Mideast- Plans afoot!

bravedan · Post by **bravedan** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:31 pm

Modernisation???........................

No sidings................

OH NO!!!!!

dforrest · Post by **dforrest** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:52 pm

bravedan wrote:Modernisation???........................

No sidings................

OH NO!!!!!

:wink:

I totally agree with those comments!

.

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:20 pm

saddletank wrote:Acts written for v1.1 (e.g. Fletton Flyash) call for TDB ver576 (or thereabouts).

Is it wise to put these much older activities onto v1.3?

I wouldn't try earlier activities on 1.3 - because the paths down the mainline will be broken.

Unless you have the 1.3 paths, and when unpacking say "no" to any questions asking if you wish such-and-such.pat to be replaced.

Alan

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:31 pm

It will still have the sidings and the same general feel, only a little more ECML feel about it and some of the fictional bits are going.

It will have alot more original content to it and the stations will look more prototypical.

The activity creators need to start thinking about the "Houghton farewell" tours and the "Eaton Socon Sunset" or the "Grafham Growler"

We will be losing 2 power stations and gaining 2 more plus a few coal mines and a new refinery to replace houghton, albeit a little further away and in new locations.

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 6:45 pm

Good luck with the makeover Tim. Mid-East looked pretty damn good anyway but it's nice to go through the routes and give them a spring clean. Two years ago when I released the original Far North I felt quite smug. Having got 90% way through refurbishing it I cringe when I look how bare, unrealistic and generally default it looked. We've all learned a great deal in the last two years plus there's a wealth of models to call on and of course TSM which we were only dreaming about in Nov '01.

erniew · Post by **erniew** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:56 pm

my copy arrived today just finished installing it

have to say it looks stunning i will be driving all night

just like to say thanks for a great route and look forward to the new upgrades

thanks again

erniew

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:02 pm

Been waiting for this news for ages!Cheers Tim can't wait
Phil

phill70 · Post by **phill70** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:19 pm

Tim
will this be released as a patch, or as a new route so's to speak ?

lateagain · Post by **lateagain** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:50 pm

Tim,

Updating of your route is more interesting to many of us than MSTS2?!

It was the best, still is the best, UK route so far. There have been plenty of excellent UK routes since and well executed too, but none quite reaches the scope, range of activities, and overall "feel" of MidEast.

The detail of SVR and the reworking and development of Woodhead are widely applauded and the amazing amount of "Activity" development for other UK routes proove that "tweaking", "honing" and "improving" existing stuff is as welcome, if not more, than "new" stuff.

i for one look forward to any new update.

geoff

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:20 pm

The bad thing about shape viewer is that you can quickly look at all your old work - I'll upgrade the PGA and PXA wagons for the new release...

delticd9000 · Post by **delticd9000** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:28 pm

hi tim

will itbe poss to put more xings some places that arent there in realife

like maybe hadleywood or stevenage

on actives i like pulling up to xings and watching the computer controlled trains rumble past i.e arlsey xings

Timcourt1 · Post by **Timcourt1** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 12:39 am

Some "License" will be applied again in this release purely because it is basically a route based on the ECML with activity creation in mind so a few industries will be placed here and there that may have existed once but are long gone, should help the activity people once again.

Mike,

Thanks for letting me know, I will have a use for those too, I will also be adding some stock and I might see if I can squeeze a few freebs from BA if poss, along with a few bits from the reskinners on here too!

petermakosch · Post by **petermakosch** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 11:53 am

so maybe a class 156/158 and what not activity will be real ?

mikey2001 · Post by **mikey2001** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 11:58 am

This is excellent news Tim, looking forward to the update with anticipation!

trainmad · Post by **trainmad** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 4:26 pm

Fantastic route, and hope it goes well.