Advanced City Concepts

National Manager

Many great leaders have found that ruling a vast empire can be challenging from a logistical perspective. As you develop more cities over the map, you may find it difficult to keep up with them. The National Manager screen is designed to enable you to help you manage all your cities at once.

There are two tabs within the National Manager-Resources and Status. From the Resources tab you can view and sort your cities by name, population, happiness, production points, food, gold, science, pollution, and crime rate. From the Status screen you can view and sort by mayor and mayor’s priority, what they’re building, and how many turns to complete the item. From here you can also group cities to manage multiple Build Queues at the same time.

Government

At the beginning of Call To Power II, you rule your empire as a tyrant. Your grip on power in your nascent nation is tenuous, and there is a lack of formal government structures. As you progress through the technology tree, you will discover new forms of government, which open your empire to new levels of prosperity and growth.

Your government type represents a particular ideology. Most of the structures that comprise a government type, be they a strong military, a tight grip on the means of production, a laissez-faire market economy, or a strict religious code of conduct are born of the unique viewpoint native to the particular government type.

Empire Concepts

Your empire is much more than people you rule. It is a living entity with unique characteristics and needs. For it to prosper you must take care of as many of these needs as possible, including: keeping your people happy, cultivating a thriving economy, and ridding your cities of crime. Because your choices will directly affect the future of your people, your leadership will define the nature and character of your empire.

As your empire expands, its needs will become increasingly complex. You will find many voices clamoring for their share of finite resources. You will have to weigh the costs and benefits of exploration, growth, expansion, and conquest. This section will allow you to get familiar with the issues you will need to manage. How you manage these things is entirely up to you.

Introduction

Call to Power II is an epic game of strategy and empire building. Nurture a fledgling nation into the most powerful empire in history. How you weigh your desires to explore the world, discover advances, conquer other nations, and maintain peace will mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Leading an entire nation of people is a Herculean task, and success is not guaranteed. Compelled by duty to your people, you will need to build cities, establish populations, and manage their needs. You will have to master the forces of nature and use land to your advantage without upsetting the delicate balance of the ecology. You must fend off barbarian invasions and engage other nations of all stripes in various arenas-on the battlefield and at the negotiations table. And, perhaps most important, you will shepherd your people through the cultural and scientific advances that will enable your progress through time.

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