Railroader C&O H6 mod promo

[@FanRailer]

Wondering how much starting tractive effort these will have in-game; 98,300 (simple) or 77,900 (compound). Either way, can’t wait to add a pair to the roster!

[@TheWNCRR]

It’s currently locked to “compound” only performance wise. It’s not truly a compound tho. Currently, Railroader only recognizes one set of cylinders per locomotive and the mod functions by “tricking” the editor into thinking it’s an overpowered 0-6-2. It’s not ideal but it works. Future updates/mods may allow for the “two engine” setup to be done away with.

[@Hyce777]

@@TheWNCRR Ah, the joys of software dev.

[@TheWNCRR]

@@Hyce777 Where's the hammer? I need a bigger one. The joys never end..

[@FanRailer]

@@TheWNCRRthanks for clarifying! It’s always fun tinkering with the details like this. At least the performance will be a known quantity when it’s first released. The Berk has about the same TE because of the booster.

[@Sleeper____1472]

​@@TheWNCRR Sort of like how Dovetail handles it?

[@smollsaladhonestmistakes9493]

We all need one…cause we’re all probably running double headers on daily freights by now lol

[@Winter_wolfie_woof]

I had to have 7 locomotives going up the 4.5 with 140 cars from interchange

[@magnusaugust8489]

@@Winter_wolfie_woof 140 cars! jesus christ haha - running precision scheduled railroad? or is it just one of many daily freights to Andrews?

[@FanRailer]

The H-6 won’t be any more powerful than the Berk is right now. The H-6 has 77,900 lb TE in compound, while the Berk has 79,900 TE because it has a booster. For the cost, though, you can save a few bucks with the H-6.

[@voidwalker9223]

@@FanRailer the berk is 71 in game? There is boosters you can activate for 79?

[@FanRailer]

The Berk is the B-65 in the game. It’s advertised as having 65,400 lb TE. However, from my own testing on red marble grade, I figured out that the extra 15,000 lb TE from the booster is automatically included as well, but not advertised. So the B-65’s total TE is 79,900, which makes it the most powerful engine in the game at the moment.

[@Ninavask]

Welp, I now will have a dedicated Robinson locomotive! Excited for the mod! Awesome work Rcrockin and WNCRR team!

[@TheWNCRR]

Ironically, that’s the first place we tested it. It’s a great machine for the job! Thank you! It means a lot.

[@LanesTrains]

Glad I could help, even if it was a small portion! Can't wait for the mod to officially release!

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

*Soon™ing intensifies* Okay, so the articulation works the same as it did in old Trainz versions, I guess what works once might just work twice. *WAIT ITS ONLY 30 GRAND? THAT'S A BARGAIN*

[@TheWNCRR]

It worked in MSTS and Railworks aswell.

[@TheMrbigtires]

Yeah, those prices are going to need adjusted. 8k cheaper than the F-71 for what is likely more power is nuts.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

@@TheMrbigtires I mean... would be nice cause I'm pretty much broke rn

[@FanRailer]

Heads up guys, it’s released on Nexus Mods.

[@rjstandland4459]

One step closer to the big boy

[@voidwalker9223]

Enjoy bigboy but I think there were far better articulates especially with this game being more of a slower route type. Y6a, A class, 2-8-8-4 yellowstones and few others. (2-10-10-2 AE) of course all perfect for slow coal hauling with many turns.

[@jordanwhitecar1982]

Carlbot says no big boy

[@russdemocker3815]

no bigboy

[@kleetus92]

@@voidwalker9223 Allegheny!

[@voidwalker9223]

@@kleetus92 yes h8 is my 3rd favorite right after N&W A and Y class. Too bad there was not much footage of them and none survived

[@clinchfieldns]

Can wait for the N&W Y6s

[@jordanwhitecar1982]

I actually love the workaround of making the front truck functionally a brake sled...genius.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

It'll be so great to have this Beast of the East soon. Can't wait to test its tonnage rating on Red Marble.

[@FanRailer]

It will be slightly less than what the Berk can take up, since H-6 performance will be locked in compound for now, with 77,900 lb TE. The Berk has 79,900 TE since it is equipped with a booster, and from my testing, the Berk can lift 850 tons up Red Marble, with that weight being inclusive of the engine and tender.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

@@FanRailer Alright then. I remember seeing your comment on Steam that the Berk has its booster on for the extra tractive effort. Either way, this'll be great to have!

[@FanRailer]

@@09JDCTrainManagreed! It’s the perfect articulated for this game and the current map.

