Wow! I bought a 2002 version of Trainz (Trainz Ultimate Collection I think) for $9.99 and my son really enjoys it. He learned how to build trains by drag-and-drop just by sitting in front of the program.
Then I got crazy and ordered TS2010 and it's simply terrible! After 4+ hours installing and patching (on a brand new dual-core laptop), after less than 10 seconds trying to drive a route, I got "you have passed a red light, exiting scenario" (and it did!)
My son's reaction: "I try to make the train go and it goes beep-beep-beep and scares me".
#1) Isn't there some kind of "just drive the train" mode without all the excruciatingly realistic rules and restrictions? (Hint, my son likes to crash the trains)
#2) Doesn't Auran provide any customer support where I can ask questions like this?
To be fair, I can't really comment on how well Trainz 2010 works for a dyed-in-the-wool adult train simulator fan. But as a game, it's more like punishment!
Maybe there are some program settings that will let TS2010 behave more like a game and dislplay something more like the drag and drop interface of the "old Trainz"? Otherwise, I hope it will uninstall faster than it installed.
My son already wants to go back to "old Trainz".
Then I got crazy and ordered TS2010 and it's simply terrible! After 4+ hours installing and patching (on a brand new dual-core laptop), after less than 10 seconds trying to drive a route, I got "you have passed a red light, exiting scenario" (and it did!)
My son's reaction: "I try to make the train go and it goes beep-beep-beep and scares me".
#1) Isn't there some kind of "just drive the train" mode without all the excruciatingly realistic rules and restrictions? (Hint, my son likes to crash the trains)
#2) Doesn't Auran provide any customer support where I can ask questions like this?
To be fair, I can't really comment on how well Trainz 2010 works for a dyed-in-the-wool adult train simulator fan. But as a game, it's more like punishment!
Maybe there are some program settings that will let TS2010 behave more like a game and dislplay something more like the drag and drop interface of the "old Trainz"? Otherwise, I hope it will uninstall faster than it installed.
My son already wants to go back to "old Trainz".