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                        SiMTOWER for WiNDOWS HiNTFiLE
                                 by THE YiD!

 Alright, SimTower has been out for a while now and I've been able to learn
 most of its little secrets to success. It's not an easy game, even though
 at first it may seem to be. As time goes on, you'll soon discover that
 simply placing blocks of condos, offices, food joints e.t.c. just anywhere
 will create havok. You need to know WHERE to place things, WHEN to place
 them and HOW to make them work. Hopefully by reading this file, you'll
 learn how to do just that.

 STEP ONE: CONDOS
 
 The VERY FIRST thing you want to focus on in SimTower (aside from the first
 lobby) is Condos. These will not only quickly get you your first couple of
 star ratings but will also give you some VERY fast cash. Each condo costs
 only $8o,ooo and instantly sells for $15o,ooo (unless you raise the cost to
 $2oo,ooo). This kind of profit is the key to the whole game. Although condos
 don't give you continuous income like offices, hotel rooms and retail outlets
 they do let you stash tonnes of cash so that you can expand.
 To start your building off, build three consecutive condos over your lobby.
 Then, place an elevator at each end. Note that you CAN place elevators over
 condos and all other items. Now, simply build UP! Build your three-condo
 tower up for THIRTY floors. Yes, I said 30. Don't forget to raise your
 elevators along with your condos otherwise people won't be able to get to
 them. Also, don't put anything on floor 15 or 30 as these will also serve
 as lobbys. Remember that lobbys can be placed every 15 floors!! By the time
 you finish your first 30 floor column, you should have earned your next star.
 Where you go from this step is your choice. You can move on to STEP TWO
 (offices) or continue building condos. I recommend building TWO MORE 30-
 storey columns just like the first one, one on each side of the first. Not
 forgetting the elevators and space for the lobbys.

 STEP TWO: OFFICES
 
 Okay, now depending on how many 30-storey columns you made in STEP ONE, you
 should have several million dollars. If you made 3 columns in STEP ONE, you
 could have 20 million bucks! Now, that cash is fine for the time being, but
 it won't increase unless you build some income-earning blocks. In fact, it
 will actually decrease as your expenses set in. Offices are the biggest
 income earning blocks you can build. You rent these and have control over
 the rent ammount at all times. People will rent these spaces for different
 legnths of time depending on the conditions of the office space. Offices
 are more expensive to build than condos are since you don't get the full
 purchase price back for several months. However, in the long run, it is the
 offices that will keep you in business. Start building the offices above
 the top lobby of your building. This may be floor 31 unless you build your
 condos higher. If you have enough stars, you may be able to build an express
 elevator which is a good idea at this point. Express elevators only stop
 every 15 floors (lobbys) and can hold twice as many people as standard
 elevators. This is important because office workers need a quick way to get
 to their offices, and offices hold more people than condos. As you build your
 office layers, don't forget to build standard elevators that connect the
 levels. A good way to do things is to build an elevator going from the top
 lobby and up through your office layers. Don't forget to add cars to the
 elevators as you get more and more offices to accomodate all the people.

 STEP THREE: HOTELS
 
 You may be anxious to build hotel spaces as soon as you can (which is at two
 stars) but don't. Hotels are a good way of making income IN ADDITION to
 offices but are not only expensive to build and maintain, but can also be a
 hassle. Wait until your building has a three-star rating before entering the
 hotel game. Once you think you are ready for building hotel rooms and have
 enough extra cash to burn, pick a level to start at (preferably above a
 lobby) and plan your next move carefully. One of the most important things
 to remember about hotel rooms is they need CLEANING STAFF. One Housekeeping
 block will take care of only 6 rooms. So don't get carried away until you
 plan a place to house your cleaning blocks. Also, you have to build a
 Service Elevator connecting the Housekeeping blocks throughout the floors of
 your Hotel rooms. So, carefully build your Housekeeping staff and hotel
 rooms making sure not to exceed the 6:1 ratio. Otherwise roaches move in
 and you'll have a disaster to clean up. Also, be sure to have enough elevator
 service trhoughout your hotel because your guests don't like waiting and won't
 come back if they don't have a good time.

 STEP FOUR: FUN STUFF
 
 Once you've built a foundation of condos and a money-earning block of office
 spaces and hotel rooms, you can start building the secondary income builders.
 Before you start blowing your moolah on the these frivolous items, make sure
 your income is greater than your expenses. You can find this out by
 clicking on Window/Finance Window on the menu bar. If everything is fine and
 dandy, you can start putting up restaurants, stores, fast-food joints e.t.c.
 One thing to remember is that you should place these items carefully. In
 order to get enough customers to make these items worth the trouble, it is
 best to place them near offices and hotel rooms. These are the people that
 will spend their cash during lunch hour and dinner time. The big stuff like
 movie theatres should be put off until very late in the game. Such as once
 you've gotten four stars and have built an underground Metro Station. The
 Station will attract lots and lots of people to your tower and will make
 Movie Theatres and lots of stores worth it.

 POINTS TO REMEMBER!!
  
 1) Build LOTS of Condos at first. You need to get your stars and earn $$$.
 2) Elevators are limited to 30 floors per shaft and 8 cars per shaft.
 3) Express Elevators can be as high as you want but only stop every 15 floors
    and on every basement level.
 4) NEVER mix different types of blocks on the same level. E.g. don't put
    office spaces on the same floor as condos. Or retail/restaurant spaces
    on the same floor as offices/condos. e.t.c.
 5) Don't forget to build enough Recycling centres and Parking spaces
    underground. The game will tell you when you need 'em.
 6) Learn to schedule your elevators efficiently. To schedule elevators, click
    on a shaft with the magnifying glass.
 7) Keep your eye on the Finance Window to make sure you're making money, not
    loosing money.
 8) Monitor the evaluation screen frequently to make sure conditions aren't
    getting out of hand. If they are, correct the situation ASAP before
    everyone leaves your tower.
 9) Don't price all your blocks too expensively. In time, people will become
    fed-up with you and stop renting/moving in. Be fair and you'll always
    have paying tennants.
10) Tale a look at the helpfile. It will explain some of the more basic
    details I have left out. I didn't want to bore you! =)




