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trainsim1995
Yard Hand
Alright Jib I am Dropping out of Iportaling. patch has run for 2 day and still nothing. Stand by mode is off too. Any help is needed.
Fresh install of TRS12 Trainsim, and let the patcher run 100% uninterrupted. Turn off your antivirus software. Set your computer to not even bring up the screen saver or go to standby or hibernate while doing so. Make sure, if you have any content you want to keep, to make a backup of your local folder. But Ive taken you out of the loop for now, you can all ways rejoin once you get your stuff working.
This means check the route order guys! Ive changed it up a little!
Also as of writhing this, no more new content maybe submitted for this month. If any one new joins us they'll have to wait until the end of May to use their own content. I dont want to have to keep making content packs every other day. its more work I have to do, its more you all have to download. I want to keep things easy. One pack for locomotives, one pack for rolling stock, and one pack for passenger cars.
Ken, as for your one car, 50ft Boxcar PENNSYLVANIA DD# plus ->kuid:522214:10007, I didn't see it in CMP, but Ill check again today. Ill be updating the consists files once more and re-uploading them. I might just send them to the DLS as well as a Google file. Sending them to the DLS means that I can update it on my end, and you guys can download it on your end with out problems.* But We'll see.
I hope to have our first session by next week. But only Ken has said what time wouldn't be best for him. I have only suggested Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I'd also like to point out that you can start sending trains at any time, so long as the people you are connected to are on. So if its Monday, and Ken and I are on. We could send trains to each other as we are connected. But if GN and I are on, I cant send him a train, because I am not connected to GN. The idea of having a day or two that we all get on is so that way we can see more trains moving about.
If you guys have ever hear of or played Freight Yard Manager, the idea is the same. If not, this video kinda shows what FYM is, and the basic concept there. Which is the same thing I am trying to replicate here.
http://youtu.be/VdZqV2PLcFk
My idea is two fold. First its a way to simulate the out side connections our favorite routes have to the rest of the world. For example, My route, the Saginaw Sub, runs form Toledo Ohio to Saginaw Michigan. And modeled in TRS12 is just that. But the rail line connects to other railroads. Cars can go from Chicago to Canada though my line. I dont have that track modeled though. So to simulate this, we have you guys and the iPortals. The iPortals will bring in products or take out products that would other wise not be loaded or unloaded on our routes.
The other is to repereset an organized modular model railroad. As I have said a few times now.
*It seams no matter what though, there are bound to be problems.
This means check the route order guys! Ive changed it up a little!
Also as of writhing this, no more new content maybe submitted for this month. If any one new joins us they'll have to wait until the end of May to use their own content. I dont want to have to keep making content packs every other day. its more work I have to do, its more you all have to download. I want to keep things easy. One pack for locomotives, one pack for rolling stock, and one pack for passenger cars.
Ken, as for your one car, 50ft Boxcar PENNSYLVANIA DD# plus ->kuid:522214:10007, I didn't see it in CMP, but Ill check again today. Ill be updating the consists files once more and re-uploading them. I might just send them to the DLS as well as a Google file. Sending them to the DLS means that I can update it on my end, and you guys can download it on your end with out problems.* But We'll see.
I hope to have our first session by next week. But only Ken has said what time wouldn't be best for him. I have only suggested Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I'd also like to point out that you can start sending trains at any time, so long as the people you are connected to are on. So if its Monday, and Ken and I are on. We could send trains to each other as we are connected. But if GN and I are on, I cant send him a train, because I am not connected to GN. The idea of having a day or two that we all get on is so that way we can see more trains moving about.
If you guys have ever hear of or played Freight Yard Manager, the idea is the same. If not, this video kinda shows what FYM is, and the basic concept there. Which is the same thing I am trying to replicate here.
http://youtu.be/VdZqV2PLcFk
My idea is two fold. First its a way to simulate the out side connections our favorite routes have to the rest of the world. For example, My route, the Saginaw Sub, runs form Toledo Ohio to Saginaw Michigan. And modeled in TRS12 is just that. But the rail line connects to other railroads. Cars can go from Chicago to Canada though my line. I dont have that track modeled though. So to simulate this, we have you guys and the iPortals. The iPortals will bring in products or take out products that would other wise not be loaded or unloaded on our routes.
The other is to repereset an organized modular model railroad. As I have said a few times now.
*It seams no matter what though, there are bound to be problems.
I am good for Monday, Thursday, Friday evening, Saturday afternoon evening and Sunday afternoon evening (sometimes iffy). Tuesday is a hit or miss for me. As for the 50ft boxcar Jamesfaa DL'ed it last night so it is on the DLC, search for my username.
