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By oathbound_hunter · Posted:
I'll shoot it to you via PM in that case, just to be safe. To keep sizes down I'll only send the TCs; I'd recommend just downloading standard Cascadia using SC4PAC for the dependencies as these deconstructed TCs use the same ones as it. -
I was looking back an old city I had started in 2018 and came across this - Mainly it was an exercise to sharpen my skills at using the RHW flex pieces, it was about engineering how 5 lines of inbound traffic might get distributed onto city streets without creating arrival bottlenecks and outbound traffic could get collected in some more dispersed manor and onto the outbound bridge as quickly as possible. The bridges: The inbound traffic (right-hand side) gets separated into express lanes and off-ramp distributer lanes: First distribution north and south: The second set of distributor lanes would handle much more traffic. Already I was seeing so much flaw in this design here though as most traffic was let out southbound except for one loop around to the northbound expressway and one set of lanes that intersected with an avenue where traffic would have to stop and wait to turn left. Looking back at this now makes me remember why I abandoned the work. While it was fun an interesting to build, it does really let you see how much space highways take up. Trying to avoid this in my newest city.
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By AsimPika3172 · Posted:
DBSSYMN Germania VG BSC Link to can't find files (attachment by @Tyberius06 ) was gone, thanks to this forum crashed... -
By CorinaMarie · Posted:
There's always been a fine line between sharing files for a collaboration among a handful of peeps and posting files for general sharing. We've allowed the former many times. As staff I've even had peeps attach a zip file in a forum post where I've said I'll edit their post and remove it as soon as I download. (Like when we are both active so it'd only be there for a couple of minutes.) Since you aren't staff (with the option to edit someone else's post), just have peeps request your files and then you send them a Private Message (PM) with the files attached. I'd be willing to take a peek myself if it's a complete plugins set where I didn't have to do any extra work to test. -
Hi! I was not sure if you were asking me in particular but I thought I would give you some info about how I set up my trains. The short answer is that there is not one single network of tracks that will carry all of the different train types in the same way that Amtrak, NJ, and SEPTA run on the northeast corridor line. There are a lot of cool things you can do though to make your train networks feel more like that, this is what I do: 1. GLR - I modified the GLR and EL-Rail to be the same as the RRW/HRW texture I decided on except that it is powered by 3rd rail electric instead of overhead catenary. This is because I converted a heavy rail passenger-rail train I wanted to use to be the GLR train. I wanted an alternative heavy-rail network rather than a true light-rail or tram type network. More like LIRR for example. 2. The newer hybrid railway (HRW) is really fantastic, this is my main network for all trains. However, it has some limitations - it cannot go through the original-type maxis tunnels and so far has only 1 bridge. So even though both passenger-rail and HSR trains can use these tracks I actually still keep them separate - I have the 'classic' network and the high speed network. In my large train stations I am doing dedicated tracks for GLR and HRW but I'm careful to keep the HSR-dedicated tracks separated everywhere - so that the HSR train doesn't end up switching onto a track that tries to take into a standard-type tunnel that it cannot get through. I like tunnels and all the different bridges that carry the original passenger-rail trains and don't want to give them up. 3. I reinstalled the older bullet train mod back again because it will provide tunnels and bridges that the HSR trains can use - however passenger-rail trains cannot get through or across these. So keep the two train types separated but running alongside and into and out of the same stations complicates the engineering but I kind of like it - it's a challenge and I've built some interesting things to make all this work. What you see in the pic right above your comment is: Top - the GLR line with it's heavy rail local/RER type train, you can see the third rail on the track Middle - this is the dedicated high-speed line, I have a Eurostar dropped in right now Bottom - this the passenger-rail network but it's also running on HRW tracks (except the bridge is not HRW). To give a little variety to those trains I have 7 different car types and 5 different locomotives as part of the set. 4. There is another train also, a fantastic TGV-looking train complete with head and rear end power units. This is actually a reskinned freight train (genius) but it provides more variety of passenger trains running around on the same HRW trackage that the passenger rail uses. It's not a working passenger train though. I use it as I'm not really into freight trains at this moment. So you can get something like this: Anyway this was my 25 cent answer, hope you have fun doing trains!
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