It's time to board. You're presented with four game options; Play Trains, Preferences, Web Site and Exit. You'll notice that as your mouse pointer passes over these "hot spots" a pop-up banner gives you a short description of the button or option.
- Click on the Play Trains button to go to the Sign In roster and start the game.
- Click on the Preferences button to go to your list of game preferences. Note that this is also accesible during the game itself.
- Clicking on the Web Site button used to point your web browser to the 3D Ultra Lionel TrainTown web site, but that site no longer exists now.
- Click on the Exit button if you wish to exit the game. A dialog box prompts you for confirmation before returning you to your computer desktop.
Sign In Roster
If this is your first time playing the game, you must enter a player name in the space marked ENTER NEW NAME:________. Simply type out your name as you want it to appear on the roster. If your name already appears on the roster, select it and click on the Next button to begin playing.
You can delete player names. click on the name. Make sure that the correct name is highlighted, then click on the Delete Name button to permanently remove the player name.
Preferences
Certain game features can be changed to suit your particular style of play. to move a slider bar, simply click on it and drag the handle to the desired position.
Job Roster
Sme jobs are easy, other are more difficult. To complete a job, you'll need to use a combination of trains and brains! Once you have chosen a player name, you're taken directly to the Job Roster. To select a job, click on one of the six job bins located along the top of the screen. The bin on the far left contains Tutorials (introductory level jobs). the remaining five bins contain jobs that range in difficulty from Caboose Washer (easy level) to Whistle Blower (expert level).
Clicking on a job bin displays all of its jobs on the clipboard in the center of the screen. Click on the job you wish to play, then click on the Next button to begin.
