Soldier's Summit Route released

[JohnTrainHead]

EDIT: I just noticed an unexpected interactive (and functional) feature in the SD40T-2 cab; you can grab the wiper handles on the inside and move the wiper manually, as well as turn the wiper motors on like normal.

Fantastic shots....

Did DTG update some of the freight cars? The covered hoppers are now orange.

[OpenRailer90]

They did. The orange hoppers are correct for DRGW. Now they better update the tankers to have no DRGW wording as they never owned tankers.

[buzz456]

They did. The orange hoppers are correct for DRGW. Now they better update the tankers to have no DRGW wording as they never owned tankers.

They better or else what? Give it a rest please.

[JohnTrainHead]

They did. The orange hoppers are correct for DRGW. Now they better update the tankers to have no DRGW wording as they never owned tankers.

They better or else what? Give it a rest please.

They better or else I might buy the route anyway.

[ESzczesniak]

Could someone point me to some information on how to use the Oovee/Anthony Wood sound pack to replace the SD40 sounds in Soldier Summit? I bought it today expecting more guidance since the package stated it came with information to manually install. I can't find this information anywhere in the package though and have no idea how to add these sounds in to the Soldier Summit locos. Thanks.

[OldProf]

This route just keeps on amazing me: in a poor paraphrase of Stan Freeburg's tagline for Sunsweet Prunes, "Yesterday the snow, today the mountain mist."

[buzz456]

Could someone point me to some information on how to use the Oovee/Anthony Wood sound pack to replace the SD40 sounds in Soldier Summit? I bought it today expecting more guidance since the package stated it came with information to manually install. I can't find this information anywhere in the package though and have no idea how to add these sounds in to the Soldier Summit locos. Thanks.

What sort of files did you get. Did you get a audio folder named SD40 or something else. I don't have that particular pack on my computer but I might be able to help.

[trev123]

EDIT: I just noticed an unexpected interactive (and functional) feature in the SD40T-2 cab; you can grab the wiper handles on the inside and move the wiper manually, as well as turn the wiper motors on like normal.

Does that featurette come with or without a simulated coffee-in-the-lap spill?

There is an UK loco that has a pie warmer in it that you can open the door and put your virtual pies in.

[mrennie]

Could someone point me to some information on how to use the Oovee/Anthony Wood sound pack to replace the SD40 sounds in Soldier Summit? I bought it today expecting more guidance since the package stated it came with information to manually install. I can't find this information anywhere in the package though and have no idea how to add these sounds in to the Soldier Summit locos. Thanks.

The audio blueprints have been updated in the Soldier Summit SD40T-2 to include the new sounds for the hissing of air going into and out of the brake pipe when you use the automatic and independent brake handles, so be careful not to overwrite that with any older versions. If it's just replacing the .dav files, that's fine, but if the sound pack also has changes to the audio blueprints, you'll have to do a merge between the new and old (and very carefully, so as not to muck up the brake sounds).

[MontanaRails]

The sounds really give the feel to the route. Are those a customized version of the payware 645E3 sounds?

The audio blueprints have been updated in the Soldier Summit SD40T-2 to include the new sounds for the hissing of air going into and out of the brake pipe when you use the automatic and independent brake handles, so be careful not to overwrite that with any older versions. If it's just replacing the .dav files, that's fine, but if the sound pack also has changes to the audio blueprints, you'll have to do a merge between the new and old (and very carefully, so as not to muck up the brake sounds).

I'm using an older (2011?) freeware SD40-2 sound pack and custom horn - cant remember who made it, but I know it was in the download section here at RWA at some point. I did notice the loss of the air hissing, which is a shame, but the more accurate and throaty prime mover and traction motor sounds are a fair trade off for me. I might take a look at the sound files and see if I can easily merge the two.

This is the first DLC I've ever purchased (other than the VRS GP40) in which I haven't felt the need to tweak the physics. I'm really liking the route and the work on the braking system! And it's SO nice to have a working bail off!

[buzz456]

The sound pack is still here in the library. EMD SD40 Sound Pack by Aidan (simer4) Berard. It is very well done. One thing I didn't care for on the DTG locomotive is the sound doesn't have much of any dynamic brake sound. Aidan's pack has a dynamite whine when you are in dynamic brake mode.

[MontanaRails]

The sound pack is still here in the library. EMD SD40 Sound Pack by Aidan (simer4) Berard. It is very well done. One thing I didn't care for on the DTG locomotive is the sound doesn't have much of any dynamic brake sound. Aidan's pack has a dynamite whine when you are in dynamic brake mode.

Ah, yes! I just found it. You're correct. And I agree with you completely on the dynamic brake sounds.

