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Don't think you were after new posts ;o)
Looks like I joined after you left but welcome back.
Missed? I guess TS2009, TS2010, TS12 with quite a few changes all of which are either loved or hated, Trainz for Ipad, Trainz for Mac.
Controversy over withdrawal of support and DLS back in 2010 for unsupported versions, unless you have an FCT or a supported version, currently TC3 upwards, revamped forum, blogs and articles.
DLS repair program which is attempting to make all the old stuff work with 2009 upwards if you follow, some of it does anyway others need some slight tweaking of mostly configs. Detection of errors has got tougher in each new version to go with the ever moving goal posts!
On-line Wiki, not exactly complete for info to replace the CCG, which is there as well and is still more or less relevant.
Probably a few old faces missing or moved on and a fair few new ones.
2006 stuff is still being made by some and mostly available on the TPR site if you are wondering.
I'm sure someone will fill in the rest pretty soon?
Looks like I joined after you left but welcome back.
Missed? I guess TS2009, TS2010, TS12 with quite a few changes all of which are either loved or hated, Trainz for Ipad, Trainz for Mac.
Controversy over withdrawal of support and DLS back in 2010 for unsupported versions, unless you have an FCT or a supported version, currently TC3 upwards, revamped forum, blogs and articles.
DLS repair program which is attempting to make all the old stuff work with 2009 upwards if you follow, some of it does anyway others need some slight tweaking of mostly configs. Detection of errors has got tougher in each new version to go with the ever moving goal posts!
On-line Wiki, not exactly complete for info to replace the CCG, which is there as well and is still more or less relevant.
Probably a few old faces missing or moved on and a fair few new ones.
2006 stuff is still being made by some and mostly available on the TPR site if you are wondering.
I'm sure someone will fill in the rest pretty soon?
Welcome back Hentis, great to see you again. Clam1952 has covered a lot of what has happened but I am sure others will add more detail.
Always good to see old faces and friends again.
Craig
Hey Craig, yeah I downloaded trainz for iPad and to be honest not overly impressed with it.
I'll hopefully get my gaming pc back up and running in a few weeks so looking to get TRS12.
It should run on it. The pc passes the minimum specs and some of the top specs as well. What are the routes that come with post Trs2006. Obviously I'm interested in UK routes but looking forward to seeing the Mohave sub (tehachapi I believe). Still I wait and see. Yeah it's been a busy and sad few yeas away from trainz, but I'm here as I have an idea for a route with a host of scenarios as well. Suffice to say the Hentis Rail Route and the Waterloo - Weymouth route wont be used. I also want to model my local line at some point. But hey we will see how we do.
Regards
Hentis
I'll let Greeni know you've posted here, welcome back.
The major new UK route since you left is ECML, which is built into TRS2010 and TS12, the latter covers Kings Cross- Newcastle (and other lines besides) to scale and to correct gradients and is extremely impressive. The remaining section to Edinburgh is well underway which will give a huge 400 mile continuous run when complete.
Look out also for the GW main line out of Paddington on the DLS in sections, under the name WCL.
The major new UK route since you left is ECML, which is built into TRS2010 and TS12, the latter covers Kings Cross- Newcastle (and other lines besides) to scale and to correct gradients and is extremely impressive. The remaining section to Edinburgh is well underway which will give a huge 400 mile continuous run when complete.
Look out also for the GW main line out of Paddington on the DLS in sections, under the name WCL.
Don't forget the fact that Auran is now N3V and a few Auranties that Hentis knew left like Lance and Alan but they gained Zec and Bloodnok in return. New versions, multiplayer, and a few other things as well like the passing of aardvark1, vhm3, Beanpole/Alastair to name a few.
Welcome back, Hentis. I hope you're doing well.
There have been a lot of good and bad things happening here. Once you get your PC up and running and try TS12, you might love it or hate it. To be honest this love-hate thing goes on with every version of Trainz I ever used since I joined in originally in 2004!
