ForgeRail · Metropolitan Council · Route Fidelity

ForgeRail Evaluation to Grade A

The launch screen grades how closely the simulator matches four approved photos of the real route. It shows 62%, a D. Get it to an honestly earned 95% or better — an A.

62%Today · Grade D
95%+Target · Grade A
4Route stops to prove
4 / 5Per-category floor

This is a picture-match score, not a pass/fail gate. The path to an honest A runs through the scoreboard first — write down what earns each point and grade it independently — then the scene work, stop by stop, in order of value. Nothing counts until fresh evidence backs it.

  1. Fix the scorekeeping first Do this first

    Today's 62% is typed into the code by hand. Two honest re-grades disagree — the careful overlay method gives the departure view 70%, while a stricter audit gave about 30% — because the grading rules are not written down. Make the number trustworthy:

    • Write what earns each point, criterion by criterion.
    • Grade from matching camera angles — three photos are aerial; grading happens from the driver's seat.
    • Use an independent grader.
    • Label the number honestly as a picture-match score.

  2. Fix the departure view first Highest value

    It is furthest along. In order of value:

    • Plant the three missing mature trees — today's biggest deduction.
    • Fix Target Field's flat, oversized sandstone building and misplaced pavilion.
    • Line up the rails, which visibly double in the overlay.
    • Give the left street real depth with traffic, poles, and signals.
    • Replace flat, fake-looking surfaces with believable track, brick, stone, glass, lighting, and haze.

  3. Then the other three stops

    At the parking-ramp stop, remove the beige mass that appears to block the track. At Hennepin, pull the platform nose off the rails and straighten the leaning power mast. Everywhere: connect floating pieces, finish placeholder blocks, and fill the empty white ground and sky.

  4. Keep the track and windshield clear

    Make the safety check measure the space the train actually passes through, skipping nothing by name. Remove the small badges still cluttering the clean view.

  5. Prove it

    Take fresh widescreen pictures at all four stops, score them with the overlay tool and the independent grader, save the results, and repeat until every category reaches 4 out of 5 and the overall reads 95.