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The Movies FAQ V. 0.17
For PC
Copyright 2005, Maxx
MaxNardi gmail com
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CONTENTS
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I. Version History
II. Introduction
III. Controls
IV. Game Basics
V. Staff Categories
VI. Buildings and Ornaments
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I. VERSION HISTORY
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-Version 0.1:
Guided started on 12/20/2005
-Version 0.15:
Staff Categories section completed on 12/22/2005
Buildings and Ornaments section started on 12/29/2005
-Version 0.17:
After a long absence I finished the Buildings part on 10/19/2006
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II. INTRODUCTION
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This game was supposed to come out for consoles. That's what I first wanted to
get it for: Xbox. But then I got the PC version for my birthday and a while
later it was reported that the console versions were cancelled. Just as well
because I really don't see how this would have worked on them anyway.
Anyway, this game, as you can probably guess, is about making movies. There are
two ways of doing this, since there are two game modes. The first game mode has
you taking a movie studio from the 1920's all the way up to the 2000's,
micromanaging all of your staff, equipment, and facilities along the way. For
some people (people who just want to make movies) this mode will be a drag
because it gives you a lot more responsibilities than you might be willing to
handle. That's why there's Sandbox Mode.
Sandbox Mode gives you the option of basically having everything done for you.
You can have buildings and films created instantly (instead of heaving to wait
through the creation process like in the normal game) and can pick what amount
of money you start off with, as well as the year. So Sandbox Mode is there for
people who just want to dive in without having to worry about how their stars
are feeling, although that will come into play eventually.
All in all, if you like movies you'll probably like this game. It's not a very
taxing game in terms of system specifications. I mean, even my toaster of a
computer can run it on the highest video settings, which is almost like a
miracle in itself.
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III. CONTROLS
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Here's the list of everything your mouse and keyboard can do in this game.
-Movement
Mouse: Move camera in all directions
Up Arrow or W: Move camera forward
Down Arrow or S: Move camera back
Left Arrow or A: Move camera left
Right Arrow or D: Move camera right
Tab: Jump to the end of the highest priority guidance stream
Space Bar: Center the camera on your studio gates
-Other
Esc: Closes the current screen or takes you to the Pause Menu
P: Pauses the game
L: Shows your studio's attractiveness by ways of green or red dots covering the
ground
M: Brings up your studio map
You can rotate the camera in a number of ways. The first way is by holding the
middle mouse button and moving the mouse left or right. You can also do this by
holding down Ctrl and pressing the left and right arrows.
To zoom the camera, roll the mouse wheel back and forth. You can also hold Ctrl
while pressing the up and down arrows to do this. Holding the Shift key will
speed up the movement of either of these functions.
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IV. GAME BASICS
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The game might be a little tough at first glance, but you'll get the hang of it
soon. I'll break it all down for you here. If you've read my Fable guide,
you'll know how I split up sections.
Main Menu
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Here's what you'll find as soon as you boot the game up.
-Game
Enter this submenu to get a whole bunch of other options, which I will go over
now.
Learn the Basics: This will teach you everything you need to know to
effectively run your studio. So it basically eliminates the need for
this section, but I'm going to write it anyway. I'm cool like that.
New Game: This is where you'll start your moviemaking career. From
here you can choose your studio logo, name, and player name.
Sandbox: For those who want to jump right in. from this menu you'll
get a bunch of other options, including:
Game Start: Select what year you want your studio to start off in.
When you first start this mode, you can only start off in decades
thirty years beyond what you've reached in your New Game.
Starting Money: Choose how much money you want to start off with.
I of course selected the highest amount.
Instant Moviemaking: Selecting this option makes it a whole lot
easier to run an efficient studio. Having your movies filmed
instantly means you'll never have to go through long shooting
processes with no income.
Instantly Constructed Buildings: This is a useful option if you
don't want to hire many builders. Instead of having to wait for
them to construct your facilities, they will instantly appear after
you place them on your lot.
Stars Don't Misbehave: Keeping your stars happy is a whole job
in of itself. Having this option activated means you'll never have
to worry about keeping them happy - they'll always do as they're
told.
