Trainhoguk
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Hi peeps, I have just got the Trains 2012 from Steam, my first Trainz but not first Train Sim, I still use MSTS and have "Railworks" (another Steam Sim).
I was quite surprised by the graphical interface whilst ingame for a 2012 title, its a cross between the above 2, and the fact it has an option for "openGL" is rather quaint to say the least :hehe: , so why am i here now.
Well i run an online gaming clan, as well as being an online TV presenter for vapourtrails , i run and manage 2 web pages independently from my own clans and i must say this is a mess imho, far to many log ins required for different activities, all that's needed is a passport system, and why is the main Auran page/s not listed as HTTPS / that is crossed out, in an age of ID thefts and fraud it is simply not acceptable to have an unsecured username and password system in place..solution to the web master is a slap and telling to sort it.
The Game, very good actually, its nice to have a chance to have a good run (ECML), although the deltic can JUST about reach 100mph (downhill with a tailwind) but mostly manages about 80-85mph, and as such does not keep to time table and that I presume causes Red signals after approx 133miles to be permanently on due to AI traffic being in the way, i am trying different cures for this, such as not adhering to set speed markers, you get a hit on score but meh atm, this worked well for the first 2 stops then on travelling to 3rd i got a red, with an opposing train coming at me, soo into reverse for a mile to a track switch, and the AI train switched there..brill thought I, still got 2 mins advance on the time to next soo back into forward we go, till the same signal went Red again, and yes another AI train, so back into reverse..lol, only this bugger keeps on the same line.. so end of scenario, try again, this time doing the same again as last time i made it all the way to the Retford stop, started off fine, not able to get the train up to 100mph as usual, pottering along at between 80-90mph with Engine screaming its nuts off went through a rather long tunnel and green lights showing to meet a "sprinter" type in the opposite direction on a right hander, emergency brakes were of no use obviously..lol, result a very impressive end of scenario again, ahh well that was 2hours on enjoyable fun but would be nice to be able to get to and be able to maintain the max speeds marked. Perhaps it would be possible to either edit the engine .ini or whatever edit properties it uses, or have the option to change the Engine type to a unit that's able to belt out the speeds without ripping the guts out of an engine
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Other problems noted:
I have constant crackle, not loud but there, on all scenarios (Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Elite Gamer Pro)
Constant irregular game freezes / crashes
The scenario on MCML called "The Mail train" ..lightening flashes across both monitors, so no watching Movies on the second monitor
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Gamma saturation on same scenario in the cab is awful , far to bright but altering it to an acceptable level makes other scenario`s night time as well .
The website is not sending out registration confirm mails it appears, the only reason i finally registered is due to another mail saying "we notice you have not confirmed your account" . lol
The only other grip is the FCT, bought my 3 month reduced price ticket to enjoy the faster download speeds for updates and the like but its still not registered as being active...grrr, now don`t get me wrong i have no gripes about paying for download speed, i already enjoy that for my Flight Sim stuff, but they are active on you account as soon as payment is made, not so here it appears..why ?, anyone have ideas how long it takes please, such a lot of content updates to do .
Despite the above i am thoroughly enjoying the game, the opening gates on approach, the mass of building types and signalling you can see , is rather nice and hopefully bugs will be sorted to allow for extreme game time xD
I was quite surprised by the graphical interface whilst ingame for a 2012 title, its a cross between the above 2, and the fact it has an option for "openGL" is rather quaint to say the least :hehe: , so why am i here now.
Well i run an online gaming clan, as well as being an online TV presenter for vapourtrails , i run and manage 2 web pages independently from my own clans and i must say this is a mess imho, far to many log ins required for different activities, all that's needed is a passport system, and why is the main Auran page/s not listed as HTTPS / that is crossed out, in an age of ID thefts and fraud it is simply not acceptable to have an unsecured username and password system in place..solution to the web master is a slap and telling to sort it.
The Game, very good actually, its nice to have a chance to have a good run (ECML), although the deltic can JUST about reach 100mph (downhill with a tailwind) but mostly manages about 80-85mph, and as such does not keep to time table and that I presume causes Red signals after approx 133miles to be permanently on due to AI traffic being in the way, i am trying different cures for this, such as not adhering to set speed markers, you get a hit on score but meh atm, this worked well for the first 2 stops then on travelling to 3rd i got a red, with an opposing train coming at me, soo into reverse for a mile to a track switch, and the AI train switched there..brill thought I, still got 2 mins advance on the time to next soo back into forward we go, till the same signal went Red again, and yes another AI train, so back into reverse..lol, only this bugger keeps on the same line.. so end of scenario, try again, this time doing the same again as last time i made it all the way to the Retford stop, started off fine, not able to get the train up to 100mph as usual, pottering along at between 80-90mph with Engine screaming its nuts off went through a rather long tunnel and green lights showing to meet a "sprinter" type in the opposite direction on a right hander, emergency brakes were of no use obviously..lol, result a very impressive end of scenario again, ahh well that was 2hours on enjoyable fun but would be nice to be able to get to and be able to maintain the max speeds marked. Perhaps it would be possible to either edit the engine .ini or whatever edit properties it uses, or have the option to change the Engine type to a unit that's able to belt out the speeds without ripping the guts out of an engine
.Other problems noted:
I have constant crackle, not loud but there, on all scenarios (Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Elite Gamer Pro)
Constant irregular game freezes / crashes
The scenario on MCML called "The Mail train" ..lightening flashes across both monitors, so no watching Movies on the second monitor
.Gamma saturation on same scenario in the cab is awful , far to bright but altering it to an acceptable level makes other scenario`s night time as well
.The website is not sending out registration confirm mails it appears, the only reason i finally registered is due to another mail saying "we notice you have not confirmed your account" . lol
The only other grip is the FCT, bought my 3 month reduced price ticket to enjoy the faster download speeds for updates and the like but its still not registered as being active...grrr, now don`t get me wrong i have no gripes about paying for download speed, i already enjoy that for my Flight Sim stuff, but they are active on you account as soon as payment is made, not so here it appears..why ?, anyone have ideas how long it takes please, such a lot of content updates to do
. Despite the above i am thoroughly enjoying the game, the opening gates on approach, the mass of building types and signalling you can see , is rather nice and hopefully bugs will be sorted to allow for extreme game time xD
Outrageous stuff. (just my 2 bobs worth)