Is N3V Rational?

Well, I'm intending to join the retirement ranks next year. :)

I'm an avid private pilot, paraglider pilot, board game, role-playing and computer game nut, and electronics enthusiast (and I collect vintage computers) so I expect I will be doing a lot more of all of that.

For those into computers, my pride and joy is a mint condition, and working, IMSAI 8080 and on the board game / role-playing gaming front a copy of The Campaign for North Africa - the biggest, most unplayable game ever and featured on the Big Bang Theory (
) and a copy of D&D (the original edition often called edition zero).

It was really interesting to read what everyone is up to. My thoughts go out to you Oleg; I cannot imagine how tough life must be.

Also, great to read how everyone is still playing Trainz almost 20 years on! Just amazing :)

Best regards

Greg
 
When I was still working, I could often find hours to work on a route or build a needed objects, etc. Then I retired at the start of 2022 and for some reason, I am now doing less Trainz. Not that the interest has diminished, but there always seem to be other things to do and less time to indulge in Trainz. [sigh]
 
maneus said:
Well, I'm intending to join the retirement ranks next year. :)

I'm an avid private pilot, paraglider pilot, board game, role-playing and computer game nut, and electronics enthusiast (and I collect vintage computers) so I expect I will be doing a lot more of all of that.

For those into computers, my pride and joy is a mint condition, and working, IMSAI 8080 and on the board game / role-playing gaming front a copy of The Campaign for North Africa - the biggest, most unplayable game ever and featured on the Big Bang Theory (
) and a copy of D&D (the original edition often called edition zero).

It was really interesting to read what everyone is up to. My thoughts go out to you Oleg; I cannot imagine how tough life must be.

Also, great to read how everyone is still playing Trainz almost 20 years on! Just amazing :)

Best regards

Greg
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Hi Greg,

Nice computer there. I enjoy vintage computers myself and I still have a Visual Commuter Computer (V-1083). It's an IBM compatible portable from 1983 with portable being relative at 12.5 kg. I worked for Visual in manufacturing and later as a hardware technician where I used to test and repair the hardware. For me the, vintage hardware brings back memories of good times when computers were fun and when the designers were imaginative. Your project sounds very challenging. I can only assume that takes up a good chunk of time.
 
Great to hear from you Greg. My thanks to you and the other founders for this game. It'll be 20 years next year since I took up what you started!

Paul
 
It is amazing for me to see so many people I remember still here from years ago, but also so many new faces as well.

It is a little surreal in a way to think that so many people have enjoyed Trainz from all over the world all due to that stormy night in Townsville oh so many years ago :)
 
So despite what some people say, there is more to Trainz than just another railway game. Something about it attracts and keeps people with diverse interests. Ask a group of them and they'll all give another reason for staying. It lets me build and create things that would be next to impossible in real life, giving my inner civil engineer a chance to really do his thing. And yet, even with the great diversity of interests and people, this forum is still a wonderful place to hangout. After more than 20 years, it's still fun.
 
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Agreed Martinvk; I wanted Trainz to be a world builder and I think the team at N3V have continued that theme really well.

PaulSW2, I assume SW2 is part of the post code? I use to live in BR2 7DW back with I was 15 to 17.

JCitron, very nice computer you have there! I love the old machines as you do. Was just awesome to be able to be able to write code that talked directly to the hardware. :)

Amigacooke, is the name because you loved the old Amigas?

wreeder, Forester1, OlegKhim, you've all got me worried I won't have enough free time in retirement! :) lol

Regards

G.
 
Well, I have four old Amiga computers. They are are 2500, 500, 1200 and a 1000. They were working the last time I tried them. I also have two Commodore C128s and a Commodore Plus/4 which is basically a C64 with a slightly different memory setup.

Greg, I was also into wargames back in the sixties and early seventies. I have most of the Avalon Hill lineup from that time span as well as a few others including three SPI games; Star Soldier, Star Force and World Killer. I played a little D&D with the Basic box set and the Expanded box set but I really got into Traveller in college and then Star Fleet Battles after that college.
 
Frankly, I find the last 2 pages far more interesting than the original topic. N3V Games is a tiny game developer and publisher that has managed to stay in business for the last 16 years. To suggest that they don't know what they are doing is nonsense. Lots of game developers are shutting down these days due to an overall decline in users playing games. N3V. at least outwardly, appears to be chugging along toward a TRS25 release with many new features.
 
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