Since there's not been much in the way of traffic, I figured I'd respond to a year old message thread. ;-) For what it's worth, Rail Baron Player works quite...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the railgamefan group. File : /Conception...
railgamefan@yahoogrou...
Jul 17, 2006 1:01 am
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Just a note to let all know that we have placed a copy of the schedule with full color flyer in the Files section. We did make a few schedule changes to allow...
... Joe, besides the 18XX games what other games do you anticipate being part of the Puffing Billy tournament? Do you know approximately when a complete...
... <jdburris47130b@...> wrote: Joe, besides the 18XX games what other games do you anticipate being part of the Puffing Billy tournament? Do you know...
Hi, Today our EB Player crayon-rails-on-computer software was released. You can now download a 30-day free trial from our site. With EBP, you can play a whole...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Jul 24, 2006 8:53 pm
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I'm addicted already, Steve! Nice work! I used to play the board games of EB, EuroRails, and Aus back in the early '90s when I was in college and single. On...
Hi Jon, Glad you are enjoying the program, thanks for your kind words. The "nothing happens when I try to connect" can be fixed, as you found, via the driver...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Aug 4, 2006 1:12 am
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I think the game was named "Agent of Change". I was indeed a special version. (I do not remember the details) Thomas L. Stephens...
First, I would like to say great job by those who translated a classic board game to the pc world. EBP is truly hours of fun. I especially like the way the...
Glad you are having fun with EBP. On our things-to-improve list is the AI's smarts. It does not (yet) play at expert level, averaging about 15% more rounds...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Aug 7, 2006 6:32 pm
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More than one person has asked me about how they can share/distribute the game maps they are creating via EBPEdit. If you'd like others to be able to freely...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Aug 9, 2006 4:23 pm
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Add my voice to the chorus of huzzahs about this effort! I also second the notion that the AI's need to practice; it doesn't always take a flood to strand...
The full event list is now updated and posted on the web site at http://concentricconventioncompany.com/Documents/Conception3/Events% 20Master%20All.xls You...
Hi, Joseph Poirier has designed and contributed a challenging new RB Player map depicting the US interstate highway system. If you've ever wanted to collect...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Sep 6, 2006 12:00 am
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I just uploaded a new map/icons - Pennsylvania Rails. Feel free to try it out! On another note, my uncle and I have been unable to connect online. We both...
Hi Brian, Thanks for the EBP map, I'm sure people will be trying it. Apologies for the delayed reply as Yahoo had created a backlog of messages to the group...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Sep 6, 2006 6:40 pm
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Joe: How do I get a copy of the schedule for the railroad games at the convention in Itasca on Oct 5th thru 8th?...
Let's get the map forum up and running at Railgame Fans. Two of us have now posted new maps--one of Pennsylvania, and one of Southern New England (CT, RI, MA)....
How about support for monitors that in portrait mode as opposed to landscape? How about some support for multiple monitors - say a screen with components that...
Thanks for the suggestions, replies below. ... Unless I'm misunderstanding, RBP already includes that: you can resize/reshape RBP's window to any allowed by...
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Sep 6, 2006 9:32 pm
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This site has a "Files" section where you can download free maps, created by other EB Players. This could be a great addition to the game, expanding its...
The Vintage Gamer ( http://www.thevintagegamer.net/ ) podcast #17 was devoted to Empire Builder, and many of the games in the Empire Builder series. You can...
... Nice work. I just tried it, and the game played well. PA has a good chance to become one of my favorite maps. However, this brought up a feature I'd like...
To do this, you can click on Zoom or tap the center 5 key of the numeric keypad. See EBP's "Map Use" help topic for more information on scrolling and zooming....
Steve Okonski
intersys@...
Sep 7, 2006 3:42 pm
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Just a few suggestions off the top of my head... 1. If the map has focus, allow cursor arrows to move map around. 2. If the map has focus, allow mouse...
On a related note, I am working on a random map generator for EBP. We'll see how it goes. It's looking promising - hopefully have something in a week or so. ...
We just switched to a new service for sending out our electronic updates and learned that over 1100 have bounced. If you are looking for all of the updates for...
... convention in Itasca on Oct 5th thru 8th? Mike there is a flyer in the files section that lists all the rail games scheduled. Also you can follow this link...
