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Contractors
Name | Difficulty | Trains | Level | Contracts | Final Reward | Theme | Shop |
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Mrs. Wilma |
15 | 10 | 50 | Black Hills |
There are 3 types of contractors:
- Permanent Contractors, permanently available.
This list is sorted by level, add a new contractor at the appropriate place. - Seasonal Contractors, limited available to most players.
This list is sorted by date, add new contractors at the top of the list. - Competitive Contractors, limited available to certain level players.
This list is sorted by date, add new contractors at the top of the list.
To start a new contractor, go to the Contracts page and click Edit at the right of the appropriate header.
The template to use is Template:Contractor, see the template page for detailed info.
Contractor Profile
To add a new contractor, you start with the contractor profile:
To add the "introduction text" at the top of the profile, see: Category:Contractor Profiles
Contractor Profile | ||
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This space is where Profile Text is displayed | ||
Difficulty | Easy | |
Total Contracts | 15 | |
Minimum Level | 10 | |
Travel Time | 30 minutes | |
Final Reward | 50 | |
Accepted Locomotives | ||
Shop | Mrs. Wilma's Shop | |
Other Information | • The Story • Contractor Station Street Sizes • Maximum Passengers Per Hour • Contractor History |
Parameters
To save space, do not include empty parameters.
- name - Name of the contractor.
- year - In case of a seasonal contractor, enter the year.
- difficulty - In case of a permanent contractor, enter the first letter (Easy/Medium/Hard)
- event - In case of a seasonal contractor, enter the event.
- time - Enter one of the below travel times:
- 30 - 30-minutes.
- 1h - 1-hour.
- 2h - 2-hours.
- 3h - 3-hours.
- Without the parameter the travel time defaults to 4-hours.
- number - The total number of contracts.
- level - The minimum level.
- reward - The final reward. (leave empty when the final reward is yet unknown)
- locos - Enter the accepted locomotives. (first letters, all uppercase)
- contract - Enter the contract number where a contractor starts accepting another type of locomotive.
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{{Infobox contractor |name= |year= |difficulty= |event= |time = |number= |level= |reward= |locos= |contract= }}
Contractor Shop
Probably the easiest part of a contractor is the shop:
The header is just {{Header ContractorShop}} without any parameters
Description | ||
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This is a list of items available in the Contractor Shop for How To. These items can be built only on this contractor's station. Some of these items may be rewarded to players who complete certain contracts. Reward items that look identical to items in this contractor's Shop may have statistics that are different from the statistics shown here. Statistics for both versions appear on each item's article page.
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Quick Links | How To (contract list) |
What follows is the Shop content:
==Buildings== {{ShopTable}} {{ShopItem|name|contract|cost|buyxp|pass|size}} {{EndTable}} ==Decorations== {{DecorTable}} {{DecorItem|name|contract|cost|buyxp}} {{EndTable}}
Parameters:
- name[1] - Name of the item.
- contract[1] - The contract number where the item was required to build.
- cost[1] - The cost of the item. (use Template:Cost)
- buyxp[1] - The XP you earn for building the item. (just plain numbers without separators)
- pass[2] - The passengers/h. (just plain numbers without separators)
- size[2] - The size of the item. (just plain numbers without separators)
Contract List
# | Objective | Reward | ||
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1 | Deliver material or send trains/wagons | Nice Building (50 , 5 ) |
1,000 |
All contract lists start with the same code:
{| class="ts-table contract-list nowraplinks" ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Objective ! scope="col" | Reward ! scope="col" | ! scope="col" | {{XP}}
Followed by the contracts:
|- id="1" ! scope="row" | 1 | Objective | Reward | Earned XP
Objectives
Objectives are the tasks to fulfill a contract.
There are 4 types of objectives, of which 3 have their own templates:
- Deliver - See Template page for info.
- Send - See Template page for info.
- Build - See Template page for info.
- Sell - No template.
Rewards
The rewards in a contract list use Template:Rli (Reward Link and Image)
See the template page for detailed info.
Earned XP
Enter the earned XP as {{fd|####}}, this template automaticaly transfers plain numbers into the correct format.
