SuperSatan3
Chieftain
Hello, I am a college sophomore, who is a business major. This is partially why I always liked strategy/simulation games like CIV, Starcraft, and Railroad Tycoon.
However, in all of the series Sid Meyer's seems to neglect much of the history of the golden age of railroad. Which is interesting since he made such games such as "GettysBurg", and "Colonization".
Pieces of history are neglected in both storyline and gameplay. For example, the newspaper talks about the panic of the 1870s, and even uses rl trains. But he seems to have forgotten who built the railroads(Chinese and Irish Immigrants), the people who raided them(Jesse James and other train robbers), and the native Americans who would have liked nothing more than to see them destroyed(also odd as The Native Americans were a playable Country in CivII, III, and IV).
I have read all the complaints in the forums about bugs, lack of depth, and other things, but I think if you play it for the history, like I do, Sid needs to make an expansion. Either to Railroads, or CIV4(the expansion wouldemphasize railroads)
Features I would like to see:
1.)Random events, such as train robberies, Indian raids, and worker revolts.
2.) Hirable mercenaries to deal with the above,
3.) Ability to negotiate excluse contracts with the likes of Rockefeller
4.) Camptowns full of prostitutes, gambling, and god knows what else.
However, in all of the series Sid Meyer's seems to neglect much of the history of the golden age of railroad. Which is interesting since he made such games such as "GettysBurg", and "Colonization".
Pieces of history are neglected in both storyline and gameplay. For example, the newspaper talks about the panic of the 1870s, and even uses rl trains. But he seems to have forgotten who built the railroads(Chinese and Irish Immigrants), the people who raided them(Jesse James and other train robbers), and the native Americans who would have liked nothing more than to see them destroyed(also odd as The Native Americans were a playable Country in CivII, III, and IV).
I have read all the complaints in the forums about bugs, lack of depth, and other things, but I think if you play it for the history, like I do, Sid needs to make an expansion. Either to Railroads, or CIV4(the expansion wouldemphasize railroads)
Features I would like to see:
1.)Random events, such as train robberies, Indian raids, and worker revolts.
2.) Hirable mercenaries to deal with the above,
3.) Ability to negotiate excluse contracts with the likes of Rockefeller
4.) Camptowns full of prostitutes, gambling, and god knows what else.
