Game options
What you choose for a new game, and in Settings.
What you decide before a game starts, and what you can change at any time.
New game
| Option | Choices |
|---|---|
| Map size | From 64 to 1024 tiles on each side, width and height chosen separately. 256 is the default. |
| Start year | 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 |
| Building costs | Low x0.7, Normal x1, High x1.5 |
| Start-up money | $100,000, $250,000, $500,000 |
| Maximum loan | $300,000, $500,000, $1,000,000 |
| Competitors | How many, and how good: Relaxed, Normal, Ruthless. |
| Breakdowns | None, Reduced, Normal |
| Company goal | None, Company value of $1,000,000 within 10 years, Company value of $10,000,000 within 25 years, Top the league within 15 years |
| Terrain | Flat, Gentle, Hilly, Mountainous |
| Sea level | Low (more land), Normal, High, Islands |
| Towns, Industries | Few, Normal, Many, Crowded |
| Heightmap | A greyscale image used in place of a random world: white is high ground, black is sea. |
| Your company | Its name and colour. |
The map preview beside the options changes as you choose. The same seed and options always give the same world.
Settings
Open Settings from the game menu (Esc) or the title screen. Its three tabs are Graphics, Sound and Game. Changes apply at once and are remembered.
| Tab | Setting | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics | Graphics | Full screen or a window, shadows, town life, effects, day and night, seasons, weather and the size of the interface. Town life and weather are only for looks. |
| Sound | Sound | Effects, music and ambience. |
| Game | Language | Automatic (the language of your system), English, Català, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Português. |
| Game | Autosave | Off, Every month, Every 3 months, Every year |
| Game | Camera | Scrolling when the mouse touches the edge of the screen, and whether two-finger scrolling zooms. |
| Game | Windows | One screen at a time, or every window stays open until you close it. |
| Game | Map | The income that floats up when a vehicle delivers, and the hover cards. |
| Game | Updates | Whether to check for a new version when the game starts. |
Mods
Mods add vehicles, ready-made maps, names and translations. Switch them on under Mods on the title screen, before you start or load a game.