By increasing the intermission to a ridiculous number in the custom contracts scheduler you can get a ridiculous price on the contract as shown in the image
#[💡] Custom Contracts glitch
sullen stratus
(For reference, a contract for that route given out by the dispatcher's office with a 20 min intermission gives about 10k
sturdy goblet
It kinda makes sense as if you really need to stable a train for ~17 hours (1h is a cycle) you deserve the reward. You would need at least 17 free tracks for just this contract
north pasture
It kinda makes sense as if you really need to stable a train for ~17 hours (1h i...
or one (1) coach yard
sturdy goblet
coachyard stabling is T3 upgrade
north pasture
right, i guess at that point money doesn't matter as much, but maybe worth considering in a bigger picture
balmy quartz
[💡] Custom Contracts glitch
Well, the burden of stabling a train for 17 hours & the need to wait for 17 hours for the reward is well-balanced with the reward for the majority of the game - i.e. there are more convenient ways how to earn money.
When end-game is reached & you have a CY at hand, money are no more a bottleneck so you will not benefit anyhow from such contract in further playing
So I consider this just a quirk or a glitch - as you named it.