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Revision as of 11:14, 4 November 2021
Developers | |
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PopTop Software | |
macOS (OS X) | Beenox Shift |
Publishers | |
Gathering of Developers | |
OS X | MacSoft |
2K Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 27, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | September 13, 2004 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building, Business |
Vehicles | Train |
Series | Railroad Tycoon |
Railroad Tycoon | |
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Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon | 1990 |
Railroad Tycoon II | 1998 |
Railroad Tycoon 3 | 2003 |
Sid Meier's Railroads! | 2006 |
Warnings
Key points
- Disable Hardware T&L in options to prevent issues on modern versions of Windows.[1]
- The Coast to Coast expansion is available for free as v1.04 Patch.
General information
- Hawk & Badger Railroad - A fansite and file database for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check | |||
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam | Can only be purchased in USA, Canada, UK, EU countries except Croatia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Vietnam |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Coast to Coast | Free download; also known as 1.04 Patch |
Essential improvements
Patches
- 1.05 Patch is the latest version; requires 1.04 Patch.
Maps, etc.
All of the official downloads and user created fixes for the game can be found here
Railroad Tycoon 3 Matchmaker
An alternate online multiplayer lobby program, it allows the game to be played online without the GameSpy servers.
Full details and download link for the utility/patch can be found on the official site. Or alternatively, check the Steam Guide at steam guide
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Data\Configuration[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7610/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Saved Games[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7610/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | The resolution dropdown menu does not show all possible options. Use F11 and F12 to cycle between all possible resolutions. Widescreen will stretch the interface, and crop top and bottom of camera. |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Unplayable if forced - causes clicks to register at incorrect locations. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Color blind mode | Under the Miscellaneous menu as "Color Adjustment". |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Uses system cursor. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound, Voice. Train arrival "Ching" volume found under Miscellaneous settings. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Affects cutscenes/campaign screen. In-game messages are text-only. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 3[2] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | Versus |
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Online play | 4 | Even though the Gamespy servers have shutdown, online multiplayer is possible again since of 2019. This can be done by installing a custom client, which can be downloaded at [1] and [2]. The original client as well as the GoG and the Steam version are currently supported. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 6073, 6500, 9000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game crashes on startup
The game crashes when running Windows Vista/7/8/10 using the default configuration. The only way to play the game is to disable the game's hardware T&L setting:
Disable Hardware T&L[1] |
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"No CD/DVD-ROM Drive Found" Error
The game crashes if attempting to run the game on a computer that lacks a CD/DVD Drive, even if the game was purchased via digital download. A custom executable is required to run the game.
No CD/DVD Patch |
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Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | 400 MHz | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | 32 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (7610) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.