Settings playbook

Start with these defaults

• Leave randomization on so nearby towns get plausible local cargo goals.
• Keep normal difficulty values unless you want faster or slower expansion.
• Set taxes conservative at first, then add pressure once your network is stable.

Core settings

• Difficulty level changes all cargo targets.
• Goal monitoring and minimum transport percent decide how strict growth is.
• Monitoring timeout controls how long a town stays monitored after it stops shipping passengers.
• Limiter delay controls how long a town is allowed to fail requirement checks before growth pauses.

Cargo shape

Use the randomization type to control local variety.

• Fixed modes lock each category to a fixed amount.
• Range modes vary the amount per category.
• Industry modes bias cargo choices around local industry composition.
• The nearby probability setting controls how strongly cargo acceptance follows nearby industry.

Taxes and subsidies

• Taxes apply to owned rail/road infrastructure and dock stations. Set each rate separately.
• Growth rebate can convert last month population gain into a partial refund.
• The Tax history Goal opens a 36-month breakdown with Older/Newer controls.
• Subsidies can be enabled to spawn useful passenger or cargo routes toward contributed towns.

Expert values

These are safe to tweak, but they can strongly change feel:

• town growth factor
• minimum fulfilled percentage
• exponentiality factor
• slowest growth rate floor

Use the full manual for exact value ranges and compatibility notes.