Yo n00bz!

[sniper297]

Welcome to Trainz - maybe. 3 step guide to Trainz for newcomers;

Step 1; https://www.auran.com/planetauran/SN_Enter_Serialnumber.php
Find your serial number, register your game. Important step, first step, don't skip it.

This guy is showing TS2010 and TS12 in his "Station Stops" next to his name, so whatever he wants to know I'm willing to try to help if I can.

This bozo has nothing showing in his station stops, indicating he's either too hopelessly retarded to figure out the registration or he's a pirate playing with a crack warez version of the game. Either way I have zero interest in trying to help with anything other than getting a legal registered copy of the game, if he can't do that he's either a thief or too stupid to play computer games anyway.

Step 2; Patch the game. http://forums.auran.com/trainz/show...e-Can-I-patch-my-version-(TS2009-TS2010-TS12)

Need help figuring that out AND YOU HAVE A LEGAL REGISTERED COPY SHOWING (Don't skip step 1!) ask for help and ye shall receive.

Step 3; Play with the game. The one you have installed. It has routes, it has trains, it has sessions that are all built in, no need to buy or download anything else, play with what you have.

How long? It depends, if you're coming from one of the other train simulators AND are experienced and competent managing files for addons, a week should be enough. If you're new to computer games in general and have zero previous experience downloading and installing addons for computer games, you better give it at least a month before you try any kind of DLC or download. That's the number one cause of grief for newcomers, going headfirst off the high dive into the deep end instead of learning basic swimming at the shallow end is guaranteed to give you problems.

 

[shaneturner12]

Nice 3-step guide there Sniper - hopefully the moderators will see value with it, and sticky it.

Shane

 

[KrisDeagle]

I don't know if I can support sticking a thread that calls people offensive names but the general steps are useful. It is definitely recommended to register your serial as soon as you receive it. Patching generally resolves a lot of common issues, so that is another important step.

Kris

 

[sniper297]

No copyright, you want to edit and repost in polite language feel free.

A prison psychologist once told me I had an "abrasive personality", which apparently means I rub people the wrong way without meaning to.

In this case, however, I'm being deliberately offensive to the frequent clowns who come here with warez copies of Trainz, thinking that they're not hurting anyone by stealing software - their selfish actions hurt all of us one way or another.

 

[Robert2d6]

I guess what surprises me as a newbie myself, are the posts that I read stating that the poster installed Trainz, ran through the four tutorials in about an hour, downloaded routes, sessions, and now is confused. Give me a break.. I am a licensed pilot with quite a few hours, been playing with Flight sims for decades, and when I started with TS12 4 months ago , I spent a few days going through the tutorials until I felt that I had learned enough to tentatively progress to the next step in the learning process. It's like someone wanting to get their pilots license, and after one hour of dual they are telling their instructor they want to do their solo cross country and take their flight exam. Seems like some newbies just don't want to invest any time or study in the learning process, and want to go from A to Z in 1 hour. Not going to happen, and if that is your mind set, I would suggest some other hobby, because that doesn't fit what a game like Trainz has to offer. When I read some of the posts on this forum by the experienced members, I realize that even though I have tried to really study this material in Trainz, it will probably take me years to get to the level that some of the regular members on this forum are already at. That is what makes Trainz fun, it's the challenge.

 

[William0d0]

[snip]

This bozo has nothing showing in his station stops,

[/snip]

Maybe he can't register Trainz because he has a barcode for a name.:hehe:

 

[JCitron]

I guess what surprises me as a newbie myself, are the posts that I read stating that the poster installed Trainz, ran through the four tutorials in about an hour, downloaded routes, sessions, and now is confused. Give me a break.. I am a licensed pilot with quite a few hours, been playing with Flight sims for decades, and when I started with TS12 4 months ago , I spent a few days going through the tutorials until I felt that I had learned enough to tentatively progress to the next step in the learning process. It's like someone wanting to get their pilots license, and after one hour of dual they are telling their instructor they want to do their solo cross country and take their flight exam. Seems like some newbies just don't want to invest any time or study in the learning process, and want to go from A to Z in 1 hour. Not going to happen, and if that is your mind set, I would suggest some other hobby, because that doesn't fit what a game like Trainz has to offer. When I read some of the posts on this forum by the experienced members, I realize that even though I have tried to really study this material in Trainz, it will probably take me years to get to the level that some of the regular members on this forum are already at. That is what makes Trainz fun, it's the challenge.

Robert,

I did a similar thing. I tried the tutorials, or at least got through a few of them over the course of a few days, before deciding to pull apart some routes and see how they were built. I did this back about late December 2004 and I'm still learning what there is to know about Trainz, and I still have barely scratched the surface. Perhaps this is because I came from the old MSTS and MS Flight Sim world which required fiddling to get things to work, perhaps like a real model railroad. This program, and what you put into it, is like everything else that requires work, and like any worthy hobby there's so much to do that it should keep a person busy for quite some time. Sadly many young people today have the attention span that probably equals the size of a gnat's brain. I studied and taught piano (was actually a music major), and found that for the majority of the students if they lasted more than a 3 months, I may have had something going for me. I couldn't take it anymore and went back into IT. My patience level was about 1/2 ns with them mostly because they wouldn't do their homework which amounted to less than 15 minutes a day at their level.

