Plains and Trains (Update 4)

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5
Favorited
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Updated
03/10/26
Created
09/08/24
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Map Details
Map size: 10 x 6.7 km
Total resources
Bauxite 21,000K
Coal 63,000K
Copper ore 32,000K
Crude oil 360K
Gold ore 26,000K
Iron ore 37,000K
Limestone 36,000K
Quartz 21,000K
Sand 32,000K
Titanium ore 9,800K
Uranium ore 25,000K
Water 190K
Wood 900K

Starting locations

1. Medium

Recommended starting location

2. Hard

Starting on plains area but all resources are far away and lots of trees to manage within the area.

3. Insane

Starting far away from resources and building area. Not impossible but will be a very slow progression.

Description

"Plains, Trains, and Automobiles...and Bridges" for Update 4. A map to exploit Trains and Bridges! A large, open plains region for freedom in your base layout but with limited starting resources available close by. Trains will be needed fairly early on to bring in your resources to sustain the factory and a deep trench is in the way requiring bridges to span. Credit to "mynameismyname", author of the "The Hill", which was used as a template for portions the map outline.

Earlier Versions (7)

Version Download Map Release Date Downloads
7 (CURRENT) 03/10/2026 19:51:30 244
6 06/06/2025 00:04:45 1765
5 05/31/2025 14:34:51 160
4 05/31/2025 13:14:24 121
3 05/30/2025 19:12:05 128
2 05/23/2025 01:22:02 201
1 05/15/2025 00:12:51 197

Comments (4)

Chemie (edited)
Version 1=original Version 2=slight changes Version 3=increased starting iron to allow for time to build trains to the mountains Version 4: Fixed all main ore bodies sorting priority. Turns out lower preserved (I thought higher did) - Made mistake on terrain height though so... Version 5: Fixed some area of terrain from V4 Version 6: Changes to layout and amounts of starting resources Version 7: Update 4 with a new trench barrier to the large ore bodies ideal for bridges Some mid-game screen shots: https://imgur.com/a/plains-trains-2lOxFID
Kozrek
there is no gold ore on the map with version 2, pls fix that. :(
Chemie (edited)
?? Gold is right beside the main coal deposit in all versions....east to North/east region
Chemie
Update 4: This map is not ideal to utilize bridges but I added a sea trench between the plains and the main ore bodies so train bridges can be used. Technically you could cut/fill across but note the trench is very deep so bridges are easier. There is a shelf at the back of the trench to allow for a small road for mega vehicles. Use Version 6 if you want to avoid this new barrier.