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 . LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY AND LICENSE AGREEMENT . . . 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. [. . . ] 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. The older the locomotive gets, the more likely it is to break down. Oil - Locomotives require oil to run smoothly. 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. Water - Steam locomotives require water to run. 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). Finally, if two trains of equal priority status meet, the one carrying the more valuable cargo has priority. In general, you'll want to set freight-only trains to lower priority and express-only trains to higher priority. ty or at the request of a less than satisfied board of directors. Keep your eyes out for new opportunities. Sometimes you may start out with an established company, other times you may be able to seize control of a company from an unfortunate competitor. Always remember to look out for number one. CHAPTER 8: COMPANIES AND PLAYERS COMPANY DETAILS PANEL For a look at the overall performance of your company, as well as certain financial and other options, click on the "Company detail" button in the Button Panel. (If you don't currently control a company, you'll be offered the opportunity to start one. ) This information is broken down into four categories, which can be accessed by clicking on the "Overview", "Bonds", "Stock" and "Territories" buttons. Overview - This option displays information on your company's Revenue, Expenses, Interest and Profit. You can also resign as chairman of your company by clicking on the "Resign" button. . . though we don't recommend it. If you're viewing a company that is not your own, the resign button may be replaced with an "Attempt Takeover" button. If you control enough stock of another company, you may be able to boot out the current chairman and take the reins yourself. [. . . ] a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Copyright (c) 2003 Take-Two Interactive, Inc. All other trademarks and copyrights are properties of their respective owners. Product names are the trademarks of their respective owners, and not of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. [. . . ]