Westward 3: Gold Rush
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Good news for all Westward series fans, Westward 3: Gold Rush is now available for download!
When gold is discovered in the Northern California wilderness, speculators flock west in hopes of striking it rich.
Along the way the kind-hearted, but financially struggling, Baron family welcomes three weary travelers into their home and offers them a place to rest.
Grateful for their hospitality, the pioneers make a promise to repay the family for their kindness and generosity when they are settled.
Steer the fortunes of three adventurous pioneers as they build and defend their ever-growing settlement from dangerous bandits determined to cheat or steal from anyone they cross.
Explore uncharted terrain rich in natural resources – where gold is abundant and treachery hides behind every handshake – and gather the supplies needed to build your dusty tent settlement into a thriving boomtown.
Customize your town with over 50 buildings, upgrades and luxury items, and hire lawmen and gunslingers to keep the peace.
In Westward 3: Gold Rush, fortune is yours for the taking!
- Explore all-new environments.
- Powerful building, weapon and environmental upgrades.
- Battle new enemies, including ferocious wild animals.
- High degree of replayability.
- Depth and challenge.
- Unlock secret items hidden throughout Westward 3.
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current rating 3.60
I cant get my population up to 20 as i dont have enough experience to get a sheriff, how can i get my experience up, i have built all the buildings i can. I know about the trading post challenges but i dont know how to access them have only done level 1 Help please!!
Cate- you get the boots by having a tannery and a cattle ranch both employed
Post # 192 and 193 have how to get the hats and the general store item. I do see i forgot to put the spartan hat on there though. which you get the by killing 200 bandits.
Sarah- if you have a trading post employed the challenges should be there just like the bandit challenges show up when you build a sheriff station and have a sheriff
Sarah–to get the people you have to build a sheriff building…and hire a sheriff…then more people will move to town
todd—i now have all nine hats, all three store items, and all trophies except for the sandbox two. Working on those now, starting with disaster challenge LOL :) To get the fashion trophy, you have to have all nine hats and then drag people to the store one by one to buy hats..and after all nine hats have been purchased, you will get the trophy :)
hey everyone thanks for all the help! I have notice alot of questions about the winery. here is the answer {spoiler} when you help the man from the first town smuggle suppies back to the town in the kegs he gives you the plans for the winery he will appear in the lower left hand corner of the screen {/spoiler}
OK, I’ve read where I think Redd supplies are but nothing is happening. Half my people are drunk, and I can’t progress until I get through this part. Do you need dynamite to blast the rock? I already used it in the river. Thanks.
hey I followed the directions (I thought) on how to put the spoiler in but evendently I didn’t do it right. Sorry!!! I would appreciate any help for dummies on how to do this correctly. Thanks in advance. thank you to who answer my question about the money back to the town. I don’t remember your name. but I really appreciate the information. I restarted the game 3 or 4 times trying to save the farm. I also blew up the rocks by the skinny rocks blocking the path up to the other side where the hidden treasure is. I am talking about the slope between the water panning site between the one on the right and the old prospector. Then I could build a regular gold mine sooner. hope it helps someone.
Having probs with the sunken treasure part what cave by the river to get the key built the well in the circle of stones several times and I can’t walk into it for anything. HELP PLEASE!!!
I currently have 4 ranches employed and housing cows – and i have the tannery employed – and STILL no boots in store – there must be something else required.
I found a fun glitch!! When in the little pumpkin headed area the headless horseman was going after one of my people and she got fed up from being hungry and left before he got to her…and he just stayed there…sat right there where she used to be and didn’t take away anyone else. It made it alot easier to build up to meet the goals. It ended normally once I got all three graveyards built. So feel free to starve your people there and just let new ones come in. If you’re lucky the headless horseman may get “stuck” waiting for a person that left town.
