Easiest way to crack the game

[Teratakjusz]

So apparently there is a way to gain unlimited happiness using Children of Engine (Zeal stacking) and Central Supply Bureau (cycle time decrease).

Once you're there you can just freely move around the map, as the -6666/day and around -150/sec is definitely not enough to keep up with the happiness ramping up infinitely.

Not sure if that is an intended mechanic, but if not, I would suggest the storm to be more impacful longer the game goes on.

I love the game and waiting for more updates! Didn't want to hold my fast-forward keys any longer though....

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3141159238

[Gastinator]

Just tried this build and had too much fun

[Motionist]

How did you survive long enough to get all 4 zeal and 6 Central? I've tried to do this several times and can only get to 4 zeal and 3 Central before dying :(

[larick75]

Originally posted by Motionist:

How did you survive long enough to get all 4 zeal and 6 Central? I've tried to do this several times and can only get to 4 zeal and 3 Central before dying :(

you don't need all 4 children (it does help however) I've found that if you just get around 75 zeal by the time you get the propaganda its pretty maintainable even without all 6 central supply bureau. Typically I will keep all the central cards and run a different train early until I get the propaganda car. easiest way I've found so far is academy/children of the engine trying to get the improvement one (can't remember what its called) where I can. pretty reliable early that can give you scrap to look for specific cars (game dev thats probably a good thing to balance. Make all academy cars scrap for less not just the tier 4 scraps for 0...)

[Teratakjusz]

Originally posted by larick75:

Originally posted by Motionist:

How did you survive long enough to get all 4 zeal and 6 Central? I've tried to do this several times and can only get to 4 zeal and 3 Central before dying :(

you don't need all 4 children (it does help however) I've found that if you just get around 75 zeal by the time you get the propaganda its pretty maintainable even without all 6 central supply bureau. Typically I will keep all the central cards and run a different train early until I get the propaganda car. easiest way I've found so far is academy/children of the engine trying to get the improvement one (can't remember what its called) where I can. pretty reliable early that can give you scrap to look for specific cars (game dev thats probably a good thing to balance. Make all academy cars scrap for less not just the tier 4 scraps for 0...)

That was also more or less my approach here. I used improvement cabins until I got it to around 80-100% speed and then switched to zeal immediately after getting propaganda center, while collecting central supply bureau in the backpack. I didn't really use more than 3 of them until I got the 2-chunk part, finishing the full 6 collection.
I also got the first class in the meantime, but it was only due to the characters' ability to attach more cabins than the original character.

[Motionist]

Originally posted by larick75:

Originally posted by Motionist:

How did you survive long enough to get all 4 zeal and 6 Central? I've tried to do this several times and can only get to 4 zeal and 3 Central before dying :(

you don't need all 4 children (it does help however) I've found that if you just get around 75 zeal by the time you get the propaganda its pretty maintainable even without all 6 central supply bureau. Typically I will keep all the central cards and run a different train early until I get the propaganda car. easiest way I've found so far is academy/children of the engine trying to get the improvement one (can't remember what its called) where I can. pretty reliable early that can give you scrap to look for specific cars (game dev thats probably a good thing to balance. Make all academy cars scrap for less not just the tier 4 scraps for 0...)

I must be doing something wrong.... here is as far as I could get doing exactly what you suggested. I had around 75 zeal when I got propaganda and slapped it on so i had 4 zeal and 3 central, once I hit pollution 2 I just died as normal...

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198038957680/screenshot/2285080979996928780/

[TacticalMammoth]

It's also important to upgrade the propaganda car. Just one upgrade doubles your happiness output.

[Teratakjusz]

Some degree of luck is also required here, without the upgraded propaganda car you can't reliably dish out those enormous values in time.

[donovankds]

Yeah I gave this a shot and managed to get a 9 car train with 4 children and 5 central. But it barely generated any happiness and I died as soon as I hit the poison. How does zeal work? There is little to no description on the cards.

[Teratakjusz]

Originally posted by donovankds:

Yeah I gave this a shot and managed to get a 9 car train with 4 children and 5 central. But it barely generated any happiness and I died as soon as I hit the poison. How does zeal work? There is little to no description on the cards.

From what I understood it doesn't do anything on it's own.
You just stack the amount using three cabins, then the Propaganda Car grants you happiness based on the Zeal value collected (multiplied when PC is upgraded).

You need to make sure you have other valid sources of happiness and some backup amount collected before using the 4 zeal setup.

[SeedySea]

Once you start getting tier 4 cars, you should probably turn around to get the other nodes. The storm effect is less in the beginning areas so you can more freely move around getting set up.

[Mavrah]

Gonna have to try this, thanks.
By the time I learned how to stack stuff right I was already dead.

[Elenjo [Ger]]

I have a question,
Where do you get the lenght of the game for such numbers?
Do you just run the map back and forth?
And every time i tried 4 Zeal i just dont get the numbers to survive, so i dont see why this trait is so broken who everyone says.
Sorry for my bad english

[Addersting]

I just did this after much trying. I had to go full Academy and 3/central supply 2/zeal with the conductor with 2 extra spots. It took forever to get the Propaganda car (I had a 5 stack of Ivory Tower from Academy) As soon as I got Propaganda I went 6/central supply and 4/zeal (I had been saving) and it just took off after the second Propaganda car. Every other try before where I went directly for Zeal and central supply failed.

[Gastinator]

I did this twice in a row. Second time managed to get all t5 cars, saving 2 Academy cards to get Ivory