Railway Empire Track Layout 101
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2018
- This is not the usual play-along. In this video we cover track layout methods, some thoughts on early city development, how to merge lines, an initial look at supply and demand, the game engine's route optimization and other topics. I would love to know if you would like more of these or if you prefer that I stick to playing the campaign and scenarios.
The link to the web site mentioned in this video is www.railwayempireboardroom.webs.com. - Hry
Wow - you've completely changed my outlook on the game. Just that extra bit of knowledge really changes the gameplay. Played for 72 hours and only really made use of signals if I had two trains joining one track. Thanks for a great video.
Glad I could help!
This was endlessly useful. I can't thank you enough for breaking this down in a simple to follow way.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Great video, learned a lot. Very informative and unique vs all the "Let's Play" content out there. A video on warehousing tactics would be great.
Thank you! I spent the most part of today playing around in game and failing to understand how multi track signals work.
Long video but well worth the watch. This explained everything I was missing.
Will be watching more of these now.
Thanks again.
Glad it helped you. Enjoy the game.
Good video, I appreciate the technical details and would certainly look forward to more.
Thanks. I'm working on a curriculum now (what to talk about, how to group concepts logically). If you have any suggestions for concepts you like to see covered please let me know.
The first thing that comes to mind is the warehouse, which you mentioned yourself already. I also feel that there is a lot of 'hidden' features and info in the game and UI that could do with some going over, but maybe that is just me starting out ;). One thing I was wondering about whether switches between two tracks in order for trains to reach a platform that is not taken yet actually works or whether the route optimization will just make that the train waits for the shortest route to a platform even if that platform is taken. From my observations, I have not been able to draw a definite conclusion either way. Sometimes it seems to work other times trains wait even with a platform free.
I'm doing one now focusing on city growth, the 2 city cluster, and using a warehouse. As far as using platforms is concerned the trains don't care about empty platforms. They only care about either their assigned platform or the shortest route or the platform their route told them to take in the first place.
Thanks for your reply. Well, at least it's a clear rule and together with platform assigning it works well enough. Looking forward to your next video!
Great video.
Great tutorial videos, Adekyn. I would definitely appreciate more videos on mechanics -- especially on warehousing and merging that through existing cluster lines.
This video has doubled my enjoyment of the game play. I struggled with track layouts and could not seem to get it right but the way you explained it all with this as an instructional video has helped me immensely. Thank you so very much, I get it now and I am enjoying the game so much more and having lot's of fun with it. I look forward to more of these types of videos from you, many thanks :-)
Just started playing the game, and you're God-sent ! I would have given up learning the game if not for your guides and tutorials, Thank you so much !
It's amazing seeing all the little quality of life changes implemented into this game since this recording.
Yes, the developers did an excellent job of listening to the community and responding with game changes.
Dude, you're a lifesaver! thanks a lot, this helped me so much.
I appreciate the hard work you put up to explain how this game works. Thumbs up!
Thanks. Glad it helped. Enjoy the game.
You, my good Sir, is THE instructor for RE 👏 and your accent is sooo great to listen to
Excellent video, you are my tutor for this game. Explained in a very detailed and all possible problems
Thanks. I'm glad you found the video helpful. Welcome aboard.
You’ve earned a sub, I learnt something within the first 10 minutes and this was not boring. Thank you so much, legend.
Glad you found the video helpful.
Of all the videos on CZcams about RailwayEmpire games, you are the best, from simple to complex, easy to understand, thank you very much for sharing, you must be a good teacher!
Glad you like them!
Such a great video. I learned two things in the first 10 minutes I hadn't figured out in four hours of playing the game. Gives me confidence I can tackle realistic tracks/signals. (FWIW the few rabbit trails were not bothersome to me in the least and I learned from them all.)
Glad you liked it and especially glad it is making you a better player.
thank you for taking the time to prepare and upload this, it's been very helpful
My pleasure.
