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[Decrepit]

The other day I discovered I'd overlooked one non-British steam locomotive. It hauled fuel to Chesham on the train line featured in TpF Scenic Excursions episodes 2, 9 and 15. It's my most featured route. Admittedly, ep15 was/is totally unnecessary. I shouldn't have uploaded it. Be that as it may, I replaced the existing (continental) loco with a British loco. Decided to ride the newly configured train on a few runs to make sure I was happy with the change. I am. But...

...in the process I realized the route, which I once thought rather highly of, is now scenically subpar. Certainly in comparison to routes seen in recent Scenic Excursions episodes. I've spent hours on end these past several days attempting to bring it up to current standards. It's slow going. Either I'm not inspired or I've lost my touch. Other than what I did near the Oil Refinery I'm not overly pleased with my changes. I'll keep slugging away at it and hope for the best. If the final result, assuming I stick with it, passes muster, I might well feature it in an upcoming video. Fourth time's the charm, as they say.

ADDENDUM: Here's a WIP capture showing changes made near the Oil Refinery. Prior to renovation, the stretch of land between roadway and railroad tracks was nothing more than vanilla trees and shrubs machine-gunned in place. I've long felt it looked unsightly, and mashed too much of the industrial complex on the roadway's far side. I'll likely replace or at least touch up scenic along the entire route before all is said and done:


This post has been edited by Decrepit: Nov 19 2019, 01:44 PM

[Sakiri]

Currently reinstalling Diablo II: LoD.

Just to mess around.

[mirocu]

Currently reinstalling Diablo II: LoD.

Just to mess around.

Not doing a proper playthrough?

[Sakiri]

Currently reinstalling Diablo II: LoD.

Just to mess around.

Not doing a proper playthrough?

Not sure yet. It's not taking up too much space on my hard drive so I can leave it there for whenever I feel like messing around. I haven't played it seriously since about 2002 or 2003.

[mirocu]

Kinda wanna do the same with VtM:B but ehhhhh... I like the game mechanics but I am so incredibly tired of the quests, the only ones I like are in Chinatown but that's the last area you unlock. Before that you have to go through so much tedium

[Sakiri]

I've been watching MrLlamaSC do walkthroughs. He's a world record holding speedrunner lol.

[Decrepit]

Another TpF Scenic Excursions episode rears its ugly head. Due to our loco producing lots of exhaust, which YT compression renders more opaque than my local, more transparent copy, I find it easier to watch at 1080p in a normal window rather than full-screen, but your mileage may vary. Also, I am unable to test results at 1440p as my internet connection can't cope with that resolution.

Transport Fever Scenic Excursions ep30a - Eastleigh to Hartlepool Commuter, part 1


Addendum:
(Well poot! For whatever reason, the way I've been linking videos at TransportFever.NET now tells me it's not a valid BBC code. I double-checked my previous episode. It's no different, and works like a charm. No big deal, except the bulk of my few views on any given TpF upload normally come from those TFN links.)

This post has been edited by Decrepit: Nov 24 2019, 02:59 PM

[Sakiri]

New Diablo 3 season stated.... back to the grind.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

New Diablo 3 season stated.... back to the grind.

Khajiit knows about grinding! This one recently got back into BATTLETECH with the new DLC they just released and has been burning through easy contracts (and wrecking weak little mechs to salvage and sell) in order to build up his mercenary company’s funds. Trying to save up some money for heavier mechs!

[Sakiri]

Haha!

I get to do menial chores(bounties on monsters) and randomised dungeons of killing monsters for shards which I spend gambling on gear. Lol.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Haha!

I get to do menial chores(bounties on monsters) and randomised dungeons of killing monsters for shards which I spend gambling on gear. Lol.

Sounds like ESO lol

[Sakiri]

Haha!

I get to do menial chores(bounties on monsters) and randomised dungeons of killing monsters for shards which I spend gambling on gear. Lol.

Sounds like ESO lol

Not quite, at least not when I played ESO. I mean yeah there were undaunted bounties but that's about it. Don't remember a currency.

But I haven't played since Morrowind.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Haha!

I get to do menial chores(bounties on monsters) and randomised dungeons of killing monsters for shards which I spend gambling on gear. Lol.

Sounds like ESO lol

Not quite, at least not when I played ESO. I mean yeah there were undaunted bounties but that's about it. Don't remember a currency.

But I haven't played since Morrowind.

Ugh, so many currencies in ESO. You’ve got the ordinary gold, alliance points, Tel var stones, event tickets, and I’m sure some I’m missing. Lots of little chore things to do to, like the crafting writs, Mages and Fighters guild dailies.

[ghastley]

Ugh, so many currencies in ESO. You’ve got the ordinary gold, alliance points, Tel var stones, event tickets, and I’m sure some I’m missing. Lots of little chore things to do to, like the crafting writs, Mages and Fighters guild dailies.

Less than half there - https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Currency has the whole ten (+1). No mention of exchange rates anywhere, especially as some are random.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Ugh, so many currencies in ESO. You’ve got the ordinary gold, alliance points, Tel var stones, event tickets, and I’m sure some I’m missing. Lots of little chore things to do to, like the crafting writs, Mages and Fighters guild dailies.

Less than half there - https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Currency has the whole ten (+1). No mention of exchange rates anywhere, especially as some are random.

Well there you go! Lots of currencies!

[mALX]

Haha!

I get to do menial chores(bounties on monsters) and randomised dungeons of killing monsters for shards which I spend gambling on gear. Lol.

Sounds like ESO lol

Not quite, at least not when I played ESO. I mean yeah there were undaunted bounties but that's about it. Don't remember a currency.

But I haven't played since Morrowind.

Ugh, so many currencies in ESO. You’ve got the ordinary gold, alliance points, Tel var stones, event tickets, and I’m sure some I’m missing. Lots of little chore things to do to, like the crafting writs, Mages and Fighters guild dailies.

Don't forget Crowns and Gems! Aw geez; I forgot Vouchers, Undaunted Keys, Key Fragments, and Transmute Crystals! But that list missed "Race Change Tokens," Lol.






This post has been edited by mALX: Nov 25 2019, 05:08 PM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Don't forget Crowns and Gems!

Actually, Khajiit purposefully left those out since they require real world money to acquire.

[Sakiri]

I always used ESO plus so was free crowns.

They added most of that stuff after I quit it seems. Never did the crafting writs.

You want currencies though, check World of Warcraft. Ho. Lee. Hate.

8 currencies relevant to current expansion. 21 more on one character from old expansions, but she's not my main for all that time so she's missing some.

[mirocu]

I'm still on my Rebellion playthrough as the Empire. I completely control five out of six sectors and I have fleets in place to defend them, as well as my usual Main Fleet consisting of two Interdictor Cruisers and then Super Star Destroyers, my aim is to get 20 of them plus a Death Star.

Btw, the fifth sector was taken solely by flying around defeating enemy troops; no assault and diplomacy was needed

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I'm still on my Rebellion playthrough as the Empire. I completely control five out of six sectors and I have fleets in place to defend them, as well as my usual Main Fleet consisting of two Interdictor Cruisers and then Super Star Destroyers, my aim is to get 20 of them plus a Death Star.

Btw, the fifth sector was taken solely by flying around defeating enemy troops; no assault and diplomacy was needed

“Wipe this pathetic planet from the face of the galaxy.”