Guide your little train in this little world. Trade between cities to fill your wagons with coal - the new currency. And remember to press space!
Game is a prototype of bigger thing, which came to my mind during this weekend. I managed to do only one part of it - simple tycoon mechanism. Map is still, but every city is random generated during each play. Goods in them have different prices, what can be useful in earning coal currency - without it train will stop.
Controls: Left mouse button: menu + click on rail intersections to change their direction Q/A: accelerate/decelerate train SPACEBAR: horn
I didn't encounter any bug, it works fine. The graphics are good, I like the pastel tones. Maybe a bit too relaxing, you should accelerate the train a bit and give the players more time constraints, like time based bonus on random train stations (to oblige the player to move his train quickly to a certain location). It took me some time to get that you can change the tracks but when I understood it, I was like "Oh! That's cool!".
Overall, it is a good game, 4/5. Oh! And dat choo-choo sound XD
It's a big deal that you made a game with these mechanics in such a short timeframe. Everything works pretty well and it looks rather like a board game - it just needs balancing to make it more fun.
@everybody: Thank you for playing and comments. You can make train faster with Q key, but there should be screen indicator. @caporaltito: The space between Goods and Buy wagon is where Passengers option where, but I abandoned it, because I didn't have enough time. I was planning something you said - time limited quest of transporting people. @seledorn: I even tried to put Snowman on map but it's not as noticeable as I wanted :) @Vulture Tamer: I could implement day/night cycle changing prices.
Good work! It really addictive. I haven't seen any bugs and this game has such a big potential.
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Liam :D8 Dec 2014, 18:54
Oh wow, this is super neat! I love games like the Patrician series, and this has a similar vibe - at least the buying and selling part. I like it a lot. And heck, the train "chugga" sound effect is amazing. :D
This is a great start I had fun moving my train around the different cities. My friend told me about Transarctica ( Amiga/Atari era ) Now I want to try this one too maybe you coud have a look at it, sounds very inspiring.
The buy/sell dialog could be a bit clearer as I never could figure out how much of a particular item I had in my possession when I wanted to sell it. I like how the screen zooms out to show more of the world as the train travels. The train graphics have a nice graphical style to them and the sounds are pretty cool.
Hi there. Hugely impressed by amount of work in your game. Like the sound/vocal effects! Felt a bit random making choices, bookmarked for a revisit. Good job!
An interesting take on making a memory game (figuring out which connections that make money) and some fun puzzle work to get your train to the right destination.
After finding a connection with 2:3 ratio I stopped looking for something better. Maybe make the payment go down for a site as you deliver more and more there, forcing you to look for new connections.
I'm impressed with the amount of mechanics you've implemented in just 48 hours. I ended up visiting about 5 stations before I found a favourable trade, and once you've found that there is no incentive to explore further. It also feels weird to trade for coal, I would like to see a currency instead (and less starting coal). Still, great work!
I didn't encounter any bug, it works fine. The graphics are good, I like the pastel tones. Maybe a bit too relaxing, you should accelerate the train a bit and give the players more time constraints, like time based bonus on random train stations (to oblige the player to move his train quickly to a certain location). It took me some time to get that you can change the tracks but when I understood it, I was like "Oh! That's cool!".
Overall, it is a good game, 4/5. Oh! And dat choo-choo sound XD