I'm wondering whether to buy the metropolitan line, but does the route come with the train (s7 or s8) itself?
Steam Version: https://store.steampowered.com/app/...Line_Aldgate__Uxbridge__Amersham_Route_AddOn/ Train Simulator: Metropolitan Line: Aldgate - Uxbridge & Amersham Route Add-On or Buy Metropolitan Line + London Underground S7 + 1 EMU (or S7+1 separately). Please Note: London Underground S8 EMU Add-On is required, as a separate purchase, in order to play the scenarios featured in this add-on. JT Version https://www.justtrains.net/product/metropolitan-line Metropolitan Line need to purchase London Underground S7 + 1 EMU and London Underground S8 EMU Add-On Can be purchased as a bundle I always buy the JT versions - they sometimes have more features/scenarios and support is pretty good. pH
Peter Hayes I think the OP is asking if he should buy the version in the sale which is this one https://www.justtrains.net/product/metropolitan-line I would say No. The route is reduced from £29.99 to £20.99 but you don't get a train The S7+1 would be an extra £21.99 bringing the total to £41.98 compared with £39.99 for the route plus the S7+1 https://www.justtrains.net/product/...s7-plus-one-advanced-underground-stock-bundle I would wait until it is available in a Sale if you want it. And read up/watch videos about it as it takes some time to get used to Peter
If you had read this https://store.steampowered.com/app/...Line_Aldgate__Uxbridge__Amersham_Route_AddOn/ You would have seen this Please Note: London Underground S8 EMU Add-On is required, as a separate purchase, in order to play the scenarios featured in this add-on.
Ughh.. Here we go again.. For the record I agree with you, why Haven't Just Trains, Armstrong Powerhouse, Bossman Gaming & the plethora of other (very small) developers employed the Chinese/Indian sweatshop child labour intensive mass production bulk buying business models of the modern world? Screw you small developers for having to put thousands of hours into research, asset making, sound recording, scripting, testing, tweaking and releasing your product, get a real job so you can release your stuff for free goddamit!
i meann it is a big rip off because you have to pay for the route which is £29.99 than you have to pay another £21.99 for the train so in total thats £51.98. I wish DTG would lower their prices as some of the add-ons are very very expensive
Go to Just trains and buy the Metropolitan Line for £39.99 which comes with the S7+1 and a lot more scenarios
The Met Line and stock is a niche within a niche so it will cost a fair amount (£39.99 for the bundle). I'd say that if you are on a budget and you really want an LU route to drive with a train included, then the other viable option is to wait for TSW2 in the sales which at sale prices gives you the Bakerloo with 1972 stock included for £12.49 or something.
If you are on a budget and want a LU line to drive forget TSW2 - unless you want to be restricted in what you drive There is also the Virtual District Line on Backdated Trainsim https://backdatedtrainsim.weebly.com/
Indeed, I had forgotten about the VDL, as I do tend to use my copy of the Met Line when I feel like a change of pace. Although in fairness the LU is restrictive anyway within the realms of realistic operations, hence why I mentioned TSW2 (in a sale, for 12 quid) as a complete LU line with a train included. Nothing stopping any of us from powering through the Met tunnels in an AP 37 but for me personally that is going beyond suspending my disbelief
For LU there's also this, quirky but enjoyable standalone game, the graphics are very good especially considering the age of it now, nothing to do with TS and obviously not expandable but I get my LU fix with it, (probably find it a lot cheaper than what JT are selling it for I just linked them for convenience) Edit: Forget the JT link above, I think the promo video was shot on a Texas calculator by the looks of it, look at this Steam link instead. (It's much cheaper on Steam too) Edit 2: Just found it even cheaper on Amazon >> Link
I have that one as well. I always forget the controls on it at first but it's visually decent and gives good frame rates on any halfway decent PC.
Actually, although it says that, if you buy the bundle with the S7+1, most of the scenarios are available in two flavours, one version for the S8 and one version for the S7+1.
They have changed it as the original version did not require the Met line. I think it is just required for station markers
The Met, Cornish, Severn Valley and Midland Mainline are my favourite routes and would love them to be transformed for TSW2
There is a difference (lost on you apparently) between expecting something for free and feeling something is overpriced.
mattdsoares When Reef said this 15 days ago I think he was joking - it came across as that Read what he was replying to
Hi everyone, I installed the "AP Track Patch and Replacement Signal Lens Textures for Just Trains (V15.01)" to have the AP Tracks on the Metropolitin Line, Steam version. Unfortunately it did not work. Do I have to pay attention to anything during the installation? Regards Jogi.
j.k You may want to contact Richard Armstrong at AP and see if his track enhancement pack supports the JT Metropolitan Line? This is from the manual:
pH It's a third party mod that adds the AP stuff to the JT routes not something done directly by AP for the JT ML. https://alanthomsonsim.com/download...acement-signal-lens-textures-for-just-trains/
Hallo Reef , thank you for the tip.Unfortunately, the whole thing only works with the normal tracks, but that's what Allan wrote. A player from the Rail-Sim forum in Germany has managed it with the DB tracks..... Unfortunately I don't know how he did it, see screen. Regards Jogi.
You could ask on the RailSim de forum If you don't write in German just use English - they get irritated if people use Google and try to translate
I am from Germany and I have already asked the player and unfortunately have not received an answer so far.......
I notice on the RW Austria forum a number of updates using DB Tracks https://forum.railworks-austria.at/wcf/filebase/?pageNo=1&sortField=time&sortOrder=DESC&id=66 I don't know if it is the same Author
You can get the DB tracks from RW Austria You might be able to swap them yourself with TS Tools. I would clone the route first http://www.agenetools.com/tutorials/RepTrack.pdf
Nice side effect, the Virtual District Line has also got new tracks through the Actoin.... Regrads Jörg.
Regarding the Metropolitan Line, the bundle is on sale in the Black Friday sale. Thought I'd notify any participants here who might be interested. https://www.justtrains.net/product/...s7-plus-one-advanced-underground-stock-bundle Note this is RECOMMENDED over the individual line for VDL route support.
Does anyone who has this Metropolitan Route know if it has any Quick Drive Scenarios? I like to use those to learn the route before trying a proper scenarios Peter
QuickDrives are included. And if needed: in the thread of rail-sim forum, post no.15 you can find a little help for the approach signals or watch this video: