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TABLE OF CONTENT
1) TECHNICAL SECTION .......................................................................................3
2) OPTIONS ...........................................................................................................4
3) THE GAME BEGINS ..........................................................................................5
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Level of Difficulty .......................................................................................................5
Scenario Selection........................................................................................................5
The Cities .....................................................................................................................5
Company Logo and Name ...........................................................................................6
4) YOUR EMPLOYEES ............................................................................................7
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Attributes......................................................................................................................7
Desires..........................................................................................................................7
Education Programs .....................................................................................................8
Salary ...........................................................................................................................9
Selecting Employees and Delegating Jobs ..................................................................9
5) MANAGING YOUR COMPANY ..........................................................................10
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
Purchasing and Managing Objects.............................................................................10
Staff Management ......................................................................................................10
Research.....................................................................................................................11
Production ..................................................................................................................12
Advertising.................................................................................................................12
Distribution ................................................................................................................13
Weekly Payment ........................................................................................................14
Ranking ......................................................................................................................14
6) ACTIONS .........................................................................................................15
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Controls......................................................................................................................15
Hotkeys ......................................................................................................................15
Opponent Companies.................................................................................................15
Banking ......................................................................................................................16
7) CREDITS .........................................................................................................17
8) INDEX .............................................................................................................19
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TECHNICAL SECTION
System Requirements
To play BIG BIZ TYCOON 2, your computer needs the following minimum system
requirements:
AMD Athlon or Intel Pentium® III, 500 MHz or faster
8x speed CD-ROM drive
16 MB 3D graphics card (DirectX 8.1 Compatible)
64 MB RAM
DirectX compatible sound card
DirectX 8.1
Installing
Insert the BIG BIZ TYCOON 2 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the “Autorun”
function is enabled for your drive, the set-up program will start automatically.
Otherwise, you will have to start the installation program manually. To do this, double
click on the “My Computer” icon on your Desktop and then on your CD-ROM drive.
Double click on either the “autorun.exe“ or “setup.exe“ icon.
The start menu will open. Click on the “Install“ button and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Uninstalling
In order to uninstall BIG BIZ TYCOON 2, click on “Programs” in the Start Menu on your
Desktop and then on BIG BIZ TYCOON 2, or with the Add/Remove Programs option in
the Windows Control Panel.
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OPTIONS
During the game you can call up the Options Menu by pressing Esc.
New Game
This option will start a new game. For more information see 3) The Game Begins.
Load Game
By clicking on the name of a saved game and then on “Okay”, you can continue playing
a game.
If you select a saved game and click on "Delete", the saved game will be deleted.
Save Game
This option only appears when you access the Options Menu from a game in progress,
using the “Esc“ key.
In order to save the current game, click on a saved game from the list. To create a new
saved game enter a name and click on the button "Okay."
If you select a saved game and click on "Delete", the saved game will be deleted.
Tutorial
The tutorial should help you to understand quickly the game. You can start the tutorial
from the Main Menu, and during a current game, if you call up the Options Menu with
the "Esc" key.
Controls
With this button you can see the most important controls of BIG BIZ TYCOON 2. Like
the tutorial, you can see the controls in the Main Menu and in the Options Menu.
Video Options
The Video Options allow you to adjust the on-screen appearance of the game. The
settings may be adjusted by slider:
Detail: The higher this option is set, the finer the resolution of the city.
Texture Resolution: The higher this option is set, the more attractive the textures in the
game.
Terrain Mipmapping: If you activate this option, the landscape in the game appears
“softer.”
Shadows: With the lowest option setting, the shadows are switched off. With the
highest setting, the shadows are higher quality.
Sound Options
The Sound Options allow you to set the general Volume of the game, as well as the
volume for Sound Effects and Music individually.
Resume Game
With this button you will leave the Options Menu and return to the current game.
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THE GAME BEGINS
3.1
Level of Difficulty
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After you have chosen New Game, you have to choose the level of difficulty:
Beginner: This level of difficulty is the easiest. The conditions are easy and made for
beginners.
Novice: If you were successful as a beginner, you may return as a novice into the business
world.
Expert: With very tough competitors this level of difficulty was made for experts.
3.2
Scenario Selection
Now you may choose from five game scenarios:
Free Game: Make your fortune in the business world of your choice.
