.
World Map Icon: Click here to go to the territory map for 
Drawing Tools Icon: Click here to go to Research.
Newspaper Icon: Click here to go to the Marketing office.
Auto Icon: Click here to go to the Design worksheet.

In addition, you may prefer to handle some aspects of the game with the 
keyboard instead. For a full description of the keyboard commands, see 
the enclosed Keyboard Command Card.  

This ends the Detroit Tutorial.  For more details and additional game 
options, please refer to the Detroit Owner's Manual.  

Happy Motoring!

MANUAL CHANGES AND ADDITIONS
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CHANGES

1)  Firing Workers: In order to fire workers, you need to first make 
them Idle. Do this by using the Free buttons on the Research Menu and 
Factory Detail screens to remove workers from their current research 
projects or assembly lines.  Then go to the Personnel Menu and use the 
Fire button to lay them off. 

2)  Car Color:  On the first page of the Design worksheet, in the upper 
right-hand corner, is a color grid. Use the greater-than and less-than 
arrows under the grid to cycle through the colors until you find one you 
like for your car.  The color of the car has no effect on how well it sells. 

3)  Design Worksheet: The layout of the buttons and displays on the 
first page of the Design worksheet have been altered from that 
described in the manual.  No buttons have been removed or added.  

4)  Model Price:  The Model Price button in the Sales Office Detail 
keyboard input box no longer changes the model price by a percentage. 
Instead, simply enter in the price in dollars for that model and the price 
will be changed to that value everywhere the car is being sold. 

5)  Close Reports Icon:  The Close Reports Icon has been split into two 
buttons. The top half  (stack of papers and arrow) functions as 
described in the manual.  The bottom half, which shows a printer, 
allows you to print out a hard copy of the report currently showing on 
the screen.  (See below in the Additions section for more on this 
option.) 

6)  Supply Lines and Marketing:  When selecting territories to target for 
marketing or to use for supply lines, you will only see the territories in 
which you've put facilities.  

7)  Model Report:  In the Model report, the numbers you can see for the 
cost to build the car are displayed even if the car is being built in 
another territory and shipped in. This is so you can see what profit you 
are making on the car in each territory, if you have it priced differently 
in different regions.  So, for example, if you are selling your first model 
car in the Southeastern USA, but are building them in the Northeastern 
USA, you will still see building costs listed for the Southeastern USA, 
even though you are not actually building the cars there.  

8)  Types:  Not all types of cars can be built at the start of the game.  
More modern types of cars (compacts, hatchbacks, and so on) will 
appear as time progresses. 

NEW FEATURES

1)  Newsflashes:  At times in the game, you will see a Newsflash at the 
end of the month. Newsflashes will describe current events that might 
be of interest to your company.  

2)  Updating Models:  If you wish to update a model of car -- for 
example, to put in a new brake system -- without starting from scratch 
on the Design worksheet, simply bring up the old model, make the 
change, and click on  Make.  When the name box appears with the old 
model name in it, press Enter.  When you are asked if you want to 
replace the old design, click on Yes and the model will be updated. 
(The original design will be lost.)  

3)  Public Domain Technology:  After two car companies have 
discovered a new technology, it will automatically become available to 
the other two car companies. 

4)  Printing Hard Copies of Reports:  You can now get printouts of your 
company's reports if you have a printer compatible with the program.  
To print out a report, click on the Printer icon at the right end of the 
Info Bar, underneath the Close Reports icon.  To print reports using the 
keyboard, press F3. 

5)  Strikes:  If you do not keep your workers happy, they may go on 
strike and halt production.  When this happens, a Strike Resolution 
panel will appear to give you options for how to settle the strike.  

6)  New Reports:  There are three new Reports for you to use to gauge 
your progress.  
	Model Comparison: Click on the Model Comp option to see 
reports on how your prices stack up against those of your competitors.  
Click on the territory name to change to other territories, on the model 
name to view other models of your cars, and on the competitor 
company's name to view the other competitors.  
	Consultant Report:  Click on Consultant to hire an outside 
expert to evaluate your company and its product line.  This report, like 
the Demand report, needs to be purchased.  Once the first report has 
been purchased, you can choose to view the most recent report you 
bought or to order a new report.  
	Media Review Report:  Click on Media Rev to see what the 
critics think of your current models.  Click on the company name to see 
what they think of your competitors' products.  Click on the page 
number to view the other pages of the report.  

7)  The Mega-Menu:  A new option has been added to the Sales and 
Factories panel.  Between the Sales Offices box and the Factories box is 
a button labeled Mega-Menu.  Clicking on this button brings up a 
screen in which all the fuctions of the Sales Office Detail and the Factor 
Detail panels have been combined into one panel for easy reference and 
access.  Once you are familiar with the game, you may find this panel to 
be more convenient to use than the normal panels. 
 
