EBPEdit
Version 1.1
Shareware

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

Download from below (scroll down).
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Create your own EB game maps!

With the EBPEdit map editor you'll quickly design new game maps playable both on the computer and as a board game. Screen shot

Point and click to create cities, mountains and rivers. Enter demand cards, or ask the program to automatically generate them. Then either play the map on the computer with EB Player, or print it and play in board game form.

Editing features include:

  • Mileposts: normal, hidden, mountain, alpine, city, desert, swamp, water, tunnel and NEW: jungle and forest
  • Draw: rivers, ferries, ocean coastline, volcanoes, borders, and barriers
  • Contracts: edit individually, as a group, or text import from other sources
  • NEW: set payoffs with different weighting for distance and build cost, plus random variance
  • Events: Derailment, Earthquake, Fog, Shortage, Snow, Storms, Strikes, and NEW: Meteor Strikes, Revolution, Special Demands
  • NEW: 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
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
  • NEW: impossible contracts: % for which build cannot be afforded on starting cash
Utility features include:
    click to enlarge EUR print
  • 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:
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, etc.)

VB6 runtime libraries (most computers already have them, or you can download from link at right)


EBPEdit is intended for those who already own a copy of one of the family of Empire Builder board games.
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).

Includes the USA game map. Download from here:

SIMPLE INSTALL Experienced computer users can simply unzip the download file into a new subdirectory, and run EBPEdit.EXE.

Or, see the detailed instructions below.

DETAILED INSTALL
INSTRUCTIONS 		After downloading, unzip and run INSTALL.BAT. Or, follow these detailed instructions:
  • If your unzip program has started automatically:
    • 1) choose the its Extract or Unzip feature (tell it to extract all files)
    • 2) specify where to extract the files to, such as C:\EBP
    • 3) exit your unzip program
    • 4) via the Windows "My Computer", find where you placed the extracted files, such as C:\EBP, and there double click on INSTALL.BAT to run it
  • If your unzip program has NOT started automatically:
    • 1) use Windows "My Computer" to find the folder/subdirectory into which you saved the EBPEDIT.ZIP download.
    • 2) click once on EBPEDIT.ZIP from within Windows
    • 3) choose the File, Extract All pull down menu (tell it to extract all files)
    • 4) specify where to extract the files to, such as C:\EBP
    • 5) via the Windows "My Computer", find where you placed the extracted files, such as C:\EBP, and there double click on INSTALL.BAT to run it
  • If your Windows cannot uncompress ZIP files, use WinZip or PkUnZip.
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".

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 you to type the location of the item, enter the path to where you installed the program, such as C:\EBP\EBPEDIT.EXE

For other basic information, including a manual installation alternative, view the README-E.TXT file.

REGISTRATION BENEFITS 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 EB5 USA/Canada/Mexico game map
  • discounts on other maps and the game purchased at the same time
  • technical support via email
  • discounted shareware upgrades
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:
How to Order
Click for printable order form, or email copy & paste order form

Ordering details/instructions

Empire Builder is a trademark of Mayfair Games. The software and alternate maps described here are not products of Mayfair Games. EB Player, EBPEdit and ebXXX map names are trademarks of Intersystem Concepts, Inc.

Questions? Problems? Just e-mail us.