Bus Route Tycoon

# Bus Route Tycoon

A strategic bus line management simulator where you build and optimize public transportation networks across different cities.

## About

Design efficient bus routes to transport NPCs around the city. Balance ticket prices, operating costs, and service quality to build a profitable transit empire. Each city presents unique challenges with different layouts and passenger demands.

## Features

- **Multiple Cities**: Unlock new cities by achieving high happiness scores

- **Strategic Route Planning**: Create up to 8 different bus routes per city

- **Financial Management**: Balance income from ticket sales against operating costs and loans

- **Dynamic Traffic**: Rush hour traffic affects bus speeds throughout the day

- **Persistent Progress**: Your routes and finances are automatically saved

- **Build & Pan Modes**: Toggle between route editing and map exploration

- **Interactive Tutorial**: Learn the basics with a step-by-step guide

## How to Play

1. **Start in Pan Mode**: The game starts in Pan Mode - click the tool icon (🛠) to switch to Build Mode

2. **Add Bus Stops**: In Build Mode, click on roads to place bus stops

3. **Create Routes**: Stops are connected in order - buses will loop through your route

4. **Add Buses**: Use the + Bus button to add more buses to your active route

5. **Set Prices**: Adjust ticket prices to balance ridership and profit

6. **Manage Finances**: Take loans when needed, but watch out for interest costs

7. **Achieve Happiness**: Aim for high happiness scores (70+) to unlock new cities

## Scoring

Your **Happiness Score (0-100)** is based on:

- **Success Rate** (30pts): How many NPCs reach their destination

- **Low Wait Times** (30pts): Keeping NPCs from waiting too long

- **Fast Transport** (20pts): Getting NPCs to their destination quickly

- **Coverage** (20pts): How much of the city your routes serve

## Controls

### Desktop

- **B key**: Toggle Build/Pan Mode

- **Space**: Pause/Resume

- **Left-click**: Add stop (Build Mode) / Select stop

- **Right-click**: Delete stop (Build Mode)

- **Drag**: Move stops or pan the map

- **Mouse wheel**: Zoom in/out

### Mobile

- **Tap**: Add/Select stop

- **Long press**: Delete stop

- **Drag**: Move stops or pan (Pan Mode)

- **Pinch**: Zoom

- **Two-finger drag**: Pan the map

## Tips

- Connect residential zones (green) with commercial (blue) and industrial (yellow) areas

- Optimal stop spacing is 5-8 grid cells apart

- Ideal routes have 6-10 stops

- Add more buses during rush hours (7-9am, 5-7pm)

- Lower ticket prices increase ridership but reduce profit per trip

- Use loans strategically to expand your network

## License

All rights reserved.