[OTTD] BRTrains - Development Thread

[audigex]

BRTrains v2, now renamed as The British Rail Set (BRTrains v2), is now live on BaNaNaS

There will be more fixes and improvements to come, please report any bugs or problems in this thread, or on Discord, or in the Github, or anywhere else you can find me. If there's a unit or livery that you want in the set but isn't in the new update, this would be the best time to request it

[wyndbain]

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Hell yeah been waiting for years lmao, Happy its finally out

[Lex-Pelham]

BRTrains v2, now renamed as The British Rail Set (BRTrains v2), is now live on BaNaNaS

There will be more fixes and improvements to come, please report any bugs or problems in this thread, or on Discord, or in the Github, or anywhere else you can find me. If there's a unit or livery that you want in the set but isn't in the new update, this would be the best time to request it

I just had a chance to download it and I can say it is excellent. Thank you for combining both the original BRTrains and MUTS into one NewGRF. Please keep up the good work.

I just have two questions to ask.

First, are you going to add more freight cars to the set, specially freight cars from the stream and early diesel eras?

Second, can you add the original Blue Pullman train (BR Class 251) to the set? The train ran in service from 1960 to 1973, way before BR introduced the InterCity 125.

Thank you and once again keep the good work.

[audigex]

First, are you going to add more freight cars to the set, specially freight cars from the stream and early diesel eras?

Second, can you add the original Blue Pullman train (BR Class 251) to the set? The train ran in service from 1960 to 1973, way before BR introduced the InterCity 125.

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah MUTS provided the inspiration for me to start working on the set, and also contributed the new build process, so it's a more significant part of this update than you might suspect: this isn't really "BRTrains with the MUTS units" but more of an amalgamation of both projects

Short answer to your questions: Yes, and yes

My interest tends towards modern units (mostly things that run on the network right now) so that gets more attention than other areas, but is also mostly complete now so there will be more time for other units. I've added a couple more freight cars (container wagon and the BRTTA tanker) already, but there will be more to come along with more steam locomotives and electric locomotives particularly. They, along with older freight wagons, are some of the areas that most need fleshing out

And yeah, the Class 251/Pullman is on the list of things to add - as a general rule, if it has ever run on the UK mainline then it will be added at some point. I assume you've noticed that the IC125 has the modern Blue Pullman livery, too?

[Lex-Pelham]

First, are you going to add more freight cars to the set, specially freight cars from the stream and early diesel eras?

Second, can you add the original Blue Pullman train (BR Class 251) to the set? The train ran in service from 1960 to 1973, way before BR introduced the InterCity 125.

Thanks for the kind words. Yeah MUTS provided the inspiration for me to start working on the set, and also contributed the new build process, so it's a more significant part of this update than you might suspect: this isn't really "BRTrains with the MUTS units" but more of an amalgamation of both projects

Short answer to your questions: Yes, and yes

My interest tends towards modern units (mostly things that run on the network right now) so that gets more attention than other areas, but is also mostly complete now so there will be more time for other units. I've added a couple more freight cars (container wagon and the BRTTA tanker) already, but there will be more to come along with more steam locomotives and electric locomotives particularly. They, along with older freight wagons, are some of the areas that most need fleshing out

And yeah, the Class 251/Pullman is on the list of things to add - as a general rule, if it has ever run on the UK mainline then it will be added at some point. I assume you've noticed that the IC125 has the modern Blue Pullman livery, too?

Yes, I noticed and it looks great. As well as the paint scheme for the Scotrail's Inter7City HST train. Thank you for bring the IC125 into the late 2010s and early 2020s.

[audigex]

Second, can you add the original Blue Pullman train (BR Class 251) to the set? The train ran in service from 1960 to 1973, way before BR introduced the InterCity 125.

Included as of the latest Development build, so will be in the next release which will probably be released sometime this week

It may or may not receive a few tweaks before then, depending on my OCD

[304 001]

BRTrains v2, now renamed as The British Rail Set (BRTrains v2), is now live on BaNaNaS

There will be more fixes and improvements to come, please report any bugs or problems in this thread, or on Discord, or in the Github, or anywhere else you can find me. If there's a unit or livery that you want in the set but isn't in the new update, this would be the best time to request it

Would like to request a Class 304 EMU please, if it's not too late.

Used to travel on them a lot in the early 1990's, so would be cool to see the old "Dinosaurs" in OpenTTD

[audigex]

It's never too late - the aim is to eventually have everything that's run in the UK so it'll be in eventually - but I like to add things people want so it's always worth putting requests in

Bumped it up the to-do list

[304 001]

It's never too late - the aim is to eventually have everything that's run in the UK so it'll be in eventually - but I like to add things people want so it's always worth putting requests in

Bumped it up the to-do list

Thank you very much for the bump. Much Appreciated!

[martinegtk]

Could I be cheeky and put in a request for the Class 504 in the Orange GMPTE livery? Love your work. Thank you so much!

[audigex]

Added to the list there are a bunch of requested units now from that approximate era so I’ll probably try to group them together and release a bunch of them

[martinegtk]

Very kind, thank you! Brilliant work.

