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{{Header Nav|game=SimCity Societies}} | {{Header Nav|game=SimCity Societies}} | ||
To get started, simply place your disc into the correct drive and follow the on-screen instructions. Once you've installed the game, you're ready to play. | |||
The first screen you'll see is a window that downloads the latest news off the internet to keep you updated. Click on the play icon and you're ready to go. | The first screen you'll see is a window that downloads the latest news off the internet to keep you updated. Click on the play icon and you're ready to go. | ||
[[Image:SCS StartMenu.jpg|thumb|left|This is the first menu you see]] | |||
[[ | After watching the start video, you'll come to the first menu. Click the city icon to create your profile. If you've already created an account, then you'll be bought to the most recently played account. | ||
[[Image:SCS SecondMenu.jpg|thumb|right|All players need a profile]] | |||
After watching the start video, you'll come to the first menu. Click the city icon to create your profile. If you've already created an account, then you'll be bought to the most recently played account. | You might want to do the tutorial first to equip you for the differences in the game. If you want to get into it. Press the city icon to be taken to another menu. | ||
[[Image:SCS CityMenu.jpg|800x600px]] | |||
[[ | <br>Here is a list of everything you can initially customize in the game. | ||
You might want to do the tutorial first to equip you for the differences in the game. If you want to get into it. Press the city icon to be taken to another menu. | |||
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Here is a list of everything you can initially customize in the game. | |||
*'''Name''': Choose a name for your city or click the button next to it for a random name. | *'''Name''': Choose a name for your city or click the button next to it for a random name. | ||
*'''Region''': Regions are a set of archetypes for the ground your city is based on. You can customise the ground further under advanced settings. For your benefit. The exact features that choosing a region controls are presented in the table below. | *'''Region''': Regions are a set of archetypes for the ground your city is based on. You can customise the ground further under advanced settings. For your benefit. The exact features that choosing a region controls are presented in the table below. | ||
{| {{prettytable|sortable=1}} | {|{{prettytable|sortable=1}} | ||
!Region!!Water!!Vegetation!!Elevation Variation!!Altitude Range!!Smoothing!!Terrain Texture | !Region!!Water!!Vegetation!!Elevation Variation!!Altitude Range!!Smoothing!!Terrain Texture | ||
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*'''Advanced Settings''': Control elements of your city's terrain using sliders. The terrain texture determines the ground color and what plant life appears there. | *'''Advanced Settings''': Control elements of your city's terrain using sliders. The terrain texture determines the ground color and what plant life appears there. | ||
==Starting Out== | ==Starting Out== | ||
[[ | [[Image:SimCity Societies Day Night Cycle.jpg|thumb|left|You'll be creating cities just like this.]] | ||
Once you're happy with your city, click on the city icon to be taken to where all the action happens. There's lots to do in the game and it may be a bit daunting as to what to do first. As a suggestion, choose a society and try to build it from the ground up. There are ten different societies to achieve. These are presented here. | Once you're happy with your city, click on the city icon to be taken to where all the action happens. There's lots to do in the game and it may be a bit daunting as to what to do first. As a suggestion, choose a society and try to build it from the ground up. There are ten different societies to achieve. These are presented here. | ||
*'''Normal''': What you start off with. | *'''Normal''': What you start off with. | ||
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*'''Small Town''': A small-scale society on all of the above, a small-town can range from a farming community to a quiet religious society to the noisy college lifestyle. | *'''Small Town''': A small-scale society on all of the above, a small-town can range from a farming community to a quiet religious society to the noisy college lifestyle. | ||
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