Railroad Scheduler

Get ready for an exciting train adventure in which you'll be tasked with getting trains from point A to point B while avoiding collisions and completing each level in the fastest time possible. With the ability to control time, you'll have the power to determine the game's speed and even go back in time to fix any mistakes and optimize the travel time for every train.

Railroad Scheduler, is our entry for the Gamedev.js Jam 2023, featuring the theme TIME. The objective of our game is to plan the route and schedule a set of trains through space and TIME. To aid you in this task, you have access to TIME controls, enabling you to fast-forward and rewind time at your discretion.

This game was developed using Rust and wgpu, and is playable in the browser thanks to WASM. It is also available for download on Windows and Linux.

For optimal performance, we advise using Firefox, the preferred browser for playing. It seems that there may be technical issues when utilizing Chrome/-ium.

Game Play

Every train needs to be directed towards a designated station that is recognizable by a three-character code (e.g., BXR, HTG), as depicted on the map [M]. The objective is displayed on the right of the train number. After a train has arrived at its destination, a small checkmark (✔) will be shown next to its goal.

Controls

Key	Function
Esc	Go back / exit
F12	Fast quit
F11	Toggle fullscreen
↑ | W	Accelerate train
↓ | S	Break train
← → | A D	Change the switch ahead
Del	Clear future schedule of current train
Q E | End Home	Select previous/next train
1 - 9	Select train 1-9
Tab	Toggle orthographic/perspective view
M	Show map
C | V	Toggle camera position (front/back)
X | Shift	Fast forwarding
Z | Ctrl	Rewinding
Backspace	Rewind to start
Space	Pause time
R | PgUp	Accelerate time
F | PgDn	Decelarate time