Railroad Tycoon 3
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Developers | |
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PopTop Software | |
Publishers | |
Gathering of Developers | |
OS X | MacSoft |
2K Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 27, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | September 13, 2004 |
Warnings
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
- 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 v1.4 Patch.
- GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.
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
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DRM: SecuROM disc check | |||
Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam |
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.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7610/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7610/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | Versus |
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Online play | Not available now game spy servers have been shutdown. Server being used by 3rd party has been closed, the client is no longer available for download. See [1] and [2] for more information. |
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 using the default configuration. The only way to play the game is to disable the game's hardware T&L setting:
Instructions |
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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 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/7610/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (7610) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
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