The "Big Biz Tycoon" Guide

The "Big Biz Tycoon" Guide

**The Legal Stuff**

Copyright 2002 Zack Schreiber [email protected]

This Guide/Faq Is mine. You can not tamper it in any way. I don't mind
if you print it, save it in a word proccessor, or save to disk/CD.
You can ONLY USE IT FOR PERSONAL USE. NO SELLING/CHARGING FOR COPIES
OF THIS!!! If you do use it, make sure my name is on it and this legal
section. If you find this on a site not listed here, please tell me.
1. GameFAQs.com

If you would like to have it on your site, send me your e-mail, site
adress, and why you would like to have it. Thanks for reading this.

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Contents***************************************************************
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1. Updates
2. Starting Out
a. The Intro
b. The Tool Bar
c. How to Make Some Moolah(Money)
3. Tips
4. Codes
5. FAQ
6. Scenario Guide(Incomplete)
a. Numerous Rivals
b. Dream of Best
7. Special Thanks
8. Personal Info.(Contact info)

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Updates****************************************************************
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6/17-18/2002
Version 1.0

I started The "Big Biz Tycoon" Guide. Added legal section, updates,
and starting out(a, b, and c).

6/18/2002
Version 2.0

Added Tips section. Added FAQ section. Added Scenario Guide. Added
Codes section.

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Starting Out***********************************************************
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This is the FIRST faq i've written. It will contain a good bit of
info. I wrote this because I figure it will help me start writing faqs,
it is a pretty fun game, and, well, I'm BORED to death. So let's get
to the good stuff.
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a. The Intro***********************************************************
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Well, basically, this game is not quite understandable at first. You
get to make a business. That's all I knew. The tutoral helped, but
didn't quit get the whole game across. The only bad thing about the
game is you don't know what to do when you first start. There is a
manual, but I never knew about it until I learned how to play the game.
It also took quite a while to load. So, This FAQ was Written. I
hope it helps.

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b. The Tool Bar********************************************************
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The tool bar has a lot of options. Here I will list them from <-- to
-->.

Pause: When you click on this icon, the game will be paused. Once you
want to play again, just click any point on a screen.

Save: Save your current game. Both updating the save of the existing
game and saving the current game as a new game are possible.

Exit: End the game and return to the main title screen.

Message: Store the messages from the employees on the lower center
window of the screen and shows them in time sequence.

Sound Effect: Turn sound effects on/off.

Background Music: Select the background music.

Zoom in/out: It enlarges or reduces the game screen. The screen at
the beginning is the maximum size (zoomed all the way in). Clicking
this icon will cycle through the 4 levels of zoom – clicking in will
zoom out 1 level, and after it is zoomed out all the way, clicking it
in will return to the closest zoom.

Rotation: Rotate the game screen by 90 degrees.

Valley: See the corporate information in the valley where you play,
or move your office to another location.

Self-Management: Improve your managerial ability and stamina by
exercise and study.

Office Management: Pay to have your office cleaned.

Personnel Management: You can take care of things like employee
welfare, personnel management, pay raises, recruiting employees from
other companies, holding a company picnic, etc.

Interior Decoration: Decorate and equip your office.

Charity Work: Do charity work to raise the honesty of the employees
and the recognition of the company. Some physical strength and money
are required.

Project Development: Develop projects/products based on the types of
company you have.

Technology Development: Develop new technologies.

Department Management: Assign the employees to the proper departments
based on their ability and your business plan.

Publicity Work: Do advertising through leaflets, newspaper, and
broadcasting to raise your company’s recognition. The level of company
recognition will affect recruitment and product distribution.

Reading the Newspaper: Provides news related to current events
containing economy and useful information about product development
strategy, distribution structure, stock listings, mergers and so forth.

Banking: Take out a loan, pay back money, or deposit and withdraw
money.

Dealing with Securities: Deal with stocks of other companies or
list stocks of your own company.

Distribution: Sell the project developed in your company. You can
sell it directly or transfer the license to another company.

Job Offer: Hire employees who are currently seeking employment.

Item Mall: Buy items to give to your employees as presents.

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c. How To Make Some Moolah(Money)**************************************
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Here are several ways to make money! Actually there is only one. But
it is kind of simple. This section explains it.

1. Hire employees.
2. Move some into project development field.
**Note**
Do this by going to Department Management.

3. Go to Project Development screen.
4. Assign enough people to meet the requirements in the bottom left
corner of this screen. Name the item. Click the check mark.
5. When scrren says project succsessful, go to Distribution.
6. Click on your project, then click on the blue circles in bottom
right corner.
7. Set the yield(how many to make).Set the amount for sell price.
**Note**
I set the yield to 215000, and the price to $1000 above cost to make.
This is very profitable. You will spend around 20 to 30 thousand, but
will make about 10 thousand.(This is after you get your 20-30 back)

8. Click the check mark.
9. Watch the cash roll in.(You will lose cash at first, but will make
that and more back if you use my theory.)