How do you lead the wolf back to the pen? Everytime I get him going he leaves before I can get close to the pen.
cate- i dont know what it is. i have one cow ranch and one tannery and i have the boots. not sure what else there is. maybe if you get down to 1 cattle ranch and fire those ppl and rehire them, i heard that that sometimes work when someone cant get the wine when they have all the requirement. gl
From other boards – the Mayor is stealing from the town
3 simple questions:
1. Now Jake(Redd’s father) is the mayor of my town, but where did Redd go? I can only see his mother and father!
2. The perfect gift quest – how will I get a silver ring?
3. The haunted town – I need a walkthough… Please be gergous and help me!
Thanks advanced.
And how do I get a white rabbit???
Help, im stuck in fire/earthquake challange.. any tips??? im getting sick of repairing damage houses, cant get more than 14 people (i have sherrif), just dont enough gold and wood to build new bildings where to work…
CONCERNING THE WELL:
YOU MUST BUILD AN ARTESIAN WELL, OTHERWISE NO ONE WILL GO DOWN INSIDE TO GET THE TREASURE.
PLACE THE MOUSE ON THE WELL WITHIN THE BLUE STONES, AND SEE WHAT KIND OF WELL IT IS. IF IT DOESN’T SAY ARTESIAN WELL, THEN BLOW IT UP AND TRY AGAIN UNTIL YOU DO GET AN ARTESIAN WELL.
I am seeing the same questions:
Population problems? You need at lelast 5 people in tents. Build a lumber camp. Build a well, Build a farm. Employee all 5 then go off and find either gold or silver – the gold rocks have gold streaks, the silver rocks have white streaks (pay no attention to the flashing star color). Open up the ‘Store Screen’ and purchase the Log Cabin. As soon as you have enough for one log cabin, blow up two tents. Have your people build the cabin. Do this 3 times so you have 3 cabins. Now you have 6 people and shoulld have enough for Gold Panning Mine. Put 2 on the Farm, 2 on the Lumber Camp, and 2 on the Mine. Remember keep building cabins so your folks stay happy AND you need to employ a Sheriff before you can go over 15 pop.
Black Stallion – plan on building 3 stables. Once the third stable is built the stallion will appear in the stable.
White Rabbit – this one took a bit of planning. Build 3 Farms – employee 1 person at each farm. I had to grow carrots on each farm before the white rabbit appeared. Give chase and as you get close he is crated up. Take a step back then go forward to unlock the crate. The husband gets the bunny.
Silver Ring – plan on having a Blacksmith. Mine silver – the rocks with white/silver streaks until you get a message to take the silver to the Blacksmith. Once finished give the ring to the man.
Red Flowers – build a flower pot and water it.
Second Town – Trading Post in Upper Left Corner – the guy tells you it won’t be the same until you shore up the hillside. Plan on buying 7 packets of Tree Seeds. Go up to the corner and start planting as much as you can following the red markers from one side to the river and across the wagon tracks.
Racking in the Gold – Keep up by building 2 panning mines so when the first gives out you’ve got the second. Now you’ve already built a Blacksmith to make the silver ring. Go to the ‘store screen’ and if you haven’t done so already – buy the Gold Mine (you should have had this at Town 1). Place the Gold mine to the right of the 3 men who challenge you to a contest – it’s the bubble gum looking outcropping.
Meadow – That Big Tree blocking your way to the meadow is Not the BIG Tree from the challenge. Use 2 sticks of dynamite to blow it up and proceed on. The BIG Tree is just below the Trading Post with three bears guarding it.
Lumber Camp Horror – Trees Trees and NO Trees – During Town 1 you need to go to the store screen and under the ‘upgrades’ tab buy Tree Seeds. If you haven’t done it before Town 2 then fix it! The employees who are professional woodcutters – not the normal townfolks can plant the seeds for you. Seeds cost about 80 so plan ahead.
Gold Mine Nightmares – At your gold mine try to get 3 prospectors to mine for you – it goes faster and have at least one if not two gunslingers hanging around the mine (not the panning mine but the mine in the hillside) in case of attack.
