Discontinuing and ending Trainz franchise for PC Users....
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shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
I'm beginning to think that as well,unless a link is produced that confirms the story.
Shane
P.S. I always seem to get caught out by April 1st jokes.
Shane
P.S. I always seem to get caught out by April 1st jokes.
mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
It didn't fool me for a second!
Hrmpph. Cough, cough.
Hrmpph. Cough, cough.
ray_whiley
Active member
There is a long history of this kind of April 1st joke in the UK in the pages of Railway Modeller magazine. One that I recall was a model of the London Underground system under the floorboards - I believe, without looking for that magazine amongst my collection, that it was in the space between the ceiling of the ground floor and the floor of the upper story, operated by the owner standing on a step ladder with his head through a hole in the ceiling.
Another was a recreation on a beach of a long desert route set in Australia - the Nullarbor?- to scale length in 4mm scale.
And yet another was a set-up where the operator could speak into a telephone and get a reply.
There have been many more - always with the date April 1st printed on that page instead of the usual month and year only.
Oh, and there was the giraffe wagon where the giraffe lowered its head on approaching a tunnel - but I believe Traing actually made something like this!
Model/Scale Trains magazine once had a layout called Lirpa Loof, described as a very backward place.
A good try - but old hands will not fall for it! There's always a clue which gives it away.
Ray
Another was a recreation on a beach of a long desert route set in Australia - the Nullarbor?- to scale length in 4mm scale.
And yet another was a set-up where the operator could speak into a telephone and get a reply.
There have been many more - always with the date April 1st printed on that page instead of the usual month and year only.
Oh, and there was the giraffe wagon where the giraffe lowered its head on approaching a tunnel - but I believe Traing actually made something like this!
Model/Scale Trains magazine once had a layout called Lirpa Loof, described as a very backward place.
A good try - but old hands will not fall for it! There's always a clue which gives it away.
Ray
captainkman
You are reading this.
Ray_whiley:
Yep, the giraffe wagon did exist. And a version with a sniper on top was also produced for Tri-Ang's battle series.
Yep, the giraffe wagon did exist. And a version with a sniper on top was also produced for Tri-Ang's battle series.
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Hmm, if you think about it, allthough third party content creation would be possible in theory, console manufacturers are very strict on what can be installed on their consoles and want to have a last say on every addon that's installed. For something like trainz that relies heavily on third party content, free or otherwise, this would mean a restriction in available assets that's unheard of.
So, april fools for sure. :hehe:
Greetings from sunny Amsterdam,
Jan
So, april fools for sure. :hehe:
Greetings from sunny Amsterdam,
Jan
He didn't that was his brother James T Kirk
TorenHynes
The Maple Leaf Forever
Auran would notify us on the official announcements thread if they were really quitting Trainz for PC's. Sounds to me just like a prank of someone trying to "get your goat."
That's uh....Apple's new low flush digital toilet, right?
"Siri, I'd like to go number two now; is there enough paper?"
amigacooke
Well-known member
Like all the best April Fools, it's initially plausible, but falls apart under closer inspection. 
mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
Siri, “The IPot toilet paper app will be rolled out shortly”.
Wessex_Electric_Nutter
New member
That was a bit messy.
John