Software Simulation Help File

Table Of Contents

 

What Is Needed To Make Software

In Software Simulation, a programming language must be purchased before any type of software can be made. This can be done by clicking Get Software For Business and selecting the programming language you want. Press the corresponding button to get it (in this case it's Get Software). That's the minimum to make any software or console games. After that, you can make your own image, sound, or virus software. Otherwise, you can purchase your other image, sound, or virus software by selecting it and pressing the corresponding button.

How To Create Software

To create software in Software Simulation, click on Start A Project (last button on the main screen). On the screen that popped-up, select the number of programmers, art designers, and sound makers you want to work on the project. If you have no employees, each of the drop-down boxes will have 0 as the only option. After that select, using the drop-down boxes, the kind of software you are making (e.g. work, game), the type or software (e.g. an action game, a word processor), and the complexity of the product. The complexity determines the amount of time taken on a product. The higher the time taken on it, the better quality it will be.

How To Distribute Software

To distribute software in Software Simulation, click on Commands -> Distribute Computer Apps. Select the software you wish to distribute and the select how you want to distribute it. The only options that won't give you money are freeware and public domain. High quality programs should be sold in a store. Other lower quality products should be marketed and sold as adware (quick cash) or shareware (longer period of time to get more money). Use the last text box to type in a price for which the program will be distributed. Click the button on the right to complete the sale or the button on the left to cancel it.

How To Market Software

Products that are marketed sell better than software that hasn't been marketed. To market your software in Software Simulation, click on Have Yourself Do (main screen, right-most column) -> Market Product (use the drop-down box). On the screen, select the software you want to market, then select the method and the quality of your marketing campaign. If you have a marketing person, the steps above are extra to what the marketing personnel do.

How To Develop And Distribute Console Games

To develop console games, click on Commands -> Create Console Games. The screen that appears is very similar to the Create Software dialog (read how to create software). Console games cost an initial payment for licenses and extra development kits. To distribute console games, click on Commands -> Distribute Console Games. This screen is very similar to the Distribute Software dialog (read How To Distribute Software).

How To Hire And Fire Employees

To hire employees, look at the main menu. All the buttons in red allow you to hire somebody. Clicking one of them (e.g. Hire Programmer) will take you to the hiring screens. Using the text box, fill in the amount of employees you want and select the type of office you want to put them in. **YOU MUST HAVE AN EXTRA OFFICE BEFORE AN EMPLOYEE CAN BE PUT IN. TO DO THIS, VIEW THE HOW TO BUY OFFICES SECTION.** To fire employees, click on the Fire Employees button. Select, using the drop-down boxes, the number of each employee you want to be fired. After this, press the button on the bottom-right.

How To Buy Offices

In Software Simulation, one must purchase offices prior to hiring employees. Click the Buy Offices button on the main menu. A new window will pop up. Select the type of office you want and enter in the quantity of that office. Remember which office you bought as hiring employees requires that you select the type of office you have a spare of. Press the bottom-right button to complete the transaction.

How To Get A Review Of Your Software

To get a review of your software, click on Commands -> Submit Program For Review. Use the top drop-down box to select software you wish to submit for review and the bottom drop-down box to select a console game to review. Cancel the action by clicking Cancel and continue by clicking the bottom-right button. When the bottom-right button is clicked, a new screen will appear that shows the basic results of the review.

How To Find When A Product Will Be Complete

To find out when one of your great products will be complete, click Commands -> Find Package Completion Date. Look at the list to find your product. If it says "...will be completed on..." then your product has not yet been distributed. However, if it says "...has been made on..." then your product can be distributed using the Distribute Computer Apps.

How To Find Out How The Competition Is Doing

To find out how SofttDisc or Freiner Ware are doing, click Commands -> Get Stats. The bottom part of the window shows how much money each company has and the top part shows the stock price for each company. Click OK to close the window and go back to the main menu.