Which chapters cover installation, setup and the basics?

Choose Installation for Setup, Game File Locations, Troubleshooting and Updates. Getting Started contains About the Game, Tips and Tricks, and Ingame Help, making it a useful starting point when you need an introduction or help with the interface. Game Modes covers Campaign, Free Game, Map Editor and Achievements. Pick the chapter that matches what you want to do rather than reading the whole manual before starting.

Where are construction and line-management instructions?

Choose Infrastructure for Streets and Tracks, Stations and Depots, Railway Signals, Warehouses, Landscaping and Bulldozing. Choose Management for Company and Finances, Lines and Vehicles, Statistics and Data Layers, and Subsidies. For example, start with Stations and Depots when your question concerns those facilities, or Lines and Vehicles when it concerns managing routes and fleets. These chapters let you go straight to the relevant instructions without working through unrelated systems.

Which chapters explain the simulation and interface?

Choose Simulation for Simulation Overview, Towns, and Industries and Cargos. This category explains how the simulation operates and how you can influence it. Choose Interface for User Interface, Languages, Controls and Settings. Use Interface when you need to operate a menu or change an input setting, and Simulation when you want to understand the world those tools affect.

How do I get help for the tool or window currently open?

Press F1 by default, or select the help button at the left of the toolbar. Context help provides assistance for tools, statistics windows and data layers, with content based on the menus or windows currently open. Open the tool you want to understand before requesting help so the explanation matches your task.

Where can I see the actions available right now?

Check the bottom-right corner for button prompts showing the actions available in the current mode. These prompts work with both mouse and keyboard and with a controller. Consult them while using the relevant tool, because the available actions depend on the active mode.

How do I display tooltips and check a shortcut?

Keep the cursor over an interactive element to display its tooltip. With a controller, focus an object in the 3D world using the controller inspector for longer than a second. If the tool has a hotkey, the tooltip shows the actual binding in brackets. This is useful when you want to check the assigned shortcut before using it.

What do the yellow feature highlights mean?

Yellow highlights belong to the guide system used during missions and the tutorial. These guides explain features when you use them for the first time or need a little help progressing. Follow the highlighted feature and its explanation when you want guidance on the task in front of you.

Which tutorial should I use for a direct introduction?

Use the Free Game Quickstart Tutorial for an introduction focused on the basic tools and features. Enable it while setting up a new free game; it is also available directly from the main menu when no game has been played before. It covers company setup, headquarters construction, loan management, town information and layers. It also introduces bus line construction, line configuration and vehicle purchases, cargo lines with warehouses, and train line setup.

Can I learn through the campaign instead?

Yes, the opening campaign missions act as a tutorial, introducing important tools and features step by step within their stories. Guidance becomes less linear as you progress, with occasional hints later. Choose this route if you prefer learning through mission objectives, or the Quickstart Tutorial if you want an introduction focused on the tools themselves.

Where do I change mouse, keyboard or controller settings?

Open Settings from the main menu or the in-game menu, then select the section for your input method. Mouse settings cover mouse input, Keyboard settings cover keyboard input, and Controller settings cover controller input. The Controls chapter documents mouse-only, mouse-and-keyboard and controller operation. Use the settings for the device you are playing with when adjusting how the interface feels.

How do I remap keys or restore their defaults?

Most key mappings can be changed in the Keyboard tab. Select Reset to Default to restore the default key mapping. After changing a shortcut, check its tooltip for the actual binding rather than relying on a remembered default. Keyboard shortcuts describe keyboard input; use the current button prompts when playing with a controller.

Which settings help if camera movement feels awkward?

For mouse input, the documented options include panning, rotation, tilt and zoom inversion, edge scrolling, and mouse-wheel sensitivity. Keyboard camera movement has its own Camera Movement Speed slider. Controller settings include inversion options, stick swapping, sensitivity and a Deadzone slider, which can be increased if a controller drifts. Adjust the setting that matches the movement bothering you, then try it before changing another.

Should I use the Game Manual or the Modding Manual?

Use the Game Manual for player instructions, including setup, controls, infrastructure, management and simulation. The wiki navigation lists the Modding Manual separately. Choose modding documentation when your task concerns creating or changing mods, rather than learning how to play.

Where should I go for technical problems?

Start with Troubleshooting under Installation for technical problems, or open the official Support page. Support links to the FAQ, Known Issues and the Urban Games forum, and provides a contact form. Check the FAQ before submitting a question, since it may already contain the answer.

Transport Fever 3 Manual: Official Help and Controls

Open the manual or get help while playing

Open the official Transport Fever 3 Wiki Game Manual for the chapter directory. While playing, press F1 by default or select the help button at the left of the toolbar to open context-sensitive help.

