Not having visited the forum for some 2 years, when I decided to ditch Trainz completely due to it's severe shortcomings, I thought of visiting again to see if something changed.
But no, fortunately I was right in my decision. Still those maps with huge DLS dependancies, increasing usage of payware content (à la TS2014), ridiculous difficult route building with all those invisible assets, and so on and on and on. Most topics are US or Russian dominated, with little news on the European content front.
Germany and France (my neighbouring countries) are also not doing well, with very few releases. But also the most talented builders have parted ways with the community. Those who are left are spending way too less time on finishing their projects stalled for years (did I mention topae ?).
No, I'm completely relieved I didn't miss anything here. The only reason Trainz might be useful is because now new models are built for TANE, and the old models can now be recycled for usage in the lower-spec engine of Open Rails (which I'm a very hard supporter of !). There's still the problem of convincing the builders, but since model conversions also occurred in the other direction (MSTS -> Trainz), I think now it's time the Trainz community gives something back to the ORTS community.
Ciao and hopefully not seeing you soon again !
But no, fortunately I was right in my decision. Still those maps with huge DLS dependancies, increasing usage of payware content (à la TS2014), ridiculous difficult route building with all those invisible assets, and so on and on and on. Most topics are US or Russian dominated, with little news on the European content front.
Germany and France (my neighbouring countries) are also not doing well, with very few releases. But also the most talented builders have parted ways with the community. Those who are left are spending way too less time on finishing their projects stalled for years (did I mention topae ?).
No, I'm completely relieved I didn't miss anything here. The only reason Trainz might be useful is because now new models are built for TANE, and the old models can now be recycled for usage in the lower-spec engine of Open Rails (which I'm a very hard supporter of !). There's still the problem of convincing the builders, but since model conversions also occurred in the other direction (MSTS -> Trainz), I think now it's time the Trainz community gives something back to the ORTS community.
Ciao and hopefully not seeing you soon again !