EBPEdit
Version 1.5
for Windows
Create a playable, fun map in as little
as one hour!
Download from below (scroll down).
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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 or to print and play as a board game.
Screen shot
Point and click to create cities, mountains and rivers. Enter contract demands, or
ask the program to automatically generate them.
Editing features include:
- Mileposts: normal, hidden, mountain, alpine, city, desert, swamp, water, tunnel, jungle, forest and xspot
- Draw: rivers, ferries, ocean coastline, volcanoes, borders, and barriers
- Contracts: 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, Congress, more
- Locomotives: create up to 10 locomotives with custom speed and load carrying
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
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:
- 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:
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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 98 or compatible (NT4, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, etc.)
VB6 runtime libraries (most computers already have them, or you can download from link at right)
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EBPEdit is shareware that you can try at no charge for 30 days.
Continued use of the program beyond the trial period requires registration ($25,
or just $14 if you register the EBP game at the same time).
DOWNLOAD
HERE
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EBPEdit.ZIP (approx. 1.0M; 2.5M after installation)
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EASY INSTALL
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Experienced computer users can simply unzip the download file into the subdirectory
containing EBP 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.
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DESKTOP ICON
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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
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REGISTRATION BENEFITS
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EBPEdit's registration fee is $25. Registration entitles you to the following benefits:
- use of the program past the free, initial 30-day trial period
- a copy of the EB7 USA/Canada/Mexico game map
- discounts on other maps and the game purchased at the same time
- technical support via email
- discounted shareware upgrades
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MISSING DLL
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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?"
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