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What is "Railroad Pioneer"?
"Railroad Pioneer" is a fascinating real-time business simulation combining game elements such as exploring, expanding, trading, construction & research, trade wars and much more in a simple and innovative way. The fascination of the railway, the dramatic development of ever more powerful engines and wagons as well as many suggestions by fans of this genre will be presented in a very up-to-date 3D look and feel.
Wait and see - you'll be surprised!

Who develops "Railroad Pioneer"?
"Railroad Pioneer" is developed on behalf of JoWooD by the Würzburg-based development team Kritzelkratz 3000. Those interested in learning more about the team will in time be able to find lots of details on the "Railroad Pioneer" website. You can also visit www.kritzelkratz.de .

What is the game duration of "Railroad Pioneer"?
"Railroad Pioneer" will contain a campaign comprising 10 missions, taking the player through the various states of the USA. The campaign should offer about 20 hours of gaming fun, however, this can greatly vary due to the preferences and strategies of individual players.
Moreover, there will be single player and multiplayer maps as well as endless modes. The player can play the game alone, against various computer opponents (which he can select himself) or against human players over a network.

What is so special about "Railroad Pioneer"?
The imaginative combination of exploring (fog of war), intensive maintenance, research and creation of an individual transport park with all classic elements of a railway business simulation. The player is faced with highly varied challenges, and he can choose whether or not he wants to take them on. The game is suitable for beginners as well as for advanced players. The game elements can be learned quickly, but the sophisticated combination - especially over a network - makes the game a real challenge for every player.

What is the storyline of "Railroad Pioneer"?
The background story of "Railroad Pioneer" is the construction of the first transcontinental railway across the United States of America. The player starts out as the president of a small railway company around the year 1830. His job will be to take his company from New York to San Francisco before the murderous competition by exploring, expanding and trading.


When will "Railroad Pioneer" be available?
The game is expected to be released in Q3 / 2003.

Will there be a demo version?

Yes. A release date for the demo version hasn't been fixed yet.

What are the system requirements?

               
  Win XP/2000/ME/98
128 MB RAM
  Intel Pentium III
750 MHz
  DirectX® 8.1 compatible
3D Graphic card
(32 MB)
  ca. 500-1000 MB free disk space,
20x CD-ROM, DirectX®
compatible Soundblaster,
Internetconnection
  Win XP/2000/ME/98
256 MB RAM
  Intel Pentium IV
1,2 GHZ
  DirectX® 8.1 compatible
3D Graphic card
(64 MB)
 


       
    
   
 
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