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I have a very old version of Trains (2006) Ultimate Trainz and have managed to remember my original login details from Planet Auran. So I have installed this version on my Windows 10 computer and it runs OK but I have not used the program for a number of years and am a little behind in terms of versions. I am getting asked to download TANE but I guess this is not free so what should I do to bring myself into the 21st century!!
 
Since Trainz 2006 there has been Trainz 2009, 2010 2012 and the latest version T-ANE (Trainz A New Era) all of which are still available but T-ANE is the latest and most detailed. However as Trainz has advanced so have the computing requirements so I would suggest unless you have a mid to top end computer or intend upgrading I would visit http://www.trainzportal.com/product and read the specifications to chose whichever best suit your needs. Peter
 
Only TS12 and TANE are still supported and TS12 ends support in October this year.

Might want to check the hardware requirements for TANE they are quite high.
 
TANE is still a "work in progress" with problems but with new patches coming out periodically to try to fix them. I have my doubts that many of the issues will be resolved before N3V moves forward to their next effort. That is sort of how things have gone from 2006 (not an N3V product, but everything after that has been) forward. Personally, my favorite versions have been 2006 & 2010. That is where all of my route building efforts have been. After 2010, N3V dropped "backward compatibility" and that is where they lost me. I have TS12 but really don't like it and seldom use it. I mainly bought it to get access to the items on the DLS that are now mostly build 3.5 and 3.7 assets. Almost all of these can be backdated and used in TS-2010. Also, 2006 routes & sessions can be imported into 2010 and run in compatibility mode. TS-12 and above routes will not work in 2010, but I've seen few for those versions that I would want anyhow. It will not be too far in the future I'm sure that you will have to have TANE to access any newer content on the DLS because N3V will change the minimum build requirements to TANE build numbers, probably about the time they drop support of TS12. So, as was said above, you will need a more powerful PC for TANE than you may currently have. Check all that out and review the section of comments/complaints about TANE on this forum (Trainz: A New Era) and see how you want to proceed. Also, I see you live in the UK. My opinion is that there has been more European (UK and eastern Europe) content added to the DLS under TS12 & TANE than any other part of the world. I know some will dispute this, but much of the North American stuff out there was made available on non-DLS sites before it was added to the DLS so owning TS12 or TANE was not required to obtain it. That might influence your decision if you are only interested in UK trains.
 
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Hi Boyd, welcome back to 21st century Trainz. People will say to download TANE, I say wait until the 22nd century to download it. If you have some time to spare, I would say TS12 is a good stable point. While yes, support does end Oct of this year, if you get it now, you can patch to SP1 HF4, which is far more stable than any of the TANE builds I've seen so far. If you patch TS12 long before importing content, you won't have near the issues that you'd have if you patch with content. TS12 removes TRS 2010's compatability mode in favor of multiplayer, but it can be fun if it works. However, a wide variety of content still works in TS12. There is a wide variety of routes also that can be downloaded and imported into TS12 with little to no issues. TS12 is less likely to cause you to leave Trainz as quickly as you came back, as I would say TANE, might drive you away from the game and hobby in general. I've been doing TS12 for 3 years now and I have regretted 0 hours of the time I have spent with it. This is coming from somebody who has 12 years playing Train simulators from MSTS, Openrails, Kuju Railsimulator, Trainz, and Railworks.
 
TANE is fine. It's stable and looks magnificent. There are still some teething issues but not many
 
Um, read the fine print *very* carefully.
The latest version - T:ANE requires a 64bit operating system.
While you haven't shared your operating system, if you have TRS2006, it will definitely be a 32 bit operating system.
TRS 2009, 2010, 2012 all work on 32 bit systems, with TRS 2012 being the most popular.
You can still purchase these, I picked up a copy of TRS 2009 on a discount offer recently, and that is how I also got my TRS 2012. Very cheap.
So sign up for the newsletters on mytrainz portal - http://www.trainzportal.com/product/
Advice given above is very good - take your time.

:p

Welcome back, btw.
 
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