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MURCHISON COUNTY
Complete
layout for TRAINZ |
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Stage 1
MURCHISON
LOGGING LINE
For TRAINZ
VERSIONS TRS2006 / TRS2004 / UTC / SP1.3 |
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Murchison
Logging now supports "M-LOG" which allows for interactive operation
of the logging line
(Murchison M-Log
interactive operation is only available under TRAINZ TRS2006 and TRS2004)
(Murchison logging for UTC
DOES NOT support M-Log interactive operation but is still a fully functional TRAINZ
layout)
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load and unload
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| - operational log
dump
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logging skids
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logging "decker"
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sorting yards with interactive loading and unloading facilities
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(M-log is an interactive
logging system developed by Rich Blake)
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An
extensive TRAINZ layout based on DEM (electronic Map Data) from the heart of New Zealands
"Lord of the Rings" country.
The layout is approximately
45 km long starting from a mainline terminal near the main sawmill and, after hugging a
rugged coast, heads in-land to various valley and high country logging camps.
While the terrain is DEM
based on New Zealand's South Island terrain it is NOT a prototypical logging line and
contains various mixes of logging practice. The coastal trestle line is based on New
Zealands Piha Bush Tramway - a real Logging line that hugged a rugged coast and could only
be used at low tide (this line functioned on and off over a period of about 70 years) |
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Pick on
pictures for enlargement |
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| REVIEW & USER COMMENTS " The Layout is
magnificent! I have never seen anything like that in my entire Trainz experience."
Gary Hoorn
"As a beta tester I can tell you that this is going to
be the ULTIMATE steam era layout seen thus far"
Slugmasher
"Wow, I'm totally speechless in front of the beauty of
these mountains"
Andrev
"An unparalled example of layout creation skill and
artistry.....I found that I was totally immersed in the reality of the scenes"
Narrowgauge (peter)
"Not
only the best in Trainz, It is the best in any train sim..."
Fikalaker
What
amazes me me about Murchison County is, that for all the detail, it runs as smooth as
silk. Incredible job
Hfmurphy |
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MURCHISON logging is a freely downloadable
logging route |
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noted that the high standard of realistic presentation is achieved by the extensive use of
the following payware series available on this site
As
a special offer, to go with the Murchison logging layout, these three series are now
available in a combo pack at US$24.95
For those who purchase the full payware content TRAINZONE has
provided web space to carry ZIP files containing all the freeware content
used in MURCHISON M-logging TRS2006 and all earlier versions |
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If you purchased the
Nature Series 1 combo set required for Murchison M-logging prior to 1st December 2005 you
can upgrade the Nature Series and Murchison M-logging to TRAINZ TRS2006 for $7.95
FREEWARE
CONTENT
For those who don't want to
buy the payware but simply want to create and add their own waterfalls, Rivers, and
textures you will find the links to the TRS2004 Route and FREEWARE content and upgrades below
At present Murchison
M-Logging TRS2006 is only available when purchasing or upgrading the Natures Series
1 set.
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| MURCHISON INSTALL (without PAYWARE
content) |
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To enjoy your Narrow Gauge logging experience to the max download
the following Narrow Gauge Steam Logging locos
CLICK on the name to
download |
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| CLIMAX by Narrowgauge |
DUNKIRK
by Whecsailor |
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| SHAY
by Prowler |
HEISLER
by Dirk Mewes |
Also check
out the NG Rolling Stock page for free downloads of many logging related wagons and bogies |
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| NARROW GAUGE ROLLING
STOCK By Peter Pardoe-Matthews
(Narrowgauge) |
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MURCHISON COUNTY ROUTE
Computer
Specifications |
| LAYOUT BUILDING COMPUTER
MURCHISON LOGGING
layout was built on a computer with the following specs:
| 1600+ AMD CPU |
| 256 MB ram |
| GForce 3 video card (running at 1280 x 960
res) |
The layouts makes advanced
use of textures to realistically simulate the bush country and reduce impact on video
frame rates. However, to increase the sense of realism, model trees have been added
to the FULL VERSION. These have been strategically placed to minimise the impact on the
CPU.
LOW-SPEC
TEST COMPUTER
The Full "treed"
UTC version was tested on the following Low spec computer with reasonable results but, if
you have a low-spec computer, you will probably find the low-poly version a better option.
| 600 P3 pentium |
| 384 MB ram |
| GForce 2 video card (running at 1024 x 768
res) |
| TRAINZ settings at default |
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that this is a marrow
gauge logging route. As such it has steeper than normal inclines (generally 3-5 degrees
but sometimes up to 6 degrees) and sharper curves.
The layout is designed for slow bush
lockeys such as Narrow Gauges Climax, Prowlers Shay, Whecsailors Dunkirk and Dirk
Mewes Heisler that travel between 10-20 km\hr full speed.
Please don't get niggly at the lack of
speed signs and signals - this is a rough and ready early 1900's bush line - where
innovation and improvisation where the rule.
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