Forums - Train simulation software - Trains.com

New Sid Meier Offering - Railroads

Posted by StillGrande

on Thu, Sep 28 2006 7:47 AM

There is a big ad in November's MR for Railroads. It looks like a cross between RR Tycoon II and Transportation Tycoon. There is also an article in the Washington Post that mentions it (story is really about a guy who works for Firaxis finding bugs in the games). The Post article says mid-October release. This is the first (and second) time I have even heard an incling about it.

Dewey "Facts are meaningless; you can use facts to prove anything that is even remotely true! Facts, schmacks!" - Homer Simpson "The problem is there are so many stupid people and nothing eats them."

Replies to this thread are ordered from "oldest to newest". To reverse this order, click here.
To learn about more about sorting options, visit our FAQ page.

Posted by StillGrande

on Wed, Oct 11 2006 1:16 PM

There is an ad on this site now for this game. In case you missed it, the link is http://www.2kgames.com/railroads/railroads.html.

Looks like the game is going to stop in the 1970's. That leaves them the 80's to future for an add on. Not sure how I feel about that. The game does look like it has fixed some of the missing pieces from the last one. Looks good too.

Dewey "Facts are meaningless; you can use facts to prove anything that is even remotely true! Facts, schmacks!" - Homer Simpson "The problem is there are so many stupid people and nothing eats them."

Posted by prospekt mira

on Fri, Oct 13 2006 8:27 AM

The fact that the steamies are without tenders tends to put me off. Why spend oogles of process in time on gorgeous background graphics when the fact that the locomotives are stunted sticks out like a sore thumb?

Posted by StillGrande

on Mon, Oct 16 2006 1:35 PM

Krasny Strela wrote:
The fact that the steamies are without tenders tends to put me off. Why spend oogles of process in time on gorgeous background graphics when the fact that the locomotives are stunted sticks out like a sore thumb?

I had the same question. The original design sketches have tenders.

Dewey "Facts are meaningless; you can use facts to prove anything that is even remotely true! Facts, schmacks!" - Homer Simpson "The problem is there are so many stupid people and nothing eats them."