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Heritage Sims 26/04/2014 at 08:37 #59578
duncan89
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9 posts 		Hello,

A fantastic thank you to all involved in creating the best rail signal sims in the UK (probably worldwide). Now, onto my question. I have recently been looking at heritage simulations, similar to the ones provided by PC Rail, and I found them to be very enjoyable ... however, they do lack the detail that Sim Sig is renouned for, and of course there are no MP options.

Whilst Sim Sig is designed to reflect modern signalling, and heritage/block maps are available to a point (e.g., the Wales simulation), I feel there is a GREAT opportunity for Sim Sig to leverage the skills they have to create a truly authentic heritage sim that will undoubtedly knock the competition out of the water!

So how about it? Could our experts give existing heritage simulations the Sim Sig treatment? It would open a whole new dimension to the simulation experience, and no doubt boost the financial returns as I am sure Sim Sig would price them properly?

Heritage sims have a different look and feel and require different skills to play. And multi player would be cool.

Interested in opinions - and whether there are any plans in the pipeline.

Keep going ... and thanks again!

Duncan.
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Heritage Sims 26/04/2014 at 09:13 #59579
Steamer
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3925 posts 		Multiplayer AB would be brilliant, but it's probably not going to happen in the near future:

From the Cornwall SimSig thread:

Lardybiker said:
Simsig was never intended to be a simulator for AB sections. It's designed to simulate IECC which is does faithfully. Several of the devs, including me, have replicated sections of the AB workings using SimSig's capabilities but each is implementation is different.

While it is, of course, up to Geoff to decide what support he includes, in previous discussions he ruled out any move to including more AB-related features in the core code so you aren't likely to see anything like you describe on Simsig at least in the near future.
If you're looking for an AB simulator with SimSig-level quality, I can highly recommend Blockpost Software. They've only got a couple of simulations available at the moment, but what they have got is excellent.
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Heritage Sims 26/04/2014 at 09:23 #59582
Ray
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Online 		I have been looking in the web for some time trying to find a straightforward mechanical signal box simulation which is free and with no luck. Blockpost has one or two up and running and another on its way but they are quite expensive. There is another complicated one which was designed for the old BBC computer in another site. I think it has been modified for windows but it just looks too much hassle. Not much else around and its perhaps time to look at our railway signalling heritage seriously.
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Heritage Sims 26/04/2014 at 16:30 #59602
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525 posts 		A few months back I wrote a bell code learning program based around ETT regs, and was awfully tempted to say "why don't I extend it to become a full ETT instrument simulator? Or a full mechanical box simulator? And then add networking functionailty..."

I didn't, largely because I have better things to do, which don't resemble the day job quite so much, in my non-copious free time. I have to say, too, that if I ever did get a project of that size completed, I wouldn't be releasing it to the general public for free.
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Heritage Sims 15/10/2015 at 11:34 #76894
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48 posts 		I am currently making a lot of mockups on many railways.
Class 150/2 approaching towards Welshpool. Wrong train you got, only 158's are fitted with ERTMS.
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Heritage Sims 15/10/2015 at 13:02 #76898
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262 posts 		No offence, but I for one would rather play an actual sim rather than a powerpoint, so your mockups might be okay, But I'd rather see something along the lines of the Llangollen sim.
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Heritage Sims 15/10/2015 at 13:12 #76900
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4869 posts 		" said:
No offence, but I for one would rather play an actual sim rather than a powerpoint, so your mockups might be okay, But I'd rather see something along the lines of the Llangollen sim.
It's nice to see somebody else who appreciates Llangollen
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Heritage Sims 16/10/2015 at 08:49 #76927
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262 posts 		" said:
" said:
No offence, but I for one would rather play an actual sim rather than a powerpoint, so your mockups might be okay, But I'd rather see something along the lines of the Llangollen sim.
It's nice to see somebody else who appreciates Llangollen :)
It makes a change from normal sims every now and then!
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Heritage Sims 04/11/2015 at 02:37 #77441
uboat
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219 posts 		I prefer sims like PCRAIL's versions of Newton Abbot or Taunton for example.
Different track plans and still with coloured lights.
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Heritage Sims 17/01/2016 at 23:37 #79938
mackeral1234
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8 posts 		East Lancs would be nice
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