Become Market Leader: Become the market leader of your city by achieving the 6th level of
a technology. City: New York
Conquer The World Market: Conquer the world market by opening multiple subsidiaries one in each of the two other cities. City: Tokyo
Make Your Dream Come True: Since the days of your childhood, you dreamed of becoming
rich and famous. Now that you own a company, you want to grant yourself this dream: Your
aim is to fill your investment fund with at least $100,000 dollars. City: Hamburg
Invent The Future: In order to compete on the international market, you depend on
increasingly newer and more advanced technologies. In order to reach the peak of the
economy, you must research new technology “Anti-Gravity Limousine” into your possession
and sell at least five units. City: New York
3.3
The Cities
There are three cities in the game: New York, Hamburg and Tokyo. Every city represents the
market of a whole continent (North America, Europe and Asia).
The cities have their own market prices and distribution costs for the different products, salary
cost for employees, tax rates, electricity costs, water costs and rent costs for office buildings:
New York: Salaries
= medium
Tax Rate
= low
Electricity
= low
Water
= medium
Rent Costs
= medium
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Tokyo:
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Salaries
Tax Rate
Electricity
Water
Rent Costs
Salaries
Tax Rate
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Water
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= high
= high
= medium
= low
= low
= low
= medium
= high
= high
= high
Company Logo and Name
Now you must select the logo for your company and type in the name of your company and
the name of the manager of your company - in this case your own name.
The chosen logo will be attached to the roof of your building.
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YOUR EMPLOYEES
4.1
Attributes
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Each employee has six attributes, represented with six different colors. Each attribute has a
value between 1 and 100:
Constitution (blue): This attribute is needed for the production. In addition this attribute
indicates the health of the employee. With low constitution value the employee can become
sick and won't be able to work for some time.
Production (brown): As its name suggests, this attribute is needed for the product production.
Intelligence (yellow): In order to be able to research new technologies, your employees need
high intelligence.
Creativity (pink): Creativity is necessary in order to research new technologies and start
advertising campaigns.
Charisma (green): This attribute is needed to initiate an advertising campaign.
Loyalty (red): This attribute determines how loyal an employee is to you and your company.
With a low value the employee will quit, or they may be enticed more easily by other
companies.
4.2
Desires
Every employee has nine desires, represented in nine different colors. If all desires are
satisfied, the employee will work more effectively.
You may satisfy the desires of your employees if you install specific objects in the office (for
example: Toilet Bowl, Washbasin, Couch, Coffee Maker, Refrigerator, Snack Machine,
Flowers and Pictures, Air Conditioner and a File Shelf).
If a desire of an employee is not satisfied, the values of two specific attributes are reduced:
Restroom (red): The employee needs to go to the restroom. If the employee cannot satisfy
this desire, the attributes Constitution and Charisma are affected negatively. A needed object
for this desire is, for example, a Toilet Bowl.
Hygiene (blue): The employee wants to wash their hands If this desire remains unsatisfied,
the values of the attributes Loyalty and Charisma are reduced.
Breaks (light green): The employee wants to have a break. If the employee cannot satisfy this
desire, the values of the attributes Constitution and Production are reduced. For this desire
you may install, for example, the object Small Leather Couch.
Coffee (brown): The employee wants to drink coffee. The employee wants to drink a coffee.
If the employee can’t find any coffee, the values of the attributes Intelligence and Creativity
are reduced. Therefore you should install objects like the Coffee Maker.
Drinking (light blue): The employee wants to have a cold drink from the Refrigerator. If the
employee doesn’t find the drink, the attributes Intelligence and Loyalty are affected
negatively.
Snack (light brown): The employee wants to have a snack from the Snack Machine. If this
desire remains unsatisfied, the values of the attributes Constitution and Production are
reduced.
Atmosphere (pink): If there is a bad atmosphere in the office, the employee will lose some
values in the attributes Creativity and Loyalty. You may prevent that loss, if you purchase, for
example, some Flowers and Pictures.
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Temperature (yellow): The employee will not complain if there is a good climate in the
office. But if there are not enough Air Conditioners, the values of the attributes Production
and Creativity are sinking.
Order (green): As long as there is order in the office, the employee can work well. If it is
untidy, the value of the attribute Creativity is influenced very negativley. In Order to tidy the
office, you should purchase, for example, a File Shelf.
