Don't forget to add capacitors as the power station will run out of juice quite quickly.

Set up electricity and water utilities, which are the lifeblood of your prison.

As you first start out, here is a basic list of the components of a basic prison, and what you need to accomplish before your first prisoners arrive, in a general order: When building a prison, you should always have priorities-what you have to do now, and what can be taken care of later.

Due to the corporate taxes of 30%, you will only receive $840 of the $1,200 that you would expect. Note that with your initial eight workmen (for $100 per day each) and no other expenses, your daily cashflow will be positive in the beginning due to the $2,000 federal fund that you are receiving every day. If an item is not necessary to the functioning of your prison, then don't buy it! The tasks required to complete these grants will usually be the first two tasks you complete.īe careful, though: while $55,000 may seem like a lot, it will run out quickly if you don't make smart spending decisions. You can raise your balance to around $55,000 immediately, more than enough to build a robust prison, if you accept Basic Detention Centre ($20,000 Advance Payment) and Administration Centre ($5,000 Advance Payment). There's no penalty for not fulfilling all of the items on the checklist, however you may only accept two grants at a time (extended to three through the accountant). Grants offer cash upon the completion of certain objectives, in the form of a Completion Bonus, while most also offer an Advance payment, received after accepting the grant. To claim a grant, click on the reports icon in the lower right hand corner of the screen, and select the 'Grants' tab on the left. Luckily, the government has offered five starting grants to give you some funds to work with. With $30,000 to start out with, you have adequate funding to build only the most basic prison. The first prisoners will arrive in 24 hours, if you don't change this in the Intake report. This may seem daunting, especially since you need to get a basic facility up and running for your first prisoners. Unlike in the campaigns, you are given nothing to start with, save for $30,000, eight workmen, some basic supplies, a delivery zone, and garbage depository. The default options offer a balanced difficulty level.Īs the map loads, press Space to pause the game and have a look around.

Details about these options can be obtained by mousing over them or in the article Sandbox Mode.

This dialog contains an array of options which can be used to customize a new prison. To create a new sandbox prison, bring up the main menu by pressing, then select the Create New Prison option to display the following dialog.

Prison architect design