suspension bridges

[crazy jones]

Can anyone please tell me how to make suspension bridges available on RRT3 maps? ???

[Gwizz]

Do you want to build one in the editor.

If so you do it the same way you do in a game.

To do this: give yourself room on each bank to start and stop the bridge,

and hold the mouse button down as you sweep from shore to shore.

A few maps do restrict bridge building.

[crazy jones]

I'm sorry if I didn't make it clear, I'm working on a new map and I need to know how to make a suspension bridge available to the player.

I've checked the events, and it is not listed. Does it become available automatically, and if so at what year.

[Gwizz]

I believe you can build it any time you have enough money.

It automatical part of the game.

[crazy jones]

I know that you can not build it any time. I was playing Dutchlantis with over $20 Million in cash and could not build it until later in the game and it only cost slightly over $10 Million.  There has to be a certain year that the game will allow you to build one. Since my map depends on having a suspension bridge available, I need to know what year it becomes available so that I can plan my events and win conditions accordingly.

Thanks for your help. ???

[Gwizz]

On a couple of the maps I built, I added a shore line territory one or two cell wide that did not allow track laying or bridge building until a certain date was reached.

I may be wrong but I don't remember a bridge building date being built into the game code.

[crazy jones]

There was one scenarion in the campaigns that actually announced when the suspension bridge became available, I guess I'll just have to play them all again to find out eventhough I have already beat them.  :-\

[Hawk]

Suspension bridges become available in 1895.

[Gwizz]

I guess I'm not too old to learn something I didn't know.  Thanks Hawk.

[Hawk]

That's one of those things that's hard coded in the game.

I found that out by reading the Beginners Guide that came with RRT3.  ;)

[Gwizz]

I beta tested RT3.  But that slipped by me.

I didn't spend much time on the info material after the engine went gold.

[crazy jones]

Thank You very much Hawk, That was exactly the answer I was looking for. ;D