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Latest revision as of 16:42, 12 December 2023
Developers | |
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PopTop Software | |
macOS (OS X) | Beenox Shift |
Publishers | |
Gathering of Developers | |
OS X | MacSoft |
2K Games | |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 27, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | September 13, 2004 |
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 |
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
Railroad Tycoon 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view building and business game in the Railroad Tycoon series.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM DRM disc check | |||
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Steam | Can only be purchased in USA, Canada, UK, EU countries except Croatia, Brazil, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and Vietnam |
- A free demo is available in several languages from GameFront.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Coast to Coast | Free download; distributed within the 1.04 patch |
Essential improvements
Patches
- 1.05 patch is the latest official version; requires the 1.04 patch.
- The Sold Out Software release needs to be patched with the patch installer on the disc, otherwise the DRM will malfunction.
- 1.06 patch is the latest fan-made patch with bugfixes and extra engines; requires the 1.05 patch. It is possible to have multiple installations with different versions; see instructions.
Maps, mods and more
All of the official downloads and user created fixes for the game can be found here.
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. Alternatively, use the widescreen fix. Widescreen resolutions will stretch the interface and cause Vert- behavior.[citation needed] |
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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.[citation needed] | ||
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[1] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Retail and Steam only. | |||
German | Retail and Steam only. | |||
Italian | Retail and Steam only. | |||
Japanese | Retail only. | |||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Retail and Steam only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 4 | Versus |
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Online play | 4 | Versus Use OpenSpy |
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 and newer if 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[2] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
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 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.2.8 | |
Processor (CPU) | 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 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.
References
- ↑ ALchemy database Railroad Tycoon 3 entry - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Railroad Tycoon 3 Windows 7/Vista - EASY FIX - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)