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Article #27825Re: Chris Sawyer's Locomotion - Should I get it?
From: Josef Drexler
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 23:20
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 23:20
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Arcfus Barcwinkle wrote on Wed, 08 Sep 2004 14:41:16 -0400: > On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:49:56 +0100, TP <tp@nospam.net> wrote: > > >Having tried the demo, I want Locomotion and I want it now! > > > >It still has all the charm of TTD, but the RCT-style interface for > >building railroad track, structures and stations is outstanding. > > In what way?? In TTD, you could build a 6x4 station with one click. Now you couldn't... only 5x4 ;) > With Locomotion, it takes FORTY-EIGHT clicks! I still haven't figured > out how to make a working double-track. That's one of the disadvantages of the flexibility of not having to make rectangular stations. Me, I'd rather have the flexibility. > One of my problems is that I > haven't figured out how to make a one-way signal. Just click the one-way signal icon in the signal construction window. > In a multi-station layout, I've tried merging the tracks, but the > result always looks like a drunk put it together and didn't bother to > actually connect the tracks. It takes some practise, but you'll get better at it I'm sure. -- Josef Drexler | http://publish.uwo.ca/~jdrexler/ ---------------------------------+--------------------------------------- Please help Conserve Gravity | Email address is *valid*. Use tape&glue, no paperweights | Don't remove the "nospam" part.
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