🚂 RAILWAY SYSTEM - Restore Slovenia's Train Network!

🛤️ PRE-EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE: ✅ Railway tracks ALREADY BUILT across Slovenia! ✅ 27 train stations (1 per town!) ✅ Abandoned, rusted, overgrown ✅ NO track building - FOCUS ON RESTORATION! 🏚️ 27 TRAIN STATIONS TO RESTORE: ✅ Ljubljana Central (capital hub) ✅ Maribor, Celje, Kranj, Novo Mesto, Koper, Bled, Postojna... ✅ Dolina Smrti Station (Base Farm hub!) **RESTORATION PROCESS:** 1. Find ruined station 2. Clear zombies (10-20 enemies) 3. Repair buildings (wood, stone, iron) 4. NPCs move in! (Station Master, Clerk, Mechanic, Guard, Vendor) 5. STATION OPERATIONAL! **Materials per Station:** - Wood: 500, Stone: 300, Iron: 150, Glass: 50 - Gold: 5,000 - Zombie workers: 10 × 3 days OR manual 5 hours - **Total (27 stations): 135,000 gold!** 🚂 5 TRAINS TO REPAIR: 1. **Steam Locomotive** - Slowest, coal-powered (10k gold) 2. **Diesel Train** - Medium speed (15k gold) 3. **Electric Train** - Fast, needs power grid (25k gold) 4. **Cargo Train** - Freight hauler (20k gold) 5. **Luxury Express** - FASTEST! Rare! (50k gold + mythril!) **Train Repair:** - Find broken train on tracks - Gather materials (iron, steel, coal, oil) - Hire mechanic OR use zombie workers - Wait 2 days → OPERATIONAL! 🎫 FAST TRAVEL SYSTEM: ✅ Buy ticket at station (100-200 gold) ✅ Select destination (27 options when all restored!) ✅ Scenic cutscene (Slovenia landscapes!) ✅ Arrive refreshed (+10 HP, +20 Stamina!) ✅ 10% chance: Zombie ambush event! 🚛 CARGO TRADING: ✅ Ship goods between towns (1,000 kg max) ✅ Fee: 50 gold per 100 kg ✅ Profit margins: 50-200%! ✅ Example: Buy wheat cheap → Ship → Sell expensive! 🏛️ STATION BUILDINGS (After Restoration): **Main Building:** - Ticket Office (fast travel!) - Station Master Office (quests!) - Waiting Room (rest, save) - Restaurant (food, NPCs) - Luggage Storage (extra inventory!) **Platform:** - Signal Tower (schedule control) - Maintenance Shed (repair trains) - Cargo Warehouse (trade goods) **5 NPCs per Station:** 1. Station Master (quests) 2. Ticket Clerk (fast travel) 3. Train Mechanic (repairs) 4. Platform Guard (defense) 5. Vendor (snacks, souvenirs) 🗺️ RAILWAY MAP: - Total track: ~800 km - 27 stations across Slovenia - Scenic routes: Alpine, Coastal, Karst! 💰 ECONOMIC BENEFITS: ✅ Fast travel (80% time saved!) ✅ Cargo profit (50-200% margins!) ✅ NPC movement between towns ✅ Railway quests (gold, rare items!) 🏆 ACHIEVEMENTS: - "Rail Baron" - Restore all 27 stations - "Conductor" - Repair all 5 trains - "Track Star" - Travel 1,000 km by train - "Freight Master" - Ship 10,000 kg cargo - "Railroad Tycoon" - Complete "Reconnect Slovenia" quest! 🌟 SPECIAL FEATURES: ✅ Train customization (speed boost, armor, cargo expansion!) ✅ Scenic routes (Bled-Jesenice Alps, Koper-Portorož coast!) ✅ Railway events (derailment, ghost train, delivery missions!) ✅ Lifetime free tickets (quest reward!) 🎮 PROGRESSION: - Early: Restore 1-2 nearby stations, 1 train - Mid: 10-15 stations, diesel + electric trains - Late: ALL 27 stations, luxury express, FULL NETWORK! ✅ FOCUS: - Restoration (NOT construction!) - Repair trains + stations - Economic gameplay (cargo!) - NPC revival (bring life back!) ❌ NO: - Track building (already exists!) - Manual rail laying (too tedious!) 📁 New: RAILWAY_SYSTEM.md 🚂 Reconnect post-apocalyptic Slovenia! 🎮 Perfect for Stardew Valley + Metro Exodus fans!
