Thirteen new maps, covering all corners of the earth, including the Grand-Daddy.Developer PopTop delivers gamers to the age of steam, steel, commodities, and capitalism in this sequel to its 1999 hit Railroad Tycoon II. (A sprawling map of the entire United States), as well as new maps of Russia, Poland, China, Mexico and other far-flung locales.This brand new expansion pack to Railroad Tycoon 3 is being. Railroad Tycoon 3: Coast To Coast Features Include: - Thirteen new maps, covering all corners of the earth, including the Grand-Daddy of Railroad Tycoon 3 scenarios - Coast To Coast.
Players can now view any part their developing empires from nearly any angle, with a camera angle that spins, pans, and zooms smoothly on most contemporary computers. Online multiplayer support includes a matchmaking service.While Railroad Tycoon 3 is designed to retain and improve upon favorite gameplay features found in the earlier titles, it also makes some changes - the biggest of which may be the switch to full 3D, thanks to a game engine PopTop developed itself for this project. A sandbox mode is also available, for those who would rather build their rail empires on their own terms. This third edition of Railroad Tycoon challenges would-be captains of industry to prove their capitalist savvy in 25 scenarios set in locations around the world.
It's got some rough edges, and the economic model might frustrate micromanagers out there, but like a temperamental lover you tend to overlook the faults to immerse yourself in a boxcar-load of intense strategy gaming.For longtime fans of the series it's been a long wait since Railroad Tycoon 2 - about five years. It's a game that could be played on many levels, online or off, by casual train buffs or hardcore strategy addicts alike. It achieves a kind of holy grail for strategy gaming: It's easy to learn, easy to start to play, and yet underneath the surface there's an incredibly deep economic simulation that takes hours to figure out and even longer to master.
Or Germany just prior to unification) and, depending on the scenario, some goals to achieve before the time limit is up. You'll start with a map of some region of land (such as the Northeast U.S. And stopping other people from making money that, by all rights, should be yours. But first, the basics.Like any Tycoon game, Railroad Tycoon 3 is about making money.
One of the joys of the game is locking the camera onto a specific train and zooming all the way in, following it along its route as though you're leaning out the window of the engine. You can also build underpasses, overpasses, bridges, tunnels, and rail junctions with click-and-drag ease. This results in nice, fluid tracks.
The economic model is very detailed (see below), so while mastering this part of the game isn't easy, it's very gratifying.The Stock Market: An entire stock market simulation is built into the game - the lawless, unregulated stock market that made or broke the fortunes of industry captains. You can even build your own, or add a little spice to your bottom line by building hotels and restaurants near your stations. Finding a way around a tricky mountain range and opening up a whole new market can be pretty satisfying.The Industry Game: You can also buy up businesses, such as farms or steel mills. You'll spend time buying new trains, plotting out new routes, and building links to new cities.
Then you have the stock market, which can almost be ignored, or it can be wielded as a weapon once you take time to learn its machinations. The industry part of the game can be head-bangingly frustrating, but ultimately it can be manipulated by skilled strategists to create a huge bottom line and to win most scenarios with the most cash. A casual armchair tycoon who wants a light, easy game to play can have plenty of fun just building railroads and letting the computer figure out the best cargo. There's a whole strategy here to master.The richness of the game comes from the fact that different players can play the game differently. Particularly in multiplayer games, playing the market can be cutthroat and brutal.
In RRT3, the invisible factors of supply and demand exert pull all over the map. It made for an elegant, but predictable game. In previous Railroad Tycoon games, cargo would simply pile up where it was created until you "rescued" it with your trains.
Cargo won't load into your trains if it won't be sold at a profit. It can also be completely aggravating.Often it makes you want to howl in rage when sheep farmers are moving wool away from your rail head because there's a much more lucrative market down the river at a competitor's textile mill. You can click on map overlays and see the invisible merchants in action, moving cargo down into valleys or along rivers to sell at a destination where demand is high.This is extremely cool.
Because the computer AI isn't necessarily very aggressive, it's often a battle of man against nature ("How do I thread a rail line through the Alps without going bankrupt?") The tone of the game changes significantly when you play online, however.The multiplayer game has you facing off against other tycoons in real-time. But many strategy gamers will enjoy mastering this new challenge, and the emergent behaviors that it causes.The single-player game is a slow, contemplative exercise. The simulation is deep enough that it's possible to just start running the map, crank up the speed, and watch as needs fluctuate and goods find their way to factories and ultimately to consumers.Micromanagers will hate the new economics: players no longer have complete control over every carload that their trains carry. The economy will eventually respond, fluctuating accordingly. Or connect your rail head to an even more lucrative market elsewhere on the map. You might want to build a textile mill that's closer.
As such, you end up with bizarre track configurations as players try to correct their "oopses." There are also potential exploits where you can block off an opponent's rail line by building a building in his way, although on the whole players don't exploit the system. For instance, the "bulldoze" option is disabled to prevent griefing, and there's no "undo" button once you lay down track you don't like. It's a whole new level of play.The multiplayer has some rough edges. The stock market, marginally important in single-player, can be a life-and-death struggle as opponents manipulate your share value. Time is of the essence you're always struggling to buy up one more industry or connect that one extra city before your opponents do.
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