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Systems

Wiki index/wikiGuides for every stage of your network/guidesNetwork operations/networksCity operations & growth/citiesMaps & environments/maps

Tools

Planning tools/tools

Sources

Source ledger/sourcesAbout this wiki/aboutCorrections/corrections

Release

Release updates/updates

Networks

Rail line priority/networks/line-priorityWaypoints and route control/networks/waypointsUnderground trams and tram-trains/networks/underground-tram

Cargo

Designing a logistics hub/cargo/logistics-hubs

Cities

Municipal regions and local effects/cities/municipal-regionsPassenger satisfaction/cities/satisfactionThe city delivery rating/cities/deliveryNoise and station placement/cities/noisePollution across the city region/cities/pollution

Modes

Headquarters placement and upgrades/tycoon/headquartersDifficulty and simulation settings/tycoon/difficultyMod browser and mod.io/mods/mod-browserInstalling and managing mods/mods/installCross-platform mods/mods/cross-platformMod compatibility checks/mods/compatibilityModel Editor and creation tools/mods/model-editorAdapting Transport Fever 2 mods/mods/transport-fever-2-conversionA mod troubleshooting checklist/mods/troubleshooting
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Modes / Field manual

Difficulty and simulation settings

Transport Fever 3 offers presets and individual system settings so players can choose how demanding the simulation should be.

Official systemsSources checked September 25, 2026Pre-release guide
Map editor terrain tools and configuration
Map editor terrain tools and configuration · Official pre-release image ↗
The confirmed picture

What we know

The September gameplay overview says individual aspects such as noise, pollution and reputation can be adjusted or disabled. ↗

The Tycoon blog describes disabling costs and unlocking creative Sandbox controls. ↗

Different settings change the context of any comparison. ↗

Operations schematicConceptual

Choose the mode around the journey

Road & tramStreet and terminal access
RailTrack and station planning
WaterPier and inland transfer
AirAirport and ground connection
Planning questions for supported modes; no invented ranking or cost values.
From information to action

How to approach the decision

Editorial planning advice based on the confirmed systems above.

  1. Record difficulty and active mechanics with every performance or economy test.
  2. Learn one constraint at a time before increasing the challenge.
  3. Keep Sandbox experiments separate from a profitability claim.

A mistake to avoid

A successful design with costs or penalties disabled is not proof it will work under another setup.

Verify at launch

What still needs live data

Exact numerical values, release-build menus and reproducible gameplay tests will be added only after verification.

Exact values and operating advice are added after testing against a recorded game build. Check the source date before relying on a number.

Put it to work

network checklist

Use your own scenario values. No guessed TF3 presets.

Open tool

Official sources

Tycoon gameplay overviewTycoon dev blog

Source verification: September 25, 2026. Evidence policy and source ledger.