Track laying on slopes, and tunnels

tender · Post by **tender** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:32 am

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a way to bend track up and down so that you can build over slopes in RE? Or is this not possible?
Also I really need help on how to build tunnels, i've tried to use the tunnel building tutorial (File ID: 2695), but the TunInst.bat says it can't find file *.*, so it will won't load, i've tried using parts from other routes to patch it up without success.

NicolaFan06 · Post by **NicolaFan06** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:56 am

The rotate tool will tilt track up and down.

If you're really interested in route building, may I suggest Michael Vone's excellent route building guide, I've found it invaluable since I bought my copy, I've managed to lay a HUGE amount of track after following the guides in there to get me accustomed to using route editor

tender · Post by **tender** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:06 am

Thanks for the suggestion, from what i've read the book is very useful, perhaps it's just what I need to get into route building.

Regards,

Kris

NicolaFan06 · Post by **NicolaFan06** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:21 am

Well, I've never built a route before in my life, save for the tutorials in that book, and I've now laid track for everywhere shown in pink on this map http://one.fox-developments.co.uk/my%20pic.bmp and additionally everything from Cheshunt to Tottenham Hale, all in two days, as well as laid track markers for a lot more, ready to be laid today, so yeah, if I could give you one piece of advice, it would be that book.

It comes in a PDF file download from the Abacus website, so you could actually have it the same day even.

Good luck with your route building

dkightley · Post by **dkightley** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:34 pm

I can confirm that Michael Vone's book is essential if you're serious about having a go at route building.

My suggestion would be to download one of the test or demo routes and open it up in RE and have a play with adding to and modifying the track, etc. Leave creation of a route from scratch until you feel happy with track laying and scenry placement, etc.

Doug

NicolaFan06 · Post by **NicolaFan06** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:46 pm

I don't know, if you follow the whole tutorial through in the book, and you feel confident enough, give it a shotI've gone from no experience to starting my own with nothing more than that book. The important thing is to make sure you never skip past a bit you don't understand, tackle it section by section until you grasp the concepts, then move onto the next section and you'll be flying