UP Gila Subdivision 2023

[CSRX]

Just downloaded this, I'll have to give it a look and see what you've done so far!

[ossie]

Thanks muchly Eric and you're not kidding about a monster download. The pace the download progress is showing reminds me of the dial up modem days. 😊

[eric]

The download size is driven by the photo texturing, which I still prefer for effect. I also overdid the initial quadtree with the eventual expansion to include the Phoenix and Nogales Subs, but the extra tile definitions are minimal compared to the Terrtex.

For updates, it will be incremental, so the massive Terrtex download is a one-time action.

[ossie]

I hope it didn't come across as a criticism Eric... it was meant to be a joke. I'm looking forward to checking it out later.

[lineman]

FRTracks is included in the d/l

[eric]

I hope it didn't come across as a criticism Eric... it was meant to be a joke. I'm looking forward to checking it out later.

Nah, all good. I know there's still some shaving down do here and there to bring the size down a bit, but 240 miles is also going to have some baggage. It was 12Gb two months ago.

[eric]

FRTracks is included in the d/l

Ah, good. I thought I'd missed that step, but yep, there it is...

[landnrailroader]

I downloaded it twice. The first time there was a network error at around 6G. The 2nd time it all got through in just over 2 hours. For the most part the download speed was around .8mbt per second. I then installed it in my ORTS directory which I don't use for route creation, so if something goes wrong it is not too serious. It loads in both TSRE and ORTS but I see black bars wherever there is this fast track. So I downloaded the FR zip file and followed the instructions to the letter and still have black bars. I was over this route on the Sunset Ltd. in 1999 and I hoped it extended east of Tucson but I guess it is all west of there to what? Yuma?

Jerry

[eric]

I've uploaded a patch with some minor fixes and some added scenery near Yuma and Wellton. See the banner at the top of the page.

Also... I realized that both the Shapes and Textures folders are a steaming diaper with excess files in each. This patch has a replacement for both. Delete what's there and replace with what's here.

Lastly... there's a full install of FRTracks available here with some of the newer shapes. That's optional if you want to re-load the global folder and custom TSection.

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