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Shanghai

Warll — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:37:30 +0000

Map: Shanghai
Mapper: Mike Kennelly

Here’s my China map for “Railroads!”.
Unzip Shanghai.zip into your My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier’s Railroads!\

China (Shanghai)

Wikipedia page on China

Key features:

Large 15×15 size map
Semi-realistic DEM (Digital Elevation Model) based terrain
Lots of Chinese towns and cities, accurately placed as far as possible
This map is all about connecting the right cities, at the right time.
Follow the links to Wikipedia articleson China from this page.

The Single-player Scenario includes these four eras::

1850-1912: “The first era”
- Connect Beijing to
  Zhangjiakou
  
  (1905-1909). This was the first railway built by Chinese workers.
- Establish the Jinghan route,
  by Connecting Wuhan and
  Zhengzhou (1905).
- Begin the Longhai route,
  by connecting Kaifeng to
  Luoyang via Zhengzhou (1910).
- Connect Tianjin and
  Shenyang on the
  Jingha route (1912).
- Connect Jinan and
  Xuzhou on the
  Jinghu route
  
  (ultimately this route will link Beijing to
  Nanjing and
  Shanghai).
- Attain a net worth of 15 million yuan.
1913-1936: “The second era”
- Connect Beijing to
  Baotou to complete the
  Jingbao route (1923).
- Extend the Longhai route, from
  Zhengzhou east to
  Lianyungang (1934) and west to
  Xi’an (1935).
- Establish the Wuguang route, connect
  Changsha and
  Guangzhou (1936).
- Connect Nanjing to
  Shanghai
  
  (Jinghu route, 1927-1949).
1937-1962: “The third era”
- Connect to Lanzhou and
  Urumqi
  
  (1962. Ultimately in 1990 this route will connect onward to
  Dostyk in
  Khazakstan).
1963-2006: “The final era”
- Connect Beijing to
  Nanchang and
  Kowloon to complete the
  Jingjiu route (1996).
- Connect Xining to
  Golmud (1984) and
  Lhasa (2006) to form the
  Qingzang route.
- Be the last railroad standing.

Ukraine

Warll — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:29:02 +0000

Map: Ukraine Mapper: Mike Kennelly

Here’s my Eastern Europe map for “Railroads!”. Centered on Ukraine, it stretches from Poland to Iraq, and from Russia to the Balkans. Unzip Ukraine.zip into your My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier’s Railroads!\

Eastern Europe (Ukraine)

Includes Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Austria, Turkey, Greece and several other Eastern European countries.

Key features:

Large 15×15 size map
Semi-realistic DEM (Digital Elevation Model) based terrain

Map: Iceland

Mapper: Mike Kennelly

Here’s my Iceland map for “Railroads!”. Obviously Iceland isn’t known for its extensive rail network,
(Iceland has no rail network) but I think it makes quite a playable game map.

Unzip Iceland.zip into your My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier’s Railroads!\

Iceland

Craggy, Volcanic Isle in the North Atlantic

This scenario covers Iceland

Key features:
- Large 15×15 size map
- Semi-realistic DEM (Digital Elevation Model) based terrain
  
  Map: UK Pennies SAM
  
  Mapper: Mike Kennelly
  
  This scenario covers the hilly northern region of England, extending North from the cities of Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield, to include part of the Lake District in the North West, and the sparsely populated Yorkshire Dales. The seaside towns of Southport and Blackpool, and the Morecambe Bay area lie on the West coast.

UK Large MP

Warll — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:21:26 +0000

Map: UK Large MP SAM

Mapper: Mike Kennelly, based on Firaxis Games’ original

This scenario covers Great Britain on a larger scale than the built-in UK Scenario, and is designed for Multiplayer use. Cities have been added and industries changed.