Thread Tools
Old October 26, 2003, 01:59   #1
Joseph
King
 
Joseph's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ca. USA
Posts: 1,282
Railroad Tycoon 3
I have it, and it is difference for sure. More later.
Joseph is offline  
Old October 26, 2003, 05:25   #2
Az
Emperor
 
Local Time: 14:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: A pub.
Posts: 3,161
Kewl. keep us posted.

STILL WAITING FOR TT2.... *sigh*
__________________
urgh.NSFW
Az is offline  
Old October 26, 2003, 08:38   #3
Lemmy
Alpha Centauri Democracy GameACDG The Cybernetic ConsciousnessACDG3 Spartans
King
 
Lemmy's Avatar
 
Local Time: 13:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Bubblewrap
Posts: 2,032
nooo, not later, more now!
__________________
<Kassiopeia> you don't keep the virgins in your lair at a sodomising distance from your beasts or male prisoners. If you devirginised them yourself, though, that's another story. If they devirginised each other, then, I hope you had that webcam running.
Play Bumps! No, wait, play Slings!
Lemmy is offline  
Old October 26, 2003, 16:26   #4
Joseph
King
 
Joseph's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ca. USA
Posts: 1,282
I have been playing the sandbox mode most of the time, and one of the scenario some of the time. There is no money to spend or make, so it is a little hard telling how well you are doing in the sandbox.

The 3 D is great. You have to get used to it.

Laying track is OK for strait away, but a little harder on turns and connecting to existing track.
Tunnel can be built, but not until you have like a 20% grade or more. I'm going to Poptop site and ask if they would make it more real like.

They need more maps.

The other thing is that when you build a station next to a grain field or dairy farm, your train will not always haul grain or milk to the city. In fact your grain field or dairy may not produce any grain or milk. Your train will run empty if you deman that it hauls grain or milk. It might be a bug in the game.

They give you a reference guide and beginners guide and the strategy guide will not be release until next week sometime to find out how to really play the game.

So far I like the game, just have to get use to it.
Joseph is offline  
Old October 27, 2003, 02:10   #5
Urban Ranger
NationStatesApolyton Storywriters' GuildNever Ending Stories
Deity
 
Urban Ranger's Avatar
 
Local Time: 19:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: May 1999
Location: The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
Posts: 14,606
Oh no! Not another game!
__________________
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
Urban Ranger is offline  
Old October 27, 2003, 05:49   #6
Paddy
Iron CiversApolyton Storywriters' GuildThe Courts of Candle'BreBtS Tri-LeagueC3C IDG: Apolyton TeamC3CDG Blood Oath HordeCiv4 SP Democracy GameC4DG The HordeC4WDG éirich tuireannApolytoners Hall of Fame
Prince
 
Paddy's Avatar
 
Local Time: 20:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: at the beach
Posts: 40,904
sounds interesting
__________________
Gurka 17, People of the Valley
I am of the Horde.
Paddy is offline  
Old October 27, 2003, 10:48   #7
Az
Emperor
 
Local Time: 14:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: A pub.
Posts: 3,161
what's wrong, UR?
__________________
urgh.NSFW
Az is offline  
Old October 27, 2003, 15:40   #8
Adagio
staff
Spore
Deity
 
Adagio's Avatar
 
Local Time: 13:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 11,112
I just installed it, and have already encountered several bugs:

At the beginning of my first install something went wrong, and I got a popup saying it didn't have access to the directory I installed it into (And yes, it's on MY HD, and some drive on some other computer ). I couldn't even go into that dir manually (Though after restart I can)... all "normal" dirs worked like normal

Anyway, I tried to install a second time (into a second dir), and didn't get any error msgs, though when I play the game it freezes the whole computer. As long as I do nothing at all in the game, everything seems normal (Music still plays, etc), but 1 second after I start scrolling around the map the computer freezes... I can't do anything... not even listen to music... only way out: Reboot
__________________
This space is empty... or is it?
Adagio is offline  
Old October 27, 2003, 19:49   #9
vovan
Apolyton UniversityCivilization IV CreatorsSporeApolyton Storywriters' GuildC3CDG Blood Oath HordeC4DG The Horde
Emperor
 
vovan's Avatar
 
Local Time: 05:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 5,725
Aha, thanks for the heads up, ADG. Seeing my success running new games lately, it's probably a good idea for me not to even bother with this at least untill a patch or a demo is released... Hope you can resolve your problem, though... somehow.
__________________
XBox Live: VovanSim
xbox.com (login required)
Halo 3 Service Record (I fail at FPS...)
Spore page
vovan is offline  
Old October 28, 2003, 05:39   #10
Urban Ranger
NationStatesApolyton Storywriters' GuildNever Ending Stories
Deity
 
