Ap Class 66 Pack 2 (vol1&2) Now Available

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  1. kilt46

    kilt46 Well-Known Member

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    https://www.armstrongpowerhouse.com/

    3 Scenarios
    MML: London-Bedford Midland Main Line London-Bedford APC66EP: 6M09 11:24 Temple Mills - Croft Standard Class 66 Armstrong Powerhouse GB Railfreight
    60 minutes

    MML: London-Bedford Midland Main Line London-Bedford APC66EP: 6V08 13:27 Tunstead - Brentford Standard Class 66 Armstrong Powerhouse Freightliner
    95 minutes

    MML: London-Bedford Midland Main Line London-Bedford APC66EP: The Whitehouse Wanderer Standard Class 66 Armstrong Powerhouse EWS
    70 minutes
     
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  2. Oystein

    Oystein Well-Known Member

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    I've tried three times downloading vol 1 but it says that the archive is corrupt. Not sure if it is an problem on my end or not. Anyone else had this problem? Tried different browsers and a download manager.
     
  3. Tigert1966

    Tigert1966 Well-Known Member

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    I had the same issue, I used 7 zip and that extracted it fine. Seems to be an issue with the PDF file as windows wouldn't extract it at all and 7 Zip extracted it with a warning that there was extra data.
     
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  4. Oystein

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    Looks like I managed to fix it by installing PeaZip and converting it into a tar file, then extracting it.
     
  5. john#5092

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    The actual exe files are not corrupted and install just fine for me. As Tigert1966 says there is extra data beyond the payload.
    I never use the manual in the pack download but grab the one from the AP site, as it has the full title for what it is for.
     
  6. Oystein

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    The installer didn't do anything after selecting install folder after unpacking it with WinRar (with repair option) Also got some errors with installer by just unpacking it with WinRar. Haven't had these issues before with files from AP. I'll try 7zip next time.
     
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    I just recently updated some of my packs with AP and had the same issue with multiple packs, seems to be the manuals causing the issues with unpacking.
     
  8. steve.cunningham1980

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    There's considerably more to the packs than just three scenarios. They are a full upgrade of the previous enhancement pack
     
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    Do the overwrite the old one or are they in seperate folder?
     
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    I just wondered how you guys are finding FPS with this new enhancement pack. For myself, I am observing quite a lowering of fps with the new pack compared to the old one.
     
  11. dkentflyer

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    I checked this with Richard of AP and he confirmed to just ignore the extra data message when unpacking with 7Zip, the installer runs fine and the manual is available to view
     
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    Me too. I'm losing about 4 fps compared to the old pack.

    I also had the corrupt message when unpacking the installer.
     
  13. gee

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    There is a separate folder (Class66_AP).
     
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  14. IronBladder

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    According to AP's change log there's been a recent update to correct for the pack not installing/working correctly if you don't have the previous EP installed!
     
  15. Doomotron

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    Has anyone had any issues with Evening Star in particular? The pack works fine for me, but trying to place Evening Star creates the kaleidoscope effect that happens when something is corrupt. I'm reinstalling the volume 2 pack now to see if it makes a difference.

    The pack is good, but the lack of manual GSMR and NRN control like on the Class 92 is pretty poor. And it's annoying that there are still missing variants that can't be easily added in by modders.
     
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