As an added bonus, you can import grayscale images directly into the map editor - Railroad Tycoon II will interpret variances in the intensity as different levels of elevation. Useful if you're the type that likes to sketch on paper first. From the outset, it is clear that an incredible amount of attention was focused of depicting the age of the railroad. Railroad Tycoon II opens with a thorough cinematic, showcasing key moments from that time, and this adherence to the past is carried out through the entire game. Sixty different engines are placed at the player's disposal, all of which are based on real life models.
Buildings follow a rigid structural motif.
Computer-controlled opponents behave as their real counterparts would. Even the manual gets into the act - it lists numerous key historical railroad events throughout its pages and provides profiles of eighty different railroad figures. PopTop took a head-long dive into the depths of history, and it shows. PopTop did an equally thorough job on the graphics. While the recommended resolution of 1024 x 768 is fairly high, every pixel is pushed to its potential.