City Circle V1

reynolds · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:58 pm

Hello
Me and two other people have decided to release our first route, city circle V1

It starts at Redfern and a bit of the north shore line to north sydney.

It will be uploaded on train-sim.com.

Thank You
Aaron Reynolds

A Zig Zag Member
future member of other societies!!!!

big_ed · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:56 am

Hi Renolds a bit of advise......
If its a bit shonky put it in the recycle bin and start again BUT this time learn from what mistakes you made in RE and dont repeat those mistakes.

Some people are on Dial up and their bandwidth is very precious so downloading a shonky route can be both time consuming and ultimately disapointing when they see what is the product that they have just downloaded and it is as you say shonky.

Uploading a shonky route will also affect your credibility and people will avoid your products in future plus probably have a little snigger when they see any new products with your name on it.

Belive me doing routes and trains will not make you famous or win the adulation from MSTS users so if this is a motive in hurrying the route forget about it.
Revenge now thats different but if this is a motive then the route would have to be up to payware standard so it better be damn Terrific.

"You have to do this for yourself be at one with the RE grasshopper"
When you can snatch the pebbles from Bill Gates/kuju's hand only then will you truely be a master!

practice, practice and practice more until you get a product that is bullet proof doesnt crash every 5 mins, looks right and runs as expected.
Also dont forget the testing regime a couple of runs down the track do not a good test make.
This takes months with a good team of beta testers who have to be almost bastards in their truth about what they like and dont like about the route.
You have to have skin as thick as a rhinos hide to take all the "oh this isnt right or that doesnt work" but ultimately if you listen to your testers and act upon their feedback you will have a route that will be worthy of adding to the MSTS collective.
Cheers Ed

Snowy · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 5:12 pm

Looking forward to this route... Laughing

reynolds · Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:03 am

Thanks Big Ed we have taken that into acount and will concerntrate on getting it into a good route instead of a shonky one.

Thank You
Aaron Reynolds

A Zig Zag Member
future member of other societies!!!!

reynolds · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:14 pm

some track work is in progress on the city circle as well on the sydney harbour bridge.
Construction of Buildings around the Harbour are under way.
As well As the Construction of Milsons Point and North Sydney Station.
Circular Quey Warfs just finished being built.
Evenleigh Yards are yet to have sheds and other buildings.

Thank You
Aaron Reynolds

A Zig Zag Member
future member of other societies!!!!

SP_Rules · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:25 pm

Have you used Demex and DEMs for the terrain or has it been left flat?

Cheers,
David.

reynolds · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:21 pm

Been doing it the hard way, modelling the terrain myself!!!!

Thank You
Aaron Reynolds

A Zig Zag Member
future member of other societies!!!!

SP_Rules · Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 6:56 pm

Why not DEM the terrain and save yourself a hell of a lot of work! The end result is also much more realistic, and it's sooooooo easy.

http://www.digital-rails.com/dr_demex_info.html

Cheers,
David.

reynolds · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:13 am

I would rather work with the flat area within the city but I will use it outside the city when i do some other routes

Thank You
Aaron Reynolds

A Zig Zag Member
future member of other societies!!!!

reynolds · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:20 am

update,
Chris has finished modelling north sydney, millsons point stations and as well Neutral Bay

Track Work is also been updated and on time!!
We have almost complete the first version of the route.

Now it is time to talk to some people about testing and uploading the route onto their websites.

Thank You
Aaron Reynolds

A Zig Zag Member
future member of other societies!!!!

cjennin · Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:24 pm

Just a few snap shots of the route. Still a work in progress thou.

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Snowy · Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:24 pm

cjennin · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:24 pm

reynolds · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:18 pm

Chris Anderson · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:48 am

The screenshots of the route so far look pretty good in my opinion. Whilst suburban routes really aren't my proverbial cup of tea, I wish you all the best in putting out a potentially great route.

Mr. Anderson... surprised to see me?