Nice vid, I would like to put in a hump yard someday, lots of work though.
Nice vid, I would like to put in a hump yard someday, lots of work though.
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Jib,
I'v update the DD box car <kuid2:522214:100007:1> should be on the DLC in 24 hours or so.
Thanks
Ken
Just a heads up, I will be unavailable for iPortalling the first part of the evening. I am not sure yet if I will make it at all.
I will have my iPortal route set up to automatically spawn and drive trains, so traffic flow will continue uninterrupted. It will be like I'm there, but I won't be!
I will have my iPortal route set up to automatically spawn and drive trains, so traffic flow will continue uninterrupted. It will be like I'm there, but I won't be!
trainsim1995
Yard Hand
While my computer problems get sorted out. I have drawed out my new track plan. Great Video Jib. My guess is that my route just to build the track is around 2 - 5 days after i finish patching which could take 2 days. Also GN if you have it set to Automatically spawn trains while your offline and everything still work like your online... that is something I didn't know.
Questions:
-I'm Planning to build a classification Yard at one end or in the middle and eliminate two smaller yards?
-Also my siding are going to be 1 mile long just to hold everything or should they be longer or shorter?
-Also i was wondering if I have to update to SP1 or not?
Questions:
-I'm Planning to build a classification Yard at one end or in the middle and eliminate two smaller yards?
-Also my siding are going to be 1 mile long just to hold everything or should they be longer or shorter?
-Also i was wondering if I have to update to SP1 or not?
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GN, Charles and myself tested this GN is online but not at his computer. His iPortal are set to automatic and the trains proceed on schedule. As long as there are no accidents it should work.
- As for yards it is whatever you like. Some of us are using the routes even when we do not have an iPortal group going.
- My main division point yard is about 8+ boards long maybe over kill but... (I can hold 100+ 85' cars)
- Most if not all of us are at the latest and greatest as far as patch/hot fixes go. I am not sure if it is nessary with iPortal.
trainsim1995
Yard Hand
OK I can't leave my computer running because my main line is mostly single track so that idea will not work. I'm in the process of updating to SP 1 so I should be able to start work by tomorrow maybe. I'm going with 2 I portal yard and 1 big Classification yard (though it will take longer to build)
I have an update on when i might be ready to I portal .. I have 10 days left for school after today which includes testing and all that joyful stuff but the weekend will be when I can Play catch-up on building. My dead line for construction is 2 week from today. So week after next on Tuesday May 21, 2013... I should be able to start running (Hopefully nothing happens) BTW: jib i saved my local folder so that saves some downloading.
Thanks for the input. It helps alot.
I have an update on when i might be ready to I portal .. I have 10 days left for school after today which includes testing and all that joyful stuff but the weekend will be when I can Play catch-up on building. My dead line for construction is 2 week from today. So week after next on Tuesday May 21, 2013... I should be able to start running (Hopefully nothing happens) BTW: jib i saved my local folder so that saves some downloading.
Thanks for the input. It helps alot.
Today I found out there there are three more days (for a total of four) of iPortalling that I will miss most of, but after that I should have green lights for all of them. The first is tomorrow evening, the second is on Thursday May 9 (Not actually sure on that one yet), the third on Tuesday May 21, and the fourth on Thursday May 30.
trainsim1995
Yard Hand
Everyone I bring Much needed Good news: In 4 hours and 15 minutes I have installed not 1 not 2 but all 5 patches. so construction will start as planned tomorrow or tonight. 
You can say this makes me HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
You can say this makes me HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
There has been no official anouncment from JIb so probably not (unless he appears and say yes). I for one will not be available at 6pm if so more like 9pm.
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Everyone I bring Much needed Good news: In 4 hours and 15 minutes I have installed not 1 not 2 but all 5 patches. so construction will start as planned tomorrow or tonight.
You can say this makes me HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
Good your on the right track (no pun intended :hehe: )
I have been really busy the past few days. Im now 100% unemployed and have been running about trying to get a new job. Seeing as herding cats here has not paid me yet. All Ive asked for is what days would be best for every one. Seeing as Ken says Tuesdays are not the best I was thinking maybe Wednesdays and Sundays. I want long sessions, but I dont want to keep people up late on school nights or if they have to work in the morning.
Ill try and aim for having a solid time and a start time by this Friday, but I make no promises.
To refresh my schedule I am available:
Sunday afternoon/evening
Monday evening
Thursday evening
Friday evening
Saturday afternoon/evening
Hope you find work soon JIb, it is no fun being unemployed
