Train Mods

[Nugget699 0]

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This is one of the things I find annoying about the trains in SC4. The freight trains are short, the passenger trains are too long. I mean, you never see passenger trains with 15 cars
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Sydney is a differant network to america and the uk....sydney is a suburban service where the trains on sim city 4 are for more long distance (countrylink in your case), the suburban type trains on sim city 4 are the subway's and el train....and also london underground trains are roughly 10 carriages in length and other ppl will be able to back me up but i think the new york underground is roughly 10 aswell

[Trolca 15]

One thing people should never do is ask me what I'll do next because I don't know until I do it. Here's proof.

[BigRedFish 21]

A Grampa Al tribute car - brilliant! Can't wait to see that one pull out of the CSX Grain building.

[GrampaAl 76]

GrampaAl blushes.

 

Golly gee! I guess I'll have to put this on my shelf with the rest of my N Scale collectables.

 

Thanks, Trolca

[ScLu 3]

HEY! From now on (unless otherwise asked), I will post my roadname ideas on this thread. I have more in Dearnen's thread, New Railroads Arrive in SimCity here:

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=41015&pageNo=5&num=&sessionID=134670CF6E9F495F9CD1F0A94872DE99

I plan to start posting AGAIN this weekend.

P.S. If the hyperlink doesn't work, feel free to change it. I don't mind, just be sure to say if you did so I'll know if I made a mistake.

[Smurfer2 7]

Thanks for the boxcars Trolca. I really like GrampaAl's. I can't wait to see it in my cities.

 

P.S. Congrats on getting GrampaAl to plush.https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/22.gif>

[chasemiles0 10]

I meant a boxcar.

[BigRedFish 21]

I have a very happy announcement to make:

I squashed the Frequent Short Freight Trains automata bug!!! I'm testing my patch right now, but it seems to be work fine. Will post it soon, pending final testing and a courtesy-call to DarkMatter.

The major features are:
* Freight trains will not appear shorter than 32 cars, even at the station.
* Passenger trains now hold up to 200 passengers per car, giving 10-car trains at maximum 2000-sim capacity. They will, however, go up to 16 cars if your usage goes over 3000 sims.
* Trains leave the station and rumble through town at a reasonable 55kPH/35MPH or so. As a bonus, this gives time for the crossing gates to go down and traffic to clear the crossing before the train gets there. Bad news is, this seems to affect the elevateds and passenger trains also. There's a setting for light rail speed that should let the elevateds go faster, but it's being ignored.
* I brought car traffic and ped speeds back down to scale, to match well with the slower train speed. People and cars no longer flit about like Mario Andretti on amphetamines.
* I made the trains appear much less frequently, as the longer length and slower speeds would have prevented anyone from ever crossing the tracks otherwise.

I'll keep testing, and keep you posted. So far it's looking good. If all goes well, look for it soon.

[jcabassa 20]

Can I have my own boxcar?https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/9.gif>

 

I'd like my avatar and my signature banner an it.

Here is a better view of my avatar.

 

Thanx.

 

-jcab

[jcabassa 20]

So I'm guessing your working on my boxcar?https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/23.gif> https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif> https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/9.gif> https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/22.gif>

 

-jcab

[Smurfer2 7]

 

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On 3/13/2004 9:43:17 PM jcabassa wrote:

So I'm guessing your working on my boxcar?

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-jcab

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If I remember right he is working more on Sim Mars, I could be wrong though....

[Jarmst4571 0]

Trolca,
I have seen a lot of your work with different train equipment and mods and I think that you are doing an outstanding job with them. If you have the time and it's not too much trouble could you make a CSX SD-40-2 engine and maybe a couple of helpers. These are very powerful engines that were designed to make the long runs with as many as 300 cars of heavy freight and ore but were consistantly used with 100 or less. It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again for all your hard work and dedication.

[Trolca 15]

Trains for Mars is still in the planning stage. I'm working on the Light Rail set but haven't made any headway.

I'll be working on custom member cars from time to time.

 

Edit:

From other pictures I have, SD-40-2's appear to be larger and have six axles. It will take a little time to complete. As for helpers, there isn't a way to implement them in the game. If there was a way, then steam engines could have tender cars.

[kassarc16 4]

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On 3/12/2004 8:12:25 PM BigRedFish wrote:

I have a very happy announcement to make:

I squashed the 'Frequent Short Freight Trains' automata bug!!! I'm testing my patch right now, but it seems to be work fine. Will post it soon, pending final testing and a courtesy-call to DarkMatter.

The major features are:

* Freight trains will not appear shorter than 32 cars, even at the station.

* Passenger trains now hold up to 200 passengers per car, giving 10-car trains at maximum 2000-sim capacity. They will, however, go up to 16 cars if your usage goes over 3000 sims.

* Trains leave the station and rumble through town at a reasonable 55kPH/35MPH or so. As a bonus, this gives time for the crossing gates to go down and traffic to clear the crossing before the train gets there. Bad news is, this seems to affect the elevateds and passenger trains also. There's a setting for 'light rail' speed that should let the elevateds go faster, but it's being ignored.

* I brought car traffic and ped speeds back down to scale, to match well with the slower train speed. People and cars no longer flit about like Mario Andretti on amphetamines.

* I made the trains appear much less frequently, as the longer length and slower speeds would have prevented anyone from ever crossing the tracks otherwise.

