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1. How about using the typically Dutch "stoptrein/sneltrein/intercity" terms instead of the default "local passengers/express passengers" terms? Just to... Dutchify the set a tad more :P
2. How about mentioning the MUs consist length in the depot description? In addition of the visual identification we're still fiddling with :P
3. How about adding the city of origin for metros (Amsterdam/Rotterdam)?
4. How about using both names and numbers for loading speeds (like "low (15/s)", "medium (25/s)" etc.) just example numbers here.

1. That will surely be the case in the Dutch translation. In the English one it's a bit tricky, as non-Dutch speaking people still have to understand it. We could use "stoppertrain" and "intercity" in English. The first is used in Britain in informal language, the second is probably made up Dunglish (Dutch-English, I just made that up), but understandable to English speakers.

2. Good idea!

3. Possible, but it's kinda implied by the names, as they include GVB and RET. We mustn't clutter the purchase menu too much either.

4. If there will be different values for low, medium and high, then that makes sense. Otherwise it doesn't add much I think. Then people can read a readme for the exact details.

Either way, there is a limit to the number of text strings we can have. Vehicle names don't count towards that, but livery names and purchase descriptions are all from the same pool of 255 (IIRC). I haven't done the math, but it may imply that we can't have a unique description for each train. If that is indeed the case (which I think it is), we have to share more generic descriptions between trains. A wild guess is that we can have 100 descriptions, but there are more than 100 trains.

Wrt No. 1 - I'm using English as my game language but in this case, I'd really like to have Dutch train names while retaining descriptions in English. Would that be possible?

Yes. With English game language you'll get English descriptions. Only the vehicle nicknames will be in Dutch (by default). If we're using "stoptrein/sneltrein/intercity", there will be English translations of that in the English translation of the set. It doesn't make sense to have Dutch descriptions when the rest of the game is in English.

Dutch nicknames in English language makes sense, as these were never meant to be translated, really. I just added that option for foreign people who want to know what they mean.

Combinging strings (example by Eddi):

lang-file:

STR_CONCATENATE:{STRING}{STRING}
STR_CONCAT_LINES:{STRING}{}{STRING}
STR_A:a
STR_B:b
STR_C:c

nml-file:

additional_text: string(STR_CONCAT_LINES, string(STR_A), string(STR_CONCATENATE, string(STR_B), string(STR_C)))

the basic syntax is: string(name, param1, param2, ..., paramN)

Todo:

- for electrified engines, list power type (1,5 kV DV, 25 kV AC) EDIT: only relevant for dual system trains, as the others won't show up in the other depot anyways.
- after setting correct loading speed, update this for all vehicles
- for some engines add information on what wagons/carriages to use with it

foobar wrote:

Todo:

- for electrified engines, list power type (1,5 kV DV, 25 kV AC) EDIT: only relevant for dual system trains, as the others won't show up in the other depot anyways.

I would also do it for trains that are only single system, just to be consistent over all trains and don't get bugs [EDIT]reports[/EDIT] for trains that are bought in a dual system depot and then don't go on a single system that they are not made for.

I noticed that trains in this set that aren't dualsystem are automatically 1.5 kV DC. That should make the distinction clear enough IMO. I'd rather recieve bugreports first, then at least I know the time and effort is well-spent.

Thanks for your concern though!