New KRS US shots!

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No Mike i am not trying to show how great KRS is, your acting as if black and white situation.
YES trs does have its advantages, it has a great surveyor which i doubt will be topped by KRS though KRS does seem to have some interesting feautures that enable things not possible in trs.
yes TRS can look very nice with a lots of custom content (not really a bad thing, i love all the great content thats been put out for trs) , high game settings, anitroscopic filtering and trainz tuner to enhance the view distance,
unfortunalty due to the outdated graphics engine all this slows the game to a crawl, really more than anything else this is what has caused me to become fed up with the game, i can create beautiful landscapes but then can not run the routes as intended without my FPS going into the negative zone.
with the KRS demo i can get smooth FPS and the detail level is similar to my own routes or others for trs that i run with much lower FPS, all this with default content.

As for comparing with TC i cant do that as i dont own that game and never shall until some majot improvements are made though as from what i can see the folks at Trainz Land are pushing trs near to the level of KRS graphics, lets see if the old Jet engine can handle it though, looks quite nice in anycase.

Allen i agree Trs is nowhere close to being finished, i certaintly am not finished, i have too many projects going to ditch it, but i wont be using it exclusivly, it will have to share its time with KRS:)

Boco: i have no clue what you are referring to, unless by payware you mean you have to buy the game, i dont see how you have to pay any extra for those engines or route.
 
...I have the demo...

8) ...which does not compare to the UTC 405 Demo, by the way,

No route builder, only one train, and you can only run the session.

I did like the Black 5, the graphics were pretty intense, and there are moving crew(if viewed from outside the cab).

There is only one cab camera, one viewpoint, with rotation.

There is no current software to make RailDriver compatible(a real killer, but that may change...).

Only one following camera, in other words, you cannot fly over the route at leisure, to view detail.

But...it's only a demo...I secured a copy through Amazon, am still debating the purchase.

It will take at least two years, of missing what's already available to TRS, through Auran.

I went on Further, and ran a German Session in TRS2006, then my NS Harriman Route, with 7 trains at one time, and even though it lacks a lot of scenery, I like TRS, better than KRS.

I find no difference in performance between the two graphics engines, and like I said, TRS has had longer to be fully realized at this time than what I saw in the KRS demo.

Not just terrain modeling, KRS has many utilities needed.

Still, the Black 5, was kool!
 
Only one following camera, in other words, you cannot fly over the route at leisure, to view detail.

I forgot which button it was, but either 7, 8, or 9 allows a free-roam camera in the same fashion as Trainz' "alt+fly/alt+u"
 
I forgot which button it was, but either 7, 8, or 9 allows a free-roam camera in the same fashion as Trainz' "alt+fly/alt+u"

I understand there is a limit to how far you can actully move from the train you are currently in control of. Happy to be corrected on that though, haven't tested it myself.

Mike.
 
I understand there is a limit to how far you can actully move from the train you are currently in control of. Happy to be corrected on that though, haven't tested it myself.

Mike.

I think you can go as far as you like, but as soon as you switch control to another train the first stops dead. In any session a train can be player controlled or AI, but not both.
 
I understand there is a limit to how far you can actully move from the train you are currently in control of. Happy to be corrected on that though, haven't tested it myself.

Mike.
:) Yup you are right mike.

But if you go into edit mode then you go were ever you like and you can edit what ever you want evan place another train then carry on driveing.
 
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So have any of you Rail Sim experts created a layout in this new Rail Simulator yet ?

There are a couple of small non prototypical routes on UKTS.

However see my post on Page 3 of this thread for reasons why it may be some time before you see the level of content that Trainz (or MSTS) has.
 
There are a couple of small non prototypical routes on UKTS.

However see my post on Page 3 of this thread for reasons why it may be some time before you see the level of content that Trainz (or MSTS) has.


Well it took Trainz a few years before it was where it is now. Because Rail Sim is in no way comparitable to Trainz you may find it will take a lot longer for Rail Sim to get there. Creating layouts is as bad as MTS. So if one likes to build their own routes then Trainz is the way to go. If you like driving trains and watch the passengers walk around the platforms and grass blow around in the wind then Rail Sim is the way to go I suppose.
And before you ask, yes I have purchased the US version of Rail Simulator. As I can create layouts in a very short time in Trainz I will see how long it will take me to do a simple layout in Rail Sim.

