Is There A Newbie Area?

[Alienjohn]

I just installed Trainz 2019 a few days ago and have questions that are prob simple for most of you.
Stuff like the difference between Routes, Sessions, etc. I have enjoyed the tutorials that give me a destination and tasks to complete, but nothing I have downloaded seems to have these "rules" built in Thanks guys

 

[pware]

Welcome to Trainz, Alienjohn.

We have all been "newbies" at some time and with each new version of Trainz that is released, we are all newbies again.

There is a very extensive Trainz Wiki specific for TRS19 that you can access at http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/Category:TRS19 which covers a lot of very specific topics. There is also a more general "How To Guide" that has mostly been created by Trainz Users, such as yourself, at http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo which covers topics in a more or less general way.

Of course, you can always post questions in these forums.

 

[1611mac]

Just post here. Everyone here is kind and helpful. There is a lot to learn. Also feel free to Private Msg me anytime here on the forums. There are many aspects to Trainz so there is a LOT to learn. You can drive, you can create sessions, you can build routes, you can create content, etc etc. One thing I would do, if you have the time, is to read the posts here in the forums each day. You won't understand a lot of things initially but you will quickly start picking up valuable info.

 

[C_Blabsky]

Reading the forums has provided the most info IME. Thanks also to the kind vets who have answered questions.

The Wiki and How-To-Guides are somewhat scattered with information that pertains to beginners who are just running trains or basic sessions. Trainz has such depth, and the possibilities for route building and asset creation are vast. So it has helped me to search the forums as I look at the guides. Sometimes I note some questions that I might want to post, but usually after another bout of reading I've found the answer on the forum's archives.

I'm enjoying my rookie year, welcome to the OP.

 

[Morten16c]

YouTube can be your friend.
Make the search in YouTube: Trainz Tutorial and you will find a lot of good videos on the subject.

 

[johnwhelan]

If it helps I've been around for a while and I still haven't the faintest why one would use a session rather than route. Trainz is a very rich environment and very few know all the aspects.

Cheerio John

 

[philskene]

Hi John --

Welcome to Trainz.

Coming back to your original question, the route or layout is the physical representation of the landscape where you can run locomotives, freight cars and passenger cars. Basically, it's the track plus all the associated paraphernalia like switches, signals, ... with whatever scenic features (buildings, textures, vegetation, ... ) that the author decides to add.

The session places locomotives, freight cars and passenger cars on the route. It may include interactive industries configured to produce or consume commodities. It may include tasks that the player is required to do. It may have pop-up instructions and scoring, or it may just provide instructions of the tasks to be completed.

I've possibly done as many routes, layouts and sessions as anyone else. If you look at one of my postings, like this one, it might give you a better idea of the difference between routes and sessions:

https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...w-TRS19-route-The-Rivercide-Electric-Railroad


As pointed out above, these Forums contain a wealth of information, particularly when using the "Advanced Search" function, like this, for example:

Phil

 

[1611mac]

Another way to think of Routes and Sessions. The Route is the world you are in. A session are the things you do in that world and includes "things" that are needed to do tasks in the world. (such as loco's, rolling stock, etc) The "Route" is the base, sessions are variable. One session may feature passenger service while another freight and yet another coal, etc. A Route can have any number of sessions and only one of the sessions could include an automobile wreck, or house fire, a MOW train, a Heritage loco, etc. Or one perhaps a summer day and another session a cold wintery day with snow.

 

[jcardana]

... Everyone here is kind and helpful.

Well, 99.9%.

 

[pware]

Well, 99.9%.

... and that missing 0.1% can be quite amusing