What is it?
So as some of you know, when I host sessions on MRL I use the title, TOPSIG for them. TOPSIG stand for Trainz Operation Special Interest Group. (Not affiliated with OPSIG but same idea.) Basically, when in a TOPSIG session, your not just driving a train to drive a train,your there to drive a train and do a job. So you have cars to set out and pick up.
Now when I started hosting sessions on MRL I said I'd be hosting twice a week. But over the months of running MRL, and even UMR, I have found that it takes hours, even days to really operate those routes. And hosting a session for 8+ hours just wasn't enough. By the time Id have the yard sorted out, every one would be done running. So then I got to thinking, "what if I hosted a 24 hour session?" And after putting some thought into how I would do it with out buying a second computer to be a dedicated Trainz server I came to a conclusion. Once a month I'd host a weekend long session. In this way, we have a nice three day long MRL session. Players can come in, do some work, leave, and come back when ever they want. But then I got to thinking more. "What if we dont want to do MRL?" And that's where the Round Robin comes into play. Rather then do a session on the same route once a month, we can pick a route, run that route and that session that month. Then have a new route and new session next month. This means that if there is a route that enough people what to play on, we can have a session for it. If no MP session exists for it, I will make one.
And Now The Details
Sessions will start on the LAST Friday of the month, and run until Sunday night unless there are any technical problems. Make up sessions, in-case the iTrainz servers are down, will be the following Friday.
For any route to be considered for TOPSIG RR weekends, it must meet the requirements found here:http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?89767-Multiplayer-Tips-Tricks-Fixes-and-Other-Things
But dose not have to have an MP session.
We will use Teamspeak, and I will have a server for us to use when in sessions.
THIS MONTHS SESSION DETAILS:
TOPSIG Sessions are being postponed until more are interested in MP and TOPSIG.
Note, this post will be updated so the first post reflects this months session. If we get enough interest form players, I might add a second weekend to this. So we would have two weekend long op-sessions a month. But first I want to know that there will be plenty of people to join and take part.
So as some of you know, when I host sessions on MRL I use the title, TOPSIG for them. TOPSIG stand for Trainz Operation Special Interest Group. (Not affiliated with OPSIG but same idea.) Basically, when in a TOPSIG session, your not just driving a train to drive a train,your there to drive a train and do a job. So you have cars to set out and pick up.
Now when I started hosting sessions on MRL I said I'd be hosting twice a week. But over the months of running MRL, and even UMR, I have found that it takes hours, even days to really operate those routes. And hosting a session for 8+ hours just wasn't enough. By the time Id have the yard sorted out, every one would be done running. So then I got to thinking, "what if I hosted a 24 hour session?" And after putting some thought into how I would do it with out buying a second computer to be a dedicated Trainz server I came to a conclusion. Once a month I'd host a weekend long session. In this way, we have a nice three day long MRL session. Players can come in, do some work, leave, and come back when ever they want. But then I got to thinking more. "What if we dont want to do MRL?" And that's where the Round Robin comes into play. Rather then do a session on the same route once a month, we can pick a route, run that route and that session that month. Then have a new route and new session next month. This means that if there is a route that enough people what to play on, we can have a session for it. If no MP session exists for it, I will make one.
And Now The Details
Sessions will start on the LAST Friday of the month, and run until Sunday night unless there are any technical problems. Make up sessions, in-case the iTrainz servers are down, will be the following Friday.
For any route to be considered for TOPSIG RR weekends, it must meet the requirements found here:http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?89767-Multiplayer-Tips-Tricks-Fixes-and-Other-Things
But dose not have to have an MP session.
We will use Teamspeak, and I will have a server for us to use when in sessions.
THIS MONTHS SESSION DETAILS:
TOPSIG Sessions are being postponed until more are interested in MP and TOPSIG.
Note, this post will be updated so the first post reflects this months session. If we get enough interest form players, I might add a second weekend to this. So we would have two weekend long op-sessions a month. But first I want to know that there will be plenty of people to join and take part.
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