Donner Pass: List of Issues
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:38 amList of Issues: Donner Pass
This post last updated: 11/25/11 19:20 MST
Major Issues (effect playability or physics realism):
1) Track Gradient changes throughout entire route are abrupt and extremely unrealistic.
2) Easements into curves, and the propensity of direct S-curves are unrealistic.
3) Broken Scenarios ("Under Pressure" unavoidable derailment, and "Powering Up" possible signalling error)
4) Track Signals work incorrectly. Block occupancy should start at the first car past the signal, changing it at that point. Not the last car through.
5) Manual Switch targets are animated backward i.e. Green for diverging, which is incorrect.
6) ...
Obvious Issues (issues that should have never made it past beta):
1) White walkway stripes on SD40 and SD40T-2 locos should be removed to be consistent with the rest of the paint scheme.
2) Dash 9 numbers are in 4000 range, not the correct 8100-8200 range
3) Numerous tunnel portals have errors, are missing, or have terrain intruding or closing off the entrance.
4) Numerous scenery bleedthroughs inside tunnels and snow sheds.
5) Numerous grade crossings are not properly aligned to tracks, or are the wrong type for the crossing.
6) Many bridges poorly aligned to tracks right of way.
7) Ballast terrain texture is inconsistent with track location (on Pass) in several spots.
8) SD40 is listed as an SD40-2. SP never had any SD40-2's
9) SW1500 radiator mesh still broken and floating around the unit (may need to be solved with a core update)
10) Many areas of unfinished scenery, such as hump yard at Roseville.
11) Majorly sunken buildings, trees, into terrain throughout route.
12) Many trees, buildings, cars, etc, floating throughout route (evident near the right of way in Truckee)
13) Bright light washes out color and texture. Use Horseshoe Curve Time of Day instead.
14) Some switch stands positioned incorrectly, showing in-between rails
15) ...
Other issues (anything else - may be subjective)
1) Rear anticlimber of SD40T-2 is invisible from below.
2) View distance appears to be much less than that of other TS2012 routes.
3) All roads are way out of scale, about twice as wide as they should be.
4) Dash 9 cab is similar to ATSF cabs, incorrect for SP
5) Truckee river is more like a man made canal - banks too manicured.
6) Many road grades are grossly incorrect, slope wrong way, or are positioned incorrectly.
7) Precipitation falls inside snowsheds.
8) SD40s and 40T-2s float off rails.
9) Area around track right of way lacks detail, outside of cities. Driving on a "forested moonscape. "
10) Compared to other route releases, ground textures do not seem realistic for this region.
11) Little variation of foliage, trees are too 'bland'
12) ...
This post last updated: 11/25/11 19:20 MST
Major Issues (effect playability or physics realism):
1) Track Gradient changes throughout entire route are abrupt and extremely unrealistic.
2) Easements into curves, and the propensity of direct S-curves are unrealistic.
3) Broken Scenarios ("Under Pressure" unavoidable derailment, and "Powering Up" possible signalling error)
4) Track Signals work incorrectly. Block occupancy should start at the first car past the signal, changing it at that point. Not the last car through.
5) Manual Switch targets are animated backward i.e. Green for diverging, which is incorrect.
6) ...
Obvious Issues (issues that should have never made it past beta):
1) White walkway stripes on SD40 and SD40T-2 locos should be removed to be consistent with the rest of the paint scheme.
2) Dash 9 numbers are in 4000 range, not the correct 8100-8200 range
3) Numerous tunnel portals have errors, are missing, or have terrain intruding or closing off the entrance.
4) Numerous scenery bleedthroughs inside tunnels and snow sheds.
5) Numerous grade crossings are not properly aligned to tracks, or are the wrong type for the crossing.
6) Many bridges poorly aligned to tracks right of way.
7) Ballast terrain texture is inconsistent with track location (on Pass) in several spots.
8) SD40 is listed as an SD40-2. SP never had any SD40-2's
9) SW1500 radiator mesh still broken and floating around the unit (may need to be solved with a core update)
10) Many areas of unfinished scenery, such as hump yard at Roseville.
11) Majorly sunken buildings, trees, into terrain throughout route.
12) Many trees, buildings, cars, etc, floating throughout route (evident near the right of way in Truckee)
13) Bright light washes out color and texture. Use Horseshoe Curve Time of Day instead.
14) Some switch stands positioned incorrectly, showing in-between rails
15) ...
Other issues (anything else - may be subjective)
1) Rear anticlimber of SD40T-2 is invisible from below.
2) View distance appears to be much less than that of other TS2012 routes.
3) All roads are way out of scale, about twice as wide as they should be.
4) Dash 9 cab is similar to ATSF cabs, incorrect for SP
5) Truckee river is more like a man made canal - banks too manicured.
6) Many road grades are grossly incorrect, slope wrong way, or are positioned incorrectly.
7) Precipitation falls inside snowsheds.
8) SD40s and 40T-2s float off rails.
9) Area around track right of way lacks detail, outside of cities. Driving on a "forested moonscape. "
10) Compared to other route releases, ground textures do not seem realistic for this region.
11) Little variation of foliage, trees are too 'bland'
12) ...