[audigex]

v2.6 released

- Added Class 231
- Added Class 756
- Added Class 730
- GWR "Pride" livery for Class 800/802
- SWR "Pride" livery for Class 444
- Improved Class 755, 350, 444, 450 graphics
- Improved IET (Class 80X) shape/graphics
- Minor fixes for BR390 shape
- Fixed GWR Great Bear Tender bug

And I've realised I haven't really updated this thread since the BaNaNaS release, so other things included since 2.0 are

# v2.5
- Added APT-E
- Added Dual Voltage version of Class 373
- Disambiguated 745/755 (FLIRT) from 720 (Aventra) on diagonal views
- Added Pride livery for Class 390 and 700
- Added Greater Anglia liveries to Class 153 + 156
- Added BR Black livery for Class 37
- Added Northern "Tour of Yorkshire" livery for Class 158
- Added Aventra cab windows on side view
- Fixed BR170 Northern livery missing middle car sprite
- Fixed some names, added some nicknames to units
- Fixed Class 55 (Deltic) alignment

# v2.4 (20/08/22)
- Added Kestrel Type 5 Prototype
- Modified BR68 + Mk5 rake to use the new BR68 model
- Fixed Class 230 description to DEMU instead of EMU
- Minor graphical fix for BR455 (BR Blue livery)
- Added missing Class 89 pantographs
- Added 18100 (Class 80 gas turbine variant)
- Improved Class 55 shading
- Added Class 80 (Prototype 25kV electric)
- Added Class 81-86 (AL1-AL6)
- Added Class 87
- Fixed Class 170 Greater Anglia livery middle car using end car Graphics
- Added Class 170 Northern Livery (3 car only)
- Fixed Class 220/221 purchase sprites
- Fixed Class 395 name/description

# v2.3 (11/07/22)
- Added LNWR 0-6-2 "Webb Coal Tank"
- Added Blue Pullman
- Added Class 52
- Added Class 41/252 (HST Prototype)
- Added a small-medium hopper wagon
- Fixed Class 70 (OG Southern Region) and 71 descriptions saying diesel despite being electric
- Fixed Class 70OG, 71, and 90 being purchaseable from Diesel depots despite being electric
- Fixed Class 70OG and 71 purchase sprites
- Fixed LNER coach Maroon and Carmine/Cream livery spritesheets
- Fixed some introductory dates

# v2.2 (02/08/22)

- BR350/444/450 - Tidied up cab a little, improved diagonal view cab windows
- BR91/Mk4/IC225 sets - Added LNER Modified Intercity Swallow livery, tidied up spritesets
- Mk3/Mk5 - Fixed sleeper coaches being available from year 0
- Mk3 DVT - improved graphics (unit not yet in game)
- Moved some old graphics to archive

[audigex]

Could I be cheeky and put in a request for the Class 504 in the Orange GMPTE livery? Love your work. Thank you so much!

Added to the latest development build on Github, will be in v2.7

Development version Zip file here in case you want to test it out

(304 001, your 304 request hasn't been forgotten about, I promise)

[audigex]

Another update, while I'm on a bit of a roll:

Added Class 50
Added Class 805
Added Class 810
Added Class 807
Added Class 504
Added* Class 121
Added* Class 70 (Southern Region)
Added* Class 71 (Southern Region)
Added* Royal Mail Travelling Post Office
Added* Class 121 Bubble Car
Added* GWR Great Bear Class
Added* GWR Hall Class
Made Class 68 + Mk5a sets function as proper push-pull units
Added an eye candy locomotive (for rolling stock in sidings etc)
Added a small early game lumber wagon
Added Hitachi White livery for all 80X series units
Added Grand Central livery for Class 221
Added LNWR livery for Class 150/2
Improved Class 730 LNWR and WMR liveries (replaced placeholder with real world)
Fixed some internal templates
Fixed IC125 and MPV purchase sprites
(* indicates units previously in development mode and hidden behind a parameter)

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[tao_ger]

Hello, I found an issue. In the build vehicle window, all the locomotives have disappeared when I use the FIRS "steel town "economy. Could you fix that?

[audigex]

Interesting. I guess because the locomotives are technically “Goods” carriers (in order to make it possible to refit them), and that FIRS chain may not have Goods as an option? I’ll look into it

[audigex]

Confirmed with the FIRS developer that yes that’s the case. I’ll see if I can find a solution that isn’t too intrusive for things like livery refits

[audigex]

There's a new version pushed to BaNaNaS a few minutes ago that should resolve the above

Other changes in v2.8:

- Added BR Standard Class 9F
- Added Mk4 coaches as a separate purchase item (previously only available as part of IC225 "MU")
- Added Mk3 DVT
- Added Class 91 as a standalone (non-IC225) unit
- Added Mk4 DVT as standalone (non-IC225) unit
- Added push-pull for Class 47 / Mk3 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 67 / Mk3 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 67 / Mk4 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 68 / Mk4 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 68 / Mk3 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 86 / Mk3 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 87 / Mk3 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 90 / Mk3 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 90 / Mk4 DVT
- Added push-pull for Class 89 / Mk4 DVT
- Fixed some purchase sprites
- Fixed 32px_reversed template
- Minor graphical fixes BR325 and RM_TPO
- Added some cargo classes for BR325
- Added FOOD as a refit option for locomotives (enables FIRS compatibility)
- Extended some steam train purchase lifespans to avoid gaps where nothing is available