In TS12 there are better road cars (carz) which have real lights that come on at night. Better texturing and the new nifty, or not so nifty if you think this way, Speed Treez. The built-in ones work, but there are better Speed Treez by Pofig and McGuirel, which are both highly recommended. With the Speed Treez and new TS12 textures, are seaonal change capabilities. The trees lose their leaves with grass going from green to brown then become snow covered. The trees and lighting is calendar and longitude based so you'll have bare trees in April, but fully leaved ones in July.
There are awesome road crossings now by Clem (BNSF50) along with nice thick roads and cars no longer float which I'm happy about. Justin from Jointed Rail made some awesome track that doesn't float either above the ground so this is really cool too.
Anyway, there's a whole lot more than what I've added here. Sadly it is true. We lost dear Aardvark who I keep thinking about along with Alistair and vhm3. Aardvark is our most recent loss as that only happened around Christmas last year.
John
There have been a lot of good and bad things happening here. Once you get your PC up and running and try TS12, you might love it or hate it. To be honest this love-hate thing goes on with every version of Trainz I ever used since I joined in originally in 2004!
In TS12 there are better road cars (carz) which have real lights that come on at night. Better texturing and the new nifty, or not so nifty if you think this way, Speed Treez. The built-in ones work, but there are better Speed Treez by Pofig and McGuirel, which are both highly recommended. With the Speed Treez and new TS12 textures, are seaonal change capabilities. The trees lose their leaves with grass going from green to brown then become snow covered. The trees and lighting is calendar and longitude based so you'll have bare trees in April, but fully leaved ones in July.
There are awesome road crossings now by Clem (BNSF50) along with nice thick roads and cars no longer float which I'm happy about. Justin from Jointed Rail made some awesome track that doesn't float either above the ground so this is really cool too.
Anyway, there's a whole lot more than what I've added here. Sadly it is true. We lost dear Aardvark who I keep thinking about along with Alistair and vhm3. Aardvark is our most recent loss as that only happened around Christmas last year.
John
Well well well, look what the wind blew in, welcome back to our world :wave:. You have a lot to learn with the new software versions, techniques have advanced quite a bit since 06 and all for the better. I think you will be pleasantly surprised when you start your Trainz12 up.
Hi tmz06003,
Thank for the heads up... ha ha. The WCL is at a standstill and has been for about a year. Not that I have lost interest in it, rather the opposite. I have spent the time making assets for Somerton, Huish (Somerset) and several for Taunton (more to come of those). I have returned to Bruton now and begun making the buildings near the tracks for that town, mainly because I wasn't very happy how it has turned out in Trainz using the content available.
I still make for 2004 and then change the config for a TC3 one. But come September I am undecided... may just stick with the TPR site. Where, incidentally, many of my assets are available for 2004 users.
Blessings,
Angela
Cheers for the welcome back peeps. Im not sure of Zek but I know ol Bloodknock, I have him on Facebook as a friend so have kept upto date with him in that area mainly about life in General and not trainz related so to speak. Which Alan was it.... the old grey stuff is going 
but Lance I remember Lance although I never met him. I hear from Henk every now and then but not for a whilke now and I noted Tony Hilliam was on last night.... heh probably prowling the forum to see whos on no doubt. I want to start a route but it will take me a few weeks to get things sorted. The main thing is I have to get my Website updated so thats the major #1 job at the moment. The chater season is upon us and I really need to get the site updated somewhat.
Is Ceebee around still or Pikkabird?
Cheers
Hentis
but Lance I remember Lance although I never met him. I hear from Henk every now and then but not for a whilke now and I noted Tony Hilliam was on last night.... heh probably prowling the forum to see whos on no doubt. I want to start a route but it will take me a few weeks to get things sorted. The main thing is I have to get my Website updated so thats the major #1 job at the moment. The chater season is upon us and I really need to get the site updated somewhat.Is Ceebee around still or Pikkabird?
Cheers
Hentis
Glad to see some long-time Trainzers come back. I'll just say that I took an absence for awhile too, but finally getting some interest again(I miss Greg Lane and some of the old crew), but anyway, things are getting a little better. Trainz 2012 doesn't have a compatibility mode, tho, so older content can still have problems running without editing. Trainz 2012 allows much better looking locos etc which I really like, like JointedRail, CloakedGhost to name a few. Welcome back.
