Trainz 3 Pro Train Economic System

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maybe @3DZUG could help...
There are Android Trainz 3 routes like Elk Canyon, Eastern Range, Inyo Mountains, Yellowstone and Badger's Pass routes that bill themselves as "Pro Train" and say they have an economic system.
Like: "This route features an economic environment for delivering commodities to industries and customers."
I searched "economic system" and "economic environment" here in this forum and only found 5 posts by 3DZUG about the Yellowstone, etc routes, mentioned above.
Can anyone explain how this environment works, does it actually keep stats on industries and how productive they are, anything like that? Is it like a Railway Empire 2 in any way?

Thank you much, let me know if Trainz 3 is off-topic (then sorry for posting).
 
Not critical, since this is a Genral Forum, but for getting help from experienced users there is a Trainz 3 forum down under "Maintenance of Way - Support" below. I have no experience with Trainz 3 or any mobile version.
 
@Forester1 actually what happens when I submit questions under the Maint of Way "forum" is my questions disappear into a black hole.
I can see my question and click on it and get a permission error.
So really this is the only place to discuss the Android version, and it is under the "General Trainz" umbrella.
And I thought maybe the route creator could point to some docs or a blog post, Google turns up nothing for docs on the Pro Train route's economic environments.
Thanks for the answer.
 
Check your login. If you have a valid login you should be able to access the Trainz 3 thread. Sorry I can't help you with your issue, hopefully someone else here can.
 
I think that there is some creative marketing at work with the description. There is not a economic system in Trainz like there is in other train games. There is a system of operating industries that produce and consume commodities which are loaded onto freight cars and delivered to other industries but the monetary value of these activities is not tracked by the game. Basically gameplay consists of finishing tasks that are established by the session. Such as take coal cars to the coal mine to be loaded and then take them to the power plant that consumes the coal. While it is possible to assign a monetary reward to the completion of the session's tasks, there isn't a system with the game itself to track and make use of those funds in the way that other games do.
 
OK thanks @wreeder that's very helpful to know! Much appreciated.

I have a valid login @Forester1 valid enough to post here.
Maybe you could go try and make a test post in the Trainz 3 forum and see if it works for you, can you see your post after you post it?

Or do you get this error message?

Oops! We ran into some problems.​

You do not have permission to view this page or perform this action.
 
Maybe there is some restriction on my account, I'm pretty new.
I tried to edit my previous post and can't. Is there an option to edit post somewhere for others?
Seems weird that I don't have an Edit button.
 
As I mentioned in your other post, the login you use in your Trainz settings on the launcher should be the same one you use on the forum, because it confers your status as a legit user. Nonusers can post in the general section, but not in other places specific to the product.
 
It is not uncommon for new users to have incorrect permissions. Use the Report link to drop a note to the mods asking them to check your forum permissions.
 
I think it's what @wreeder is saying, because "trainsplace" is my Trainz username, the one I enter into Trainz 3 to access purchased content.

So unless things only sync with Trainz the desktop program, then I bet it's just a glitch in the forum permissions.
 
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