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by undertoad
Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: RT III General Discussion
Topic: Central Pac; cargo model; wishlist!
Replies: 6
Views: 2919

Central Pac; cargo model; wishlist!

Hiya all Thanks to all who helped me out with my newbie questions over on this topic: http://hawkdawg.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2137 . I've just finished the Central Pacific campaign, and had some fun. It's a bit restricting to have a track limit though; I've decided I don't like scenarios ...
by undertoad
Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:02 pm
Forum: RT III General Discussion
Topic: Some beginner questions
Replies: 26
Views: 9936

Re: Some beginner questions

Rail yards sound interesting - are they part of 1.06 (apart from Trainmaster)? I'm on 1.05 for the moment, getting the hang of it. Would you recommend 1.06, or really getting to grips with a model that doesn't allow loss-making haulage first? Having just played Germantown (Gold by 9 years before dea...
by undertoad
Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:53 pm
Forum: RT III General Discussion
Topic: Some beginner questions
Replies: 26
Views: 9936

Re: Some beginner questions

You've clearly never riden the rails in the UK then. ^**lylgh Oh yes I have..... !hairpull! Seriously, as you can tell I'm a newbie at RT3 - but I'm still positive I could do a better job, with one hand tied behind my back, than.... oh, name any UK rail company.... Scotrail (or rather First Scotrai...
by undertoad
Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:38 am
Forum: RT III General Discussion
Topic: Some beginner questions
Replies: 26
Views: 9936

Re: Some beginner questions

Wow! Thank you Hawk for the welcome, and to all for excellent advice. EPH: I believe the minimum spacing between maintenance and water towers should be 5 but can't remember where I learned that. One difficulty I've had is confusion about the land resolution i.e. grid. As advised by Hawk I'm now turn...
by undertoad
Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:49 am
Forum: RT III General Discussion
Topic: Some beginner questions
Replies: 26
Views: 9936

Some beginner questions

Hi all I've just played the first campaign for the third time (though I got Gold all three times, the first time was a mess! And I still get caught by leaving Double Track switched on and wonder why my new, mountainous branch line is costing so much to lay...). There are so many questions I'm confus...