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+# 🚂 **RAILWAY RESTORATION SYSTEM - Slovenian Train Network**
+
+## 🛤️ **RAILWAY OVERVIEW:**
+
+### **PRE-EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE:**
+✅ Railway tracks **ALREADY BUILT** across Slovenia!
+✅ 27 train stations (1 per town!)
+✅ Abandoned, rusted, overgrown with vegetation
+✅ Zombies lurking in old carriages
+✅ **NO BUILDING TRACKS** - Focus on restoration!
+
+---
+
+## 📍 **27 TRAIN STATIONS (1 Per Town):**
+
+### **Station List:**
+1. **Ljubljana Central** (Capital) - Main hub
+2. **Maribor Station** - Northern hub
+3. **Celje Station** - Central
+4. **Kranj Station** - Alpine
+5. **Novo Mesto Station** - Southeast
+6. **Koper Station** - Coastal (Mediterranean)
+7. **Ptuj Station** - Historic
+8. **Velenje Station** - Mining town
+9. **Kamnik Station** - Mountain town
+10. **Postojna Station** (near caves!)
+11. **Bled Station** (lake town!)
+12. **Portorož Station** - Beach resort
+13. **Idrija Station** - Mercury mine
+14. **Škofja Loka Station** - Medieval
+15. **Trbovlje Station** - Industrial
+16. **Jesenice Station** - Alpine border
+17. **Murska Sobota Station** - Eastern
+18. **Nova Gorica Station** - Italian border
+19. **Slovenj Gradec Station** - Northern
+20. **Krško Station** - Nuclear plant town
+21. **Brežice Station** - Croatian border
+22. **Ajdovščina Station** - Wine region
+23. **Radovljica Station** - Honey town
+24. **Litija Station** - River town
+25. **Logatec Station** - Karst
+26. **Prevalje Station** - Mining
+27. **Dolina Smrti Station** (Player's Base Farm hub!)
+
+---
+
+## 🏚️ **STATION RESTORATION MECHANIC:**
+
+### **Station Condition States:**
+
+**1. RUINED (Starting State):**
+```
+- Platform collapsed
+- Station building burned/destroyed
+- Tracks overgrown with weeds
+- Zombies sleeping in old carriages
+- No NPCs
+- NO FUNCTIONALITY
+```
+
+**2. CLEARED (After zombie cleanup):**
+```
+✅ Kill all zombies in station area
+✅ Clear debris from platform
+- Still non-functional
+- NPCs won't return yet
+```
+
+**3. REPAIRED (After restoration):**
+```
+✅ Rebuild station building (wood, stone, iron)
+✅ Repair platform
+✅ Install signal lights
+✅ Clean tracks (remove weeds)
+✅ NPCs move in! (Station Master, Ticket Clerk, etc.)
+✅ FUNCTIONAL - Trains can stop here!
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 **RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS:**
+
+### **Per Station (Average):**
+
+**Materials Needed:**
+- **Wood:** 500 units
+- **Stone:** 300 units
+- **Iron:** 150 units
+- **Glass:** 50 units (windows)
+- **Concrete:** 100 units (platform)
+
+**Labor:**
+- **Zombie Workers:** 10 workers × 3 days = Station repaired
+- **OR Manual:** Player rebuilds (5 hours real-time gameplay)
+
+**Cost:**
+- **Gold:** 5,000 per station
+- **Total for all 27:** 135,000 gold (endgame investment!)
+
+---
+
+## 🚂 **TRAIN SYSTEM:**
+
+### **TRAINS ARE BROKEN - MUST REPAIR!**
+
+**Train Types (5 total across network):**
+
+1. **Steam Locomotive** 🚂
+   - Old-school, coal-powered
+   - Slowest (60 km/h)
+   - Most common
+   - **Repair:** 10,000 gold, 500 iron, 200 coal
+   
+2. **Diesel Train** 🚃
+   - Modern, fuel-powered
+   - Medium speed (100 km/h)
+   - **Repair:** 15,000 gold, 300 steel, 500L diesel
+   
+3. **Electric Train** ⚡
+   - High-speed, requires power grid
+   - Fast (140 km/h)
+   - **Repair:** 25,000 gold, 200 copper, 100 circuit boards
+   - **Extra:** Restore power lines to stations!
+   
+4. **Cargo Train** 📦
+   - Heavy freight hauler
+   - Carries goods between towns
+   - **Repair:** 20,000 gold, 800 iron, 400 steel
+   
+5. **Luxury Express** 🌟
+   - Pre-apocalypse VIP train
+   - Ultra-fast (180 km/h!)
+   - Rare, only 1 in game
+   - **Repair:** 50,000 gold, 500 mythril, 100 dragon scales!
