{"id":26,"date":"2013-08-31T11:58:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2016-09-16T13:34:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T13:34:28","slug":"the-plymouth-route-release-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/the-plymouth-route-release-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plymouth Route- Release Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Changes for V1.7.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trackwork rebuilt between Menheniot and Liskeard.<\/li>\n<li>GWR 16xx Class Pannier Tank added to the passing train objects.<\/li>\n<li>BR Class 50 added to the passing train objects.<\/li>\n<li>Minor improvements to the three tunnels on the route [Entrance object, wall profile]<\/li>\n<li>Large numbers of assorted objects rebuilt from scratch, with the majority of items in the route now being public domain.<\/li>\n<li>A considerable amount of work has been done on Plymouth station, in order to bring it closer to the standards of the rest of the route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.6.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Various bugfixes around Laira Junction area, including height of flyover\/ signals, incorrect point object etc.<\/li>\n<li>Trackwork rebuilt between St. Germans and Menheniot.<\/li>\n<li>Approx 4km of track added as part of this. [8km total &#8216;newly rebuilt&#8217;]<\/li>\n<li>BR Class 35 &#8216;Hymek&#8217; passing train object added.<\/li>\n<li>Larger variety in the road veichles.<\/li>\n<li>Assorted minor improvements throughout Plymouth. [Trackwork gaps, add more vegetation etc. etc.]<\/li>\n<li>Certain further objects replaced with improved public domain alternatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.5.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trackwork rebuilt between Shillingham Tunnel &amp; St. Germans.<\/li>\n<li>Approx 1km of track added as part of this. [4km total &#8216;newly rebuilt&#8217;]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.4.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trackwork rebuilt between Saltash &amp; Shillingham Tunnel.<\/li>\n<li>Approx 1.7km of track added as part of this. [4km total &#8216;newly rebuilt&#8217;]<\/li>\n<li>More liveries for the MK1 coaches.<\/li>\n<li>New\/ improved 1960s motive power- New GWR 78xx (Manor) and BR Class 14 models.<\/li>\n<li>Various objects replaced with improved versions\/ alternatives.<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing object improvements and fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Various signalling and signage oddities fixed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.3.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5km of track added at the start of the route, bringing our starting point to just after Marsh Mills Junction.<\/li>\n<li>Various additional liveries for the locomotive stock added.<\/li>\n<li>Several new items of goods stock.<\/li>\n<li>Completely new MK1 coach models.<\/li>\n<li>Various miscellaneous items rebuilt\/ replaced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.2.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trackwork and scenery redone from Keyham to the Royal Albert Bridge.<\/li>\n<li>Approximately 1km of track length added as part of this.<\/li>\n<li>Correct gradients to the Royal Albert Bridge.<\/li>\n<li>Semaphore signalling improvements, including goods loop arms.<\/li>\n<li>Minor improvements to the Royal Albert Bridge model. (A replacement is planned)<\/li>\n<li>Improvements to the accuracy of the 1960s era routefile around Plymouth Station- 2 missing signalboxes and more bits and bobs.<\/li>\n<li>Numerous fixes to the Plymouth Bay platform for 3D viewing.<\/li>\n<li>Improvements to various objects.<\/li>\n<li>All BMPs replaced with PNGs, along with some texture improvements as a result of this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.1.7.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trackwork &amp; scenery redone between Devonport &amp; Keyham.<\/li>\n<li>Completely scratch-built bus models for the CityBus &amp; Western National single deckers.<\/li>\n<li>Some small tweaks &amp; visual improvements to the scenery between Plymouth &amp; Devonport, particularly around The Elms road bridge.<\/li>\n<li>1980s era nameboards redone in much better quality.<\/li>\n<li>Small revisions to various miscellaneous textures. (Removing odd reflections, innapropriate bits etc)<\/li>\n<li>Correct gradients added upto Keyham.<\/li>\n<li>New models for the Liskeard &amp; Royal Albert Bridge signal boxes.<\/li>\n<li>Adjustments made to the stop positioning at all stations, to ensure optimum realism &amp; signal visibility.<\/li>\n<li>AWS magnet positions adjusted, and magnets fitted to track #2 upto Keyham.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.1.6.1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Includes both BRSigs &amp; BRSigs_Open in the download package. Both of these were released as free to distribute around the close of Trainsimcentral.<\/li>\n<li>Revision to the folder naming convention for the 81xx (Still unreleased, but nearly there!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Changes for V1.1.6.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Various minor fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Trackwork and scenery redone between Plymouth &amp; Devonport.<\/li>\n<li>The bay (Gunnislake\/ Liskeard) platform is now available as a starting location.<\/li>\n<li>The Laira Junction mainline is now available as a starting location.<\/li>\n<li>Various small improvements to the buildings around Laira Junction.<\/li>\n<li>Code modularised &amp; restructured upto and including Devonport.