03/20/2004
Updated Activities
page.
03/17/2004
3 new activities for LGVMed 2.1B are available
at www.train-sim.com: September Rain Part 1 & 2
(updated from the 1.1 version) and TGV Race (a new challenging one). They will
be put on this site for download in the next few days.
03/30/2003
The LGVMed 2.1B patch ("LGVM21B.zip",
3.3 Mb) allowing to use the route in
all seasons is available on the usual download sites.
Please read the Readme21B.txt file for
installation instructions.
03/16/2003
New LGVMed 2.1A activities are available: you
will find an updated version of "LGVStorm" on the Activities page and many other at AlvConcept.
03/12/2003
The LGVMed 2.1A patch ("LGVM21A.zip",
1.04 Mb), including the latest signal, scenery, terrain and activity fixes has
been released and is available on the usual download sites.
Please read the Readme21A.txt file for
installation instructions.
03/09/2003
Updated Activities
and FAQ pages.
03/08/2003
Updated Signals,
Downloads and FAQ pages.
Other pages will be updated soon.
03/04/2003
LGVMed V2.1 has been uploaded to the following
sites:
File: LGVMed21.zip
Size: 28
Mb
Don't forget to read the readme.txt file before
installing the route.
Clem Tillier's TGV AI patch is available here: www.tillier.net/speedworks/updates/pack1_ai_patch.exe
Docs on this website will be updated in the
coming days, but in the meantime, you can have a look at the new signal pages standard signals, LGV signals, and try the Marseille-Nimes
and Nimes-Marseille "special" activities.
03/01/2003
LGVMed V2.1 is currently under beta test and
will be available soon.
This new version includes:
-
A very
realistic implementation of SNCF signalling system. A preview of 2.1 signals
documentation can be seen here: standard
signals and LGV signals.
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A
smoothing of most slope variations. You can see an example here.
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A
patch that allows TGV AI traffic to run at high speed.
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Many
little scenery improvements.
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New
and updated activities.
A message will be posted on this page when the
new version becomes available.
01/09/2003
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Updated
Activities page.
01/06/2003
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A
patch is available for computers using a local (for example, Greek or Japanese)
character set. You can download this patch here.
-
FAQ updated (patch for local character sets,
TSUnpack).
01/03/2003
-
Edouard
Staniczek has released two new V2.0 activities that will put your driving
skills to the test J. They are available on the Activities page.
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If you
want to see how MSTS drives a TGV Duplex, download the introductory train ride
available on the same page.
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WebDotTrainsim.com has started a very
promising work on LGVMed V2.0 activities: see webDotTrainSim's LGV Med
activities.
01/01/2003
Happy new year and best wishes for 2003!
12/25/2002
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Updated
Signals page: please read this page carefully,
as it contains answers to frequently asked questions and some additional tips.
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Updated
Maps page.
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Updated
Links page.
12/24/2002
Merry Christmas! J
12/23/2002
- LGVMed V2.0 has been uploaded to the
following sites:
File: LGVMed20.zip
Size: 26.7
Mb
Don't forget to read the readme.txt file before
installing the route.
Have fun J
-
Updated
Downloads page (see the V1.1-V2.0
history for a detailed list of modifications).
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Updated
Activities page.
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FAQ updated.
12/22/2002
The release of LGVMed V2.0 is imminent (one day
or two). A new message will be posted on this page when the route becomes
available for download.
The LGVMed team wishes you a Merry Christmas J
LGVMed V2.0 team:
Lucweb Conception,
realization, team coordination
Clem Tillier Gantry
sets, track textures, TVM signals design
Claude Jousset Viaducts
and other specific 3D objects design
Benjamin Deville Technical support, beta test
Newalex Technical
support, beta test
Edouard Staniczek Beta test (Edouard, thanks again for your magnificent TGV Duplex)!
You can see some screenshots of the route here.
12/15/2002
The TGV Duplex is available at the following
address:
http://perso.club-internet.fr/staned/projetsesk/tgv.html
Big thanks to Edouard, Pierre and their team for
this masterpiece!
The second edition of LGVMed is still under
development and I'm trying to do my best to release it as soon as possible.
Activities included in the distribution will be available in two versions:
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The
first version will only require the TGV Duplex,
-
The
other will require both the Duplex and Clem's TGV (both for driving and for
traffic).
11/24/2002
After two months of work on the second edition
of LGVMed, I think it's time to give you some news. LGVMed V2.0 will be both an
extension and a revision of the current route. This version will include:
The release date is not fixed yet, but looking
at the work that remains to be done, it will probably require one or two months
to complete it.
New maps and screenshots will be put on this
site in the coming weeks.
