BNSF Clovis Sub
- Thread starter Dermmy
- Start date
It's glow in the dark rust. Not a lighted coupler.
I was wondering what was causing that!
shamrock2002
Member
Look for a release announcement in three or four weeks
Good news indeed! Have been looking forward to the relase of this update for quite some time... and Justin's loco's certainly look right at home on the almighty Clovis Sub :hehe:
Cheers - Brian
skidmark22
Retired MX Mis.Test Pilot
It has been almost 2 months since this thread was active. This is such a fantastic route, I just had to get some more shots posted here. Hope you like.
Early morning activity at Belen
Early morning activity at Belen
strench707
TCR Content Creator
New Haven Railroad, thats alittle odd for that locale, lol. But the shots look great!
Davis
Davis
skidmark22
Retired MX Mis.Test Pilot
Looks like it got your attention. :hehe:
Thanks everyone but if the shots look good, it is because the layout is good. Dermmy has done a fantastic job.
BNSF Warbonnets in Belen, NM
Four BNSF SD40-2s in the ATSF blue and yellow "Warbonnet" livery, pull a string of empty hoppers into Belen, NM. I caught this picture from the passenger side as my friend and I were crossing on the Reinken Avenue overpass, heading west, as a BNSF west-bound mixed intermodal / freight train also passes by.
Thanks Dermmy again, for this terrific route. I have a blast running it!
Don't even ask me where I took this shot, I won't tell you. But let's just say that my friend high-tailed it further on down the line and we caught up with the warbonnets heading through Belen.
Four BNSF SD40-2s in the ATSF blue and yellow "Warbonnet" livery, pull a string of empty hoppers into Belen, NM. I caught this picture from the passenger side as my friend and I were crossing on the Reinken Avenue overpass, heading west, as a BNSF west-bound mixed intermodal / freight train also passes by.
Thanks Dermmy again, for this terrific route. I have a blast running it!
Don't even ask me where I took this shot, I won't tell you. But let's just say that my friend high-tailed it further on down the line and we caught up with the warbonnets heading through Belen.
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skidmark22
Retired MX Mis.Test Pilot
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You've made a valid point there young man, I aint seen a bad screenshot yet from Dermmy's layout, it must be a very graphics card friendly route, although in saying that, it's fairly flat and no mountains or hills in the way. Wonder what it would be like with some background in, has anyone done anything semi-desert style that would look good on this map, nearly all of the assets on the DLS are not exactly suitable for this territory.
Cheerz. ex.
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Hills - there are hills! Actually I just flicked back through all the published screenshots and true enough, there is hardly a hill to be seen. In truth though the area modelled whilst far from 'flat' is certainly not mountainous, except in the area around Abo Canyon. The route was hogged with long draw distances in mind and the width averages between six and eight boards, though to see the 'background' you have to tweak the default draw distance out with TrainzTuner. For most of the route though the land runs pretty much flat all the way to the horizons, so even a 'distant hills' background would be out of place.
Around Abo Canyon though the land does rise steeply (as does the track) though again TrainzTuner is needed to actually see more than just the foreground hills.
In one of the few hills-inclusive screenshots westbound Q-CICLAC (Chicago - Los Angeles) thunders down the last few yards of single track at East Sais whilst an unidentified Eastbound waits to grind up the canyon...
Andy
Around Abo Canyon though the land does rise steeply (as does the track) though again TrainzTuner is needed to actually see more than just the foreground hills.
In one of the few hills-inclusive screenshots westbound Q-CICLAC (Chicago - Los Angeles) thunders down the last few yards of single track at East Sais whilst an unidentified Eastbound waits to grind up the canyon...
Andy
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Oh goodie! Finally some shots with C40's in them. I like to see some of them every once and a while, assuming because they're my favorite motive power. Great shots skidmark, and because they're on Dermmy's route, that adds a bonus! (Beautiful route Dermmy, love it!):Y: Keep up the good work, and to everyone else that takes pics of Dermmy's route. Keep those screenshots coming!
illinoiscentral
SARM Volunteer
Great shots there Andy!
The best BNSF engines on the best BNSF route, very good indeed!:Y:
Woody
The best BNSF engines on the best BNSF route, very good indeed!:Y:
Woody
ex-railwayman
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Hills - there are hills! Actually I just flicked back through all the published screenshots and true enough, there is hardly a hill to be seen. In truth though the area modelled whilst far from 'flat' is certainly not mountainous, except in the area around Abo Canyon. The route was hogged with long draw distances in mind and the width averages between six and eight boards, though to see the 'background' you have to tweak the default draw distance out with TrainzTuner. For most of the route though the land runs pretty much flat all the way to the horizons, so even a 'distant hills' background would be out of place.
Around Abo Canyon though the land does rise steeply (as does the track) though again TrainzTuner is needed to actually see more than just the foreground hills.
Andy
Hello Andy,
Yes, of course there some hills on the route, sorry, however, the majority of the layout is fairly flat and personally, I don't like using Trainz Tuner, it doesn't suit my PC very well so wanted to add a bit of depth to certain areas and thought a few background tiles fairly close to the track may add a bit of interest and might look good on future screenshots.....I'm going to have a little play and see if I can tweak a few baseboards, it's just a matter of finding the right kind of background to suit the area.....
Cheerz. ex.
Stay in the cab...
Factors involved in long range scenery....
Factors involved in long range scenery....- Extra baseboards for the reason of scenery will inevitably come to objects added to the poly-count
- The 5000meter setting in the Options is 3.1miles. Rome, GA for example is in a valley surrounded by "mountains" but in Trainz you can't see them because they're over three miles from the track...
- Inside the cab of a locomotive at any speed so gives you so much work to do you hardly notice mountains unless they pop-up in front of the windshield