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Railway Empire
Game Description
System Requirements
Activation Details
Dominated by forest and tundra, Canada in the 1860s is sparsely populated and only a few settlements have managed to develop into larger towns. Bridge the distance between the British colonies and reach economic independence by creating a track infrastructure for the Great Lakes region.
New scenario: Dominion Day (1860-1880) - The British North American Act
Map expansion: The Great Lakes region (available in Free Game and Sandbox Modes)
New engines: Achilles (0-4-0) and Canadian (2-8-0)
New tradeable goods (e.g. fur and winter clothing) and 19 new cities
Enhanced weather system for all northern regions in the game
Explore the world of Railway Empire in the exclusive night mode
windows Minimum
OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
Storage: 2 GB available space
Directx: Version 11
Sound card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
windows Recommended
OS: Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 or Windows 10(64bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
Storage: 7 GB available space
Directx: Version 11
Sound card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
linux Minimum
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest)
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.2 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or AMD Radeon HD5870 (1024MB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
Storage: 7 GB available space
Sound card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
linux Recommended
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS + SteamOS (latest)
Processor: Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 oder AMD Radeon HD7970 oder besser (2048MB VRAM oder mehr, mit Shader Model 5.0)
Storage: 7 GB available space
Sound card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers
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