This is working quite well for TWO(!) city connections. It's quite different, when you wanna connect 10 or 20 cities with EACH OTHER and support them with ALL their demands. Even supporting a single city with ALL its demands is pretty challenging!
Just found your tutorials, I'm playing on Xbox one but it seems the theories you convey are sound for any platform. Subbed.
Welcome aboard.
Excellent video. Really helpful and informative and yes I will certainly lookout for more from your series - many thanks.
Glad you liked and that it was helpful. There are multiple series - fundamentals, warehouse, and playthroughs. Enjoy and most importantly enjoy playing the game.
I just got this game (late to the party, I know) and it's the first railroad game I've played since Railroad Tycoon 3. Thank you so much for these tutorials, I plan to watch them all. I'm having a blast with the game and plan to watch all your videos!
Thanks. Enjoy the videos and RE.
Just found this video while looking for some help with track design and wanted to say great job. Very informative and well presented. I hope you keep putting out quality content.
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Enjoy RE.
Great stuff! NOW I know what i did wrong on my campaign game that made my express train from Toledo to Omaha come to a complete halt with no way that I could see to fix it. Now I know better! Thank You!
Subscribed!
Thanks. Glad you found the video helpful. Enjoy the game.
Yes yes yes, we need more informative game play advise, Great work please keep it up.
Great video. This taught me more than playing the damn game for 10 hours. Many thanks.
You answer a lot of questions I have asked myself after playing this game for a couple of hours. I like how you can really go in-depth with this game. The game could be used in an educational setting to learn about logistics and optimisation problems. It's really fascinating. Thanks for you upload(s)!
Glad you like the videos. I think of the game as a puzzle or a supply chain problem or a strategy game. I seldom think of it as a train game.
@@Adekyn100 that's exactly how I am thinking of it. You start of easy by connecting two stations, and a soon as you go beyond that you run into all sorts of issues. Continuously wondering how such issues are prevented in real life. It made me realise a lot of things that I was not aware of.I saw your video on Route Optimisation, made me think of my study Supply Chain Management and one its the courses Network Design. Specifcally linear programming. Do you know linear programming?
I would surely appreciate more videos of this kind but also the ones where you play through scenarios are very good as we can see the application of the theory to different situations^^ for example towards endgame i usually struggle to keep up with the increasing amount of different demands. (as of now i mostly work with 4 city clusters that have an outer ring line and i use that to merge in supply routes for advanced industries)
Thanks for the feedback; appreciate it. I will keep playing scenarios, especially since I like to play the game.
Great video. The tutorial on the game just scratches the surface. It was still confusing how to put up signals and I had no idea how to gauge how many trains could be on a line. Great video. I'm sure my next game will be noticeably better.
Thanks. Glad the video was helpful. Enjoy the game.
Thank you sir for detailed intro to track laying
It wasn’t boring by any means. I’d like to see what is possible with the current game mechanics.
Wish we had a few more types of signals and switch types.
Thanks again I love it! Hoping to see more advanced layouts. I could work with these techniques for now.
Excellent work. Was starting to get to a stage in the game where I was getting a bit too bogged down - I was wanting to go bigger and further than I could get to grips with.
What I've taken from it, is don't be afraid to add more stations in each city, or - more pertinently, more individual lines.
This was by no means boring. I really liked the video, it helped a lot! I'd love to see a video on warehouses, even on simple mode they drive me crazy. Looking forward to more!
Erik Schubert Thanks. I’m glad you liked it. You are in luck. There is an entire series on warehouses.
Yep, I already found it :D. I've watched the first episode so far, and I really liked it, too! Gonna be watching the rest very soon.
Finally picked up this game. Was raging at this game until I found you. Made things make so much more sense
Good. Enjoy.
Great video for figuring out the LOGIC of how trains run by signals in the game. Thanks a lot!
Glad you liked it.
