For the further advancement of RR Tycoon III development work, the status of things has dictated as an optimum practice a parallel processing of our South Balkan base map both for the TrainMaster and the previous edition 1.06. This has also involved some experimentation with pre-existing TrainMaster scenarios, most notably the emphatically recommended Scandinavia V-1.0 by Tommi Hietavuo.
The original purpose of this move was to gain familiarity with the intricacies of TrainMaster. However this parallel development proved much more significant, having allowed some cross-breeding between TrainMaster and version 1.06 features to the benefit of both. Some important findings include:
Minor issues do exist with some commodity demands of these Farmstead ranches, they can be discussed within the user community for rectification.
Given all these, it was decided to proceed with the following:
- Modify the "Farmstead Cooperatives" .BCA files to make them usable with version 1.06, apart from TrainMaster
- Bring back to TrainMaster the deleted, original specialized farms alongside the "Farmstead Cooperatives", since these are buyable by the companies in contrast to the Cooperatives (and quite rightly so!). There is a place for both forms in both versions!
- Bring back to TrainMaster other deleted buildings, such as:
- The barracks. Their role was more than taken over by other military facilities in TrainMaster, yet there is no reason to reduce the visual variety attainable.
- The "Tool & Die" workshops. This preferably involves reverting the "machinery factories" back to their original skin, in order to tell them apart when seeded close to each other.
- The Construction Co. albeit with the revised TrainMaster's building materials, such as glass and sand probably.
| A few words about the Scandinavia scenario and its "Trainmaster" modifications discussed here. |
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Actually the original does contain a couple of inaccuracies, such as iron mines in the Netherlands, which has no known metal deposits at all! However these are not so significant as to distort the main action decisively. So, the original natural resource distribution was not modified at all, since this would take time-consuming research if it were to become any better. Some industries and facilities that were in short supply were boosted a bit, both to achieve a more realistic distribution, as well as to have their effects and the overall "Trainmaster" cargo interaction studied. Port recipes were significantly enriched, they needed it badly. Finally, the borders of the German Empire were hastily reinstated from memory.It certainly requires more work |
However, not even the TrainMaster's cargo sets are thought to be either optimal or some type of "holy cows". In the long term, after these ongoing improvements are steady and mature enough, a sort of "TrainMaster2" or something should not be ruled out. The unnecessary distinguishing between commodities so similar as "corn" & "grain", "gum" & "rubber", "weapons" & "missiles", occupy precious cargo slots, which may be allocated to more substantial goods categories, rationalizing and enriching product flow cycles.
As a case study of the above, we have drawn up a modification of the Scandinavia scenario too, incorporating our proposed changes for the "TrainMaster" environment.
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