Very Short Simutrans How-To
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How do I:

	Turn the trees off? Press "

	Make buildings transparent (hidden)? Press "

	Turn on/off map grid? Press #

	Build one way track? Select signal tool, multiply click on one place.

	Build one way road? It cannot be done.

	Build airport? Air service is not supported yet.

	Speed the turtle game up? Use keys , and . - modify T value. (Be very
    careful, if you speed up the game too much it will start omitting important
    tasks to keep the pace. 1,5GHz machines usually should not go over T=5 on
    normal maps. To see if speed is ok: options -> display, if loops are above
    20 and idle below 20s for longer time, it is bad, slow down!)

	Get more tips and tutorials? Go to: http://www.simutrans-tips.com


How do I become millionaire?

	Do not start big! Be careful and design system you can afford from starting
    money.

	Trains are intended to be long. 2-3 wagon train is usually lossy - except
    for passenger units.

	Press G (shift+g) and look at speed bonuses, goods with low bonus should go
    slowly (cheaper), while goods with high bonus will pay much more for fast
    service.

	Most raw materials do not pay very well. Wood, stone, iron ore or grain are
    not good stand alone money makers. You need to service whole industry tree
    to make profit on higher level goods which pays much better. (look at income
    graph)

	Exception in raw materials is oil. So for start, set up oil service. If you
    will be able to use train to carry gasoline on its way back to nearby gas
    station it will best.

	Combine! Simutrans is about it. Make use of fact that goods can switch
    vehicles on its route to destination and you get paid for each hop. Good
    idea is to set high capacity train line and use trucks to collect materials
    from larger area to keep trains busy.

	Best paying goods among all are passengers. But it is difficult to setup
    network big enough to attract enough of them. Only very experienced players
    should try to start just with passengers, most players will rather setup
    profiting goods service and use income to expend passenger transport.

	Number of passengers willing to use your service increases as you cover more
    destinations.


How can I contact you

	To see main Simutrans webpage with many links and downloads go to:
    http://www.simutrans.de

	To post or read ideas for Simutrans use Simugraph forum:
    http://www.simugraph.com/forum

	To discuss Simutrans, use forum: http://www.simugraph.com/forum

	To help us with graphics, join Simu_gfx group at www.yahoogroups.com

	To report program bugs use http://www.simugraph.com

	To report graphics bugs in 128x128 use Simu_gfx group or write to Tomas
    Kubes (t_kubes@yahoo.com)

	To make development of game faster write to any group or to Hans how you
    like this game.