Tremendously helpful and interesting all the way. Nothing boring in here!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you SO MUCH for doing this. The game was driving me crazy with lines not working, trains not going anywhere, etc. I was going to write it off but now I can keep going.
My pleasure.
VERY useful video. Coming from Railroad Tycoon 3 into Railway Empire, this really helped me figure out what I was doing wrong. Thanks!
Thanks. Glad you found the video helpful.
dude..Im university graduated but let me tell ya..Ive never ever listened any and I mean it, any of my lecturers for 52minutes straight without loosin attention...but you sir got all my damm attention from the beginning to the end. this god damm trains were driving me crazy when they stop and stair to eachother finally I know why...thank you.
Glad you enjoyed the video. Enjoy the game.
Thanks for the great video of laying out track and signals.
You are welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
You're great man. Thank you for your help, and your no nonsense narration.
Hi Andrew, thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you like the videos.
Game changer.
I've been building bridges over the top of every one way because I didn't know how to do the diamonds but now I do 👍
Glad to have been of service.
Awesome tutorial! Don't worry about getting to technical, I'm using that as a reference to try out later.
Thanks. I recommend you watch the Back to Basics - Building Your Empire tutorial. It's more up to date.
Excellent video, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! There is an updated (better) version of this one at this link: czcams.com/video/ZJ6CE54AIm4/video.html
Great tutorial! I was mind blown in first couple minutes. I couldn't figure out why a train was so far away but said it was waiting. I didn't realize needed multiple stops along the way. I'll prolly just stick to easy mode anyway lol.
Thanks. Don't sell yourself short. You can do it. You just need to get used to setting signals and understanding blocks.
Adekyn yea I went back to chapter 1 and tried it, even used a warehouse. I was able to get it all to work after some trial and error. I failed first time but that was mainly due to doing the warehouse as well. Still looking how to utilize the warehouse the best. I'm thinking lower demand things listed first, like wood before corn or something. And or do one train priority of one listed last going back to the station. Or maybe use later game to store manufactured goods only and have around 4 stations feeding it and receiving it. Previous play throughs I started doing the latter and by that time you have enough cash to get it rolling pretty easily.
Joshy I think you are on the right track about warehouses. When I have time I plan to do a final video in the warehouse series that goes through the trade-offs of using versus not using.
The best channel for this game!
Thanks. Glad you enjoy the videos.
Got slightly annoyed at how long it took to do easy stuff but it was worth watching thru, Iv learned new things especially like how you made small mistakes and so important for me to see how you fix them. thankyou for the video
jackobite60 My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
Good! clear and detailed and to the point
You do a great job - thank you! I wish I was able to better simulate actual rail but it is hard to pull off. In reality, I have never seen a massive six-rail superhighway by the side of the road when I'm on the highway! Only rail yards have that much track.
Thanks. I agree about the superhighways, they don't seem to exist in real life. However, in real life in 1830 it would have taken several years to lay the track between two cities. In 2018 it would take decades to get easement rights between the two cities. I can do it in 15 seconds.
Minute 25 to Minute 27 is gold. Thank you.
...yeah, for TWO(!) city connections. It's quite different, when you wanna connect 10 or 20 cities with EACH OTHER and support with ALL their demands.
gone start playing soon, just wait to download, your help was GOLD
Glad to have been of service. Enjoy RE.
Fascinating..I was right in there along side you on that T junction bendy thing.
Fortunately the "T junction bendy thing" gets much easier with the version 1.4 update.
What a great guide, been looking for something like this for a while, thank you 😀
Glad it was helpful. You should check out the revised version: czcams.com/video/ZJ6CE54AIm4/video.html
That was fun to watch, and I learned much too :)
Excellent. Glad you enjoyed it.
This was a great track intro. And I disagree that you got too complicated with the fancy merger. It was helpful to understand how the track complexity can progress and still work.
