Project Platform

[RSderek]

Project Platform
Project platform (working title) is a charity project that will be undertaken by RS.com staff and will include work from a number of creative people from the Rail Simulator/Works community.

The collective team will produce an addon for Railworks (from start to finish) in 24 hours, this addon would then go on sale on steam for a modest price (TBD, but we were thinking under £10)

I have the full backing of RS.com management and the whole team will give up their time for the day and for all the tasks that will need to be done before and after the event. I’d like to thank everyone involved for making this possible.

All money that would normally go to RS.com would be donated to charity.
There are so many charities out there that need the funding, but the charity I have chosen for this project is;

http://www.railwaychildren.org.uk/

As you can see a very worthy cause.

The plan is to hold the event in the second week of December. (The date is still tbc) this would hopefully be enough time for the addon to be tested and prepared to go on sale in time for Christmas.

The lion share of the work would be done in those 24 hours but there is a lot of planning and organisation that needs to be done before hand to allow the creative people to do their thing.

The Route
A substantial amount of track around a fiction Island or headland that is based around Portland just by Weymouth on the south coast of England. The area will be brimming with track which will include a quarry, a harbour, yards, a number of passenger stations and a train depot.

Local Steam passenger service
Narrow Gauge
diesel shunting
SeaSide Tram route

The route is still not designed or mapped out yet, as we progress I will update with images and plans.

TheTraction
Included in the addon will be a range of new traction types 2 will be modelled on the day of the event and others have been kindly donated by key members of the community.

Kevin Martin – Narrow gauge
Tom Walters – southern terrier
Richard Scott – E1 Tram

A very big thank you to you guys.

So, that’s a high level pass of what ‘team platform’ plan to achieve. Over the coming weeks I’ll be running some little competitions for users to win their chance to have a loco/wagon/structure/town or location named after them. (there could be some fun had there!)

There will be much more information/news/polls etc over the coming weeks. It’s going to be tough, but it will be great!

Anyone interested in helping out please contact me.
Not everyone will be able to help in the production but everyone can help make this a success.

Regards

Derek

[longbow]

Seems there is no limit to what you boys can do in a day....good luck with this!

[Trainguy76]

Good luck to the team!

[gptech]

My tenners just been put to one side, in anticipation of the release.

[dean1986]

Great idea, shame you dont have the same attitude for route and bug fixing

[gptech]

Great idea, shame you dont have the same attitude for route and bug fixing

And that attitude gets things fixed?

[godabyc]

Great idea, shame it took so long for the whining & cheap shots to start, a whole hour and a half, had to check I wasn't on flamesim.com

[Acorncomputer]

This is a great idea. Not only will charity benefit but we will all learn a lot more about RailWorks and what it can do into the bargain.

I think this can regarded as the first real Group Route and probably also the first to include Standard Gauge, Narrow Gauge and Trams in one route.

You can count me in on this one.

[RSderek]

Thanks guys,
lets stay on topic, I don't mind grief, but put it in another thread or pm me. (That way you'll know I read it)
Keeps this one clear to talk about the project.

regards

Derek

[TheTazman]

Derek Excuse my ignroance here. I am not quite sure whats happening here. COuld youjust try and shed some more light on it pleae.

Thanks

Simon

Thanks guys,
lets stay on topic, I don't mind grief, but put it in another thread or pm me. (That way you'll know I read it)
Keeps this one clear to talk about the project.

regards

Derek

[alexedwin]

Good luck to you and your team Derek.
A worth while project.

[Acorncomputer]

A little bit more information here - http://dereksiddle.blogspot.com/

[Maxway]

What a generous gesture on the teams behalf and a worthy cause - I wish you the utmost success and I will definately be buying as soon as it is released.

With regards to the (inevitable, it seems) negative comments I suspect that, like me, the vast majority of RW users are very happy with the product and appreciate the work you put into what you produce.

Glenn.

[smarty2]

Yes, another tenner at the ready here, a worthwhile ideal to help those kids, we just don't know how lucky we are do we?

[thackalane]

Derek,

If you need any beta testers, I'll pay my tenner up front and help out. This is a great idea.


Mike