Poll: What version of Trainz are you using?

Which versions of Trainz have you used in the past month?

  • Original Trainz (V1.3 and below)

    Votes: 16 3.1%
  • Ultimate Trainz

    Votes: 20 3.9%
  • Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004

    Votes: 218 42.9%
  • Trainz Railroad Simulator 2006

    Votes: 283 55.7%
  • Trainz Driver

    Votes: 4 0.8%
  • Trainz Classics

    Votes: 89 17.5%
  • Trainz German editions (ProTrainPerfect/2007 etc)

    Votes: 96 18.9%
  • Trainz French Editions (2007/2008 etc)

    Votes: 37 7.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 14 2.8%

  • Total voters
    508
So well said. I'm hoping Auran (and apologists) realise the truth of these statements. None of us hold-outs really want to be stuck in 2004 just for the heck of it.
I hope you noticed though that the real TRS04 figure was about 30%. (Try adding up all the reported percentages :hehe:).

Given that this is a small sample, despite the repeated contention that CMP is unreliable, 2 out of 3 Trainz users seem to be coping with it.
 
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Build routes in 04 Surveyor - I can find what I'm looking for.

Run routes in 06 Driver - it loads faster.

Andy :)
 
I got the Trainz Ultimate Collection pack and decided to start with 2004 as a step up from Trainz 1.3. I was really pleased with it.
Gave 2006 a run enjoyed it because of all the extra things you can do. BUT it gave some much trouble I went back to 2004 and intend staying with it.
Does all I require.
I still have 2006 loaded on my backup computer so I can run some of the routes that came with the pack. 2004 still the one for me though
mike:D
 
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Warning ?

I aggree with you Captain Scarlet.
Even though I have both TRS 2006 & 2007, i prefer create maps on TRS 2004.
The CMP would have been a good idea...if only it worked properly, and it is not as complete as Trainz object.
I wish this poll's result will warn Auran about what's happening in the community, and how much we're fed up with meretricious "new" versions of Trainz.
 
The percentages aren't meant to add up to 100%, as some of us use more than one version (I'm regularly using 04 and 06). So some of the 40ish% using TRS04 are the same as the 60ish% using '06, so once you add the TC, UTC and international versions, it accounts for a lot of folks using more than one version, not dodgy maths...

Paul

p.s. if no-one's using 3 versions (and I'm sure some are) it would work out that 53% of us are using 2 versions...
 
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TRS 04. What I've read about TRS 06 on this forum leaves me with no desire to change.

Besides, so far, TRS 04 is doing everything I want.
 
I guess I'm the odd man out since I have TRS04, TRS06 and TC installed on the same computer. I use each of them all the time. I did not dump my content collection in TRS04 into TRS06 or TC. I just have added things as I needed them for routes. TO reports no problems in 04 and CMP doesn't show any faulty content or missing assets in 06 or TC.

William
 
I recently reinstalled Trainz UTC to go back to the way Trainz used to be before steam support.

It's actually quite fun. I like the way the rolling stock used to sound.
 
I hope you noticed though that the real TRS04 figure was about 30%. (Try adding up all the reported percentages :hehe:).

Given that this is a small sample, despite the repeated contention that CMP is unreliable, 2 out of 3 Trainz users seem to be coping with it.

Considering that 04 is 4 years old now and 06 is two years old, the numbers don't add up. 134 '04 users to 190 '06 users (at the time of this posting). This really says something about the different versions. To many, 06 as well as 04 are quite reliable and do what the end user wants. To many, they don't or aren't.
This is where auran needs to look at the numbers and take a long hard look at why so many have either stuck with or reverted back to 04. Tony was right when he said that Trainz will never be finished, there are too many things that can be done with it yet. If 09 can be made to be as reliable as 04 and have the features of 06 & TC(less cmp as mandatory of course), you may just get people on the same version.
I believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion whether anyone agrees with it or not. My original post was not to bash anything. It was simply a means of saying why I stick with 04. I like how much quicker 06 does load and the other features it has. However, CMP being mandatory is where I find the shortcomings.
 
TRS2006 and maybe Classics soon as I get a better computer and I'm thinking about getting MSTS II also and compare the two games.:)
 
I use 04 by choice. I only use 06 to test stuff for compatibility or if I'm trying to help someone out who has built something for 06. Tried using 06 this week for just that purpose and yet again CMP locked up on me! Grrr.

The atrocious reliability of CMP and the inconvenience as a content creator of going backwards and forwards between CMP and the game are the reasons I don't use 06.

Cheers
Dave

P.S. Label me one of the traditional naysayers if you wish but I'm telling it like it is.
 
I was talking about CMP, so you have to include all the versions that use CMP.

Fair enough. :)

But you have to look at the fact that they are forced to use it. Would they really use it alot if it were optional ? Not to mention that probably many of those people came in after 04 with 06 being their first venture into Trainz.
 
Considering that 04 is 4 years old now and 06 is two years old, the numbers don't add up. 134 '04 users to 190 '06 users (at the time of this posting). This really says something about the different versions. To many, 06 as well as 04 are quite reliable and do what the end user wants. To many, they don't or aren't.
This is where auran needs to look at the numbers and take a long hard look at why so many have either stuck with or reverted back to 04. Tony was right when he said that Trainz will never be finished, there are too many things that can be done with it yet. If 09 can be made to be as reliable as 04 and have the features of 06 & TC(less cmp as mandatory of course), you may just get people on the same version.
I believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion whether anyone agrees with it or not. My original post was not to bash anything. It was simply a means of saying why I stick with 04. I like how much quicker 06 does load and the other features it has. However, CMP being mandatory is where I find the shortcomings.

Don't forget to add the French and German versions to the 2006/CMP figures. I'm pretty certain (contradict me if I'm wrong) that the truly localised versions started with versions of 2006. That means that, even if all Classics owners have TRS06 (and I'm sure that's not true), 85% of those polled are using CMP in one form or another. The fact that 42% are either additionally or exclusively using '04 does say something about the later versions not delivering overwhelming benefits to everyone. CMP really need to be practically flawless, and to be much more stable for everyone in order to convince many people to make the switch. The content filter in new versions could also do with being able to access the '04 region and type tags.

Personally I'm still using 04 to finish off a route I started many moons ago. I've kept it in '04 as I have a version on each of 2 computers, and some '04 holdouts expressed an interest in the route. I suspect I'll uninstall after release, and use TC3 on at least one machine.

Just my 2c (I think that makes 4c now...)

Paul
 
Wait a minute, even I know that percentage shouldn't add up to 152.88%. TRS04 use is around 30%. Little glitch I suspect. ;)

No - people can pick more than one option. If everyone picked only one option, the percentages would add up to 100%. The percentages are valid as they are, and don't need to be "corrected".
 
Fair enough. :)

But you have to look at the fact that they are forced to use it. Would they really use it alot if it were optional ? Not to mention that probably many of those people came in after 04 with 06 being their first venture into Trainz.
Forced to use it? I suppose so if they had never heard of TRS04. After all, hardly anyone ever mentions that version any more. ;)
 
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