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Release of pak128.Britain 1.13

Dec 21

Posted by thehood in Announcements, Development & Releases, Paksets and add-ons | Comments off

Time for the traditional pre-Christmas release of pak128.Britain! 1.13 contains the following updates and additions:
– lots of new ships
– ironworks (wlindley)
– gasworks (jamespetts)
– new 4-wheel carriage graphics (jamespetts)
– SIMUTRANS FRIED CHICKEN!!! (Sarlock)
– numerous bugfixes

Get it here.

Merry Christmas and happy playing!


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SMSC May 2012: Winner derajjared

May 31

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

San Migule roadThe Winner of the May edition of the Simutrans is derajjared with San Miguel road, a beautiful bridge that descends from the high hills and crosses the river rafts to reach a small village located on the side of the open road that connects two cities. It was created with pak128 and gathered almost a quarter of the votes.

Screenshots by Enkort and alexbaettig scored second and third respectively.

Find the poll and discussion at the International Simutrans Forum.

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May’s Edition of Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest

May 2

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

Another new edition of SMSC is on the way. The subject of this month is Civil engineering.

Everybody can participate, with only one screenshot of 800 x 600 pixels, in jpg or png formats. You can use any pakset, and the deadline is May 16th. The voting begins the day after.

The prize will be a mention of your nickname in the Simutrans Hall of Fame, praises from the whole community and one post including your picture at blog and simutrans.com.

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SMSC April 2012: Winners derajjared & kierongreen

Apr 24

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

Southville BarnstapleWinners of the April edition of the Simutrans. The first one, from derajjared is a small town have called south ville inspired in some Latin American municipalities.

The second winner, from kierongreen has a good story: the Bideford to Exeter service has just left Barnstaple Railway Station, while one horse drawn omnibus service has just left to transfer passengers across the River Taw to the town centre. Another omnibus is just arriving, unfortunately these passengers will have a bit of a wait for the next train but at least they have plenty of time to purchase a ticket Built with pak.128 and pak.britain, both gathered 9 votes.

Screenshots by AEO and TommPa9 scored second and third respectively.

Find the poll and discussion at the International Simutrans Forum.

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April’s Edition of Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest

Apr 1

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

Another new edition of SMSC is on the way. The subject of this month is Small cities.

Everybody can participate, with only one screenshot of 800 x 600 pixels, in jpg or png formats. You can use any pakset, and the deadline is April 15th. The voting begins on April 16th.

The prize will be a mention of your nickname in the Simutrans Hall of Fame, praises from the whole community and one post including your picture at blog and simutrans.com.

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SMSC March 2012: Winner hdomos

Mar 28

Posted by vilvoh in Announcements, Contests and challenges | Comments off

EdinburghWinner of the March edition of the Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest is hdomos. This industrial area provide most of the goods for the two town, including cars (not seen in picture), ethanol, gasoline, furniture, concrete, planks, books, etc… Built with pak.britain, It gathered 14 votes.

Screenshots by sybill and Isaac_Clarke scored seconds and third respectively.

Find the poll and discussion at the International Simutrans Forum.

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March’s Edition of Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest

Mar 3

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

Another new edition of SMSC is on the way. The subject of this month is Heavy Industries.

Everybody can participate, with only one screenshot of 800 x 600 pixels, in jpg or png formats. You can use any pakset, and the deadline is March 18th. The voting begins on March 19th.

The prize will be a mention of your nickname in the Simutrans Hall of Fame, praises from the whole community and one post including your picture at blog and simutrans.com.

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SMSC February 2012: Winner sdog

Feb 29

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

shropshireWinner of the February edition of the Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest is sdog. I found a poster from 1973 and a photo from 1905, both of Shrewsbury Railway Station. The older photo, (taken by a daring young Major A. C. H. Melchett from a montgolfiere) shows the station under construction. A circular line and a tram line were built already, while the tracks for the line to Manchester and Sheffield were being laid.. Built with pak.britain, It gathered 14 votes.

Screenshots by Enkort and Sim, and finally Isaac_Clarke scored seconds and third respectively.

Find the poll and discussion at the International Simutrans Forum.

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February’s Edition of Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest

Feb 2

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

Another new edition of SMSC is on the way. The subject of this month is Central rail stations.

Everybody can participate, with only one screenshot of 800 x 600 pixels, in jpg or png formats. You can use any pakset, and the deadline is February 16th. The voting begins on February 17th.

The prize will be a mention of your nickname in the Simutrans Hall of Fame, praises from the whole community and one post including your picture at blog and simutrans.com.

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SMSC January 2012: Winner carlbaker

Jan 24

Posted by vilvoh in Contests and challenges | Comments off

Autumn River CrossingWinner of the January edition of the Simutrans Monthly Screenshot Contest is carlbaker. The screenshot shows the city in the distance, that marks an important railway crossroads, as well as an interchange for bus journeys into the nearby picturesque countryside. Built with pak.german, It gathered almost half of the total votes. Screenshots by The Hood and mEGA scored second and third respectively.
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