DarthVeda Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 This is my first released RRT3 map, but I've been working on it intermittently since about January. I did a lot of research for city placement, industry, maps, etc. Aside from the lakes, the map is entirely hand drawn, elevation and all. It's fairly large at 896 x 640, so don't say I didn't warn you. I hope you enjoy it.Much thanks goes to www.allrefer.com that was a REAL help in researching the cities. Also to "Bryan" at http://www.strategygames.net/games/RailroadTycoon2/RT2Maps.html whose RRT2 map I really enjoyed and enspired me to do this map.-=-=-=-Description: You have been given the opportunity of a lifetime: develop the industrially and agriculturally rich Great Lakes region. Your task is to build a great railroad.Singleplayer Objective:BRONZE - Connect Chicago to Philadelphia within 25 years.SILVER - Same as Bronze, except you must also have a book value exceeding $75,000,000GOLD - Same as both of the above, except you must also have a personal net worth over $35,000,000 AND you have to do it all within 15 years.Multiplayer Objective:Have the highest company book value at the end of 50 years.Timeframe Available:1840 to 2000[attachment archived by Gobalopper] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Thanks DV - nice map although, as you said, fairly easy - finished it 5 years early on Normal and then nearly as quickly on Expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted September 12, 2004 Author Share Posted September 12, 2004 Wow! Howd you manage that! ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 I just accepted the full $2m x 2 cash offered and bought shares in any successful railroads and (later) in bad ones - only snag was someone owned all shares in a bankrupt company worth $1 per share and he wouldn't go bust or let me take him over at double its negligible worth so I had to build a separate line to his towns and ruin him still more and then he caved in - on Normal I won before I had to repay the $4m x 2 (ie $8m) so I was well rich! On Expert it would have been the same but for the aforementioned AI but I was doing so well I made the $8m back in about a year. Oil wells and a refinery around Oil City were the big earner if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 What year did you start in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 Whatever year it came up with - I didn't alter it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 You started with $4 million? How? The most you should start with is $1.1 Million + and a possibly 600k more from loans and stocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 No - I started with the $1.1m but after a couple or so years was offered $2m for company and $2m for myself repayable as $8m in 10 years which I grabbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 by offered you mean in loans, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayEff Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I got Bronze on Expert the first go. I made the connection and had about $65-70M CBV and $35M PNW, so silver victory was barely out of reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 DV - yes as loans but nothing repayable for 10 years when all taken off me with 100% interest (ie 10% p a).JE - on Normal I Finished in 54 with PNW $49m CBV $33m - opposite way round! Must have been swindling my Company (yes I'm an Enron director) - didn't keep a record of what I had left on Expert. Presumably you also got this $4m offer - did you take it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted September 14, 2004 Author Share Posted September 14, 2004 Somehow I don't think we're talking about the same scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Yes - sorry - it's me I'm stupid. I download so many maps that I can never remember from where. I should have realised from objectives in your 1st post that it was a different one :( :( :( Anyway I've downloaded yours now (40 mins :'() so will report progress (probably in the wrong place!) but may take some time as I'm off on holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Well I've managed to give this two gos. Started on Expert and got nowhere - after 25 years only had CBV 0f $40m ans PNW of $16m - not helped by a recession for the last 3 years.I then decided not to be so big-headed and went to Normal and reached all the targets after 21 years - how the heck you can get PNW of $35m in 15 years beats me - after 15 years I had $27m but CBV of only $34m (I got my PNW by taking over the only competitor for an outrageous price which reduced the CBV). In both cases I started at the date given - 1870 - maybe a later start would make it a little easier although I've just read your Gathering post and see you've done it from 1870.Incidentally the map is so huge that for the last 3 years it was taking forever to buy/alter anything - but my computer is pretty full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Starting in 1900 I achieved CBV $75m and PNW $70m in about 11 years and 8 or so months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthVeda Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 The key is starting in Chicago, though I have a new version of the map coming along and I boosted the Philly region pretty significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belbincolne Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Hi DV - long time since this forum was active. Can I suggest you also posto ontohttp://hawkdawg.com/which seems to be the only active RT3 site now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwizz Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 We still get a lot of drop bys who don't post.I guess I need to post more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray of Sunshine Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Darth Veda,Seeing that there are so many viewers of this scenario with remarks, I must be missing the location for the download of your scenario. Although I may have it from another site. However, I was raised in the Upper Midwest around Lake Superior, and i enjoy playing scenarios in that area. Any direction would be appreciated.Ray of Sunshine ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwizz Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 http://theterminal.dune2k.com/?p=rrt3-files-maps&maps=22The map is in the RT3 map folder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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