I'll keep testing, and keep you posted. So far it's looking good. If all goes well, look for it soon.

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Sounds great! Just make sure the vehicle speeds still seem right. Can't have the avenues clogged with slow-moving cars. Maybe test the elevated rail more after you released a first version. If only we could regulate speeds on certain sections of track. 35 is good for city, but 50+ is the only one for the boonies!

[BigRedFish 21]

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On 3/14/2004 2:58:22 AM kassarc16 wrote:

Sounds great! Just make sure the vehicle speeds still seem right. Can't have the avenues clogged with slow-moving cars. Maybe test the elevated rail more after you released a first version. If only we could regulate speeds on certain sections of track. 35 is good for city, but 50+ is the only one for the boonies!

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I have released the first version of this mod.  It can be found in the thread Long Trains Mod! here on the Modding - Open Discussion forum.  It is attached to the first post.  There are some pictures in that thread to indicate its best use.  I'm very open to feedback, and I'm willing to tune it based on the responses. 

It works pretty well - I'm not sure about the frequency at which trains appear, so as people respond to it, I might adjust that if needed.  And anything else that may come up - it's a by railfans, for railfans sort of thing.

I too wish we could have variable speeds and make them accelerate out of the station and roll faster through the countryside.  Since freight traffic always originates inside the city limits in SC4, and the largest city is only 4km across, I figure even the current speed I'm using is rather optimistic, unless SimNation builds some really powerful diesels!

 

 

 

 

[chasemiles0 10]

Here is my avatar in larger form:

[Trolca 15]

I haven't been able to make any progress on the light rail or Mars trains.

Here's some more custom member cars.

  

 

Here's a fictional car I threw together.

TGS (Trolca Grain Storage)

[BigRedFish 21]

JCab's flag car is #1776, and yours is #1984 - subtle, and clever.

 

 

 

 

[toroca 160]

Trolca, just to make sure you're aware:

 

I'm now in charge of uploading mods for Simtropolis, so if/when you wish to update your Train collection to a newer version, be sure to PM me, since I may not know otherwise. 

[Smurfer2 7]

I pledge never to ask what Trolca will do next because he doesn't know.

 

I really like the Trolca Grain Storage car.https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/3.gif>

[jcabassa 20]

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On 3/15/2004 4:49:15 AM Trolca wrote:

I haven't been able to make any progress on the light rail or Mars trains.

Here's some more custom member cars.

 

 

 

Here's a fictional car I threw together.

TGS (Trolca Grain Storage)

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WOW!!!!! That's awesome, Trolca!!!!! Thanx!

Is it added to the Train Mod now?

Thanx again!

-jcab

[BigRedFish 21]

We all know what this is for.  https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/images/smilies/1.gif border=0> 

Sorry for the lousy GIF. 

 

EDIT: [in case Trolca has Private Mail turned off.]

Text: Professional Aquarium Supply

Car Number: BRF-1988-2002

No need to put my screen name on it - the picture says it all.

For color, whatever you think looks good is fine, Trolca.

 

[sepsis 17]

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On 3/12/2004 3:17:20 AM Trolca wrote:

Progress on the light rail train is slow going. I took a break and completed a European boxcar.

It's not very faithful to the picture I worked from but I hope it's acceptable.

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I really like this one..I hope you'll do more European cars..

 

 

[Trolca 15]

WOW!!!!! That's awesome, Trolca!!!!! Thanx!

Is it added to the Train Mod now?

Thanx again!

-jcab

 

If you mean the Train Mod download in the Mods section, no. I need to get that updated. Any time I post a new mod, the mod itself is attached to the same post.

 

I really like this one..I hope you'll do more European cars..

I will, I was sort of waiting for some one to comment on the last one.

[sepsis 17]

I'm not sure why you posted this. I think everyone has a right to be proud of their national origin including myself. I'm a citizen of the United States of America and I am proud of it. No country is perfect including mine but I feel what's right with it by far out weighs what's wrong.

I'm not posting this to start any debates. I am asking that people posting here, focus on the purpose of this thread.

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It's just my signature..and have nothing to do with any topic..

 

As for the European cars, I'd love to see more of them in my cities..

But whatever engines and cars you come up with, I'll download them. You're doing an excellent job!! 

 

[mjj78 0]

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On 3/12/2004 3:17:20 AM Trolca wrote:

Progress on the light rail train is slow going. I took a break and completed a European boxcar.

It's not very faithful to the picture I worked from but I hope it's acceptable.

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YESSS, I love it. Many thanks Trolca! Looking forward to more european boxcars, especially the yellow swedish mail car that was requested at the same time as this one.

[Trolca 15]

More custom boxcars.

  

 

I think the Oscar's boxcar needs some work. I'll try to improve it later on.

[Smurfer2 7]

That looks great Trolca! I think I'll pass on the dead fish though...

[Trolca 15]

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On 3/17/2004 2:44:40 PM Smurfer2 wrote:

That looks great Trolca! I think I'll pass on the dead fish though...

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It's not dead in the picture, my results just didn't turn out very well. I think you'll like my second attempt on it.

[Djohaal 121]

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On 3/17/2004 2:40:32 PM Trolca wrote:

More custom boxcars.

I

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well we have a ypo here, tomarrow

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I think we should make a series of boxcars for dirk

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