|
Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2007 20:41:54 GMT -5
Tom - Purchased my Murchison routes last evening.... received my download information this morning and have already fallen in love with the scenery!! Wow!!! I can see why this is the only route you ever use! Once again you've nudged me into the right direction. (smile) Many Thanks as always! I love the narrow gauge logging, but I really like everything about it. I know it's modeled on New Zealand but it is so much like Maine in so many ways that I'm always finding something new. I got Phase 1 back in TRS2004 days and phase 2 really added a lot.
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2007 20:45:57 GMT -5
If you ever reinstall it, get "MSTS Bin", remove the six default routes (or just ignore them), grab a copy of any of the Maple Leaf Tracks, 3DTrains or 3DTrainStuff packages mentioned above and you'll see, and hear, a huge difference to the default program. I think I'll try that. The MSTS disks are just sitting here and I have at least one Maple Leaf route in the filing cabinet. I also have Rich Garber's routes which I enjoyed when I last had MSTS installed.
|
|
|
Post by bhk on Dec 23, 2007 22:38:47 GMT -5
I think I'll try that. The MSTS disks are just sitting here and I have at least one Maple Leaf route in the filing cabinet. I also have Rich Garber's routes which I enjoyed when I last had MSTS installed. Tom, if it is Kicking Horse Pass, v1, it has been superceded by v2. The earlier MLT packs are showing their age now - KHPv1, Sandpatch and Michigan Iron Ore have all been surpassed by the more recent offerings, particularly in the sounds. The sound effects being done by MLT now are superb - they cover every thing from track sounds, different sounds for different types of 'stock, engine sounds for not only the player's engine but also all AI engines, both in-cab and external, and sound clips for two-way radio comms. You'd need to get either Rogers Pass, Shuswap (both for the CPR Rockies route) or Cascade Crossing (Williamette) for the Southern Pacific. Honestly, once you've heard these, you'll never go back to using default routes again! Regards, Bruce
|
|
|
Post by sgtmajor on Dec 23, 2007 23:40:06 GMT -5
I think I'll try that. The MSTS disks are just sitting here and I have at least one Maple Leaf route in the filing cabinet. I also have Rich Garber's routes which I enjoyed when I last had MSTS installed. if it is Kicking Horse Pass Tom - I think I'm with you. I have plenty of time and am always looking for something new to try. I've learned over the years that most things folks at TOH like.... I do too. Imagine that. (smile) As far as the Trainz routes. WOW... I've been exploring all afternoon, what a nicely done layout!! Of course I've had to brush up some on my steam operation....... just a little bit harder than a J3 Cub. (Grin) Bruce...... with a name like Kicking Horse Pass...... How could I resist. (smile) Too late to go looking in the cabnet tonight for the disks but have that on my list for tomorrow. Maybe I'll take some time tonight to look for the updates on the web.
|
|
|
Post by bhk on Dec 24, 2007 1:16:26 GMT -5
..... with a name like Kicking Horse Pass...... How could I resist. (smile) Too late to go looking in the cabnet tonight for the disks but have that on my list for tomorrow. Maybe I'll take some time tonight to look for the updates on the web. Steve, Maple Leaf Tracks completely redid the KHP, adding some extra distance to the original route as a bonus. They also included all the grain hoppers with genuine liveries. In v1 they had to include bare hoppers as they did not have permission to sell the package with those liveries included, so it was left to the TS community to provide them. There is no update to the original v1 but there are plenty of free downloads for rolling stock and loco's. Bear in mind, however, that these will not have the MLT sound effects included. Regards, Bruce
|
|
|
Post by bhk on Dec 24, 2007 1:26:13 GMT -5
.... I know it's modeled on New Zealand but it is so much like Maine in so many ways that I'm always finding something new. I got Phase 1 back in TRS2004 days and phase 2 really added a lot. Tom, If memory serves correctly, I am sure that there is a Sandy River & Rangely Lakes RR for Trainz. I can recall a bloke creating stuff for it and other narrow-gauge lines. Yep...I was right:- www.virtualrailroader.com/Winter-SRRL.pdfYou may need to search for all the bits. UPDATE! Right at the end of the PDF article is info regarding the layout. Bruce
|
|
bruzee
FS Addict
Travel air fun
Posts: 110
|
Post by bruzee on Dec 24, 2007 6:27:48 GMT -5
Wow! Plenty of info here for a beginner like me to get started on. Trainz 2006 won't arrive at my house for a few days but am going to purchase MSTS this morning. Hope they aren't out of stock.
