It seems my programmer cracked under the pressure and went AWOL so the Alpha isn't where I wanted it to be. It only has placeholder graphics(planes/ships, ports, no weapon art, no general pics, country borders/clicking is off a few pixels and I didn't get a chance to put the welcome message and introduction in there.
Instead, copy down or print the following directions for playing:
When you start you are in Albania(for some reason), which you can see in the top right corner of the screen, a red dot on a minimap shows your position.
Your control panel is on the bottom of the screen, click the little arrow in the middle of the screen down there.
Russia and the US are the only suppliers with weapons right now, so click on one of them on the map.
This opens the country menu. Click on the travel submenu on the top. Click on Quick Travel.
It instantly takes you there and displays, you are already there.
On the left hand side of the screen you see some basic info about the country.
We are about to start trading but first, let's look for a trading partner. Normally you will want to look for red countries on the map because they are at war or in a civil war. If there are none, you will have to do some more investigative work and occasionally make some guesses. In this case, Czech Republic is at was with Costa Rica(it's a game!). Click on either one of them and you will see basic information.
Click on the trade tab and pay for the intel. Now you will see what they need and how much they are willing to pay. Make a note or remember what's in demand. Now click on Black umbrella to check on the status of the war. You will see the color bars on the bottom that probably indicate that the Czech Repub has the upper hand. It makes sense, they have a larger economy, population and weapon industry. That doesn't mean they will win the war though. Arms dealers can affect the outcome! Choose a side in this battle or just even things up and keep the war ongoing by switching it up from time to time, just don't get caught supplying both sides.
To trade, click on Buy/Sell on the bottom of the screen. Remember, you are in Russia(top right of the screen to double check).
This opens the buy menu because you are in a supply country. If you were in a normal country, it would say Sell at the top, but would look the same overall.
On the left side of this menu are the various weapon categories. Right now there are few weapons so you will only find items in small arms categories like assault rifles, sniper, submachine gun, and explosives, etc.
Buy a few of one of these weapons, but make sure to leave yourself a couple hundred thousand $$. On the buy menu, when you select a weapon you will see a BUYER space and it should list Czech republic. This is a ability you may acquire in the later game that tells you who the highest paying customer is for that weapon. Now that you have your inventory, close that menu and click on the Travel Planner.
In the early game, you can't really afford to be using private transports purchased from SMUG but right now there is a bug making a 200,000 dollar aircraft hold 100 tons!!! For now, DONT use it and stick to Public transport for the sake of the test. If you are lucky, there is a public ship headed to Czech or Costa Rica in a few minutes. When you click on one you will see which countries it will travel to, you can stop and sell at any of them, or go there and catch another ride somewhere else. For now, select a destination and click on Select Cargo on the right. Now you can see what that country will pay for each unit of your cargo and what you will make for each piece. It's also important to note how much room your selected ship has available to you. Remember, these guys are already hauling cargo and are hiding yours amongst it. Each weapon pallet typically weighs .4-.6 tons, so you might not be able to fit it all on there. Load what you can and then make 2 more decisions before clicking review. On the left you see Travel to ______ and Store in Warehouse. You can travel with your cargo if you want to send it to another location after and if that is your plan, you should also check, store in warehouse so that it isn't sold on arrival. In this example, don't select either, because you want to stay and ship the rest of your inventory. Click REVIEW.
If you are looking at a blank screen, go back one screen. You forgot to click ADD above the number of cargo units(we will be changing this soon). now click review again. Close these menus and watch you money balance on the top of the screen until it changes. Hopefully you didn't select a cargo ship that had 3 minutes until departure. Once your balance goes up you can click on Transactions to see how much you paid, and how much you made on the sale. Hopefully it was a profit. Once you have enough money to buy your own transport and 50 tons of weapons you should go back to SMUG and take the first step towards owning your own fleet! In the final game, this will be less of a catalog and more like an auction. Each vehicle will be unique, have a name and capacity. That's all I really want you to test for now please.
You can also see if supplying one side of the war can help them win/or win faster. Thanks and try to have fun until I can get you the better build.
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