Buildings Don't Decay: All buildings erode over time, but if you
have this option on you'll never have to worry about repairing them.
this coupled with the Instantly Constructed Buildings options pretty
much eliminates the need for builders entirely.
Load Game: Load one of your previously saved games.
-Online
Here you can upload your movies (providing they follow the rules) and download
new items from the Props Shop. You'll have to register for this, but it tells
you how to do so.
-Movie Player
This lets you watch any of the movies you've created or ones you downloaded
from the Online option.
-Credits
Watch the credits, obviously.
-Quit
What do you think this does?
Game Mechanics
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Once you've made your way through the menus, you're ready to play the game. In
this section I'll tell you all about what happens on screen and how to use the
interface to successfully run your studio.
-Timeline
Located running across the top of the screen, this timeline shows you
everything that goes on in the world around you. Several icons will show up on
it, giving you information about research packs, award ceremonies, world
events, public taste, and when your next movie (if you have one currently
shooting) is set to be released.
-Pause, Play, and Fast Forward
Using these is pretty straight forward. Pausing the game stops the passage of
time while still allowing you complete some tasks. You can't pick items or
people up, but you can check the status of pretty much everything in your lot.
Fast forward makes time do just that, go in double speed.
-Studio Ranking
In the top right corner of the screen is the Studio Ranking Icon. Click on this
to be taken to the ranking charts. This is important because it tells you how
you're doing compared to all of the other studios. Your rank is determined by a
number of different aspects of your studio. Cash balance, the quality of stars
employed by you, the quality of the movies you produce, and how clean and
travel-friendly your studio is all contribute to your overall ranking.
-Cash Balance
The main thing you'll need in order to be successful is money. This is true in
any profession. Clicking on your money will take you to your personal finance
charts, where you can view balance, expenditure, and income.
-Build Button
Located in the bottom left corner of the screen is the Build Button. This
allows you to add facilities, sets, ornaments, and flora to your park to
increase attractiveness and productivity. I'll have a lot more on those later
on in the guide.
-Star Cards
In one of the only gripes I have with the game, these cards are lined up on the
left side of the screen. Left-clicking on any one of your cards will jump the
camera to that person's current position. You can also hold the left mouse
button on any card and drag it to place the person somewhere without having to
find them first. Hovering over your cards will give you all of the important
information about that person you need. Clicking on the icon right above the
cards cycles through the different number of employees your studio has.
Here's a rundown of the different Activity Icons you will see on your Star
Cards.
Lighting Bolt: This means that the Star is currently engaged in a
non-shooting activity. These include rehearsing on a set, getting a
makeover, and other things.
Z: This means that your Star is doing something, but it's something
relatively unimportant and you can drag them away for something else.
Camera: This means that the Star is currently involved in a movie,
but they are not on set.
Lightning Bolt & Camera: This one means that the Star is currently
filming a scene in a movie. When they are doing this you cannot move
them to any other location.
-Movie Cards
Just like how your Star Cards tell you about your stars, your Movie Cards tell
you about your movies. These cards tell you the stage of production you movies
are in. you can also see if there's any problem that is holding up production,
the star rating, and, if the movie in question has already been released, what
the chart position is. There are three phases that these cards go through. In
the writing process the card is shown as a script icon. Once you have begun
filming that movie the script icon is replaced with a movie camera. The final
phases is a film can icon, which means that you movie is released.
There are five genres of movies for you to choose from: horror, sci-fi,
romance, action, and comedy. To find out what kind of movies the public want to
see currently, hover over any one of your Script Offices.
-Information Bubbles
These bubbles are what tell you how everything is doing in your studio. Without
them you'll have no idea what's going on. They put all information in order of
priority and display it accordingly. If you want important information on a
star or other employee, movie, or building, all you need to do is hover over
that object to see its information bubble. To view all of the information at
once, right-click on the object in question; to close the bubbles simply click
on any one of them. This individually closes them. You can also click on the
central one to close it and any other bubbles attached to it. Another way of
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