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Simutrans

🗃️ Specifications

📰 Title: Simutrans 🕹️ / 🛠️ Type: Game
🗃️ Genre: Management 🚦 Status: 04. Released (status)
🏷️ Category: Management ➤ Transportation 🌍️ Browser version:
🔖 Tags: Simulation; Transportation; Management; Economy; Strategy; Sandbox; Building; Train Sim; Planes; Ships; Pixel Art; Retro; Replay Value; Flagship; Open World; Day & Night; Level Editor; Moddable; Local Multi; Online Multi 📦️ Package Name: simutrans
🐣️ Approx. start: 1997-06-30 📦️ Arch package: ✓
🐓️ Latest: 2023-10-24 📦️ RPM package: ✓
📍️ Version: Latest: 123.0.1 // Dev: 💥️123.02 Nightly / Nightly : r10762 / 4246846 📦️ Deb package: ✓
🏛️ License type: 🕊️ Libre 📦️ Flatpak package:
🏛️ License: Artistic 📦️ AppImage package:
🏝️ Perspective: Bird's-eye view 📦️ Snap package:
👁️ Visual: Free-roaming camera ⚙️ Generic binary: ✓
⏱️ Pacing: Real Time 📄️ Source: ✓
👫️ Played: Single & Multi 📱️ PDA support: ✓
🎖️ This record: 5 stars 🕳️ Not used:
🎀️ Game design: 👫️ Contrib.: goupildb & Louis
🎰️ ID: 12813 🐛️ Created: 2010-08-20
🐜️ Updated: 2023-11-02

📖️ Summary

[en]: A libre, multi-platform, single-player / multi-player (LAN / online) transport (by airplanes, ships, trains, trams, trucks, buses, monorails, and even maglevs) and economy simulation game, similar to Transport Tycoon Deluxe, whose main objective is to make its transportation company thrive, or simply to transport for fun. The player builds infrastructure for the transport of passengers and freight between cities, industries and tourist attractions and the rest develops around. The maps are of all sizes and the game is moddable. [fr]: Une simulation libre, multi-plateforme, solo/multi (en LAN et en ligne) de transport (par avion, bateau, train, tramway, camion, bus, monorails et même lévitation) et d'économie, semblable à Transport Tycoon Deluxe, dont l'objectif principal est de faire prospérer sa société de transport, ou tout simplement de transporter pour le plaisir. Le joueur construit l'infrastructure pour le transport de passagers et de fret entre les villes, industries et attractions touristiques et le reste se développe autour. Les cartes sont de toutes tailles et le jeu est moddable.

🎥️ Videos


🏝️ Trailer: (202209),


🏆️ Video contest: 💥️🏆️“Furniture Industry Route”, by meruhen205 (202301), 💥️🏅️ “Akiwa Tsuneyama Main Line Local Service from Nakahara to Yamano”, by danivenk (202301), 💥️🥉️“Airport Hotel Shuttle Bus”, by DThunder (202301),


🦝️ From Users: (201605),


🕯️ How To: (201704), (202006), (201401),


🎲️ Gameplay (MP) [de]: (202109),


🎮️ Showcase: (201812), (201711), (201804),


🎮️ Showcase (Mods): PAK128 German Map (202006), PAK 128 Britain Game (201910), PAK 192.comic (201605),


🐧 Linux plays: 💥️ As Reiter [de] (202310), HOLaRSE [de](201505),

🕸️ Links

🏡️ Website & videos
[Homepage] [Dev site 1 2] [Features/About] [Screenshots 1 2] [Videos vc(202301) vc(202301) vc(202301) t(202209) t(201520) t(201512) t(201512) gd(202xxx) gu(202xxx) r(201605) lp[de](202304) lp[de](121.0/202103) lp[de](201505) ht(201704) ht(201401) ht(201506) ht(201607) ht(201510) ht[de](201108) d(201604) d(201603) d(201601) d(201701) d(201109) d(201609) mod(202006) mod(201910) mod(201605) mod[de](202211) mp[de](202109) g(201812) g(201711) g(201804) g(201804) g(201806) g(201806) g(201605) g(201511) g(201311) g(201503) g(202007) g(201307) g(201510) g(201602) g(201511) g(201511) g(201511) g(201511) g(201108) g(201511) g[fr](201509) g[de](202310) g[de](201605) g[de](201805) g[de](201404) g[de](201301) g[de](201404) g[de](201310) g[ru](201405) g[pl](202xxx) g[cz](201405) g[sp](201111) g[pt](201605) g[pt](201210) g[pt](201207) g[it](201611) g[tr](202xxx) g] [WIKI 1 2] [FAQ] [RSS] [Changelog 1(news) 2(release notes) 2(tags) 3(tags) 4]

