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DeletedUser

I didn't say every mountain, river, and forest. The developers could just throw a few name tags in there where they fit.

Obviously I'm being overly simplistic, but I really don't think that this would be too hard.
 

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I always thought railroads were a good idea. Just how they could be used was something else.
I think every town that reaches a certain level could be given the option to build a railroad station if they choose. Traveling from side of the map to the other in half the time it would take by horseback would save much time.
 
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Train Idea

This is my first post here, so please don't freak out if I have done something wrong.

I have made some pictures in Photoshop showing how I think the train-idea could look like.

I think there should only be one railroad stations in each county. This station is like a ghost town or the founding towns in the four right counties. This town can not be taken like normal towns. Instead you can travel to these towns to take the train to another county.

This first picture explains a little about how I think it could work:

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This next picture is when you click the railroad town. (It has to be edited with another picture that fits a railroad station better.):

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This is the interface of the railroad station, where can purchase the tickets and use them to travel with. (The tickets are similar to the ones found on the job "Build railroad station".):

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These are the "are you sure"-pages:

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And this is when the job is queued (since the train only leaves once every hour, the time until the first whole our will be added to travel time):

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This stuff is a result of massive boredom, but it was very funny to make, and I hope you like my pictures, and maybe even like the idea. :)
Please add some comments!
 

DeletedUser

Nice try, but as said before a good horse makes travel times across the map only a few hours, making this feature pointless.
 

DeletedUser

Yeah, I like the mockups, but quarter horse + Indian and I'll beat your train.
 

DeletedUser

I know, quarter horse + Indian is more than 400%, so the speed of the train should be more, maybe 750%? I don't know, it's really up to the developers to decide, but it doesn't seem that there will ever be a train station in the west, sadly... Its just that, you can build a railroad station and there are several other train related jobs but there are no trains in the game. Now you can build a casino, and I know there's no casino's either, but you can play poker, right? I think this addition would be great :)
 

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I like Dakota's idea (definitely one of the better railroad ideas). It's well thought out and nicely designed.

I know there might be gear available that can reach speeds of 400%, but lower level players wouldn't have access to that kind of equipment. If this player was a fort fighter, it's not a rare situation where he/she would have to travel to the other end of the map. At times like these a railway would be very useful.
 

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Milhouse said:
At times like these a railway would be very useful.
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They can spend nuggets to get there faster now. If they don't have nuggets, there are several ways to cut travel time without nuggets, like travel bags, which can be bought from allies for the minimum if you supply the products.
 

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abskay said:
and what happens to the job laying railroad track
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Uhm, nothing? What should happen to it? It's not like the map should be covered with tracks or anything, that would kinda spoil it don't you think?

Low levels would get a great benefit of the railroad station since the Indian set is for level 55, and what about those people whose not in any huge power-full alliance who can provide the low levels with holiday and crafted goodies? In the old west there was also loners, or wandering strangers, who walked around on their own. I'm sure a a lot of people would appreciate a railroad station perhaps mainly low levels, but that really depends on what speed the train would go with. :)
 

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What about this (its only a suggestion):
Railway station will be in every big fort (If stations will be in every city,you would not find you destination :D ).
Price:20$ per every sector (10$ for Start for members or allies).
Levels of station/vehicles:
1st level: Coach (15Mph)
2nd level: Steam train (20 Mph)
3nd level: Modern steam train (25 Mph)
4nd level: Upgraded steam train (30 mph) - sorry for trains names :D
I think it will be great way to move across the map,but for short-range travels its not a good solution (but for this,we have speed upgrades).
Players will be able to travel even when the fort will be under attack !
 

DeletedUser22575

what about the fact this has been discussed time and time again and railroads serve no purpose?
 
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