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General / Re: Extreme Goal Server

« on: August 24, 2012, 02:11:07 pm »

i was able to get 900 mil a year on s8 with tl 14 with only 400 trains (maglev 2)

with 800 trains and mag 4 trains i think i can make 2.2 billion a year that enough to get 25 billion

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General / Re: Extreme Goal Server

« on: August 24, 2012, 07:48:54 am »

I like the map idea 

A big game on s5 is hard to enter for many players including me. So why not make it s8 like

TL 14, with 800 trains
no ships,
no planes (so everyone gets the same start and town size dont matter)
loan to 1 million

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Suggestions / Re: Terraforming limit

« on: August 22, 2012, 04:33:33 pm »

i love mountains ingame

it means nobody else is building there so i can drape long rails over them.
I you build youre network smart and use enough loco's mountains are no problem.

(dont build depots or stupid corners before a steep hill  )

the only train that has problems with hills is the uu37 (lacks speed and power) but you got the floss after 3 years anyway 

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Suggestions / Re: Terraforming limit

« on: August 21, 2012, 08:53:13 pm »

jup many loco's are the solution

i even use more loco's then alex (before maglev arives)

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Suggestions / Re: Terraforming limit

« on: August 21, 2012, 04:25:02 pm »

i have to say after a few games you know there is a terraform limit. and now i rarely hit the terralimit.

I agree its anoying when building with 3 guys on one company. But on the other hand you can build 3 times faster with 3 guys (should be)

I also build bridges when im low on money and i use the channel + landdestroy trick much on big waters. (aks me ingame if you dont know how that works)

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Introduction / Re: Geert

« on: August 20, 2012, 09:47:18 am »

Ok, ok, u got me...i did watch too many disney movies... is that a bad thing?
Too bad...we miss u here
make sure to come back with some new forces
and...a bag full of mail for me from my admirers

lol

i hope i will be back this week.

i suffered a minor concussion last week :O and feel still little tired now

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Server 5 Temperate Long Goal (15 Bilion Goal,1960-2080) / Re: Screens

« on: August 16, 2012, 02:37:49 pm »

its just the looks it dont matter were you put them.

my rule of tumb is for every tl5 i need 1 loco

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Server 8 Temperate Extreme Goal (20 Bilion Goal,2000-2300) / Re: Server 8 official change proposal

« on: August 09, 2012, 08:23:32 pm »

Well as you know i dont need pax lines or airplanes to start a server.
I agree with the city size, its oke not to have the ability to build airplanes at the start. But airfields can be build from 4000 pop.
So with the biggest cities say around 2000 pop you dont have airfields (maybe 2 small ones)
the biggest cities/towns have about max 37 houses in town.

Cities then grow every 48 days as maximum speed. Without pre-build roads that means average 3 houses a year untill you hit the 50 houses mark. (I did some simulations on offline maps)
I think the combination of the size of the starting cities and the slow growth nerved citybuilding and pax to death on s8
maybe you and I and a few others are still able to grow some bigger towns with patience. But less experienced players will be discouraged after a few years not seeing it grow.

City building is one the things i like of the dessert and now you killed it........ (pretty much)

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Server 8 Temperate Extreme Goal (20 Bilion Goal,2000-2300) / Re: Server 8 official change proposal

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:25:01 am »

i am glad to see the server changes.


but why is city growth set to slow?

and i think its bad reward for players who try bring water and food to a small city and see it grow every 48 days (even if they do everything right)

the cities are very small to start with, i think this kills the fun of city building in the dessert.

why dont you set it to normal?

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Introduction / Re: Ragul

« on: August 08, 2012, 09:46:42 pm »

and you posted the best you could find

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Introduction / Re: Poida84

« on: August 08, 2012, 09:45:56 pm »

thanks Ragul... im still catching up on the latest design watching everyone play its just awesome..
makes me feel like a real old school noob again lol.... everyone has been great help 1 player to stand out the most is geert he gave me good advice. even when he not online his design of the two main I stations with transfers to keep the main trains full thats heaps cool

cant wait to start up again lol only prob is the times lol i stay up to 6am lol

yesty started at 2001 finished 2051 when server finished think i had 3.5b at the time. thought it impossible lol till now

your doing quite well

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Server 4 Arctic Quick Goal ( 40 Milion Goal) / Re: Breakdowns or No Breakdowns

« on: August 07, 2012, 07:43:53 pm »

i played s4 several times. And I have to say the breakdowns are quite anoying. I think thats the lone reason why no one is there.

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General Chat / Re: My favorite n-ice admin is...

« on: August 07, 2012, 05:21:57 pm »

i hate u right now geert

well i have the best chats with you anyway

but i like talking with alex and batt too

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Server 8 Temperate Extreme Goal (20 Bilion Goal,2000-2300) / Re: Server 8 official change proposal

« on: August 05, 2012, 05:16:04 pm »

I would suggest to make it 15 billion

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General Chat / Re: How do you decide what resources to transport?

« on: August 05, 2012, 12:18:39 pm »

So...

At the start of a game, how do you guys decide what resource to transport?

I have read, and understood that oil is the most providing resource, am I right?
Still sometimes I see players start out transporting other resources.

And as the game plays on, some wells dry out, and some really get a production boost... is there any way to predict this?

Thanx for any input on the matter!

I just start building something without knowing what and 5 hours later i have 300 or 400 trains
it doesnt really matter what you use. its the network that matters (if you want to win)