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ **TRAIN REPAIR PROCESS:**
+
+### **Finding Trains:**
+```
+[Explore stations]
+[Find abandoned train on tracks - rusted, broken]
+
+PLAYER: "A train! If I can repair this, I can travel fast!"
+
+[Inspect Train]
+DAMAGE REPORT:
+- Engine: BROKEN (needs new pistons)
+- Wheels: RUSTED (need lubrication oil)
+- Boiler: CRACKED (needs welding)
+- Coal Tender: EMPTY (need coal supply)
+- Brake System: FAILED (needs hydraulic fluid)
+
+REPAIR COST: 10,000 gold + materials
+TIME: 2 in-game days (with zombie workers)
+```
+
+### **Repair Steps:**
+1. **Gather Materials** (iron, steel, coal, oil, etc.)
+2. **Hire Mechanic NPC** (if station restored) OR use zombie workers
+3. **Wait 2 days** (or speed up with fast-forward)
+4. **Train OPERATIONAL!** ✅
+
+---
+
+## 🚉 **STATION BUILDING TYPES:**
+
+### **Each Station Has (After Restoration):**
+
+**Main Station Building:**
+- **Ticket Office** - Buy train tickets (fast travel!)
+- **Station Master Office** - Quest giver NPC
+- **Waiting Room** - Rest, save game
+- **Restaurant** - Buy food, meet NPCs
+- **Luggage Storage** - Extra inventory space!
+
+**Platform Buildings:**
+- **Signal Tower** - Control train schedule
+- **Maintenance Shed** - Repair trains here
+- **Cargo Warehouse** - Store/trade goods
+- **Passenger Shelter** - Weather protection
+
+**NPCs (3-5 per station):**
+1. **Station Master** - Manages station, gives quests
+2. **Ticket Clerk** - Sells tickets, fast travel
+3. **Train Mechanic** - Repairs trains (for fee)
+4. **Platform Guard** - Security, zombie defense
+5. **Vendor** - Sells snacks, newspapers, souvenirs
+
+---
+
+## 🎫 **FAST TRAVEL SYSTEM:**
+
+### **How It Works:**
+
+**1. Buy Ticket:**
+```
+[At Ticket Office]
+
+TICKET CLERK: "Where to?"
+
+[Map appears - shows restored stations in green]
+
+DESTINATIONS:
+- Ljubljana Central (200 gold, 10 min)
+- Maribor Station (150 gold, 8 min)
+- Bled Station (100 gold, 5 min)
+- [27 total destinations if all restored!]
+
+[Select destination, pay gold]
+[Cutscene: Board train, scenic travel montage]
+[Arrive at destination!]
+```
+
+**2. Automatic Travel:**
+```
+- Player boards train
+- Screen fades to scenic Slovenia landscapes
+- Relaxing train sounds (clickety-clack)
+- Time passes (10 real seconds = 5 in-game minutes)
+- Arrive refreshed! (+10 HP, +20 Stamina)
+```
+
+**3. Random Events (Small Chance):**
+```
+[10% chance during travel]
+
+EVENT: ZOMBIE AMBUSH!
+- Zombies on tracks!
+- Train stops suddenly
+- Fight zombies (3-5 enemies)
+- Clear tracks, continue journey
+- BONUS: Extra XP + loot!
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🚛 **CARGO SYSTEM:**
+
+### **Trade Between Towns via Train:**
+
+**How It Works:**
+```
+[At Cargo Warehouse]
+
+CARGO CLERK: "Shipping goods to another town?"
+
+[Load items onto train]
+- Max: 1,000 kg per trip
+- Fee: 50 gold per 100 kg
+
+[Select destination]
+[24 in-game hours later = goods arrive!]
+
+[Sell goods at destination for profit!]
+Example:
+- Buy wheat in Maribor (cheap farming town)
+- Ship to Ljubljana (expensive capital)
+- Sell for 2× profit!
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🗺️ **RAILWAY MAP:**
+
+### **Slovenia Railway Network:**
+
+```
+        Maribor━━━━━━━━━━Ptuj
+            ┃               ┃
+        Celje━━━━━━━━━Murska Sobota
+            ┃
+    Ljubljana━━━━━━Novo Mesto
+        ┃   ┃
+    Koper  Bled━━━━Jesenice
+        ┃       ┃
+    Portorož  Kranj━━━━Kamnik
+                    ┃
+            Dolina Smrti (Base Farm)
+```
+
+**Total Track Length:** ~800 km  
+**Total Stations:** 27  
+**Total Trains:** 5 (must repair all!)
