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Step 1: Start a new game

Start a new game, use the default island and the difficulty "CAPTAIN".

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Step	Action	Expected
001	In the main menu, click "NEW GAME".	The window "NEW GAME" is open.
002	Do nothing.	The tab "Map selection" is active.
003	Do nothing.	The map "New Haven" is selected.
004	Click the button "GAME DIFFICULTY".	The tab "Game difficulty" is active.
005	Click the button "CAPTAIN".	The text boxes all show"Standard".
006	Click the text box "Game seed".	The text is selected.
007	Press "0".	The text box shows "0".
008	Click the button "LAUNCH NEW GAME".	The window "NEW GAME" is closed.
009	Do nothing.	The patch notes are displayed.
010	Wait 3 seconds then press "0". Keep doing this until the patch notes are hidden.	The game is paused at 1 January 0001.
011	Save the game "2.01".

Notes:

Rationale 010: This enables us to pause the game at 1 January 0001 instead of 2 January 0001.
Clarification 010: This does not display the MESSAGE CENTER yet. If you want to see the MESSAGE CENTER now, click the button in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.