Comments on: The High Desert https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/ Custom Maps for Sid Meier's Railroads! Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 By: thepabray https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/#comment-444578 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:44:42 +0000 https://smrsimple.com/?p=1467#comment-444578 Thanks Slider38! This was a great map which I found very challenging. Played in Robber Baron mode with hard routing and no AIs, commencing in Bishop. It took me a couple of attempts to get the first set of objectives, but I found the second set of objectives the toughest, with so much rail to lay, particularly for the logistics of getting silver deliveries. Even the malleable rails patent hadn’t helped.

Eventually I worked out how to do it: rather than keep trying to work on objective after objective, I concentrated on making a big money-making passenger/tourist/food double-track system between two cities. Although this chewed up time, it more than made up for it by providing lots of ready cash when I needed it, so I was able to catch up for lost time with interest. In the end, I made all objectives with 11 years to spare.

The goods and engines were all excellent, as usual. The whistlestops were a nice touch. Thanks for this challenge – looking forward to the next one (when I get time…).

Cheers, thepabray.

]]> By: slider38 https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/#comment-444460 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 23:42:35 +0000 https://smrsimple.com/?p=1467#comment-444460 Hi Minotaur. Thanks for giving the map a try. You might want to try the map at a lower difficulty and see if that gives you some new ideas about beating it at higher levels. I know that it can be beaten at the Robber Baron level. That is all my ace tester, railage plays, but I think he is a very skilled player. Certainly far beyond what I can do. Anyway, I hope you had some fun with it. Slider

]]> By: Minotaur https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/#comment-444459 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 22:04:59 +0000 https://smrsimple.com/?p=1467#comment-444459 Hello!

Nice map, quite easy in single mode if to start not in Alamo. Alamo is bad starting point. It’s far from lumber and nearest towns. I was not able to complete era 1 goals.

]]> By: slider38 https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/#comment-444418 Fri, 13 May 2022 00:28:08 +0000 https://smrsimple.com/?p=1467#comment-444418 Thanks for the kind remarks. The next map is starting to take shape. Early days yet for that one.

]]> By: Guy https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/#comment-444417 Thu, 12 May 2022 18:32:52 +0000 https://smrsimple.com/?p=1467#comment-444417 Thank you Slider38. I continue to play and enjoy every map you make. As long as you keep creating new maps for us to enjoy, I will keep rolling down the track!
Guy

]]> By: Thorsten https://smrsimple.com/2022/05/the-high-desert/#comment-444416 Thu, 12 May 2022 15:53:00 +0000 https://smrsimple.com/?p=1467#comment-444416 Very nice map once again, Slider38. Carry on your fantastic work!

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