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About Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator: Prologue
Trans‑Siberian Railway Simulator: Prologue places you on a late‑80s Soviet rail line, offering three distinct modes: a lawful driver career, a harsh survival fight, or a Soviet‑mafia storyline. The VL10 locomotive serves as both home and work vehicle, anchoring all activities.
The game tracks railway traffic, a survival system, and an economy where cargo transport funds food, tools, parts and weapons. The full version expands the route to roughly 840 km at 1:1 scale, adding many locations and activities.
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Game Modes
Three documented modes shape the experience. Career mode emphasizes lawful driving, requiring compliance with traffic signs and signals while delivering cargo for income. Survival mode adds hunger, thirst, illness and temperature management, forcing basic‑need prioritisation alongside rail operation.
Mafia mode presents a narrative about the railway underworld, offering jobs from the Soviet mafia and revealing a dark story. All modes share the same VL10 locomotive but apply different objectives and constraints.
- Begin with career mode to become familiar with traffic rules before tackling survival pressures.
- Pay attention to narrative cues in mafia mode to piece together the underworld storyline.
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Locomotive Controls
The VL10 can be driven using either simplified or realistic controls and procedures. Simplified controls let players manage basic acceleration, braking and signal compliance without detailed procedures, reducing operational complexity.
Realistic controls require following more detailed procedures, affecting how the locomotive is handled during travel. Choosing realistic controls deepens interaction with the train’s systems and may change the timing of actions.
- Try simplified controls first to learn the VL10’s basic functions.
- Switch to realistic controls later if you want a deeper procedural experience.
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Railway Traffic
Railway traffic requires obeying signs and signals while moving along the route. Proper compliance helps avoid derailments and damage to the locomotive, keeping the train operational.
The system monitors your actions; failing to follow signals can lead to accidents that interrupt progress and may cause damage to the locomotive, which can then be addressed through the game's repairs and maintenance system.
- Watch upcoming signals to plan braking distances.
- Observe other trains’ movements to anticipate safe passing opportunities.
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Survival System
A survival system tracks hunger, thirst, illness, hypothermia, alcohol and hangover levels. Low temperatures, especially during blizzards, can be lethal if not managed, requiring careful monitoring.
Day‑night cycles and weather effects such as fog reduce visibility, making resource management and route planning essential for staying alive throughout the journey.
- Keep a stock of food and water to offset hunger and thirst penalties.
- Monitor temperature readings during blizzards to avoid fatal hypothermia.
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Economy and Trade
Transporting cargo generates income that can be spent on food, tools, locomotive parts and weapons. Additional profit can be earned by selling hunting trophies, meat, loot and scrap.
Money earned must cover repairs and maintenance; monitoring part wear and replacing components before disaster strikes is essential for continued operation.
- Prioritise high‑value cargo runs to increase earnings quickly.
- Balance spending on repairs with purchases of essential supplies.
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