STRATEGY HINTS & TIPS
-------------------------------------
Save your game frequently at first in case disaster strikes. 

Invest in research.  It's worth it. 

Be sure to advertise. 

If a particular type of car isn't selling, it's because there's no demand for 
it.  Some types of cars will not sell at all at the start of the game. 

Since there are historical aspects to DETROIT, not all territories will 
have a demand for cars at the start of the game. Demand will develop in 
more areas as time passes.  Look out for Newsflashes telling you when 
a territory is ready to start buying.  

Demand level varies by season. Plan accordingly. 

Demand always drops drastically from 1916 through 1918 due to the 
first World War. 

If sales are poor, consider opening more sales offices, spending more 
on marketing, or improving your cars. 

It's better to have several smaller factories than one large one.  The 
more lines you have running, the greater variety of cars you can 
produce. Build the cars near the consumers to save money on transport 
fees.

It is possible to assign  too many workers to assembly lines or research 
projects.  They will get in each other's way and decrease productivity.  

Improving the level of a factory allows you to make the same number of 
cars with fewer workers.  It also allows you to fit more workers on a 
line without overcrowding them. 

Don't hesitate to fire workers and stop assembly lines if you're building 
up too large a stock supply.  While having a small stock it a good thing 
in case demand suddenly increases, too large a stock is a waste of 
resources. 

Keep an eye on your labor costs for your assembly lines by checking 
the Model Report to see what you're spending.  If you're spending too 
much, cut back on the number of workers. 

Look after your workers. Pay them decent wages and give them 
benefits.  Striking workers don't make you any money. Worker that get 
benefits are more productive. 

Upgrade your cars whenever possible.  Demand is higher for cars fitted 
with the cutting edge of technology.  An expensive car with the latest 
options will sell better than a cheaper outmoded car. Obsolete cars 
won't sell. 

Expand your company. Try to find territories where demand exists and 
where your competition isn't producing, and sell your cars there. A 
captive audience will pay more. 

Keep your prices competitive, but be sure to make a decent profit. 
You're here to make money, not friends. 

TECHNICAL TIPS 
-------------------------
We have found that many of the common problems our customers 
experience with their machines have simple answers.  If you are having 
one of the problems listed below, the solution provided should be tried 
first before you search any further for answers. 

1. Abnormal Program Termination

The "ABNORMAL PROGRAM TERMINATION" error usually 
indicates that a program cannot run because the system has not been 
configured to free up enough conventional memory. Under DOS, 
conventional memory is limited to 640 Kilobytes (K) total (regardless 
of how much RAM is installed in the machine) and is reduced by DOS 
and various Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs.  Most of our 
games will comfortably run with 585K or better of free conventional 
memory.

To find out which version of DOS you are using, type "VER<enter>" at 
any DOS prompt;  this will return a message that says "MS-DOS 
version n.nn" where "n.nn" refers to some number, "6.02" for example.

- If your DOS version is 5.0 or higher: type "MEM<enter>" and find 
the "LARGEST EXECUTABLE PROGRAM SIZE".

- If your DOS version is lower than 5.0: type "CHKDSK<enter>" and 
find the "BYTES FREE".     
If  the free memory value is less than 585k, the system configuration 
needs to be altered to increase the free conventional memory.  

To increase free conventional memory:
a.  For DOS 6.0 or higher, run MEMMAKER (If the drive is 
compressed in some way, make sure the device driver is loaded in the 
CONFIG.SYS file so that it can be properly placed in upper memory).  
If this doesn't free up enough memory, create a boot disk, as described 
below. 
b.  Alter your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to load DOS, 
device drivers and other TSRs into upper memory at boot up (consult 
your DOS manual for specifics on how this is done).
c.  Create a Game/Boot Disk.  If you don't know how to do this, consult 
the following Tech section entitled "Creating a Game/Boot Disk".


2. Creating a Game/Boot Disk 

These instructions will work best with an 80386 or better computer with 
two megabytes or more of total system memory running DOS version 
5.0 or better.  If the CPU, memory or DOS version recommendations 
are not met, the instructions below should still work, but will most 
likely result in error messages that can, for the purposes of a game/boot 
disk, be ignored.

Creating a boot disk from DOS:
Format a floppy disk in drive A: (place a blank disk into A: and type 
"Format A:"; follow the instructions onscreen;  if an error message is 
encountered, make sure the disk is the correct density for the drive and 
then consult your DOS manual).
Place a blank formatted floppy disk into drive A: and type:
C:<enter>
SYS  A:<enter>  

DOS 5.0 and higher:
COPY CON A:CONFIG.SYS<enter> (It is normal that the prompt no 
longer appears when you type <enter>)
now type:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS<enter>
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS<enter>
DOS=HIGH<enter>
DOS=UMB<enter>
<ctrl>-Z<enter> (hold down the <ctrl> key and type "z")
Now continue through the following instructions for DOS 3.0-5.0.

