Good thing they don't have to turn, just go straight ahead =-) Seriously though, that's one thing I really like about the BR 628. It has very nice...
No, not THAT Rochester. The one in New York, USA. No, not near Near York City either, that's hundreds of miles away... same state though. The RSR...
Those do look like what the 1950s thought we'd be riding in by today....
That's true with most things actually. Look at how all the cars look the same, compared to the wild designs up into the 1970s. I don't think the...
Blacknred, Not sure I agree with your assessments. Sand Patch is pretty decent, lacking just more variety. I really don’t care that much about...
That's a different question but still relevant. Do we count ALL of the lines together, or just the overall length? I suppose for high speed routes...
SEHS kinda gets by being so long with having a lot of crossover. Once you make a corridor, then anything crossing the corridor (or paralleling it)...
Looks...interesting... but I don't see any diesel and just Polish track? Eh..... I think I'll stick to TSW for now. Maybe they'll come out with...
So it all boils down (again) to Brits saying "our stuff is prettier" which goes for everything from cars to planes to trains. Americans say "nope,...
I think "hate" is a strong word. I would call it more of a *yawn*. It's very boring. The usual missed opportunities to make it more interesting.
It's not a HUGE thing, but I noticed that it's referred to 3 different ways on the route. Normally it's the 628.... but when ending a run it says...
That could be it. Just didn't notice it on some other routes (and I like a lot of the daytime routes normally), but I keep forgetting that the...
That's.... the suggestion we made yes. That's exactly what's on the table. It seems like everyone keeps saying the same thing more or less at this...
It's not the length of the route, it's what is ON it. Quality vs quantity. Niddertalbahn, WSR, Oakville, Tees Valley...they're not long but they...
Yeah, you only get those mountain scenes in the last couple miles. The rest is just flat and featureless. Bit on topic but also off... did...
Why not just use the P40/F40? We already have them in game for the Northeast and Boston routes. To make it "AMTRAK" you'd just need a new livery...
What is fictional about steam engines in the American West? I didn't say the trains would be fictional...just that they wouldn't be expert level....
In option 1, which I think is what we're discussing now, it'd just be two or more linked scenarios/timetables so they'd be preplanned to work...
Well it'd be a specific scenario you'd choose, so it wouldn't be "on" unless you chose that run. It'd basically be like going into Journey mode...
After playing some more Nidder, I'm gonna have to say to me it's the best in the game (which could be entirely subjective depending on the scenery...
Good suggestions! As the saying goes, "perfect is the enemy of practical." I'm sure people with far more knowledge of the intricacies of UK rail...
A FEW players would be unhappy with the simulation... popularity of the Scotsman and remarks made already in threads show there'd be a market for...
I haven't bought it yet (still working through the ones that I picked up recently on sale) but was thinking about it as a sort of stand-in for the...
Well the second is the ideal, preferably modifiable by the player (it detects what you are playing and you just drive to pre-set "spawn/despawn...
Probably yes, but it's easier than implementing a whole new system with entirely new logic and programming. The pieces already exist and the devs...
#1 for me is WSR. PFR and Nidder are pretty decent too. I don't have the others listed by people to compare yet. MSB and Koblenz aren't bad, nice...
That's a fair point. A few locos often do MOST of the work on any line. The 47 and 66 for example can run most maps for freight for most time...
Cajon Pass is 85 miles. That's pretty long. ECM is 80. Antelope is 76. Sherman Hill is 76. Yet shorter routes are often more interesting (to me)...
No clue if this is possible, but instead of "linked" routes which DTG says they can't do...what about more like a "playlist" of routes that...
It is rather ODD they don't add Taunton given you can almost SEE it from the existing map and it's the major terminus in the area of WSR. Maybe...
The freight on Maintalbahn is pulled by a 363. The 218 has more power than that by far. That's why I asked if it would sub in for the 363 since...
That would be amazing. I keep wanting to get around to something like that too, but...time honestly. Real life keeps getting in the way. This one...
I know it's not what you want to hear but... there's this thing called "Free Roam" and another thing called "Scenario Creator." That's what I do...
As nice as that is to say.... how many trains can one tiny country have in game? Not one train in South America, Africa, Asia, Australia.... I get...
From what I understand it's being build to layer into passenger routes only? Didn't see anything about the freight part which was also a big part...
Ah, that's why. Thanks for explaining.
Depends on what that 100 miles consists of. It depends on the grade/speeds/etc. Cajon Pass for example is plenty long in time because it's under...
The G6 still requires a base route to work. Learned that the hard way last week.
Randomized timetables.... for freight that's a lot more important. Just times, or also locations? I expect that'd be a pretty big lift to get...
What routes will it layer on?
I like SEHS. There are several different types of services you can use on it (high speed, local commuter, etc on a 3 different "branches"...
TEE?
Well that's about right for San Bernadino...
Replacing a real commute with a virtual commute. Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Microsoft Flight Simulator has that sort of thing. Kudos on the realism mate! My only issue with scenarios is that most of them tend to be really...
When you get paid as a writer, it often becomes an occupational hazard. =-)
"Do you like new routes every time? A bit of odd question. I didn't even like all of the older routes. But No." Sorry for the confusion, I'll...
Thanks for the info. Wow, lots of subvariants. I tried getting a good answer on why the Amtrak trains don't work on European electric routes since...
Haha "undercrackers" that's a new one.
Thanks for the responses, everyone! Good to see such a variety!
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