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Steel_Dragon posted 11-11-98 01:20 PM ET
Any body bought it is it worth the name RailRoad Tycoon?
SnowFire posted 11-11-98 01:42 PM ET
The demo is pretty good... head over to www.poptop.com to dl it and decide for yourself.
Aga1 posted 11-11-98 01:43 PM ET
I bought it and i am happy with it.They have a cool Ai and the game is really fun on multiplayer at Heat.net
Ben Music posted 11-11-98 06:42 PM ET
I bought it. It actually pretty good. The graphics are in my mind excellent. It is however scenario driven, and that is probably the only thing that disappoints me about it. I loved the open ended, make all the money you can in 100 years approach of RRT. But I suppose I'll get use to this. I recommend it with a buy rating.
Kirel posted 11-13-98 08:09 AM ET
Blasphemy!!!
It's not even a Sid meier (PUL) game anymore!!!
DHE_X2 posted 11-14-98 01:24 AM ET
Eaaagh, 50 meg download! I can hear my modem cursing my name!
WAS posted 11-14-98 02:07 AM ET
I hope it is good, I just bought it today. All I did was get it loaded. The graphics look pretty good. It looks like the strategy is pretty intense (alot to keep track of).
I apoligize to Kirel. I have a very good reason for purchasing a "Non Sid" game.
SMAC got pushed back about two months.
I rest my case.
WAS
SnowFire posted 11-14-98 02:49 PM ET
It's made by the same people who made HOMM II, the greatest pure strategy game so far. Isn't that enough?
SnowFire posted 11-14-98 02:50 PM ET
Er pure fantasty/military strategy game. As for the best civilization building game...
DHE_X2 posted 11-15-98 02:34 AM ET
I've played the download, and while it is quite complex, and I kept on losing, I think its a great game already, especially due to the advanced economic model.
Octopus posted 11-15-98 02:50 AM ET
I downloaded the demo a while back, and I found that I couldn't keep a profitable railroad. I invariably ran my company straight into the ground. I did find a strategy that worked great in the demo, though: gain 100% ownership of a company, then start a new company. Buy out your old company for a lot more than it is worth. You get rich while your investors get swindled. Repeat as necessary. I thought it was cool that something real-world like a pyramid scheme would work in a game. Unfortunately, I think I was exploiting a bug in the demo, because the strategy shouldn't have worked nearly as well as it did.
Was the demo an accurate portrayal of the real game? Are there many bugs in the real game?
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Author	Topic: RailRoad Tycoon 2
Steel_Dragon	posted 11-11-98 01:20 PM ET Any body bought it is it worth the name RailRoad Tycoon?
SnowFire	posted 11-11-98 01:42 PM ET The demo is pretty good... head over to www.poptop.com to dl it and decide for yourself.
Aga1	posted 11-11-98 01:43 PM ET I bought it and i am happy with it.They have a cool Ai and the game is really fun on multiplayer at Heat.net
Ben Music	posted 11-11-98 06:42 PM ET I bought it. It actually pretty good. The graphics are in my mind excellent. It is however scenario driven, and that is probably the only thing that disappoints me about it. I loved the open ended, make all the money you can in 100 years approach of RRT. But I suppose I'll get use to this. I recommend it with a buy rating.
Kirel	posted 11-13-98 08:09 AM ET Blasphemy!!! It's not even a Sid meier (PUL) game anymore!!!
DHE_X2	posted 11-14-98 01:24 AM ET Eaaagh, 50 meg download! I can hear my modem cursing my name!
WAS	posted 11-14-98 02:07 AM ET I hope it is good, I just bought it today. All I did was get it loaded. The graphics look pretty good. It looks like the strategy is pretty intense (alot to keep track of). I apoligize to Kirel. I have a very good reason for purchasing a "Non Sid" game. SMAC got pushed back about two months. I rest my case. WAS
SnowFire	posted 11-14-98 02:49 PM ET It's made by the same people who made HOMM II, the greatest pure strategy game so far. Isn't that enough?
SnowFire	posted 11-14-98 02:50 PM ET Er pure fantasty/military strategy game. As for the best civilization building game...
DHE_X2	posted 11-15-98 02:34 AM ET I've played the download, and while it is quite complex, and I kept on losing, I think its a great game already, especially due to the advanced economic model.
Octopus	posted 11-15-98 02:50 AM ET I downloaded the demo a while back, and I found that I couldn't keep a profitable railroad. I invariably ran my company straight into the ground. I did find a strategy that worked great in the demo, though: gain 100% ownership of a company, then start a new company. Buy out your old company for a lot more than it is worth. You get rich while your investors get swindled. Repeat as necessary. I thought it was cool that something real-world like a pyramid scheme would work in a game. Unfortunately, I think I was exploiting a bug in the demo, because the strategy shouldn't have worked nearly as well as it did. Was the demo an accurate portrayal of the real game? Are there many bugs in the real game?