Editing Simutrans (section)

==Overview and features==
[[File:Simutrans_101_map.png|thumb|Map of a Simutrans game world, showing cities and factories]]
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 excess [[administration (law)|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, their resolution, appearance, and behavior. Gaming experience is therefore very dependent on the pakset used.

''Simutrans'' currently features 12 [[Artificial intelligence|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 constructed. It has a day and night cycle, different [[climate]]s and [[season]]s. Nearly all modes of transportation exist in ''Simutrans''. At least [[bus]]es/[[truck]]s, [[train]]s, and [[ship]]s are always provided. If defined in the pakset, [[aircraft]], [[monorail]]s and [[maglev]]s can also be used.

''Simutrans'' features an online multiplayer mode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=servers.simutrans.org - Server listing |url=http://servers.simutrans.org/list |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=servers.simutrans.org}}</ref> Players can join an online game using the in-game server browser. ''Simutrans-Extended'' also features an online mode,<ref>{{cite web |title=Server listing |url=http://list.extended.simutrans.org:8080/list |website=list.extended.simutrans.org |access-date=26 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405175408/http://list.extended.simutrans.org:8080/list |archive-date=Apr 5, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref> including a long-term semi-persistent online server<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bridgewater-Brunel Simutrans-Extended server |url=http://bridgewater-brunel.me.uk/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=bridgewater-brunel.me.uk}}</ref> in which the game world typically lasts over a year before being reset.