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Trophy guide
Build the steam engine, buy every upgrade and finish with a billion dollars. Includes the normal-mode route, breakdown recovery and the Express Mode warning.
PS4
Choose New Game for the normal route. Express Mode can reach the ending before every upgrade is bought. Finish all purchases before leaving the game to accumulate the final billion.
Start with New Game. I recommend the normal mode so there is time to finish every purchase before the billion-dollar ending. Roadmap follows two stages of the same run, and Trophies holds the individual purchase and cleanup instructions.
First generate money with and invest in the button upgrade and engine parts. As automatic income builds, cycle through every category with or and buy the remaining upgrades, all five part types and all three technologies. Repair breakdowns as they appear.
Before waiting for Make a billion, check that every other non-platinum trophy has unlocked. If an Express Mode run ends too early, start a normal New Game and buy the missing requirements during that run. The completion reference lists the purchase groups.
Select New Game. Tap to earn money. Use the left stick or directional buttons to highlight a purchase and to buy it. Switch categories with and .
Buy the first Upgrade "Press Button" upgrade, then keep improving it while installing affordable engine parts. Purchases increase earnings, so use the cheapest available improvements to keep the next ones within reach. The middle category contains gears, pipes, forcers, tanks and regulators. Each needs its first purchase and its full set.
Complete the upgrades for rust cleaning and tank cleaning. Buy all three Education levels and visit the technology category for Locomobile, Steamship and Locomotive. Check all three categories rather than assuming the first full-looking engine is finished.
A breakdown reduces income. Return to the upgrade category and select Repair when needed, then resume purchases. Do not simply leave a broken engine running.
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Install your first gear
From the engine screen, use or to reach the middle parts category. Highlight Install Gear and buy it with . Earn more with or let installed parts generate money if the price is out of reach. This unlocks on the first gear purchase. Continue that part type for All Gears.
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Install your first pipe
From the engine screen, use or to reach the middle parts category. Highlight Install Pipe and buy it with . Earn more with or let installed parts generate money if the price is out of reach. This unlocks on the first pipe purchase. Continue that part type for All Pipes.
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Install your first forcer
From the engine screen, use or to reach the middle parts category. Highlight Install Forcer and buy it with . Earn more with or let installed parts generate money if the price is out of reach. This unlocks on the first forcer purchase. Continue that part type for All Forcers.
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Install your first tank
From the engine screen, use or to reach the middle parts category. Highlight Install Tank and buy it with . Earn more with or let installed parts generate money if the price is out of reach. This unlocks on the first tank purchase. Continue that part type for All Tanks.
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Install your first regulator
From the engine screen, use or to reach the middle parts category. Highlight Install Regulator and buy it with . Earn more with or let installed parts generate money if the price is out of reach. This unlocks on the first regulator purchase. Continue that part type for All Regulators.
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Install all gears
Use or to open the middle parts category. Repeatedly buy Install Gear with as income allows until that row has no more parts to install. One purchase is only the starting requirement. Finish the full set before waiting for the billion-dollar ending. If this trophy is still missing, revisit this row and purchase the remaining parts.
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Install all pipes
Use or to open the middle parts category. Repeatedly buy Install Pipe with as income allows until that row has no more parts to install. One purchase is only the starting requirement. Finish the full set before waiting for the billion-dollar ending. If this trophy is still missing, revisit this row and purchase the remaining parts.
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Install all forcers
Use or to open the middle parts category. Repeatedly buy Install Forcer with as income allows until that row has no more parts to install. One purchase is only the starting requirement. Finish the full set before waiting for the billion-dollar ending. If this trophy is still missing, revisit this row and purchase the remaining parts.
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Install all tanks
Use or to open the middle parts category. Repeatedly buy Install Tank with as income allows until that row has no more parts to install. One purchase is only the starting requirement. Finish the full set before waiting for the billion-dollar ending. If this trophy is still missing, revisit this row and purchase the remaining parts.
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Install all regulators
Use or to open the middle parts category. Repeatedly buy Install Regulator with as income allows until that row has no more parts to install. One purchase is only the starting requirement. Finish the full set before waiting for the billion-dollar ending. If this trophy is still missing, revisit this row and purchase the remaining parts.
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Learn locomobile technology
Complete the three Education upgrades in the upgrade category, then use or to open the technology category. Highlight Locomobile and purchase it with when affordable. Its learned state and this trophy confirm completion. If it remains unavailable, return to Education and finish its outstanding levels before trying again.
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Learn steamship technology
Complete the three Education upgrades in the upgrade category, then use or to open the technology category. Highlight Steamship and purchase it with when affordable. Its learned state and this trophy confirm completion. If it remains unavailable, return to Education and finish its outstanding levels before trying again.
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Learn locomotive technology
Complete the three Education upgrades in the upgrade category, then use or to open the technology category. Highlight Locomotive and purchase it with when affordable. Its learned state and this trophy confirm completion. If it remains unavailable, return to Education and finish its outstanding levels before trying again.
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Upgrade Button "Press Power" to 11$
On the upgrade category, tap for starting cash and buy the first Upgrade "Press Button" upgrade with . This changes the reward per press from $10 to $11. Keep upgrading the same row for Upgrade "Press Power" completely.
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Upgrade Button "Press Power" completely
In the upgrade category, keep buying Upgrade "Press Button" with until it is fully upgraded. Generate money with or wait for your installed parts between purchases. If only the first-upgrade trophy has unlocked, the row still needs further purchases. Finish it before the final billion.
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Clean all the rust
In the upgrade category, find the rust-cleaning row and purchase its upgrades with until it is complete. These are menu purchases, so you do not need to aim at or scrub the engine model. If unaffordable, install more income-generating parts and return. Confirm this trophy before waiting for the ending.
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Clean the tank
In the upgrade category, find the tank-cleaning row and purchase its upgrades with until it is complete. These are menu purchases, so you do not need to aim at or scrub the engine model. If unaffordable, install more income-generating parts and return. Confirm this trophy before waiting for the ending.
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Learn technology (1)
Find Education in the upgrade category and purchase its first level with . Then check the technology category for the newly available engine technology. If Education is unaffordable, build automatic income and return.
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Learn technology (2)
Find Education in the upgrade category and purchase its second level with . The earlier levels are prerequisites, so continue purchasing the same row until level 2 is learned. Then check the technology category for the remaining engine technologies. If Education is unaffordable, build automatic income and return.
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Learn technology (3)
Find Education in the upgrade category and purchase its third level with . The earlier levels are prerequisites, so continue purchasing the same row until level 3 is learned. Then check the technology category for the remaining engine technologies. If Education is unaffordable, build automatic income and return.
Open Trophies and check the outstanding requirements. Finish Upgrade "Press Button", every part type, both cleaning upgrades, the three Education levels and the three technologies before waiting.
Stop spending once everything is bought and let the displayed Income balance reach 1,000,000,000 for Make a billion. Repair the engine if income slows because of a breakdown.
If the results screen arrives with a purchase trophy missing, use a normal New Game and work through the purchase categories again. This is particularly relevant to Express Mode, which can finish before you complete the shopping.
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Get all trophies
Unlock the other 21 trophies. If the billion-dollar ending arrives first, check the missing purchase trophies and complete those in a normal New Game.
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Earn 1 000 000 000 $
Finish every purchase category first, then allow the Income balance to reach $1,000,000,000. Stop buying once the upgrades, all five part types, three Education levels and three technologies are complete. Repair any breakdown if earnings slow. Reaching the billion can end the run, so check the other 20 non-platinum trophies before waiting. A normal New Game lets you work on missed purchases after an early ending.