@Sniper (Jim), you're not being offensive; just a wee bit politically incorrect. We need some of that once in awhile, perhaps more often to get people to wake up and face the real world. I agree, outside of a handful of people with technical difficulties, the majority of the users with unregistered versions is suspicious. (BD1 being an exception since he is really registered under a different name).

John

 

[sniper297]

So lemmee see if I got dis straight..

When I'm trying to clarify something or get a simple straight answer people are offended by the way I talk, when I'm TRYING to be offensive to software pirates it ain't offensive? :hehe: I shoulda stayed in the ghetto, life was a little rougher but a lot simpler to understand.

 

[BD1]

Welcome to Trainz - maybe. 3 step guide to Trainz for newcomers;

Step 1; https://www.auran.com/planetauran/SN_Enter_Serialnumber.php
Find your serial number, register your game. Important step, first step, don't skip it.
This guy is showing TS2010 and TS12 in his "Station Stops" next to his name, so whatever he wants to know I'm willing to try to help if I can.

This bozo has nothing showing in his station stops, indicating he's either too hopelessly retarded to figure out the registration or he's a pirate playing with a crack warez version of the game. Either way I have zero interest in trying to help with anything other than getting a legal registered copy of the game, if he can't do that he's either a thief or too stupid to play computer games anyway.

Step 2; Patch the game. http://forums.auran.com/trainz/show...e-Can-I-patch-my-version-(TS2009-TS2010-TS12)

Need help figuring that out AND YOU HAVE A LEGAL REGISTERED COPY SHOWING (Don't skip step 1!) ask for help and ye shall receive.

Step 3; Play with the game. The one you have installed. It has routes, it has trains, it has sessions that are all built in, no need to buy or download anything else, play with what you have.

How long? It depends, if you're coming from one of the other train simulators AND are experienced and competent managing files for addons, a week should be enough. If you're new to computer games in general and have zero previous experience downloading and installing addons for computer games, you better give it at least a month before you try any kind of DLC or download. That's the number one cause of grief for newcomers, going headfirst off the high dive into the deep end instead of learning basic swimming at the shallow end is guaranteed to give you problems.

No copyright, you want to edit and repost in polite language feel free.

A prison psychologist once told me I had an "abrasive personality", which apparently means I rub people the wrong way without meaning to.

In this case, however, I'm being deliberately offensive to the frequent clowns who come here with warez copies of Trainz, thinking that they're not hurting anyone by stealing software - their selfish actions hurt all of us one way or another.

Perhaps YOU, yourself "self" justify yourself, being, "Deliberately Offencive" and making it seem OK, in your eye's, proclaiming: "In this case, however, (stating) Quote: I'm being deliberately offensive", by deliberately posting offencive name calling, and deliberately making unproven rash accusations here on the Forum (as those kinds of people sure deserve it, in my eyes):

"nOObz"
"Bozo"
"Clowns"
"Too Hopelessly Retarded"
"Too stupid to play computer games"
"he's a pirate"
"he's a thief"
"stealing software"
"playing with a crack warez version of the game"
"In this case, however, (stating) Quote: I'm being deliberately offensive"


Stating, Quote: "No copyright, you want to edit and re post in polite language feel free"

I ask you Sniper: Can't you "Yourself" (Sniper) edit out your own offensive posts, and edit out the attacking name calling statements ? Or is that below you to "adjust" your own foul insulting attacking attitude ?

A prison psychologist once told me I (you) had an "abrasive personality", which apparently means I (you) rub people the wrong way (and apparently have no moral shame in this abrasive language, here on the Forum).

Sniper, You ? Were YOU in Prison ?

Anger Management class's might be in order, so as to help you cull this offencive language, name calling, and abusive postings on the Forum, and help you curb these personal attacks that you have been making, (that you seem so proud of), and you seem to "self justify" these personal attacking insults, as it is: OK for "Sniper" to make these insulting attacks, because it is A-OK in your eyes, and is perfectly acceptable foul, abusive, attacking language, here on the Forum ? ! ?

You posting these hurtful words: "Too Hopeless Retarded" sounds a bit heavy on the insults, and goes way over the borderline, and in my eyes, IS a direct attack, and this abusive, sickning statement, insults all handicap persons.

Are your words used here on the form, still OK, in your eyes ? ? ?

I am sorry to point out these attacking, insulting words that you have made. And I harbor no ill feelings toward you. As I do like the work in Trainz that you have been making !

I make no demands of your appologies. Maybe I don't deserve one. I am not perfect, and I am sorry that I am so imperfect, and I am trying to make changes in myself. And it is difficult !

But, lately, I have seen some pretty attacking statements, here on the Forum, from many, many persons (young, and old alike), and these attacking, offencive name calling, and bully-ings are becomming ever so frequent here on the Forum, and it is: "NOT OK" to do so !

I am sorry to aire my feellings about this name calling, and personal attacks, that have been happening, ever so more frequently, here on the Forum, lately. I am not without fault, and I am truely sorry.

 

[sniper297]

"Were YOU in Prison ?"

I'm from Chicago, sh*t happens. Cops and judges are usually from the suburbs, so what should be a clear cut case of self defense sometimes gets muddled into ADW or attempted murder charges. If the deck is stacked against you, you cop to a lesser charge to avoid a possible felony conviction and a longer stretch in the joint. That's life growing up in the ghetto, no big deal.

Anyway if I offended YOU, at least that part worked. :wave:

 

[KrisDeagle]

I have half an hour to go, might as well exercise some power while I still have time.

This one will no doubt get out of hand.

Kris