PakSets
The Simutrans executable is not bound to a specific scenario package. This so called pakset contains graphics for landscape, buildings and vehicles and basic parameters for the economy, creating a world of its own. Therefore each pakset is like a different game within the Simutrans engine.
Many paksets were created during the history of Simutrans, because it is very easy to create new graphics and objects. This page tries to map all existing paksets ever created. You can also check out our sourceforge download page for most recent downloads for Simutrans and its paksets.
pak64|
pak64.German | pak64.HAJO
| pak64.Japan | pak64.Contrast
| pak64.HO-scale
pak96.Comic | pak96.HD | pak128 | pak128.Britain | pak128.German | pak128.Japan
pak192.Comic
| pak48.Exentrique
| pak32.Comic
| Other experiences
pak64
Pak64 is the main and a base set for Simutrans developed along with Simutrans executable. It always contains the most recent features. It is neatly painted pixel by pixel with motherly care. On the other hand it might look too tiny on high resolution displays. Many artists contributed to this pak set, from the 8 bit age on.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 64px tile set, fully playable for v111.2.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak64.German
Pak64.German evolved from pak64, when original images were replaced by typical German versions. You will meet brick and wooden houses, German vehicles and trees, and brew beer. This pak is the most challenging to play and has the most consistent and most homogenous graphics.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 64px tile set, fully playable for v110.0c.
- Links: homepage | discussions | Wiki Manual
pak64.HAJO
PakHAJO gives the appearance of the long term stable 84.xx versions, which are still around in some distributions. Its appearance is similar to pak64, since historically it shares many buildings. However, certain aspects still tell the 8 bit heritage. Gaming is more simple, no airplanes, no stops not enabling certain goods and so on. Fully supported, even with winter mode.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 64px tile set, outdated, fully playable for v102.2.2.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak64.Japan
Pak64.Japan evolved from pak64, after original images were replaced by Japanese versions. You will see typical Japanese architecture and vehicles (yes! It includes the famous shinkansens!), transport rice and electronics. And the most important, you will drive on left.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 64px tile set, beta playable for v110.0.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak64.Contrast
A minimalistic pakset that focuses on massive passenger networks and urban planning. Default maintenance costs are low, and construction costs high. The player should not feel financially constrained to invent creative rail solutions, but should instead take on the challenge of transporting large passenger flows as efficiently as possible.
- Download: Simutrans Addons site
- Aspects: 64px tile set, lacking some features, playable for v102.2.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak64.HO-scale
This pakset is dedicated to all friends which like to play the "modell train" style. The trains and tracks are a little bit bigger, allowing more detailled design. Don't care for money or city growth. Switch the game to public player and build everything for yourself. Combine the objects as you would do it on a modell train in your living room or basement.
- Download: link
- Aspects: 64px tile set, demo version, playable for v111.0.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak96.Comic
This pak was inspired by pak32.comic. Its clean, colorful and simple style reminds people of model railroading and also keeps the focus more on playing. This pak is under heavy development, although it is already fully playable.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 96px tile set, fully playable for v102.2.2.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak96.HD
Pak96.HD is an art of its own kind - It is completely drawn by hand using pencil and paper. This set is already playable! The founder and most productive author was Raven.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 96px tile set, lacking some features, playable for v100.0.
- Links: homepage | discussions | Wiki Manual
pak128
During development people wanted larger graphics. From this the 128 tile set was born. Also it first featured a complex economy and has a really very wide variety of vehicles, buildings or industries. It contains roughly 7 time more graphics data than pak64 and thus requires by far the largest amounth of RAM and processing power of all Simutrans sets.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 128px tile set, fully playable.
- Links: homepage | discussions | Wiki Manual
pak128.Britain
Developed to give a British theme to Simutrans, this pakset features a wide range of vehicles with emphasis on rail vehicles, highly detailed stations, more accurate looking track for junctions, and a more subdued graphical appearance than the brightly coloured Pak128 from which it was originally derived.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 128px tile set, fully playable.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak128.German
This pakset aims to show the german transportation system imbedded in typical german towns and industries according to the respective topographic region (cost, the Alpes etc.). Trains and lorries are taller than they are in standard pak128. Every building and factory has four views, and each type of factory will have different graphics and data.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 128px tile set, fully playable.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak128.Japan
The japanese community has built many great trains for Simutrans. However, it was felt, that the scale of pak128 did not meet the desired level of detail. Thus pak128.Japan was designed. Here the trains are enhanced as compared to the standard size. Also this pak is made more consistently, since it did not incorporated any pak128 objects.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 128px tile set, fully playable for 110.0.1.
- Links: homepage | discussions | Wiki Manual
pak192.comic
Thanks to the large tileset of Pak192.Comic, this is currently the highest resolution graphic set of Simutrans, with a special comic-like look. This pak is in development. This is only a beta-version, but you are able to play with this graphic set.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 192px tile set, beta playable.
- Links: homepage | discussions | Wiki Manual
pak48.Excentrique
You always wanted something special for Simutrans? Bored of the common and mainstream graphic sets? Then, welcome to pak.Excentrique! It is colorful, it is unusual and crazy. This pakset takes place in a futuristic and exotic world. Pak48.Excentrique is a work in progress.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 48px tile set, beta playable.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
pak32.Comic
Born from some wierd idea to make some comic-style buildings, pak32.comic was concieved. This is currently the lowest resolution graphic set of Simutrans. It is there, if there will be ever done a simutrans version for PDAs.
- Download: Sourceforce download page
- Aspects: 32px tile set, playable for v102.0.
- Links: discussions | Wiki Manual
Other experiences
Some people tried to create yet more paksets, but they never made it to a version that would run or they have become obsolete at the moment.
pakTTD
PakTTD was created by conversion of Transport Tycoon graphics to Simutrans format. It is nice demonstration of Simutrans possibilities, and it looks sweet. This set is currently not playable. New versions use OpenTT graphics. You can download the so far existing sources and help to make in playable via SVN.
- Download: Sourceforce SVN
- Aspects: 64px tile set.
- Links: discussions at TT-Forums.net | Wiki Manual
Abo
Set
Abo Set (pakABO) was a 64px tile set inspired by the countries on the Baltic coast. It offered lightweight contour graphics quite different from pak64 or pak128. It intended to be a choice for those who thought that it was good idea to spare a pixel or two and found the styles of other paks too detailed.
- Download: Simutrans Addons site
- Aspects: 64px tile set, only vehicles.
- Links: Wiki Manual
pak64Winter
This was a truly winter version of pak64, all pak64 objects were covered by snow. However, since new Simutrans versions have the season change already incorporated, a separate pak for winter v is not needed any more.
- Download: (no link)
- Aspects: 64px tile set, it was a winter version of pak64.
- Links: Wiki Manual
pakMars
Go where no man has gone before. Bright future and new profits await on Mars. Unfortunately, you must wait, as there is no known playable version.
- Download: (no link)
- Aspects: 64px and 128 tile set.
- Links: Wiki Manual
SimuTron
Do you still have a tear in your eye when you hear the word Atari? Well, we have a little remedy for you. SimuTron is designed to remind good old days. This set is more of a demonstration, as there is no known playable version.
- Download: (no link)
- Aspects: 64px tile set.
- Links: Wiki Manual