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced the number of duplicated similar internal textures. (Mostly caused by the endless rebuilding works)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FURTHER NOTES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This route is best viewed from the cabview. Having said that, I&#8217;m now actively building with full 3-D in mind. It should be possible to hover a short distance above your train, and do a decent amount of camera panning with no major ill effects on much of the route.<\/p>\n<p>My thanks are due to:<br \/>\n* All the object authors, without who this route would not have been possible- I apologize in advance if I&#8217;ve vandalized your hard work beyond all recognition.<br \/>\n* Uwe Post and Thomas Tschofenig, for creating RouteBuilder, which first got me into BVE Route coding, and has created many of the tracks etc. here.<br \/>\n* The members of the Train-Sim.com, Transport Forum &amp; UKTS BVE Forums, for answering all of my questions etc; Thanks guys!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OBJECT\/ CONSTRUCTION CREDITS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nPLEASE NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This route has now been going for well over 10 years. This object list is as comprehensive as I can make it however, in the time since many objects were added I&#8217;ve either made major changes to the original object, or merged parts of different objects together.<br \/>\nThis list also only includes objects built by, or based upon those by third parties.<br \/>\nIf in doubt, please check the header of the object file in question and drop me an email.<\/p>\n<p>You will also find that of recent years, this list has been getting somewhat shorter.<br \/>\nThis is intentional- Basically everything new is a highly custom object to fit into it&#8217;s surroundings rather than smaller generic objects.<\/p>\n<p>RouteBuilder- Some older track and pointwork around Plymouth Station.<br \/>\nTunnel- Steve Green, mods by myself<br \/>\nBlack saddle tank- Alan Hudnott, with some modifications<br \/>\nBR Class 47- Base model &amp; Intercity livery by Stephen Thomas<br \/>\nBR Class 25- Base model built by Alan Hudnott, with various modifications. BR Blue livery from photographs by Steve Jones.<br \/>\nVintage Lorry- Richard Scott<br \/>\nCoaches- Some textures based upon photographs by Steve Jones. End texture by the TSC Team.<br \/>\nBR Color Light Signalling- Some parts based upon BRSigs &amp; BRSigs_Open libraries &amp; objects by Anthony Bowden &amp; the TSC Team.<br \/>\nTrack texture by Paul &#8216;ee16csv&#8217;<br \/>\nHouses #1- Nathan Whittington -http:\/\/members.aol.com\/nwhittington<br \/>\nBVE File Convertor- Highly useful utility by Smace, has been used for tinkering with many files.<br \/>\nAnimated steam- BVE Argentina<br \/>\nSome wagon textures- Derived from photos by Paul Bartlett; http:\/\/gallery6801.fotopic.net\/<br \/>\nSome cricketer textures derived from photos by alister667- http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/alister667\/<br \/>\nSome road traffic based upon original public domain objects by Graham Mace &#8216;graymac&#8217;:<br \/>\nCommer Van<br \/>\nVauxhall Cresta<br \/>\nTransit Van<br \/>\nScania Lorry (Cab shape)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A Note On Copyright:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of late, copyright has become a rather thorny subject within the community, with threats being made over the use of objects which were freely given at the time, and the creation of certain ideas.<\/p>\n<p>When OpenBVE was created, Michelle advocated placing everything under the public domain, in order to try and allievate this problem.<\/p>\n<p>I support the aims of this initiative, although I personally prefer clearer OSS licencing. I was also there before this sim was even concieved (Anyone remember Mechanik back in 1997??), and I refuse to let others with an agenda spoil things for the end-user.<br \/>\nWas this the right choice?- I don&#8217;t know. It probably would have been easier to drop this altogether, and move onto something else&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>All I know, is that when I started this back in 2001, this route wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without drawing on the help and hard work of others, who gave it freely in the spirit of co-operation.<br \/>\nI have also invested thousands of pounds into books, camera equipment and trips to the &#8216;real&#8217; thing to pursue this hobby and bring you the route you see today.<\/p>\n<p>You are welcome to use anything that I&#8217;ve created for this route for your own purposes, under whichever Open-Source licence you see fit, or for that matter, no credit at all.<br \/>\nMy personal preference is for the BSD 2-Clause licence, which is what I release any programs under, but I&#8217;m not here to place restrictions on what you wish to do.<\/p>\n<p>All I ask, is that before you release something, you take a step back and consider the hard work of those who made it possible-<br \/>\nCopyright, and other using your work is a priveledge, not a weapon, and I will never use it as such.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Changes for V1.7.0.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>Trackwork rebuilt between Menheniot and Liskeard.<\/li>\n<li>GWR 16xx Class Pannier Tank added to the passing train objects.<\/li>\n<li>BR Class 50 added to the passing train objects.<\/li>\n<li>Minor improvements to the three tunnels on the route [Entrance object, wall profile]<\/li>\n<li>Large numbers of assorted objects rebuilt from scratch, with the majority of items in the route now being public domain.<\/li>\n<li>A considerable amount of work has been done on Plymouth station, in order to bring it closer to the standards of the rest of the route.<\/li>\n<p><strong>Changes for  [&#8230;]<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/the-plymouth-route-release-notes\/\">&raquo; Continue Reading.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":738,"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bvecornwall.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}