German road vehicle set [WIP, first version released]
Posted: 12 Jun 2006 22:46
What's this about?
For years there has been the DBSetXL, which does an excellent job of delivering German trains for TTDX. However, road vehicles have always been underrepresented. So I felt a German road vehicle set would be nice to have as an addition. Now that there are some cool new features for road vehicles are being developed, I figured it's about time to simply start creating such a set.
What is included?
The set includes a variety of about 33 buses from 1920 until now, ranging from fast coach types to inner city double deck types, with some articulated ones being thrown in between.
Concerning freight transport, there will be about 30 basic truck types, some of which will be available in several sub-variants. The extended cargo scheme will be supported. The models included will reflect real developments (from conservative design to cab over engine, from truck+trailer towards usage of semitrailers).
Finally, there are more than a dozen different tram types, from the simple beginnings in 1920 to the modern lengthy multi-part types.
Where can I find more information?
I have created a homepage for that purpose.
Current state
A test version has finally been released. This version includes all busses and trams. Since no trucks have been drawn yet, I decided to include the original trucks with some updated stats, so that the set becomes playable. This test version can be downloaded from the set homepage.
For years there has been the DBSetXL, which does an excellent job of delivering German trains for TTDX. However, road vehicles have always been underrepresented. So I felt a German road vehicle set would be nice to have as an addition. Now that there are some cool new features for road vehicles are being developed, I figured it's about time to simply start creating such a set.
What is included?
The set includes a variety of about 33 buses from 1920 until now, ranging from fast coach types to inner city double deck types, with some articulated ones being thrown in between.
Concerning freight transport, there will be about 30 basic truck types, some of which will be available in several sub-variants. The extended cargo scheme will be supported. The models included will reflect real developments (from conservative design to cab over engine, from truck+trailer towards usage of semitrailers).
Finally, there are more than a dozen different tram types, from the simple beginnings in 1920 to the modern lengthy multi-part types.
Where can I find more information?
I have created a homepage for that purpose.
Current state
A test version has finally been released. This version includes all busses and trams. Since no trucks have been drawn yet, I decided to include the original trucks with some updated stats, so that the set becomes playable. This test version can be downloaded from the set homepage.