Default Track Replacements

[dnewmanjr]

Eric, these look awesome! Looking forward to trying these out on my routes!!

[eric]

Someone elsewhere mentioned missing shapes. Let me know if you see anything other than dynamic track.

[qballbandit]

This is cooooool!!!! I dropped it all in the GLOBAL & NWL V6 route I have been tinkering with, then edited the colors to blend better with the ROW I had already painted, and here is a quick pic.
Thanks so much Eric! :

ERICtrack.jpg

[CSRX]

This is an absolute game changer! Even dropping in this replacement on some of the older routes such as the NS Clinch Valley, and BNSF Marias Pass v5 brings in a good enhancement. Just had one issue so far on the BNSF Seligman Sub 2.0 though.
This will actually get me motivated to do some texture edits to the ballast on each route, and maybe further enhancements with the right of ways to blend it in better, and maybe eventually trees and what not to some of the older routes.


NS Clinch Valley:


BNSF Marias Pass v5


CN Ruel Sub (Trainsimulations)


BNSF Seligman Sub V2 (Trainsimulations)

[Jdark34]

those tracks look good. wow

[eric]

That Seligman shot has me concerned... but the rest look great.

A new build is underway right now with the round 5M tall tunnels (the default is 8M good enough for double stacks, but the NEC and Europe routes need the short tubes to be accurate.

[qballbandit]

Shawn, I'd love to see some greyish, whitish, and mixed ballast colors. Makes me want to spend time seeing what can be done to get some variety for different routes.

[CSRX]

Shawn, I'd love to see some greyish, whitish, and mixed ballast colors. Makes me want to spend time seeing what can be done to get some variety for different routes.

At the moment, I'm slowly changing the ballast textures, matching the original acleantrack textures the best I can.



The NS Clinch Valley, with whiteish ballast much like the original.


And the BNSF Seligman Sub 2, with the brownish gray color.

[qballbandit]

Yep, looking good! I did the same thing today, making 3 new colored variations for the USTrack3* files. Easier doing this than repainting miles of already painted ROW

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

Can this track be superelevated?

Thanks.

Regards,
Scott

[CSRX]

Hi Folks,

Can this track be superelevated?

Thanks.

Regards,
Scott

From what I gather so far on some routes, Yes, it has superelevation involved.

[scottb613]

From what I gather so far on some routes, Yes, it has superelevation involved.

Thanks Shawn...


Regards,
Scott

[CSRX]

No problem Scott,
Unfortunately the way some routes were built, it's best to have the super elevation feature not on when running them, as you will have roads and what not being cut into or completely off by the tracks. There is a bit of it on the Clinch Valley route sadly.

[oper190]

Open Rails 2024-01-09 05-12-39.jpg A few shots for Mactier as I have the OR Ver in a stand alone install, so tried the new tracks. Great job!

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[eric]

Can this track be superelevated?

No reason why it can't. That's a function of the game engine, not the shapes.