The below strategy is one that works for gold, but there are many others that can work just as well. Because the goal is purely financial, the strategies one can use to win this scenario is rather fluid. The starting position isn't the greatest, though there are enough surrounding towns to build a decent-sized network. This mission is far harder than the previous scenario. Now maybe you're ready to step up to the plate and play with the big boys. Since unconnected track is allowed in this scenario, the player doesn't have to initially base themselves out of Kansas. The player starts with a double track medium station at Kansas City (with no station facilities). Company Name: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.Starting Player Stock: 2,000 shares of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (20% of the company).Starting Player Cash: $25K personal cash.The robbery level is set high in this map, and the 20% decrease in robberies will ensure that there is much less lost revenue occurring. The 20% security is also valuable in this scenario.
Though cattle is a prominent resource on the map, it isn't pivotal there are many other industry chains as well that can be hauled, and the extra revenue over time ends up being insignificant.Ĭhoice 2 is the best choice to pick normally, due to the 10% engine speed being able to greatly increase revenues in all types of play. Besides, the cattle revenue bonus isn't a great one either in this scenario. Choice 3 also doesn't sound too bad, but the availability of the Consolidation is only brought forward by 30 months, and in reality, the Eight Wheeler is just as good of a locomotive as the Consolidation in most situations (especially at the start of a map). The 20% increased stock price is also decent, but the bonus isn't as strong as it sounds, as you only own 20% of your company at the start, and the increased starting stock price in fact makes massing up stock at the start of the game slightly more challenging. The 15% lower track cost does add up over time, but this is not a scenario where a building is a big railway is of utmost importance. Choice 3: 2-8-0 Consolidation available early, +15% cattle revenueĪll three choices are good enough to be recommended, and it may depend on what strategy the player opts for.Choice 2: +20% security, +10% steam engine speed.Choice 1: +20% stock price, 15% lower track building cost.Gold: Personal Net Worth of $20 Million by 1895Ī loss will be triggered if the player's personal net worth is less than $5 million at the beginning of 1905.Silver: Personal Net Worth of $10 Million by 1900.Bronze: Personal Net Worth of $5 Million by 1905.The business is THERE! You just gotta get in there. Some areas are pretty remote, and would require ya to be as resourseful as possible. You need to make quick work of gettin' your lines up there to be THE primary transport. Heard there's some valuable ore to be had up in the mountains.