[@sidro6910]

Looks epic, cant wait to feel the raw power this beauty shall give! I think I'll name him...Hercules xD

[@great_eastern124]

copperhead road and I'm no stranger to the Rain are such different kinds of songs but they blended so well in the video. The h6 is looking great too of course, hyped for its release!

[@TheWNCRR]

Thanks! Glad someone appreciates bluegrass as much as (some) of the WNCRR staff does!

[@jacobhehr9489]

I CANT WAIT FOR THIS!!!!

[@martingoth]

Me too

[@shawndoyle7531]

I wonder if we'll see the H8's someday. I certainly hope so

[@TheWNCRR]

After a certain point, there is such a thing as “too big.” For example, the AE makes sense on some level because, while it’s a very large locomotive, it isn’t one of the more modern “superpower” articulated locomotives. The curves, switches, engine shops, and overall nature of Railroader’s map push many “modern” engines, like the H8, into the realm of legend rather than practical usefulness in the context of Railroader. I’m personally a fan of big power, but until we get more mileage or a different route, I don’t see an H8 being practical for a while.

[@shawndoyle7531]

@@TheWNCRR it would be a great "end of game" unit to pull transfer freights up and over Red Marble Grade

[@ethanspaziani1070]

Premium quality right here folks

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

Okay. I've gotten myself one and ran it. If it weren't for it constantly slipping anywhere above ~88% of its power being put down, it would be of its maximum usefulness.

[@FanRailer]

It’s already putting down ~80,000 lb of tractive effort at 85% throttle, so really the only problem that the wheelslip creates is the inability to use this engine with the A.I.

[@OfficialMilkyFoxChannel]

Wonder if some Pennsylvania railroad locomotive mods will be coming

[@TheWNCRR]

As far as I know, there are a couple being developed. I’m not entirely sure which ones or how far along they are in development.

[@Rocker-1234]

cant wait to use this on my manifests and unit coal/iron trains

[@cinnamon3731]

Looks great, can’t wait! Also any news on the s-2 berk?

[@CoryAY82383]

Interesting mod for sure

[@gameby1993]

Knowing me I’ll have two double heading the main line from Slyva to Andrews

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 208,200 lbs (104.1 tons) tender weight is supposed to be its loaded weight, not empty. The tender currently is a whopping 362,000 lbs (181 tons) when loaded. Considering it's not even that big of a tender, it doesn't seem right. I have no way of contacting the creator, but this would be useful information if I happen to be correct on the tender's weight.

[@TheWNCRR]

You’d have to ask RC on that one. He’s currently planning an update for a lot of the bugs.

[@Mr.Funk92]

Very Impressive! Would be awesome to get this into the game. Any idea if the sounds will change from simple to compound based on speed?

[@TheWNCRR]

In short : No. Railroader currently does not have the ability to support a locomotive with more than one set of Cylinders / driving wheels. What’s being done here is this : trick the game’s built in TE / performance calculator into giving you something close without being 100% accurate. You’re really trying to recreate the performance of an H6 out of what the game reads as an 0-6-2. Further mods, patches and/or scripting may be developed in the future to allow for better implementation of articulated locomotives.

[@onionhat9141]

Please lets see some western maryland

[@bradycure5786]

Hey look, it’s the thing

[@TheWNCRR]

Thing go woosh.

[@Trainman-cw1zl]

Now you have to make 1218 Class-A cuz I'd buy it. And Jclass 611

[@FanRailer]

lol the VMT will shoot that down real quick if they have anything to say about it 😂

[@TheWNCRR]

@FanRailer I wonder if they’d complain about freeware content? I’ve seen Minecraft mods that feature the 611 specifically and haven’t heard of any issues there.

[@FanRailer]

@@TheWNCRRa dev might be able to get away with it if it’s simply freeware, but VMT is so anal about licensing and permissions, said dev might still run into roadblocks. Minecraft not being a railroad oriented game might have slipped under the radar.

[@tylersrailfanningandgaming8168]

“The locomotive currently cannot be turned on a turntable” I’ll squeeze it on there so help me god

[@FanRailer]

😂😂😂

[@jordanwhitecar1982]

@@tylersrailfanningandgaming8168 I bet it'll fit without that front engine 👀

[@TheWNCRR]

@@jordanwhitecar1982 That's one way to do it.

