Recent content by rrfoose

Hi all, In the past, I have used MicroDEM to create routes, but I've been thinking about buying TransDEM, as those who have it give it good reviews. My main reason for wanting to switch is so that I can use Google Earth/Bing Maps overlays to lay prototypical track & scenery. My big concern...

Hi all! The last couple of days, when I go into Surveyor, if I want to place rolling stock, and click on the wheel tab, it comes up and the list is blank. Both the individual locos/cars list and the consists list have no text, so I can't find/select/place a piece of rolling stock. Other tabs...

Hi all! Does anyone know if any 3rd party SD20s have been made for Trainz? I know there is 1 on the DLS, but it leaves a little to be desired (that said, I couldn't do any better, so I'm not knocking it...too much). I tried searching various sites with no success, but that doesn't mean there...

Hi all! While building routes, I often spend more time than I should agonizing over signal type selection and location. In Trainz, we seem to have 2 "options" in nomenclature - the 4/5/6/8, or random naming based on prototype means. Now, I understand the basics of the numbered series: 4 is...

Hi All, On a current route I'm working on in TANE, I've noticed the heights of all splines I place are laying down as fixed heights. This didn't use to happen, and I know it's not the assets as I've used them before without issue. Why might these assets be laying down at fixed heights? I've...

Paging martinvk!! I found the asset "angle guide" (KUID2:70337:23019:9) to be probably the most useful tool in surveyor! Unfortunately, this asset is broke in TANE. Has anyone been able to get this item working, or been in contact with martinvk about him possibly updating this asset? Hope to...

Since SP1 has made TANE more stable, I've started building routes in it. However, the "Multi Ind" pieces are not usable - the appear error free in CM, and their names are not red while in surveyor, but there is no image for them and you can't lay them down. On routes that I've imported, where...

Hello, There is a trackside object called TPR bridgeRRnameC (kuid:58422:24013). I suspect the purpose of the object is to allow you to put text/railroad names on bridges. However, once placed, if you go into it's properties to edit the object and define it's name, doing so does not change the...

Hey all - anyone out there interested in the AC&Y? I was thinking about starting a model railroad in TS12, to depict a modern day what-if version of the ACY. I came up with this idea for a paint scheme for the locos: The theory behind the model railroad(z) would be that the AC&Y, which...

In T:ANE, I've noticed that white-colored objects have a really horrible glare. Railcars look unrealistic, buildings lose their textures. I'm guessing others have noticed this... Any suggestions on how to tone down the sun? I've tried changing the clouds, weather, etc, but it's still...

Hey all! I just got a new laptop, an MSI GS70 with a GTX 970M w/16 GB of RAM - a very capable system (or so I thought). However, TS12 still only gets 4-5 fps when in driver mode, low teens in surveyor (with details turned up). I'd expect at least double these numbers. Any thoughts on what I...

Hi all! I'm looking for some input on the "best" approach to installing TS12 on my new laptop. I initially bought TS12 as a digital version, and was going to download the basic install file from Planet Auran, then copy my current TS12 folder (backed-up on an external hard drive) over it, to...

When looking for a new laptop for T:ANE, and more specifically at SSDs, I see an option for mSATA SSDs more often than a second hard drive with regular SATA for an SSD. What is the difference with the mSATA vs regular SATA? Usually the mSATA is providing greater GBs of storage, but paired up...

It appears that Arkansas & Missouri will be without their SD70ACes for a while... At least no one was injured. Good thing they hung onto some Alcos! http://5newsonline.com/2014/10/10/conductor-engineer-hospitalized-after-train-derails-in-chester/

I seem to be unable to change the water once "installed" on a route. It lays down as calm, it appears, and trying to change it causes the water to disappear, and sometimes for the game to even crash! If I'm lucky enough for the water to stick around, it simply remains calm. No rough or...