Contractors

Contractors become available when a player purchases the first International Slot, which, becomes available at Level 7. To access contracts, click the Contracts button (shown at left), which is at the bottom left corner of the game screen.

Basic principles[edit | edit source]

Contractors are a player's business partners. Each contract is a job that helps a particular contractor run his or her business. These jobs include constructing buildings and decorations, delivering resources such as materials () or gold (), and sending locomotives, wagons or train sets. While most contracts have only one task to complete, some contracts require players to complete two or even three tasks. Other contracts allow players to choose between two available tasks; completing either task will fulfill the contract.

In return for the player's assistance, contractors give experience points (abbreviation: XP) () and a reward after each contract is fulfilled. Rewards include buildings, decorations, locomotives, wagons, gems (), and whistles ().

As of 3 Apr 2018, the game has 20 permanent contractors, who offer a total of more than 1,200 contracts, and 1 infinite contractor. Each contractor has a minimum required level players must achieve before working on her/his contracts. This represents the fact that different business people look for business partners with different amounts of experience; the "Easy" contractors ask for little or no experience, while the "Hard" contractors want players to prove themselves before doing business with them. See column "Level" in the table below (for players who started after the 24 Jan 2013 Game Update).

When a player completes a permanent contractor's final contract, the contractor delivers a special reward instead of one of the usual rewards. In addition, the contractor grants the player full use of her/his station, adding the station's passenger limit and passenger income to that of the player's Main Station.

Permanent Contractors[edit | edit source]

Name	Difficulty	Trains	Contracts	Level	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Mrs. Wilma			15	7	50	Black Hills
Johann			35	20	150	Bavaria
Bobby			40	25	Bobby's Desert	Bobby's Desert
Mahatma			60	28	1 International Slot	Orient
George			40	30	2 Depot Slots	Harbour
Otto			40	35	+100 Storage	Meadow
Sam			60	45	-10% Discount on Buildings	Metropolis
Jules			20	50	Steamtopia Theme	Various [1]
Alan			90	55	-10% Discount on Mystery Depots	Land Down Under
Wolfgang			90	65	+100% when dispatching any train	Berlin
Mizuki			60	75	2 Train Slots	Nippon
Lucy			90	85	Rain Theme Enhancement	London
Richard			Infinite	120	N/A	Old New York with Starfall Night
Giovanni			100	150	3 Train Slots	Venice
Antoni			45	165	El Capricho ,  , 15  +100% limit	Barcelona
Christopher			60	200	Chris Reward Set[2]	Various [3]
Ethan			60	200	Red Planet Theme	Ethan's Desert
Ethan II			60	230	Special Maglev Destination	Various [4]
Cornelius			60	250	-25% Discount on Flags	Old New York
Ling			100	300	Ling Reward Set[2]	Neo Hong Kong
Samuel			100	400	Special Hyperloop Destination	Land Down Under
Pierre			100	500	Perfume store ,  , 10  +5 Flag capacity	Various [5]
Svetlana			50	600	Power Generator ,  , 17  +20% IT pass. and mail capacity (Electric)	Various [6]
↑ As Jules travels around the world, the themes at his station changes after completing every contract. Starting with the London theme at contract #1, and ending with the Harbour theme at the final contract, to finally have his own Steamtopia theme after finishing his final contract. ↑ 2.0 2.1 A daily reward sent every 24h to your station. ↑ As Christopher builds the Hyperloop around the world, his stations and themes changed between the contracts. Starting in Asia with Mizuki's station and the Orient theme, changing at contract #22 to Lucy's station with the London theme combined with Night, and with contract #42 switching to the New York theme combined with Night. You will keep this station and theme after the final contract. So with selling the first 3 buildings after contract #20 and the next buildings after contract #40 - you will loose these buildings with each change of stations - you can get some which you can use to earn by buying some Hypergames Banners after you finished all his contracts. ↑ Starting at Red Planet, Ethan II changes his theme with contract #31 to Terraformed Mars. ↑ Starting at Meadow, Pierre changes his theme with contract #27 to Cote d'Azur. ↑ Starting at Vladivostok, Svetlana changes her theme with contract #11 to Ulan-Ude, then move to Tayga at #21, then move to Omsk at #31 and finally move to Kazan at #41.

