Atomic Systems

Hi guys, just an update and sadly bad news on this one.

The route was all finished and I was about a third of the way through testing when disaster has struck. Whilst I believe editing the track layout at Shenfield, the up electric line appears to have had all its gradient markers reset so that now the track sits about 100metres up in the air! I could cry.
To make it worse, I had no idea this error had occurred, as I was working on the other side of Shenfield hence the route was saved, and then saved again and again until I picked the fault up. This means that I could not simply restore the file.

Worst case I have lost Shenfield to London, best case and most likely is that a back up will take the route back to what it was on the 1st Dec meaning I have only lost of the track for London Liverpool Street and approaches.

This means the route will not be out by Christmas and I apologise for this.

does anyone know how you could check the track files to locate the original error as I guess it will be one bin file at fault? I am not sure if its the main track.bin file that is broken or the smaller track files per individual tile. Any help greatly appreciated as I can't face doing Liverpool Street again at the moment!!

Thank you

Really sorry to hear that Jim. You've been working long and hard on all this and it sounds horrible. I wish I could help, but I know nothing about track laying or working with track at all... The only thing I know is that it's mostly held in the tracks.bin file (I've edited those to incorporate SE and track unevenness on some routes).

I hope you don't get put off finishing it all.

Have a good break from it until the new year, Chrimbo drinkies and all that sort of stuff. It may not look so bad after a fortnight of wine women and song.

That is a shame - any older backups that might be ok or all in the recent editing? Really hope this does not stop you finishing the route. Perhaps a well earned break from it for a few days.

I had this happen to my S&D and I gave an account of it in a thread on 'Routebuilding'. Getting it back down to ground level from Midsomer Norton (where it started to get airborne) to Templcombe (where it was probably oer 1/2 mile above ground level) was one helluva job.

There is undoubtedly a bug lurking in the smooth gradient tool which has not been, and probably never will be, addressed.

Could i request a moderator locks this topic please. There will be no further updates pending me trying to fix the damage. Thanks

Bad luck Jim, what a pain!

Gutted for you, Jim. Just have a break for Christmas then take stock in the new year.

Don't give up Jim - What can't kill you MAKES YOU STRONGER !!!!!!!!

Hello all,
for those who haven't seen this already, there is a new announcement regarding the route : http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 1&t=135778
Go on and have a look!
Anthony