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> So, ever the optimist, my wish list for major
> simulations would include areas like Bristol, Chester,
> Leeds, Preston, York.
>
Yes, all of those are on my wish list, but they're all fairly major
projects.
> Recent simulations come with probably more options
> than are really necessary. Obviously a Monday-Friday
> service will often be dramatically different from a
> Saturday service, but I wonder how many people actually
> play Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and
> Friday. If the effort involved in loading data for each
> day is minor (or if, for example, there are extra
> passenger services on Fridays) there is no harm done,
> but otherwise I wonder if it is necessary. Similarly,
> is there really much difference between the various
> difficulty levels ... I would have thought that maybe
> three levels (basic, intermediate, difficult) would be
> sufficient.
>
I take your point, but in practice there's very little more work in
doing every day than in doing just a typical weekday and Saturday, and
5 levels take no more work than 2.
>
> Re Exeter, I
> have two comments:
>
> 1. In Newton Abbot and
> Plymouth, long-distance trains may be 100 minutes late,
> but so far in Exeter, even with level 5 on Saturday,
> most trains seem to be on or very close to time. Would
> more random late running make the simulation more
> challenging ?? Would it be possible to have a level 6
> update with lateness approaching that in those earlier
> simulations ?
>
I've been meaning to look into this. The lateness happening in
practice seems to be less than I'd expect; there's probably something
not working quite as intended.
> 2. I know we don't play these games
> for high scores (!), but I suspect the 250 point target
> for level 5 on Saturday is impossible to reach, given
> the penalties for delaying trains through no fault of
> one's own - eg waiting for down WR trains to clear
> before Cotfield Box is open.
The last couple have updates have included several changes intended to
reduce "unfair" penalties.
> Therefore, I would have
> liked to see bonus points in addition to those for loco
> allocations and prompt despatch of light engines, eg
>
> 1 point for each train that gains time between
> entering and leaving the area (not sure how this would
> work with SR trains that divide / join at Central, so
> may apply to WR trains only); and
>
I have a feeling there's already something like this in effect, but I
can't remember exactly what the rules are.
> 1 point for each
> non-stopping WR express that gets through the area
> without being held anywhere en route.
>
Yes, that would be interesting.
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