09/25/2002
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New
V1.1 activities are available on the Activities
page.
09/19/2002
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Wolfgang
W. Plenz releases his new V1.1 activity pack: this pack can be downloaded on
the Activities page and contains 4
V1.0 activities redesigned for V1.1 and 2 completely new ones. Thanks Wolfgang J.
09/18/2002
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Updated
Downloads page.
09/16/2002
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LGVMed
V1.1 has been uploaded to the following sites and should be available very
soon:
File: LGVMed11.zip
Size: 20 Mb
Don't forget to read the readme.txt file before installing the route.
Have fun J
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Updated
Activities page.
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Updated
Links page.
09/14/2002
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Final
beta test is ending and LGVMed V1.1 release will probably occur between 09/16
and 09/17/2002. A new message will be put on this page as soon as the route is
available.
-
Benjamin
Deville has written the LMTr (official driver's handbook) for this route, available as a .pdf
file: LMTr_LGVMed11.pdf. Thanks Ben J.
09/09/2002
-
Clem
releases his new version of TGV Pack 1: Train Simulator Speedworks
09/07/2002
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Signals page updated for V1.1.
08/31/2002
Additional features have been included in
Version 1.1:
12.
Added
proper speed limitations on all sidings.
13.
Added
shunting white/purple light signals on main sidings and yards: these are 2
state signals (white = 30 km/h, purple = stop) that automatically trigger a 160-60-30
braking sequence on the main track, before you reach the switch that leads to
the siding.
14.
Central
platforms in Marseilles St Charles station have been doubled in length to allow
for double TGV.
15.
Exit
light signals have been added on all tracks of Marseilles St Charles and Nimes
stations.
16.
TVM
signals have been added on all TGV station sidings and SEI (SEI were improperly
called PRCI in version 1.0, this has been corrected: all SEI of the route are
in fact remote-controlled by the PRCI of Marseilles).
17.
Added
missing PLM route section and road passing under the Angles Triangle viaducts.
18.
Extended
the LGV a few kilometers to the north of the Angles Triangle
(up to the SEI of Roquemaure).
The V1.1 will be put to beta test very soon and will probably be available within two weeks.
08/25/2002
LGVMed V1.1 "special edition" is
under development and will be available in September.
Following the release of V1.0, many people, including LGV/TVM/TGV specialists, contacted me and offered their help to add more realism to the route. In August, I've also had the opportunity to travel and check things on the actual route.
Version 1.1 is the result of this combination of events and will include the following improvements:
1. Added TVM approach sequences for TGV stations: when you'll have to stop at a TGV station, the TVM system will warn you many kilometers before and give you the adequate braking sequence.
2. Added TGV1 and TGV2 signals in stations that give correct stop positions for single and double TGV.
3. Added missing speed limitations on the LGV: some terrain configurations (i.e. some tunnels or slope variations) require a 270 km/h local slow down. They have been placed where they are in the real world.
4. Removed light signals on the LGV. This decision has been taken because: 1. this is the wish of a vast majority of people 2. this is like the real thing and 3. a free TVM430 cab is now available, allowing people to use TVM with only freeware material.
5. Added many missing signals at the start and end of the LGV: lower pantograph warning, lower pantograph, raise pantograph (1.5 kV – 25 kV transition), Cab III, II, I, Cab, crossed Cab (Cab signal warnings, start and end of TVM cab signal transmission).
6. Added power supply cutting zones, warning signals and substations.
7. Complete rebuild of Marseilles tunnel, which is now equipped with TVM.
8. Adjustment of speed limitations in the Angles Triangle, taking into account a future extension to the north.
9. Adjustment of speed limitations on standard sections (Marseilles and Nimes areas), repositioning of signals and speed limited zones.
10. Added some "distant mountains" and other minor terrain improvements.
11. Many other small improvements (adjustment of bridges, missing gantries, etc…).
Note to activity designers: if you have already released an activity or intend to release one very soon, please be aware that Version 1.1 may require some small adjustments in the timing of traffic, due to the new speed limitations (which, generally, are higher than the current ones on standard sections and lower on some special sections of the LGV). I realize this can be an inconvenience but, as the new speed limitations match the real ones, no further changes will be made. On the other hand, track laying has not been changed, so you wont have to modify your paths.
Please note that modifying the timing of traffic is in most cases not mandatory and many V1.0 activities will run flawlessly on V1.1.
08/11/2002
-
A new
TGV Reseau TVM430 Cab made by Kenji Kimura is available on www.train-sim.com (tgv_rcab.zip).
-
New
activities are available: please check the Activities page.
08/10/2002
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New
activities are available: please check the Activities page.