Shop Items
Actually all items use Template:Infobox items, but i'm going to explain the individual items types anyway.
Buildings
Small Farm | ||||||
Statistics | ||||||
Type | Building | |||||
Theme | Western | |||||
Limit | +60 | |||||
Income | +10 | /h | ||||
Size | 7 | |||||
Ratio | ||||||
Purchasing Information | ||||||
Shop Info: Materials | Shop Info: Gems | |||||
Cost | 350 | Cost | N/A | |||
Buy XP | 24 | Buy XP | ||||
Level | 6 | Level |
Parameters
- type - (required) The type of item, B for Building, S for Special Building
- name - (optional) Will be displayed if provided, defaults to pagename if not provided
- image - (required) Will display the item's image, a placeholder will be shown if this parameter is not provided
- Provide the image name in case the image cannot match the pagename, otherwise use {{PAGENAME}}.png
- special - (optional) In case of Special Buildings, specify it's specialty
- animated - (optional) If present, adds Category:Animated Buildings
- pass - (optional) The passenger per hour a building generates
- size - (required) The number of grid spaces the building covers
- theme - (optional) The theme of the item
- cost - (optional) The cost of the item
- buyxp - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for purchase
- level - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for purchase
- limit - (optional) The limit of items that can be purchased, or awarded
- cost_gem - (optional) Purchase cost if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- xp_gem - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- level_gem - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- limit_gem - (optional) Override for limit to define Shop purchase Gem limit
- award - (optional) Description of how the item is rewarded, link to the contract/achievement
- award_limit - (optional) To define the (max) amount an item is rewarded
- contractshop - (optional) Statistics and cost in contractor shop, use Template:ContractorItem to provide input
- offer - (optional) Offer entry, or entries, use Template:Offer to provide input
- notes - (optional) Any additional information about the item
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{{Infobox items |image = |type = b |name = |special = |animated = |pass = |size = |theme = |cost = |buyxp = |level = |limit = |cost_gem = |xp_gem = |level_gem = |limit_gem = |award = |award_limit = |contractshop = |offer = |notes = }}
Decorations
Pony Express Statue | |||||||
Statistics | |||||||
Type | Decoration | ||||||
Theme | Western | ||||||
Purchasing Information | |||||||
Shop Info: Materiqls | Shop Info: Gems | ||||||
Cost | 8,700 6,200 3,500 |
Cost | N/A | ||||
Buy XP | 1,400 | Buy XP | |||||
Level | 64 | Level | |||||
Limit | 3 | Limit |
Parameters
- name - (optional) Will be displayed if provided, defaults to page name if not provided
- image - (required) Will display the item's image, a placeholder will be shown if this parameter is not provided
- Provide the image name in case the image cannot match the pagename, otherwise use {{PAGENAME}}.png
- type - (required) The type of item, D for Decoration
- animated - (optional) If present, adds Category:Animated Decorations
- theme - (optional) The theme of the item
- cost - (optional) The cost of the item
- buyxp - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for purchase
- level - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for purchase
- limit - (optional) The limit of items that can be purchased, or awarded
- cost_gem - (optional) Purchase cost if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- xp_gem - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- level_gem - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- limit_gem - (optional) Override for limit to define Shop purchase Gem limit
- award - (optional) Description of how the item is rewarded, link to the contract/achievement
- award_limit - (optional) To define the (max) amount an item is rewarded
- contractshop - (optional) Statistics and cost in contractor shop, use Template:ContractorItem to provide input
- offer - (optional) Offer entry, or entries, use Template:Offer to provide input
- notes - (optional) Any additional information about the item
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{{Infobox items |name = |image = |type = d |animated = |theme = |cost = |buyxp = |level = |limit = |cost_gem = |xp_gem = |level_gem = |limit_gem = |award = |award_limit = |contractor = |offer = |notes = }}
Flags
Expert Income | |||||
Statistics | |||||
Type | Flag | ||||
Limit | +% | ||||
Income | +% | /h | |||
Duration | 4d 0h | ||||
Purchasing Information | |||||
Shop Info: Materials | Shop Info: Gems | ||||
Cost | 2,800 1,900 1,800 |
