AND, my hope is that Surveyor 2.0 becomes part of TRS22 over the next 12 months. That possible? Surveyor is an integral part of the game and I am pleased to see that the CEO states it will be included in the game – sometime - (Post Dec 1 2021 04:00PM) “With Surveyor 2.0 still being developed, this feature will remain a Trainz Plus feature until it has been fully fleshed out and then included in a future Trainz update.” The thing that is missing in the CEO’s post is of course is WHEN this is expected to happen.
If, at the end of this next 12 months, Surveyor 2.0 is not included in an update, I will have a decision to make. Do I stay - subscribing - as I will probably have been using Surveyor 2.0 for 12 months and could not face going back to Classic Surveyor? Or do I let the subscription lapse? Yes, I know - only 20 US cents a day to subscribe! I think I can safely say - gauging from posts I have read - that I am not the only one who thought Surveyor 2.0 was included with TRS22.
Right now, everything is in beta. Since you subscribed to Plus you can enjoy these features now and contribute to the bug finding which will make the product better. The good news is Surveyor 2.0 will be integrated into Plus now since this is the platform where new features are added first, and as new features are added in, we can test those now and enjoy them before they land in TRS22.
TRS22 is scheduled for release next year and is to include Surveyor 2.0 according to Tony, but let's get everything right first!
Being a beta tester, I look at the product being tested thoroughly rather than half-baked and sent out in a shoddy unfinished state. I would rather delay the release to ensure things are done right and not face the mess we had when TANE was first released. I'm not sure you remember that, but TANE was awful and took multiple hot-fixes and service packs to bring it up to where it is today. That being said, the more beta testers there are reporting the bugs, the more that are fixed and the better the product is.
To help ensure we have a better product, report any bugs you find here:
Trainz Bug Report (typeform.com)
Fill in as many details as you can, include any pictures, videos, and all the steps you took to find the problem. This will ensure the QA Team and the developers can fix the problems found and reported.