Project1 12/13/2005 12:12 PM Page 1 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 RRT3 manual text.qxd 9/26/2003 4:46 PM Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 7: TRAINS . .42 SELECTING YOUR LOCOMOTIVE . .43 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED . .4 LOCOMOTIVES . .48 ABOUT RAILROAD TYCOON 3 . .4 MANAGING AN EXISTING TRAIN . .52 NEW FEATURES . .5 Chapter 8: Companies and Players . .56 ABOUT THIS MANUAL . .7 COMPANY DETAILS PANEL . .57 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . .8 THE LEDGER . .59 INSTALLING RAILROAD TYCOON 3 . .9 COMPANY OVERVIEW . .60 UNINSTALLING RAILROAD TYCOON 3 . .9 COMPANY LIST . .61 STARTING RAILROAD TYCOON 3 . .10 PLAYER LIST . .62 CHAPTER 2: QUICK START . .10 GAME STATUS . .62 CHAPTER 3: THE MAIN MENU . .15 CHAPTER 9: THE STOCK MARKET . .63 SINGLE PLAYER OPTIONS . .16 STOCK BASICS . .63 NEW CAMPAIGN . .16 BUYING ON MARGIN . .64 LOAD CAMPAIGN . .17 SHORT SELLING . .65 NEW SCENARIO . .18 STOCK MARKET PANEL . .66 LOAD SCENARIO . .19 CHAPTER 10: CARGO ECONOMY . .69 NEW SANDBOX . .19 EXPRESS . .69 LOAD SANDBOX . .21 FREIGHT . .71 CHAPTER 4: INTERFACE AND CONTROLS . .21 FACTORIES . .76 THE MAIN INTERFACE . .21 CARGO CHART . .77 NAVIGATING THE MAP . .22 CHAPTER 11: MULTIPLAYER . .78 ADDITIONAL ACTION BUTTONS . .28 BEGINNING A MULTIPLAYER GAME . .78 CHAPTER 5: TRACK . .30 PLAYING THE GAME . .81 LAYING TRACK . .30 CHAPTER 12: MAP EDITOR . .82 OBSTACLES . .31 CREATING A NEW MAP . .83 CONNECTIONS . .32 EDITOR BASICS . .84 BRIDGES . .32 CONTROL PANEL . .91 TUNNELS . .33 TECHNICAL SUPPORT . .93 GRADE VERSUS COST . .33 CREDITS . .94 TRACK LAYING OPTIONS . .34 BIBLIOGRAPHY . .96 CHAPTER 6: STATIONS AND BUILDINGS . .37 LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY AND LICENSE AGREEMENT . .96 BUILDING STATIONS . .37 STATION RADIUS . .37 UPGRADING STATIONS . .39 SUPPORT BUILDINGS . .39 OTHER BUILDINGS . .41 2 3 RRT3 manual text.qxd 9/26/2003 4:46 PM Page 4 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED Railroad Tycoon 3 offers budding tycoons a chance to stretch their wings and prove their mettle. Finish playing the scenarios? ABOUT RAILROAD TYCOON 3 Well, load them up again and you will find they don't play the Railroad Tycoon 3 transports you back to the Golden Age of rail- same way twice. A new economy makes it a new gameplay expe- roading. As the chairman of a fledgling railroad company, you rience. Need a new challenge? Challenge your friends to a multi- must expand your tracks into new territories, seek out new and player competition or use the matchmaking service to find other more lucrative opportunities, and most importantly, keep your would-be tycoons to pit your business savvy against. Have an stockholders happy. All the while, the competition will be work- idea for a new scenario to share with your friends? The exten- ing feverishly to steal away your customers, racing to beat you to sive editor can make that idea a reality. Railroad Tycoon 3 has it new cities, and plotting to use you as a stepping-stone on their all. climb to the top. Do you have what it takes to be a Railroad Tycoon? A true entrepreneur knows how to seek out new opportunities where others fail to see them. In addition to transporting passen- NEW FEATURES gers and freight, and expanding your railway into new cities, keep Fans of the award-winning Railroad Tycoon series will notice your eyes open for new means of increasing your revenue. many of the same features that made the series a success. Below Industries will spring up to make use of the abundant resources is a partial list of the numerous new features included in in an area. Acquiring select industries allows you to expand your Railroad Tycoon 3. empire and not only make money from transporting goods, but also from producing them. Those with a keen eye for opportuni- Powerful New 3D Engine - Immerse yourself in the expan- ties may wish to build new industries to tap unused resources, or sive and detailed 3D environments, complete with highly even put your opponents' shipments to work for you. Cities in detailed trains, wide stretching forests and even day/night need of a rail service may be willing to offer incentives to the first cycles and weather effects. company that is able to connect them to the ever-expanding web of rails. Whether this is a golden opportunity or a money pit is for Tunnels and Bridges - Carve tunnels through mountains or you to decide. And don't forget the stock market. Many a fortune span bridges across waterways, deep