Railroad Ownership

Time of Fury spans the whole war in Europe and gives players the opportunity to control all types of units, ground, air and naval. Not only that, each player will be able to pick a single country or selection of countries and fight his way against either the AI or in multiplayer in hotseat or Play by E-Mail. This innovative multiplayer feature will give player the chance to fight bigger scenarios against many opponents, giving the game a strategic angle that has no equal in the market. The game uses Slitherine’s revolutionary PBEM++ server system.

Moderator: doomtrader

Post Reply
User avatar
RandomAttack
Posts: 235
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:44 pm
Location: Arizona

Railroad Ownership

Post by RandomAttack »

Is there any way to tell at a glance RR status? For example, in Barbarossa, after the first couple of turns I find a jumble of RR repair icons, some have already been repaired, etc. I have to move thru each RR hex to get ownership and start the repair right? But after a couple of turns I can't remember which ones I still need to move thru. So several turns in, I find I forgot to move thru one RR hex that disrupts my entire supply chain...
gwgardner
Posts: 6909
Joined: Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:23 pm

RE: Railroad Ownership

Post by gwgardner »

Change your map mode to show ownership.

User avatar
RandomAttack
Posts: 235
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:44 pm
Location: Arizona

RE: Railroad Ownership

Post by RandomAttack »

Sorry if I'm not clear-- but that means I don't have to physically move onto each rail hex? As long as it's in territory I own it will automatically repair? I ask because when I move onto a rail hex I get the repair icon-- but otherwise I don't (say, move alongside it).
User avatar
RandomAttack
Posts: 235
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:44 pm
Location: Arizona

RE: Railroad Ownership

Post by RandomAttack »

Never mind-- guess I was in the wrong map mode.[;)] Thanks!
User avatar
Rasputitsa
Posts: 2902
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:00 am
Location: Bedfordshire UK
Contact:

RE: Railroad Ownership

Post by Rasputitsa »

ORIGINAL: RandomAttack
Is there any way to tell at a glance RR status? For example, in Barbarossa, after the first couple of turns I find a jumble of RR repair icons, some have already been repaired, etc. I have to move thru each RR hex to get ownership and start the repair right? But after a couple of turns I can't remember which ones I still need to move thru. So several turns in, I find I forgot to move thru one RR hex that disrupts my entire supply chain...

A quick way to check rail status is to select any eligible unit for strategic movement, watch which hexes highlight to see how your whole rail net looks, then cancel the move by clicking on any non-rail hex.

The act of moving through enemy rail hexes can cause damage, but hexes can also change ownership without having to move through them all, F7 cycles the map through ownership and other modes.
"In politics stupidity is not a handicap" - Napoleon

“A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything” - Napoleon

“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress" - Napoleon
User avatar
RandomAttack
Posts: 235
Joined: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:44 pm
Location: Arizona

RE: Railroad Ownership

Post by RandomAttack »

Good info-- thanks!
User avatar
Rasputitsa
Posts: 2902
Joined: Sat Jun 30, 2001 8:00 am
Location: Bedfordshire UK
Contact:

RE: Railroad Ownership

Post by Rasputitsa »

One other point I have found is that sometimes a rail break is hidden under a unit icon, so when checking rail status, I hit the space bar to remove the unit icons, so that I can see all the rail detail, then 'space bar' again to restore the units and get on with the strategy.
"In politics stupidity is not a handicap" - Napoleon

“A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything” - Napoleon

“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress" - Napoleon
Post Reply

Return to “Time of Fury”