EMPEROR Rise of the Middle Kingdom™ USER’S MANUAL EMPEROR: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (User’s Manual) – Page 1 I. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 5 A. Historical Note ........................................................................................................... 5 B. Word Usage/Glossary ................................................................................................ 5 II. GETTING STARTED ................................................................. 6 A. After Emperor Launches............................................................................................ 6 B. Important Concepts .................................................................................................... 6 1. Tutorial Missions (The Xia Dynasty) ..................................................................... 6 2. When in Doubt, Right-Click................................................................................... 8 3. Walkers ................................................................................................................... 8 4. Road Access............................................................................................................ 9 5. Inspector Access ..................................................................................................... 9 6. Roadblocks.............................................................................................................. 9 7. The Ministries ......................................................................................................... 9 8. Residential Walls and Gates in Residential Walls................................................ 10 9. Full Reports........................................................................................................... 10 10. Mini-Map Toggle................................................................................................ 10 III. INTERFACE ....................................................................................... 11 A. Main Menu............................................................................................................... 11 B. The Imperial Record................................................................................................. 11 C. Player Name Sub-Panel............................................................................................ 12 D. Choose Game Screen ............................................................................................... 13 E. Historical Campaigns Screen ................................................................................... 13 F. Mission Details Screen ............................................................................................. 14 G. Main Game Screen................................................................................................... 14 1. Menu Bar .............................................................................................................. 15 2. Control Panel ........................................................................................................ 16 3. Right-Click Info.................................................................................................... 19 IV. PLAYING THE GAME ....................................................... 20 A. The Basics................................................................................................................ 20 1. Chinese Culture..................................................................................................... 20 2. Geomancy and the Art of Feng Shui..................................................................... 21 3. Chinese Climate and Terrain ................................................................................ 22 B. Housing, Roads and Drinking Water ....................................................................... 25 1. Building Roads...................................................................................................... 25 2. Building Houses (The Population Ministry)......................................................... 27 3. Building Wells and Your City’s Water Table....................................................... 32 4. Tips on Building Houses, Roads, and Wells......................................................... 33 C. People and Employment........................................................................................... 34 1. Attracting Immigrants........................................................................................... 34 2. City Popularity...................................................................................................... 34 3. Finding Workers ................................................................................................... 34 4. People of the City.................................................................................................. 34 5. Unemployment...................................................................................................... 40 EMPEROR: Rise of the Middle Kingdom (User’s Manual) – Page 2 6. Labor Shortages .................................................................................................... 41 7. Tips on Managing Population and Labor.............................................................. 41 D. Farming and Food Production.................................................................................. 42 1. Planting Crops (The Agriculture Ministry)........................................................... 43 2. Seasonal Growth and Harvesting.......................................................................... 47 3. Food Quality ......................................................................................................... 48 4. Food Distribution.................................................................................................. 48 5. Tips on Farm and Food Production ...................................................................... 49 E. Industry..................................................................................................................... 50 1. Running the Factories (The Industrial Ministry) .................................................. 50 2. Shutting Buildings Down...................................................................................... 54 3. Tips on Industrial Production................................................................................ 55 F. Commerce and Trade................................................................................................ 56 1. Distributing Goods (the Commerce Ministry)...................................................... 56 2. Establishing Trade ................................................................................................ 63 3. Building Trading Stations and Quays................................................................... 65 4. Tips on Building an Effective Distribution and Trade System............................. 67 G. Municipal Functions ................................................................................................ 68 1. Leading the People (The Government Ministry).................................................. 68 2. Establishing Relations with Other Cities (The Empire Map) ............................... 72 3. Receiving Emissaries from Other Cities............................................................... 76 4. Favor ..................................................................................................................... 77 5. Tips on Building an Effective Government.......................................................... 78 H. Religion and the Gods.............................................................................................. 79 1. Praising the Ancestors (The Religion Ministry) ................................................... 79 2. Gods Among Us – The Heroes of China .............................................................. 81 3. Summoning Heroes/Paying Homage.................................................................... 84 4. Giving Heroes Commands.................................................................................... 86 5. The Duration of Hero’s Stay in a City.................................................................. 87 6. Natural Disasters and Heroes................................................................................ 88 7. Tips on Gaining Spiritual Harmony...................................................................... 89 I. Monuments ................................................................................................................ 90 1. Building Something Great (The Monuments Ministry) ....................................... 90 2. The Benefits of Completed Monuments............................................................... 93 3. Tips on Building Monuments ............................................................................... 94 J. Health ........................................................................................................................ 95 1. Keeping It Safe (The Safety Ministry).................................................................. 95 2. Making Your City Beautiful (The Aesthetics Ministry)....................................... 98 3. Tips on Making Your City Healthy and Beautiful.............................................. 101 K. Entertainment........................................................................................................