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PLEASE READ THIS FILE COMPLETELY   DETROIT VER. 2.1    JULY28, 1994

-MANUAL ERROR
It states in the manual that when your Technicians discover a new tech
level, they will notify you. In fact, you need to refer to the research 
menu for any information regarding new levels of tech.

***************  MODEM & NULL MODEM PLAY  ***********************


MODEM PLAY
The modem play portion of the Detroit is turn based, like the regular game.
Each player must take his or her turn and then hit the Month End icon. When
both players have completed a month, each machine must send information to 
the other before the next month can begin. When a player has clicked on the 
Month End icon, a message will be sent to the other player's computer. 
This message will show up on the tool bar (below the money that you have 
in your checking account)  in green and will stay there until that player 
clicks on Month End.

CONFIG.BAt
Abrupt modem disconnection may damage the detcfg.bin file, which
records information on your modem, sound card and printer setup. If this 
happens, type CONFIG and press enter. This will create a fresh 
configuration file. You will then need to set the information up again.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MODEM AND NULL MODEM PLAY:
From the startup  menu, select the modem option. This will open the 
modem menu. When in the modem menu, you must set the appropriate baud rate, 
comm port and link type (null modem or actual modem). Click on the command 
button to toggle between Master and Slave modes. One machine must be the 
Master and the other must be the Slave (For Null Modem players, after you 
have selected who will be the Master and who the Slave, you can both click 
on the Connect button).  The player on the Slave machine can then go ahead 
and press the connect button and await the connection from the Master machine. (The Slave
machine will time out in 4 minutes.)  The player on the Master machine should
then type in the Slave machine's phone number. The Master machine's player
can then press the Connect button to dial the Slave machine's phone number.

Setting up the game:
Once connected, you have the choice of starting a new game or loading a 
saved game. To start a new game, click on the Start button.  It is the
responsibility of the Master machine to set up the companies' names and
starting territories for both players.

Saving a game in modem play:
The Master machine is the only machine that can save a game. 
To save a game, click on the Disk icon or go to the filing cabinet in 
the Administration office, just like normal.

Loading a game in modem play:
	The saved game MUST reside in the Master machine's save games slot.
After the connection has been established, click on the load game option from
the Start and Load option box.

CHAT MODE:
A Chat function exists that will allow you to chat with your opponent 
over the modem. To open a chat window, simply press the F3 key. A dialog 
window will appear where you can type and receive messages. If a message 
has been sent, the word CHAT MAIL will appear above the dialog window on 
the tool bar notifying the other player that a message is waiting in 
the chat queue.

Function keys to operate chat mode :

[F3]    = Enter chat mode.
[Enter] = Send a message.
[Ins]   = Receive a new message.
[Del]   = Clear your old message.
[Esc]   = Quit chat mode.

***** NEWS! EXTRA GAME FEATURES! READ THIS, DON'T IGNORE IT!!! *****

Several features were added to the game after it shipped, and a couple were
modified. Here are the details, plus some clarifications of existing,
unchanged rules. In order to print this file:

1) Turn on your printer.
2) Change into the directory that you installed DETROIT to. So, if you
   installed DETROIT into the default directory, type CD\DETROIT  
3) Type PRINT README.TXT  

DIFFICULTY OPTIONS
	After you select the START option, you will see the DIFFICULTY MENU.
This gives you several levels of difficulty at which you can play the game.
When following the TUTORIAL, select the MEDIUM difficulty button.

SOUND EFFECTS
On slower machines, playing sound effects may slow the game
further, so you may wish to turn sound effects off. Also, AdLib 
samples play the quickest, so owners of AdLib compatible cards 
(e.g. SoundBlasters), may wish to use the
SETUP program, and choose AdLib as their sound card.

STRIKE RESOLUTION MENU
If your workers go on strike due to low wages, you will be 
presented with the Strike Resolution Menu. This presents you with the 
workers' wage demands and a box for you to make a counter offer. 
If the workers accept the offer, you have avoided a strike. 
If not they strike, and will produce nothing that
month. The Strike Resolution Menu will return every month until the 
strike is resolved.

WORLD WAR I, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, WORLD WAR II, OIL CRISIS
During the World Wars, the Depression and the 1970's oil crisis, 
the Demand for your automobiles will fall drastically, so don't be 
surprised by sudden cuts in profit.

AUTOMATION & WAGES
The amount which you pay each assembler reflects not only their actual
salary, but also all of the equipment which you have in your factory for them
to use, so they may seem high. Also, over time, each factory you own will
become more and more efficient. This reflects the effect of modernized
equipment and automation. However, this modern hardware will cost you: the
amount you pay per assembler will rise steadily, over and above inflation.

PUBLIC DOMAIN TECHNOLOGY
Technology becomes publicly available if three (3) companies have 
developed it not two (2).

UPDATING MODELS
When you Update an existing model, any existing stock will be 
converted into stock of the new model. For this, you will be charged 
a fee equal to twice the difference in the Material Costs between the 
old and new model.

MODEL'S OVERALL RATING AND MATERIAL COST
On the top left hand side of the Car Design screen, you will now 
see the Model's Overall Rating and Material Cost.

BODY BUTTON
	The BODY Button, to the right of the TYPE Button, represents the FOUR
basic body styles available for your car designs.

BUY BUTTON
If you wish, you may now buy a car design from a design team outside 
of your company. This will cost a substantial amount. To do this, use the 
BUY button, at the top left corner of the Car Design screen.

BODY TECHNOLOGY LEVELS
As you research new Body Technology Levels you will be able to design
new types of cars, such as Compacts.

CHECKING & SAVINGS
In the Banking Menu, the CHECK button moves money from your Savings 
to your Checking account. The SAVE button does the opposite. These were 
reversed in the manual.

LOANS
In order to change the TERM of your loan, you must FIRST change the Term to
the length you wish, and then request the loan. Once a loan has been taken,
there can be no negotiating a new Term.

MEGA-MENU
A new Menu has been added to the game. It combines all the menus in the
Sales & Factory screen into one. Once you become comfortable with the 
Menus in the Sales & Factory screen, you may find this one to be quicker. 
Because ofthe number of buttons on this screen, it was impossible to include 
any keyboard hot keys, so you will need a mouse to use it.

STOP BUTTON
On the left side of the Factory Menu is the STOP button. This will 
free all workers on a line, and clear the Model being produced by that 
line. To use the button, highlight the line you wish to affect, and hit 
the STOP button.

CLOSING SALES OFFICE & FACTORIES
Closing a Sales Office or Factory earns you money. A Sales office that is
Closed will generate $2,500, while a Factory that is Lowered will generate
1/3 of what it would cost you to buy that factory.

SUBSYSTEM REPORT GRAPH
The Subsystem Graph represents Technology currently being INCLUDED in a
production vehicle and not those Technologies that have been developed but 
not incorporated in a production vehicle.

PRINTING REPORTS
You may only print reports that have a printer icon below the exit report
button. This includes all written reports, but not the Graph reports.

NUMBER PAD
	In order to use the Number Pad on your keyboard, you must have the
NUMLOCK key activated.