In order to see the current desires of your employees, select a character in the office. In the
lower right panel the picture of your employee appears next to the graph with the attributes.
Click on the small button above the graph to see the desires. Click with the left mouse button
in the graph in order to get the precise assignment of the graph.
4.3
Education Programs
The attribute values of the employees can be reduced in various ways. To add new skill
points, you may pay for advanced training, a holiday and/or a present for one or more
employees.
For all educational programs you pay per employee. Each education program takes a specific
time, which the employee can't work - the "Bonus" is the exception.
Recovery Trip
Constitution + 10
Course
Production + 10
Night School
Intelligence + 10
Opera Cards
Creativity + 10
Rhetoric Seminar
Charisma + 10
Bonus
Loyalty + 10
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Salary
The employees are paid on a weekly basis. For example the, if attribute values of an employee
have changed through an education program, their salary requirements will increase. If you
are not paying your employees enough, their loyalty will be reduced.
4.5
Selecting Employees and Delegating Jobs
In 2D menus you can select an employee with a simple mouse click. If you would like to
select more than one employee, you must hold simultaneously the Ctrl button and select
several employees.
In the office you may select an employee to get information about the character in the lower
part of the right panel.
In order to be able to delegate jobs to your employees, you must assign work places first. By
selecting an employee in the office three buttons appear under the information in the lower
part of the right panel. Click the button Assign work place and then select a green-lighted
work place in the office.
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5)
MANAGING YOUR COMPANY
5.1
Purchasing and Managing Objects
In order to install a new object in your office, select it with the left mouse button from the list
in the right panel. To place the object in the office, click with the left mouse button - the green
arrow shows you the direction of the object.
In order to turn the object, use the mouse wheel or the space key. If you want to get
information about an object, hold down the right mouse button on the icon in the right panel.
If you click the button “Manage Object” in the right panel below the time clock, you may
select an object in the office in order to repair or sell it.
5.2
Staff Management
With the first button in the lower panel you will open the Staff Menu. You can also use the
button F1 to reach this menu.
In order to hire a new employee, click on the button “Hire.” Now you can select from the
applicants in the list.
If you want to fire an employee, select him/her in the list and then click on the button “Fire.”
You can achieve the same if you select the employee in the office followed by a click on the
button "Fire" in the lower part of the right panel.
In order to educate one of your employees, select him/her in the list and then on the button
“Education.” Similar to firing, you can achieve the same by clicking the employee in the
office and then the button with the label “Education” in the lower part of the right panel.
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Research
Click on the button “Research,” which is the second button from the left in the lower panel,
or use the F2 button. In the following menu select a technology and you will get information
about it. Among other things you see the name, research time, research cost and the required
attribute values. Your employees must have the right skills for the job: in this case the
attributes Intelligence and Creativity.
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There are ten technology fields, each with six product levels:
- Toys:
1st Level = Teddy Bear
- Clothes:
1st Level = Trousers
- Perfumes:
1st Level = Shower Foam
- Medicine:
1st Level = Plasters
- Sports Equipment: 1st Level = Roller Skates
- Home Electronics: 1st Level = Simple Radio set
- Music & Video:
1st Level = Underground Music Project
- Game Software: 1st Level = Simple Puzzle Game
- Business Software: 1st Level = Simple Calculation Program
- Vehicles:
1st Level = Bike
To start a research project click on your employee in the left column followed by a click on
the product you would like to research.
5.4
Production
As soon as the research is completed, click on the third button from the left in the lower panel,
with the description “Production,” or use the F3 button. This menu has a similar layout like
the previous menu: to the left you find your employees, to the right the researched products
and below the information on the selected product. For production your employees must have
specific skills in Constitution and Production.
To start production click on your employee in the left column and then on the product in the
right column.
5.5
Advertising
To make your products sell better, an advertising campaign will help. Click on the button
“Advertising,” the fourth button from the left in the lower panel, or use the F4 button. First
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select the product and then the campaign in the window to the very right. The required
attributes for advertising are Creativity and Charisma.
The different advertising campaigns distinguish in costs, duration and effect. The possible
campaigns are: Flyers, Posters, Newspaper Ads and TV Spots.
To start an advertising campaign click on your employee in the left column of this menu and
then on the product. The effect of the advertising effort occurs as soon as your employee has
completed the job.
