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by SamuraiProgrammer
Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:15 am
Forum: Chat
Topic: I'm BAAAAAACK -- at least for a while
Replies: 25
Views: 21593

I'm BAAAAAACK -- at least for a while

A long time ago, I got really tired of the crashes. I gave up playing Railroads! and took it off of my system. I got to thinking, with Vista updates, driver updates, etc. etc. that it might run better now. Ugh - maybe not. I have followed much of the advice here and am still looking for the elusive ...
by SamuraiProgrammer
Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:38 pm
Forum: Mods - Talk
Topic: Need some help to get a couple of maps to run
Replies: 11
Views: 10064

I have a GEForce 8600 and just got new drivers from Windows Update It allowed me to play Mesa Madness for the first time without a crash I am also noticing that things seem to be more stable when you don't run all of the graphics options to their minimum values. I am not sure about that, but it seem...
by SamuraiProgrammer
Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:29 pm
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Track Laying Observations
Replies: 15
Views: 50179

Yes. I think the point is that if you decide the screenshot needs to be different (different resolution, different zoom, different angle, or whatever) and you have a savegame right at the point where you made the screenshot, it will be very easy to get another shot. This sounds like the voice of exp...
by SamuraiProgrammer
Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:09 pm
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Track Laying Observations
Replies: 15
Views: 50179

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I have read the wiki several times. I would not have gotten this far without it. There was some confusion, though. I never quite understood what I was looking for when looking at the 'end of track' signs to tell if everything was going to be ok. Also, could someone te...
by SamuraiProgrammer
Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:47 am
Forum: Strategy
Topic: Track Laying Observations
Replies: 15
Views: 50179

Track Laying Observations

I have had a hard time laying track that worked. The frustration was so bad, I almost quit playing this game. I bought a copy of the Game Guide off of Ebay and found one paragraph (only one!) that seemed to apply to my problems. From that insight, I have improved my game immensely and now seldom hav...