Space Colony.pdf

2153 A.D.

Earth is no longer economically viable so the planet has been evacuated.

The real money is now in the orbital mega cities, advertising and most of all

basic resource acquisition.

Every two-bit company in the galaxy is running a Lander operation, setting

down on a new planet, killing off anything endangering the prots, sucking up

every resource the planet has to offer and then moving on.

The galaxy is split into two, those who have credit and those who don’t.

Those with credit live in the luxurious orbital mega cities and are known as

Spacers. Those who don’t have credit are often tempted to carry out these

dangerous resource acquisition operations and are affectionately called

Landers.

The acquisition teams are usually made up from the dregs of society, drifters,

loners and stargazers. Many of them have little to live for so chance their luck

in an attempt to get rich quick. The loss of life is high.

Space Colony follows the story of Venus Jones, a 23-year-old veteran of three

outings. She needs one more successful trip and then she is out of there,

retired, set up for life, in credit. She is praying for a nice easy six-month

mining assignment, what she’s going to get is a completely different story…

This SPACE COLONY game manual and the CD enclosed with it are protected by

and the program or programs contained therein are subject to the terms and

conditions accompanying this SPACE COLONY game manual. Apart from legally

recognized fair use no part of the manual may be copied or lent to others

without the prior consent of Firely Studios Limited.

Table of Contents

4.0

Making Money.

1.0

Getting Started.

4.1

The Warehouse.

1.1

Installation.

4.2

Resources.

1.2

Game Modes.

4.3

Trading.

1.3

Game Options.

4.4

Tourism.

1.4

Game Overview.

4.5

Spaceships.

1.5

About the Manual.

4.6

Vegetation.

1.6

Winning and Losing.

4.7

Industrial Droids.

2.0

The Basics.

2.1

Overview.

5.0

Aliens.

2.2

Placing Buildings.

5.1

The Fribulan.

2.3

Gaining Colonists.

5.2

Other Aliens.

2.4

Feeding your Colonists.

6.0

The Buildings.

2.5

Wages.

6.1

Engineering.

2.6

Keeping your workers happy.

6.2

Furniture.

2.7

Gathering Resources.

6.3

Food and Drink.

2.8

Bridge Screen.

6.4

Human Resources.

3.0

People

6.5

Recreation.

6.6

Industry.

3.1

Your Colonists.

6.7

Military.

3.2

Training.

6.8

Tourism.

3.3

Skill Badges.

6.9

Noise Pollution.

3.4

Colonist Panel.

3.5

Company Psychiatrists

Report.

7.0

Making Campaigns and

Planets.

3.6

Needs and Desires.

3.7

Friends and enemies.

8.0

Hot Keys.

3.8

Shift Clock.

9.0

Resource Tree.

10.0

Game Credits.

1.0 Getting Started.

8. After reaching a certain percentage you will be prompted (Setup needs the next disk)

to insert the SPACE COLONY CD 2 (Play CD). Check the path and press OK or select

BROWSE and choose your own path.

In this section you will ind everything you need to get the game installed. Please use

the in-game tutorial to learn the basics or see the next chapter.

Uninstalling:

1.1 Installation.

To remove SPACE COLONY from your PC, insert the SPACE COLONY CD in your CD-

ROM drive and when the auto run screen appears, click on the UNINSTALL button and

follow the on screen instructions. You can also remove SPACE COLONY BY selecting

the game from the taskbar and clicking on START, PROGRAMS, FIREFLY STUDIOS,

SPACE COLONY and select UNINSTALL.

System Requirements:

OS:

Windows 2000/XP/ VISTA/7/8

CPU:

800mhz (1.2Ghz+ Preferred)

RAM:

64 MB (128MB Recommended)

HDD:

850 MB

VIDEO:

4MB, DirectX 8.1 compatible (800 x 600 upwards)

Additional Information:

SOUND:

DirectX 8.1 compatible

CD-ROM:

8X Speed

We recommend you view the readme ile before running SPACE COLONY as this con-

tains the most recent information on the game.

Installing:

Each time you insert the SPACE COLONY ‘PLAY’ CD into your CD-ROM drive, the

game will auto run and a PLAY button will now replace the install button. Click the

PLAY button to run the game.

1. Start the Windows operating system.

2. Close all open programs and background tasks.

You can also run SPACE COLONY by selecting the game from taskbar and clicking

on START, PROGRAMS, FIREFLY STUDIOS, SPACE COLONY and select SPACE

COLONY from within the folder.

3. Insert the Space Colony CD 1 (Install CD) into your CD-ROM drive. If the CD

autoruns then left click on the install button. If the CD does not autorun, click on the

START button then select RUN followed by BROWSE. Using the pull down arrow

(within Look in:), select your CD-ROM drive with the Space Colony CD 1 inserted.

Click on

‘autoplay(.exe)’, select OPEN, followed by OK then select the INSTALL button.

1.2 Game Modes.

When you load Firely Studios SPACE COLONY for the very irst time you are presented

with a screen prompt asking you to enter you name. Type in the name you wish to be

known as and then press ok to continue to the main menu screen.

4. When the welcome window is presented, select NEXT> to continue.

5. The license agreement window will now be displayed. Please read through this

agreement. If you accept the agreement, select YES to continue.

