Iron Elephant

human-writes-code 2026-10-20 09:00 ♥ 0

I'm sorry, I tried to play this but I don't really understand what I'm meant to do. I appreciate that some features are missing but I see in your screenshots that the map seems to open up or more train connections appear? I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not. If you @ me with a reply and let me know how I'm supposed to play it, I will come back and give it a fair rating.

evil23 2026-10-20 14:12 ♥ 0

I couldn't figure out how to play this. Description says the core feature of attaching carts together is broken but the screenshots show some gameplay so I guess, I did something wrong. The intro had too much text that I only skimmed briefly, so I think I missed the instructions 😃 I liked the elephant theme though 🐘

lucavazz 2026-10-20 19:20 ♥ 0

@human-writes-code @evil23 Thank you for your feedback - we've just updated the description here to explain the game loop - hope it is more understandable with this context.

The rail network in the screenshots can be achieved by waiting for the network to expand and zooming using the mouse wheel 🚂

zabrat 2026-10-20 20:19 ♥ 0

I'm happy I've noticed that elephant in the room:)

youpz 2026-10-21 16:47 ♥ 0

The railway drawn across a chalkboard gives this a nice planning-room feel. Supplying coal and water depots sounds like a workable game even without the train-planning feature. Making the inactive train magnets visibly unavailable could save some confusion while learning the depot system.

If you have a moment, I'd appreciate a rating on my latest game, [Robot Workshop](https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/60/trashfight).