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Revision as of 19:12, 19 January 2022
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| Developers | |
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| PopTop Software | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | Westlake Interactive |
| Linux | Loki Software |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Gathering of Developers |
| Linux | Loki Software |
| Digital | 2K Games |
| Engines | |
| S3D | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 4, 1998 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | September 13, 1999 |
| Linux | October 18, 1999 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Building, Business |
| Vehicles | Train |
| Series | Railroad Tycoon |
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| 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 |
Key points
General information
- Official developer site
- Official Linux developer site
- Official Linux game site
- Express World - A fan hub for the entire Railroad Tycoon series
- 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 | |
SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]. See version differences for more info. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Railroad Tycoon II: Platinum | |
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| Steam | |
Railroad Tycoon II: Platinum Can only be purchased in USA, Canada, UK, EU countries except Croatia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Vietnam |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Railroad Tycoon 2: The Second Century | |
Version differences
Railroad Tycoon II: Gold Edition
- Includes the base game, its expansion, 15 additional official scenarios, and exclusive HMTL-based strategy guides for all included scenarios and campaigns.
Railroad Tycoon II: Platinum
- Includes the Gold Edition's non-exclusive content as well as 50 additional levels, the official strategy guide for the base game in PDF format, and 2 hours of additional music.
- Windows-only.
Essential improvements
In-game general settings.
Patches
The last official patch available for the game can be found here for Railroad Tycoon II and here for Railroad Tycoon II platinum.
The numerous versions of the unofficial 1.57 patch for the game, which corrects bugs in supply & demand for Railroad Tycoon II Platinum, Railroad Tycoon II Platinum GOG, and Railroad Tycoon II Gold, can be found here. Logging in with an account is required for download. Note: The GOG version of the patch is also compatible with Steam.
OpenGL Wrapper and Patch
- Game renders via OpenGL and can now easily minimize on new OS.
- When using this patch with the GOG version, make sure that all of RT2_PLAT.EXE's compatibility mode settings (under Properties/Compatibility) are set to off, or the game will be stuck on a black screen at launch.
Game data
In-game gameplay settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7620/pfx/[Note 2] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | <path-to-game>\games[Note 3] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7620/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Set compatibility mode to "Windows XP Service Pack 3" and color mode to 16-bit. Or use Verok's GL Wrapper | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| 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 | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | Retail only | |||
| German | Retail only | |||
| Italian | Retail only | |||
| Polish | Retail only | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only (CD Expert/PC Gamer). |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Linux | |||||
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | 3.0.0 |
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 133 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Kernel 2.2.x | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium class PowerPC 200 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 1024x768 resolution | |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 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 (7620) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16