Hi Hentis,
I have been thinking about your "re-introduction" to Trainz and wonder if you may be better off starting with TRS2010 instead of TS2012. This has nothing to do with which is the better version but with which may be better for you to start with in learning the changes.
N3V (Auran) have made a lot of changes to the way content is created and also the way it is checked for problems within the program (apart from the DLS checking). Content that has a problem is shown in Content Manager - CM - (part of the program and rather complicated at first) is shown either as faulty or as a warning. Faulty content is marked with a RED " ! " and basically means there is a major problem. Content that has a warning is shown with a yellowish " ! " . In many cases Faulty content can be fixed but in some it may need the creator to fix while most warnings can be fixed depending on the users ability and research.
In recent versions of Trainz they have 2 "modes" that you can work in, one is compatibility mode and the other native mode. In compatibility mode content that is "faulty" may still work while in Native mode it will not. 2010 has both modes which allows you to create a layout in compatibility mode and later check in CM to see if any items are faulty. You can then try to fix the item or find a replacement. You can also check the layout in Native mode to see how everything works. 2012 though only has NATIVE mode and as your learning about the changes to Trainz I think this is worth thinking about in selecting which version to buy.
Another thing you may wish to think about is that in 2010 there is a lot more built-in content to choose from then in 2012. I think the only built-in content in 2012 are the items used in the built-in layouts. Having a greater choice of built-in content may help you in creating your layout/s. When 2012 was released and people realised this and that it meant many great older routes would have missing content, N3V placed all the old built-in items on the DLS but it can only be accessed through 2012. This means if you create a layout in 2010 and use a lot of built-in content, when you transfer the layout to 2012 (or 2014 - whatever :hehe you can still download the missing "older" built-in content. Again I think this is worth thinking about in your first choice of Trainz.
Hope these thoughts help you.
Craig
I have been thinking about your "re-introduction" to Trainz and wonder if you may be better off starting with TRS2010 instead of TS2012. This has nothing to do with which is the better version but with which may be better for you to start with in learning the changes.
N3V (Auran) have made a lot of changes to the way content is created and also the way it is checked for problems within the program (apart from the DLS checking). Content that has a problem is shown in Content Manager - CM - (part of the program and rather complicated at first) is shown either as faulty or as a warning. Faulty content is marked with a RED " ! " and basically means there is a major problem. Content that has a warning is shown with a yellowish " ! " . In many cases Faulty content can be fixed but in some it may need the creator to fix while most warnings can be fixed depending on the users ability and research.
In recent versions of Trainz they have 2 "modes" that you can work in, one is compatibility mode and the other native mode. In compatibility mode content that is "faulty" may still work while in Native mode it will not. 2010 has both modes which allows you to create a layout in compatibility mode and later check in CM to see if any items are faulty. You can then try to fix the item or find a replacement. You can also check the layout in Native mode to see how everything works. 2012 though only has NATIVE mode and as your learning about the changes to Trainz I think this is worth thinking about in selecting which version to buy.
Another thing you may wish to think about is that in 2010 there is a lot more built-in content to choose from then in 2012. I think the only built-in content in 2012 are the items used in the built-in layouts. Having a greater choice of built-in content may help you in creating your layout/s. When 2012 was released and people realised this and that it meant many great older routes would have missing content, N3V placed all the old built-in items on the DLS but it can only be accessed through 2012. This means if you create a layout in 2010 and use a lot of built-in content, when you transfer the layout to 2012 (or 2014 - whatever :hehe
you can still download the missing "older" built-in content. Again I think this is worth thinking about in your first choice of Trainz.Hope these thoughts help you.
Craig
Cheers craig for that Im not sure either at the moment. I kinda know what I want. I also have got Train Simulator 2012 but that really is just for playing. Ideas will be for Trainz as I find that more useable. All this depends on the motherboard that I bought off Flea Bay working. So with a little hope and bit of elbow grease it might be working by tonight or the weekend.
Will keep you informed.
Hentis
Will keep you informed.
Hentis