The Dossier
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Part two of the handbook. One card per feature, written as the file the police keep on you, or the file the family keeps on the city. This is where the exact rules and formulas live. Every number comes straight from the game.
Part one, the basics in plain language, is in the handbook.
What it is
Know your way around the city and you'll find the back door too. On a narrow screen, Home (or Cars when that system is on), Street, Casino and More sit in the bar at the bottom. Bank, Arsenal, Marketplace and the rest are under More. On a wide screen, Cars (when on), Street, Empire, Bank and Casino sit in the bar, with More next to them. Arsenal is under More.
Where to find it
The bar at the bottom on a phone, and the bar under the HUD on a big screen. The handbook and this dossier are under More.
How it works
Home is the overview. On a phone Home is not a fixed tab: when Cars is on, Cars replaces the Home button in the bar; you open Home via the logo. When Cars is off, Home is the first button.
Street is the tab for crimes (no longer labelled Crimes in the bar).
Cars and Marketplace sit under More when Cars is on; on a wide screen Cars is also a primary button.
Refresh the page and you stay in the same spot.
The question mark on a screen opens that feature's card in this dossier.
Players searches by nickname. A filled-in name shows only matches. An empty line shows the regular list.
Stats in the HUD show career, crime, fights, cash, family and achievements. A section without data stays hidden.
Costs, returns and limits
Costs nothing. If not all buttons fit in the bar, you scroll it sideways.