Will I be able to run Trainz 19?

[Terch]

I'm still using Trainz 2012, but I have been thinking about getting Trainz 2019, but I've seen alot of discussion regarding poor performance. I'm running a low-mid range system and I just want some guidance on how well Trainz 19 would perform before I bite the bullet and buy the game for £50.

Currently running a 15-8300H CPU 2.3GHz (4 cores)
GTX 1050TI
8GB RAM
Windows 10 64 Bit

Will I be able to run the game at medium settings and get a decent FPS? Thanks for any help.

 

[USSc1798]

The specs you listed are a little batter than the specs that I have on my own machine. Essentially, I run the same with a less powerful graphics card. I am able to run it on medium settings without issue.

So yes, you will be able to run TRS19 without issue. However, with the I5 processor and 8gb of RAM, loading into sessions and surveyor may take upward of several minutes, as will loading the number of assets you currently have installed. Although, once everything is loaded, you should be able to run TRS19 around 30 frames. Maybe better given your graphics card.

As for buying the game for $50, I would not really recommend buying the full game with all the content from each region of the world. For example, in the case of some of the American stuff, the built in content is out shined by other routes or content on the Trainz Store or on 3rd party sites. I do not know for sure if this also applies to built-in content from other regions however.

Hope this helps!

 

[MP242]

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[pware]

...generally if you can run TS12, T:ANE and TS19 should run even better

I can confirm that. When TANE was first released I loaded the same very large route simultaneously into both TS12 and TANE in separate windows and put them through their paces. In a simple task, such as using the mouse to jump around the layouts in Surveyor, TS12 ran like a slug (as it usually did on that particular route) while the scenery was able to keep up with the mouse movements in TANE without any problems. The major differences were that TANE was 64 bit code and TS12 was 32 bit plus TANE had much more performance optimisation built in - and this was the first version of TANE which was riddled with bugs. The difference was significant enough that, despite all the bugs, I abandoned TS12 for TANE immediately. I participated in the TANE beta testing program after that to help eliminate those bugs.

While I have not performed the same side-by-side comparison between TANE and TS19, their performances seem very similar (if anything TS19 is better), but the additional features in TS19 have again convinced me to abandon TANE for TS19. I run both TS19 SP1 and TS19 Platinum. Both perform equally well but Platinum has the Unified Driver Surveyor interface which has been a real time and effort saver. I am strongly considering adding Trainz Plus to my "Engine Shed" of Trainz once this pandemic is over.

If you decide to go with TANE instead of TS19 then the latest release, SP4, is by far the best version of TANE, in my humble opinion.

 

[ColPrice2002]

Hi,
The specs you posted should be ok for TS19 - with suitable adjustments to the quality settings.
You'll need to have disc space available (quite a lot!).

You'll find some routes/sessions will not be playable - like ECML - it's probably going to take an age to load, and there's lots of detail loading which causes stuttering.
If you can afford it, buy a solid state drive just for Trainz - it makes a massive improvement on loading times..

TS19 & TANE both drive the graphics card hard, whereas earlier versions drive the CPU hard. Make sure you have sufficient power and cooling for the GPU ( airflow through the case).

Check out the subscription offers - I didn't use them, but I have a "lifetime" FCT. Although that adds to the monthly discount, I reckoned that for my use it was better to buy TS19 outright than to subscribe. Your choice could well be different.

I suspect that very little of any downloaded content for 2012 will be useable in the later versions - check out you broadband speed and cap!

Colin