Scaled Contractors[edit | edit source]

Occasionally, a Scaled Contractor will appear in the game for a limited time for certain level groups, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards worthy of their level. They usually appear during certain events or seasons, and their contracts are released daily. Although most contractors only accept Steam, Diesel, and Electric trains, some also accept Maglev and Hyperloop trains.

Your level, at the time a scaled contractor is released, determines your level group in which you will stay, even if your level raised over the group's limit before you accept the first contract or during the run-time of the contractor.
Once finished, players will not be able to "replay" the contractor, even if they leveled up to the next level group during it's release.
When TS repeats a scaled contractor, following rules for "re-playing" exists:
If you

• are still in the same level group and didn't complete the contracts in the previous release, you will still continue at the point when the previous one stopped.
• are still in the same level group and did complete the contracts in the previous release, you aren't allowed to "re-play" the contracts again.
• leveled up into the next level group, you will start with contract #1 of the higher group, regardless if you have or haven't finished the previous released contracts.
  

At 29 Jun 2020 TS changed the rules Only for the repeat of Dorothy, Snow Queen and "re-opened" the level groups, that means, if you

• are still in the same level group and didn't complete the contracts in the previous release, you will still continue at the point when the previous one stopped.
• are still in the same level group and did complete the contracts in the previous release, you are allowed to repeat all her contracts again and also get the rewards twice.
• leveled up into the next level group, you will start with contract #1 of the higher group, regardless if you have or haven't finished her previous released contracts.
  

Scaled contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.

Name	Event	Trains	Contracts	Level	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Yaris	Hyperloop Hype		Infinite		N/A	San Francisco
Christmas Yaris	Christmas		Infinite	300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	N/A	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Mr. Close	Christmas		21	200+ 500+ 1000+	125	Christmas Village with Night and Snowfall
Ralphie & Rudy	Christmas		24 (2016) 30 (2020)	120+ 345+ 700+ 1200+	100 50 100 100	Santa's Polar [1]
B-day Bill	TS Anniversary		21	120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	100	Bratislava
Anastasia	Halloween		20	58+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	Undead Carbon 75 75 75 75	Transylvania
Ruth	Oktoberfest		21	120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	50	Berlin
Cyber Alex	Maglev Madness		21	120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	75	Terraformed Mars
Andy	Train Tales Festival		21	120+ 300+ 700+	40 50 50	San Francisco
Lara	Unique Events		4	25+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	Pixel Vizsla	Nordic Summer
Franz	Steam Frenzy		21	120+ 300+ 700+	50	Bavaria
Dr. Yaris	Spring		Infinite	300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	N/A	Summer Mountains
Spring Wilma	Spring		21	170+ 300+ 500+ 700+	75	Summer Mountains
Edison	Electric Extravaganza		21	120+ 300+ 700+	50	Old New York
Valentina	Unique Events		14	42+ 120+ 300+ 700+	30	Land Down Under
Jiu	Winter Games		21	120+ 300+ 500+ 700+	Incheon Incheon I Incheon II Incheon III	Winter Mountains with Snowfall and Starfall Night
Mrs. Claus	Christmas		24	145+ 300+ 500+ 800+	75	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Cringe	Christmas		30	200+ 700+ 1000+	50	Christmas Village with Snowfall and Night
Birthday Bill	TS Anniversary		9	120+ 300+ 500+ 700+	The Nine Mk I The Nine Mk II The Nine Mk III The Nine Mk IV	Bratislava
Yaris	Halloween		Infinite	300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	N/A	Transylvania
Dracula	Halloween		13 30 30 30	15+ 120+ 300+ 700+	Gargoyle Bill Carrier 50 55 60	Transylvania [2]
Fritz	Oktoberfest		14	22+ 120+ 300+ 700+	50 35 35 40	Various [3]
Dorothy	Steam Frenzy		21	120+ 500+ 700+	50 60 70	Old New York
Dave	Music		21	100+ 300+ 500+ 700+	50 60 70 80	San Francisco
Tamar	Hyperloop Hype		21	200+ 400+ 500+ 700+ 800+ 1200+	50	Eriport
Daniel	Diesel Domination		21	120+ 300+ 700+	Valve BR I Valve BR II Valve BR III	Harbour
Yaris	Easter		Infinite	300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+ 2000+	N/A	Summer Mountains
Esther	Spring		21	100+ 300+ 500+ 700+	Town Courthouse Lotte World Tower Grasp Convention Center	Summer Mountains
Tesla	Electric Extravaganza		21	120+ 300+ 700+	50 50 60	Various [4]
Valentina	Valentine's Day		17	45+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 900+ 1200+	50 50 50 50 60 75	Polar with Night
Svarta	Winter		21	120+ 300+ 700+	30 40 50	Various [5]
Christmas Yaris	Christmas		Infinite	300+ 500+ 700+ 1200+	N/A	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Santa	Christmas		21	45+ 120+ 300+ 700+	Red Heart	Polar with Starfall Night
Snow Queen	Winter		21	45+ 120+ 300+ 700+ 1200+	Blue Heart	Winter Lake with Christmas Night
Albert	Halloween		21	300+ 500+ 700+	Neonythe Tower Vertigon Tower Devil House	Transylvania
Carl	Diesel Domination		21	30+ 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ 800+ !200+	20 40 40 45 50 65 80	Black Hills
Zack	Maglev Madness		21	30+ 120+ 300+ 500+ 700+ 800+	20 30 30 50 50 50	Various [6]
Valerie	Summer		12	30+ 135+ 250+ 400+ 800+	30 50 50 40 50	San Francisco
↑ For Level group 345+, theme background is Santa's Polar. For Level group 120+, 700+ and 1200+, theme background is Santa's Polar with Snowfall. ↑ For Level group 15+, theme background is Transylvania. For Level group 120+, theme background is Transylvania with Night. ↑ For Level group 22-119, Fritz stays at Meadow for all contracts. For Level group 120+, Fritz starts at Meadow and moves with contract #13 to Berlin ↑ Starting his company in Old New York Tesla moves with contract #3 to Harbour, then move with contract #8 to Winter Mountains, finally back to Old New York from contract #13. ↑ Starting in the Scandinavian wilderness with the Nordic Summer, Svarta changes her theme with contract #10 to Winter Lake with Snowfall. ↑ Starting his company in Barcelona Zack moves with contract #10 to San Francisco.

