Calling All Scenario Authors

Now that you've all had a chance to get to grips with the amazing new exclusive content featured in TS2016, we felt a competition was in order. To take part in the competition and have a chance of winning, all you need to do is create a scenario and publish it to the Steam Workshop.

There are three prizes on offer, as well as showcasing your scenario and Workshop channel to the entire community with an article written by our team and published here on Engine Driver and our Social Network channels plus featured in our regular Twitch broadcasts.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

1. READ THE RULES CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY
2. Create a Career or Standard scenario featuring only the content featured in TS2016, this includes only the following:

• Sherman Hill and included locomotives UP GTEL, UP GE ES44AC, UP EMD SD40-2, UP EMD SD70M, UP EMD SW10 and included rolling stock
• Riviera Line in the Fifties and included locomotives GWR 6800 Class, GWR 6000 Class, GWR 4900 Class, GWR 5700 Class, GWR 4073 Class and included rolling stock
• Koln Koblenz and included locomotives DB BR 155, DB BR 146.0, DB BR 146.2, DB BR 101, DB BR 294 and included rolling stock

• Your full name
• Your Engine Driver username/nickname
• Your Steam Account username that you have used to upload your scenario
• Indicate your choice of route and locomotive should you win (see rules below)
• Add your scenario links on separate lines leaving a clear line between them.

THE RULES

• Your scenario must not feature any content that is not included with TS2016 as listed above.
• You must not use any third-party or partner products including but not limited to: Repaints/Reskins, Third-Party Scenario Assets, Modified Routes or Trains and anything that isn't part of the base TS2016 package.
• Your scenario must be of Career or Standard type.
• If you choose to create a Career scenario, it must be possible for players to achieve 1000 points at completion.
• Your scenario must require a play time of no less than 20 minutes and no longer than 40 minutes.
• You can use any combination of the locomotives included with TS2016 as you see fit or use just one locomotive. However, you must include one of the star locomotives featured in TS2016 as indicated above.
• If you wish to include scripted events in your scenarios, you are permitted to do so.
• Your scenario must not contain any defamatory content, profanity/swearing, obscene references, abusive, racist and other content that is likely to cause offence or may be libellous in nature. The Acceptable Use and Code of Conduct Policies apply to scenarios submitted for the competition and we ask the community to be vigilant against this activity and report it. Any person found to be violating the Acceptable Use and Code of Conduct Policies will be reported to Valve for additional action and may warrant notification to law enforcement authorities in your country of residence.
• You have until 6pm (UK Time) Friday, 23rd October 2015 to create, test and publish your scenario. Any scenarios published after 23rd October 2015 will not be counted as part of the competition - no exceptions.
• Voting commences upon first announcement of entries received and will run until 6pm (UK Time) Friday, 6th November 2015.
• If you enter multiple times, your scenarios must differ from each other sufficiently in operation, conditions, consist and narrative to be considered different and therefore valid entries.
• Multiple submissions of the same scenario in terms of operation, conditions, consist and narrative will be considered an attempt to exploit or circumvent the rules of the competition and will disqualify you from this and any future competitions for a period of one year at our discretion.
• We will only enter your scenario into the competition on receipt of your emailed link to the scenario on Steam Workshop, which you must email to us at competition@dovetailgames.com
• Only entries sent to competition@dovetailgames.com will be counted, we will not accept entries to any other email account, contact address or posted in the comments below. 
• You must include your full name, Engine Driver and Steam Account usernames in your email, if you fail to provide this information, your entries will not be registered in the competition.
• If you wish to send us links to multiple scenario entries in your email, they must be pasted on separate lines with a space between them. We do not accept responsibility for omissions or errors as a result of not following the rules.
• • Route and locomotive selections are limited to those available to purchase on Steam and those currently announced for release before the closing date of the competition. You can change your choice of route and locomotive at any time by sending an email stating "Change of Competition Entry" in the subject, including your full name, Engine Driver username and Steam Account username, then indicate the change in your email. You can request changes in your choice of route and locomotive until Friday, 30th October 2015. Changes requested after 30th October 2015 will not be registered.
• E&OE

VOTING & DECISIONS

• You the community will be responsible for voting for your favourite scenarios by playing those listed in the finalist article which will be published on Friday, 23rd October. By providing a thumbs up vote for your favourite scenarios, you are confirming that you are happy the creator has followed the rules and you have enjoyed the scenario (or you just want to help a friend win). While thumbs down votes will not be counted or factored in the competition, you are free to make a selection based on your experience.
• We will be tracking each vote against registered entries in the competition and will only count votes that correlate to the number of completed playthrough attempts. For example if your scenario receives 100 votes but only 10 people have completed playing through the scenario, you will only receive a final score of 10 points. So it's important that if you decide to vote for a scenario, you should play through the scenario to the completion screen to ensure your vote is registered appropriately. Votes received without completing the scenario will not be counted.
• The scenario with the highest score at the close of the competition will be deemed the winner and will win a Route and a Locomotive of their choice from our extensive download library. We will also write a feature article based on the winning submission, showcasing their work and may even be featured in our Live Twitch broadcast. Prizes will also be offered for second place, a route of your choice and third place, a locomotive of your choice.
• In the event of a draw, the scenarios in question will be submitted for play by our Beta Team who will cast the final decision on the winning scenario. All decisions, whether by The Company, Beta Team or external adjudication are final.
• In the event of limited scenario entries or poor response to the competition, we reserve the right to cancel the competition and withdraw the prizes.
• We reserve the right to vary or modify the rules of the competition at any time to ensure the competition is kept fair and open to everyone.
• Authors have until Friday, 23rd October 2015 to submit their completed scenario entries to Steam Workshop and provide us with the link. Voting will close at 6pm (UK Time), Friday, 6th November 2015.
• • Winning entrants will be contacted directly by email with a full list of entrants and winners published on Engine Driver before Friday, 13th November 2015.

REASON TO BUY TS2016

If you've not yet bought TS2016, this is a great time to climb aboard and take a journey through the extreme. With trains so advanced you'd swear they were the real thing, you can haul thousands of tons of freight over Sherman Hill with the legendary Union Pacific 8,500-horsepower gas-turbine, command the mighty Castle Class in the golden age of steam on the busy route of the famous Cornish Riviera, and beat the clock as a Deutsche Bahn driver on the challenging West Rhine Main Line. Why not get involved with a passionate community and join in the fun of Train Simulator's many forthcoming competitions.

TS2016 features the biggest package of exclusive content ever delivered in Train Simulator, click the image below for a complete overview of what's included or click here to buy.