New Repaint Pack Released

I have just uploaded an extremely comprehensive new BR Blue Grey Mk1 coaching pack to the DPSimulation website courtesy of Richard Fletcher.

Utilising the Mk1 coaches included with the Clan 6MT addon, the pack includes nine different variants of passenger coach, including all four sleeper types. Also included are six repaints of the BG full brake, depicting blue and blue grey liveries with branding for Express Parcels and Newspapers, also unbranded versions too (to partially mimic a GUV).

Improvements and modifications include a fully reskinned passenger view and the aliasing of AP sounds, although these are not essential. For the day coaches, empty versions are provided for sidings and ECS workings (except the BSK which has no passengers by default).  An amended .bin file is also provided for a full brake that if included in a non-passenger consist (parcels train for example), it will enable the user to activate station stops. Internal lighting is also added where appropriate to some BG's.

This mammoth coach pack can be downloaded from the 'Coaching Stock' section of Richard's page by following this link.

East Coast Mainline: North East - V1.4 Coming Soon

I am pleased to announce that the next version of ECMLNE is entering the later stages of development and will be released in the coming weeks.

Featuring the highly detailed 21 mile extension between York and Leeds, this update will allow further scenario opportunities and once again will include all new custom assets to represent stations, landmarks and lineside clutter.

Further updates and screenshots will be posted in the coming days and weeks, so make sure to visit the blog regularly.

DPSimulation May Bank Holiday Sale Now On!

With 33% off all individual scenario packs and a massive 50% off the scenario multipack, pick up a bargain today. Offer ends at 5pm BST on Monday May 4th.

Visit the store by clicking here.

Work In Progress Shots

Recently posted on Facebook, these are two shots of the current development at DPSimulation......

Class 415 EPB Repaints - Now Released!

I have now uploaded several new repaints of the Class 415 '4EPB' EMU to the DPSimulation website, courtesy of Richard Fletcher. They are as follows, with excerpts taken from the documentation Richard has provided.

BR Blue

Reskin of the Dovetail Games NSE Class 415 unit into BR allover Blue livery.  Some modifications have also been made to the passenger view.

Changes have been made to the physics in line with actual operational experience.  Two variants are included, a standard 75mph set plus an 'express' unit that will attain 90mph - several sets were geared for this speed (though 75mph max was still displayed in the cab).

BR Blue Grey

Reskin of the Dovetail Games NSE Class 415 unit into BR Blue Grey livery as carried prior to the formation of Network SouthEast. Modifications have also been made to the passenger view, to better fit the era I wish to portray.

Changes have been made to the physics in line with actual operational experience.  Two variants are included, a standard 75mph set plus an 'express' unit that will attain 90mph - several sets were geared for this speed (though 75mph max was still displayed in the cab).

BR Green

Reskin of the Dovetail Games NSE Class 415 unit into Malachite Green as applied latterly to SR design set 5001, though modified to suit the BR design and numbered 5601. Modifications have also been made to the passenger view, to better fit the era I wish to portray.

All of the repaints listed above have had physics modifications, tested and verified by an ex-EPB driver.

These repaints can be downloaded from the EMU section of Richard's page by clicking here. Please note that due to the recent download issues which are still under investigation, temporary Mediafire links are currently being used. DPSimulation accept no responsibility for any advertising/popup content on this external site.

Posting Direct Links

This is now the final time that I will post on this matter, if it persists then I will have no choice to move all downloads behind an account structure requiring all users to register, completely negating the whole nature of the website which was to provide easy and high speed links to content.

Despite various posts over the last 12 months outlining to users NOT to post direct links to our content, they are still persisting on doing so. If you create a scenario that references free content from our site, please post a link to the page where the repaint resides, NOT a direct link to the content. By doing this you are encouraging users to completely bypass the site and it provides no benefit to you whatsoever, it only hurts us, we rely on users visiting the site.

If you do see people posting these direct links, could you please discourage them from doing so for the reasons stated above, although certain users have been told not to do this, they seemingly have no intention of  making the requested changes, please don't spoil it for everyone else.

To clarify, if your scenario requires a download such as the FTPE Class 350, on your requirements page/readme you must lead the user to the page in question, i.e http://dpsimulation.org.uk/rf72reskins.html