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Post by Xavier on Nov 15, 2021 16:09:40 GMT
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Post by Jimi on Nov 15, 2021 17:13:03 GMT
Feedback, suggestions and constructive criticism warmly welcomed. Route, trains, scenarios, documentation. Feel free to reply below.
We do all this out of a passion for LUL and the District in particular. Your input will help us continue to improve what we love to do.
Thank you all for your continued support and enthusiasm.
VDL Team.
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Post by Xavier on Nov 15, 2021 19:13:10 GMT
UPDATED 15/11/2021 7:30pm
Apologies to the small handful of people who have had problems downloading VP's Track Pack. VP are now aware of the problem and working to fix it.
Please be patient!
I'm sure VP will get it back up as soon as they are able to.
Thank you
VDL Team
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Post by Jimi on Nov 15, 2021 19:38:12 GMT
Exactly so. From the VP FaceBook page:
Please note we are aware with issues regarding people accessing the Track Packs. We suspect that due to high volumes of traffic due to the release of the Backdated TrainSim & Virtual District Line VDL Phase 3, it has caused the download link to crash.
We are working on a fix, please do not message the page & we will post an update in due course.
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Post by Eddie on Nov 15, 2021 20:59:00 GMT
Please form an orderly queue and normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.............thank you.
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Post by Hyde Park Corner on Nov 16, 2021 4:04:28 GMT
First impressions: - Installation was very smooth after installing the three Vulcan assets. I previously had phase 2.2 installed and the phase 3 installer seemed to overwrite with no issues.
- The R49 stock is beautiful. The lower circle is beautiful. I’ve only run two scenarios but they ran very well with no issues.
- The updated documentation is excellent and well worth the read.
I cannot believe this is freeware. This is next-level stuff that rivals the best payware. Thank-you for putting a huge smile on my son’s face.
Christmas came early this year! |
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Post by aussieltfan on Nov 16, 2021 9:18:58 GMT
I was so excited to come home from work and see that phase III was live. That quickly turned to disappointment when I discovered that I was unable to download it on backdatedtrainsim.weebly.com due to too many downloads already. I am advised to wait 24 hours but as I am in the southern hemisphere I fear it will reset while I am at work and I will come home to the same problem. On the plus side it means I won't be spending the whole evening on my PC. It is great so many people have discovered this excellent route.. honest its great! David |
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Post by aussieltfan on Nov 16, 2021 9:32:37 GMT
I was so excited to come home from work and see that phase III was live. That quickly turned to disappointment when I discovered that I was unable to download it on backdatedtrainsim.weebly.com due to too many downloads already. I am advised to wait 24 hours but as I am in the southern hemisphere I fear it will reset while I am at work and I will come home to the same problem. On the plus side it means I won't be spending the whole evening on my PC. It is great so many people have discovered this excellent route.. honest its great! David Determination has won through. By clicking in the link while my google drive was open bypassed the google block. Who knew? Only a few minutes to go and ill be heading to Whitechapel. Thanks to everyone on the team! |
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Post by Xavier on Nov 16, 2021 9:41:18 GMT
Apologies, must of missed that when it happened. At least it was only brief.
Seems VP weren't the only ones to have blips in their downloads.
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Post by AlexTheMole on Nov 16, 2021 16:39:32 GMT
Huzzah, 10 years later we finally get to stop at Blackfriars!  Seriously though once again the team have utterly knocked it out of the park! The new areas are superb, the new track work looks fantastic, the R49 stock is sublime, the new scenarios are really fun, a complete success.
Absolutely top work to everyone involved once more!  |
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Post by Eddie on Nov 16, 2021 16:45:09 GMT
Yep, thanks for that Alex............. did anyone yet notice we fixed the bumpy track under the bridges going to the Lillie Bridge depot?
Trackwork has been smoothed out completely on approach to WKN. That area was in bad need of repair.
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Post by tsonboard on Nov 16, 2021 17:16:51 GMT
Fantastic work, really enjoying it
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Post by dominic on Nov 18, 2021 9:11:10 GMT
Phase 3 has become a fantastic route! I also like the improvements to the existing area’s. The whole atmosphere is superb!
The only 2 things I can mention are the following:
- The first point is the dive under between Gunnersbury and Turnham Green, where you loose the roof of your train :-). I thought existing tracks could not be fixed, but now I see that the tracks between West Kensington and Earls Court are really smooth now, maybe it would be an option to adjust the tracks at the Turnham Green dive under.
- The second point is the curve between West Brompton and Earl’s Court. Always has been a bumpy ride. I don’t know if this has been fixed too, but that would be nice too!
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Post by Eddie on Nov 18, 2021 15:26:04 GMT
The bit between WBR and ECT has been smoothed, and yes the dive under from GUN to TGN does need looking at as you say. It will go on the to do list. We need about another 4 foot of headroom there. Should be doable.
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Post by Xavier on Nov 22, 2021 17:20:59 GMT
 OUT NOW!!
