Hi,
quick question: how much do you guys actually play RT3 mutliplayer? I'm asking because I tried to play it with a friend, and it wasn't as much fun as I'd expected. First of all, we're both pretty new to the game, and in our naive view of it, there is usually one most desirable spot on the map. Whoever builds there first has a good advantage (of course we could BOTH build there and try to compete with each other--guess we never tried that out of POLITENESS ;P) We have also not really been able to find satisfactory win conditions. Usually a trend is established very early in the game where one player's company earns a lot more than the other's, and that's it. It's very hard to get ahead of the other player once he's got a headstart like that.
So basically, my questions are:
1) how many people actually play RT3 multiplayer? Is it fun?
2) what maps do you play it on? With or without win conditions?
3) how do you play? Very competitively? With AIs? Trying to buy each other's companies?
[edit] Additionally, does multiplayer even WORK in 1.06? It keeps CTDing on us.
Multiplayer?
- acorn_farmer_84
- Brakeman
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I find it to be pretty fun,
though i haven't played multi player in a while,
I personally prefer to ignore the win conditions, and just build a nice railway.
I never have AI's in multiplayer,
and i HATE it when players take over other companies,
i remember a game where a guy took over my company lol,
In regard to maps, i guess any will do really,
just try and get a big one, with lots of good locations.
I think the France map is pretty good, :)
I am not sure about it with 1.06, its ages since i played,
obviously everyone playing would need to have the same version.
though i haven't played multi player in a while,
I personally prefer to ignore the win conditions, and just build a nice railway.
I never have AI's in multiplayer,
and i HATE it when players take over other companies,
i remember a game where a guy took over my company lol,
In regard to maps, i guess any will do really,
just try and get a big one, with lots of good locations.
I think the France map is pretty good, :)
I am not sure about it with 1.06, its ages since i played,
obviously everyone playing would need to have the same version.
- acorn_farmer_84
- Brakeman
- Posts: 145
- Joined: Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:50 am
I haven't played multiplayer myself, but the Strategy Guide published by Brody has some interesting suggestions. One big thing it mentions is the importance of staking out your territory early on; it points out that tracks don't claim territory, stations do -- so it advises you to place your stations first before starting to build track, rather than proceeding the way you do in single-player.