5.6
Distribution
In order to distribute your products, click on the fifth button from the left in the lower panel,
the one with the label “Distribution”, or use the F5 button. Employees are not needed here,
because you can execute the distribution by yourself or automatically.
In order to sell your product manually, click on it and then move the slider to the desired
amount and click on the button “Sell.”
To sell your product automatically, click on it and move the slider to the desired amount and
click on “Enable”.
If you want to offer your products in another city, you have to open a Subsidiary. To do this,
click on one of the two buttons, which is labeled with the city name you want to open a
subsidiary.
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Weekly Payment
After 5 business days pass by, all costs are added and diverted automatically from your
budget.
The weekly payment includes the fixed costs (Salaries, rent, cleaning, electricity and water)
and the taxes. You can see the fixed costs of your company at any time during the game by
clicking the corresponding button in the lower panel or using the F6 key.
5.8
Ranking
The ranking is figured out in comparison with the other companies in the city: The company
with the greatest commercial success receives the first rank.
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6.1
Controls
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In the city, as also in your office, you can move with the mouse and with the cursor keys. If
you hold down the right mouse button and move the mouse at the same time, the camera will
react immediately to every movement. If you hold down both mouse buttons you can move
and turn freely the camera.
Click a business building to get information about the building and/or the company inside the
building. If the building isn't rented, you will get the option "Removal." With this option, you
may move your office into the building.
You can enter your office by clicking your building or with the button “Enter Your Office” in
the lower panel. In order to leave your office, click on the same button again.
6.2
Hotkeys
- Esc
- F1
- F2
- F3
- F4
- F5
- F6
- F7
- F8
- F9
- F10
6.3
Options Menu
Staff Management
Research Department
Production Department
Advertising Department
Distribution Department
Fixed Costs Menu
Office Info Menu
Jukebox
Enter your office / Leave your office
Screenshot
Opponent Companies
There are five opponent companies in the city. You may identify them by their logos attached
to the roofs of the buildings. If you click on an opponent company building, you may choose
from three actions:
Spying: With this action a spy will attempt to infiltrate an opposing company in order to steal
a technology level. For this action you need a special object, e.g., the Monitoring Equipment.
Sabotage: With this action a saboteur will attempt to infiltrate an opposing company to cause
damage. For this action you need a special object, e.g., the Baseball Bat.
Headhunting: With this action you can attempt to steal an employee from an opponent
company. In order to enable the headhunting action, you need a special object, e.g., the Black
Book.
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Banking
If you click on the bank, you may choose from two options:
Investment Fund: Whenever you have excess money, it is profitable to invest it in a fund.
You will receive interest and your property value keeps increasing.
Credit: You may take out a loan from the bank, if you need money for expensive research or
for the purchase of new objects. Every week you must repay a specific sum as repayment.
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CREDITS
4HEAD Studios
Executive Producers
Tobias Severin
Lars Martensen
Programmer
Matthias Dangers
Designer
Heinrich Meyer
AI
Tobias Severin
Matthias Dangers
3D-Engine + Tools
Daniel Vollmer
SFX-Engine
Matthias Dangers
Lead Artist
Björn Allenstein
Artists
Matti Jäger
Polyzoom Media, Hannover
Character-Animations
Ulrich Hayn
Scene-Design, Light, Maps
Lars Martensen
Heinrich Meyer
Soundtrack + SFX
Gerd Ottmer
Heinrich Meyer
Manual
Heinrich Meyer
Miles Sound System Copyright 1991-2001 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.
MPEG Layer-3 playback supplied with the Miles Sound System from RAD Game
Tools, Inc.
MPEG Layer-3 audio compression technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and
THOMSON multimedia.