6. The next option is to select a destination folder. To use the default folder select

NEXT> to continue. If you wish to change the destination folder, click on BROWSE

then enter the location where you wish SPACE COLONY to be installed and press OK &

NEXT>

7. Now you can create a shortcut folder or use the default option. This will be installed

into the PROGRAMS menu, found by clicking on the START button. When you are

happy with your folder name, click NEXT> to continue. SPACE COLONY will proceed

to install, you will be able to see a percentage bar.

Play Space Colony – Follow Venus and friends on their travels

Blackwater industries. This is the best way to learn

Quit Mission - This option quits the current mission and takes you back to the

main menu.

Galaxy Mode – Go independent and follow your own path

contracts in the edge systems. Some of these

you have enough credits to unlock

Exit SPACE COLONY - This closes SPACE COLONY and returns you back to

the operating system.

Resume Game - Selecting this returns you to the game.

Some of the colonists will be preset for each mission and

Sandbox Game – Build to your hearts content with no objectives

The section entitled User Created Games will remain blank unless you make your own

My Identity – This button is only accessible from the main menu, not in game.

From inside this panel you can add extra Space Colony identities and change between

them. Inthis way different people can play Space Colony on the same computer. Your

position inthe campaigns and saved games are saved with your identity.

You can also use the load icon to reload previously saved games.

1.3 Game Options.

1.4 Game Overview.

Selecting the tool icon in the top right of the screen gives you

access to the game options panel. Some of these options are also

available when you select the settings button from the main menu

or by pressing the ESCAPE key while playing a game.

There are two sides to Space Colony, irstly you have a crew of twenty unique

personalities each with individual likes and issues and these need to be managed

effectively. Secondly you must plan and build your base while mining

resources,exploring the planet, protecting your colony and making a proit!

To win the game you will need to strike a balance between the two.

As you progress through the game your skills, resources, money and personal

relationships will be carried forward from one mission to the next allowing you

to build up a strong team.

Save - This allows you to save your game using a le name of your choice.

Load - From here you can load a previously saved game.

Options - This allows you to change the following elements of the game:

1.5 About the Manual.

Game Play Options - This lets you change the game speed and turn the in game

help on or off.

This manual may appear a little daunting at irst but luckily there is no need to

read all of it to begin playing. You will ind it very useful to go through the

in-game tutorial irst by selecting the tutorial button on the main screen. In

addition, 2.0 The Basics will introduce you to all of the main concepts. Once

you know the basics you can read through the sections you want more information

on.

Video Options - This allows you to change the resolution of the game as well as how

fast the map scrolls.

Sound Options - From here you can turn the sound on or off and adjust the volume

levels for music, sounds effects and speech.

‘Notes’ will appear now and again to give you more information on the last topic

discussed.

Help - This takes you to the contents page of the in-game help facility.

Restart Mission - This closes SPACE COLONY and returns you back to the operating

system.

2.1 Overview.

‘Notes’ will appear now and again to give you more

information on the last topic discussed.

After starting a new game the screen will look something like this:

Engineering

Furniture

Food and Drink

Human Resources

Entertainment

Industry

Military

Tourism

Sell

Bridge Button

Note: You do not have to read these bits if you don’t want to,

as they are only here to answer frequently asked questions

on the last topic.

‘Tips’ will also appear throughout to give you information

relating to game dynamics such as shortcut keys or other

alternative ways of doing things.

Tip: It is quicker to skip these sections to start with as they

are only here to suggest different ways of doing something

you have just learned about.

There are also ‘Hints’ which suggest possible game play

strategies.

Hint: Don’t read hints if you prefer to igure things out on

your own.

The panel running down the left of the screen with the colorful buttons is the building

selection panel. The dollar symbol below these buttons is the sell button. The circle

below shows the mini-map and radar with the big bridge button attached.

1.6 Winning and Losing.

If a colonist collapses under your care, you will not lose the mission (unless they are the

last one). Instead the operative will be cryogenically frozen and returned to the orbiter.

The operative will be available again for later missions.

In the top right you can see your credits, the mission day and the game speed and

options buttons.

If you lose all your colonists or your bridge is destroyed however, you will lose the mis-

sion. Certain missions also have additional lose conditions speciic to that mission.

As colonists appear in the game their heads will appear in the bottom right of the

screen. Use these heads to select the colonist you wish to work with; you can also click

on a colonist directly to do this.

To win a mission simply meet all of that missions objectives. When all objectives have

been met, you win and the victory screen is displayed. The large icons in the top left of

the screen show you your mission objectives.

To move around the map, push the mouse pointer to the edge of the screen. As you move

around, the overhead mini-map will move with you.

2.0 The Basics.

Tip: You can also use the cursor keys to panel around the map.

This section gives you a brief overview of all the main features within SPACE COLONY.

You may notice that many of the topics here are covered in more depth elsewhere.

Another way to get to a speciic location is by left clicking on the overhead mini-map in

the bottom left of the screen.

Even If you play computer games regularly it is recommended that you go through the

in-game tutorial by selecting the tutorial button. However scanning this chapter will

familiarize you with the basics of the game.

Tip: To hide the management panel and make the game go full

screen, press the tab key. To restore the management panel,

press the tab key again.

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