Seasonal Contractors[edit | edit source]

Occasionally, a Seasonal contractor will appear in the game for a limited time, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards. They usually appear during certain events or seasons, their contracts are released daily, and start right after the Game Update.

Seasonal contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.

Name	Event	Trains	Contracts	Level	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Roy	Hyperloop Hype		21	400+	75	Eriport with Night
Daniel	Diesel Domination		21	120+	75	Harbour
Esther	Spring		21	120+	75	Summer Mountains
Tesla	Electric Extravaganza		21	120	1,500	Old New York
Yaris	TS Anniversary		Infinite	700	N/A	Bratislava
François	Train Tales Festival		21	250	Detective Statue	Various [1]
Robin	Sports		14	120	World Champ , 25	Metropolis
Jiu	Winter Games		21	120+ (2018) 120-299 (2020)	Incheon , 8	Winter Mountains with Snowfall and Starfall Night
Ebenezer	Christmas		20	340	Spirit (Locomotive) , 12	Black Hills with Christmas Night
Arpad	Halloween		14	220	60	Transylvania
Spring Wilma	Spring		7	170	75	Meadow
Valentina	Unique Events		14	42+ (2017) 42-119 (2020)	30	Land Down Under
Ralphie & Rudy	Christmas		24 (2016)	345+ (2016) 345-699 (2020)	50 [2]	Santa's Polar
Mrs. Claus	Christmas		24	145+ (2016) 145-299 (2019)	75	Santa's Polar with Snowfall
Santa	Christmas		24	45	50	Winter Lake with Christmas Night and Snowfall
Zombill	Halloween		14	115	50	Transylvania
Valerie	Summer		12	135+ (2016) 135-249 (2018)	50	San Francisco
ESET Android	ESET		15	52	Android Monument	Bratislava
Esther	Spring		21	100+ (2016) 100-299 (2019)	Town Courthouse [3]	Summer Mountains
Valentina	Unique Events		8	33	30	Rio
Bertha	Christmas		10	120	Blizzard , 9	Santa's Polar
Santa	Christmas		24	24	50	Polar
Anastasia	Halloween		20	58+ (2015) 58-119 (2020)	Undead Carbon , , +500%	Transylvania
Fritz	Oktoberfest		14	21+ (2015) 22+ (2017) 22-119 (2019)	50	Meadow
Dave	Music		21	100+ (2015) 100-299 (2019)	50	Various [4]
Charlie	Easter		17	27	Easter Panes , , +650%	Meadow
Valentina	Valentine's Day		17	49+ (2015) 49-119 (2019)	50	Polar with Night
Mrs. Claus	Christmas		25	24	Mrs. Claus' Bricks , , +650%	Winter Lake
Peter Sagan	Tour de France		25	35	50	Nordic Summer
Valentina	Winter Games		21	20+ (2014) 22+ (2018)	Winners Medals , , +500%	Polar
Santa	Christmas		33	1	New Year's Pumpkin	Snowy Metropolis
Santa	Christmas		35	15	Presents Sleigh , , +500%	Santa's Polar
Santa	Christmas		26	1	Santa's Tree Carrier , , +400%	Santa's Polar
Dracula	Halloween		13	11+ (2013) 15+ (2017) 15-119 (2019)	Gargoyle Bill Carrier , , +500%	Transylvania
Fritz	Oktoberfest		20	20	Oktoberfest Wood , , +500%	Bavaria
Peter	Tour de France		27	25	Winner's Cup	Nordic Summer
↑ During the travel of the Orient Express the themes changes often. Starting in the Harbour theme, travelling through a Summer Mountain region, reaching the snowy Winter Mountains and crossing them in the Night to reach in the morning the meadowly Lausanne. Staying there over Night the jouney will be continued through meadows to reach with the last contract London. ↑ Final reward was changed; in 2016 as non scaled contractor it was 100 . ↑ Final reward was changed; in 2016 as non scaled contractor it was Cumnock Hall. ↑ Starting at San Francisco Dave moves with contract #9 to London, then move with contract #15 to Land Down Under.

