nfitzsimmons
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If anybody's interested, Steam has Trainz 2013 on sale at the moment for $9.99. Yeah, it's on Steam, but it's cheap.
So I bought it.
So I bought it.
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deadpoolmx55
LETS GO PENS!
you mean train simulator 2013.
nfitzsimmons
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No, I mean Trainz 2012. It's listed in the flash sale panel at the right side of the main Store page.
Look for Today's Deal. It's good for another 16 hours.
(On a related note, I can't find the thread that tells me how to register multiple versions. Can somebody clue me in?)
Look for Today's Deal. It's good for another 16 hours.
(On a related note, I can't find the thread that tells me how to register multiple versions. Can somebody clue me in?)
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William0d0
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I imagine you could just copy your current Trainz folder to somewhere else then enter in the new serial number.
edit: Never mind, I can't read.
nfitzsimmons
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On the other hand if it weren't on sale I wouldn't have bought it today. At least N3V is getting paid something for the sale they wouldn't have gotten otherwise.
Or are you implying that buying from Steam is the same as buying pirated software?
Or are you implying that buying from Steam is the same as buying pirated software?
Steam is an authorized dealer, so buying from Steam is perfectly legitimate. There are issues relating to Trainz on Steam that are addressed here: http://forums.auran.com/trainz/show...s-of-Steam-editions-of-TS2009-TS2010-and-TS12
Some people love the Steam thing. Why, I don't know. The funniest reason is they can go anywhere and download and run a game. Yeah, I want to drive 90 miles to a family member's house to borrow their computer to run a game all night. If that is you're priority, stay home.
If you don't mind a third party advertiser controlling your purchase, go for it.*
As far as compatibility and N3V giving up cash to sell on Steam, that is all up to them, the owners of the program.*
If you don't mind a third party advertiser controlling your purchase, go for it.*
As far as compatibility and N3V giving up cash to sell on Steam, that is all up to them, the owners of the program.*
Some people have very limited computer knowledge or experience, and Steam is of value to them. Not everyone wants to get under the hood every time they drive, so to speak. For many, applying patches, dealing with directories, editing files, etc. is discouraging to the point where they just don't want to deal with it all. Having worked in IT for 27 years, I can easily understand why Steam is successful. Sure to enrage the hardcore tech heads, I'm sure, along with those who won't give up their optical disks until they're pried from their cold dead fingers.
I have two registered copies of TS2010, one from Steam, one from NV3. I don't ever expect the Steam copy to be patched properly, and I'm unable to install some payware routes on it. But, I can let the kids have at it, delete it, and let Steam reinstall it all overnight with no worries, if needs be. So, I don't regret having purchased it. And for those of us who DO travel in the USA and beyond its borders for extended periods of time, Steam's service is of value.
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shaneturner12
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Only thing I will say is it depends on which version is in question. For TS2010, I'd avoid the Steam version like the plagure. For TS12, a patch has been released to allow Multiplayer, but bear in mind that you would also have to buy Steam versions of the N3V addon packs to avoid compatibility issues.
Shane
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man. i brough 2012 on steam a few days ago, now its on sale. havnt even played it has half my custom content i transfered over from 2009 to 2012 just wont work. what a waste of money. 2012 dosent eve include any old routes, just some new ones, none of which interest me the slightest. i thought trainz series were supposed to be backwards compatable 
wow, so you would rarther have to scrape around manualy updating all your games, managing pathes and save files, making sure all file integrity is secure and having to use useless 3rd party DRM which will always be sub standard to steams DRM. now say you only have 3 games, steam dosent make sense, buying it from the distributor makes more sense, but when you have about 300, steam makes your life a whole lot easier.
like for example GOG is brilliant. no DRM, i can instal on my laptop, desktop, wherever, but man is it hard to keep track of updates.
and as for go anywhere and use steam, erm, no? thats not really a selling point, it takes ages to get an account linked to a new computer, then you have to download it again. its just hastle. if you were that much of a traveling gamer you would get a laptop.
yeah. precicely, well for me its not that i dont want to get under the hood. the first thing i do when i get a steam game is find the .ini file and tweaks, its just i really dont want to also have to do that for everything else.
i only just recently found out i had been running 2009 without any service packs, and i got 2009 in 2009. on steam 2012 is alreay nice and updated to a reasonable standard. 2009 took me an age to figure out how to patch it, and the amount of backups i had to do (manualy, no useful tool like steam backup) and failed patch attempts.
