Coming Soon: Stevens Pass 1929-56

[ZekTheKid]

is there a projected date of release?

To answer your question, no.

Personally, I don't urge on release dates. As long as it's a high-quality product, the release date doesn't matter.

[Eirjan]

So what stage of development are the creators in?
Are you (they) in scenario creation or beta testing?
Are you in the home stretch of development?

[buzz456]

So what stage of development are the creators in?
Are you (they) in scenario creation or beta testing?
Are you in the home stretch of development?

Beta on the proposed release version is going on as I type this. Testing both the route and scenarios.

[AmericanSteam]

I will be waiting for this.

[Eirjan]

So what stage of development are the creators in?
Are you (they) in scenario creation or beta testing?
Are you in the home stretch of development?

Beta on the proposed release version is going on as I type this. Testing both the route and scenarios.

I'm curious as what Beta testers are required to do, I'm guessing run each scenario to completion and check for functionality and spelling errors in the prompts.

[buzz456]

Yep and right now I'm doing a free roam looking for floating objects or other odd things, bad signalling or switches set wrong. Stuff like that. As far as the track work and signalling it has already been looked at in previous beta so that usually isn't a issue. These guys are really good and experienced so mostly just sit back and enjoy the ride.

[Eirjan]

Yep and right now I'm doing a free roam looking for floating objects or other odd things, bad signaling or switches set wrong. Stuff like that. As far as the track work and signaling it has already been looked at in the previous beta so that usually isn't an issue. These guys are really good and experienced so mostly just sit back and enjoy the ride.

what about the Y1s? I'm guessing there are no bugs on the loco thanks to beta users, but I'm curious to what references you used to understand how the loco should have run back in her hay day. I do have a book "CERA Bulletin 116: Electrification by GE" which has articles by GE on there initial single-phase electrification of the line circa 1927 and devotes a good 5 pages to the Y1 and how at least the first two locos work. in their early years. and I'm hoping the early version of the loco in the simulator reflect what I have read.

[buzz456]

Hope is not a course of action.

[Eirjan]

Hope is not a course of action.

... I'm sorry, I'm lost at what you mean. if you mean I would get angry at not being what I'm expecting, I won't really, might make me want to try and create a physics mod or something, the model is already beautiful (hats off to the model creator and texture artist). I'm just concerned because when G-TraX resed the SN 1003-class Interurban,the controls didn't reflect the fact if you want to go from notch 5 to 4 (or any downward step) you need to go form 5 to Off and then notch up to 4. (source: the fact I drive Streetcars (abet different models) in real life). frankly, I'm looking for advanced controls for the Y1s.

[buzz456]

Well maybe instead of repeatedly insinuating some failure or whether the creators have a clue you could wait and see what comes out and then make your judgement.

[Eirjan]

Well maybe instead of repeatedly insinuating some failure or whether the creators have a clue you could wait and see what comes out and then make your judgment.

sorry, I'm being a bit bull-headed.

[BNSFdude]

Not part of the dev team on this, but for something dating back almost 100 years, it is far too difficult to obtain a sense of real feel, and especially audio considering it's been gone and likely the people who ran it at one point.

[buzz456]

Back on topic:

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[CArailroader]

Hey Buzz, how long of a train can one Y1 pull before a helper is needed? I feel like that large of an engine should have plenty of pulling power.

[buzz456]

Hey Buzz, how long of a train can one Y1 pull before a helper is needed? I feel like that large of an engine should have plenty of pulling power.

3000 hp. You figure it out.