Feast or Famine – You need a granery for every 10 people max – I usually put one for six. Every fourth cabin gets a well. If you go hunting the animals do come back yet are mighty slow to return. Your best bet for food is fishing – just click on the fish and your Hero or town folk pulls out a fishing pole. You get 2 food for every fish they
catch.
The Reading Room – Yes too many is not good, not enough is worse. As soon as you get about 20 people go to the store screen and the luxuries tab and purchase an outhouse. You will need 1 outhouse for every 10 townfolk. Planting a flowerpot next to the outhouse seems to keep everyone happy as well. You won’t have time in Town 1 but try to git er done in Town 2
Particulars for Town 2 – Need 2 Gold mines that are guarded – one in the meadow area on the right side of the screen and one near the challengers in the center. Two lumber camps – one near the sunken house and one near the middle of the screen by the pond – remember those seeds! Three Farms. Three Stables. Two guards at the mines. One Sheriff and partridge in a pear tree! (Just joking about the last)
To get the last 7 votes is there another way then saving the people who is hunted by the headless dude??
Have tried to beat that for days now but it doesn’t work:(
Plz help :(
Thanks for help with the mechanic :D
Now here’s a question – during Town 1 when you go to fetch the drill for the mechanic and you have all those foot pads – where is the key to the gate that holds the dynamite so you can get to the gold in the center of the maze? The gate is in the upper right corner and needs a key not a foot pad. If anyone knows please pass along.
A Tip – Before doing the quest thingys or the trading post quests or the wanted posters just do a quick save and keep updating as you go along. This way you dont go bannanas when you have to restart a quest! : )
My Way of the Lumberjacks – Pick up gold and wood and put the two people to work at the Lumber Camp. The Lumber Yard doesn’t seem to do anything – my wood count stays the same until I employee both folks at the camp.
Bridge 1 – goes near the tent area – you cross the bridge to pick up 2 dynamite and gold and wood. Blow Up 1 & 2 – Walk in the water near the panning mine to find rock slide 1 – use dynamite to blow it up. Walk to the first island and rescue the dude then send him to the panning mine. Use dynamite 2 on the next rockslide and rescue the dude on the second island (this is to the left of the screen) – send this guy to the panning mine. While panning there are earthquakes. Don’t panic. To the Right and up there is an island that holds 2 pieces of gold. You may havwe to help your folks along by chopping wood and mining gold/silver. Build Bridge 3 & 4 on this island – one going from the lumber camps across the island and the other reaching the side near the dinking lumberjack. Send the lumberjack across the bridges to the camps or the one that is still standing. Go down and to your left. Mine for gold. As soon as you get enough wood/gold have one lumberjack build a store. Fire that lumberjack from the camp and employee them at the store. It may take a bit but dynamite will show up for sale (you should already have this upgrade). 3rd Blow Up – Blow Up the rocks and rescue the lumber jack – send her across and let her stew or put her to work. Stop mining gold. Meanwhile look around the meadow and pick up gold and chop wood. Build a bridge near where the previous lumberjack stood to get to the goodies in the middle. Then get back down to the lumber yard. Build another bridge and cross it to the last lumberjack. If you really like torture try to build the Traders Cabin – its a mini quest near the lumber camps.
I can’t figure out how to raise town happiness to finish the earthquake quest….everytime I build flowers or outhouses, the earthquakes ruin them….
Stephanie, you have to be quick. This is a frustrating level.
Get everyone working and build some saloons, etc. After you have a good variety of shops, then do the flowers and outhouses.
I think I had a trading post, general store, saloon, sheriff and 2 deputies, a ranch and a farm.
M~ When you get to town immediately build about 4 tents. You need people working at the farm, gold mine and lumber camp.
