Introduction: Welcome all to my July Creator's Club Roadmap, I'm TrainGeek08 as always, and today I'm announcing what mods I'm releasing over the next month from a variety of different routes around the world Let's get onto it, shall we? *NOTE: I will be going on holiday for a week or so in June, as a result of this, there will be less releases in that month I'm afraid * Next Arrival: (to be released this month) Tharandter Rampe: HectorRail (BR 185) - Sunday 12th May 2024 Spirit of Steam: Steisel Doubler (LMS 8F/Class 47) - Friday 17th May 2024 Fife Circle Line: The Forth Lunch Tour (40/47 TnT) 2L69 EDB-CDD (HST) - Wednesday 22nd May 2024 Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel-Wurzburg: Light Freighter (BR 187) - Monday 27th May 2024 *In Development: (ready for release next month)* West Cornwall Local: Avro Vulcan XH558 (37) - Monday 3rd June 2024 Antelope Valley Line: Metrolink Rescue (ES44C4) - Friday 21st June 2024 Semmeringbahn: RJ256 Berlin (ÖBB 1116) - Friday 21st June 2024 Glossop Line: Scenario Pack: 2000s (323/142) - Wednesday 26th June 2024 LIRR Commuter: Airport Express (M9) - Wednesday 26th June 2024 In Planning: (releasing in 2 months time) Nahverkehr Dresden: FLIXTRAIN (BR 193) - Tuesday 2nd July 2024 Boston Sprinter: Stoughton Turnaround (F40PH-3C) - Sunday 7th July 2024 Cathcart Circle: Trans-Clyde (314) - Saturday 13th July 2024 Niddertalbahn: Wintertalbahn (BR 628) - Friday 19th July 2024 West Somerset Railway: Mixed Traffic Gala (various) - Thursday 25th July 2024 At A Red Light: (Isn't planned to release for a while or when a mod is delayed/cancelled) N/A Side Project(s): Northern Trans-Pennine: Double Peak (45) - Release date TBC Awaiting The Summer Core Update For Formation Designer: Nahverkehr Dresden: TRAXX TnT (DB BR 146.2) Antelope Valley Line: Engineering Possession (ES44C4) East Coast Main Line: Edinburgh Christmas Special (TnT (Top and Tailed) 47s) Kassel-Wurzburg: Double Jet (RP BR 193/DB BR 182) Midland Main Line: Immingham Revisited (66) Rapid Transit: IC Stopper (BR 101) Peninsula Corridor: Two in One (GP38-2/SD40-2) Blackpool Branches: Scenario Pack 1: 2004 Bahnstrecke Bremen-Oldenburg - Top 'n' Tail to Hude (BR 110) Spirit of Steam: Steisel Doubler (LMS 8F/Class 47) Antelope Valley Line: Metrolink Rescue (ES44C4) Glossop Line: Scenario Pack: 2000s Further information on Formation Designer is and will be put in the linked thread once the Summer Core Update releases: TrainGeek08's Creator's Club Releases Thread | Dovetail Games Forums NOTE: These release dates can change and I'll make you aware of the new release date and why it was delayed and it will go into the 'At A Red Light' or 'Release Date Changes' section until I can attend to it That's the Roadmap done, but the thread isn't... I'm going to do a monthly development insight into one mod I release within the current month (e.g May for this one) whether it has released or not to explain what goes on behind-the-scenes May's 'Development Insight': Case Study: (TG08) HectorRail (BR 185) We chat to the OP of this thread, TrainGeek08 to talk about the livery (below) '(TG08) HectorRail (BR 185)' that will release tomorrow How long did this livery take to create? TrainGeek08: "This livery took around 1 hour and 30 minutes, similar to how long 66708 took (if you remember from the last CC Roadmap), like I said last month, the more time I take, the better the livery will be." Do you think the community will appreciate your livery? TG08: "Depends on if they perceive the livery as detailed enough to subscribe to, personally I hope it gets a similar reception as the MRCE Vectron if I'm being honest." Does this locomotive have a nameplate? TG08: "No, however in real life, the BR 241 locomotives HectorRail use are named after characters from Star Wars and this one (241.004) is named after the robot R2D2 and is depicted on the reskin on the cab ends and cab sides under the locomotive number." Will you make more HectorRail liveries in the future? TG08: "I do not have any more HectorRail liveries planned for the rest of 2024, however if this livery does well enough, I might consider making the livery on a different locomotive in 2025." What is your opinion on detailed liveries and making sure people take their time (during the creation process) to get the best out of their livery? TG08: "I think that detailed liveries do better on Creator's Club than rather basic liveries. I have experienced this myself where liveries that are detailed do have more subscribers than those with only a few layers on them. People can spend as much time as they want, I know many creators take days to make sure their liveries are spot-on and it seems to work for them so taking your time when creating a livery will make people look at the livery and say "That looks fantastic, I'll subscribe to that." which will make it more popular in the long run but as I said, people can spend as much time as they like creating liveries, whether it is detailed or basic." Would you expect to see this in future scenarios, either by yourself or by fellow creators? TG08: "Again, it all comes back to the point I made earlier, if the community feel that the livery is detailed enough and hence popular, it has a higher chance of being featured in another creators' scenario." Thanks to TrainGeek08 for taking the time to answer those burning questions for us Conclusion: Anyway, this is it then, hope you enjoyed this one, put your thoughts below, from me, TrainGeek08, I'll see you soon for another CC release announcement, enjoy the rest of your day and goodbye Release date changes: N/A
That HectorRail livery looks great! I will definitely subscribe. I didn't know about the Star Wars characters, that's funny Thanks for sharing your work.
Yeah, likewise I didn't know about how they were named until I looked at the reference images No worries at all
