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Other Games / Re: Post Your OMSI Screenshots/Videos Here!

« on: August 21, 2014, 11:24:11 pm »

The Main Street Crew…

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Other Games / Re: Post Your OMSI Screenshots/Videos Here!

« on: August 20, 2014, 11:44:15 am »

More experimenting with custom fonts. This time, using the Krueger+ matrix sign mod.

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General BVE/OpenBVE / Re: BVE for Android & iOS Devices RELEASED

« on: August 19, 2014, 11:49:57 pm »

Anyone have an idea when I start the game, the view is on the track and the train is not working? No accelerate or brake..nothing works?
The route is fine..but can't get anything to move.

Slide up and down on the right side of the screen for the brake, on the left for the power. There's a help screen that can be called up by tapping the question mark.

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Other Games / Re: Post Your OMSI Screenshots/Videos Here!

« on: May 26, 2014, 03:38:14 pm »

Just tinkering with the fonts on the Krueger signs…

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Photography / Re: R188 30 Day Revenue Test; Day 17 (11/25/13); Full Roundtrip on (7) Local

« on: November 26, 2013, 10:39:39 pm »

The bonus image is easy.

Times Square (Flushing platform), track 1, looking west.

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NYCTA Projects / Re: Official Update Thread for the Queens-bound (E)

« on: September 09, 2013, 12:18:06 am »

Nice. I see that my humble Sutphin/Archer and Jamaica-Van Wyck objects are getting some good reuse. 

Though if I may add a bit of commentary, the color bands on the walls at Canal, West 4th, 14th, 42nd, and 23rd-Ely seem to be a bit too high. If anything, they ought to be around the same height as the color band at Chambers (or the height of those at Spring Street in 23rd-Ely's case).

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NYCTA Projects / Re: (WIP) Official Update Thread for the NYCTA BMT Routes

« on: September 07, 2013, 01:39:41 pm »

Wow. It's almost like the real thing.

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NYCTA Projects / Re: (WIP) Official Update Thread for the NYCTA BMT Routes

« on: September 06, 2013, 06:10:25 pm »

One more photo:
http://i.imgur.com/ZvxOmiR.jpg

Wow!

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NYCTA Projects / Re: (B) (D) and (N) Line Update.

« on: September 06, 2013, 02:16:35 pm »

The signal beyond Queensboro plaza is an automatic as depicted in the official track book.

How is this an automatic signal?

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NYCTA Projects / Re: 7 Update

« on: March 06, 2013, 05:35:07 pm »

The statue on this line is one of many wayside signals made by the Union Switch and Signal Company (US&S). When installed, these signals contained an invention that received US Patent #1,453,535, issued May 1, 1923. This fact is actually featured on the back of many signal cases still in use on this line. However, these were recently replaced with LED fixtures.

There are at least two models of US&S signal used on this line. The more common one is still manufactured by its successor, Ansaldo STS USA. This is simply known as the Transit model. Features include 5-inch aspect lenses and a variety of unit configurations.

The other US&S model frequently seen on this line is not manufactured by ASTS, but a similar model is being made. I am calling this model the N3, as the modern ASTS N2 is similar in appearance to it. The N3 has a slightly larger, 6.25-inch aspect diameter and uses one of two lengths of hood, though I have seen one N3 signal on this line that has both hood lengths installed.

Other recent signal installations on the 7 line include wayside signaling by Safetran Systems Corporation.
The newest installation (not yet active, but signals can be seen near the Times Square interlocking) uses signals manufactured by Alstom. These appear to be their AT model, which gets its roots from a model produced by the General Railway Signal Company of Rochester, New York.

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NYCTA Projects / Re: (B) (D) and (N) Line Update.

« on: January 31, 2013, 11:12:37 pm »

I have been driving the N and Q routes from Astoria, and I found some things which I think are bugs:

On all of the stations on the Astoria Line, the exit stairs should be facing away from each other, not towards each other as they are in the route.
←]   [→, not [→   ←].

The Astoria Boulevard station has a shelter on the Manhattan-bound platform around the stair facing the south end of the platform.
It appears in this photo: 1172

There appears to be two signals too close together between Ditmars and Astoria Boulevard.

