Here I will be showing off my first real route that I plan to release on the DLS. Its called 'Rust Belt Central', sort of has an anywhere US kinda of feel to it, I'm not an artist like Approach Medium Or Philskine but I've been heavily inspired by both of their work. The route really has no specific location, just somewhere in the rust belt. There will be 2 larger metropolitan cities, which haven't been built yet, one smaller more impoverished, run down industrial city, which has been built. There will be two logging branchlines, one of which has been constructed, the other hasn't. Multiple coal mines and drop offs, and numerous passenger stations for both commuter runs and long haul trains.
Here is the interesting part. The route is pretty big, but its not end-end, its a loop. One, giant loop, like City And Country USA or Highland Valley. These routes also inspired me, because they allowed for some versatile running, and the era was really unspecific.
So far, I've constructed the following.
-Winston, a run down industrial city at the foot of the hills (the hills/mountain range, whatever, haven't been named, and Winston Yard, which mostly serves as a site for helper locomotives to hook up to freight trains as they prepare to ascend.
-The gradient just past Winston, over the hills, a steep 4%. The hills are completed in this area and look pretty good. I did a lot of work there.
-Logging branch which crosses through the hills to get to Winston, where logs are dropped off.
-Coal mine just outside of Winston, where trains come in to collect coal, and then loop back around to another, larger yard for staging (hasn't been built yet).
-Just past the hills lies the Henbane river, whose name was definitely not stolen from a poor quality Ubisoft game.
-Past the Henbane River is Westfield County. There is a large rail yard there, which has been built, and a small town beside it, which I have not start working on.
So, if you've read this much, here are a few things I was hoping for some help with.
-Signaling. I know nothing about signals, where to put them, or anything like that.
-Yard Ladders. They are difficult. Would appreciate some tips on making them more realistic and smooth.
I will add to this list as I see fit. For now, enjoy some screen shots of my progress. When the time is right, and I'm happy with the build, I'll release it and hopefully you all will have a lot of fun playing on it!
Here is the interesting part. The route is pretty big, but its not end-end, its a loop. One, giant loop, like City And Country USA or Highland Valley. These routes also inspired me, because they allowed for some versatile running, and the era was really unspecific.
So far, I've constructed the following.
-Winston, a run down industrial city at the foot of the hills (the hills/mountain range, whatever, haven't been named, and Winston Yard, which mostly serves as a site for helper locomotives to hook up to freight trains as they prepare to ascend.
-The gradient just past Winston, over the hills, a steep 4%. The hills are completed in this area and look pretty good. I did a lot of work there.
-Logging branch which crosses through the hills to get to Winston, where logs are dropped off.
-Coal mine just outside of Winston, where trains come in to collect coal, and then loop back around to another, larger yard for staging (hasn't been built yet).
-Just past the hills lies the Henbane river, whose name was definitely not stolen from a poor quality Ubisoft game.
-Past the Henbane River is Westfield County. There is a large rail yard there, which has been built, and a small town beside it, which I have not start working on.
So, if you've read this much, here are a few things I was hoping for some help with.
-Signaling. I know nothing about signals, where to put them, or anything like that.
-Yard Ladders. They are difficult. Would appreciate some tips on making them more realistic and smooth.
I will add to this list as I see fit. For now, enjoy some screen shots of my progress. When the time is right, and I'm happy with the build, I'll release it and hopefully you all will have a lot of fun playing on it!