Which game for a very young player?
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For building and running TRS2006 is the way to go. FWIW, my laptop can't run 2004, but run 2006 with very little problem (other than frame rate while running)I have the original Trainz demo for my 5 year old son and he loves this game. I want to buy the full version for him for Christmas but I am also considering Trainz 2004. My computer is from 2001 and only has 512mb RAM and NVidia GeForce4 64mb, so I don't think anything after the 2004 version would work on my computer. My son can't really play scenario games yet but he loves to build track layouts and scenery and drive the trains and really loves the original Trainz. Which game do you think would be best? The original Trainz or 2004? He can't read so if there are too many scenario challenges it wouldn't be fun for him, he just wants to build and drive the trains. Thanks for reading and I appreciate any advice you might have for me.
Is the demo you have Trainz or UTC? I ask because 2004 and 2006 have different method for placing trains on the layout.
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Hi Peter,
Yes, they were and you're right.
In UTC it was necessary to place a marker and then set stock to that, so it mean you had to put these markers all over the place.
This changed with 04 when it became possible just to put stock on wherever you liked and completely free of the markers - they went out of the (carriage) window.
I have run Trainz right from, well, Trainz until 04 so was very pleased with that modification.
So unless 06 has yet another new way of setting stock on the tracks, you are right.
The reason I never went to 06 is that as a route creator it didn't seem to offer me any major advances over 04 which runs fine and does everything I want of a train sim. Also, and as has been noted, older version assets work on it without a hitch (usually...) so many people can benefit, and also there is a wealth of add-on assets available to right-back-when if/when our friend decides to upgrade and finds it a good idea to venture further into the Trainz experience - as we all do - eventually... it's far too tempting not to.
Angela
Hi Peter,
Yes, they were and you're right.
In UTC it was necessary to place a marker and then set stock to that, so it mean you had to put these markers all over the place.
This changed with 04 when it became possible just to put stock on wherever you liked and completely free of the markers - they went out of the (carriage) window.
I have run Trainz right from, well, Trainz until 04 so was very pleased with that modification.
So unless 06 has yet another new way of setting stock on the tracks, you are right.
The reason I never went to 06 is that as a route creator it didn't seem to offer me any major advances over 04 which runs fine and does everything I want of a train sim. Also, and as has been noted, older version assets work on it without a hitch (usually...) so many people can benefit, and also there is a wealth of add-on assets available to right-back-when if/when our friend decides to upgrade and finds it a good idea to venture further into the Trainz experience - as we all do - eventually... it's far too tempting not to.
Angela
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My 4 year old grand-daughter loves the SMITE and the MMMG. She also knows how to lay the simple track and smooth it out after the MMMG.:hehe: She is just having fun with it.:wave:
thegrindre
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Gotta agree with most everyone here. I have both '04 and '06 and uninstalled '06 and only play '04, now. '04 is a smoother running game and will work better on a small system. If you buy the Deluxe Edition of '04 you will get all the upgrades and have nothing else to worry about.
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