Ferries - [EBPEdit Help Contents]

Ferries connect two otherwise non-adjacent mileposts. A standard ferry is depicted on the game map by lines connecting its two port mileposts, but a specialized type of ferry called a teleport can connect any two mileposts without a line showing. A map may contain up to 1000 ferries.

CREATING A FERRY

1) right click on one of the port mileposts, and in the pop-up menu choose Set endpoint 1

2) right click on the other port milepost, and in the pop-up menu choose Set endpoint 2

3) point the mouse to a central location between mileposts where you wish EBP to display the ferry's price, and press f

4) in the Edit Ferry window that appears automatically, enter a unique name for the ferry, the names of the port mileposts (optional), and the price to build the ferry

EDIT A FERRY

To edit an existing ferry, 1) double click on one of its ports on the map, or 2) use the Edit, Ferries pull down menu.

DELETING A FERRY

To delete a ferry, point the mouse to its price on the map and press Shift+F. You can also delete a ferry by choosing the Edit, Ferries pull down menu and erasing its name.

MAX # USERS

To limit the number of players that can build to the ferry, enter that number here (usually 2). Enter 0 for no limit.

MAX # USERS WHEN 5+ PLAYERS

If you wish to allow a different number of players to build to the ferry when the game has 5 or more players, enter that number here (some maps use 3). Enter 0 for no limit.

HIDDEN

Enable this to make invisible the line EBP displays connecting the two ferry ports.

TELEPORT

A teleport is a distant connection with no movement cost for the players between otherwise non-adjacent mileposts. Teleports can be used, for example, to connect the wrap-around edges of the moon in Lunar Rails. Teleports are simply a special form of ferry. Create one as you would a ferry, and enable the Teleport checkbox. Each player can build a maximum of one segment of track to/from each port of a teleport. Players may not build track directly from one teleport to another.

CONTAINER FERRY

Enable this checkbox to make this a container ferry. Container ferries have several special properties: trains cannot move across them, but instead stop at their port and either pickup or deliver loads at the city at the other port of the ferry. You must design your map such that the other port is a city. For example, the China map's connections to Taiwan are via Container ferries.

MULTI-FERRY PORTS

If you create more than one ferry serving a given milepost, all ferries at that milepost must have no build cost (cost 0 or -1), and no limit on maximum number of users.