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games, highlighting the logical system of routing passengers and freight to their destinations, decent AI opponents and the support for custom aesthetics or rules-sets. However, the sometimes unreliable vehicle pathfinding was criticized, particularly with respect to alternate routes and switches for
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can easily be expanded or modified. Simple modification can be done via editing the personal config file. Since the objects in the game just consist of a simple image and a short description file, it is very easy to create a house or add a train. Thus many contributed objects for all graphic sizes
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has a number of factory chains that are interconnected with other chains, for example, a coal mine produces coal for a coal power plant, and an oil rig produces oil for an oil power plant. The goods produced by these factories may be distributed to smaller factories or shops, such as gasoline to a
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executable can run many different paksets, which is a package containing files called paks. Paks are files with graphic and data files that Simutrans uses to determine the objects in the game, their resolution, appearance, and behavior. Gaming experience is therefore very dependent on the pakset
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Supplying a factory with electric power will increase the production and allows for fine-tuning the economy. Passengers and mail are transported between different cities and tourist attractions, and may use several methods of transportation to reach their destinations.
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exist. The user can also add height maps and citylists which add city names into the game. Even deep modifications of the game mechanics are possible via the config file, like a setting to prevent stockpiling at factories or changing the economic model simulation.
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is to provide an efficient transport system for passengers, mail and goods to be transported to their desired destinations fast and with minimal transfers and at the same time making the company grow avoiding
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is freely-modifiable, and different layers like tunnels and bridges can be stacked, allowing for subways or highways to be constructed. It has a day and night cycle, different
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was originally written by Hansjörg Malthaner in 1997. Around 2004 he retired from development, and an international community of volunteers took over the development.
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executable must load a pakset which contains the game's objects. Over the years several paksets have been created. An overview is given on the official page.
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in which the player strives to run a successful transport system by constructing and managing transportation systems for passengers, mail and goods by land (
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also features an online mode, including a long-term semi-persistent online server in which the game world typically lasts over a year before being reset.
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train lines. The sound effects were deemed to be unengaging, and new players may be baffled by the range of transportation possibilities.
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Another review from Amiga Future came to very similar conclusions (apart from the lack of sound support on
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gas station, coming from a gas storage facility, which retrieves the gas from an oil refinery, and so on.
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features an online multiplayer mode. Players can join an online game using the in-game server browser.
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is version 124.2.1 as of July 25, 2024. There is a popular branch of the code called
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and the main PakSets are also released for both standard and Extended versions.
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Map of a Simutrans game world, showing cities and factories
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Between 2007 and June 2017 Simutrans was downloaded from
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Markus Pristovsek "Prissi" (current head of development)
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Hansjörg Malthaner


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