Hi Matthew, glad you liked the video. Keep in mind that after the version 1.4 update the fancy merger gets a bit easier. Enjoy the game.
Thanks man. It was not boring. I learnt a lot about track laying. I would have never figured out to make crossings.
Glad I could help.
you have no idea how helpful this was thank you, i subbed and liked
Thanks
Wonderful explanation, and great calm teaching voice! This game was free on Epic recently, be prepared for your videos to pick up traction again lol
Thanks.
thanks to your guide the game has become much more manageable. i had up to 100 trains without any hiccups.
Thanks. Glad the video helped.
Railway Empire went free on Epic Games the other month and I got it, haven't been playing too long but I used to play Sid Meier's Railroads a long time ago, couldn't remember how to do more advanced track layouts though so I came to look on youtube. I found this video very helpful and I'll be looking at some of your others for more instruction and idea's thank you Adekyn.
If you are new to RE, I strongly recommend this video: czcams.com/video/ZJ6CE54AIm4/video.html
@@Adekyn100 Thanks for the tip but I picked up on the basics very quickly. I'm mostly interested in learning more advanced track layouts and multi city cluster management. I'm actually watching your warehouse videos currently, very helpful. ^.^
Excellent Video!! great teacher you are for us simpleton's....keep up the good work
Thanks.
Wow excellent video, I've just found this game the other day and it looks incredible but man is it complex, I'm coming over from RRT3 and this is much more in depth and complex. I'd love to see a video explaining switches and signals and how/where to place them. Would also be cool when your laying crossovers if you could zoom in on it to show how it's laid for those who have never done it can see how it's supposed to look. Love your videos !!
Glad you enjoy the videos.
Just watched your vid and found it very useful so yes more please.
Glad you liked it and found it helpful
Excellent video and I learned a lot! Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful!
3 year old video, and this helped me a bunch! Thanks!
Thanks. It should help, after all it is a 3 year old game. :)
Thanks for the tutorial very easy to follow, just the right amount of repetition.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for your videos even after 6 years
It's my pleasure
I have been encouraged to buy this game from a friend. I will try to watch all your tutorial videos to get a better handle on the game before I play it in earnest.
Enjoy.
Great video, exactly what I was looking for
Glad I could help
Thanks, i just picked up the game today, and i couldn’t get my trains out of deadlock. Now i see why. I couldn’t even beat the first scenario, but I’ve got it now. Thanks again.
I think you will enjoy RE. Once you get a few basics straight the game is fairly straight forward to play, yet always challenging. Glad my videos are helpful. Enjoy.
This pretty much answered all my questions, thanks!
Great to hear!
Great videos of this game. Very helpful
Thanks.
Man I wish this was in the game itself. Learned a ton.
Very helpful Adekyn. Thanks. Hope to see a video on the tech tree and maybe one on hiring employees at some point.
I think I've promised this to you before but --- I promise to do a video on the tech tree and one on employees in the not too distant future.
Immensely helpful. Not boring. Thanks!
Paul Lewis Thanks.
Love this video! I like you casual relaxed voice and you are hilarious too.
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
XBOX USERS - Finally found out how to put in multiple signals automatically. When placing your first signal near a station, instead of pressing A to place, press X twice. Boom! Make sure you do this BEFORE placing supply towers though.
Thanks Adekyn, these are great videos. I’ve watched plenty but not to ‘cheat’ through a scenario but to find something out I’m unsure on. I learnt heaps and earned myself a bunch of money :)
Thanks. Glad you liked the videos.
Great video explains heaps and easy to understand.
Thanks.
OMG yes more of this please, so helpful.
I'm glad you found the video helpful.
Would you recommend using the automatic placement of signals with the CTRL key ? It's quicker but I don't know if it gives the optimal distance between the signals.
Great question. I had never used automatic placement of signals. Read your question and did some experimentation with them and I like it. The distances look perfect. Will start using it going forward. Thanks.
Thank so much for your videos. I really appreciate you did them.
