EBPEdit™
Version 2.1


Create a playable, fun map in as little as one hour!

Download from below (scroll down).

map in development
Create your own Empire Builder® game maps!

With the EBPEdit™ map editor, you'll quickly design new game maps playable on your computer with EB Pronto (EBP) or to print and play as a board game. Edit existing maps, too. Screen shot

There's no need to create the whole game: you position cities within desired terrain and indicate where loads are supplied. The editor can then create demand contracts for you, or make your own. Add events if you wish. It's a point and click interface. You can create a brand new map ready for initial playtesting within an hour.

List of newest features

Editing features include:

  • create/edit game maps in the .ebm standard text file format for maps
  • Mileposts: normal, hidden, mountain, alpine, city, desert, swamp, water, tunnel, jungle, forest and xspot
  • Cities: 14 different shapes and sizes: small, medium, major, oval, jumbo, triangular
  • Draw: rivers, ferries, teleports, ocean coastline, volcanoes, borders, barriers
  • Contracts: auto-create, edit individually, as a group, or text import from other sources
  • Set all payoffs with different weighting for distance and build cost, plus random variance
  • Events: Derailment, Earthquake, Fog, Shortage, Snow, Storms, Strikes, Meteor Strikes, Revolution, Special Demands, Tax, Congress, more
  • Locomotives: create up to 10 locomotives with custom speed and load carrying
EUR icons Display features include:
  • full color transparent icons for loads and events
  • background image import (JPG, GIF or BMP)
  • set colors and fonts as you prefer
  • for early playtesting, EBP will let you play upon your map even before you have icons and a background image
Report features include:
  • city supply and value
  • load demand, availability and value
  • milepost statistics
  • Rail Corridors: shows the most popular places to build, based on supply and demand
  • impossible contracts: % for which build cannot be afforded on starting cash
Utility features include:
    click to enlarge EUR print
  • version control permits over 1000 variations of any map
  • find best trip for any set of demand cards
  • find best starting city for any set of demand cards
  • copy, paste, move, find
  • check map for errors
  • auto download and install program updates
Printing features include: Then, playtest your map via EB Pronto:
  • watch as the AI bots play your map against themselves, see which routes they like best
  • run EBP in Continuous Mode overnight, the fast bots can play millions of turns and show you the stats
  • tweak your map with the editor to refine it
  • play vs. the AI bots yourself and see if you can beat them on your own map
  • if desired, print your map and play it with your board gaming buddies

EBPEdit Download

HW&SW Required:

"Wintel" computer

800 x 600 display resolution minimum in 16-bit or more color

32M or more RAM available

mouse or pointing device

Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, and compatible or emulator

You can try EBPEdit at no charge for 30 days. Continued use of the program beyond the trial period requires registration ($20).

DOWNLOAD
HERE
EBPEdit.ZIP (approx. 1.4M; 3.9M after installation)
EASY INSTALL Experienced computer users can simply unzip the download file into the subdirectory containing the EBP.EXE game program or into a new subdirectory, and run EBPEdit.EXE.

Or, see the detailed install instructions.

After installing, to run the program, click on the program's icon on your desktop, or find EBPEdit in the Windows list of "All Programs". For other basic information, view the README-E.TXT file.

DESKTOP ICON EBPEdit icon If the program's icon does not appear on your Windows desktop, create one manually: right click on an empty area of your Desktop, and select New, Shortcut. When Windows prompts for the location of the item, enter the path to where you installed the program, such as C:\EBP\EBPEDIT.EXE
REGISTRATION BENEFITS EBPEdit's registration fee is $20. Registration entitles you to the following benefits:
MISSING DLL In the rare event that Windows reports a missing DLL or component when you attempt to run EBPEdit, do the following:
  • 1) download VBRUN60.EXE (approx. 1000k)
  • 2) run the downloaded copy of VBRUN60.EXE and answer Yes when asked "Would you like to install the Visual Basic 6.0 run time files?"


Resources

Helpful resources for the game map designer:

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ICI logo Empire Builder trademarks used here under license. The software and alternate maps described here are not products of Mayfair Games. EB Pronto, EBP, EBPEdit, ebXXX map name and the EBP logo are trademarks of Intersystem Concepts, Inc.

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