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Last update:11 May 2016
Time limit - 1840-1970; Number of AI Players - 2.
Randomize landscape and Randomize locations features have been deactivated.
The game won’t force you to do anything.
As a result, you will be able to customize the gameplay.
For example, you have an opportunity to play each scenario without having to worry about the competition.
Here’s the list of main mission objectives.
I’m sure that you still remember similar assignments from the previous scenarios of the game.
As a result, you shouldn’t have any problems understanding what has to be done here.
I’d strongly recommend that you start playing this scenario in Cleveland.
Thanks to that, you won’t have any problems creating a track to Pittsburgh.
You will be able to proceed to the remaining two cities from here.
The only thing you should be worried about is the competition.
Otherwise you would have to spend more money, building bridges and other expensive objects.
As a result, you should try and help it expand.
You should also create a stable connection between Fort Wayne and Chicago.
You’ll need this track in the future, however building it earlier seems like a good idea.
- Enter the steel market by building or purchasing a steel mill in Pittsburgh.
This is a fairly obvious objective.
Furthermore, finishing it shouldn’t be much of a problem.
You will have to go to Pittsburgh that’s located near Cleveland.
I’m sure that this city is already connected to your main grid.
I didn’t have to build a steel mill from scratch.
Instead, I had to participate in an auction.
You will also receive additional income from the steel mill.
As you’ve probably noticed, the first level of this scenario is much shorter.
As a result, you will have to focus all of your attention on completing mission objectives.
You will have to create a very simple production chain.
Start off by building or winning a steel mill (second objective of this level).
Once you’ve bought it, you will be able to proceed with the production process.
Take a closer look at your map.
There should be at least two mines near Pittsburgh.
You will have to connected them to your grid.
The objective here is to allow the coal to be delivered to Pittsburgh.
Additionally, see to it that this process isn’t interrupted.
You will have to build parallel tracks.
It would also be wise to construct a terminal in Pittsburgh.
Remember that delivering coal is very important, so verify that you didn’t do anything wrong here.
Now you will have to wait for the steel to be manufactured.
The last thing you will have to do is to find a receiver.
Once you’ve created a connection, ensure that steel is being delivered properly.
You should be using one locomotive with five carriages.
You could also consider buying a second locomotive, however this shouldn’t be necessary.
Also, see to it that the steel is being produced without any unwanted delays.
This is your absolute priority at the moment.
Use the ‘locate goods’ feature to look for nearby coal mines.
The same window will allow you to locate a city that demands steel to be delivered to it.
LEVEL 2 - There’s The Beef
You will have to complete all of these tasks by: 1935.
You shouldn’t have any problems completing this scenario objective.
There’s only one thing you will have to do here - acquire a stockyard.
Sadly, you probably won’t be able to participate in an auction.
Don’t worry about it, though.
You’re going to need this building to finish one of the upcoming goals.
Having a stockyard will also allow you to receive additional income.
I would recommend that you purchase this factory as soon as possible.
- Reinvest your profits back into yourself; own at least 70% of your own stock.
I would recommend that you leave this task for later.
You won’t have to purchase your stocks right away.
check that that you have constructed a large grid, filled with profitable connections.
If you didn’t sell any of your stocks, you shouldn’t have any additional problems.
The only thing for you to do here is to buy a required number of stocks.
You won’t have to participate in any other types of actions.
The only difficulty is that you’ll have to construct several expensive connections.
This will force you to create a more complicated connection.
Having this building will be crucial to your success.
Otherwise you wouldn’t even be able to supply other cities with new goods.
Now you will have to locate a few cattle ranches.
If you’re lucky, you should even be able to connect both cattle ranches with only one track.
As a result, you would be able to gather resources with one train.
That would also speed up the production process.
Once you’ve completed part of the task, you may as well try and destroy them.
You shouldn’t have any other problems with this objective.
Just see to it that each city gets 20 full carloads of meat.
After that, you will automatically fulfill this task.
Thankfully, you won’t have to be in a lot of hurry here.
There’s plenty of time to complete this objective.
You should be able to find at least two cattle ranches in the Chicago area.
LEVEL 3 - Race to the Finish
You will have to complete all of these tasks by: 1970.
Once again, you will have to build a factory from scratch.
This means spending half a million dollars.
To be specific, you will have to purchase an automobile factory.
I would also like to add that selling cars will allow you to earn A LOT of extra cash.
- Grow Indianapolis into a Metropolis.
This is your first encounter with an objective like this.