ESzczesniak and mrennie,

As a follow up to the last comment - it wasn't too hard to add the air hiss sounds to get them back in the cab, if using the simer4 sound pack.

If you're familiar with sound file blueprint editing, just add these lines of code to the "Class SD40 Cab.proxyxml" file under DTG\SoldierSummit\Audio\RailVehicles\Diesel\SD40\Cab folder. NOTE: I never edit the files which are zipped in the SoldierSummitAssets.ap file - I always just add new folders and files under the main SoldierSummit asset folder using the same file structure and the sim uses these instead. This way, if you mess anything up, all you do is delete the added files and it reverts back to the intact .ap file. If this is confusing, I dont recommend trying to do this...

Under the <Sound> section at top:

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            <kLoud-cSingleSampleSound d:id="12010">
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeAirHissStart</Name>
               <IsLooped d:type="bool">0</IsLooped>
               <Priority d:type="sUInt32">50</Priority>
               <BaseVolume d:type="sFloat32">1</BaseVolume>
               <VolumeVariation d:type="sFloat32">0</VolumeVariation>
               <BasePitchShift d:type="sFloat32">1</BasePitchShift>
               <PitchShiftVariation d:type="sFloat32">0</PitchShiftVariation>
               <AttenuationStartDist d:type="sFloat32">50</AttenuationStartDist>
               <NoFutherAttenuationDist d:type="sFloat32">300</NoFutherAttenuationDist>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
               <Sample>
                  <kLoud-cSampleID>
                     <Filename d:type="cDeltaString">DTG\SoldierSummit\Audio\RailVehicles\Diesel\SD40\Cab\TrainBrakeAirHissStart.dav</Filename>
                  </kLoud-cSampleID>
               </Sample>
            </kLoud-cSingleSampleSound>
            <kLoud-cSingleSampleSound d:id="12023">
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeAirHissLoop</Name>
               <IsLooped d:type="bool">1</IsLooped>
               <Priority d:type="sUInt32">50</Priority>
               <BaseVolume d:type="sFloat32">1</BaseVolume>
               <VolumeVariation d:type="sFloat32">0</VolumeVariation>
               <BasePitchShift d:type="sFloat32">1</BasePitchShift>
               <PitchShiftVariation d:type="sFloat32">0</PitchShiftVariation>
               <AttenuationStartDist d:type="sFloat32">50</AttenuationStartDist>
               <NoFutherAttenuationDist d:type="sFloat32">300</NoFutherAttenuationDist>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
               <Sample>
                  <kLoud-cSampleID>
                     <Filename d:type="cDeltaString">DTG\SoldierSummit\Audio\RailVehicles\Diesel\SD40\Cab\TrainBrakeAirHissLoop.dav</Filename>
                  </kLoud-cSampleID>
               </Sample>
            </kLoud-cSingleSampleSound>
            <kLoud-cSingleSampleSound d:id="12036">
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeAirHissEnd</Name>
               <IsLooped d:type="bool">0</IsLooped>
               <Priority d:type="sUInt32">50</Priority>
               <BaseVolume d:type="sFloat32">1</BaseVolume>
               <VolumeVariation d:type="sFloat32">0</VolumeVariation>
               <BasePitchShift d:type="sFloat32">1</BasePitchShift>
               <PitchShiftVariation d:type="sFloat32">0</PitchShiftVariation>
               <AttenuationStartDist d:type="sFloat32">50</AttenuationStartDist>
               <NoFutherAttenuationDist d:type="sFloat32">300</NoFutherAttenuationDist>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
               <Sample>
                  <kLoud-cSampleID>
                     <Filename d:type="cDeltaString">DTG\SoldierSummit\Audio\RailVehicles\Diesel\SD40\Cab\TrainBrakeAirHissEnd.dav</Filename>
                  </kLoud-cSampleID>
               </Sample>
            </kLoud-cSingleSampleSound>

Then the <ModifierChain> section:

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            <kLoud-cModifierChain d:id="12153">
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrake</Name>
               <Modifier>
                  <kLoud-cVolumeCurveModifier d:id="12156">
                     <ControllerIsGlobal d:type="bool">0</ControllerIsGlobal>
                     <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeHandle</ControllerName>
                     <Curve d:type="ref">12103</Curve>
                  </kLoud-cVolumeCurveModifier>
                  <kLoud-cPitchCurveModifier d:id="12160">
                     <ControllerIsGlobal d:type="bool">0</ControllerIsGlobal>
                     <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeHandle</ControllerName>
                     <Curve d:type="ref">12124</Curve>
                  </kLoud-cPitchCurveModifier>
               </Modifier>
            </kLoud-cModifierChain>
            <kLoud-cModifierChain d:id="12164">
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrake</Name>
               <Modifier>
                  <kLoud-cPitchCurveModifier d:id="12167">
                     <ControllerIsGlobal d:type="bool">0</ControllerIsGlobal>
                     <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeHandle</ControllerName>
                     <Curve d:type="ref">12088</Curve>
                  </kLoud-cPitchCurveModifier>
               </Modifier>
            </kLoud-cModifierChain>