💰 Commercial: [Support their work (Donate)] [Steam] - Free

🍩️ Resources
Informations
• Simutrans WIKI (Getting addons (with links)): [Simutrans WIKI (Installing Addons)]

Games/Mods
• Paksets (Graphic data pack): [Simutrans (Paksets)]

Maps
• Maps (Collection of maps featuring different regions and countries): [Simutrans Maps (Maps created by and for the Simutrans community)]

Resources for Games
• SNFOS (French fan site & resources): [SNFOS [fr]]
• TileCutter (Simutrans building object creation tool): [Dev site] [Forums]

🛠️ Technical informations
[Open Hub] [PCGamingWiki] [MobyGames] [Spacethingy's Game Site (A guide to Simutrans)] [Simutrans-tips] [Simutrans (Simutrans Reference Manual, March 2007, PDF format)]

🦣️ Social
(Simutrans) Devs (Simutrans Team 1 2 [en]): [Site 1 2 3] [Chat] [mastodon] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [Interview 1(201504) 2]
(Simutrans) Devs (Hansjörg Malthaner (Hajo) [fr] [en]): [Site 1 2] [RogueBasin] [Forums] [mastodon] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [Interview 1(202207) 2(201001)]
(Simutrans) Devs (James Petts [fr] [en]): [Site 1 2] [Chat] [mastodon] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [PressKit] [Interview 1(202209) 2(202xxx)]
The Project: [Blog] [Forums [fr]] [mastodon] [Facebook] [PeerTube] [YouTube] [reddit]

🐝️ Related
[Wikipedia (Simutrans) [fr] [en] [de]]
[Wikipedia (Transport Tycoon) [fr] [en] [de]]
[LinuxFr [fr]] [The Linux Game Tome] [HOLaRSE [de]] [Korben [fr]] [Mod DB] [Indie DB]

📦️ Misc. repositories
[Repology] [Arch Linux / AUR] [openSUSE] [Debian/Ubuntu] [Flatpak] [AppImage(author's repo)] [Snap] [PortableLinuxGames]

🕵️ Reviews
[metacritic] [EducationalFreeware]

🕊️ Source of this Entry: [Site (date)]

🦣️ Social Networking Update (on mastodon)

🕹️ Title: Simutrans
🦊️ What's: A libre transport & economy sim game
🏡️ https://www.simutrans.com
🐣️ https://sourceforge.net/projects/simutrans
🦉️ https://fosstodon.org/@simutrans
🔖 #LinuxGaming #ShareYourGames #Flagship #Management #Sim #Transportation
📦️ #Libre #Bin #Arch #RPM #Deb
📖 Our entry: https://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/lights-on/

Dev ----------------------------------------
💥️ NEW!
🥁️ Update: 123.02 Nightly
⚗️ New features 💎
📌️ Changes: https://blog.simutrans.com
🦣️ From: https://fosstodon.org/@simutrans/111313695974829231

Stable -------------------------------------
🥁️ Update: 123.0.1
⚗️ Hotfix 🐞️
📌️ Changes: https://forum.simutrans.com/index.php/topic,21377.0.html
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/108657349022974540

🏜️ Content: Pak192.Comic v.0.6
⚗️ New content 🏝️
📌️ Changes: https://forum.simutrans.com/index.php/topic,21873.msg201462.html#msg201462
🦣️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/108894247968842608
🕹️(old) https://www.youtube.com/embed/UzoYnGt6edI

🏝️https://www.youtube.com/embed/8ByzhEHGeoA
💥️🏆️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/AY84w2frCFI
💥️🏅️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/5ZcxnomkuZI
💥️🥉️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/rQLmxzgmkK8
🦝️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/o3Nlm-eGmzk
🐧 https://www.youtube.com/embed/8JpKtxcK-lY

🕶️ A bird's-eye view of its UI, the interface consists of buttons with icons aligned at the top of the screen, a status bar at the bottom, and the rest of the screen is allocated to displaying the map (in bird's-eye view) in 2.5D. In the center, the map shows a train station where a train is parked, with 2 platforms overhung by a footbridge allowing access from one to the other. To the northeast is a small canal-side village, and to the southwest is a woodland at the foot of a snow-covered mountain.

