https://wiki.transportfever3.com/ 2026-09-30T04:39:02+00:00 https://wiki.transportfever3.com/ https://wiki.transportfever3.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=favicon.ico text/html 2026-08-19T12:42:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:cargo&rev=1787143344&do=diff Cargos In Transport Fever 3, are grouped in and displayed by models that are following . Cargo Types Cargo types are defined in .cargo.lua files. The basic structure of a cargo type config is: function data() return { name = _("Iron Ore"), weightFactor = 1.0, order = 210, icon = "iron_ore.tga", cargoClasses = { "UNIVERSAL", "BULK" }, categoryList = { categories = { "temperate.eco", "dry.eco", "tropic.eco", "subarctic.eco" } }, scriptRef = { fileNa… text/html 2026-03-11T16:00:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:localizations&rev=1773244855&do=diff Localizations It is possible to provide additional translations for the game. The strings are stored in precompiled .mo libraries. A locale is defined by a .lang.lua file with some meta information: function data() return { name = "German", locale = "de_CH", fontMap = { regular = "Lato2OFL/Lato-Regular.ttf", bold = "Lato2OFL/Lato-Bold.ttf", light = "Lato2OFL/Lato-Light.ttf", medium = "Lato2OFL/Lato-Medium.ttf", monoRegular = "Noto/NotoSansMono-Regular.ttf", monoB… text/html 2026-03-11T15:30:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:names&rev=1773243015&do=diff Names In Transport Fever 3, there are name lists for people, towns and street stops. A name set is defined in a .names.lua file: function data() return { name = _("English"), personNamesScript = { fileName = "/names/names.script@personNameScriptFn", params = { ... }, }, townNamesScript = { fileName = "/names/names.script@townsNameScriptFn", params = { ... }, }, streetNamesScript = { fileName = "/names/names.script@streetsNameScriptFn", … text/html 2026-03-11T14:16:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:people&rev=1773238584&do=diff People To make the game world more lively passengers, pedestrians and drivers are simulated as animated characters. The standard character models are located in content/characters/ and identified by a special metadata struct. Metadata The model files consist of the following parts: text/html 2026-03-11T14:33:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:playlists&rev=1773239596&do=diff Playlists Playlists allow to create a list of music tracks that the game can play in the background while playing. The configuration of playlists is defined in a .plist.lua file. The script needs to have a data() function that returns a struct like this: text/html 2026-05-06T07:48:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:shaders&rev=1778053721&do=diff This page is not yet adapted for Transport Fever 3. The content may be outdated. Shaders Shaders are small data processing programm snippets that are used by the GPU to calculate what is drawn on the screen. This covers the 3D meshes as well as textures. Beside the lighting and shadowing, atmospheric effects like the text/html 2026-09-29T12:48:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:soundeffects&rev=1790686136&do=diff Sound Effects The immersion of the game is not only supported by the graphics but also by an appealing sound design. It is therefore possible to specify a large number of sound effects in Transport Fever 3. Sound Files All sound files used by Transport Fever 3 adhere to the following technical requirements: text/html 2026-09-29T12:48:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.transportfever3.com/doku.php?id=modding:misc:soundsets&rev=1790686136&do=diff Sound Sets Sound sets are configuration files that group several sounds together to get an appropriate sound background. This is used e.g. for vehicles. The sound sets are defined in .snd.lua files. They need to have a data() function that returns a data struct like below: