I've just installed Classics 1 & 2. It runs flawlessly on my system except for the known issue with the sound. I can't complain really about the performance of either the Harlem Line or Modula City. This was with all sliders maxed. I find the graphics to be smoother running and no stutter.
My one complaint is that there are some blips in the Harlem Line. These can be fixed by editing the route in Surveyor. At one point there's a house and shed across the tracks, and at another place the are some trees floating above the terrain. There are a couple of places where the roads float and others where they dig under the terrain, although annoying to me, that's not as bad as buldings on the tracks.
I'm sure there could have been some more buildings and trees here and there, but then again there would be a trade-off for performance on the lower-end machines. So I understand that to keep the module running smoothly, the content has been minimized. If anything, I would have made the distant terrain a bit darker to represent forest-covered hills instead of the light brown dirt.
Anyway, right now as I'm typing this, I'm importing my old TRS2006 content. I did the built-in stuff earlier without a hitch. I'll let you all know how it performs for my personal route that I've worked on since I got TRS2004 back in early 2005.
Full disclosure of the system for those that might ask:
Quad-Core 2.4 Ghz Intel Duo
4Gb RAM 800Mhz
Vista Ultmiate 64-Bit
NVidia 8800 GTS 640 Mb (last year's model)
Dual network Bridged
2x 250 Gb hd
Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Latest motherboard BIOS, video and sound-card drivers.
John
My one complaint is that there are some blips in the Harlem Line. These can be fixed by editing the route in Surveyor. At one point there's a house and shed across the tracks, and at another place the are some trees floating above the terrain. There are a couple of places where the roads float and others where they dig under the terrain, although annoying to me, that's not as bad as buldings on the tracks.
I'm sure there could have been some more buildings and trees here and there, but then again there would be a trade-off for performance on the lower-end machines. So I understand that to keep the module running smoothly, the content has been minimized. If anything, I would have made the distant terrain a bit darker to represent forest-covered hills instead of the light brown dirt.
Anyway, right now as I'm typing this, I'm importing my old TRS2006 content. I did the built-in stuff earlier without a hitch. I'll let you all know how it performs for my personal route that I've worked on since I got TRS2004 back in early 2005.
Full disclosure of the system for those that might ask:
Quad-Core 2.4 Ghz Intel Duo
4Gb RAM 800Mhz
Vista Ultmiate 64-Bit
NVidia 8800 GTS 640 Mb (last year's model)
Dual network Bridged
2x 250 Gb hd
Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Latest motherboard BIOS, video and sound-card drivers.
John