Greetings, this is an introduction, and maybe some other rookies might jump onboard.
So, I'm new to Trainz, but not to computers or railfan/model railroading. A second-generation model railroader, in fact, as there was a great plywood pike in the basement. And I had my own smaller projects through the years, but nothing for quite some time. Lots of stuff in boxes. As for computers, had a TRS-80 and went up from there. Was active in the wargaming (Atomic/Matrix Close Combat) community, mods and map-making. The experience I had with the original Mic@#$ft train simulator was short and frustrating. Went through a variety of tactical or strategic games, etc.
The last few weeks have been an eye-opening experience, and kudos to the developers and all the content contributors. I jumped in and got TRS19 Platinum, a 6-month FCT. A little extra downloading and away we go. The good news is that's all you need to really get a great game/simulation. There's lots of tutorial and introductory sessions. If the computer graphic capability is high enough....
Upgrading has been the plan. My PC is probably 75% there. So TRS19 is great but not the superb immersion it can be. Meanwhile, I (of course) went overboard procuring and downloading routes, content, etc. Spent an enormous amount of time futzing. I now have the "missing dependencies" symbol tattooed on the back of my hand. At some point, I saw that using T:ANE to import and fix things and then re-importing into TRS19 might help..
And now there's good news: T:ANE SP3 runs great. I think I would advise getting both right from the start, that I would have saved time and treasure. I feel like I jumped into an ongoing development project with TRS19 (NTTATWWT). I plan on stripping down TRS19 to better keep up with any patches, and enjoy both.
I'm still climbing the learning curve on getting the most out of this. Believe me, there's been a lot of reading. Expect some questions of the rookie variety. Thanks!
So, I'm new to Trainz, but not to computers or railfan/model railroading. A second-generation model railroader, in fact, as there was a great plywood pike in the basement. And I had my own smaller projects through the years, but nothing for quite some time. Lots of stuff in boxes. As for computers, had a TRS-80 and went up from there. Was active in the wargaming (Atomic/Matrix Close Combat) community, mods and map-making. The experience I had with the original Mic@#$ft train simulator was short and frustrating. Went through a variety of tactical or strategic games, etc.
The last few weeks have been an eye-opening experience, and kudos to the developers and all the content contributors. I jumped in and got TRS19 Platinum, a 6-month FCT. A little extra downloading and away we go. The good news is that's all you need to really get a great game/simulation. There's lots of tutorial and introductory sessions. If the computer graphic capability is high enough....
Upgrading has been the plan. My PC is probably 75% there. So TRS19 is great but not the superb immersion it can be. Meanwhile, I (of course) went overboard procuring and downloading routes, content, etc. Spent an enormous amount of time futzing. I now have the "missing dependencies" symbol tattooed on the back of my hand. At some point, I saw that using T:ANE to import and fix things and then re-importing into TRS19 might help..
And now there's good news: T:ANE SP3 runs great. I think I would advise getting both right from the start, that I would have saved time and treasure. I feel like I jumped into an ongoing development project with TRS19 (NTTATWWT). I plan on stripping down TRS19 to better keep up with any patches, and enjoy both.
I'm still climbing the learning curve on getting the most out of this. Believe me, there's been a lot of reading. Expect some questions of the rookie variety. Thanks!