North American Renewal Set - Ver. 1.0 Released! - 04/04/06

[DanMacK]

Well, it's set via parameter, so you can choose any livery cycle you want. You can also have AI subsidiaries with different liveries in TTDPatch

[PikkaBird]

This grf contains several texts - error messages, vehicle advice, etc - as well as vehicle names. Is anyone interested in translating them into a language other than English? If I've got some takers I'll post the texts that need translating.

[michael blunck]

Is anyone interested in translating them into a language other than English? If I've got some takers I'll post the texts that need translating.

Just post and they´ll be translated.

regards
Michael

[trainmaster611]

Is this set going to include any kind of high speed train they might be using in California (where they'll be running 220mph)? I know the crusing speed of the new AGV train happens to be 220mph, but in the CAHSR promotional videos, they primarily depict TGV POS sets.

[thgergo]

I just have found this set alters the bridge properties a bit, the set increases the top speed of the wooden, and the concrete, and a cheaper steel bridges... I haven't found any ability to turn this off, neither a notice about this behavior at the sets web site... Will it be possible to disable this behavior with an extra parameter in a future release? It would be very useful, because at Openttdcoops server, I cannot alter the grf order, only attach parameters...

[PikkaBird]

I just have found this set alters the bridge properties a bit

The modification to bridge speeds will not be in the next release. All modifications other than the train set will be parameter controlled.

Is this set going to include any kind of high speed train they might be using in California

The problems with the California High Speed are many. Firstly, it's still completely theoretical and rather different to current North American practice. Secondly, to achieve anything like 220mph it will need to be a dedicated system, rather than running on existing metals shared with freight trains. We've no plans currently to introduce a fictional AGV-alike, but we will make the Acela, Jet Train, and Maglev available in all climates. Between them I think they reasonably cover high-speed rail.

[Jim Starluck]

Just looking at some of the stuff planned, I can't wait for the next update.

Are you sure it wouldn't be possible for the Atlantic (4-4-2) to upgrade from the PRR E3sd to the Milwaukee Class A in 1935? I know you've already got the F7 and it serves much the same role, but they were supposedly potential contenders for the Fastest Locomotive Ever against the LNER A4...

Basically I'm of the opinion that one can never have too many (types of) steam locomotive.

[drewb99]

Is this set going to include any kind of high speed train they might be using in California

The problems with the California High Speed are many. Firstly, it's still completely theoretical and rather different to current North American practice. Secondly, to achieve anything like 220mph it will need to be a dedicated system, rather than running on existing metals shared with freight trains.

I actually think that's the plan.

http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/

Grade-separated with its own trackage and with either a Shinkansen- or ICE- derived trainset, it's still up for election in November. I think we can finally write the state off forever and sell it if they don't vote for it, but that's just me.

[wallyweb]

Is this set going to include any kind of high speed train they might be using in California

The problems with the California High Speed are many. Firstly, it's still completely theoretical and rather different to current North American practice. Secondly, to achieve anything like 220mph it will need to be a dedicated system, rather than running on existing metals shared with freight trains.

I actually think that's the plan.

http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/

Grade-separated with its own trackage and with either a Shinkansen- or ICE- derived trainset, it's still up for election in November. I think we can finally write the state off forever and sell it if they don't vote for it, but that's just me.

Somehow, and in keeping with my jocular nature, I can't resist this opportunity for a little humor.
Knowing the nature of government administrators and elected officials, it will probably be determined that the most economical routing for this line will be directly above the San Andreas faultline. After all, it does run roughly north/south and is within mild tremor distance of all major urban centers. Once built, the first train will set out at maximum speed so as to demonstrate its potential. The vibrations set up by this rapid passing will trigger a geological event wherein one side of the SA fault will be able to slide by the other side thus releasing considerable amounts of energy expressed in the form of waveforms traveling perpendicular to the fault line resulting in considerable swaying of all structure, in particular very tall ones, whose eventual collapse will add even more waveforms to the mix thus triggering even more geological events along many of the other regional fault lines. The inevitable result will be the separation of the state from the rest of the continental USA, which means whether or not they build the thing, "we can finally write the state off forever"

[ostlandr]

And after the PRC (People's Republic of California) is an island, we will broker a deal with China where we swap it even-up for Taiwan. China gains a socialist territory hostile to the US, and the US gains a capitalist territory friendly to the US.

I actually think that's the plan.

http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/

Grade-separated with its own trackage and with either a Shinkansen- or ICE- derived trainset, it's still up for election in November. I think we can finally write the state off forever and sell it if they don't vote for it, but that's just me.

Somehow, and in keeping with my jocular nature, I can't resist this opportunity for a little humor.
Knowing the nature of government administrators and elected officials, it will probably be determined that the most economical routing for this line will be directly above the San Andreas faultline. After all, it does run roughly north/south and is within mild tremor distance of all major urban centers. Once built, the first train will set out at maximum speed so as to demonstrate its potential. The vibrations set up by this rapid passing will trigger a geological event wherein one side of the SA fault will be able to slide by the other side thus releasing considerable amounts of energy expressed in the form of waveforms traveling perpendicular to the fault line resulting in considerable swaying of all structure, in particular very tall ones, whose eventual collapse will add even more waveforms to the mix thus triggering even more geological events along many of the other regional fault lines. The inevitable result will be the separation of the state from the rest of the continental USA, which means whether or not they build the thing, "we can finally write the state off forever"