I have no idea where that gem comes from.
I guess I should consider it a compliment, in the sense that we've done a good job of supporting the older content. ...but on that note i'll just point at the TRS19 screenshots that users are posting on these forums, and invite people to try and get anywhere close using Jet.
There were plenty of posts debating this when T:ANE was released, not sure why you're acting like it's your first time hearing such. I'm not saying the claims were valid or not. The 64-bit change was a big deal along with other changes, but sacrifices to advancement had to be made to keep high backwards compatibility all the way back to the original Trainz, whose assets I definitely don't want anywhere near a route in 2019.
I never understood the TS12>TANE (inevitable TANE>TRS19) comments as TANE is definitely better than TS12 which was sluggish, had a low draw distance, etc, but TS12 is still perfectly capable of producing some really nice screenshots. It all comes down to the content used.
You keep talking about this as if we're going to expend resources toward a future product, merely because Gold Class exists. Let me assure you that we would be doing the same thing if Gold Class did not exist, because if we never released another product then we would eventually go out of business. After TRS2010 was released, we worked on TS12. After TS12 was released, we worked on TANE. After TANE was released, we worked on TRS19. It doesn't require Gold Class to guess that we're going to be working on another product after TRS19.
chris
That's not what I'm saying at all. Of course you are going to work on future releases??? I believe it was Tony who had a post, may have been discussing Trainz Plus or something else, which contained the term TRS20, not TRS20-something, 19+1=20. Perhaps it was a misuse of words, but I was saying that imho Trainz isn't a product suitable to a yearly main-release cycle. Maybe for users who just drive routes or look at shiny new locos, but not those whose main enjoyment comes from Surveyor.
My point was it will definitely cause a ruckus when you begin releasing new Trainz Plus features which will only be available to users who pay more, monthly. It sounds like they will be items such as what the Trainz Dev group have dealt with privately during TANE, except available publicly and shutting users out who aren't willing to pay to use them. That's a big difference.
Also, I'm just providing my thoughts of TRS19 plans and the future of Trainz. That's not being argumentative, it's simply user feedback.