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Short: V1.9 Train Driver Simulator
Author: Paul Robins
Uploader: paul@robins.powernet.co.uk
Version: 1.9
Type: game/misc
Relaces: game/misc/TrainDriver.lha
Requires: Amiga 1 mb
Train Driver Simulator V1.9
---------------------------
This is a Train Driver Simulator, simulating
Class 87 locos working on the West Coast Main Line from Euston
to Glasgow.
At least read Quick Start in TrainDriver.guide or you'll get nowhere!
Features:
9 Difficulty levels
Moving graphics
Sound effects
Unlimited choice of journeys with auto timetable creation
Realistic train handling
472 miles of route of varying gradients and curvature
Five possible weather/rail conditions with winndscreen effects
Various startup options
Day or night trains
Save journeys at any time
Log made of journey with average speeds etc.
Random Temporary Speed Restrictions
Time speed up (up to x6)
Detail On/Off option for slower Amigas
and many more options to experiment with.
Requirements:
Any Amiga with at least 1 mb
Recommended:
Hard Drive
Accelerated A1200 or better
This is Version 1.7 of a Train Driver Simulator, simulating
Class 87 Locos working on the West Coast Main Line from
Euston to Glasgow.
I originally wrote this program for my own use, but I have been persuaded
by friends who have played it, that it was suitable for public release.
I wrote this program with the excellent Blitz2 because the
other train driver simulations advertised for fifteen or twenty quid (UKP)
in the railway mags, are generally text based, with limited options
so I wanted to write a program that made you feel that you were
actually in the cab, and one in which the train behaved realistically,
with proper moving graphics, unlimited options, and was freely available.
This program is aimed at users with a little UK railway knowledge
but anyone can have a go.
Changes since V1.8
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
o Train codes updated to latest timetable
1S90 this has changed from 1S89
1S94 this has changed from 1S13
o Birmingham - Wolverhampton route added
o Rainfall added and wind effects
o Level crossings added with warning boards (W)
o Loco failures caused by excessive overloads
o Windscreen effects and wiper on/off indicator
o Default clock speed x2 option
o Alternative keys for power: 7890 if m,./ are awkward on your keymap
o Slow Line signal numbers entered
o Wiper failures
o Vigilance now works correctly
o New MWB Icons (Thanx Timm Baumeister :)
o Clock speed x6 available
o Continual optimisation of code and graphics
o A500 Screen open/GUI bug fixed
o All other known bugs fixed
SPECIAL NOTE
************
This is expected to be the last freely available version of TrainDriver.
TrainDriver 2 will combine the Route Generator and TrainDriver WCML
into one program including the WCML data files and will be sold
commercially through the UK rail mags. The only alternative is a
great upsurge in the numbers bothering to register!
Those people who have already registered will be offered cheap upgrades.
***********************************************************************
NOW AVAILABLE : TRAIN DRIVER ROUTE GENERATOR V1.1
***********************************************************************
* Generates 45,100,000,000 different routes by selecting parameters
50-500 miles length
0-100% hills
0-100% tunnels
0-100% curves
0-100% stations
* Generate routes from simple text data files to
simulate any line which you have collected the
appropriate data for.
* Loads in loco data and sound effects.
Class 37,40,87 and 91 available
*** New features for TDRG V1.1 ***
New data files added for:
Junction speeds
Level Crossings
Scenery
Timings
New graphics stencil loading for locos:
View
If present in the locos/xx drawer this 165x160 brush will
be loaded and will be the window frame inside the window
Nose
If present in the locos/xx drawer this 165x160 brush will
be loaded and will be the loco "nose" outsside the window
Scenery now any colour, including rivers, seas, yards etc.
Rainfall added
like the snow but grey and wet!
Windscreen effects added
You will need those wipers now!
Wiper On/Off indicator
Default clock speed option
Choose x2 if you prefer
New loco and route data file sets
Class 91 140mph electric
Class 40 improved
Loco failures!
You now need to watch those overloads
Random Wiper failures
Hope it doesn't rain!
Clock speed x6 option
Alternative keys for power (for non-gb keymaps)
7890 if m,./ are awkward on your keymap
Bugs fixed
and lots more I've forgotten!
This program is available FREE by email, or for 2 UKP by air/land mail
only to registered users of TrainDriver.
---------------------------------------
If you have not yet registered TrainDriver. please send a donation of
at least 5 UKP to:
Paul Robins
13 Windsor Street
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK2 2LN
England
UK
If sending foreign currency please send a little more to allow
for commission and fluctuating exchange rates.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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