Open the official Game Manual.

Choose the chapter for your task

Which chapters cover installation, setup and the basics?: Choose Installation for Setup, Game File Locations, Troubleshooting and Updates. Getting Started contains About the Game, Tips and Tricks, and Ingame Help, making it a useful starting point when you need an introduction or help with the interface. Game Modes covers Campaign, Free Game, Map Editor and Achievements. Pick the chapter that matches what you want to do rather than reading the whole manual before starting.
Where are construction and line-management instructions?: Choose Infrastructure for Streets and Tracks, Stations and Depots, Railway Signals, Warehouses, Landscaping and Bulldozing. Choose Management for Company and Finances, Lines and Vehicles, Statistics and Data Layers, and Subsidies. For example, start with Stations and Depots when your question concerns those facilities, or Lines and Vehicles when it concerns managing routes and fleets. These chapters let you go straight to the relevant instructions without working through unrelated systems.
Which chapters explain the simulation and interface?: Choose Simulation for Simulation Overview, Towns, and Industries and Cargos. This category explains how the simulation operates and how you can influence it. Choose Interface for User Interface, Languages, Controls and Settings. Use Interface when you need to operate a menu or change an input setting, and Simulation when you want to understand the world those tools affect.

Use context help, prompts and tooltips

How do I get help for the tool or window currently open?: Press F1 by default, or select the help button at the left of the toolbar. Context help provides assistance for tools, statistics windows and data layers, with content based on the menus or windows currently open. Open the tool you want to understand before requesting help so the explanation matches your task.
Where can I see the actions available right now?: Check the bottom-right corner for button prompts showing the actions available in the current mode. These prompts work with both mouse and keyboard and with a controller. Consult them while using the relevant tool, because the available actions depend on the active mode.
How do I display tooltips and check a shortcut?: Keep the cursor over an interactive element to display its tooltip. With a controller, focus an object in the 3D world using the controller inspector for longer than a second. If the tool has a hotkey, the tooltip shows the actual binding in brackets. This is useful when you want to check the assigned shortcut before using it.
What do the yellow feature highlights mean?: Yellow highlights belong to the guide system used during missions and the tutorial. These guides explain features when you use them for the first time or need a little help progressing. Follow the highlighted feature and its explanation when you want guidance on the task in front of you.

Learn the tools and adjust your controls

Which tutorial should I use for a direct introduction?: Use the Free Game Quickstart Tutorial for an introduction focused on the basic tools and features. Enable it while setting up a new free game; it is also available directly from the main menu when no game has been played before. It covers company setup, headquarters construction, loan management, town information and layers. It also introduces bus line construction, line configuration and vehicle purchases, cargo lines with warehouses, and train line setup.
Can I learn through the campaign instead?: Yes, the opening campaign missions act as a tutorial, introducing important tools and features step by step within their stories. Guidance becomes less linear as you progress, with occasional hints later. Choose this route if you prefer learning through mission objectives, or the Quickstart Tutorial if you want an introduction focused on the tools themselves.
Where do I change mouse, keyboard or controller settings?: Open Settings from the main menu or the in-game menu, then select the section for your input method. Mouse settings cover mouse input, Keyboard settings cover keyboard input, and Controller settings cover controller input. The Controls chapter documents mouse-only, mouse-and-keyboard and controller operation. Use the settings for the device you are playing with when adjusting how the interface feels.
How do I remap keys or restore their defaults?: Most key mappings can be changed in the Keyboard tab. Select Reset to Default to restore the default key mapping. After changing a shortcut, check its tooltip for the actual binding rather than relying on a remembered default. Keyboard shortcuts describe keyboard input; use the current button prompts when playing with a controller.
Which settings help if camera movement feels awkward?: For mouse input, the documented options include panning, rotation, tilt and zoom inversion, edge scrolling, and mouse-wheel sensitivity. Keyboard camera movement has its own Camera Movement Speed slider. Controller settings include inversion options, stick swapping, sensitivity and a Deadzone slider, which can be increased if a controller drifts. Adjust the setting that matches the movement bothering you, then try it before changing another.

Open the official Controls chapter.

Find modding documentation or technical support

Should I use the Game Manual or the Modding Manual?: Use the Game Manual for player instructions, including setup, controls, infrastructure, management and simulation. The wiki navigation lists the Modding Manual separately. Choose modding documentation when your task concerns creating or changing mods, rather than learning how to play.
Where should I go for technical problems?: Start with Troubleshooting under Installation for technical problems, or open the official Support page. Support links to the FAQ, Known Issues and the Urban Games forum, and provides a contact form. Check the FAQ before submitting a question, since it may already contain the answer.

Open the official Support page.