LT Heritage Engineering Stock PackSpice up your VDL Phase III install with this pack of new stock and reskins depicting several items of stock used historically on engineering trains on the London Underground. All items in this pack are optional. For specific items, you will need the following installed:Virtual District Line Phase III , for - LT Standard Stock Yellow Pilot Motors - LT L11 Locomotive - LT Maroon Battery Locos DTG London Transport Heritage Pack (Steam) , for: - DTG LT Weathered Pannier Tank Loco VictoryWorks GWR Pannier Loco Pack (Steam) , for: - VW LT Weathered Pannier Tank Loco Return to Maerdy Route Addon (Steam) , for: - LT 16T Coal Wagon DT British Railways Wagons Pack (Digital Traction) , for: - LT Bogie Bolster C Wagon - LT Croccodile H Wagon DT Great British Wagon Pack 2 (Digital Traction) , for: - LT 20T Brake Vans - LT 10T Fitted Open Wagon - LT 12T Dropside Wagon - LT 12T Mineral Wagon We're also using this pack to trial new headlight flare effects on our LU stock, which you can see on L11, Standard Stock Pilot Motors and the Battery Locos. We'd appreciate any feedback on this to help us to decide whether to roll this out to all the other stock in VDL. Download this pack now from: backdatedtrainsim.weebly.com/virtual-district-line.htmlEnjoy! |
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Post by AlexTheMole on Nov 22, 2021 19:49:53 GMT
Looks like a fantastic pack, sadly I'm having some issues getting various items of stock from it to work so I'll have to give it a miss. Still loving all the Phase III content though!
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Post by Xavier on Nov 22, 2021 20:33:34 GMT
Looks like a fantastic pack, sadly I'm having some issues getting various items of stock from it to work so I'll have to give it a miss. Still loving all the Phase III content though! Which ones? Can I help at all? |
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Post by AlexTheMole on Nov 22, 2021 20:50:14 GMT
I definitely have all the required DLC installed and working. The DTG Pannier, Maerdy 16t wagon and DT Great British Wagon Pack 2 items all work fine. But: - The VW Pannier works but the cabside L9X number is missing.
- The Standard Stock Pilots/L11/Maroon Battery locos appear fine in the editor, but then when I press play turn invisible. And when I go back to the editor they are still invisible but with a driver marker hovering above them.
- The two wagons from the DT British Railways Wagons Pack seem to not exist at all, as in there is no LT reskins in the asset folder.
I'm never sure If I've done something wrong or if my install is being strange, but all the normal versions of these items work fine so I don't know. |
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Post by Xavier on Nov 22, 2021 21:07:05 GMT
I definitely have all the required DLC installed and working. The DTG Pannier, Maerdy 16t wagon and DT Great British Wagon Pack 2 items all work fine. But: - The VW Pannier works but the cabside L9X number is missing.
- The Standard Stock Pilots/L11/Maroon Battery locos appear fine in the editor, but then when I press play turn invisible. And when I go back to the editor they are still invisible but with a driver marker hovering above them.
- The two wagons from the DT British Railways Wagons Pack seem to not exist at all, as in there is no LT reskins in the asset folder.
I'm never sure If I've done something wrong or if my install is being strange, but all the normal versions of these items work fine so I don't know. Not sure about the second point as I'm sure everything you need is in there -> providing you have a full install of Virtual District Line Phase III installed first. Can you confirm that you do? As for everything else, muggins here left a few files out of the package. Please re-donwload and reinstall the pack now. |
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Post by AlexTheMole on Nov 22, 2021 21:12:20 GMT
Ahhh fair enough! Yes the second problem is an odd one. I definitely have everything from Phase III installed correctly, and have been playing with it no problem over the last few days. I will double-double-double check tomorrow when I'm more awake and possibly do a full re-install of both the VDL and the Pack. Thanks for helping. |
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Post by pops on Nov 23, 2021 9:24:36 GMT
I've also had problems with this. In my case I got "The Syntax of the command is incorrect" errors for copying the GeoPcDx files from the DT_GreatBritishWagons2, DT_Wagon_pack1, EEType3B, and GWRPannierTanks packs.
I manually copied the files without any issues.
Tim
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Post by Xavier on Nov 23, 2021 10:10:18 GMT
I have changed the batch commands now, was something to do with the /r command. Now replaced with /x and changed copy to xcopy and now things seem to be working ok.
If you don't feel confident with a manual copy, re-download and reinstall the pack from the website now.
EDIT: found the problem with the stock turning invisible.
Installer now updated, please redownload.
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Post by AlexTheMole on Nov 23, 2021 10:57:54 GMT
All appears to be working now, thank you guys for your hard work in getting it fixed so quickly. The new stock looks great! Can't wait to make some engineering scenarios now. |
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Post by dbroadway on Dec 22, 2021 11:48:58 GMT
Hope this is the right place to ask - I notice that the rake in the screenshot on p8 of the manual appears to include Catfish and Dogfish hoppers and I'm sure I can make out "London Transport" branding. However, they aren’t mentioned anywhere and I can't see them in the in the Editor - I'm guessing they use the "Eyore" models from Steam Sounds Supreme's departmental pack, which I have and is ticked, so is there something I'm missing?
Thanks
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Post by Xavier on Dec 22, 2021 13:14:36 GMT
Hope this is the right place to ask - I notice that the rake in the screenshot on p8 of the manual appears to include Catfish and Dogfish hoppers and I'm sure I can make out "London Transport" branding. However, they aren’t mentioned anywhere and I can't see them in the in the Editor - I'm guessing they use the "Eyore" models from Steam Sounds Supreme's departmental pack, which I have and is ticked, so is there something I'm missing? Thanks Yes they are based on the SSS catfish and dogfish. If you downloaded the pack after 24th November, they are in there and mentioned in the manual. |
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