08/04/2002
Many thanks for your prompt feedback:
-
FAQ has been updated with new tips sent by
LGVMed users.
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New
activities will soon be available (please check the Activities page).
08/01/2002
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FAQ updated.
07/31/2002
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LGVMed
V1.0 is now available on www.train-sim.com
and www.msts.nl.
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Some
updates to the Downloads, FAQ and Links pages.
07/30/2002
LGVMed V1.0 has been uploaded to www.train-sim.com.
Please note that people at www.train-sim.com need some time to check the files
and update their site: this can vary between 1 or 2 days.
Installation note: on some operating systems,
the SOUND folder of the route is not automatically created during install. If
you have error messages concerning .sms files, just create a SOUND folder in
LGVMed and run Installme.bat again.
07/29/2002
LGVMed V1.0 has been uploaded to the following
sites:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/spboy/LGVMed.zip
http://jbriat.free.fr/lgvmed/LGVMed.zip
It will be uploaded to other sites before
tomorrow evening.
07/29/2002
The V1.0 release is imminent and will probably
occur between this evening (GMT+1) and tomorrow 07/30. Files and activities are
currently being tested.
A new message will be put here as soon as the
route is available.
The V1.0 will be uploaded to www.train-sim.com and maybe a few other sites (if you
know a free FTP site with a good bandwidth, you can send me its address
and user account to upload). Please note that people at www.train-sim.com need some time to check the files
and update their site: this can vary between 1 or 2 days.
Thanks to Mike Simpson and his fabulous
"Route Riter", I managed to reduce the size of the archive below 20
Mb (!), so the distribution is only in one file: LGVMed.zip.
Lastly, don't forget it's only a V1.0, some
details are still missing and the route can only be used in summer, during day
or night.
Have fun J.
07/27/2002
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Activities page updated.
07/26/2002
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Added
a new LGV track texture
made by Clem Tillier.
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FAQ updated.
07/25/2002
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FAQ updated.
07/22/2002
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Added
a New screenshots page. This
page will be updated regularly with some screenshots of recently modified
areas.
-
Avignon-Nimes section completed. All tunnels, bridges and viaducts of the route
have been modelled.
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Updated
many areas: adjusted ground shape and textures, added scenery objects.
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Fixed
night textures (stations and towns are now illuminated at night).
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Updated
TVM430 system simulation: fixed speed limits on the LGV are now transmitted
into the cab as light signals (see the Signals page).
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Updated
main map (see the Routes page).
Due to the number of modifications, many
screenshots need to be updated.
I'll take new ones as soon as I have more
"free" time.
The release date remains the same J
(see the Downloads page).
07/06/2002
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V1.0
release date and contents updated (see the Downloads page).
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Added
screenshots of the Nimes area (page 5).
06/24/2002
-
Complete
rebuild of Nimes area: added marshalling yards, workshops, freight yards, depot
and Nimes viaduct.
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Updated
maps (see the Routes page).
06/10/2002
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The 10
tunnels, 77 bridges and 12 rail and road viaducts of the Marseilles-Avignon
section have been completed. Remaining: 28 bridges and 3 viaducts on the
Avignon-Nimes section.
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Added
sound regions (75% complete).
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Added
ground textures (30% complete).
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Updated
screenshots of Ventabren Viaduct.
06/07/2002
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Added
Avignon TGV station made by Chris Longhurst.
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Updated
screenshots.
05/30/2002
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Added
new Aix-en-Provence TGV station made by Chris Longhurst.
- Updated Marseilles Tunnel.
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Updated
screenshots.
05/27/2002
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Routes
page updated (new maps, updated route description).
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Signals
page updated (added signals, updated speed limitations).
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Downloads
page updated (notes about release date).
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Links
page updated (added contributions, corrected some links).
05/22/2002
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Added
Touloubre River Viaduct.
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Added
Bonpas Tunnel and Viaduct.
- Updated Marseilles St Charles station.
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Added
Aix-en-Provence TGV station (beta version) made by Chris Longhurst.
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Updated
Vernegues Viaduct.
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Added
tunnel mouths made by Pascal Goarin.
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Updated
screenshots.
05/12/2002
Screenshots updated
05/10/2002
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TGV
route has been extended to Manduel and Nimes (added 40 km of tracks).
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Added
Durance river and the 3 viaducts of Orgon, White Horse and Cavaillon.
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Added
TGV 25 kV gantries made by Noël Smektala after photos of the real ones.
Maps and screenshots will be updated soon.
05/01/2002
New screenshots
04/28/2002
Translation into English
04/27/2002
Site creation
Last modified 06/28/2004