Compudoc
 
No, i can´t agree with that. And i have done a few routes in Trainz.
You can import fixed and Linemarkers from Google Earth for accurate route building in minutes, download DEM Data and press "T" and you get real Terrain.... Tracklaying is a bit confusing, but there are excellent Tutorials available. The system is new and that is the only problem.

The visual quality (with freeware High Dynamic Range Plugin) is stunning.
I have done a little Teaser of the Sound System in RS, is that possible with Trainz?
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/5846848/Tracksound2
 
and perhaps this belongs on the KRS website.
And perhaps it doesn't. He is right the Auran SD40 sucks. The F7 is not much better, he also failed to mention the unanimatted trucks [bogies]. Out of the box it isn't the best, but the advantages are, 1. this community 2.the downloading takes forever, but you get cool stuff. 3.I own RailSim, it is great.
 
Not only do you insist on posting KRS shots on a Trainz site, but they are from a payware pack, not default content.

Boco
Right, whatever. I was given RailSim as a gift from dad. The UP shot was on the cover. Payware add-on? Maybe its you who doesn't know what they're talking about, yes I have my "senior moments" but I own RailSimulator, I'm sure you don't! Don't knock it till' you've tried it!
 
Yes, I do. I also respect him for that. Yet he can not throw me off because I make a point. The CoC never mentions that you have talk to a moderator any different than anyone else. No offense to Boco, but that statement of his is not true.
 
Is it me or does anyone think it's disrespectful to bring a discussion of a competitor's software to Auran's forum. You wouldn't take your new Ford over to Honda dealer's show room to discuss your Ford with their customers. You wouldn't like it if Steve, Bob, Bill and myself came to your house for dinner and talked all through the meal about how good the meal, was the night before, at Steve's house.

Auran gave us this forum to discuss their product, show a little respect.
 
Mouse, in my personal views, this is a way for Auran to see what they need to improve with their current product. Competion is good thing, someone makes a better product, Auran sees it, Auran improves the product. I too, love trainz.
 
...nevermind the fact this thread has been dead for pretty much a whole year (give or take a few days); never mind that at all...
 
If all the waisted energy of this Bull thread..........

Bull BIG Time Bull
how many did buy and really build similar to Trainz with KRS????? stand up you whiners!
I DID BUY it last year Q4 and build a large yard Calgary as test and similar to my routes here on 2006 and 2009.
Yes the procedural trees and graphics is very pretty and good so the trains and scenery but...... ALL premature and no finished stuff AL quick hit and run stuff as far as I am concerned KRS.
I quit testing after 3 month when the portal stuff crashed time after time on basic things.
There is NO library of any kind all canned limited available stuff which irritates if you compare to the spoiled trainzers. They forget to fast what huge and rich database has been build and maintained.
Trainz is far better not yet in the graphics but we will get there eventually.
I think you cannot build in a few years all the expertise and knowledge of trainz into a new vehicle called KRS which to my knowledge is not really further developed nor the content dbase is growing if any.
I not even talk about the rules and other stuff we take for granted.
Yes I would like other good sims out there, competition is healthy, you never die from it unless you scare to death and freeze.
I always learn from others and share for common progress.
OK back to work and if you curious go here http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=32628 maybe you get an idea about what we talk.

have a nice day

Roy:wave:
 
Is it me or does anyone think it's disrespectful to bring a discussion of a competitor's software to Auran's forum.

Auran gave us this forum to discuss their product, show a little respect.

Yes, I agree. Let's collectively continue supporting Auran to keep them ABOVE water.
 
Yes, lets pointlessly reopen a year old thread so we can argue in circles over a topic that has been beaten to death already.
But of course the valuable lesson to be learned here is TRS IZ TEH BSET!!!1111111 AURAN FORVEVER DOWN WTITH TEH KUJU
oh and btw: If people want to keep up the argument that RS routebuilding is impossible, please look here.
RS Routebuilding may take longer but the end result is usually better, in my opinion atleast, quality over quantity.
http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic.php?f=216&t=81840
http://forums.flightsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?t=274823
 
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