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Railroad Tycoon
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon	1990
Railroad Tycoon II	1998
Railroad Tycoon 3	2003
Sid Meier's Railroads!	2006

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Sid Meier's Railroads! is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view building and business game in the Railroad Tycoon series.

General information

2K Support page

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.
Retail		Retail release sold by Feral.
Developer website
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam		^[1]
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.1 is the latest patch available for the game.

Large Address Aware

Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads!\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sid Meier's Railroads!/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads!\Saves
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sid Meier's Railroads!/Saves/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/7600/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Multi-monitor

Set resolution^[2]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `Settings.ini` Change the `WindowWidth` and `WindowHeight` values to match your resolution. Change `FullScreen = 1` to `FullScreen = 0` Save your changes.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game general control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Versus
Online play		4	Versus GameSpy services have been shut down;^[3] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues fixed

Low memory crash

The game executable has a hard-coded memory limit of 1 GB, causing it to crash in larger maps.

Download this executable and replace the `RailRoads.exe` file in the installation folder.^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Metal support		macOS >= 10.14 only

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			^[4]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Video card with hardware pixel and vertex shaders (GeForce 3, Radeon 8500 or better) 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible	128 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.14
Processor (CPU)	1.1 GHz Intel Core M
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 Mb Nvidia 640M, 1.5GB Intel HD 5300 or 2GB AMD M290 512 MB of VRAM

Note: Users with macOS versions prior to 10.14 can select the branch mac_retail_111 - macOS 10.13.6 or older only from the Beta tab on Steam. This enables the game to run with the legacy OpenGL backend on macOS >= 10.12.4.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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 (7600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2022-06-10
↑ Sid Meier's Railroads! | WSGF
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ Feral Interactive - last accessed on May 2023

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 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 (7600) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (7600) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2022-06-10

[3] Sid Meier's Railroads! | WSGF

[4] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[5] Feral Interactive - last accessed on May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
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 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|2K Games}}
+{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sold Out Software|Re-release}}
 {{Infobox game/row/publisher|Feral Interactive|OS X}}
 |engines      =
@@ Line 12: / Line 13: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 17, 2006}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 1, 2012}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building, Business }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Train }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Railroad Tycoon }}
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 |gogcom id    = 1445250539
+|hltb         = 8517
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 |strategywiki =
-|mobygames    = sid-meiers-railroads
+|mobygames    = 25727
 |wikipedia    = Sid Meier's Railroads!
 |winehq       = 4058
 |license      = commercial
+|official site= http://www.2kgames.com/railroads/
 }}
-{{Series|Railroad Tycoon}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Online multiplayer servers were shut down in 2013.
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://www.firaxis.com/ Official developer site]
+{{mm}} [https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/sections/200299843-Sid-Meier-s-Railroads- 2K Support page]
-{{mm}} [http://www.2kgames.com/railroads/ Official game site]
-{{mm}} [http://support.2k.com/forums/381864-Sid-Meier-s-Railroads- 2K Support page]
 {{GOG.com links|1445250539|sid_meiers_railroads}}
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/7600/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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 {{Availability/row| Retail |  | disc, activation, key | Retail release sold by Feral. |  | OS X}}
 {{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/railroads/ | Steam | | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | sid-meiers-railroads | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2652-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | sid_meiers_railroads | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | sid-meiers-railroads | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| GMG | sid-meiers-railroads-mac | activation | | | OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | sid-meiers-railroads | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| MacApp | id536502825 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 7600 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 7600 | DRM-Free | <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mmachinecodev|date=2022-06-10}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| GMG | sid-meiers-railroads-mac | activation | | | OS X | unavailable }}
 }}
 ==Essential improvements==
 ===Patches===
-[http://support.2k.com/entries/488130-Patch-and-what-does-it-change- Patch 1.1] is the latest patch available for the game.
+[https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/201333833-Patch-and-what-does-it-change- Patch 1.1] is the latest patch available for the game.
-===[http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/ Large Address Aware]===
+===[https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/ Large Address Aware]===
 Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM by allowing the application to use more than 2GB RAM.
@@ Line 56: / Line 76: @@
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads\}}
+{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads!\}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sid Meier's Railroads!/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sid Meier's Railroads!/}}
 }}
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads\Saves}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads!\Saves}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sid Meier's Railroads!/Saves/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Containers/com.feralinteractive/Data/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Sid Meier's Railroads!/Saves/}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = false
+|steam cloud               = false
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Sid Meier's Railroads! Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sid-meiers-railroads
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
@@ Line 110: / Line 130: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 125: / Line 148: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Set resolution|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/sid-meiers-railroads Sid Meier's Railroads! | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
-# Open <code>Settings.ini</code>
+# Open {{file|Settings.ini}}
 # Change the <code>WindowWidth</code> and <code>WindowHeight</code> values to match your resolution.
 # Change <code>FullScreen = 1</code> to <code>FullScreen = 0</code>
@@ Line 131: / Line 154: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Sid Meier's Railroads! Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 {{Image|Sid Meier's Railroads! Control.png|In-game general control settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 197: / Line 220: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Sid Meier's Railroads! Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 212: / Line 235: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 245: / Line 270: @@
   |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     =
   |fan       =
 }}
@@ Line 291: / Line 324: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
-===Low Memory Crash===
+===Low memory crash===
-The game executable has a hard coded memory limit of 1 GB, with large maps this can causes poor performance and crashes. As most systems have significantly more RAM in them, it is possible to expand that limit to utilize all available memory.
+{{--}} The game executable has a hard-coded memory limit of 1 GB, causing it to crash in larger maps.
-Download [https://www.mediafire.com/?oqvgqywwemd this] executable and replace the <code>RailRoads.exe</code> file in the installation folder.
+{{Fixbox|description=Download [https://www.mediafire.com/?oqvgqywwemd this] executable and replace the {{file|RailRoads.exe}} file in the installation folder.|ref={{cn|January 2023}}|fix=}}
 ==Other information==
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 321: / Line 354: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = true
-|macos app notes        = <ref>[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/944/ Feral Interactive]</ref>
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/944/|title=Feral Interactive|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	Firaxis Games
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	2K Games
Re-release	Sold Out Software
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows	October 17, 2006
macOS (OS X)	November 1, 2012
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Building, Business
Vehicles	Train
Series	Railroad Tycoon