Simutrans is a libre, multi-platform, single-player / multi-player (LAN / online) transport (by airplanes, ships, trains, trams, trucks, buses, monorails, and even maglevs) and economy simulation game, similar to Transport Tycoon Deluxe, whose main objective is to make its transportation company thrive, or simply to transport for fun. The player builds infrastructure for the transport of passengers and freight between cities, industries and tourist attractions and the rest develops around. The maps are of all sizes and the game is moddable.

📕 Description [en]

📕🐧"A libre transport & economy simulation game, similar to Transport Tycoon Deluxe"🐧📕.

Transport Simulator

Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions by building a transport network you always dreamed of.

☑ PAKSETS
Multiple graphics to choose
Choose from multiple unique paksets which offer different graphics and gameplay. Each pakset has different objects, buying prices, maintenance costs, themes and a whole unique gameplay. Every pakset is a new game.

☑ TRANSPORT
Anything by some mean
Transport cargo, mail and passengers by land, air and water. Simutrans offers a wide range of transport types to transport what you want.

☑ NO LIMITS
Maps have any size
Map size is completely customisable, they can be tiny or huge and don't have to be square.

☑ MULTIPLAYER
Want to play with friends?
Simutrans can also be played multiplayer. Set-up a server, call some friends and start playing together.

☑ MODDING & COMMUNITY
We are open-source
Simutrans is open-source and built by a community of contributors. Join us and start making Simutrans your game.


History

Simutrans started as the dream of one person: Hansjörg Malthaner, also known as Hajo. He conceived Simutrans as a hobby project to learn C++ and object oriented programming in 1997. Since then Simutrans has grown to the project of a sizeable community of contributors and supporters who give life to the game.

In 2004 Hansjörg decided to retire from the main development, and since then the development has been in the hands of the Simutrans community. Each project, or part of the game, has its own coordinator. Thanks to the efforts of this community the development keeps going on.


🍥️ Debian:

Transportation simulator

Simutrans is a free transportation simulator: The player operates a transportation company and has to transport goods and passengers between factories and different cities.


🌍️ Wikipedia:

Simutrans is a multi-platform simulation game in which the player strives to run a successful transport system by constructing and managing transportation systems for passengers, mail and goods by land (rail, road, tram, monorail, maglev), air (airplanes) and water (ship) between places. Like OpenTTD, Simutrans is an open source transportation game based on the Transport Tycoon idea.

Development history

Simutrans was originally written by Hansjörg Malthaner in 1997. Around 2004 he retired from development, and an international community of volunteers took over the development. Until 2007 Simutrans was developed internally as closed source game, when the software was relicensed under the Artistic License.

Simutrans is ported to Microsoft Windows, Linux, BeOS/Haiku, Mac OS X and AmigaOS 4.x which make use of several graphics libraries such as GDI (Windows only), SDL (all versions) or Allegro (BeOS only). It is portable to any architecture using GCC and one of the aforementioned libraries. Simutrans has also multilingual support.

Currently the stable release of Simutrans is version 120.2.1 as of the 28th of February 2017. There is a popular branch of the code called Simutrans-Extended, which aims to extend the basic game. Simutrans-Extended was formerly called Simutrans-Experimental, but changed its name to Simutrans-Extended on the 13th of February 2017 to make clear that it is a distinct fork of Simutrans and not a testing branch. Nightly builds for Simutrans and the main PakSets are also released for both standard and Extended versions.

Overview and features

The main goal in Simutrans is to provide an efficient transport system for passengers, mail and goods to be transported to their desired destinations fast and with minimal transfers and at the same time making the company grow avoiding bankruptcy or administration.

Simutrans has a number of factory chains that are interconnected with other chains, for example, a coal mine produces coal for a coal power plant, and an oil rig produces oil for an oil power plant. The goods produced by these factories may be distributed to smaller factories or shops, such as gasoline to a gas station, coming from a gas storage facility, which retrieves the gas from an oil refinery, and so on.

Supplying a factory with electric power will increase the production and allows for fine-tuning the economy. Passengers and mail are transported between different cities and tourist attractions, and may use several methods of transportation to reach their destinations.

The Simutrans executable can run many different paksets, which is a package containing files called paks. Paks are files with graphic and data files that Simutrans uses to determine the objects in the game, it determines things like their resolution, appearance and behaviors. Gaming experience is therefore very dependent on the PakSet used.

Simutrans currently features 12 AI players, and has an online capability similar to OpenTTD since version 110.0. The terrain in Simutrans is freely-modifiable, and different layers like tunnels and bridges can be stacked, allowing for subways or highways to be possible. It has a day and night cycle, different climates and seasons. Nearly all modes of transportation exist in Simutrans. At least buses/trucks, trains, and ships are always provided. If defined in the PakSet, aircraft, monorails and/or maglevs can also be used.