Then the <Loop> sections:

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            <kLoud-cControlledLoop d:id="12195">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeHissLoop</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12023</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12153</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeSound</ControllerName>
               <LoopCondition d:type="cDeltaString">ValueInRange</LoopCondition>
               <ActiveRangeStartValue d:type="sFloat32">0.01</ActiveRangeStartValue>
               <ActiveRangeEndValue d:type="sFloat32">1</ActiveRangeEndValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cControlledLoop>
            <kLoud-cControlledLoop d:id="12206">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeHissLoop</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12023</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12164</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeSound</ControllerName>
               <LoopCondition d:type="cDeltaString">ValueInRange</LoopCondition>
               <ActiveRangeStartValue d:type="sFloat32">0.01</ActiveRangeStartValue>
               <ActiveRangeEndValue d:type="sFloat32">1</ActiveRangeEndValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cControlledLoop>

And finally the <Oneshot> section:

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            <kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot d:id="12468">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeHissStart</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12010</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12164</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeSound</ControllerName>
               <TriggerType d:type="cDeltaString">ValueIncreasePast</TriggerType>
               <TriggerValue d:type="sFloat32">0.001</TriggerValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot>
            <kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot d:id="12478">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeHissStop</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12036</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12164</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">EngineBrakeSound</ControllerName>
               <TriggerType d:type="cDeltaString">ValueDecreasePast</TriggerType>
               <TriggerValue d:type="sFloat32">0.011</TriggerValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot>
            <kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot d:id="12488">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeReleaseStart</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12010</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12153</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeHandle</ControllerName>
               <TriggerType d:type="cDeltaString">ValueDecreasePast</TriggerType>
               <TriggerValue d:type="sFloat32">0.169</TriggerValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot>
            <kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot d:id="12498">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeReleaseEnd</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12036</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12153</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeHandle</ControllerName>
               <TriggerType d:type="cDeltaString">ValueIncreasePast</TriggerType>
               <TriggerValue d:type="sFloat32">0.17</TriggerValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot>
            <kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot d:id="12508">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeApplyStart</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12010</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12153</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeSound</ControllerName>
               <TriggerType d:type="cDeltaString">ValueIncreasePast</TriggerType>
               <TriggerValue d:type="sFloat32">0.001</TriggerValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot>
            <kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot d:id="12518">
               <PlayState d:type="cDeltaString">BOTH</PlayState>
               <Name d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeApplyEnd</Name>
               <Sound d:type="ref">12036</Sound>
               <ModifierChain d:type="ref">12153</ModifierChain>
               <ControllerName d:type="cDeltaString">TrainBrakeSound</ControllerName>
               <TriggerType d:type="cDeltaString">ValueDecreasePast</TriggerType>
               <TriggerValue d:type="sFloat32">0.011</TriggerValue>
               <ValueIsChangingGateTime d:type="sFloat32">0</ValueIsChangingGateTime>
               <InstanceGroup d:type="ref">0</InstanceGroup>
            </kLoud-cTriggeredOneshot>

Using this method, you can also add the defect detector sections and the switch click sections, too.

[mrennie]

As a follow up to the last comment - it wasn't too hard to add the air hiss sounds to get them back in the cab, if using the simer4 sound pack.

Very well done

[mrennie]

This is the first DLC I've ever purchased (other than the VRS GP40) in which I haven't felt the need to tweak the physics. I'm really liking the route and the work on the braking system! And it's SO nice to have a working bail off!

Thanks very much I'm really happy about how well the new brakes and physics have been received (and I'm sure DTG are too).

The advanced brakes in the SD40T-2 are an adaptation of what I did for the FEF-3 (and imported into the Connie), which also has bail-off. For the diesel, I made some improvements, such as scripting the behaviour of the auxiliary reservoirs and quick service reservoirs, so some aspects of the physics are now more accurate in the SD40T-2 than in my two steam locos (but I hope I'll get the chance to update them some time).

[OpenRailer90]

I have aliased Anthony's SD40-2 sounds to the Kuju, NYNH, and NS Hi Hood (Old) SD40-2s. I did this by copying some .bin files, but copy and rename the horn proxy for a new horn. I will add B7's Nathan M3 to the SD40T-2 in Soldier Summit. The flange sounds and rolling are not present.