Atari 3 Video Games User Manual


 
6. Park Rating – Shows your park’s current
approval rating. Hold the pointer over this
icon to see the numeric rating value and a
breakdown of how this value was calculated.
Note: The park rating is recalculated once
per game week.
7. Game Message Console – Important
messages appear in this pull-down.You can
even elect to have additional messages
appear here, such as thoughts from
various peeps. Click the open list to close
it. Click the icon next to a message to move
the camera to the item mentioned by the
message. If a message is longer than the
width of the console, hold the mouse cursor
over the message to display the full text.
MAPS
Displays various thumbnail maps of your park as well as checkboxes to display or hide the
location of assorted objects or peeps, the ownership status of land in and around the park,
and the types of themed elements used.
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DASHBOARD
The dashboard can be found at the top edge of the screen and gives you quick access to
critical information.
1. Scenario Objectives – Click to reveal the
scenario briefing and the goals you need to
reach to complete the scenario.These are
grouped by difficulty level,Apprentice (easy),
Entrepreneur (hard) and Tycoon (expert).
When you complete all of the Apprentice
objectives, this indicator changes to the
Entrepreneur icon.The Tycoon icon
appears after the Entrepreneur objectives
have been accomplished.A checkmark
next to an objective indicates you have
completed that objective.
If a VIPeep objective is listed, click the
Setup Route button to prepare for a visit
from the VIPeep.
See “Tycoon’s Guide for Hosting A
VIPeep” for instructions on how to use
the “Setup Route” feature.
2. Day/Night Settings – Allows you to
restrict the game’s time of day to Day,
Night or Day and Night, giving you the
ability to edit your park for a particular
time of day. (Present only in Sandbox
mode and the Scenario Editor.)
3. Game–time Speed – Select the speed
at which time runs: Paused, Normal, Fast
or Speedy.
4. Cash – Shows your current cash levels.
Double-click to open your Finances
window.
5. Park Attendance – Shows the total
number of peeps in your park.
Indicates you are playing at
Apprentice level
Indicates you are playing at
Entrepreneur level
Indicates you are playing at
Tycoon level
8. Weather – Shows current temperature
and weather conditions.
9. Date and Time – The present date
and time.
10. To ggle Group Marker – Turns the
peep group indicator on or off.When
on, the peep families you created with
the Peep Designer will be labeled with
bubbles, each containing the name of
that peep.
11. Fireworks Camera – Switch to
camera ideal for viewing fireworks.
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