This version is the Full MONON Railroad
The Milwaukee Road Latta Division by Bedford Indiana
Chicago, Chicago suburbs and Joliet, Illinois
It will work in all seasons.
Other MONON -2 Version 8 Changes since Version 7:
Two sets of car spawners with dos-swap program
More cars are added.............
(Steam and Diesel Era Car Spawners).
Instructions to use are in the
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator\ROUTES\MONON-2 folder
named
carspawn_swap instructions.txt
Frame rates changesand signal upgrades:
----------Corrected sig.dat file and worked Frankfort, Delphi, Roselawn, Haskells
and Linden signals.
Changed all MONON-2 Route to a more MSTS Signal Scheama, but the original
signal types are still the same, not many stuck at red lights........
If you follow the activity editor and stay on speed, you should always pass
the train and
both trains will keep going. Note, there are some places I gave up on fixing.
But, if it works in the activity editor, it will work in the simulator....
You may need to switch AI and Player traffic to main or siding to get through
some sidings,
but they all will work now, or should, tested very very many sidings with the
changes.
Changed track texture.
Remove bounding box from all relevant shapes.
Removed ESD boxes from tree files.
----------Added Unfinished Crawfordsville to Indianapolis P&E (NYC) Sub
----------Taken out MANY, MANY tree.dats and replaced with individually planted trees, stil MANY MANY left, too many in route.
----------Changed Signal dat files (ML style) and textures for better signal
viewing
Some signals under some views show see through window by signal, un-avoidable
for long distance viewing of signals.
----------Finished tie xings on roads in route
----------Added barrels groups to oil places
----------Added more animated people
----------Added more forest thick both sides
----------Added more bushes both sides
----------Added more fences on the sides
----------Added more street lights
----------Added more fences both sides
----------Added train diamonds sounds
----------Added two bridges in Louisville
----------Improved scenery Monon, Indiana
----------Added Home of MONON sign with night texture at US 52 at Shops in Lafayette
----------Fixed Linden to Lafayette JCT Signal issues
----------Munster Nike Site added security fences and towers
----------St John added 1 fake track so double track for NYC JCT
----------Re-textured car road files
----------Lafayette to Louisville has much more foilage by tracks, some detailed
----------Lafayette to Louisville has more houses and with night textures
----------Added more standing trains in the McDoel Yard
----------Added GT Train at Maynard JCT by Nike site
----------Added more car traffic lights
----------Added power boxes to all Crossing Lights
----------All Sidings have speed limits after the siding so Player can go back to speed
----------Added more fences
----------Added objects on Chicago to Joliet Sub (CB&Q)
----------Added more switches and lights on Chicago to Joliet Sub (ATSF)
----------Adjusted and added to Little Englewood Station in Chicago (Redone and 2 platforms)
----------Added switch machines to all MONON and ATSF switches in Chicago
----------Increase frames at Chicago JCT and changed the Junction (Much Nicer now)
----------Increased signals and more switches in Chicago for MONON, ATSF Ops
----------Added Cedar Lake Ice Track and Wye
----------Night textured ALL towers
----------More houses and city buildings with Night Textures
----------Fixed Stinesville crossings south of Gosport
----------Added New Sandhouse to yards
----------Replaced some roads in Monon
----------Reduced station time stops
----------Haskells added bushes were gnd tex by tracks were not aligned
----------Added detail to Greencastle
----------Added detail to Bedford
----------Fixed US41 fixed bridge ends
----------Added more deer
----------Added more tree blocks for forest dat forests, meaning, less tress popping up in front of you!!!!!!
----------Brought speed limits out of the ground
----------Added more vehicles fot spawner
----------Changed Creston to correct side of tracks
----------Added Cedar Lake depot crosswalk and more vegetation and scenery
----------Improved Paisely trestle texture and bushes
----------Added Paisley Depot
----------Added Bartlett Depot
----------Added lights for airport by nike site
----------Add more town to Shelby
----------Removed short siding Signals up and down route that (removed excessive signals).
----------Many more vegetation and scenic items added
Errors corrected:
----------Replaced bad switch at Pleasant Ridge
----------San Pierre, corrected auto traffic direction
----------Adjusted Hammond Cemetary Shapes
----------Moved Speed Limit Sign By Calumet River
----------Corrected Lafayette Station Night Texture
----------Horses in the air north of shelby corrected
----------South of Wanatah, corrected road xing that had xing in the middle of the tracks
----------North of Medaryville, east side, corrected signal box wires that went into the air and not to the telephone pole
----------North of Sheridan Milk Plant, corrected cars to far in concrete.
