MatrixTrains And Steam Sounds Supreme Collaboration

[gopher]

Just released over at Steam Sounds Supreme our first collaboration, Caledonian 65ft Grampian 12 Wheeler Carriage Set 1 . Set 2 to follow. They come with Steam Sounds Supreme custom sounds and QuickDrives. See here.

https://steamsoundssupreme.com/carriage-packs.html

Note for the QuickDrives you will need loco/s from Caledonia Works available from Digital Tractions Store.

Gordon

[1crick14a]

Thanks for drawing attention to these old chap just up
my street, love this Pre Mk1 stuff hope we get more of it
they look great in the game

ohanlon

[marcusboon]

love this Pre Mk1 stuff hope we get more of it
they look great in the game

You're in luck, you'll find more than 50 different Matrix pre-nationalisation coach packs on Steam Marketplace...

https://store.steampowered.com/search/? ... arketplace

Marcus

[RolandBP]

Wow those coaches are just beautiful. Thanks for the link.

Roland.

[johnrossetti]

This link is coaches only, may make searching easier.
https://store.steampowered.com/search/? ... ce%20coach
John

[1crick14a]

It would be nice if the model builders ( Professional ) would also include in their packs
more weathered/grubby vehicles.

Here's hoping anyway

ohanlon

[runeborg]

Just bought them from SSS. Very nice indeed! Thank you Gordon.

[gopher]

It would be nice if the model builders ( Professional ) would also include in their packs
more weathered/grubby vehicles.

Here's hoping anyway

ohanlon

Not an easy thing to do for me without making the selection menu somewhat bloated for scenario writers. In the past I've made sets cleanish and I've made them dirty. Get moans either way. At the moment I just use the bake operation to give a mildly grubby version. Using a random approach for selecting textures would not work, as most carriages ran in fixed sets so would have equal amounts of grime. I think the easiest thing to do is just provide alternative textures, either by some way of selecting in the editor (I'll have to research that) or manually swapping the files. I'll have a look into it next year.

Back to the Grampians, here is a little video from Steam Sounds Supreme on Facebook. https://en-gb.facebook.com/SteamSoundsS ... 608659255/

Gordon

[IronBidder]

You'll never please everyone without multiple skins, but I think a clean in-service look would satisfy most; i.e. some staining on roofs, light dirt on undergear, but clean bodies.

Personally I think clean white roofs on steam hauled stock is the first thing that needs weathering. I can't imagine this lasted for more than a few hours in real life.

[1crick14a]

either by some way of selecting in the editor (I'll have to research that) or manually swapping the files. I'll have a look into it next year.

This sounds good Gordon and appreciate the reply, being an old BR stoker i saw the
grubby ones plenty of times.

ohanlon

[gopher]

Just released over at Steam Sounds Supreme, Set 2 of the Caledonian 65ft Grampian 12 Wheeler's in LMS Period 3 and BR Crimson &Cream liveries.

https://steamsoundssupreme.com/mt-gramp ... set-2.html

Gordon

[ashgray]

Very happily purchased! Thanks Gordon, as always you deliver the best coaches available!

Ash

[92212]

Please note that we made a little mistake when packaging it up, so make sure you download version 1.1 just released.

Kind Regards
Matt@SteamSoundsSupreme