What are your favorite route and how many do you use???/

40058 · Post by **40058** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 7:07 pm

I've got a fair few installed, I use train store and 1 or 2 routes are enabled at any one time.

As mentioned MidEast dated ?...my opinion nah still great.

Faves...

Mid East
Cannock Chase V3
Skipton 1920
SVR
Ruabon Barmouth Blaenau

Eagerly awaiting that Stoke Division Route...looks very promising

40058.

sillyevan27 · Post by **sillyevan27** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 8:02 pm

I got the ruabon, Talyllyn, Ffestiniog, Ex-Corris (trying to UNINSTALL it), and uhh...hmm...what else?! OH YAH! Soon to be SODOR RAILWAYS >:-]

Route I use most often...Talyllyn and Ffestiniog

The ruabon I shall use once my PC is upgraded to Windows XP ...sometime in the NEXT millenium

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:23 am

I only have Woodhead Route installed

DC works for Me

who the said that

steve in ozz :drinking:

ianm42 · Post by **ianm42** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:45 am

This week my favourite route is Stadtbahn U79. It is absolutely stunning, really raising the bar as far as route building is concerned. However, I will probably get bored with just driving trams and so my favourite route next week may well include some freight opportunities. I am looking forward to the new New Zealand route that should be available soon, it looks remarkable too.

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:36 am

Ruabon to Barmouth .... no hesitation ....

I can 'feel the lurv' that went into it.

For me, accurracy, I've no idea how accurrate it is, matters little with a diverse and interesting route made by someone who has obviously put a lot of themselves into it.

A route, like nothing else in trainsim, really can be a work of art.

It can be a Turner or in my case, Piccasso

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:44 am

stevesherratt wrote:I only have Woodhead Route installed

DC works for Me

who the said that

steve in ozz

Not even I have only Woodhead installed! (new machine has WH2.2, MEUK and SVR - WH2.5 & ELR continue on old machine) If anyone were to do the MSJ&A or London to Shenfield then we'd have somewhere else to run 1500VDC stuff.

geoffhocking · Post by **geoffhocking** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 6:33 am

This is the big difference between MSTS and Trainz. With MSTS you can have have real routes (If you have the skill and the time), no so easy on Trainz, but then anyone can create a layout on Trainz.
I only install finished routes, not interested in betas with no scenery, with this in mind only one route stands out a mile, the king of routes, by the king of route builders:
MID east

Zackybong1 · Post by **Zackybong1** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:52 am

qzdcg8 wrote:Not even I have only Woodhead installed! (new machine has WH2.2, MEUK and SVR - WH2.5 & ELR continue on old machine) If anyone were to do the MSJ&A or London to Shenfield then we'd have somewhere else to run 1500VDC stuff.

Correction: London Liverpool Street to Chelmsford & Southend Victoria.

jjules · Post by **jjules** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 3:25 pm

My favourite route is still Modern England. I haven't played anything on S+C for ages, because the default is bad (I have no time for the other version right now)...NEC v4 (and the default one) are the other two in my top 3 right now.

When it's done, my favourite route will be FGW Hereford - London Paddington (still not sure about the name of the route yet...). Progress is due to start dead soon (I've just gotta figure out why my graphics card is seemingly not giving me a display and I can install MSTS again!

117305 · Post by **117305** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 8:41 pm

my faverite route is one i havent even put on yet! its the woodhead route a line i sadley never got to ride over its full length it will be fun to use it in explore mode with trains that never traveled over it! and of course takening a 76 with a few mgrs over the line!

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:02 pm

117305 wrote:my faverite route is one i havent even put on yet! its the woodhead route a line i sadley never got to ride over its full length it will be fun to use it in explore mode with trains that never traveled over it! and of course takening a 76 with a few mgrs over the line!

Good for you! Please feel free to email me if you have ANY problems installing - it is dead easy though.

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 9:50 am

When I say favourite route, it's one I can trundle or belt along in explore mode.

Even with a 60Gb HD, keeping a lot of stock for activities is not realistic for the amount of time spent using them.

I'm wary of keeping each route and it's stock on CD's and switching them frequently. It takes time as well.

I don't really agree with 'favourite route' threads as I'm aware of how much time and effort goes into them. I've high praise for anyone that does them freeware.

It's the GWR for me though

thenudehamster · Post by **thenudehamster** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 2:43 pm

I have:
the defaults
Modern England,
FUDE,
ECML 3.1 (with hiccups - waiting for the MidEast CD to swim the Atlantic),
SeaView 4 (just installed - wacky, but fun),
Carlisle NorthEast (stored, no longer interesting),
Bear Mountain Pass (still trying to figure out the ghost trains),
Valley Line (installed yesterday),

GNER East Coast not installed yet,
and a Swiss route that won't install, and it's site is dead....

Going to get Manningtree today.

What I would like to see:
the Liverpool Street lines, to Southend, Chelmsford, Enfield, Chingford and Norwich (thank you Zackybong for the correction) - in fact anything GER beyond just the Manningtree branch, with Clauds, J69s, J15s, and Holden's lovely 7ft 2-4-0s...
Fenchurch St - Southend,
North Nondon line,
Nottingham Midland to appear on a route (would be interesting movements with the reverse of everything mainline),
The GCR line through Nottingham,
Iowa Chicago and Eastern - yeah, I know it's not UK, but it's a nice active little shortline along the Mississippi valley...

And instant programming ability so I could write any or all of the above routes, and modelling ability so I could design all the missing stock....

Favourite? it's a tossup between the FUDE and Modern England right now, but when the MidEast CD gets here, who knows?

johnarran · Post by **johnarran** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:42 pm

You don't need programming ability to be able to do your route. You need time and patience. All you need to do is learn the editing tools. Print off the manuals and dive in. Start with a 1 tile route.

Oh and get yourself a coffee machine, 20 fags, a crate of beer and a set of headphones. Plus if you're married you'd better treat the wife too !!!

;D

John