Customization

The Simutrans executable must load a PakSet which contains the game's objects. Over the years several PakSets have been created, an overview is given on the official page.

Simutrans can easily be expanded or modified. Simple modification can be done via editing the personal config file. Since the objects in the game just consist of a simple image and a short description file, it is very easy to create a house or add a train. Thus many contributed objects for all graphic sizes exist. The user can also add height maps and citylists which add city names into the game. Even deep modifications of the game mechanics are possible via the config file, like a setting to prevent stockpiling at factories or changing the economic model simulation.

Critical reception

GameDaily's Big Download considered Simutrans to be one of the best freeware games, highlighting the logical system of routing passengers and freight to their destinations, decent AI opponents and the support for custom aesthetics or rules-sets. However, the sometimes unreliable vehicle pathfinding was criticized, particularly with respect to alternate routes and switches for train lines. The sound effects were deemed to be unengaging, and new players may be baffled by the range of transportation possibilities.

Another review from Amiga Future came to very similar conclusions (apart from the lack of sound support on Amiga OS). In particular the depth of simulation and the stability were highlighted.

Between 2007 and June 2017 Simutrans was downloaded from Sourceforge over 5.6 million times.

📕 Description [fr]

Un jeu de simulation de transport de fret et de passagers, par la Simutrans Team, initié par Hansjörg Malthaner (Hajo).

Simutrans est un jeu de simulation de transport (par avion, bateau, train, tramway, camion, bus, monorails, et même lévitation) et d'économie, libre, multi-plateforme, solo/multi (en LAN et en ligne), semblable à Transport Tycoon Deluxe, dont l'objectif principal est de faire prospérer sa société de transport, ou tout simplement de transporter pour le plaisir. Le joueur construit l'infrastructure pour le transport de passagers et de fret entre les villes, industries et attractions touristiques et le reste se développe autour. Les cartes sont de toutes tailles et le jeu est moddable.

Crédit image (lien "Screenshots 2" ci-dessus): Emil Sawicki


Simulateur de transport

Simutrans est un simulateur de transport libre et open-source. Votre objectif est d'établir une entreprise de transport réussie. Transportez des passagers, du courrier et des marchandises par chemin de fer, route, bateau, et même l'air. Interconnectez des quartiers, des villes, des bâtiments publics, des industries et des attractions touristiques en construisant le réseau de transport dont vous avez toujours rêvé.

☑ SETS DE PAKS
Plusieurs graphismes au choix
Choisissez parmi plusieurs pakets uniques qui offrent des graphismes et un gameplay différents. Chaque jeu a des objets, des prix d'achat, des coûts d'entretien, des thèmes et un gameplay uniques. Chaque jeu est un nouveau jeu.

☑ TRANSPORTER
N'importe quoi par n'importe quel moyen
Transportez des marchandises, du courrier et des passagers par voie terrestre, aérienne ou maritime. Simutrans offre une large gamme de types de transport pour transporter ce que vous voulez.

☑ PAS DE LIMITES
Les cartes peuvent avoir n'importe quelle taille
La taille des cartes est entièrement personnalisable, elles peuvent être minuscules ou immenses et n'ont pas besoin d'être carrées.

☑ MULTIJOUEURS
Vous voulez jouer avec des amis ?
Simutrans peut également être joué en multijoueur. Créez un serveur, appelez vos amis et commencez à jouer ensemble.

☑ MODDING & COMMUNAUTÉ
Nous sommes open-source
Simutrans est open-source et construit par une communauté de contributeurs. Rejoignez-nous et commencez à faire de Simutrans votre jeu.


Histoire

Simutrans a démarré par le rêve d'une personne : Hansjörg Malthaner, également connu sous le nom de Hajo. Il a conçu Simutrans en 1997 comme un passe-temps pour apprendre le C ++ et la programmation orientée objet. Depuis, Simutrans est devenu le projet d'une importante communauté de contributeurs et de supporters qui donnent vie au jeu.

En 2004, Hansjörg a décidé de se retirer du développement principal, et depuis lors, le développement a été entre les mains de la communauté Simutrans. Chaque projet, ou partie du jeu, a son propre coordinateur. Grâce aux efforts de cette communauté, le développement se poursuit.



🍥️ Debian (traduction du Bottin):

Simulateur de transport

Simutrans est un simulateur de transport libre : le joueur exploite une entreprise de transport et doit transporter des marchandises et des passagers entre les usines et les différentes villes.


