Sometimes, we just need to accept the fact that technology marches ahead while content goes stale. With an educated guess, but still guessing nonetheless... maybe what used to be good enough might eventually be in dire need of some cleaning and polishing. If the Macteir entry went a little stale, it's understandable that maybe it was observed to be something that was seldom downloaded and would allow TS to decide to save some online space for better newer things.
I would also like to echo Erick's commentary. I don't run activities in train sims. I don't do much more the free roam and enjoy the views while virtual 'foaming'. The things I publish (rarely) were done because I was motivated to create them for myself or as part of a collaboration effort. I tend NOT to make simplistic general-purpose models. I will often make very prototype-specific models with extra details and unlike Erick, I sort of skimp on LODs, taking the easy route of maybe only doing a close and far LOD and leaving it at that. Well, that is my rationalization anyway, being that the models I create would often not be seen in long 'unit' trains. If that were the case though, I would be more determined to create better LODs. I build 3D models for my own enjoyment and relaxation as an escape from the stresses of being a high-level network IT person in a Fortune 100 company.
The same holds true for why I recreate Rail Road company logos and markings as Woindows fonts since I realize that actually creating scalable shapes to be used for `decals` might be beyond the skill set of general re-skinners. To me, recreating graphic art symbols and converting them into scalable Windows fonts is quite relaxing.
So while my releases are uncommon and far apart, I do create higher-than-average detail releases with the intention of taking advantage of the greater details achievable with modern PC's and graphics cards. (You just need to be patient)
I would also like to echo Erick's commentary. I don't run activities in train sims. I don't do much more the free roam and enjoy the views while virtual 'foaming'. The things I publish (rarely) were done because I was motivated to create them for myself or as part of a collaboration effort. I tend NOT to make simplistic general-purpose models. I will often make very prototype-specific models with extra details and unlike Erick, I sort of skimp on LODs, taking the easy route of maybe only doing a close and far LOD and leaving it at that. Well, that is my rationalization anyway, being that the models I create would often not be seen in long 'unit' trains. If that were the case though, I would be more determined to create better LODs. I build 3D models for my own enjoyment and relaxation as an escape from the stresses of being a high-level network IT person in a Fortune 100 company.
The same holds true for why I recreate Rail Road company logos and markings as Woindows fonts since I realize that actually creating scalable shapes to be used for `decals` might be beyond the skill set of general re-skinners. To me, recreating graphic art symbols and converting them into scalable Windows fonts is quite relaxing.
So while my releases are uncommon and far apart, I do create higher-than-average detail releases with the intention of taking advantage of the greater details achievable with modern PC's and graphics cards. (You just need to be patient)
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