Competitive Contractors[edit | edit source]

Occasionally, a Competitive Contractor will appear in the game for a limited time, giving players more opportunities to earn rewards. They usually appear during certain events or seasons. When they start, their contracts are announced at the TrainStation Info page and all contracts are released at once. They usually appear at 18:00 (GMT), and leave the game at 12:00 (GMT).

Competitive contractors never grant the use of their stations because of the limited time they are available.

Name	Event	Trains	Contracts	Level	Final Reward	Theme	Shop
Adventurer Lara	Unique Events		7	400	160	Meadow
Inventor Tesla	Electric Extravaganza		7	500	180	Old New York
Engineer Alex	Space		7	400	160	Terraformed Mars
Manager Carl	Diesel Domination		7	400	150	Black Hills
CEO Ling	Hyperloop Hype		12	200	75	Eriport
Champion Jiu	Winter Games		8	450	PWG Gold Medal	Snowy Metropolis with Night
Daniel	Diesel Domination		7	450	150	Harbour
Alex	Maglev Madness		7	500	150	Western

Trip times and costs[edit | edit source]

The trip time for an international train on Standard Route is 4 hours.
With the 15 Jun 2020 Game Update Lower level contract partners have now a more decreased travel time:

• 5 minutes to Wilma from previous 30 min
• 15 minutes to Johann from previous 1h
• 1 hours to Bobby from previous 2h

The "Cancel Train" option is available only for the first 3 minutes of the trip. After 3 minutes, this option no longer appears in the Trains screen, and the player receives credit for all appropriate achievements.

An international train will arrive at a contractor's station five minutes after being dispatched.

On occasion, Pixel Federation will offer shorter international routes for a limited time. During these limited periods the Standard Route will be reduced to 3 hours. This reduction will not be applied to a Competitive contractor.

An international train will wait in a contractor's station for one hour. If the player manually collects the train's load, the contractor will receive 110% of what the train carries. After one hour, the train will give the contractor 100% of the train's load, and depart the contractor's station.

With the 17 Oct 2016 Game Update, the previous Fast Route was replaced with International Train Speed-Up - you no longer have to wait until your ITs gets back, you can recall them immediately any time you need!
Speed-up prices - paid with - decrease with remaining journey time!

Historical: Before the above mentioned Update you had to choose every time you send out an international train between

• Standard Route at no cost or
• Fast Route for a cost of 9 and reduced travel time to 3 hours

See also[edit | edit source]

• Contractor Station Street Sizes
• Maximum Passengers Per Hour
• Contractor Extra Resources Required
• Contractor History
• Past Seasonal Contractor
• Contractors Overview Page
• Contractor Buildings
• Contractor Special Buildings
• Contractor Decorations
• Contractor Decorations For XP Boosting
• Contractor Shops
• Contractor Stories