Urban Ranger's Avatar
 
Local Time: 19:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: May 1999
Location: The City State of Noosphere, CPA special envoy
Posts: 14,606
Quote:
Originally posted by Azazel
what's wrong, UR?
Too many games, too little time
__________________
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."
Urban Ranger is offline  
Old October 28, 2003, 09:47   #11
General Ludd
NationStates
Emperor
 
General Ludd's Avatar
 
Local Time: 11:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Minion of the Dominion
Posts: 4,607
Quote:
Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Too many games, too little time
You're telling me. I don't work, don't go to school, and pretty much just sit on my ass playing games all day long and I still don't have enough time to play all of them.
__________________
Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse

Do It Ourselves
General Ludd is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 03:29   #12
Asher
Apolytoners Hall of Fame
President of the OT
 
Asher's Avatar
 
Local Time: 05:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 40,843
It's really buggy.
__________________
"I'll never doubt you again when it comes to hockey, [Prince] Asher." - Guynemer
Asher is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 03:34   #13
Asmodean
Civilization III Democracy GameThe Courts of Candle'Bre
Emperor
 
Asmodean's Avatar
 
Local Time: 13:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Posts: 3,618
Quote:
Originally posted by Osweld


You're telling me. I don't work, don't go to school, and pretty much just sit on my ass playing games all day long and I still don't have enough time to play all of them.
If you can manage to finance that at the same time, then I'd have to say, Osweld, that you are living my dream life

Asmodean
__________________
Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark
Asmodean is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 05:31   #14
DrSpike
Civilization IV: MultiplayerApolyton University
Deity
 
DrSpike's Avatar
 
Local Time: 12:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Posts: 30,342
Quote:
Originally posted by Urban Ranger

Too many games, too little time
Amen. Osweld is jammy.
DrSpike is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 13:49   #15
Az
Emperor
 
Local Time: 14:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: A pub.
Posts: 3,161
YOU PEOPLE ARE CRYING?! MY PC SUCKS. NONE OF THIS WORKS.
__________________
urgh.NSFW
Az is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 16:25   #16
The Pioneer
Prince
 
The Pioneer's Avatar
 
Local Time: 12:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Germany
Posts: 720
Oswell could you tip us off at how one could live such a dream life?!

So long...
__________________
Excellence can be attained if you Care more than other think is wise, Risk more than others think is safe, Dream more than others think is practical and Expect more than others think is possible.
Ask a Question and you're a fool for 3 minutes; don't ask a question and you're a fool for the rest of your life! Chinese Proverb
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffet
The Pioneer is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 17:51   #17
DrSpike
Civilization IV: MultiplayerApolyton University
Deity
 
DrSpike's Avatar
 
Local Time: 12:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Enthusiastic member of Apolyton
Posts: 30,342
Hmm, there was a bank robbed in his home town last week. :suspicious:

DrSpike is offline  
Old October 29, 2003, 18:08   #18
General Ludd
NationStates
Emperor
 
General Ludd's Avatar
 
Local Time: 11:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Minion of the Dominion
Posts: 4,607
It's simple. You download games and live with your parents.


Sure, you may not have any dignity, but atleast you've got games, eh?
__________________
Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse

Do It Ourselves
General Ludd is offline  
Old October 31, 2003, 09:58   #19
Sava
PolyCast Team
Emperor
 
Sava's Avatar
 
Local Time: 06:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: mmmm sweet
Posts: 3,041
Is it any good? I've played a demo for Railroad Pioneer, which was great, but I'm not sure if RRT3 is the way to go. I wasn't big on the 3D I saw on the screenshots. But is it worth buying?
__________________
(\__/) "Sava is teh man" -Ecthy
(='.'=)
(")_(") bring me everyone
Sava is offline  
Old October 31, 2003, 21:12   #20
Joseph
King
 
Joseph's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ca. USA
Posts: 1,282
I like the game a lot.
Joseph is offline  
Old November 1, 2003, 23:29   #21
JohnT
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of Fame
Emperor
 
JohnT's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 4,264
After completing my first scenario...
Bought it today so I haven't really taken it through its paces, but I did get around to playing (and getting the Gold (medium level)) the British Isles scenario.

