User Guide

THE BUTTONS
In the bottom right-hand corner are two arrows and a few buttons. Here’s what each does:
• The arrow buttons allow you to scroll through your cities one at a time, in
alphabetical order. These buttons are not active when the CITY DISPLAY pops up
in response to a report.
• INFO changes the display in the GENERAL INFORMATION box to the CITY INFO chart.
• HAPPY changes the display in the GENERAL INFORMATION box to the Happiness chart.
• MAP changes the display in the GENERAL INFORMATION box to the FOREIGN SERVICE MAP.
• VIEW shows you a view of the city as seen from the air.
• RENAME allows you to change the name of the city.
• EXIT closes the CITY DISPLAY.
THE MENU BAR
As is usual in Windows applications, a menu bar spans the top of the Civilization II
window. There are eight menus: GAME, KINGDOM, VIEW, ORDERS, ADVISORS, WORLD, CHEAT, and
CIVILOPEDIA. You can open any menu by clicking on its name or by holding
a
and pressing
whichever letter in the menu name is underlined. Having opened a menu, double-click on
any option to activate it or use the arrow keys to move the highlight to that option, then
press
e
. Most options also have a shortcut key, which is noted next to the option on
the menu. Even when the menu is not
open, you can use the shortcut to activate
an option. Any option which is grayed out is
currently unavailable.
GAME
The options on this menu are what we call “meta-game functions”; that is, they affect the
game as a whole.
GAME OPTIONS
c O
This option calls up a checklist of other options. Each of these is a toggle; those with
checked boxes are currently “on,” and those with empty boxes are “off.” Click on an option
to toggle it on or off. Note that some options, such as T
UTORIAL HELP, might affect game
speed. When you have these options set as you want them, click OK to return to the game.
If you change your mind and wish to discard your changes, click on CANCEL instead.
The Menu Bar
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