A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side. OK...what is mainland? In this game, the 'mainland' I am connecting to is signified by the customs house. There are 2 'mainland' connections on the 'peninsula'. Don't get too hung up on labels...

the challenge: build only in the underwater parts of the map

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Lol. Plot twist: all underwater parts are rock! 🪨

2:05 kind of a missed opportunity to make a decorative port behind customs instead of tunnels. It looks better and it's more realistic.

@bballjo

24 күн бұрын

With earthquakes, maintenance and waste enabled, the chance of those structures to get destroyed and look weird was too great, at least I think they could, so I didn't want to risk it.

Man, those helicopters are gonna be expensive! xD

Beast it's 1 roule that changes whole gameplay

cannot wait for Episode #1.

Oooooo! A new challenge play-through for Soviet Republic? Nice timing

lol, upside down Tamriel map, love it

I am really really really really looking forward to the series! :)

This is very cool, I'm excited

looking forward to it

Im looking forward to the first episode!

I'm looking forward to seeing the first ship heading to the island. Beautiful map and good concept! It looks like a lot of fun!

Sooo looking forward to this! Btw, if the bauxite is the same as for your winter live stream map, then I'd say it's more than enough to support a full production line with two aluminia plants and one aluminium plant and still also be able to export bauxite. Also, if you want an additional mid/end game challenge I'd say maybe don't allow fire helicopters except perhaps while building things. Like on the first island hop you either need fire helicopters or take the risk of fire destroying your initial passenger harbor, fuel pumping harbor, container/vehicle harbor and wind power plant (or underwater electric connection + substation if you allow that within your no land connections rule).

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

I've never been a big fan of fire helis...but I think they will be used occasionally here...I don't want to rely on them, but they will have their places.

Fun looking map, definitely gonna need to try this out myself

This is gunna be wild

Jun 7th is my 38th birthday!! Send congratulations to me here in southern Brazil!!!

Yay season X finally started Im so excited I cant wait to see frist episode😊

Very pleasant concept for gameplay

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Coming back just to say yesssss

New to your channel and loving it. Since I'm just getting started with the game (and currently working my way through the tutorials) I especially loved your brief comments on how a beginner should approach the game. Do you happen to have (or know of) a video or other online resource that addresses a good approach for beginners a bit more comprehensively? Edit: Never mind, I found your "Absolute Beginners' Guide" series and your Livestream about getting started in realistic mode. Great content, just joined you on Patreon.

@bballjo

9 күн бұрын

Welcome! 😊

Should be a great series. The map looks like a lot of fun and I agree with you, too many rules also make it too easy to accidentally break one of the rules.

@siriusczech

25 күн бұрын

that´s why for my challenge (Husak challenge) you get a neat summary picture to give you a hand and also a set of scripts keeping you from buying vehicles you are not allowed and tracking your progress in terms of export goals (and their eligibility). It is great to have programmers in your community discord :D

@seathomplay4167

25 күн бұрын

@@siriusczech Sure would be nice to have access to programmers (just not the insane ones). Reminds me back when I was in high school and noticed a computer class offered. I said that sounds interesting and my counselor said that was only offered for "slower" students. My how times have changed!

Good luck I'll watch need to learn the game ehehe

yay ! PS : I tried making bballjo only export with containers from the island *evil laugh* ! but I didn't succeed... *sad laugh* looking forward to what you're gonna do this season !

@seedz5132

25 күн бұрын

I may try the "only export containers / vehicules from the archipelago" way, but I'm a bit burned out from the game and under a lot of work, so... I may be late to the party :(

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

There is no reason, containers won't become the way of life at a later stage!

Map looks like hardcore tourism bait :p

LETS GOOOO

Cool, I just started a very similar idea on the Genezo map. Same idea but the starting island and main island have less land mass.

I love water maps because I love ships. Def will get this map. Looking forward to the season. Also would like to see more plane gameplay, even though inefficient. Planes usually dont get used too much.

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

I think there is a high chance cargo and tourist planes will be used this season

wooohooo. This looks very challenging, not so much for the rescources esp. since some is enough and cole and iron are close together, but having only one custom house.. This will sow things down a lot, for me.

@siriusczech

25 күн бұрын

two custom houses. Though to be fair, I was hoping for some ship traffic to abroad as well

I look forwards to your solutions. I know I struggle to make money using any of the no-research industries. Maybe a nice tourist retreat?

I think there should be an over all goal to strive for. And completion measures to be met. Like establish industry on all 3 island (while still following The rule set) or reach a total of 100,000,000 Rubles or reach a certain population or even establish all forms of industry. I find it more interesting/ fulfilling when goals are set and can be reached while fighting/ working with constraints. Unless if you have something planned already, if so I'll wait to see what happens.

@bballjo

24 күн бұрын

There is an implied goal, And I think you will figure it out if you attempt it 😁

Excited to see how you take on this new challenge! Have you considered importing construction waste and recycling it to gravel early game to stretch your money as far as possible given the very limited resources?

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Money won't be a real issue...

bae wake up new season dropped out

There is a small church on that map in St.Anton.

That thing you keep calling a peninsula is actually an island. Peninsula's have land on at least 1 side. There are peninsula's on the main island. And you could possibly call the small outcropping where the two soviet connections are a peninsula, but that whole thing is an island.

Let's do it! Realistic with hard money I never made it. Are you gonna share savegame with patreon members?

@bballjo

24 күн бұрын

Yes!

I look forward to watching this. Do I understand correctly that by land connection you mean bridges, rather than terraforming?

@antorseax9492

25 күн бұрын

No bridges or tunnels between the peninsula (with the customs) and the main island.

