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Version 6.6 improves performance, adds capability, and fixes bugs,
especially for AnyRail users and YardMaster
fans! It comes with
the latest generation of YardMaster -- the automated freight handling
system, now including "sequenced trains" -- along with a generous new batch of original layouts,
fully scenicked, scripted, supplied with cars and industries, ready to
operate.
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| Lockport: a busy New England fishing
town |
If you already upgraded to Version 6.x, then 6.6 is a
free upgrade -- get yours by clicking the
button below. If you are a user of an older
version, the upgrade price is
$19. Details below.
New
Features in 6.6
THESE FEATURES ARE NOW OBSOLETE as of Version 7
- YardMaster y2 --
the scripted freight forwarding system, with new improvements in waybill generation
and performance
- YardMaster y3 -- an
enhanced y2 which allows you to run your trains in a
predefined sequence to simulate a day’s work on your
railroad
For more information, see the
YardMaster page on web and
particularly the revised
Designer's Guide to YardMaster pdf.
Our library of YardMaster layouts now
offers over 160 great plans, with scenery, scripts,
industries, and built-in ops challenges. The YM
layouts are now available in four categories, as shown
in this excerpt from the Web Layout Chooser:
- Background Tiling --
smoother graphics as the trains move! Portions
of the layout surrounding the screen are now being
drawn in the background, so that when the train
reaches the edge, the layout scrolls smoothly.
- More AnyRail import fixes
-- handling curved switches from Fast Tracks, Atlas,
and others. Thanks to you AnyRail users who
reported problems, the 6.6 AR importer is better
than ever.
- New Car Data Props --
new tab in Properties dialog gives access to all
car data fields in one place -- specifically
designed to make it easy for a layout or YM author
to provide ops data over a set of cars.
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| Revamped Car
Properties |
New Car Data
Properties |
- UI improvements --
choosing a load from the drop-down now gives you a
way to distinguish graphical loads from text; text
input dialogs now use an
adjustable Courier font, for ease in reading and
entering
- New script functions
-- $layout and $car functions add new capabilities,
providing fast access to particular sets of cars.
Scripters can find the new functions listed in the
Reference tab of Script Central.
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| Connaught:
industrial operation in a midwestern city |
For a complete list of fixes and enhancements, see the TrainPlayer Version History.
How To Obtain
6.6
If you are new:
Welcome! Your best bet is to look in the
latest newsletter
for a special offer. Or read on.
If you already upgraded to 6.0 - 6.5:
Thank you! 6.6 is a free upgrade. Just click the button
below and follow instructions.
If you have a
pre-6 version: there is a charge for the upgrade
-- only $19 to upgrade from any previous
version all the way up to the top of the line package,
TrackLayer 6.6, with track and scenery tools, ops, advanced scripting,
the whole works.
Whether upgrading from a previous version or buying
for the first time:
1. Click here to download and install the new
version ==>
If you do not yet have a 6.x license, this gets you our
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To buy, choose Help > Purchase Upgrade from
the main menu. This brings up a dialog showing
prices and options, and a one-click route to the checkout page.
If you do not already have them, you can add the
Chris Pedersen Car
Collections for a special bundle price. See details in
the dialog.
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