Video & Loco

[rockmogrels]

I’m new to Trainz. I bought Tranz 2009 builders from online download, installed it with no problems, ran great. A week later I bought Trainz 2010EE DVD. When I loaded 2010 I loaded it alongside 2009, not as a standalone. There is a ton of jerky slow performance problems, so I’m going to upgrade my video card... My system profile is XP pro, P4 3.60 Hz, 3.60GHz, & 2.86 GB RAM. My video card is:
Radeon X850 XT 256 256-BIT. I am thinking to a Radeon HD 5550 1 GB 128-BIT. Will this solve my video problems?

One more question I’m trying to make my layout in the US steam era. I’ve downloaded almost all the locos from steammachine.com. When I go into Surveyor most of the steam locos are in red and cannot be loaded. I checked my Content Manager and everything looks ok, and there are no missing dependencies. How can I get the locos to load? My Trainz build is: 44088, so I think I’m up to date on my patches…

Thanks for your help and advice!

 

[RRSignal]

What graphic mode are you using, OpenGL or DirectX? Try switching, see if that helps. It may also help to get the latest DirectX 9 (I think one from June is the latest) and perhaps video card drivers. TS2010 should run though you will likely have to make some compromises with that equipment. I really don't think a new video card will do a whole lot, since Trainz (and many other sims) is a highly CPU-dependent game.

 

[fran1]

Upgrading your graphics card alone will help but your P4 is another item which needs updating.
I upgraded graphics cards (twice) not thinking about my p4, stuck a core duo/dual core in and things ran fine.
For 2010 you also need xp SP3, also in video settings in driver try running in compatibility mode and back the sliders off. this should help the jerkiness.
Re the locos, sounds like errors which 2010 wont allow until fixed, however check them for missing deps, you may have missed something.

 

[4ndylloyd]

I have an ATi Radeon video card and it runs smoother in 2009 on compatibility mode with antialiasing set to off. With the latest ATi drivers OpenGL is smoother than Directx but moving water flickers in OpenGL with my Radeon card.

Follow frans advice also about winding your sliders back

Andy