From time to time I hear folks using terms like "what's the best.." "what has the most..." in regard to MSTS addons or the like. Today, while searching for something else, I noticed an item in the file library with a high number of downloads, and thought "I wonder what the items with the most downloads are?" Now I know some folks are going to say "this is frivolous, who cares" and indeed you may have a point, but here are the top 10 TrainSim.com library downloads (as of 4/11/2010) anyway:
1. MSTS UP Steam MegaPack Downloads: 36,600 upsteam.zip
2. MSTS GE Hood Locomotive Pack Downloads: 28,318 gemegav2.zip
3. MSTS Union Pacific Alco Big Boy 4-8-8-4 Downloads: 26,430 bigboyv1.zip
4. MSTS NEC Pack #1 Downloads: 25,304 necpak01.zip
5. MSTS P40 Genesis Set 1 Downloads: 24,559 gen_pak1.zip
6. MSTS P42 Genesis Set 2 Downloads: 23,625 gen_pak2.zip
7. MSTS Northeast Corridor Route Downloads: 23,301 necv4.zip
8. MSTS F40 Set 1 Downloads: 22,139 f40_set1.zip
9. MSTS F Unit Cab Downloads: 19,959 funitcab.zip
10. MSTS XTracks v3.20 Standard Edition Setup Downloads: 19,410 xtracks.zip
I know some of my favorites are on there. There's a lot of representation from the folks of NALW. I'm surprised that XTracks didn't rank higher than #10 though, seems a bit odd if you think about it, given all the routes requiring it (including the NECv4 which has almost 4,000 more dowloads - maybe re-downloads account for a lot). Just missing out at #11 is "TSUnpack-Fix Downloads: 18,516 tsunpack.zip" - from 2001 no less. There were 68 items that had more than 10,000 downloads.
Steve