The 2010 Route Building Competition is Underway! Enter Here.

[illinoiscentral]

Hello Community,
The 2010 Route Building Competition is set to go underway beginning,
December 15th 2009
and will end on April 2nd 2010.

We have a theme this time around!
Port Railroads: Your challenge will be to build a railroad based on a freelance or prototypical port with an operating railway. Your layout needs to be 3-8 Baseboards and must be built from scratch, meaning you may not enter routes built before December 15th 2009.
If you would like, you may host a YouTube Video showcasing your route and send it to the Committee, this is optional.
Johnk will be hosting the screenshots on his website and will give further directions when he can.

The 2010 Committee Includes the Following:
illinoiscentral event coordinator
JRT assistant coordinator, judge and sponsor
Johnk business supervisor, sponsor
Evan123 judge
Dap judge
leeferr judge
American_Connections judge
brickbuilder711 judge
We will be having a prize for the top winners.
Jointed Rail.com will be providing the PRIZES, I just talked to Mike Cyr and he approved it.

There are a few rules that apply to the contest:
*No using pre-built routes.
*DO NOT enter routes that are not your own work.
*Please stay consistent and devoted to this project.
*Do not post unrelated comments on this thread.
*Do not post on this thread if you are not entering the contest.

Trainz Versions:
You may build your route in any version of Trainz from Trainz 1.3 to Trainz 2010.

We thank all of those who have supported this project and hope you have fun.

UPDATES: November 29th 2009, Please refer to all posts by Johnk for official information.
We apologize for any confusion this may cause.
A web site is in the works concerning this, and future Route Building Competitions.
Thank You,
Woody

So, GET TO WORK!

We would like to thank our Sponsors;

[titaniclover]

Very good idea to start this early this time!
The theme is good too, very challenging I think, my gears have ground to a halt so this might be a good things to rewind my system!

You can count me in, I will have a plan by December 15.

One question! Does this have to be made in TS2010? Or may it be made it TS2009?

Cheers,
Adam

[aardvark1]

Originally Posted by titaniclover

.......snip.....

One question! Does this have to be made in TS2010? Or may it be made it TS2009?

Cheers,
Adam

Adam.... and excellent question.

Unless there is an agreed upon Trainz version that ALL the "judges: use....how can they make a judgment?

It would be a waste of time for someone to create and submit a route....say in TS2009 or TS2010....and these versions not be used by the "judges".

So then Woody, you need to tell the Community the version of Trainz that all the "judges" use in order to participate in this contest. Otherwise, how could there be a consensus by the "judges" of a winner.

Sorry, I have this nasty habit of thinking about things. This habit is attributable to old age.

Have fun,
Ron

[illinoiscentral]

Oh, how silly of me!

I must have forgot.

You may use any version of Trainz Railroad Simulator from versions 1.3 to Trainz 2010.

It is in our best interest to judge by screenshots and the like, and the YouTube idea is really what we push for if you are able to do it.


I hope that answers your questions and please accept my deepest apologies.

Cheers,
Woody
Event Coordinator

PS Ron, Like what you said about thinking...

[titaniclover]

Thank you for the information. So screenshots and videos are the key to winning? Sounds right up my ally.

I have a plan but do I have to start building on December 15 or can I start now? I know that if I start building I might be finished with the basic plan by December 15th. So could I start now or do I have to wait?

Some of these instructions are a little unclear, I think I ate so much turkey I now have a real bird brain. Or I am getting old, but at 16 I don't think I am that old.

Cheers,
Adam

[NorfolkSouthern9708]

Yeah, I wanted to start now, or just keep drafting and drafting a plan till the 15th?

[Mike10]

Originally Posted by illinoiscentral

It is in our best interest to judge by screenshots and the like,

So it is a screenshot competition then basically ?

Mike.

[titaniclover]

I have one more question for you.

Can it be more than 8 boards? I assume no but I would like to make sure. My current plan uses 14 boards.

Cheers,
Adam

[aardvark1]

Originally Posted by Mike10

So it is a screenshot competition then basically ?

Mike.

That is what it looks like, but only Woody knows for sure.

So, 8 boards.... 7 blank with a 1 line track, 1 board with "eye candy"... no route functionality, and.... we have a "Winner".

I am amazed at how well this contest has been planned.

Sigh.......

Have fun,

[illinoiscentral]

Obviously there are a few things that need addressed.

We are holding tight to the set rules, the 15th and only 8 baseboards.
We started the thread early as a heads up and so we could get entries.
We will not be accepting entries after January 1st.

No, it is not a screenshot competition.


Deepest Regrets for what was previously here.


As for the others,
Bare with us, remember that the contest does not start until the 15th and that we are doing our very best.

Thank you,
Woody

[American_Connections]

First rule of any railroad is how well it functions, For me this is equally important as the imagery for the overall evaluation!

[titaniclover]

Originally Posted by illinoiscentral

Obviously there are a few things that need addressed.

We are holding tight to the set rules, the 15th and only 8 baseboards.
We started the thread early as a heads up and so we could get entries.
We will not be accepting entries after January 1st.

No, it is not a screenshot competition, I've explained that over and over in the past thread for last years. I will not answer that question again. In order for us to judge, with our varying versions of Trainz, it must be done that way.
If you don't like it, don't post and don't enter, we are not a complaints department.

Again, thank you for the information.

Aardvark1,

I see your concerns, we will be trusting that the contestants are honest, however this is for the mere fun of it.
Also, leave the explaining to me, you are not part of the committee.
I do not appreciate the way you are attempting to down talk this program and I'm sure I can speak for myself and the rest of the committee.
You may now leave this thread and keep your comments to yourself.

You may count me out in this due to how you treated Ron. He is trying to make it better and more fair, I guess you don't see it that way. I now know why you are on my ignore list in the first place. You may have changed to some but not to be.

I am now officially out of this pointless and very self centered contest.

Cheers,
Adam

[NorfolkSouthern9708]

Originally Posted by illinoiscentral

Aardvark1,

I see your concerns, we will be trusting that the contestants are honest, however this is for the mere fun of it.
Also, leave the explaining to me, you are not part of the committee.
I do not appreciate the way you are attempting to down talk this program and I'm sure I can speak for myself and the rest of the committee.
You may now leave this thread and keep your comments to yourself.

Woody, I don't know if the way that you handled that was very professional. Also I can't say that I want to participate in this contest, if your going to treat people like that.

[Gary_Evans]

Originally Posted by titaniclover

Again, thank you for the information.

You may count me out in this due to how you treated Ron. He is trying to make it better and more fair, I guess you don't see it that way. I now know why you are on my ignore list in the first place. You may have changed to some but not to be.

I am now officially out of this pointless and very self centered contest.

Cheers,
Adam

I too was going to put Woody on the ignore list but after some thought decided not to. I usually read the forum soon after I climb out of bed at 4:30 AM and Woody's notes usually get the blood pumping. Notice he is above 2000 posts now and has not been a member all that long.

[illinoiscentral]

Okay, I was a little harsh.
We had a family issue at the time I wrote that and I was in a bad mood.
Still, that is no excuse for how I treated one of my elders.

Ron, if you're reading this, please accept my sincerest apologies.

And my apologies to the rest of you for being so public about it, it was I guess 'barbaric".
For that, I'm deeply sorry.

Once again Ron, I'm sorry I had no right to disrespect you like that, you are older and wiser than I am, I realize you were just trying to help, I take back everything I said.


Thanks for Listening,
Woody