🌍️ Wikipedia:

Simutrans est un jeu de simulation gratuit et open source, disponible sous Windows, BeOS et Linux. Axé sur le transport des biens et des personnes, ce jeu a été écrit par Hansjörg Malthaner. De nouvelles versions sont disponibles très régulièrement. Le jeu est similaire à Transport Tycoon (et donc aussi à OpenTTD).

Synopsis

Simutrans permet de développer un réseau routier, ferroviaire (tram et train), fluvial et aérien, de construire des stations de bus et des dépôts, et enfin de modifier le relief. Le jeu inclut de nombreux modèles différents de bateaux, trains et véhicules. Il est multilingue et peut être configuré pour jouer avec des cycles jour/nuit. Une option de jeu libre ("freeplay") permettant de jouer sans crainte de banqueroute est également disponible. Le but n'est pas tant de développer le réseau que de gérer les investissements et coûts de transport entre les sites de production de matière première, de traitement puis de production et de distribution.

Système de jeu

Modes de jeu

Dans les versions récentes, il est possible de choisir entre différents graphismes, nommés paksets : pak64 (anciennement 64x64) et ses différentes déclinaisons, pak128 (anciennement 128x128) et déclinaisons, pak32, pak48, pak96, pak192, tous en développement constant. Dans tous les cas, comme dans un jeu de gestion de transport classique, de nouveaux types de véhicules apparaissent et disparaissent avec le temps.

Il est possible de jouer sur des cartes de différentes tailles, de gérer le format des villes, le nombre d'attractions touristiques, le nombre d'industries par ville, et le nombre de villes au début de la partie.

Le projet est désormais Open source : il est offert à chacun de dessiner des bâtiments des véhicules, de proposer simplement des idées, ou de participer activement au développement du jeu et aux traductions des textes. De nombreux addons (trains, wagons, bâtiments, véhicules, avions...) sont disponibles sur internet, créés par des passionnés.

Comme beaucoup d'autres jeux tels que Railroad Tycoon ou Transport Tycoon, son unique but est de créer une économie stable et de prospérer en évitant la banqueroute, et ce le plus longtemps possible.

Principales options du jeu

• Au lancement du jeu
⚬ Freeplay : Permet au joueur qui découvre le jeu pour la première fois de tricher et de jouer sans banqueroute.
⚬ Res 2,3,4 : Permet de choisir la résolution graphique utilisée
⚬ Nomidi : Jouer sans musique
⚬ Startyear : Permet de définir la première année où l'on commence la partie
⚬ Refresh 1 à 4 : Permet de régler les performances du jeu en fonction de votre ordinateur
⚬ Pak : permet de choisir sur quel objets on veut jouer (64x64,128x128,scénarios spécifiques, etc.)

• Dans le jeu
⚬ Nombre de joueurs virtuels à jouer en même temps que vous sur la même carte
⚬ Volume du son
⚬ Couleur du joueur
⚬ Options graphiques
⚬ Défilement
⚬ Charger/Sauver une partie
⚬ Les configuration d'affichage

• Début de partie
⚬ Choix de la carte
⚬ Taille de la carte
⚬ Taille des villes
⚬ Nombre d'industries par ville
⚬ Nombre d'industries hors des villes
⚬ Taux de relief
⚬ Niveau de la mer
⚬ Trafic routier
⚬ Nombre d'attractions touristiques dans les villes

Ergonomie

Le jeu fonctionne principalement grâce à des barres d'outils, chaque menu s'ouvre sous forme de fenêtre flottante. Les fenêtres sont elles-mêmes constituées de boutons d'action, celui-ci sélectionné le curseur change de forme, et rend l'action sur la carte possible. Le mode loupe à deux fonctions : ouvrir les menus des dépôts de véhicule et prendre des informations sur la carte ou les industries.

Il est possible de relier plusieurs lignes, tel qu'une ligne fluviale soit en continuité avec une ligne routière pour transporter le chargement sur mer puis sur terre.

Un train peut mesurer jusqu'à 24 éléments (ou cases), et être constitué de wagons de plusieurs types.

Transports

Les camions, comme les trains et les bateaux, peuvent transporter des marchandises, parmi lesquelles (liste non exhaustive) :

• Passagers
• Courrier
• Lait
• Ciment
• Béton
• Bois
• Acier
• Grain
• Planches
• Caisses de bien (produits finis)
• Papier
• Matière plastique
• Hydrocarbures
• Pierre
• Sable
• Textile
• Voitures
• Minerai