Activision Value
General Manager
Dave Oxford
Senior Vice President
Chad Koehler
Vice President of Studios
Patrick Kelly
Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services Mark Meadows
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Vice President of Sales
Tim Flaherty
Producer
Manager of Quality Assurance
Brian Kirkvold
Chris Arends
QA Lead
Donna Johnston
QA Team
Isham Ashour
Travis Clarke
Bill Hart
Ryan Lee
Tony Nelson
Chad Schilling
Bob Viau
Kris Young
Brand and Licensing Manager
Andy Koehler
Trade Marketing Manager
Robbin Livernois
Senior Graphic Artist
Trevor Harveaux
Graphic Artist
Sean James
Video Production Coordinator
Skye Thomas
Information Systems Administrator
Josh Miedema
Regional Sales Directors
Dan Matschina
Jim Holland
Jennifer Mirabelli
Director of OEM & Alternative Channels
Brian Johnson
Special Thanks
Anne Beggs
Nicole Bement
Don Borchers
Mike Dalton
Sean Dunnigan
Mike Groshens
Keri Gross
Jason Lembcke
Kurt Niederloh
Chris Owen
Laura Saugen
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INDEX
Employees....................................................... 7
Attributes..................................................... 7
Claim and Salary......................................... 9
Desires......................................................... 7
Education Programs .................................... 8
Selecting Employees ................................... 9
Expert.............................................................. 5
A
Advertising ................................................... 12
Atmosphere, desire ......................................... 7
Attributes ........................................................ 7
Charisma ..................................................... 7
Constitution ................................................ 7
Creativity .................................................... 7
Intelligence ................................................. 7
Loyalty........................................................ 7
Production................................................... 7
F
Fixed Costs.................................................... 14
Free Game ....................................................... 5
B
H
Banking......................................................... 16
Credit ........................................................ 16
Investment Fund ....................................... 16
Become Market Leader................................... 5
Beginner.......................................................... 5
Breaks, desire.................................................. 7
Hamburg, city of ............................................. 6
Headhunting.................................................. 15
Hotkeys ......................................................... 15
Hygiene, desire ............................................... 7
C
Installing the game .......................................... 3
Intelligence, attribute ...................................... 7
Invent The Future............................................ 5
Investment Fund, banking............................. 16
I
Charisma, attribute.......................................... 7
Cities............................................................... 5
Hamburg ..................................................... 6
New York ................................................... 5
Tokyo.......................................................... 6
Claim and Salary............................................. 9
Coffee, desire.................................................. 7
Conquer The World Market............................ 5
Constitution, attribute ..................................... 7
Controls .................................................... 4, 15
Creativity, attribute ......................................... 7
Credit, banking ............................................. 16
L
Level of Difficulty .......................................... 5
Beginner...................................................... 5
Expert.......................................................... 5
Novice ......................................................... 5
Load Game...................................................... 4
Loyalty, attribute............................................. 7
M
D
Make Your Dream Come True ....................... 5
Desires ............................................................ 7
Atmosphere................................................. 7
Breaks ......................................................... 7
Coffee ......................................................... 7
Drinking...................................................... 7
Hygiene....................................................... 7
Order ........................................................... 8
Restroom..................................................... 7
Snack .......................................................... 7
Temperature................................................ 8
Difficulty ........................................................ 5
Distribution................................................... 13
Drinking, desire .............................................. 7
N
New Game ...................................................... 4
New York, city of ........................................... 5
Novice ............................................................. 5
O
Objects .......................................................... 10
Opponent Companies.................................... 15
Options............................................................ 4
Controls....................................................... 4
Load Game.................................................. 4
New Game .................................................. 4
Resume Game ............................................. 4
Save Game .................................................. 4
Sound Options............................................. 4
E
Education Programs........................................ 8
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Tutorial ....................................................... 4
Video Options............................................. 4
Order, desire ................................................... 8
Production..................................................... 12
Production, attribute ....................................... 7
Purchasing and Managing Objects ............... 10
Make Your Dream Come True ................... 5
Selecting Employees ....................................... 9
Snack, desire ................................................... 7
Sound Options................................................. 4
Spying ........................................................... 15
Staff Management ......................................... 10
Subsidiary ..................................................... 13
System Requirements...................................... 3
R
T
Ranking......................................................... 14
Research........................................................ 11
Restroom, desire ............................................. 7
Resume Game................................................. 4
Technology Fields......................................... 12
Temperature, desire......................................... 8
Tokyo, city of.................................................. 6
Tutorial............................................................ 4
S
U
Sabotage........................................................ 15
Salary .............................................................. 9
Save Game ...................................................... 4
Scenarios......................................................... 5
Become Market Leader............................... 5
Conquer The World Market........................ 5
Free Game................................................... 5
Invent The Future ....................................... 5
Uninstalling the game ..................................... 3
P
V
Video Options ................................................. 4
W
Weekly Payment ........................................... 14
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