Where to find new Sierra?

[Cockpuncher]

I've bought Sierra locomotive mid 1862. Now it's late 1863 and my Sierra show first signs of wearing. Sooner or later it will need a replacement due to frequent breakdowns.

But where can I buy new Sierra? I've checked every city (including city where I've bought my first Sierra) and there are no new Sierras available (my old trusty General that I've sold while buying Sierra is still in depot, available for sale).

Is Sierra a one-time option or I just have to wait for another one to be available (playing on normal)? If I have to wait - do you know for how long?

[Great Manitou]

You need to wait some time and it will be spawned in one of the big-medium cities. It's not very good, that you cannot get any information about this, but we will try to solve this.

[Cockpuncher]

Thanks for quick reply. I was expecting this, but when it comes to new games these days it's good to ask - it might be a bug ;).

In terms of solution - I think that loading screen advise should be enough. And only if it's easy to implement - maybe players should be able to request particular locomotive delivery, pay double and receive it in few weeks even if it's currently unavailable?

[Cockpuncher]

Finally new Sierra spawned in early 1864. About time, because my old Sierra was in near-death condition.

On the other hand I think that Sierra appears too early. I was able to buy it in mid 1862. With Sierra I was able to do city hall quests for 4-8k (sometime two at once) and quickly gather cash. Combined with bank interest things went too easy. Now is mid 1864 and I got over 60k at hand and 600k in bank (which gives 115k in 45 days), 42% shares, fully upgraded train and crack crew armed to the teeth. And I could have earn more if I didn't waste time for quests, empty rides looking for new Sierra, etc.

Basically I don't have to drive a train anymore. Too easy for normal now (beginning was ok). Without Sierra (and 13% interest rate) I wouldn't be able to make cash so fast. So in my opinion Sierra shouldn't be available so early, maybe after a war. And interest rate is slightly too high. Maybe 10% max would be better?

[Great Manitou]

Now Sierra appears after July 1862. Maybe we really need to shift it for later time. As for bank interest, we will check it also. In early game it's better to invest money into goods for trading, instead of Bank, because this way you get more profit than 13%. But at the late game you have too much money that you can to buy any goods quantity, so Bank is a good solution. I think we will reduce interest.

[Cockpuncher]

True with banks. I wasn't considering bank until I had spare 50k. Even then I was able to make at least 3x interest from normal activity in these 45 days. But now, with over 100k in 45 days it's rather impossible to match it without very lucky quests (those 8k city hall quests are quite rare and time consuming).

Maybe you should reduce interest from larger sums or introduce risk of bank banrupcy. This would force player to spread money between banks and interest wouldn't be 100% sure.

BTW - is there currently something better than Sierra in game? Long time has passed and nothing new appeared...

[Great Manitou]

Right now Sierra is the most powerful locomotive. Right now Sierra maybe appear too early, because real Sierra was build in 1891. But it was so interesting and famous locomotive, that we added it anyway. Maybe in future we will move it in time a little bit farther.

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I do know that I found the quest for The General train, in/about April, 1861, in Atlanta.

[proxus303]

Sierra still spawn from August 1862 on? I cant find the Sierra between August-September 1862.