Railroad tycoon ii the second century patch

Followers 0. Reply to this topic Start new topic. Recommended Posts. Posted December 22, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Silverback Posted December 26, Posted December 26, Posted January 12, Join the conversation You can post now and register later. Reply to this topic In the Battle of Britain campaign, there's no stock market, no competition, you can't build new stations, and you can't buy new locomotives.

The time scale is different, too, as the campaign covers a scant 12 days; most Railroad Tycoon veterans are used to multiyear campaigns.

This campaign is Railroad Tycoon II's version of that venerable circus arcade game whack-a-mole crossed with a trace-the-maze game. The gist of the campaign is this: You're managing the British rail system during the Battle of Britain You can repair six segments of track per day.

You have to move a certain amount of cargo in the form of war material and troops to specific locations. It becomes an exercise in finding the key connector routes and making sure they stay repaired. Of course, as time passes, segments of tracks get bombed, and trains get strafed.

You have to keep your trains moving and key track segments repaired. While interesting as a sort of puzzle, it's an almost mind-numbing exercise. Mother Russia is a much more compelling strategic exercise than the Battle of Britain campaign. Here, you actually affect the progress of Germany's Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia in June By moving men and material around, you can counterbalance the military strength of the Germans.

This is handled somewhat artificially through "strength points. If the Russian strength in a given sector falls below that of the German military machine, you lose that territory. The key is to be very patient and keep the game speed down low. You start with a fairly skimpy cash reserve, and though you do incur the usual costs, they're offset by a steady income flow in the early stages.

Note that as you lose areas and you will lose some areas , your revenue stream may start to drop. Some of the most interesting and challenging scenarios are the hypothetical ones. Some take place in a future era, others in hypothetical regions. Take Mediterranean Basin, for instance.

Imagine that the Mediterranean Sea has been completely drained of water. I know, it's a tough sell, but you can do it. Now you have the entire former seabed to exploit. But the terrain is fiendishly difficult in places. Most major cities lie on what was once mainland Europe, North Africa, or islands - and that means steep climbs.

This one is actually great fun because of the start date: This version would also later be released on Microsoft Windows. Gameplay is displayed in dimetric view , contrary to the top-down view of Railroad Tycoon.

Most game mechanics are the same. There are several new classes of goods, like iron , bauxite and aluminum. The original game features eighteen missions, divided between North America, Europe and the rest of the world. For each mission, the player must choose between three alternatives that may modify strategy.

Louis - Sacramento , or Minneapolis - Seattle , or different cost reduction bonuses for the "Knitting with Iron" scenario. The missions can be played on three difficulty levels, and each also includes three listed objectives. Completing only the first objective awards the player a bronze medal, the first two a silver medal, and all three a gold medal. The player may play any mission in each set as many times as they wish; they may also continue even though a mission has been failed.

The final score for the whole 18 mission campaign is calculated by the difficulty level and the number of each type of medal achieved, with gold providing more points than silver, which in turn provides more points than bronze. Railroad Tycoon 2 is considered as one of the best in the Railroad Tycoon Series.

The expansion pack also features eighteen scenarios. Some new locomotive types had been added.