Dorset Coast Goes Forth!

ccsdc · Post by **ccsdc** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:31 pm

If, like me, you tend to only use the main line services into and out of Waterloo, do you ever gaze at the vast array of blue departure screens and wonder about exotic destinations such as Shepperton (via Kingston), Strawberry Hill (via Twickenham) or Addlestone? I do, so last time I was up in London I decided that I was going to do a bit more to Dorset Coast.

Here is a map showing the extent of the additions to Version 4 so far.
<IMG width="960" height="600" SRC="http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php/26013/Version 4.jpg">

Here is a shot of a Class 450 leaving the home of HRH, well one of them anyway!
<IMG width="640" height="480" SRC="http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php ... indsor.jpg">

This extension is designed to work as an upgrade to version 3, either the CD or downloadable version. Also all of the activities that are included on the version 3 CD will work with this upgrade. I would expect to be able to release this around about Christmas time, but it may be early in the new year depending on other committments.

I will keep you updated with progress over the next few months.

Dave

sebve · Post by **sebve** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:40 pm

Amazing work Dave, you have added an impressive amount to the current Dorset Route. I'm look forward as this route progresses. When the 458 is released i'll be enjoying thrashing that up to Reading.

alanhowat · Post by **alanhowat** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:58 pm

Hi Dave,

Excellent work, don't rush it

.

Cheers,

Alan.

carlwestwood · Post by **carlwestwood** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:09 pm

oh good god! This v4 looks like it will be stunning. hope it runs correctly though. it would most likely be a large file. VERY large

tomtrain · Post by **tomtrain** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:13 pm

Good luck with it! All we need now is a 444 and a 458 for it, and then we have one of the best routes ever made for MSTS.

Regards

Tom

fredmaster · Post by **fredmaster** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:33 pm

wow wow and wow

this is absoloutly brilliant

have you got any screenshots of Datchet it looks exactly like windsor !!!!!!!!!!!!

steamnut44 · Post by **steamnut44** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:04 pm

Hi Dave,
A few days ago I purchased your Dorset Coast V3 from UKTrainsim and I must congratulate you on an excellent and first class route. However, and this is my own personal opinion and in no way am I criticising you in a nasty way, but for my liking, there are too many activities and paths.

This route is the creme de la creme for steam nut's, like myself and modern electric and the like, is not really my pet subject. I was brough up in the steam era of the fifties, believe it or not oop' North, in L.M.S. territory. But, I just love the Bulleid Pacific's and the Dorset Coast Route is the perfect route for running them on.

So after looking at the route and all the stock, I decided to just load the route, emty the Activity, Services and Traffic Folders and delete any paths that I would not really need. This has made a vast difference to the load time and has enabled me to do my own Activities using steam traffic, for which I enjoy running.

I have four quite large Trainset & Consist Folder's of the Big Four, LMS, GW, LNER & Southern and another set I have a mixture of all, with mainly BR stuff. This allows me to select any region to suit the route I wish to run on.

Anyway Dave, thank you for a great route for the Southern Region, it's a credit to you and I hope to get many hours of pleasure making up trains with lot's of AI traffic, in the Activity Editor.

Just completed a run from Weymouth to Waterloo, non stop with BB Class Tangemere and 10 Bats Pullman Coaches in 1 hour 47 minutes, averaging 72 mph. I even went through the long curving section at Poole, doing 90, I wasn't expecting such a sharpe curve, no wonder the speed limit was 20.

Good luck with Version 4 Patch, I will be looking out for this when it's released

Geoff

Post by **NeutronIC** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:57 pm

Heh that's why TrainStore is included on the disk Geoff

Matt.

45002 · Post by **45002** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:02 pm

ccsdc wrote:If, like me, you tend to only use the main line services into and out of Waterloo, do you ever gaze at the vast array of blue departure screens and wonder about exotic destinations such as Shepperton (via Kingston), Strawberry Hill (via Twickenham) or Addlestone? I do, so last time I was up in London I decided that I was going to do a bit more to Dorset Coast.

Here is a map showing the extent of the additions to Version 4 so far.
<IMG width="960" height="600" SRC="http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php/26013/Version 4.jpg">

Here is a shot of a Class 450 leaving the home of HRH, well one of them anyway!
<IMG width="640" height="480" SRC="http://www.atomic-album.com/showPic.php ... indsor.jpg">

This extension is designed to work as an upgrade to version 3, either the CD or downloadable version. Also all of the activities that are included on the version 3 CD will work with this upgrade. I would expect to be able to release this around about Christmas time, but it may be early in the new year depending on other committments.

I will keep you updated with progress over the next few months.

Dave

Flipping heck dave i dont know how you do it Brillant work mate

will we be talking about DCv5 at this rate This time next year

MARTIN

trains2 · Post by **trains2** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:09 pm

45002 wrote:will we be talking about DCv5 at this rate This time next year

MARTIN

Funny you should say that, Dave already has version 8 planned at the back of his mind.

Rich

steamnut44 · Post by **steamnut44** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:11 pm

NeutronIC wrote:Heh that's why TrainStore is included on the disk Geoff

Matt.

I know it is Matt and I already have it, but got in a mess with it a few times, so I do it the old way by renaming my folders for Routes Trainsets and Consists. Works for me anyway,

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:21 pm

Blimey What spec of PC will we need ???

thomascairns · Post by **thomascairns** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:32 pm

Anything that runs v3 currently should run v4 ok.

petethetim · Post by **petethetim** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:36 pm

I take the phrase Should Do with a large pinch of Salt

ccsdc · Post by **ccsdc** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:37 pm

a former user wrote:Blimey What spec of PC will we need ???

Peter,

In terms of the overall track database size, Thames-Mersey is 3 times as large as Dorset Coast V3 and it runs fine, with the expected pinch points in complicated areas like Crewe and Euston.

With DC obviously the worst is behind us now with Waterloo-Clapham Junction done, the rest will be no where near as complicated.

Sure those that are already struggling with V3 on their computers are going to have a problem with V4, but for those of us that are running DC3 OK I don't think there will be any problem.

Dave

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