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Short reads for first-time players and ending hunters alike, so you can skim a page and jump straight in.
Your first company: how to start without getting lost
A first-run guide to the opening application, the monthly sign-off flow, the order in which features unlock, saving and moving your save, and screen settings.
Choosing an industry: difficulty stickers and success rates
What the difficulty stickers on industry cards mean, roughly how often each level succeeds, which industries are easy or hard to start with, how recommendations work, and how to use the Dex.
Reading a sign-off request: options, odds and expected changes
How a sign-off request is laid out, what the chips under each option and the expected changes mean, how four-part stories and follow-up paperwork work, and how to trace cause and effect in your life log.
When the cash runs out: runway, crisis escapes and debt
How to read runway, the bankruptcy risk alert and the confirm window, crisis-exit sign-offs, risky gambles like loan sharks and crypto, and shutting a company down. Here is how to cope when money dries up.
Staff and team leads: who to hire and how to keep them
Which of three applicants to pick, what your key team leads do, how to prevent burnout and quitting, plus the first-hire grant and combos, all in one place.
Endings and the dex: how it ends becomes your record
How the endings split into closing, selling and going public, how to use the Ending conditions window, the Closures & Exits Ledger and sharing, and tips for filling the Dex.
Daily challenge and rescuing a failing company
How the Daily Challenge works, how the four 10-minute crisis scenarios and rescue requests are scored, and tips for each situation.
Growing your company: rivals, investment and going abroad
A step-by-step look at facing named rivals, the stages of your growing office, investment and exits, and expanding into overseas markets.
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