Thus, concludes this section. Hoped it helped.

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Tips*******************************************************************
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1. When starting, make a simple 1 toilet, 1 urinal, 1 sink bathroom.
Add as you expand.(can be in a 3x3 area)
2. When starting, make a simple lounge. I put one $10 double bed,
1 cloth couch, 2 vending machines, and a water dispenser. It might
seem like alot, but it isn't. and If you space it right, can be
compact.(can be in a 3x7 area)
3. When Starting Add desks as you go. Only use the cheap computers.
It doesn't mater what type of PC they use. Also only use steel
chairs(They only cost $1).(With 9 desks,can be in a 7x10 area.
**Note**
I put 9 desks with chairs, tip #1, Tip #2, Heaters, and a bunch of
other stuff in a 10x10 area. This proves a small office can have a ton
of stuff.

4. Use the cheapest items only! Employees don't care about looks.If you
have money coming out your ears, buy expensive stuff if you like, but
when starting, cheapest is best. :')

Got any tips?? e-mail me them to [email protected]!!Label it as TIPS.
(NO CODES)

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Codes******************************************************************
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This section has a list of codes that WORK. I checked them all.
To enter cheat mode, press [Enter]then type cmd.Press[Enter],type
codes.

CODE EFFECT
repair repair all objects in office for free.
mission ok complete level
time stop time stops of course
time default restores time
money <number> get indicated amount of money
level up make up to level 5 items

Know a code? Send to [email protected]. Remember, I test them.

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FAQ********************************************************************
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Here is a list of FAQs. I won't have any unless you send me a
question.

1.Q-N/A
A-N/A

Need help? Ask me a question. I will most likely know the answer.
Send to [email protected].

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Scenario Guide*********************************************************
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This section deals with how to win certain levels. It is the main part
of this guide.

**WARNING**
This tells you how to beat the levels. Only use if ABSOLUTELY
NECCESARY!!!!

Here is how it works:
Size:how much space you have
Time:Time span to end of scenario
Goal:What you have to achieve
Difficulty:How hard the level is
Guide:Explains how to win.
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a. Numerous Rivals*****************************************************
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Size:10x10
Time:3 years
Difficulty:2
Goal:Make the company have $300,000 in 3 years
Guide:
This is a very easy level. I beat it in year 2. All you have to do is
make $100,000. To win, I built this office:
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|DDHHDDHHDD| D=DESK H=HEATER
|C C CH| C=CHAIR d=DOOR
|DD DD DD| c=COUCH w=WATER JUG
|C C CH| S=SINK b=BED(2 person)
|DD DD DD| v=DRINK DISPENSER m=COFFEE DISPENSER
|C C CH| t=TOILET u=URINAL
d___ __d__| |,_,-=WALLS
|c w S|**NOTE**
|c bb |Between the bed and toilet, put a wall going up 3 spaces!!
|C vm bbtuu|I couldn't type that in the map.Also, only this level will
------------contain a map. :'( (USE ONLY CHEAPEST ITEMS)(Put
computers in front of chairs only.)

After you make the office, hire the 9 smartest people in the JOB OFFER
screen.(Go to Ph., change to Int. You must do this each time.)Follow
instructions given in the section "How to Make Some Moolah". As soon as
you distribute an item, repeat the steps 2-9. Do this forever. You
SHOULD eventually get something that says "You won this scenario".
**NOTE**
When it says"lacking management/strength, go to SELF MANAGEMENT. From
there, pick what you want.

Congratulations!! You won Scenario #1.
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b. Dream of Best*******************************************************
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Size:10x10
Time:3 years,8 months
Goal:Make 1 million Dollors!!!
Guide:
All I can really tell you is delete everything and do the exact same
thing as Scenario #1. This time, You might want to expand so you can
have more workers. That way you can make more items. The more items
you make, the more money you get!
**NOTE**
To expand, click the VALLEY icon and select a building. Choose about a
20x20 to double your size.

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Special Thanks*********************************************************
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Special thanks to...
Activision They made the game.
GameFAQs They posted this.
J. Lara Garduno For writing a great FAQ like this one.Check it out.
Z. Schreiber For writing this FAQ. That's me :')

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Personal Info.*********************************************************
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If you need help, want to contribute something not here, tell me
errors in this FAQ, or anything else, send me an e-mail at
[email protected]

Well, that's about it.I hope this helped. Remember, need help, e-mail
me. Even if it isn't about this game, I can get you codes, hints, and
tips for just about every game.Gotta Go. Sayanara, buh-bye.

This FAQ Copyright 2002 Zack Schreiber

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