Backup G-TraX B&LE (Penn Steam) Route Download
Posted:
Thu May 14, 2020 10:21 pmby FanRailer
In light of the recent happenings surrounding this route and the bandwidth limitations, here's an alternate download link. You will need the 7-zip program or winRAR to extract the file. A readme text file with installation instructions can be found within. Happy driving:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/d8gghjdgm ... te.7z/file
Re: Backup G-TraX B&LE (Penn Steam) Route Download
Posted:
Sat May 16, 2020 8:40 amby GreatNortherner
Hi,
This is most likely a very welcome upload but I must also say that I have mixed feelings about this "backup download". The intention was certainly good, but how it was done not so much. Allow me to elaborate:
The new B&LE / Penn Steam is freeware, but that does not imply "free to do with as you please". You can keep the file and link online, I'm not miffed by the fact that it's there.
For future reference, and I want to address this to everybody here at RWA and not just FanRailer, please stick to the (written and unwritten) community rule of asking the author(s) before redistributing their work, be it in modified like a repaint or unmodified form like this download.
Chances are high that developers walk away in disgust if we stop adhering to this simple but important rule and that would a great loss to all of us. I've seen it happen at other modding sites.
Cheers!
Michael
Re: Backup G-TraX B&LE (Penn Steam) Route Download
Posted:
Sat May 16, 2020 10:42 amby dphorton
Thank you Michael. Love this Route. Thank you for allowing the Alternate Link. Us old timers understand your point and would do nothing to allow any distribution of your hard work.
Re: Backup G-TraX B&LE (Penn Steam) Route Download
Posted:
Sat May 16, 2020 1:28 pmby TruRailSimulations
GreatNortherner wrote:Hi,
This is most likely a very welcome upload but I must also say that I have mixed feelings about this "backup download". The intention was certainly good, but how it was done not so much. Allow me to elaborate:
The new B&LE / Penn Steam is freeware, but that does not imply "free to do with as you please". You can keep the file and link online, I'm not miffed by the fact that it's there.
For future reference, and I want to address this to everybody here at RWA and not just FanRailer, please stick to the (written and unwritten) community rule of asking the author(s) before redistributing their work, be it in modified like a repaint or unmodified form like this download.
Chances are high that developers walk away in disgust if we stop adhering to this simple but important rule and that would a great loss to all of us. I've seen it happen at other modding sites.
Cheers!
Michael
I'm in total agreement with this!