Train Sim's

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 13 Nov 2006, 21:32

speedbird591 wrote:I think it's a Dolce et Gabbana loincloth, but I'm not sure.

Well of course it is...how stupid of me...

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 13 Nov 2006, 22:02

I thought I was bonkers! :roll:

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 13 Nov 2006, 22:45

I used to play with MSTS lots a while back. I even had the payware SVR Add-on (I enjoy visiting the real SVR in real life, you cant beat the all night gala's

) and loved it

However the sheer hassle of the add-on sites cause me to abandon it.
Ie You only have about 2 downloads a day and have to download at like 5kbps ect :roll:

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 14 Nov 2006, 01:30

The Kuju sim is well along because it's mostly MSTS2. When MSTS2 was cancelled, M$ let both Train Artisan and Kuju leave with what had been done to that point. Train Artisan seems to have abandoned development and Kuju is plugging along.

Also to watch is TrainMatster Train Simulator. Right now it is only being developed for Commercial use (specifically Union Pacific RR in the US) but the so-called "hobby" version will be returned to after the big version is done as UPRR is paying for the development of both versions up front.

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 14 Nov 2006, 09:14

Chris Trott wrote:The Kuju sim is well along because it's mostly MSTS2.

Ah! Thanks, Chris, that explains how they could afford to build a new sim from scratch. It looks as though it's going to be European with a predominantly British slant and although we are up to our necks in railway enthusiasts over here, I wondered how they would recoup the development costs.

Reading the background stories on the website, they've been researching some of the routes (i.e. the defunct Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway) on bicycles. The Paddington to Oxford HST route has the backing and assistance of First Great Western, the operating train company. So they're keeping the research costs low by keeping the sim fairly local.

That would leave the door open for the TrainMaster sim in the US, which Chris mentions. Again, with the development costs covered and as a spin-off from a professional simulator, this too looks promising.

But at the moment, there is nothing worth considering.

Ian

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 14 Nov 2006, 09:40

Seriously though, no matter how good the GFX or realism may be, or indeed the quality and authenticity of the loco's is, isn't it just a tad boring?

speedbird591 · Post by **speedbird591** » 14 Nov 2006, 09:53

VEGAS wrote:Seriously though, no matter how good the GFX or realism may be, or indeed the quality and authenticity of the loco's is, isn't it just a tad boring?

No, Eddie. It's TOTALLY boring

Ian

Vulcan_to_the_Sky! · Post by **Vulcan_to_the_Sky!** » 14 Nov 2006, 19:10

Ok....I'll admit it, my other "sim" is actually Microsoft Train Simulator.

With Patience, and some good addons, I quite enjoy using it (And no, Im NOT a trainspotter!!!)

Its about as stable as FS2000 on some days though!

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:35

The fun (for me at least) is the switching activities. It's a challenge when you have to really build your train in the yard by pulling out a lot of cars and switching the ones you need into your train and then going and switching the customers. You try to do it safely (i.e. don't derail) and quickly and then get back with the outbound train as fast as possible. The big thing for me is that it's a lot more hands-on than flying in FS most of the time where once you get to cruise, you just sit there and watch the AP fly the plane. In TS, it's rare to not have to be changing something because there's no automatic operation, and when pulling a large train, even a small hill can wreak havoc with your train's speed and it's ability to hold together.

DanKH · Post by **DanKH** » 14 Nov 2006, 20:41

You could of course switch off the AP.....just a thought.... :think: