User manual GAMES PC RAILROAD TYCOON 3

[. . . ] When I hear the iron horse make the hills echo with his snort like thunder, shaking the earth with his feet, and breathing fire and smoke from his nostrils . . . it seems as if the earth had got a race now worthy to inhabit it. " - Henry David Thoreau TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED . . . 42 . 43 . 48 . 52 . 56 . 57 . 59 . 60 . 61 . 62 . 62 . 63 . 63 . 64 . 65 . 66 . 69 . 69 . 71 . 76 . 77 . 78 . 78 . 81 . 82 . 83 . 84 . 91 . 93 . 94 . 96 . 96 2 3 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED ABOUT RAILROAD TYCOON 3 Railroad Tycoon 3 transports you back to the Golden Age of railroading. As the chairman of a fledgling railroad company, you must expand your tracks into new territories, seek out new and more lucrative opportunities, and most importantly, keep your stockholders happy. [. . . ] This will retire the existing engine and replace it with the new one you select, without changing the existing route or cargo. Note that as locomotives age, their maintenance costs increase, and they are generally outclassed by newer locomotives. We suggest upgrading locomotives every 20-30 years. MANAGING AN EXISTING TRAIN Once you have purchased a locomotive, you can access its Instrument Panel by clicking on the train on the map or by clicking on the "View trains" button in the Button Panel and double-clicking on the desired train. The Instrument Panel consists of several parts: RAILROAD FACT: The Mallard set the world steam speed record in 1938 when it reached a top speed of 126 mph. This would remain the all-time speed record for a steam engine. RAILROAD FACT: ? Some of the earliest passenger trains used converted horse carriages as coaches, with people riding both inside of and outside of the carriage. Those unfortunate travelers riding on the outside of the carriage would often find themselves covered in smoke. ? 52 53 If you would like to have another identical train added to your fleet, with identical route and other settings, click on this button to make a copy. Sand - Trains use sand to help provide additional traction on steeper grades. Running out of sand will decrease the speed of the train on steeper grades. Breakdown Chance - This meter keeps track of the percentage chance this train has to break down. Breakdown chances depend heavily on the type of locomotive on the train, and are also increased as a locomotive ages, and if it is out of oil. ROUTE MAP This map window displays all of the stations on the map. Stations connected by a line are part of the current route for this train. To add additional stations to the route, click on one of the station circles on the map. COST WINDOW This window keeps track of the financial information related to this locomotive. Consider changing a train's route or retiring it if it is consistently unprofitable. LEVEL GAUGE You can monitor the level of important components in maintaining your locomotive. These levels will affect the performance of the engine. ROUTE INFORMATION This area of the Instrument Panel lists the stations currently on this route. You can also add/remove stations from the route and change the cargo being carried using the buttons below the list of stations. Year - This keeps track of the number of years this locomotive has been in service. When an engine runs out of oil, the chance of it encountering a breakdown is greatly increased. Put a maintenance facility on the track somewhere along the locomotive's route, and it will automatically stop for maintenance (and an oil refill) as needed. An engine running out of water will run at a greatly reduced speed, scavenging water from the local environment. Add service towers along the track to supply your locomotives with water (and sand). ROUTE STATUS You can keep track of your train's progress between stations in this area. The bar at the bottom will highlight as the train moves along the route. Icons will also appear in this area to warn you when the locomotive runs out of oil, water or sand. PRIORITY STATUS Priority status is used to determine which train yields when two trains meet on the track. A higher priority train will always have right-of-way over other trains of 54 55 the same company. Any train traveling on another company's track is always lower-priority than the track owner's trains (regardless of priority status). [. . . ] Transferring the Software automatically terminates Your license under this Agreement. 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