valleys, and even other has been made and lost on the battlefield that is the stock mar- track. Nothing has to stand in your way. ket, with short-selling and hostile takeovers being the weapons of choice. Automatic Consist Manager - Let the computer handle the small details of what cargo gets shipped where, so you can focus on the big picture. At each station stop it will look ahead to see what cargo is most profitable and select RAILROAD QUOTE: ” RAILROAD JARGON: “If we stay at home and mind our business, who will want railroads?" Dead-man's Handle - This is a safety device designed to cut-off the power and - Henry David Thoreau apply the brakes if the driver becomes unconscious. Usually a handle or pedal, the driv- er must maintain a level of pressure on this device to keep the train operating. 4 5 RRT3 manual text.qxd 9/26/2003 4:47 PM Page 6 accordingly. Those wishing to take a more hands on Industries You Can Buy, Build and Upgrade - Not only can approach can still use the manual cargo consist option to you buy any industry on the map, you can also build your select their own cargo. Have as much or as little control as own. Over time, you can reinvest in the most profitable fac- you want. tories by upgrading them. With the simple click of a button, and enough cash of course, your facility will increase in size Streamlined Interface - You don't need to leave the action and production output. and go to another screen to check on your stock or to man- age your trains. The new streamlined interface puts all the More Realistic Cargo Movement - Just like the real world, information you need right at your fingertips in the game resources and goods can move on their own, without the world. More action takes place in the main game world, and railroad (though not as fast as riding aboard your trains of everything else takes place in panels that don't obscure or course!). Passengers will no longer simply allow you to haul take you away from the world. them anywhere - they have desired destinations and will not get on board a train that can't help them get to where they Building Placement - Station upgrades, such as mainte- want to go. nance facilities, restaurants, and taverns are now placed in the main game world rather than on a separate screen. Better Multiplayer - In-Game matchmaking makes it easy These and other buildings can now be placed just about any- to find opponents. Once you find your opponents, the where. If you need a water tower in the middle of a long streamlined interface and other subtle improvements make route or think you could weaken your opponents lumber the game better suited for multiplayer. supply by putting a lumber mill closer to the source, all you need to do is come up with the money and select the loca- Better Editor - Railroad Tycoon 2's powerful editor helped tion where you want to build. spawn over 1500 user made maps available on various web- sites. We've made improving the editor a key design goal for More Stuff - Railroad Tycoon 3 is packed to the gills, with Railroad Tycoon 3, and expect it to be even easier to make a over 60 industries, over 180 buildings and over 40 cargo great map for Railroad Tycoon 3. Even if you don't want to types. In general, there is two to three times more content make maps yourself, you might enjoy sampling a few that in almost every category than in Railroad Tycoon 2. The others will inevitably make shortly after the game's release. new game even has three times as much music as its prede- cessor. Overall, the sights and sounds of Railroad Tycoon 3 ABOUT THIS MANUAL should keep you entertained for quite a while. Most gamers like to jump into a game with both feet. After all, you bought this game to live the life of a railroad tycoon, not Longer Trains - Trains can now haul up to 8 cars along their routes, allowing more profitable trips. read about it. You certainly don't need to read through this man- AILROAD ACT RAILROAD FACT: R F : Established by an Act of Parliament in 1758, the Middleton Railroad in Leeds has Mail could be picked up and delivered without the train ever having to stop. Mail the distinction of being the oldest railway in the world. to be picked up by the train was hung in a leather bag from a hook along the track. A ? ? net would be extended from the side of the train to pick up the mailbag as it passed. The mail being dropped off by the train would be hung in a leather mailbag from an arm extended from the side of the train as it approached nets built alongside the track.