Random likes and dislikes:

Like: The fact that Pop Top listened to their fans in regards to greater consist control, tunnels, sandbox mode and a whole host of other issues that plagued the original release of RT2.

Dislike: How derivative it is of RT2. It's the same game with a 3d graphics engine, a better interface, an improved editor (so they say) and a lot of refinement that probably should've gone into RT2. The scenarios seem familiar (though I have not looked at all at the campaigns) and some are actual copies from the previous game.

Like: The graphic engine and how everything is on one screen, from cities to corporate orders. I took a bit of getting used to the mouse controls - I could swear that the zoom in/out was opposite of another game like Black and White or Starcraft or something else I played in the past. Anybody else get that?

Dislike: Should be more scenarios, plus they should have included an intermediate stage between sandbox mode and full game mode where you play only for the money that you can earn through operations (you might be able to do this in the editor - I don't know). Unfortunately you have to either play without money mattering at all or with the stupid stock market having to be attended to. I do like playing the Stock game at times, I just wish that there was some way I could turn it off so me and my competitor can compete by laying track rather than stock manipulation.
JohnT is offline  
Old November 2, 2003, 06:34   #22
Asmodean
Civilization III Democracy GameThe Courts of Candle'Bre
Emperor
 
Asmodean's Avatar
 
Local Time: 13:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Posts: 3,618
Re: After completing my first scenario...
Quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
Unfortunately you have to either play without money mattering at all or with the stupid stock market having to be attended to. I do like playing the Stock game at times, I just wish that there was some way I could turn it off so me and my competitor can compete by laying track rather than stock manipulation.
This is exactly why I have never liked this series. Having to attend to the bloody stockmarket all the time, simply becomes tedious. It's a rail game, for crying out loud, so let me lay tracks, haul cargo, and attract passengers.

There should at lest be an option to automate the stock game. That way, players who like the stock game, can play it; the rest of us can lay some track.

Asmodean
__________________
Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark
Asmodean is offline  
Old November 2, 2003, 06:40   #23
Adagio
staff
Spore
Deity
 
Adagio's Avatar
 
Local Time: 13:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 11,112
Good to know I'm not the only one who hates the stock market...
__________________
This space is empty... or is it?
Adagio is offline  
Old November 2, 2003, 08:39   #24
JohnT
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of Fame
Emperor
 
JohnT's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 4,264
While I think it makes a great option, I don't think it was wise to base the game around it. In RT2 I used the personal money cheat so that I could buy out all my stock in the beginning, but doing so caused the AI to kind of "give up" and not lay any track.
JohnT is offline  
Old November 2, 2003, 09:07   #25
General Ludd
NationStates
Emperor
 
General Ludd's Avatar
 
Local Time: 11:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Minion of the Dominion
Posts: 4,607
I like it. The biggest new feature is on the economy side. Cargo can move on it's own over land or down rivers, and you don't neccisarily have to build a station at every single factory. Also, your trains can just pick up the most vaulable cargo that's available at a station and haul that instead of you having micromanage every little car that the trains use. Passengers and mail apparently have a destination now, and will only get on a train if it gets them closer to it.

My only beef with it so far is the maps - they're not any better then in RT2. I miss the huge maps in the original, where you could build transcontinental railways and everything. Building rail across a single state or province just isn't as satisfying...
__________________
Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse

Do It Ourselves
General Ludd is offline  
Old November 2, 2003, 21:15   #26
bjrichar
Settler
 
Local Time: 04:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 1
Buggy?
It seems like it may be buggy. The first three scenarios in the campaign are reasonably easy to get gold on, but the fourth one seems screwed up. There are no passengers or mail! The seemingly lucrative route (nearly 2 stars each) route between Dallas and Austin ships profitless cargo. Anyone else experienced this?
bjrichar is offline  
Old November 4, 2003, 01:06   #27
Joseph
King
 
Joseph's Avatar
 
Local Time: 04:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Ca. USA
Posts: 1,282
Re: After completing my first scenario...
Quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
Bought it today so I haven't really taken it through its paces, but I did get around to playing (and getting the Gold (medium level)) the British Isles scenario.

Random likes and dislikes:

Like: The fact that Pop Top listened to their fans in regards to greater consist control, tunnels, sandbox mode and a whole host of other issues that plagued the original release of RT2.

