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Somerset & Dorset

Enjoyed the map but it has been let down by no IC Contracts as others have also mentioned.

A truly great map. in fact the biggest area map that I have played (and I have played a lot). It is also perhaps the longest time-wise to fill up and fully automate too. Many happy hours (234 cycles) on this and only the fact that I could not use my fast 200km track for IC contracts marred it. Nice to find a map and contracts that worked as it should. Well done in its construction and thanks for sharing.

Love this map but as others have said, no IC contracts at all

The IC Contracts aint generating anywhere. What a pitty.

There's something very odd and disappointing that I've noticed about this map. Even though its size, the distance between the stations, and indeed your own words make this map perfect for late-game, long-distance intercity trains, and that was what I was looking forward to going into it. However I've played a session as far as the 60th cycle and I haven't seen a single IC contract the entire game, regardless of how many stations I bought/connected, my score, my contract filter settings, etc. I'm guessing this might be some sort of bug or unintended setting, so if it is possible to have this fixed I would be a very happy young dispatcher.

I just realized you changed this map a lot from the version that I tried at first. That means my Cardiff-Swindon contract issue isn't valid any more because existing connection from Bristol to Cardiff isn't there anymore.

Thanks for the map dude! :)

@monksu Hi! I think i know what you mean, the issue is, I have no control over the contracts itself I can just pick how often will spawn for certain stations. The contracts are generated randomly by game according to likeliness of specific station to be in it. I have changed 2 platforms in Swindon for drive through like rest of them. Swindon meant to be starting station plus Bristol and Bath to main destinations. This map turned out to be bigger than I initially anticipated, but in the end it's made to be good with Inter City contracts mainly.

If you struggle to get good Commuter (green) contracts just don't unlock Freight and IC until you have some already going. Unfortunately, editor doesn't give so many options in creating the contracts, but lets remember it's early access game :)

Oh, I noticed that issue too while playing but I thought Swindon was not supposed to be a starting place for a contract. I guess I'll have to restart when I play next time to see how contracts look like starting from Swindon too... :)

But, I really wondered how I could automate turning the train at Swindon before having an access to the departure tech that can turn the train. I got contracts for Cardiff-Swindon-Cardiff. Usually, as far as I've played different maps, end stations are in starts and ends, not as middle stations of the contract.

The point of my earlier comment was simply to provide accepted contracts for the starting hour instead of no contacts. That would provide green trains in a faster pace in the start because this map is already huge so getting enough points to upgrade basic stuff takes lots of time in the first place. Especially when all my contracts started in Cardiff that is very far away from everything.

@monksu - I have fixed the issue now contracts will appear in Swindon

I just loaded this. I'd appreciate if this map had couple contracts going on at the start.