Difference between revisions of "Operating Costs"
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| − | [[ | + | The maintenance / fuel cost of a train depends not only on the type of the train but also on its age. Player has a choice to enable or disable the train aging feature in the main game setting before launching a new game. This setting CANNOT be changed for older saved game. Lets see all the details of [[Vehicle Aging]] |
Revision as of 02:27, 14 October 2019
Vehicle operating cost depends on several factors:
- Vehicle type
- Fuel cost preset on Game Settings page
- Age of the vehicle
Vehicle types
Each train engine has base cost, shown in depot on the vehicle purchase tab and on the info tab in the train window. Base cost is shown doubled if fuel cost is set to Higher. Operating cost applies only to the engine, the wagons are (at this time) maintenance free. In the case of multi-engine train, the operating cost applies to each engine separately and independently.
Fuel Cost Preset
- Disabled - Fuel cost is set to 0, trains run for free.
- Default - Base fuel cost is charged every 5 game ticks for trains and every 7 game ticks for road vehicles
- Higher - Double amount of the base fuel cost is charged every 3 game ticks for trains and every 5 game ticks for road vehicles
Age of the vehicle
The maintenance / fuel cost of a train depends not only on the type of the train but also on its age. Player has a choice to enable or disable the train aging feature in the main game setting before launching a new game. This setting CANNOT be changed for older saved game. Lets see all the details of Vehicle Aging
