In this tutorial, you will learn how to run a farm. The following hot keys are available: [Esc] - Quit the tutorial. [Back Space] - Go back one tutorial step. The Farmer's Guide is an essential manual for all would-be farmers. Let's take a look at it. pos : 538, 56 openmenu : 6, 2 To open the Guide, move the mouse cursor to the top of the game screen to activate the game menu. Under the "Help" menu, you find the "Farmer's Guide". runmenu : 6, 2 pos : 86, 168, 128, 178 mouse : left single Suppose your plan is to set up a farm to grow cotton. Click "Cotton" to read about the best conditions for cotton farming. pos : 190, 309 The information for cotton is now shown. The best temperature and rainfall for growing cotton and the months in which cotton is sown and harvested are shown here. pos : 330, 155, 381, 164 mouse : left single Beside crops, the Farmer's Guide also contains information about livestock. Select this livestock to see how the livestock portion of the Guide works. pos : 215, 343 Each type of livestock can be used to produce raw materials for your factories, or finished goods for your department stores. Of course, you can also sell goods directly to other corporations. Here are the products that can be made from the selected livestock. pos : 316, 434, 330, 444 mouse : left single Now you have a basic understanding of the Farmer's Guide, it's time to set up your first farm. Click the "Ok" button to close the Guide. pos : 281, 63, 308, 76 mouse : left single As stated in the guide, you should grow cotton in an area with warm climate and plentiful rainfall. To find a such an area on the map, press the "climate map" button. pos : 128, 115 Each color in the climate map represents a different climate. To grow cotton, you should select a location in the orange region where the climate is warm. pos : 33, 108, 47, 122 mouse : left single Click this area of the climate map. pos : 366, 61, 545, 190 mouse : left single Next click a location in the detailed map. pos : 430, 272 The climate, rainfall, and soil fertility of the highlighted location is shown in this area. This location isn't bad but the rainfall isn't enough to grow cotton. pos : 281, 63, 308, 76 mouse : left single To find a location with plentiful rainfall for cotton, click the climate button again to display the rainfall map. pos : 75, 110 Areas in deeper blue color have more rainfall. As plentiful rainfall is required for growing cotton, your farm should be in a deep blue region. pos : 281, 63, 308, 76 mouse : left single Click the climate map button one more time. pos : 125, 125 This is the soil fertility map. All farmers know that crops grown in a location with better soil fertility are better quality. When selecting a location for your farm, choose one with the highest soil fertility possible. When selecting a location for your farm, you should try to find a grassland location with WARM climate, PLENTIFUL rainfall and high soil fertility. Though it is possible to build your farm in any grassland, growing crops in a less favorable location will result in poor crop quality. wait : 20,400 checkpoint : 21 Now choose a location for your farm and click "Continue Tutorial" when you are ready to continue. pos : 276, 312, 313, 334 mouse : left single Now click on the "Build" button... pos : 13, 294, 44, 304 mouse : left single and select "Farm". pos : 571, 417, 619, 453 mouse : left single Click the "Build" button to build the farm. pos : 276, 285, 313, 308 mouse : left single Click the "Layout" button to see the layout plan. pos : 334, 259, 397, 314 mouse : left double checkunit : 1, 1 Now double-click this box to set up a Crop Growing Unit in your farm. pos : 198, 340, 233, 350 mouse : left single checkpoint : 22 Click the "Grow Crop" button and select "Cotton". Now the crop growing unit receives your order and will sow cotton when the sowing month arrives. The crop growing unit will take care of sowing, growing, harvesting, and even storing your cotton. A crop growing unit is very versatile. pos : 418, 259, 480, 313 mouse : left double checkunit : 2, 12 To set up a sales unit to sell the cotton once it has been harvested, double-click here. pos : 399, 282, 415, 292 mouse : left double Link these two units together by double-clicking the link line between them. That's it. You have just set up a farm to grow cotton. Next let's see how to set up some other units to raise livestock. pos : 340, 338, 391, 383 mouse : left double checkunit : 4, 2 Create a livestock raising unit in this slot. pos : 179, 345, 229, 355 mouse : left single Click the "Raise Livestock" button to display a menu where you select the type of livestock to raise in the unit. Select any type of livestock you want. pos : 425, 339, 472, 381 mouse : left double checkunit : 5, 3 Now set up a livestock processing unit next to the livestock raising unit. pos : 401, 357, 414, 364 mouse : left double action : enable_next_day Link the two units together by double-clicking the link line between them. pos : 425, 339, 472, 381 Once the units are linked, you can tell the livestock processing unit to process the animals it receives from the livestock raising unit. pos : 179, 340, 229, 350 mouse : left single Click the "Process Livestock" button to select the type of product this unit should process. pos : 441, 377 action : disable_next_day You may have noticed this red line and wondered what it meant. Each type of unit has different information shown in its unit info-box. The lines summarize the operational status of the unit. pos : 536, 65, 594, 77 openmenu : 6, 3 To determine the meaning of these indicators, look at the Manager's Guide. It gives detailed information about the data shown in each type of unit. runmenu : 6,3 Here is the Manager's Guide. It can be started from the "Help" menu, or with the F10 shortcut key. You can call it up anytime in the game for a quick check on the meaning of the info displayed in any unit. pos : 332, 438, 350, 452 mouse : left single Now click on the "Ok" button to close the Guide and continue the tutorial. pos : 506, 338, 557, 382 mouse : left double checkunit : 6, 12 action : enable_next_day We still need a sales unit to sell the livestock products. Double-click on this slot to set up one. pos : 484, 357, 498, 363 mouse : left double Next double click on this line to link the livestock processing unit and the sales unit. pos : 281, 260, 309, 275 mouse : left single Now click on the Information button to show the information of your farm. pos : 368, 290 The livestock product is ready for sale and available to all interested buyers, who are mostly retailers. Buyers are willing to purchase any product that is attractive in terms of price, quality and brand. pos : 281, 138, 309, 151 mouse : left single If you want to know who are buying your products, you can press the "Linkage" button putting the map into firm linkage mode. pos : 36, 113, 45, 118 In this mode, any firms that have business relations with the highlighted firm are shown with lines joining them to the highlighted firm. At this point, you shouldn't expect too many buyers as the product has just been launched onto the market. pos : 365, 408, 388, 416 Though not common, it is absolutely okay not to sell your products to external buyers. If you press the "Internal Sale" button, the product will only be sold to firms owned by your corporation. Other corporations will not be allowed to buy this product. However, those buyers who have been buying the products are not affected as you are not allowed to suddenly cut the supply of a product. You could raise its price though. To cancel an internal sale, just click on the button again. You have acquired the basic knowledge necessary to set up and manage a farm. Now you are ready to move on to the next lesson.