Dislike: How derivative it is of RT2. It's the same game with a 3d graphics engine, a better interface, an improved editor (so they say) and a lot of refinement that probably should've gone into RT2. The scenarios seem familiar (though I have not looked at all at the campaigns) and some are actual copies from the previous game.

Like: The graphic engine and how everything is on one screen, from cities to corporate orders. I took a bit of getting used to the mouse controls - I could swear that the zoom in/out was opposite of another game like Black and White or Starcraft or something else I played in the past. Anybody else get that?

Dislike: Should be more scenarios, plus they should have included an intermediate stage between sandbox mode and full game mode where you play only for the money that you can earn through operations (you might be able to do this in the editor - I don't know). Unfortunately you have to either play without money mattering at all or with the stupid stock market having to be attended to. I do like playing the Stock game at times, I just wish that there was some way I could turn it off so me and my competitor can compete by laying track rather than stock manipulation.
If you go to their site and to the first link, click on it and look for USA Map made by a Kraellin, download the map and you can play with money and no one else or as many as you like.
link to http://www.gathering.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132773#132773http://www.gathering.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=132773#132773
Joseph is offline  
Old November 4, 2003, 11:31   #28
JohnT
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of Fame
Emperor
 
JohnT's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 4,264
I'm registered at those boards so I'll give it a quick look.

Thanks!

One thing that I wish they'd have left out: the ability to place stations away from your freshly laid track with just one errant mouse click - and no way to recoup the $50-200k that you just shelled out.
JohnT is offline  
Old November 4, 2003, 12:38   #29
General Ludd
NationStates
Emperor
 
General Ludd's Avatar
 
Local Time: 11:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Minion of the Dominion
Posts: 4,607
Quote:
Originally posted by JohnT
I'm registered at those boards so I'll give it a quick look.

Thanks!

One thing that I wish they'd have left out: the ability to place stations away from your freshly laid track with just one errant mouse click - and no way to recoup the $50-200k that you just shelled out.
Not to mention the auto-leveling of the terrain around it, which almost always screws up your track. Some of the towns in mountainous areas are a nightmare to work in because of it. It's a complete wildcard, and you never know what it's going to do.
__________________
Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse

Do It Ourselves

Last edited by General Ludd; November 4, 2003 at 12:44.
General Ludd is offline  
Old November 5, 2003, 19:07   #30
JohnT
lifer
Apolytoners Hall of Fame
Emperor
 
JohnT's Avatar
 
Local Time: 07:16
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 4,264
Played the USA level, 3 opponents, hardest level. I won the level pretty handily, starting in the NE with the DC-Baltimore-Philly run, and working my way south through Virginia, N and S Carolina, ending up in GA. I then began my "loop" strategy" where I had a track loop of Jax-Miami-Tampa-Jax, 2 cars going around (opposite directions, of course), and a couple of expresses going between Atlanta and Jacksonville. I did the same with the Texas cities Dal-Shreveport LA-Houston-San Antonio-Dallas, the midwest (Chicago, Detroit, Cincinatti, Indianapolis), and a few other places. My ending net worth was in the $30 million range.

One of my opponents got stuck in California (expensive mountains to cross), while the second was weak from the get-go with a simple Charlotte-Columbus SC run only. He got bought out by me rather early in the game, with the last opponent setting up a nice line in the MT-ND-MN-WI-IA area. I didn't try to go past the Rockies, actually I kinda petered out after I linked up Kansas City and just let things run to the thirty year conclusion, just watching the stock market.

After the end and I won the gold I decided to try to take out my biggest opponent (something I never done before). Big mistake. I started by shorting his stock when it was in the low 90's, and the SOB kept buying it and buying it, blowing margin call after margin call. A depression hit (probably because of all the turmoil I was enacting on the stock and bond markets), and my railroad revenues crashed to negative amounts, wiping out my dividend and increasing the rate of margin calls.

When the SOB started buying blocks of 10,000 shares of my stock at $29/share, I shut his ass down by turning off the game.

The only thing I can conclude is that if you don't go after your opponents in the stock market, even on the hardest level, they won't come after you. Or the scenario is broken.
JohnT is offline  
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:16.


Design by Vjacheslav Trushkin, color scheme by ColorizeIt!.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Apolyton Civilization Site | Copyright © The Apolyton Team