[@tylersrailfanningandgaming8168]

@@jordanwhitecar1982 im fitting it with both front and back engines and full sized tender

[@tylersrailfanningandgaming8168]

@@TheWNCRR I FIT EVERYTHING ON THE TURNTABLE AND IT SPINS

[@OleandersGamingEmporium]

I might know a thing or two about that engine. ;)

[@harryg2208]

Quick question about the front set of drivers but do they have fuel and how does that work?

[@TheWNCRR]

The front set will run out. Don’t worry about it.

[@JacquesDufrene]

OH BOY 3AM

[@TheWNCRR]

WNCRR’s default posting time.

[@NorthKYtrainssirensandgaming03]

As much as i like this, i fell having a front and rear "locomotive" will be a pain to have to couple,mu and especially the headlights. I'd like to see this as one locomotive

[@TheWNCRR]

Well, this is what you’ve got for now. As much as we’d all like to see that, Railroader’s tractive effort calculator/locomotive editor current does not support locomotives with more than one set of cylinders. It’s also not a fan of articulation in general. In the future, mods may be developed to accommodate them being added as “One engine” or they may even be added as a vanilla feature. There are workarounds but none are particularly clean.

[@NorthKYtrainssirensandgaming03]

@@TheWNCRR makes sense being due to game limitations. I hope it comes to the game soon

[@CollinBlack-j1y]

Is this available on Xbox One? It looks good.

[@orbitsrailfanvids]

3:38 "appalachun" yeah thats gotta be AI

[@TheWNCRR]

It isn't. He's from Canada... but not an AI.

[@jordanwhitecar1982]

So how does the front engine work? Is it just a random do-nothing car that i push around everywhere?

[@TheWNCRR]

It has brakes, just no power. Railroader’s in game editor/coding does not support locomotives with more than one set of driving wheels/set of cylinders. Further mods or vanilla game development may introduce this later.

[@railstofails1396]

question: does the lead unit consume fuel separately from the rear? if so how do you restock it?

[@TheWNCRR]

The lead unit runs out of fuel and water. It'll still function fine when it does. It's really only there for lights and brakes.

[@HuntOfficial1776]

Where’d you find that C&O font at? Is it free?

[@TheWNCRR]

Not Free, Find it here : www.railfonts.com/cgi-bin/font_shop/fontshop.cgi?ACTION=enter&thispage=page6.html

[@HuntOfficial1776]

Ok thanks

[@aaronhill8315]

Fireman: hey did ya hear Engineer: hear what Edit: how can I get this behemoth

[@weylinwest9505]

Minor nitpick, but Does the locomotive have the distinct double-chuff of an articulated? It sounds like its only running off of a single set of cylinders.

[@Knight_Of_The_Realm]

I believe it would as it's technically two separate locomotives in game they'll probably chuff more in sync to begin with, but a bit of playing around you'd more than likely achieve the desired effect.

[@TheWNCRR]

It’s a compound. You’d only have one set of chuffs.

[@weylinwest9505]

@@TheWNCRR Oh wow, you're right!!! I can't believe I never realized that.

[@Knight_Of_The_Realm]

@@TheWNCRR :O oh

[@dragonturtle2566]

So.. when is the projected release date?

[@09JDCTrainMan]

It says in the description that the creator will keep the release date a surprise.

[@subzerofromny735]

I can never get this mod into the game. I got the unity mod installer as well as the asset loader and followed the instructions on how to download the mod into the game, and nothing works

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Because it's not compatible with Unity Mod Manager yet. For now, you'll have to do the drag and drop.

[@PeterSamGaming4]

It’s out but how can I install it

[@FanRailer]

Install instructions are in the read me file that comes with the download

[@PeterSamGaming4]

Already fixed it

[@orbitsrailfanvids]

Who voices this?

[@TheWNCRR]

A server member. They're a good friend of the WNCRR and assist with some of the artwork. We game with them occasionally. He is not a "train" person, but still plays railroader occasionally.

[@conrailquality1999]

whats the name of this song?

[@kleetus92]

It sounds like a version of Copperhead Road... but no idea who is doing this version as it clearly isn't Steve Earl...

[@TheWNCRR]

Which one?

[@noahabdelhamid8073]

Is this mod available

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Not yet, still a work in progress at the moment

[@Kashi-K]

how about making a site instead of forcing people to join a discord

[@TheWNCRR]

The mod will be available via Nexus. Dunno where you got the idea the mod would be released via our discord only.

[@PeterSamGaming4]

GIVE ME THE AE

[@TheWNCRR]

Patience, grasshopper.

[@PeterSamGaming4]

I need P O W E R