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African confusion in TS

Unread postby OldProf » Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:41 am

Not having looked at the one and done African route available as DLC, I thought yesterday that writing a shunting scenario for it might be a good project. Then, confusion set in:

My TS installation includes one users' manual, which refers to the route as "PMB Ladysmith Route".

The route tab in RW_Tools lists "Pietermaritzburg to Ladysmith [v 1.5]" as containing only one scenario, a Quick Drive.

The needlessly redundant menus in TS itself include both "Pietermaritzburg to Ladysmith [v 1.5]", with only that lonely QD scenario, and "Pietermaritzburg to Ladysmith" with 3 Free-Roam scenarios, 1 Standard (from the Steam Workshop), 10 Career scenarios, and 5 Quick Drives.

Both of the route variations available offer a single electric engine in several variations and a meager selection of 3 freight and 2 passenger wagons.

In one area, the route includes 2 container loaders jammed together on a single track in an area that is in what seems to be the route's only non-electrified zone and is therefore useless with the stock provided.

This state of affairs leads me to the following questions:

1. Why two versions of the route, the presumably newer of which includes only one lousy scenario (and that a Q-D) and does everyone who bought this route have both versions?

2. Is any additional rolling stock available that is both typical of Africa and suitable for the route's 3'-6" narrow gauge tracks?

All attempts at clarification are welcome; those intended to create more confusion or offer fanciful SWAGs are not.

!!jabber!!
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Re: African confusion in TS

Unread postby mrennie » Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:10 pm

I was gifted this route. I've only got one version and it's stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RailWorks\Content\Routes\9d189e3a-6225-45ce-92b4-f60fb5eca4c8. It has 13 scenarios (10 Career and 3 Free Roam). The route is called Pietermaritzburg to Ladysmith and the manual is named The PMB_Ladysmith route.pdf.

I haven't got RW_Tools, so I can't check, but maybe it's getting confused. I noticed that the route is packed into an AP file (MainContent.ap). I wonder if that has anything to do with it?
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