Cost | N/A | ||
Buy XP | 510 | Buy XP | |||
Level | 80 | Level |
Parameters
- type - (required) The type of item. F for Flag
- name - (optional) Will be displayed if provided, defaults to page name if not provided
- image - (required) Will display the item's image, a placeholder will be shown if this parameter is not provided
- Provide the image name in case the image cannot match the pagename, otherwise use {{PAGENAME}}.png
- passmax - (required) Passenger limit of the flag
- passincome - (required) Passenger income of the flag
- duration - (required) Duration of the flag
- available - (optional) Source of the flag
- cost - (optional) The cost of the item
- buyxp - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for purchase
- level - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for purchase
- limit - (optional) The limit of items that can be purchased, or awarded
- cost_gem - (optional) Purchase cost if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- buyxp_gem - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- level_gem - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- limit_gem - (optional) Override for limit to define Shop purchase Gem limit
- award - (optional) Description of how the item is rewarded, link to the contract/achievement
- award_limit - (optional) To define the (max) amount an item is rewarded
- offer - (optional) Offer entry, or entries, use Template:Offer to provide input
- notes - (optional) Any additional information about the item
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{{Infobox items |type = f |name = |image = |passmax = |passincome = |duration = |available = |cost_mat = |buyxp_mat = |level_mat = |limit = |cost_gem = |buyxp_gem = |level_gem = |limit_gem = |award = |award_limit = |offer = |notes = }}
Locomotives
Sparrow Hawk | ||||||
Statistics | ||||||
Type | Special Building | |||||
Theme |
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Size |
Parameters
- type - (required) The type of Locomotive
- S - Steam
- D - Diesel
- E - Electric
- M - Maglev
- H - Hyperloop
- name - (optional) Will be displayed if provided, defaults to page name if not provided
- image - (required) Will display the item's image, a placeholder will be shown if this parameter is not provided
- Provide the image name in case the image cannot match the pagename, otherwise use {{PAGENAME}}.png
- power - (required) The maximum number of wagons the locomotive can pull
- tax - (required) The tax to dispatch the locomotive
- dispatch - (required) The number of Experience points (XP) a player receives after dispatching the locomotive
- set - (optional) Provide if the locomotive is part of a set, use square brackets ([[ ]]) to link to the setpage
- natflag - (optional) Provide if it's a National Flag Locomotive
- cost_gold - (optional) The cost of the item
- xp_gold - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for purchase
- level_gold - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for purchase
- limit - (optional) The limit of items that can be purchased, or awarded
- cost_gem - (optional) Purchase cost if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- xp_gem - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- level_gem - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- limit_gem - (optional) Override for limit to define Shop purchase Gem limit
- award - (optional) Description of how the item is awarded, link to the contract/achievement
- award_limit - (optional) To define the (max) amount an item is rewarded
- offer - (optional) Offer entry, or entries, use Template:Offer to provide input
- notes - (optional) Any additional information about the item
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{{Infobox items |type = |image = |power = |tax = |dispatch = |set = |natflag = |cost_gold = |level_gold = |limit = |cost_gem = |xp_gem = |level_gem = |limit_gem = |award = |award_limit = |offer = |notes = }}
Wagons
No Title | |
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250px | |
No Title |
No information |
Parameters
- name - (optional) Will be displayed if provided, defaults to page name if not provided
- image - (required) Will display the item's image, a placeholder will be shown if this parameter is not provided
- Provide the image name in case the image cannot match the pagename, otherwise use {{PAGENAME}}.png
- wagon_type1 - (required) The type of cargo the wagon carries
- wagon_type2 - (optional) Provide when the wagon hauls a second type of cargo
- wagon_bonus - (optional) Enter the wagon's bonus, defaults to +0% when unused
- hyper - (optional) For a hyperloop-only wagon
- maglev - (optional) For a maglev-only wagon
