Transport Fever Strategy & Tactics #4 - Stones for Brains 

I laughed so hard with this video XD

I think the reason they go to the far station is due to the items being delivered and produced. The algorithm probably tells the vehicles to go to the bricks producer because this item has more profit, or less, but different than the stone's. Or, the production rate merits they hurry to the far station first. They have two upload stations to choose from. You might try to setup the lines having two stops on each station, one platform for unload and one for upload, and then maybe the vehicles at start will have one upload station and one download station to choose from, and that will be the close stone producer. By the way, this theory also explains why it worked for you in testing; at that point you had supply, demand and production rate at values which made them hurry first to the stone producer.

I'd been playing on Easy mode for quite awhile, and could do pretty-much anything. Had one game where I decided "no trucks, trollys and trains only". Sure, it worked. Then moved to Medium difficulty and tried that. Soon I had was in a debt I couldn't climb out of. Came back to this series to see what you did. 😌

What is point to make second line only for construction materials and not make third stop of Stone heartline in city, half way back the same cart could deliver construction materials. Less transport - less expenditures. Make station in reverse order :)

I learned so much in your videos about this game but this video was hilarious! I laughed so hard! 😂😂😂 (Sorry but that was really funny!)

I am watching this 2 years after the fact because I just bought the game, but I think I have a solution to your dilemma. When you highlight the line it seems where the new vehicles join, they follow the line from that point they enter it. Had you had the depot upline from your first stop on the same side as the road, I believe new vehicles joining would follow to the intended first station.

i know its late but i think i figured it out. when you first purchase the wagon it says the cargo says logs but after you reverse and it reaches the depot the cargo changes to stones. to fix it you have to specify the cargo when buying

I thought I had it hard, but at 1865'ish, I already have a million paid back. I couldn't figure this game out (on hardest mode) and your tips definitely helped. Now, what bugs me is those carts getting old and replacing them... I hope I don't have to do it 1 by 1, that'd be painful. Great series, Thanks a lot!

I am wondering why you didn't take the first production line and extend the finished product down to the town just below it. That would have alleviated the build-up of product at the north exchange station while at the same time extending the amount of product needed. You could have even just used some of the original trucks to get that part going and then add more as needed. Was there a strategic reason behind your decision?

trains and stations. those are all you need

Doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results is the sign of insanity...

You could have tried reversing the order in the Line?

hey pinstar i thing i found the problem, the arrows of the line on the right side of the road are all pointing to the rong construction side sow i thing if jou put the station on the left side of the storing side. you can see it for your one at 34:38

From discussion I've seen on Steam. The first destination for a new vehicle is a bit of a mystery even for the most experienced players. Some believe that there's a balancing algorithm at work that tries to spread vehicles out. That seems to explain your observed behavior here. Personally if that is the heuristic, I wish it were an option to turn it off.

I love your series. It 's great to see how you approach this game. I know you are focusing on the mechanics but I think you are doing a slight disservice to people who are maybe interested in buying this game by being so far away in the entire episode. I think much of the beauty of Train Fever is the graphics and you have yet to take a minute or two to zoom in and show how beautiful the vehicles and the buildings and the environment are. Just take a minute of each episode to illustrate the horses and the buildings and the people. Just feel that you are making it overly mechanical and should bring some human scale into your videos. Otherwise, great job!

are you going to bring fuel and oil to glassbowl

Pinstar can you tell us how you experience the game towards the reviews they were written? Maybe in the next episode... bugs, gameplay elements, fun factor etc.

I don't understand how you get paid at the stone quarry for the bricks.. My whole life was a lie

didnt you say youre paid as the crow flies so in that case wouldnt you be paid for the bricks to town and not the bricks to the stone mine then back to town? also by having two lines running the same street you'd end up with too much cart on the road creating bottlenecks

You didn't raise your bridge high enought for schips to pass under it.

The bane and demise of Pinstar's monopoly scheme: Dumb drivers!

am i the only one screaming at my monitor at about 16:00 ? xD oh, also, subbed!

14:24 Or just make it with one line get paid for the same things with less trucks ... Isn't it more profitable ?

I did find the frustration you were experiencing a little bit funny at times,but maybe if you run into problems like this again,you could work it out off-camera? Also the Steam forums for this game have a partial solution for this problem,see this thread steamcommunity.com/app/446800/discussions/0/144512753468826684/

put the damn transfer station on the opposite of the road ffs. Sometimes the little ai shits refuse to cross and then recross the road when first initialised...i guess its a bug?

this game blows chunks. too much work to earn a pittance. i like games that are fun