Cheats/ Tips/ File Hacks

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="049005f0ermwup.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Traffic Giant</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Traffic Giant"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News and Gossip"><U>News and Gossip</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the game"><U>About the game</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reviews Links"><U>Reviews Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vehicles"><U>Vehicles</U></A>   |   <B>Cheats/ Tips/ File Hacks</B>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Know Promlems"><U>Know Promlems</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Games"><U>Favorite Games</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Gamming Rig"><U>My Gamming Rig</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Demo"><U>Demo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Tips and tricks:</B></div> <div> If you don't want to start a (new) vehicle at the starting point, do the following: Open "Fahrzeugeinsatz", click on the desired stop, and click the vehicle from the depot on to the line.</div> <bR> <div> Cheats:</div> <div>                There are no official cheats known. Ther ways to cheat:</div> <div> Open the "tgiant.cfg" file with notepad, the second number is the number of "campaign" you already can play. Change it in 15 to play 'em all. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0786f8a0.jpg" border=0 width="367" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B><U>Note</U></B><B>: Above image is from the German version.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="0778dae0.jpg" border=0 width="397" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </I></div> <div> <B><U>Note</U></B><B>: </B><B>Above image is from the US/UK Gold version.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> It is also possible to edit the *.cfg files in the mission directory. If it really does have effect changing the values like speed or capacatity, I didnt test. Just experiment. But for all remember:<I> </I>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>keep backup files!</U></B></FONT></div> <div> There are more files you can edit to cheat:</div> <div> In the directory 'Karten' (german version - in English i expect it to be Maps) there are 6 files:</div> <div> <B>Potential_1.cfg, Potential_2.cfg, Potential_3.cfg, Real_1.cfg, Real_2.cfg, and Real_3.cfg</B></div> <div> All these files are configuration files for the endless games (not mission!). The names represent the difficulties, for examples Real_3.cfg means a very difficult realistic game.</div> <div> All these files have a similar content, some of the variables explained:</div> <div> NOTE: in some cases there are more value, starting with 255. Don't change that value!</div> <div> MAX_CARS maximum number of cars, per ?</div> <div> MAX_WALKERS maximum number of cars, per ?</div> <div> MAX_STATION_RADIUS how far the station reaches: if you increase this value, more people go to this station</div> <div> TRAFFIC_LIGHT_CYCLE_LENGTH how long a trafficlight switches from red/light v.v.</div> <div> INITIAL_USER_MONEY how much money you get at the start</div> <div> ZONE_SIZE basic zone size </div> <div> FARE_BASE_PRICE basic price</div> <div> FARE_INCREMENTAL_PRICE number with what you increase the fare</div> <div> MAX_NR_OF_ZONES max numbers of zones</div> <div> VECHILE_PURCHASE_COST costs for purchasing a vehicle</div> <div> STATION_FOUNDING_PRICE price for placing a station</div> <div> VECHILE_REPAIR_PRICE costs for repair. </div> <div> BUS_STOP_ATTRACTIVITY_PARAMETER_WEIGHTS how attractive is a bus stop. I dont know the exact values for better effect.</div> <div> BUS_STOP_ATTRACTIVITY_VS_DISTANCE_WEIGHT how attractive is a distant station? I dont know the exact values for better effect.</div> <div> STAY_AT_TARGET_TICKS How long do people wait for a bus/tram etc.?</div> <div> LENGTH_OF_YEAR increase this value to have 'faster' years.</div> <div> TRACK_BUILDING_COSTS cost for tracks, first value: tram, then schwebebahn then monorail.</div> <div> STATION_RADIUS 0</div> <div> STATION_RADIUS 1</div> <div> STATION_RADIUS 2</div> <div> STATION_RADIUS 3 </div> <div> STATION_RADIUS 4 </div> <div> play with these values, in cooperation with max_Staton_radius. </div> <div> There are more variables, some of 'm are easy to understand others not. If you're experimenting, please make a backup of the original file!!!</div> <div> <I><B>VEHICLES.CFG</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="700" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="21"><div> ?*</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="23"><div> ?**</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> vehicletype</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="63"><div> name</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="19"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> introduded after X years</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="83"><div> capacity</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> attractivity?</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="75"><div> speed</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="67"><div> price</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><div> ?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><div> ?</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="21"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="21" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="23"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="23" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="63"><div> can be anything</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="63"><div> can be anything</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="19"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="98"><div> 0=at start of a game.***</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="83"><div> number of passengers</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="55"><div> i'm not sure</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="75"><div> it seems that</div> <div> this has no effect</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="67"><div> wnnna buy cheap?</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I>*=  </I>    probably a number to indicate group vehicle belongs, for example: 0 is bus, 1 tram etc.</div> <div> **=    probably a following number in a group.</div> <div> <I>***=   </I>you'll need to this in the following order. For example, if you enter 0 for a monorail, but trams, Sbahn and schwebebahn are introduced in a later year, you won't get a monorail. I'm not sure if you have choose all trams, s bahn and schwebebahn, or only the first. Just try it out.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>OF COURSE I WILL NOT TAKE ANY REPSONSIBILITY FOR FAILURES AS A RESULT OF CHANGING FILES! </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>and: BACKUP!!!</U></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>