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by mangadrive
Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:59 am
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Track routing and management FAQ
Replies: 32
Views: 53449

Took this from the 'electronic strategy guide' that came with RRT2. Its good info that still applies to Railroads in many ways (except for all the water tower/sanding/stuff that doesnt appear in Railroads) Track Systems There are several different overall systems to use when laying track. All of the...
by mangadrive
Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:45 am
Forum: Chat
Topic: Do games feel short to you?
Replies: 23
Views: 26372

[quote="Wolfwood"]prolly the original Railroads also were, so one cannot quite blame him...[/quote] The original RRT was an epic masterpiece, but today of course shows its age. The map was far, far more expansive it seemed than any of the other games. You had a ton of liberty to start almost anywher...
by mangadrive
Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:37 am
Forum: Chat
Topic: Do games feel short to you?
Replies: 23
Views: 26372

[quote="KingWilly"] Maybe the short attention spans of todays younger generation of gamers has something to do with it. [/quote] Well I've read a ton of posts on this theory. Some more blunt than others, but truth be said the market does appeal to a different generation than some of us grew up with....
by mangadrive
Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:32 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Do games feel short to you?
Replies: 23
Views: 26372

I kinda like the shortness in game aspect for the degree that your first few choices really matter. I've been playing the CPU a lot on Tycoon and notice its really easy to get 2 million behind *fast* if you make the wrong moves. I don't nessicarily belive he made it for the 'twitch' crowd but more f...
by mangadrive
Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:07 pm
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Track routing and management FAQ
Replies: 32
Views: 53449

You have to set a route where A took food to B then went back to A to get food for C. In this situation you could simply create a Manufactured Goods market at B so that you were shuttling stuff back to A when you touched B and C so you weren't just using a train only for food. Thats where the 'switc...
by mangadrive
Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:11 am
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Track routing and management FAQ
Replies: 32
Views: 53449

Track routing and management FAQ

Sorta get this started here :) Feel free to add/subtract: Things to keep in mind first: When you build a new station you can double rail it to start. It will move around the 'third' rail depending on where you put it, so you can save it for later for strategy. If you don't understand what I mean jus...