I took a long break on this route but lately I've been doing some work on it, mostly trying to get it to look right with a lower polycount (which is NOT easy). I might see about posting a few screens later today to show the new look...
Payware or freeware?... hmmm... I am intending on releasing the portion i'm working on now as freeware (Galesburg IL to Chillicothe IL).
if i ever extended it (to ether Fort Madison IA or Streator IL) i would probably have to go Payware because of the time I would have to spent on it (I set my standards way too high)
@nstrainz, you seem to have bitten off more than ANYONE can chew, what are your standards?
Just went for a short drive....
that first one is the latest look for the sub, just did it after my last post.
Now for a few specs of that train...
16900 ponies spread over 22 powered axles (thanks Frank!)
120 cars - 2.4km long - 8226t
The run - max speed 120kph - max grade 1/70
and most of the run spent in notch 8!
lol thats why i chose the chillicothe sub up edelstein hill
what your seeing now is just a taste, kind of like nikos's west key extension, after all I do have an education to see too...
I would compare the Section Im planning on doing to Dermmys Clovis sub, high speed heavy-haul freight with lots of double track strait track but ALOT more scenery to do, so when you think of the time it took dermmy to release that, multiply it a few times...
I was going to make a session based around an extra from chillicothe to Princeville return (complete with failed unit on fast freight and track maintenance)but with locals that big im not too sure what I had in mind would be enough!