+
+---
+
+## 💰 **ECONOMIC BENEFITS:**
+
+### **Why Restore Railway?**
+
+**1. FAST TRAVEL:**
+- Save 80% travel time!
+- Example: Walking Ljubljana → Maribor = 2 hours
+- Train: 10 minutes!
+
+**2. CARGO TRADING:**
+- Ship goods between towns
+- Profit margins: 50-200%!
+- Example: Buy 100 potatoes (500 gold) → Ship → Sell (1,200 gold) = 700 profit!
+
+**3. NPC MOVEMENT:**
+- Restored stations = NPCs travel between towns!
+- More quest variety
+- Cross-town relationships
+
+**4. QUESTS:**
+- Station Masters give unique railway quests
+- "Clear zombies from tracks"
+- "Repair signal tower"
+- "Find missing cargo"
+- Rewards: Gold, rare items, train upgrades!
+
+**5. ACHIEVEMENTS:**
+- ✅ "Rail Baron" - Restore all 27 stations
+- ✅ "Conductor" - Repair all 5 trains
+- ✅ "Track Star" - Travel 1,000 km by train
+- ✅ "Freight Master" - Ship 10,000 kg cargo
+
+---
+
+## 🎮 **GAMEPLAY INTEGRATION:**
+
+### **Early Game (Act 1):**
+- Find 1-2 nearby stations
+- Restore Dolina Smrti Station (Base Farm hub)
+- Repair 1 steam locomotive
+- **Unlock fast travel to 2-3 towns!**
+
+### **Mid Game (Act 2):**
+- Restore 10-15 stations
+- Repair diesel + electric trains
+- **Cargo trading becomes profitable!**
+- **Railway quests unlock!**
+
+### **Late Game (Act 3-4):**
+- Restore all 27 stations
+- Repair luxury express train
+- **Full railway network operational!**
+- **Slovenia connected again!**
+
+---
+
+## 🏆 **MASTER QUEST: "Reconnect Slovenia"**
+
+### **Objective:**
+Restore entire railway network, reconnect all 27 towns via train.
+
+**Rewards:**
+- **50,000 XP**
+- **Golden Conductor Uniform** (outfit)
+- **Lifetime Free Train Tickets!**
+- **Luxury Express Train** (fastest vehicle in game!)
+- **Achievement:** "Railroad Tycoon"
+
+---
+
+## 🌟 **SPECIAL FEATURES:**
+
+### **1. Scenic Routes:**
+```
+Bled → Jesenice (Alpine route)
+- Snow-covered mountains
+- Frozen lakes
+- Breathtaking views!
+
+Koper → Portorož (Coastal route)
+- Mediterranean sea
+- Beaches
+- Sunset scenery!
+
+Ljubljana → Postojna (Cave route)
+- Karst landscape
+- Cave entrances visible
+- Underground rivers!
+```
+
+### **2. Train Customization:**
+```
+[At Mechanic]
+
+UPGRADES:
+- Speed Boost (+20%, 5,000 gold)
+- Armor Plating (zombie-proof, 8,000 gold)
+- Cargo Expansion (+500 kg, 3,000 gold)
+- Luxury Seats (restore HP while traveling, 10,000 gold)
+- Horn Upgrade (custom sounds!, 500 gold)
+```
+
+### **3. Railway Events:**
+```
+- "Derailment!" - Find crashed train, rescue survivors
+- "Trackside Party" - NPCs throw celebration at station
+- "Express Delivery" - Timed cargo mission (bonus gold!)
+- "Ghost Train" - Spooky night event (Halloween special!)
+```
+
+---
+
+## ✅ **SUMMARY:**
+
+**What Player Does:**
+1. Find abandoned stations (27 total)
+2. Clear zombies
+3. Repair station buildings (NPCs move in!)
+4. Find broken trains (5 total)
+5. Repair trains (materials + gold)
+6. **USE RAILWAY FOR FAST TRAVEL!**
+7. Ship cargo for profit
+8. Complete railway quests
+9. **RECONNECT SLOVENIA!**
+
+**What Player DOESN'T Do:**
+❌ Build tracks from scratch (already exist!)
+❌ Lay rails manually (too tedious!)
+❌ Design routes (pre-set network!)
+
+**Focus:**
+✅ Restoration (not construction!)
+✅ Repair (trains + stations!)
+✅ Economic gameplay (cargo trading!)
+✅ NPC revival (bring life back to stations!)
+
+---
+
+**🚂 RAILWAY = POST-APOCALYPTIC REBIRTH OF CIVILIZATION!**