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If you don't mind some 3rd party company messing with your computer, and changing files and updating things without your permission, and the inability to run a game you bought when their server is down, then I guess steam is Ok for you. I just think back to the latest update of Railworks, and owners of the 2012 version having to jump though all kinds of hoops to keep Steam from updating their 2012 to the 2013 version which broke alot of the content that they had on 2012. Thanks, but no thanks. Not worth a couple of dollars to relinquish control of my computer to someone else.
true. games like that i like to keep seperate, like i would never buy a flight simulator via steam, and definately regret getting 2012 via steam, but as for 3rd party, you could technicaly say buying a box copy of a game is 3rd party (enless its from the distributors website) like if i went to GAME to buy a game, thats still 3rd party. i also only found out that trainz 2009 even has updates thanks to 2012 doing an automatic update.
though i do have my gripes with steam. its automatic ones usiualy get to me alot. the amount of games i have lost save files for because steam cloud has messed them up, and the unfortunate truth is the only way to fix it (just like auto updates) is just to turn them off and hope it dosent happen again.
though i do have my gripes with steam. its automatic ones usiualy get to me alot. the amount of games i have lost save files for because steam cloud has messed them up, and the unfortunate truth is the only way to fix it (just like auto updates) is just to turn them off and hope it dosent happen again.
nfitzsimmons
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Geez, all I did was mention that 2012 was the daily Steam special, and I get all this crap!
I'm a professional tech head, and I know my way around a PC better than about 90% of the people on the planet. I also have about 40 games from Steam. Some of them are almost impossible to get elsewhere. I've been using Steam for 3 years and have had minimal problems with Steam itself. I'll admit that there have been a few issues with the original software vendors refusing to patch/update their Steam releases, but those issues have always eventually been resolved.
One advantage I've gotten from Steam is that about a year ago I built a new, dedicated gaming machine. Once I got it up and running I installed the Steam client and told it to install all 30+ games I owned at that time. A couple of days later everything was running and playable with almost no action required on my part. It took me another week to re-install and configure my DVD-based stuff. As an old former Marine friend once told me, "You don't need to practice being miserable."
So for the rest of you, use Steam; don't use Steam. Your choice. I don't give a rat's a$$ what you decide to do. I won't criticize you in either case. All I care about is that it works for me.
I'm a professional tech head, and I know my way around a PC better than about 90% of the people on the planet. I also have about 40 games from Steam. Some of them are almost impossible to get elsewhere. I've been using Steam for 3 years and have had minimal problems with Steam itself. I'll admit that there have been a few issues with the original software vendors refusing to patch/update their Steam releases, but those issues have always eventually been resolved.
One advantage I've gotten from Steam is that about a year ago I built a new, dedicated gaming machine. Once I got it up and running I installed the Steam client and told it to install all 30+ games I owned at that time. A couple of days later everything was running and playable with almost no action required on my part. It took me another week to re-install and configure my DVD-based stuff. As an old former Marine friend once told me, "You don't need to practice being miserable."
So for the rest of you, use Steam; don't use Steam. Your choice. I don't give a rat's a$$ what you decide to do. I won't criticize you in either case. All I care about is that it works for me.
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I expect there are those who were actually appreciative of the info, the Steam or not Steam argument could go on for ever, it's pointless, you either like it or you don't, I had it for Half-Life 2 etc as you can't get it anywhere else, however apart from initially getting updates Steam never went on Line, you can use it off-line, it wasn't a major issue having it although I prefer not having any game management stuff.
Trainz can be run direct without even starting up the Steam Client, as has been pointed out by Steam users on here, you can even just copy the whole lot and put it somewhere else, may have a problem getting service packs to install though.
Trainz can be run direct without even starting up the Steam Client, as has been pointed out by Steam users on here, you can even just copy the whole lot and put it somewhere else, may have a problem getting service packs to install though.
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