Two signals appear too close together on the middle track at Broadway.

The lower level platform at Queensboro Plaza (yes, the B is lower case, and the -ugh is omitted) is too far away from the curve. It should be closer to the GT15 sign. Remember that the east end of the lower level platform is actually below the diamond on the upper level.

The signal beyond Queensboro Plaza should be a home signal ( track.section 0;0;2, track.sigF [appropriate home signal object with bottom green];

• ;[y] ).

The curves beyond QBP are not sharp enough.

The behavior of the timers on the ramp down to the portal doesn't feel right. They should behave, given the proper route selection, so that the train clears the aforementioned curves outside Queensboro, then allow the train to accelerate to about 35 or 40 by the time the train reaches the portal, then get close to 60 by the bottom of the tunnel.

The curves at both ends of 5th Avenue are not sharp enough.

Anyway, just my 5 cents.

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NYCTA Projects / Re: Manhattan bound E Line by error46146

« on: August 26, 2012, 11:15:26 pm »

I think you picked a hard route to do because the E train in particular is always changing I remember
when you thought you were done with the E then they started to add R42's on the route then
when you added R42's on your route they add R160's on the E then you add R160's now they get
rid of the V and add the M I think you should get this route out before they make any more drastic
changes on the E lol

Right.

While I was working on the original E, this happened.

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Content Development / Re: Grade Time Signals and Trip

« on: August 22, 2012, 08:53:08 am »

The 1 Shot Signal which should have a number indicating the allowable speed will only clear at most 5MPH above the posted speed but even that is risking a "trip" but a safe speed would be at or no more than 1MPH above the speed because they change kinda at the last minute(second).

Actual 1-shot GTs have a lunar white light lit, as the signal in this photo shows.

The timer signals with the number are station time signals, which are placed near stations to indicate a signal will clear for an approaching train if the following conditions are met:

• Only the tail end (most distant portion) of the signal's control length is occupied
• The approaching train is traveling at or less than the indicated speed

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There has, however, been an intermingling of the timer signal indications, and even varying usages of the number aspect.
For example, at West 4th Street, the home signal on B1 track shows G-G-15 as a speed limit reminder. The same can be said of the home signals at D1 track at 36th Street, and K1 track at Rockaway Boulevard.

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NYCTA Projects / Re: Official Thread for the Manhattan-Bound L Line.

« on: August 22, 2012, 07:42:54 am »

This time lapse video uses the video I shot back in 2002, which I used for the original L line skeleton.

With the exception of the track layout between Sutter and Broadway Junction, and pretty much everything CBTC-related, not much has changed since then.

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NYCTA Projects / Re: (F) v4.51 , R160 Alstom v2.0 Released!!

« on: July 02, 2012, 05:57:46 pm »

I just drove one of the F line scenarios provided in the download (NTT/F (RH)[CI To 179 - Culver LCL - 6 Av LCL - Queens EXP].csv).

I noticed a couple of things.

* There are two signal objects before the switch west of the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station. This, of course, should be a home signal.

* The whole 63rd Street tunnel portion seems to use old tunnel construction objects.

It appears that the forced red signal parameter is being used excessively at stations. The only station where, IMO, it makes sense is at Rockefeller Center.
For instance, cell H4218

Code: [Select]

.sta Delancey St;;;0;1;1;ats;;10;50;CulverS\F7\Delancey_dep.flac

should be

Code: [Select]

.sta Delancey St;;;0;R;0;ats;;10;50;CulverS\F7\Delancey_dep.flac.

While we're on the subject of stations, I noticed a bug on the opening of the doors at 179th Street station. When the doors open, the last stop announcement should play, utilizing the
 ArrivalSound parameter of Track.sta.

Corrected cell R6880:

Code: [Select]

.sta 179th Street;12.1545;12.1615;0;1;1;ats;CulverS\F7\Last_dep.flac;10;50;
I notice a combination of Track.SigF and Track.Section commands are being used. Nice. Though I would suggest editing the Track.Section command as follows:

Code: [Select]

.Section 0;0;2;4 so that I don't encounter the train in front of me as I almost did approaching 179th Street.

Again, nice work!