Thankfully, there’s nothing that you should be worried about.
First of all, you will have to connect Indianapolis to the rest of your grid.
I think that’s fairly obvious.
You could also try and establish a connection between Indianapolis and Detroit.
As for the main mission objective, you will have to do a few important things.
First of all, ensure that Indianapolis has at least two different factories.
Now you will have to start supplying certain key in of goods so that proceed with the manufacturing process.
Additionally, you should also supply other resources.
Check the demand window if you have hard time finding the correct ones.
Remember to ship out manufactured goods from Indianapolis to other cities.
If you’ve done most of these actions, you should be able to help the city to grow.
Indianapolis will have to become a Metropolis in order for this task to end with a success.
- Help the Indianapolis 500 organizers by transporting all 33 race cars from Detroit to Indianapolis.
Important!You shouldn’t try completing this mission objective unless you have completed second mission objective.
It’s VERY IMPORTANT that Indianapolis grows to become a metropolis.
Otherwise the citizens wouldn’t be demanding automobiles.
I guess you’re wandering what it means - you wouldn’t be able to sell them.
Instead, you’d lose all your cargo!
As a result, wait for the change to commence.
to proceed with this mission objective you should focus on establishing a new connection between Indianapolis and Detroit.
Additionally, see to it that the automobile factory in Detroit is working at a full capacity.
This means that you will have to deliver steel without any unnecessary delays.
Also, see to it that the route starts in Detroit and ends in Indianapolis.
It’s very important, because otherwise you wouldn’t be able to fulfill this mission objective.
Thankfully, you won’t have to buy any additional locomotives.
Instead, focus on supplying Detroit with steel and you should be just fine.
You MUST wait for Indianapolis to become a metropolitan region.
Once this has happened, you will be allowed to proceed with the last objective of this scenario.
Green lines show four cities that need to be connected later during this mission.
You will be allowed to demolish these tracks once the objectives have been completed.
Blue line shows two cities that need to be connected during the final phase of this mission.
This will allow you to proceed with the supply process.
Additional hints for the entire scenario:
Let’s start off by choosing a city.
You will be given a few propositions - Indianapolis, Lexington or Cincinnati.
I would recommend that you choose Cleveland for your start city.
This city is located in a very suitable spot.
There are two large towns in the area.
Furthermore, one of them is Pittsburgh.
ensure that this connection has been established.
Once this is done, I would recommend laying down tracks to the south.
Connect Columbus to your existing grid.
This is also a big city, so you’ll be able to transport passengers right from the start.
Now you should focus most of your attention on creating additional connections.
Bear in mind that they must be profitable.
You could also expand your existing lines, by transporting passengers and mail.
You should be able to find a lot of mines and farms in this area.
You should add some of these objects and connect them to your existing grid.
Additionally, don’t forget about the main objectives of the scenario.
You should establish a connection between Cleveland and Pittsburgh as soon as possible.
Start moving towards the western part of the map.
Start off by creating a connection that will allow you to add Detroit to the existing grid.
Adding Fort Wayne is even more important.
Keep expanding your grid.
You should also consider adding smaller towns, however this won’t be necessary.
Just double-check that all of your existing connections are highly profitable.
Your next big step is to establish a connection between Fort Wayne (or Detroit) and Chicago.
I’ve already mentioned before that it’s going to cost you a lot.
There’s a high probability that the competition is currently occupying these sectors of the map.
There are also some farms and ranches in this area.
Laying down tracks that lead to Chicago will probably cost you a lot.
ensure that you have enough funds to pay for this investment.
Now you should concentrate all of your efforts on completing the remaining mission objectives.
I assume that the first level tasks have already been fulfilled.
You will probably need to create a lot of expensive and complicated connections.
I’d personally recommend creating a separate line that would allow you to connect Detroit with Toronto.
This will allow you to speed up the selling process.
Thankfully, most of these takes will involve only one city - Indianapolis.
As a result, you will have to create a lot of connections in that area.
One of them should go to Detroit.
This is going to be very important.
You’ll need this connection to fulfill one of the more important goals (supplying Indianapolis with automobiles).
Also, try connecting Indianapolis with all the cities from this area.
This will allow you to earn some extra cash, transporting passengers and mail.
Thankfully, you won’t have to worry about the competition too much.
AI players shouldn’t be considered a serious threat.
It would be wise to create a new line that would connect Indianapolis with Detroit.
This will allow you to fulfill one of the mission objectives.
Sid Meier’s Railroads!
October 17, 2006
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