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Route Building Tutorials - Train Simulator 2016

By Mr._Headshot

A series of YouTube videos which describe various aspects of building a route in Train Simulator 2016. Tutorials vary in complexity and difficulty. Covers topics such as easements, signalling, laying track, and generating real world terrain.

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Category: Maps or Levels, Modding or Configuration, Workshop

Languages: English

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12 Feb, 2016 @ 5:16pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Track Laying

Signalling

Overhead Wires (Catenary)

Easements

Quick Drives

Google Maps (API keys may not work anymore)

Decorating

Rail Yards

File Structure & Collaboration

Route Markers

Real World Terrain

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Introduction

Introduction to the user interface and functionality of the route editor in Train Simulator 2016.

Track Laying

Basics of laying track.

Signalling

Learn how to properly implement signals into your route. Includes simple, intermediate, and advanced examples as well as how to test your signalling to see if it is working as you intend.

Overhead Wires (Catenary)

Learn how to place overhead wires in any circumstance. Useful for when decorating a route that uses electric locomotives.

Easements

Learn how to create curves of a consistent radius with the easements tool. Also learn how to add superelevation to your eased curves.

Quick Drives

Learn how to add a Quick Drive scenario to your route so you can publish it on the Steam Workshop to share it with the world!

Google Maps (API keys may not work anymore)

Learn how to enable the Google Maps overlay in the route editor.

NOTE: API keys provided by Google may no longer work. Please understand this before attempting.

Decorating

Learn how to decorate your route. Covers fictional routes and real-world routes.

Rail Yards

Learn how to create a railyard in your route. Also covers a few additional topics that may be of some use to you.

File Structure & Collaboration

Learn about a route's file structure and how to collaborate on a project with others. Collaboration basically means how to work on the same route with multiple people simultaneously and then how to combine each person's changes into one master route that can then be published to the Steam Workshop.

Route Markers

Learn how to create custom route markers for your route! These allow you to travel instantaneously to a set of coordinates in the route editor.

Real World Terrain

Learn how to add real world terrain into your non-fictional route! Note that this is VERY HIGH quality terrain. Much better than that HGT SRTM crap. Please note that this requires purchasing a $7 license key for ReDem!

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Chris 3 Apr, 2021 @ 10:27pm

2016, He said there would be a new Version of ReDem,... Still no sign of it. We really need it now. There is some really High Resolution DEM out there. Some one IS working on a Similar Solution.

alaury50 15 Jan, 2017 @ 10:55am

This program don´t work in my laptop. When begening it stop and don´t work but tthe time don´t stop. For that the time is very much than I used it. What can I do for repair the program?

Mr._Headshot [author] 18 Aug, 2016 @ 3:29am

Yeah it's a shame. Apparently he is working on a new version

Chris 17 Aug, 2016 @ 10:06pm

ReDem Sounds Useful, Its a pity its Author, doesn't give our any more keys to it. What's with that?

Mr._Headshot [author] 30 Jul, 2016 @ 5:53am

Nothing. Your game save progress should be stored in the Steam Cloud. You will just have to redo your graphics settings.

williamperryjr 29 Jul, 2016 @ 1:05pm

ok what all will I lose doing a reinstall?

Mr._Headshot [author] 29 Jul, 2016 @ 9:59am

I'm not saying you are using a key. I'm saying a key might be stuck without your knowledge. If not, I suggest you attempt a full reinstallation of the game.

williamperryjr 29 Jul, 2016 @ 9:37am

I don't use the key board to select or place objects just the mouse the key board is new I only use it when playing scenarios could I have to much stuff in the simulator itsself like dlc and such or could the install itsself be corupt?

Mr._Headshot [author] 28 Jul, 2016 @ 3:35pm

Looks like a key on your keyboard is sticking while you are placing objects. Check that none of your keyboard keys are sticking.

williamperryjr 28 Jul, 2016 @ 12:41pm

ok got it https://youtu.be/rp9h7tHVWIQ this is short but I think you'll get what I mean i can still set level grade crossings but thats it.
Thank You
William11857

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