DOS 3.0 and higher:
now type: 
COPY CON A:AUTOEXEC.BAT<enter>
PROMPT $P$G<enter>
PATH C:\DOS<enter>
C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM<enter> (alter this line depending on the 
path and name of your mouse driver *.COM file.)
C:<enter>
<ctrl>-Z<enter> (hold down the <ctrl> key and type "z")

If the hard drive is configured with auto-compression software, such as 
Stacker or DoubleSpace, refer to that package's manual for instructions 
on loading the driver into upper memory (Note: device drivers cannot 
be loaded into upper memory unless the CPU is a 386 or better).  

To boot from this floppy disk, leave it in drive A: and restart the 
computer.  Change to the directory that holds the game, then type in the 
command appropriate to run the program (then have fun).


3. Mouse Problems

If your mouse does not work at all:
-Is the mouse installed for DOS?  Windows uses its own drivers, and 
therefore works without a properly installed DOS mouse driver, so you 
cannot assume that because a mouse works with a Windows system that 
a mouse driver for DOS programs is currently installed.

To find out whether or not such a driver is installed:
-enter a DOS application that supports a mouse, such as the EDIT 
utility (DOS 5.0 or later) or a DOS word processor (or anything else 
that loads from the DOS prompt and uses a mouse).  If the mouse does 
not respond at all in such a program, then the DOS driver is not 
properly loaded.  Check the disk or manual that came with your mouse 
for instructions on how to install it.

-Do you have enough conventional memory free?  Some programs 
incrementally sacrifice sound or mouse functionality when sufficient 
memory resources are not available.  Refer to your DOS manual for 
instructions on how to increase free conventional memory.

If the mouse works sporadically (jumping around, not clicking properly, 
etc.):
-You may not have a 100% Microsoft compatible mouse driver (This 
has nothing to do with hardware, only software).  Check your hard disk 
for a file called MOUSE.COM, as some upgrade versions of DOS 
include this Microsoft mouse driver (type "dir mouse.com /s<enter>" at 
the C:\ root directory prompt).  If not already on your system, such a 
driver can be obtained from either the vendor or manufacturer of your 
computer.

4. Sound Card Setup
Setting sound card parameters:
To use a sound card with an Impressions program, it is sometimes 
necessary to set a number of parameters using the setup utility located 
in the game directory.  

The significant values are the I/O Address, the Interrupt Request 
Channel (IRQ) and the Direct Memory Access (DMA) values of the 
relevant sound card.  These can sometimes be found on a line in the 
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, which is found in the root directory of the main 
hard disk (C:\);  if, for example, you own a Sound Blaster or compatible 
the line might begin with something like: "SET BLASTER"  (if the card 
is something other than a Sound Blaster, it might be something else, 
"SET PROAUDIO" for example) followed by a sequence of 
letter/number combinations including: Annn, In, Dn (where n represents 
a numerical digit);  Annn is the address, In is the IRQ and Dn is the 
DMA value.
	
The setup program allows for specification of the type of sound card as 
well as the Address and IRQ values of the installed card (DMA is 
usually assumed to be 1 which usually cannot be changed in the setup 
utility);  If any of these are incorrectly set, sound will not work with the 
program.
	
If no SET BLASTER, or similar, line is found in the 
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, consult either the sound card manual or the 
technician who installed the device to obtain the Address, IRQ and 
DMA values.

Sound card emulation:
If you are using a card that is not listed as an option in the setup 
program, it probably emulates something else.  It is usually a good idea 
to use the oldest version of whatever card your system is emulating (ie. 
choose SoundBlaster over SoundBlaster pro), as the older cards are 
usually better documented so that emulation of those works better.

5. Memory Managers
Third party memory managers, such as QEMM, 386Max, etc. 
sometimes cause problems.  They make certain assumptions about 
memory use which are not true of many high performance graphics 
intensive programs.  If you are using one of these memory managers 
and encounter graphics distortions, try temporarily disabling third party 
memory managers.  

Boot up from a system disk whose CONFIG.SYS and 
AUTOEXEC.BAT files load only the memory management utilities 
included with MS-DOS (HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE).  To free 
conventional memory use the DEVICEHIGH and LH instructions, with 
the DOS memory managers, to load TSRs and device drivers into upper 
memory.

If you don't know how to create a system disk, consult either your DOS 
manual or the previous Tech section called "Creating a Game/Boot 
Disk".