- set - (optional) Provide if the wagon is part of a set, use square brackets ([[ ]]) to link to the setpage
- cost_gold - (optional) The cost of the item
- xp_gold - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for purchase
- level_gold - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for purchase
- limit - (optional) The limit of items that can be purchased, or awarded
- cost_gem - (optional) Purchase cost if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- xp_gem - (optional) Buy XP if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- level_gem - (optional) Buy level if available in Shop for Gem purchase
- limit_gem - (optional) Override for limit to define Shop purchase Gem limit
- award - (optional) Description of how the item is awarded, link to the contract/achievement
- award_limit - (optional) To define the (max) amount an item is rewarded
- offer - (optional) Offer entry, or entries, use Template:Offer to provide input
- notes - (optional) Any additional information about the item
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{{Infobox items |name = |image = |wagon_type1 = |wagon_type2 = |wagon_bonus = |hyper = |maglev = |set = |cost_gold = |xp_gold = |level_gold = |limit = |cost_gem = |xp_gem = |level_gem = |limit_gem = |award = |award_limit = |offer = |notes = }}
Trainsets
Trainsets don't use Template:Infobox items but have their own template
Hiawatha | |
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Hiawatha / | |
Locomotive | |
Nashville | Louisville / |
Passenger Wagon | First Car |
Statistics | |
Type | Steam |
Cargo | Passengers |
Set Bonus | +15% |
Set Size (Loco Power) | 7 |
Parameters
- name - (optional) In case the set name is different from the page name
- type - (required)
- s - Steam
- d - Diesel
- e - Electric
- m - Maglev
- h - Hyperloop
- cargo - (required) The cargo the set hauls
- p - Passengers
- m - Mail
- f - Freight
- fc - In case a freight set can be completed with wagons available for gold
- s or x - Special Wagons (XP)
- cargo2 - (optional) In case the set hauls a second cargo
- See cargo for parameters
- cargo3 - (optional) In case the set hauls a third cargo
- See cargo for parameters
- setsize - (required) The power of the locomotive
- setbonus - (required) The bonus applied to wagons when the set is constructed correctly.
- loco - (required) The name of the locomotive
- lococost - (optional) In case the locomotive name is the same as the image name
- locolink - (optional) In case the locomotive name is differend from the image name
- locorew - (optional) In case the locomotive is a reward
- There can be up to 10 wagons added, replace # with the appropriate wagon number
- car# - (required) The name of the wagon
- car#cost - (optional) In case the wagon name is the same as the image name
- car#link - (optional) In case the wagon name is differend from the image name
- car#rew - (optional) In case the wagon is a reward
- car#type - (required) The cargo the wagon hauls
- widecar - (optional) In case the set has a Connect wagon
- widecarcost - (optional) In case the Connect wagon name is the same as the image name
- widecarlink - (optional) In case the Connect wagon name is differend from the image name
- widecarrew - (optional) In case the Connect wagon is a reward
- widecartype - (required) The cargo the Connect wagon hauls
- tail - (optional) In case the set has a Tail wagon
- tailcost - (optional) In case the Tail wagon name is the same as the image name
- taillink - (optional) In case the Tail wagon name is differend from the image name
- tailrew - (optional) In case the Tail wagon is a reward
- tailtype - (required) The cargo the Tail wagon hauls
- notes - (optional) Any additional information about the set:
- Rewarded from: - Mention where the set items are rewarded, start each line with an asterisk (*)
- Used in contract/achievement: - Mention where the set items are required, start each line with an asterisk (*)
- Offer info - Use the offer type templates with date and cat parameters
- {{SO|YYYY|MM|DD|cat}} - Year/Month/Day of the Special Offer
- {{VO|YYYY|MM|DD|cat}} - Year/Month/Day of the Vintage Offer
- {{LO|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MMM|DD|cat}} - Starting Year/Month/Day and ending Year/Month/Day of the Limited Offer
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{{Trainset |name = |type = |cargo = |cargo2 = |setsize = |setbonus = |loco = |lococost = |locolink = |locorew = |car1 = |car1cost = |car1link = |car1rew = |car1type = |car2 = |car2cost = |car2link = |car2rew = |car2type = Etc.. |widecar = |widecarcost = |widecarlink = |widecarrew = |widecartype = |tail = |tailcost = |taillink = |tailrew = |tailtype = |notes = }}
To be continued...