When you are down to 2 civilians, hurry up and build another tent.
ozwoman- answer to your question in post273 for the dynomite locked door in the getting the drill quest. if you go fishing in the pond right near that door you will get the key
karen dawne- i went back to my old game( the one i wasnt able to go down the well ) and tried to do the Artisian well. i build one and he still didnt go down the well. i kept blowing it up and building. i had ” the well “, “Artisian’s well” and ” the watering hole “. none of them worked.
Is there a hidden treasure in the fist town other than Redds supplies?
Help – How do I chop down the largest tree? I know which one it is, but it won’t let me chop it down!! Any ideas???
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Am still trying to get pumpkin level…tried not feeding people and had them panning and logging but 2 left one right after the other and then horseman came and took last civilian..and I had 2 cemetaries too…darn it! Oh well.
I have managed to get the black horse before I was supposed to. Didn’t know that I would need it later in the game. Gave it to one of my deputies. Now what?
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I just started this game, can anyone tell me how to attain a dynamite license? Thanks…
A lot of the same questions are being asked…please read other posts folks!!
tood–all done…finished with my second game …100% of everything!! now I’m going after my two sandbox trophies :) This game was a bit more of a challgen than Westward II for sure :)
I have been reading Neenerwoman, but I just cant find the answer to my question… So, Dynamite License? Anyone?
congrats neenerwoman. i am still working my way through for the third time. i will get there soon. I dont think i finished westward 2. when i get done with this one i will have to go back and try
i need help with the granary. i cant get enough gold to build it and ive searched everywhere for more. any help?
ive finish my game today… any ideas on how to build the winery??? also to unlock all the trophies????
Cate – to get the boots,you will need one cattle farm, one chicken farm, one pig farm and one tannery.
Stephanie – try to build more building,can be repeated or different ones
Im having problems with the railroad. I planted the trees but now telling me to go to a outpost and reroute can someone help me please.
Alicia
Thank you it worked like a charm thanks :D:D
sue ann — you get that on one of the little side missions when you first learn how to use it …it’s kind of an automatic thing
todd — yes! go back and finish!! lol let me know if you need any secret stuff from westward 2…i’ve got all of that stuff
vitamin– that has been answered previously, as I needed it too…check out todds posts, he helped me out with that same thing
talisha– follow the trail and you’ll see what looks like a pile of wood and crates…that is the outpost…the little cabin and man are NOT the outpost. click on the outpost and it will cost 140 wood and 140 gold to rebuild it…later you can change it to a train depot and then get train tracks
sandyljens–build more stables…you’ll get another one eventually :)
ok, I don’t know if this question is in the comments already or not, there are too many questions lol. But my question is: what are the two hidden treasure quests? I think I may have completed one, I don’t know. I have done the winery and easter eggs, thinking those were the two but they aren’t. PLEASE HELP ME!! this is my second time through game, and can’t figure it out! Thanks for the help ahead of time
i have built the artesian well 3 x, no luck either. and i have been looking for that last easter egg for 3 days. i have blown up every rock in the town and looked behind every building and tree. where does that last one show up at?
i found the egg so nervermind that part. the 2 people that could never get in the well, did u ever figure that out? given what i have read i will go and retry the earthquake challenge and the pumpkin head challenge
fame- the 2 hidden challenges are…. at the first camp you need to build 3 carrot farms to get the white rabbit. when you get the white rabbit take him to the small cave just right of the archway that goes over the river. the rabbit will go down in the cave and come back with a piece of paper that tells you about 3 keys. you need to find the 3 keys then to open the treasure chest
the second hidden treasure is the sunken treasure at the second camp you build. blow up the tree at the top of the map, left of the fenced in area that has the treasure chest in. the tree falls on the pressure plate and allows you to read what youi need to do for that treasure( the trick to this one is to get the key, then build the well in the blue rock and go down the well right away. dont blow it up or leave before you do. too many ppl werent able to go down later)
Rebuild an outpost
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does anyone know where the mechanis is
how do you fire the mayor?