Tom and Bruce: I would like to know what king of controller you would recommend please. Thanks.
Bruzee
|
|
|
Post by kbr on Dec 24, 2007 7:16:45 GMT -5
Another happy Murchison customer here It's the only route I ever use. I've had my eye on that route for some time. Based on the pictures alone, it's got to be one of the most beautiful train sim routes out there. I noticed that it is currently on sale and am hoping the sale last until I get my next paycheck. Wow! Plenty of info here for a beginner like me to get started on. Trainz 2006 won't arrive at my house for a few days but am going to purchase MSTS this morning. Hope they aren't out of stock. Tom and Bruce: I would like to know what king of controller you would recommend please. Thanks. Bruzee As far as I know, the only other controller option than the keyboard for train sims is the Raildriver. www.raildriver.com/I'd like to get one myself.
|
|
|
Post by Admin on Dec 24, 2007 13:38:48 GMT -5
Tom and Bruce: I would like to know what king of controller you would recommend please. Thanks. Bruzee I just use the keyboard/mouse. I'd love a RailDriver but have resisted the temptation so far.
|
|
|
Post by bhk on Dec 24, 2007 15:43:53 GMT -5
Tom and Bruce: I would like to know what king of controller you would recommend please...... RailDriver is the only option to using the keyboard, Bruzee. It's a worthwhile alternative if you would prefer to use something a little more "real-life". Although I've operated one, I don't own a unit myself. You may even pick one up on Ebay. Bruce
|
|
bruzee
FS Addict
Travel air fun
Posts: 110
|
Post by bruzee on Dec 24, 2007 18:42:55 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies about the controller guys. I'll wait and see how it goes with the train simulator before deciding whether to buy one or not. Bruzee
|
|
|
Post by dalecaruso on Dec 24, 2007 20:00:08 GMT -5
How absolutely weird!!!!!! After I had finished that last set of videos ... I wanted to lay back abit until after the middle part of Jan. (Have a week long Hospital adventure coming up - not that it is tremendously serious, but since I travel from Lynchburg, va to Richmond - I go to the big VA hospital there -- we tend to cram in as much as possible which helps keep it all to an every three month adventure - oh they discovered that I also have thyroid cancer as well ... but that is very, very treatable so will tend to that. I am beginning to wonder if I have "Cancer Resort" tatooed on my back ... but I wander ... I too flightsim out for a while and just re-installed Tran Simulator.. seems OLD Pilots think alike even when separated by thousands of miles. I am installing Lehigh Valley route. If I getting it running properly - down the line, might throw a screen shot or two this way. But Trainsim just might be the ticket for the coming year ... I recently found out how to really dive deep into the LOC'S (Library of Congress' digital archives) so there are -- to me - some interesting stories to tell and I have a number of lectures and a couple of conferences this coming year. Besides, the game seems to be FSX now and it is a wonderful platform that is leaving me in it's wake ...
Dale
|
|
|
Post by jhefner on Dec 26, 2007 14:19:14 GMT -5
You're right Jhefner: the ARA Uruguay (in the active since 1874, if I am not wrong) is the ship of the first pic, while ARA Sarmiento (1899-1961) is the second one. Both are Museums now. If you are interested in more detailed pics, I have free access to both ships cabin...even the toilets! hehe. Damian; I have complied a CD-ROM of the world's surviving steam ships: www.survivingworldsteam.com/steamshipI would very much appreciate an outside picture and an engine room picture of each, if you don't mind. I also am a contributing author for the International Stationary Steam Engine Society: www.isses.orgAn article on them for a future issue of the Society's Bulletin would be neat as well. If you are interested, just let me know. Thanks in advance. -James Hefner
|
|
|
Post by sgtmajor on Dec 26, 2007 15:22:54 GMT -5
James,
How interesting. As a kid growing up in the mid-west, I ran around with a fellow classmate whose father was the high school wood shop teacher. The father had miniature steam engines he would set up and run on the kitchen table for a hobby. I always thought how fun it would be to build and then run a steam engine. Now that I started fooling around with a train simulator, it has given me much more of an appreciation to early railroad and ships that utilized steam power. It very much is a delicate balance between the water/steam/power ration that I'm just now beginning to appreciate.
|
|