Is there such a thing as a basic guide for using Trainz, aimed at newbies such as myself?
By trial (lots of) and error (a lot more) I've battled my way through some early stages, and I have to say the Help is atrocious. Having been an educator all my professional life, I know a thing or two about teaching - but it seems that the makers of Trainz do not.
For example, I have a really simple question: in Surveyor, how do you add a baseboard? I look in the "how to?" section - nothing there. I try a search under "add baseboard" - nothing there either. I try some other links that might help - but find error 404, the page does not exist. - A manual or user guide? - no such thing, apparently. YouTube? - I might find the answer I'm looking for there, but it's going to take me ages with no guarantee of success. And yet the information I seek is so basic!
If only I had the kind of knowledge that I'm looking for I could write a beginners' manual myself.
I admit there's a reasonable argument for saying I shouldn't have bought Trainz 2022 and gone for something much simpler instead, but it's too late now.
By trial (lots of) and error (a lot more) I've battled my way through some early stages, and I have to say the Help is atrocious. Having been an educator all my professional life, I know a thing or two about teaching - but it seems that the makers of Trainz do not.
For example, I have a really simple question: in Surveyor, how do you add a baseboard? I look in the "how to?" section - nothing there. I try a search under "add baseboard" - nothing there either. I try some other links that might help - but find error 404, the page does not exist. - A manual or user guide? - no such thing, apparently. YouTube? - I might find the answer I'm looking for there, but it's going to take me ages with no guarantee of success. And yet the information I seek is so basic!
If only I had the kind of knowledge that I'm looking for I could write a beginners' manual myself.
I admit there's a reasonable argument for saying I shouldn't have bought Trainz 2022 and gone for something much simpler instead, but it's too late now.