MLW Audio for HiLine (and other patches)

[kris120]

Hi,
maybe you have seen my sound- and consist-patch for the engines of the HiLine with the sounds of MLW and Krellnut:
http://railworksamerica.com/index.php/d ... =25:sounds

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Until now I have got no reply, so I think there were no issues.

But that's not always the case:
I myself see sometimes my trainbrake blocked using the keyboard. This issue does not affect the handling with the mouse.
I would like to ask you to tell me here your experience and report such cases of blocked trainbrakes.

I would need the following information:
- the first loco in the playertrain.
- the other locos in the playertrain (directly coupled to the first loco or separated by wagons)
- did all wagons use a wagonscript (like the Wagon_script.lua from Kuju) ?
- the same for all AI-trains in the scenario.
It would be nice if you could provide me the exact name and location of the loco-blueprints. Alternatively the scenario packed as rwp/rar/zip (with routename).

I would like to extend the amount of routes to the consists and include more and other locos and wagons from other packages.
This might only be possible if I know this does not affect your system.

Today I had a nice finding (shame on me: I did not realize that around the beginning of this year):
It seems that the AI trains just should use the DP-version of the locos patched with MLW-sound. This I have got for the ES44DC BNSF of my package.
With the GP38-3 I still do not see a way to activate sound by MLW (there is no DP-version of this loco available?)

Hope for all your findings

Kris

[OpenRailer90]

There is no DPU version of the GP38-2.

[kris120]

Ja, I see. I hope I'll have the time for updating the package next week.

At the moment I'm investigating other locos of the GEVO-SP and the SP for SD70M/MAC by MLW.
For Sherman Hill I can say now: AI with these locos (ES44AC, SD70MAC) is not what I expect: just idling sounds.
For player-trains avoid SH_ES44AC.bin and SH_ES44AC_ND.bin ("advanced brake mode"): the trainbrake is not working.
SH_SD70M_nadb.bin + SH_ES44AC_nd_nadbr.bin work well except a not working enginebrake (only in F4), but that is not really relevant for driving.
The SH_ES44AC_nadbr.bin in the first position works well with the SH_SD70M_nadb.bin and even the MP_ES44DC_BNSF_MLW.bin from my package (HiLine):

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Here all locos (AI, too) have MLW-sound.

For Sherman Hill and other SD70... and ES44... there will be a package with working consists for the player and as AI like for the HiLine. Some as combinations similar to above screenshot.

Got a fix for the alerter of some SD70M, which works now in every patched loco.
Created a solution for external alerters in all patched SD70M and updated the external alerter for the GEVO-package (now louder, the old was very quiet in the distance).
These will be available as optional patches.

I hope you'll like it

Kris

[OpenRailer90]

SH_ES44AC.bin and SH_ES44AC_ND.bin are the default bins, i copied and pasted the SS ones to match the defaults so I can use them in existing scenarios

[Schnauzahpowahz]

Any chance one of you TS wizards gonna whip up a patch for the Livonia stock?

[OpenRailer90]

I attempted it but failed miserably. The SD70M works ok though

[kris120]

I think I will try it with the Livona, too as it is available not only in the US (as all UP-routes).
Just did not have the time for it,
Kris

[kris120]

Here is SD70M (Livona Alexandia-Monroe) patched.

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Included is a patch for the alerter of all SD70M inside the cab and a possibility to use an external alerter (new method, this will come with an update for the HiLine, too.
Installation to Railworks\Assets\ - read the included Readme.txt in advance !!!
Please report any issue here.
Kris

[OpenRailer90]

Thank you! I'm gonna be pulling my attempted patch offline as a result; let me know how patching up the ES44AC and the GP38-2 go

[Schnauzahpowahz]

Hey guys, does any one have a link/file for the patch on Granger Heartland (and possibly others) ?

I did a fresh install of TS this week and didnt save the files (stupidly) nor could find them.

[OpenRailer90]

Brandon Reardon made an SS patch for the Granger Heartland SD70ACE on the TS2020 Fans FB group. The link is also present in the Granger Heartland thread

[Schnauzahpowahz]