STILL HAVING PROBLEMS? BEFORE YOU CALL....
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
In order to allow us to help you more effectively, please try to follow 
the suggestions below before you call for help.  This will assist us in 
finding the answer to your problem as quickly as possible so that you 
can begin playing and enjoying your new game.

1.	READ AT LEAST THE FIRST FEW CHAPTERS OF YOUR 
DOS MANUAL.  The more you know about the operating system your 
machine is running the easier it will be for any technical support to help 
you solve any problems.  You should at least be familiar with how DOS 
commands work, what disk files and directories are and what utilities 
are available on your machine for editing text files.

2.	FIND OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT HOW YOUR 
MACHINE IS CONFIGURED.  What version of what brand operating 
system is running on the machine?  (At the DOS command prompt, type 
"VER" and hit enter to find out what version of DOS is running)  What 
kind of chip is running your machine? ('486? '386? '286? 8086?)  How 
much memory is in the system?  How much conventional memory is 
free?  (Free conventional memory should be above 580k or so)  How 
much hard disk space is free?  What kind of video card is in your 
machine?  (SVGA? VGA? EGA? Brand name?)  What kind of sound 
card, if any, is in your system?  Do you have a CD-ROM drive?  Are 
you using Stacker, Doublespace or some other kind of disk 
compression?  Are you using QEMM or some other third party memory 
manager?  If Windows 3.1 is installed on the machine, you can run 
Microsoft Diagnostics to find out some of these things, if you do not 
already know about them (type "MSD", then hit <enter> at the 
command prompt).  If necessary, call whomever it was that originally 
configured your system to answer these questions.  
3.	SET UP THE COMPUTER NEAR THE PHONE WITH THE 
PROGRAM INSTALLED ON THE HARD DRIVE.  It is very difficult 
for a technical support person to troubleshoot a computer problem over 
the phone without having access to the machine in question while it is 
running.  If this is not an option, list every detail about the occurance of 
the problem, including all pertinent system configuration information, 
and keep this list handy when calling tech support.

4.	DEFRAG YOUR HARD DISK.  Non-contiguous files on a 
hard disk can sometimes cause strange and mysterious things to occur.  
While in the game directory, type "CHKDSK *.*", then hit <enter> at 
the DOS prompt to find out if all the game files are contiguous or not.  
A hard disk can be defragmented, or defragged, by using a disk utility 
program such as SPEEDISK, which is packaged with Norton Utilities, 
or DEFRAG, a program included with MS-DOS version 6.0 or above.  
This reorders disk space, making stored files contiguous.  If a hard 
drive has not been defragged for more than a month, and has been used 
even moderately, it is likely that many of the files on the disk have 
become non-contiguous. 

5.	CHECK FOR VIRUSES.  Viruses can mess up even the most 
carefully configured system.  Use a memory-resident virus checker 
(such as VSAFE, a utility that comes with MS-DOS version 6.0 and 
above) whenever you insert new disks into your machine, and run an 
anti-virus utility (such as MSAV, another utility that comes with MS-
DOS v.6.0 and above) before you call.


TECHNICAL SUPPORT
--------------------------------
If you have difficulties with this game and cannot find the solution in 
this booklet, please call our Technical Support Line at  (617) 225-0848, 
9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST, Monday through Thursday, and 9am-5pm EST 
on Friday, and a member of our support staff will assist you.  We will 
be best able to help you if you are at your computer when you call.  

Impressions Software also supports a  BBS system to provide the latest 
product information, software updates, and software patches.  If you 
have a modem, you can reach our bulletin board at (617) 225-2042. 

Information about Impressions can be found on several of the major on-
line services.  General information about Impressions games can be 
found in the following places:

CompuServe: 	Type "GO GAMEPUB" and look for the Impressions 
		section.
GEnie:		Type "M805;1" and watch Category 9 ("Strategy and 	
		War Games") for the IMPRESSIONS topic. 
Prodigy:		JUMP to "GAMES BB" and look in the 		
		"Strategy/War Games" topic.

Impressions can also be contacted directly through the following 
addresses:

CompuServe:	71333,463
GEnie:		IMPRESSIONS
Prodigy:		BCFP34A

If you are not a member of any of these services, and are interested in 
obtaining more information, please contact: 

CompuServe:	Dial 1 (800) 524-3388 and ask for operator #417 to 
receive a free introductory membership, $15 usage credit, and a month's 
worth of basic services free. 

GEnie:		Dial 1 (800) 638-9636 for a service representative 
from 8 a.m. to 12 midnight Monday through Friday, and from 12 noon 
to 8 p.m. weekends, OR use your modem between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 
connect directly to GEnie at 1 (800) 638-8369. 

Prodigy:		Dial 1 (800) 776-3552 and ask for extension 518. 
