Game tick

Game tick

Game ticks represents an amount of time required before automatic in-game processes happen. Both the arrow (→) and each dash (-) represent one game tick. One game tick takes about 3 in-game days. Progress to the next tick is always displayed next to the current game date (see In-game interface).

List of processes affected by game ticks

• Production of Goods at Industries
• Production of Passengers at Houses
• Deduction of vehicle Operating costs

Due to different Industry extensions having different amount of ticks, you can see different amounts of Goods being produced each game tick. For example, a fully upgraded Forest can produce 2-4 Logs and 1 Coal on a game tick.

According to Jan Zeleny, ticks for Trains work a little differently. Trains consume fuel only when accelerating or keeping top speed. While waiting at signals, loading/unloading or slowing down, the train does not consume fuel.