Replacement ENG Files for BNSF 2098
(Requires that 2098.ZIP has already been downloaded and installed)
Version 2.0
(ENG Light Count Fix)

Copyright 2001-2002, Judd Spittler

Be sure to visit our web site at: www.juddspittler.com/spittler_engineering/

E-mail: engineering@juddspittler.com
Or jspittler@earthlink.net


Issue:

Signal and Locomotive Lights Don't Work in Certain Activities.


Comments:

Microsoft Train Simulator has a limit related to the total number of "lights" which can be defined for the locomotives and cars used within an activity.  When this limit is exceeded, most lights in the simulation (including signal lights) go dark.  BNSF 2098 has a large number of lights defined, mainly to create the illusion of reflected light on the wheels, hand railings, etc.  Because of this high light count, BNSF 2098 can be considered the cause of the problem, when it occurs in activities which use this locomotive.

Spittler Engineering has developed alternate ".eng" files which reduce the number of light elements by more than half.  It does this by removing a number of "reflections", including all the wheel reflections.  This should greatly reduce the chances of this lighting limit being exceeded during an activity.  This zip file includes two ".eng" files.  One is intended for use when BNSF 2098 is installed as the default GP38-2, while the other is for use when BNSF 2098 was installed as a "non-default" locomotive.

Both of the ".eng" files are for the "constant" ditch light case only.  If there is sufficient demand, we will consider generating versions with flashing ditch lights.

The eng files contained in this download are the same as those contained in 2098ev2.zip, which was made available on the Spittler Engineering web site.

If you aren't experiencing any problems with missing lights in activities, or if you don't do activities, you may want to consider keeping the original 2098 eng file, as it results in a nicer looking locomotive.

Please let us know if you experience any problems with our products.


Installation:

1) Locate the directory in which BNSF 2098 was installed (probably either "\Train Simulator\TRAINS\TRAINSET\GP38" or "\Train Simulator\TRAINS\TRAINSET\GP38_2098")

2) Replace the ".eng" file with either gp38.eng or gp38_2098.eng, as appropriate.

(Be sure that only one file with an "eng" file type exists in any locomotive subdirectory.) 



< Fairly Permissive Legal Notice: >

This work is Copyright 2001-2002 by Judd Spittler, and is provided as freeware.

You are invited to use any parts of my textures or ".eng" file for creating your own custom locomotives, as long as your work remains completely FREE (and as long as you change it enough so that you aren't essentially just claiming credit for BNSF 2098).  We especially recommend using my trucks, wheels, windows, "alpha channel" and the reflective lighting effects in the ".eng" file.

We would like to ask that you give us credit in your readme file for any parts that you borrowed from this work.  Thanks!
