Hello from the Northeast Corridor!

Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:55 pm

Hi All,

I love the idea of economic strategy games, but until RRT3, I haven't really found a good one.

Capitalism 2 was buggy. SC3000 doesn't work well on my PC. Rollercoaster Tycoon/zoo tycoon are too simple.

So, I've spent my time mostly playing turn based strategy games Civ4, Alpha Centauri, Gal Civ 2. etc. I started getting tired of them and looked for a "new" game. I downloaded the RRT3 demo last week and loved it. Right now, I'm searching around for the best price to pick up a copy.

How do you "know" if a game is really good?
By the number of active sites dedicated to the game several years after it's release. RRT3 appears to be one of those games!

There are no fan sites for capitalism 2...

So, why am I interested in trains. I've always liked them. One of my best childhood memories is going to an old train yard with my father and climbing to the top of some of the cars.

This has been a long "hello". So, I'll close by saying I'm really glad to find this site.

Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:59 pm

Howdy Beancounter.

aboard.

I would look for RT3 in the discount rack of your favorite PC game rack. You can generally find a copy for about $10.00.
If at all possible stay away from the Steam site download version. You can't update it with the new patches.
I found several copies at a Target near me here in the South. If all else fails I have a brand new copy I can let you have for $10.00. When I found them at Target I picked up a couple. I still have my original 2 cd release so I don't need this new one. I just picked them up for a situation like this.

Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:49 pm

Welcome aboard.

You could probably find RT3 if you looked for it. Another option is E-bay.

Since you've got the demo version, I can tell you that you are going to be pleasantly surprised by the full game because it gets better. The two scenarios you get are great, especially Germantown. You will then discover that you will have all kinds of nifty things available to you such as maps, mods, and all kinds of things.

If you come across RT2, I would suggest that you grab that too. It's just as much fun as RT3, but different.

Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:50 pm

Hello and

You're going to have so much fun! You'll find RT, RT2 and RT3 on Amazon, as well.

Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:56 pm

Aboard!

Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:55 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I can't find RRT3 locally, so I'm going to get it from Amazon.com. I'll probably try to get a strategy manual too.

BC

Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:03 am

Beancounter wrote:I'll probably try to get a strategy manual too.

Why? You have the greatest strategy manual right here with the Forum; and best of all it's free! Just ask away and you'll probably get an answer to just about any question.

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:15 am

Wolverine@MSU wrote:
Beancounter wrote:I'll probably try to get a strategy manual too.
Why? You have the greatest strategy manual right here with the Forum; and best of all it's free! Just ask away and you'll probably get an answer to just about any question.

You're right. There's lots of great info here!

So much in fact, that I was getting info overload when I tried to learn everything in one night.

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:24 am

When questions come up you can use the "search" facility to find where the answers are. (At the top of the screen, just under the ticker-tape) Only caution is that it doesn't look for "common" words so you might need to play around a bit with your search terms. If you can't find what you're looking for, just ask and somebody will either reply or point you in the right direction. We love to give advice!

Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:20 pm

I tried the Capitalism 2 Demo.I didn't like it, and stuck with Capitalism Plus. I like the way the companies and players work, because they can be serious takeover threats. AI players in RT never take control of companies.

But CapPlus can get tedious. I will develop a business model and clone it to every city, and it seems endless, building the same buildings, linking the raw materials, and so on.

Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:57 pm

Greetings from the Lone Star State to the Granite State! I will actually be paying a visit to your state in September. That time of the year it should be beautiful! I don't get there very often. Welcome aboard!

Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:26 am

I have a friend that lives in New Hampshire. I was up there a couple of years ago. Beautiful state.
Of course I took a ride on the Cog while I was there.

Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:51 am

BikerTim wrote:Greetings from the Lone Star State to the Granite State! I will actually be paying a visit to your state in September. That time of the year it should be beautiful! I don't get there very often. Welcome aboard!

Hi BikerTim,

Bring a raincoat!

We've had a very rainy summer and it doesn't look like the weather pattern is going to to change any time soon...

BC

Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:36 am

Hawk wrote:I have a friend that lives in New Hampshire. I was up there a couple of years ago. Beautiful state.
Of course I took a ride on the Cog while I was there.

i have to get up to mt. washington one of these days.

It's like someone who lives in NYC, but never gets around to visiting the statue of liberty.

Only 5 more days until the mailman brings RRT3...

Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:21 am

It's well worth the trip. You can see some pictures I took at this link.

http://hawkdawg.com/photos/ne-us/cog.htm

Hawk & Badger Railroad Forum

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