@seedz5132

25 күн бұрын

any connection other than boats or planes or helis. no car / truck / train / tram / metro / trolley can cross on its own from the peninsula where the 2 USSR customs are to the Island archipelago

Looks like Elder Scrolls world map flipped along X and Y axis. What is the original island?

new episode is going to release 9AM what time?

@bballjo

24 күн бұрын

CST

Vanilla or modded. There are so many good (not in OP good, just good / pretty) mods of vehicles and buildings.

me, who is not good at this game and hates challenging terrain: "sure, I'll start a new playthrough on this map, albeit with mods" no promises on keeping to the 4 rules (I know, lame), but I'll try to keep to them

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

What fun are games if you play in ways you don't like...break all the rules! 😂

@genybr

25 күн бұрын

just a minmaxing with concentrating circles. If you upload overview on your game it would be possible to point where you need to pay more attention. And as I noticed, such games really shows your mind, your way of thoughts. So improving "just for a game" you gain skills for life. You can just fly around or make a tourist ride in a funny little car - all up to you. But pay attention to show and the worst parts of your Republic.

You didnt mention mods? I will try this challenge alongside you but i will be using mods for diversity but also convenience.

@bballjo

24 күн бұрын

You could also say: I didn't forbid mods 😉 play it your way, I'm planning on using some select mods

Hi @bballjo, are you playing 1.0 ?

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Come back tomorrow and find out?

Maybe a dumb question, but 9am in which time zone?

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

CST, not a dumb question...date/time is always terrible.

this map is wild bro the fact u have to build bridge to get the coal or iron with only 1.4mil is scarying me nvm i just saw the 4 role 💀

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Most important rule! That's where all the fun starts 😜

Well, I expected something completely different. I am maybe a little disappointed. But this will be fun to watch, anyway. Only one thing - you are not allowed to trade with west at all, or are there some other rules I do not understand? Because this seems like a pretty easy challenge considering what I played or saw being played so far if you do not restrain yourself by other rules. You are basically free to play anything you like, you got best customs to play with (at least for the start where money matters the most) and you got the best starting resource from them all on the island - oil. I´ll let myself surprise about the real play, but there are all options available from tourism, alcohol, clothing industry to oil exports and/or hazmat imports. Once you establish yourself a little, a behemoth chemical plant is there for you easily available (and rest of the oil you can process for fuel and bitumen and truck/pipe/train away all excess for extra money). And obviously after some months you can use your spreadsheet and go with nuclear containers there and back again as you counted it. Having eternal source of oil, fuel and chemicals you can create basically anything valuable from only your workers and you do not need to step outside the starting peninsula even. Building a port/heliCO is afterwards just small investment to go over to the main island, especially if you have a port available. It is actually quite easy (just saw a small slovak channel do the same thing, but according to Husak challenge rules, so every helicopter and ship must be manufactured in your republic and based on blueprints acquired - this rule is something I am missing in your setup). But don´t mind me too much. Have fun your way :)

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

I think your missing the real challenge...it was never about money. The peninsula is just there to enable playing the island without cheats and shortcuts...the island is the actual challenge.

@siriusczech

25 күн бұрын

@@bballjo I get it, but my point is you can make a fully functioning economy even without stepping on the island - the size of starting peninsula and it´s topography is simply too big to force you out before that

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

@siriusczech yes you can...again, the economy is not the challenge, it's the logistics and relying on ships and planes for long enough to be independent, which will be a few decades I recon.

What is the win condition for this challenge?

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

To do it well.

@piro487

24 күн бұрын

@@bballjo Perfect! 😀

I'm so excited for this. Your channel, your rules - fine. I'm not arguing, but I have one teeny tiny request. Take it slow! I know you need to enterain to not lose yor viewers. But I hope you take your time to enjoy the game and its beauty. But most of all to survive, you tend to rush through your playthroughs and sometimes (almost) kill your cities cause you overlook and ignore issues. But I want you to succeed enjoy this challenge. 😘

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Well...we will see ;)

If it is "no land connections" rule - then why make map, well, encouraging it? 3 rows of spiky mountains and being on the edge of the map could make the same restriction but naturally. Besides that - very tasty :3 I'll take a bite.

Moin zusammen, könnte mir jemand sagen was ich machen muss um die Steam Mods zu aktivieren? Die Map wird mir angezeigt und ich kann sie spielen aber keine anderen Mods.

@bballjo

17 күн бұрын

They are active by default, unless you disabled them in the main menu under the workshop selection

Its been 84...I mean 85 years😅

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

86!

Why is it so easy? you could come up with really complicated rules ?

@bballjo

24 күн бұрын

What's hard for you, that can't be just artificially slower?

It's an island, not a peninsula, lol

It's an island, not a peninsula ;)

@HanakoSeishin

25 күн бұрын

From the gameplay point of view having custom houses on it makes it effectively the same as if it was a peninsula, so I guess that's what he means?

@Robert_90dayfianceUK

25 күн бұрын

@@HanakoSeishin I think he's maybe confusing his terminology, because a key part of being a peninsula is still having the land connection, I grew up on one lol no big deal, just a word but as he helps us with his great videos it's only fair to return the favour in the tiniest of ways 😊

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

Nope. Hanaki is right...the map editor makes it hard to create a land connection to the outside of the map, and that island is being cut off by the border connection with the customs, which functionally makes it work like a peninsula, even tho the game map shows it as an island...it's just a game thing.

@Robert_90dayfianceUK

25 күн бұрын

@@bballjo but if your only transport solution from the border connection to the main island is plane and boat, not by road, then the smaller island/peninsula is not functioning like a peninsula, it's functioning like an island. Unless I misunderstood what you said during the video?

@Robert_90dayfianceUK

25 күн бұрын

Not that it matters lol like I said, it's just a word :)

Me with this start, one year later in the game and it's 100% fail

@bballjo

25 күн бұрын

I believe in you!