----------Boulevard station east side construction site, corrected fence in the air
----------Westville, replaced traffic invisible xing markers, cars did not move after train leaves east to west
----------San Pierre Switch replaced, was causing issues
Rick B.
rberg@insightbb.com
http://mononrr.com
ROUTE WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE AT
(Save these to your desktop)
MONON-2 Version 8-Part 1 - 94M
MONON-2 Version 8-Part 2 - 415M
MONON-2 Version 8-Part 3 - 247M
MONON-2 Version 8 Part 4 - 96M
There is a MONON-2 Patch file to download and install after you install the
route,
see the MONON-2 Version
8 Update
Patch download below in the Install Instructions section.
If you have not installed X-Tracks, download the next file (below), if you already have X-Tracks installed, disregard the xtracks.html:
Next, READ THE INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS....
............(Below)............
This version has all previous version updates.
If you have any errors in the simulator of missing files, please note the location or milepost, the filenames
and email me and I will make an installable patch for EVERYONE................
The first time you run the MONON-2 Simulation, MS Train Sim ....MAY.... build the terrain buffers
(if so, this will take several minutes, this is normal and only happens once).
1) Download all files by saving each one to your desktop.
2) Move or delete (A MUST) any previous MONON-2 version in your Routes folder YOU RECEIVED FROM ME
in your MSTS Routes folder, if you have it, if you do not have it, disregard this step.
3) If you DO HAVE X-Tracks 3.18 OR BETTER installed, disregard this step.
If you DO NOT have X Tracks installed, install it by the file you downloaded above.
Double click the file; XTracks3_18_EndUser_MSTS1_Setup and install XTracks3_18_EndUser_MSTS1_Setup.exe
and install it.
4) Then.....Double click and install each download in number sequence starting with PART 1 through Part 4
5) The route comes with default activities using my MSTS trains and the MS Train Sim freight cars
and are ready to run
(these MS Train Sim freight cars must be installed in YOUR train sim and are there already unless YOU removed them).
There are missing alternative texures in the route, to correct this, download
and install:
MONON-2 Version 8 Update Patch.exe - 1M (683Kb)
The MONON-2 has the MSTS White Void issue like other routes, to fix ths click the link below.
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To save the install instructions:
Right click on link below, click "Save Target as" to save install instructions
to your pc.
These instructions are in the MONON-2 Docs folder also.
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After all works, if you do not have the Train Sim Patches, I suggest you download them here
(MONON-2 Route Download Page you got this from)
for better frame rates in the simulation.
Install trainupdate-patch 1.2 then
Patch 1.7.022420...............
These patches are on this web page.
Download:
trainupdate-patch 1.2
Install trainupdate-patch 1.2
Download:
Patch Patch 1.7.022420
Install Patch Patch 1.7.022420
(Note: If you have any other transparent simulator controls or camgold from train sim web site. You need to reload MS Train Sim before doing patch 1.7.)
(But it is worth it, this patch has better transpareny controls and super cam with it.)
Install Instructions are also in the MONON-2 route folder, above and you can download below.
I advise you backup your Trains folder before using these. I have changed all the folder names and most of the train names and they should be ok, backup first.....
I am not responsible/liable if it does interfere, backup first.
MSTS MONON Replacement "Start up" Movie
List of Trains and Consists in this version you will download with this route used so we can swap activities in the future.
MONON-2 default cars-consists.txt
If you are missing any default MSTS freight cars, download the below file and install:
If you ever get a caboose.sms missing error, download this:
Save it to your desktop, double click and install it.
Chicago Metra Train for your train sim trains:
Save it to your desktop, double click and install it.
Save it to your desktop, double click and install it.
New MSTS Patch 1.7.102222
Credits go to Chiland Route by Chuck Rickert, ConrailIndy, by Bruce Bridges, the original MONON Route credits by Steve Mosier who along with Max Foltz and I made this possible.
To the Webmaster of Steam4me who explained Route Riter and the Merge function to make
joining of the original MONON and CHILAND Routes into the MONON-2 route by me (Rick Berg).
Ron Picardi gets credit for the Monticello bridge.
Paul Charland for many special Shapes and Track Bush files.
Nick Kelsey - Track Bush Files.
Frank Musick - Truck Files
Dick Cowan - Modified Coach car to resemble a MONON coach car.
MONON Shape credits for MONON stations goes to Max Foltz.
Other shapes were used from ATSFPS, CNW, GM&OSS, FJ&G, POCAHONTAS, POTASH,
SEAVIEW4, MS MSTS Routes and other items from trainsim.com and MS, credit should
go to
those route builders and shape makers.
These credits are found in those routes and the shapes at trainsim.com and
microsoft.com.
This software was freeware and still is and may not be sold.
