Hello,
A long time ago, I bought MSTS, my first train simulator, played with it for a while then tried to build my own route and it was nearly impossible to do.
Then, I came across Trainz and have stayed with that ever since. I started out with "Trainz", under a different name and all that so, it doesn't show up on my time line. Nevertheless, I got to 2009 and thought it absolutely sucked! Everything was wrong with it! Then, I happened across 2010 and decided to give it a try. I'm very happy with this version. I'm mainly into content creation and my own routes. I use gmax, Belnder and 3D Canvas, all three having characteristics that make them ideal for creating certain models.
A couple of years ago I bought Rail Simulator, tried to make content for it but it went nowhere. Nice graphics but I didn't like the idea of having to keep the CD in the drive to keep the game running. I haven't played with that in a very long time. It is collecting dust, somewhere in my closet. They are still trying to sell me the latest version, Railworks--I'm not interested.
Now you have Open Rails. I looked into that and found the graphics sorely lacking, though I suspect that will improve with time. What is their mission?
So, for me, 2010 is the best product on the market. Not only can you use much larger texture maps, I like the 5 meter grid, which is much closer to the real width of a single track rail bed.
I think that Trainzers should investigate other products, just to see how they compare. I vote for 2010!
Such is my verbal contribution.
Cheers,
srude
A long time ago, I bought MSTS, my first train simulator, played with it for a while then tried to build my own route and it was nearly impossible to do.
Then, I came across Trainz and have stayed with that ever since. I started out with "Trainz", under a different name and all that so, it doesn't show up on my time line. Nevertheless, I got to 2009 and thought it absolutely sucked! Everything was wrong with it! Then, I happened across 2010 and decided to give it a try. I'm very happy with this version. I'm mainly into content creation and my own routes. I use gmax, Belnder and 3D Canvas, all three having characteristics that make them ideal for creating certain models.
A couple of years ago I bought Rail Simulator, tried to make content for it but it went nowhere. Nice graphics but I didn't like the idea of having to keep the CD in the drive to keep the game running. I haven't played with that in a very long time. It is collecting dust, somewhere in my closet. They are still trying to sell me the latest version, Railworks--I'm not interested.
Now you have Open Rails. I looked into that and found the graphics sorely lacking, though I suspect that will improve with time. What is their mission?
So, for me, 2010 is the best product on the market. Not only can you use much larger texture maps, I like the 5 meter grid, which is much closer to the real width of a single track rail bed.
I think that Trainzers should investigate other products, just to see how they compare. I vote for 2010!
Such is my verbal contribution.
Cheers,
srude