Just bought this game, love it, confused as hell, here I am! Good video! :)
Enjoy the game. We have several videos that should help you get a grip on how to play. Once you have a few basics down pat the game becomes much more enjoyable. Welcome aboard.
Adekyn U earned a sub my friend!
A+ Content! Thank you so much!
Great video. Most of what you covered I had learned myself after watching your how to merge video.
I would love a warehouse tutorial. I watched your play of the Civil War mission but it didn't delve deep.
Im mostly looking for guidance on when/where a warehouse would be more useful than just using a direct line.
Thanks Sam Pedro. Have you watched the warehouse series? 2 videos so far.
Adekyn not yet funny thing, I found them shortly after posting this.
Great job. Just bought the game yesterday and played a few hours
Have fun!
Thanks for the detailed explanations, these videos are so usefull.
Glad you find them helpful.
Know this is late just wanted you to know learned a lot, thanks.
Never too late for kind words. Thanks. I'm glad the video was helpful.
Excellent videos . Very helpful. Thanks
Really helpful video!!! Much better than tutorial!
Thanks. Glad you found it helpful.
53 mins oh shit lol
Was worth the full watch, very helpful thanks!
Thanks. Glad you found the video helpful.
This was a very useful video, please do more!
I've made more that 250 videos on RE. If you haven't seen it, I did a redo of this video at this link: czcams.com/video/ZJ6CE54AIm4/video.html
Wow! This made so much sense! Thank you!
Glad to have been of service.
best instructional video ever, thanks
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Thanks a lot for this dude, really helpful!
kushteh88 Thanks.
I've been running dedicated lines without mergers and beat the campaign doing so. I watched this whole thing and at the end it feels like you vindicated my method by having super clogged lines at the end. I like the trunking system you show off in another video; it's especially nice seeing all tracks available for connecting cities. In the end, I still feel like merging is a difficult thing. I don't want to fill up a city's tracks with a trunk line and then use the first two lines in the middle to connect warehouses and sundry small rural stations because I fear it'll congest. I also don't entirely see the point, especially early game, given the tremendous cost. I'm still experimenting, to be fair.
I think the campaign might have been a hundred times easier than the game can be, because you're never expected to grow a city substantially if I recall.
The game requires running a lot of trains. Avoiding congestion is a big challenge. Trying to do too much on one line is the easiest way to fail.
This is a video I've needed for awhile. Ive had chaos before this!
Glad to have been of service.
this video earned you a sub, sir... thank you... thank you so much
I'm glad you found the video helpful. Enjoy the game.
11 min in to a 52 min video and I've already learned so much...
Good. Highly recommend this one which is an updated version of a lot of what is covered in Track Layout 101. czcams.com/video/ZJ6CE54AIm4/video.html
Thanks for the great techniques, could you show your basic layout strategy concerning future tracks to avoid crossing over other tracks? If you layout your track from one station to another, then realize you need to connect a future needed supply but you can't get there because you can't cross over tracks. Thanks again, great instructions!
Great content! Thanks for this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very helpful indeed. I was ready to rage quit! Now I want to try out all the things you taught me. Subscribed, Liked and Commented :)
Welcome aboard!
@@Adekyn100 I just said goodbye to the next 6 months of my life... I checked out your YT channel videos and you play a lot of the games I like and have made videos for them... Yum.
I know it's late, but when trying out some track layout after watching your video, I found out that when you're putting up signals, you can Ctrl+Click and it'll automatically put signals at set intervals along your track. This would save you some time instead of clicking them individually. Only you'd need to stop sign the signals at the start/end of each track.
If you hold down Shift+Ctrl+Click you can set the direction and set up all the signals along the way. They are all one-way which suits my designs. If you do this make sure the signals are pointed in the right direction before executing the command.
I know this video is 3 years old, but now we aready can do the direct cross on the train lines.
But thanks for the video
My pleasure.