Tori's updated COA route version 5.0

[slick204]

Thanks for asking Buzz several trips up to WVU Hospital Lately but doing ok and working hard to complete the Big Sandy. It's hard getting OLD.

Hope you're feeling better. Like my barber used to say about getting old, "It ain't for sissies!"

[Coaltrain1]

Thanks, Yea that's for sure Slick.

[Toripony]

Thanks a lot, folks; can't help but feel a little better knowing I was missed. :) I don't feel up to doing much right now, but I do intend to get the domain back so the COA forum is accessible again. I didn't like the 5.0 version that I tried to release; two serious flaws that I need to repair and honestly I don't know if I still have the motivation for it. Maybe when I'm feeling better. In the meantime, I hope everyone is having fun and driving safely.

[Coaltrain1]

Tori I hope your feeling better soon, Take your time and when and if it's time to get back into the editor you'll know. I missed the 5.O release I was out sick for 2 months, I didn't think I would get back into finishing the Big sandy but I think it gets in your blood.
Tori no matter if you finish your V 5.O and release it or not, your work is awesome. I for one was inspired by the COA it's realism, attention to detail, and just the feeling of riding the rails on one of America's greatest railroads. I strive everyday to accomplish the same feeling with the Big Sandy. Without your help I would of never got your textures into the Big sandy. I wish you all the Best. Take Care Tori.

[JWStilwell]

Tori I hope your feeling better soon, Take your time and when and if it's time to get back into the editor you'll know. I missed the 5.O release I was out sick for 2 months, I didn't think I would get back into finishing the Big sandy but I think it gets in your blood.
Tori no matter if you finish your V 5.O and release it or not, your work is awesome. I for one was inspired by the COA it's realism, attention to detail, and just the feeling of riding the rails on one of America's greatest railroads. I strive everyday to accomplish the same feeling with the Big Sandy. Without your help I would of never got your textures into the Big sandy. I wish you all the Best. Take Care Tori.

Well Said, Get better soon Tori

[OlPaint]

It has been a while since we got a status update for Toripony's COARW route. I cut my 3rd-Party teeth on both COARW and NERWPA when I first discovered RailWorks in late 2012. Well, Bob Artim's NERWPA is running fine for me under TS2014. I am a C&O railfan so COARW is a favorite of mine. But I have yet to get any of the COARW scenarios (either the bundled ones that came with the route or the NECO scenarios downloaded from the NERWPA web site) to run at all since the TS2014 update. In fact, LogMate reveals there are a lot of Blueprints missing for both V.5 and the older V.4.5 during the scenario launching and loading steps as I watch the LogMate log scroll by.

I sure hope Tori has not abandoned the route. I would sorely miss it.

OlPaint

[Antwerp]

Well, I went to the C&O Allegheny site today to see if anything had changed.... BOY was I shocked... D-D-on't go there people, BAD CHOICE!!!

[dejoh]

As with many routes created a few years ago, you might have to be happy with what you've got.
I still enjoy the heck out of it running from one end to the other.

[imphantum]

Well, I went to the C&O Allegheny site today to see if anything had changed.... BOY was I shocked... D-D-on't go there people, BAD CHOICE!!!

So I went to the website...

[5292nate]

Whups.

[Toripony]

Ohhhhh.... so that's what they do with "snatched" domains that have traffic. I say "snatched" because my registrar told me the domain would not be publicly available until Oct. 18th but records show that they sold it on the 10th. Don't trust registrars and don't ever forget to renew your domain unless you enjoy being fleeced. After I forgot to renew it, I refused to pay the rip-off price; well, I hope someone gets their money's worth.

So, COARW.com is GONE, folks. I think we need a new place to chat about the COA though and I do hope to release a COA 5 someday in the not too distant future. COA beta 4.5 is no longer available for download but I do hope to find and repost the few add-ons that had only been posted at the COARW.com site somewhere, perhaps here at RWA if there is interest in them. I am chatting with Bob about what direction to take with this, and Coaltrain also offered space for a forum (are you reading? msg me). Is it important to keep the downloads and forum in the same place? I wonder what the COA fans think?

The future of the route is hopeful barring any more obstacles from TS changes or my ailments. I am working on the route, but I am enjoying it more without promises, deadlines or expectations so I've been staying quiet about it. The route is now about 72 miles (Covington to Hinton) of mostly completed track so now there are logical beginning and ending points for run-throughs. I've filled in a lot of the missing scenery over the 38 miles of the 4.5 version, but have a ways to go on scenery around the new track. A lot of time has been spent reworking the files for my repaint assets and there are changes to the route (the last I hope!) so scenarios for version 4.5 will probably not work on version 5 without some rework. The signal problem has been fixed, superelevation is implemented where possible and I am currently replacing signal heads with the new RCAP C&O heads (they look great!).

That gorgeous model of the Hinton station will be a very nice addition to the route! To those few who got ahold of the previous beta 5, remember there were changes to that version so only the scenarios that came with it will work without some editing. I can't tell you what effects the TS'14 .ap files have had on either COA version; I've been awaiting the dust settling before even going there. I am still editing in TS'13. I gave considerable thought to removing any assets supplied by RSC but that is just not a realistic option for me since I don't make my own models and have no interest in doing so. When I get to a share-worthy version of the future beta 5, I will remake the asset paks to suit the new RSC distribution model but installation will be harder (and not free) for new adopters of the route. However, I think most of its fans, like me, are now "old hats" (or "long-termers"? lol) who already have most of the same assets.

Hey Buzz, I really like that sig line!

Tori

[ozinoz]

I too visited the old COARW website - wish I hadn't...

Tori, good to see you back and good to hear you are still tinkering with the COA.

[bpetit]

Same thing happen to me above

Tori, is it too big to be put on RWA?

[XDriver]

Tori
I think Bob can make a home for you here. Just guessing.

[jamesphh]

COA B5.0 assets about 414,000 zipped
COA B4.5 rolling stock about 350,000 zipped
COA B5.0 route aabout 176,000 rwp
New version may vary.