Sim HQ

Sim HQ turns what you run in a rail simulator into verified provenance: logged runs, checked mileage, and a place on the board. It is not a game engine — it sits alongside your simulator and records what you did.

Virtual miles are their own thing. They never blend into real passenger miles; they aggregate only into your LopoRail level and badge shelf, each with its own lane icon.

• Log a run in any supported simulator — the board itself is open to everyone.
• Every run is validated in the background, so the numbers mean something.
• Points accumulate across the whole site, not just here.

1. File a run. Open the Conductor Log and record the simulator, route, locomotive, distance, session length and timetable adherence.
2. It validates in the background. Nothing is accepted instantly — the anti-cheat engine checks the run before it can count.
3. Verified runs earn miles and points. Only runs that pass verification reach the board and your totals.
4. Points become badges. They accumulate into your level and the Inspector milestones below, and feed the wider LopoRail badge board.

Verification is a fixed rule set, not a judgement call. Every title is judged against its own envelope:

• 48-hour window — a run must be filed within two days of finishing, so runs cannot be stockpiled and dumped.
• Velocity envelope — each simulator has a ceiling based on what it simulates:
  • High-speed corridor — 150 mph
  • Mainline — 110 mph
  • Heavy freight — 80 mph
  • Heritage / branchline — 60 mph
  • Layout / short-line — 40 mph
• Steep grades — a traction class cannot hold an implausible speed over a known ruling grade.
• No double-booking — two sessions cannot occupy the same time window.
• Adjudicated once — a run is only ever decided on a single time.