Topic: Railworks 4 (Read 375949 times)

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #475 on:** October 28, 2011, 15:20:51 »

there is no real train to base it on though

My Number 1 train though has to be the 4CIG

And the Flying Scotsman is very realistic I think

mvsmith · « **Reply #476 on:** October 28, 2011, 15:48:39 »

Quote from: clanky on October 28, 2011, 08:37:17

I have to say I'm quite impressed with the screenshots from Railworks, has anyone tried trainz 12, how does it compare with railworks3?

Hi Clanky,

I, too, am impressed with RW3. As a long-time Trainz user who took a long hiatus when ShipSim offered me a chance to steer something, itâ€™s difficult to be totally objective.
Iâ€™ve been watching RW develop since the Kuju days, but the huge amount of content available for Trainz kept my interest there. However, with Trainz 12 there is the same legacy problem that plagues Extremesâ€”much of the good content wonâ€™t work in the newer version.

The graphics are excellent in both RW3 and Tr12; which is better depends largely on which aspects float your boat.

The driving interface in RW3 is very good once you get accustomed to its differences from Tr.
The new TSX graphics engine seems to be a winner. RW appear to make good use of GPUs to take much of the computational burden off of the CPUâ€”something that needs to happen with Extremes if it is to progress much further.

From a technical standpoint, the RW Route & Scenario Editors are very interesting and well documented. There is a refreshing degree of transparency in the way the nuts and bolts are documented.
As is traditional in the train simulator business, third-party content providers are encouraged and very well supported. I expect that the available DLs to keep increasing rapidly.

My experience with S.T.E.A.M has been entirely seamless through various updates and DLs.

Regards,
Marty

clanky · « **Reply #477 on:** October 28, 2011, 15:53:26 »

Thanks Marty, is it as easy to produce new environments / scenarios in RS3 as in TRS?

I have been running TRS2010 on my laptop and it struggles at times, was thinking of buying a decent desktop / gaming PC to run TRS12 and some other things anyway, but am tempted to go with RW3 instead of TRS12 now.

Rbsanford · « **Reply #478 on:** October 28, 2011, 16:13:38 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on October 28, 2011, 14:50:47

As much as I would like the ICE and great as it looks...

Thats the best HST in game now

i havent used that train yet. is it tilty?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #479 on:** October 28, 2011, 16:15:15 »

yes - it tilts

dexter7 · « **Reply #480 on:** October 28, 2011, 17:25:30 »

It's fun!

mvsmith · « **Reply #481 on:** October 28, 2011, 17:33:41 »

Hi Clanky,

Itâ€™s early days for me where route & scenario building in RW3 is concerned. Iâ€™ve just recently been devoting the bulk of my free time to thatâ€”and mainly to the track-laying and scenario aspects rather than the scenery. My general impression is that the tools for the latter are at least as good as, and in some ways better than, the tools in the earlier versions of Trainz.

RW3 provides a very flexible grid and snapping for positioning objects, and a good distance measuring tool. There is much help available, both from the official RW site and from many independent forums, which are, for the most part, business-like and devoid of nonsense.

Many developer tools are available from those sites that allow you to import DEM data or overlay the terrain with Google Map decals. You can also place route markers in Google Maps and then convert them to route blueprints for import into RW. This simplifies laying out track, roads, etc. in prototypical routes. To the extent that Routes are the equivalent of Environments, they are at least possible for a user to make independently of any action by the game company.

Scenario construction might be compared to Mission creatingâ€”it has its learning curve but is well documented. It is very interesting in its many possibilitiesâ€”AI trains, automatic switching & dispatching, freight & passenger loading/unloading, etc. AI trains are somewhat less prone to squirrely behavior (I think the track may have something to do with that).

More on this later as I get deeper into it. I think youâ€™ll find RW3 is a good investment.
Those HS train shots donâ€™t really show the graphics quality as well as, say, the UP Big Boy does.

http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,26439.msg358658.html#msg358658 (http://80.95.161.114/shipsim/forum/index.php/topic,26439.msg358658.html#msg358658)
Iâ€™ll post a full shot when I get a chance.

Regards,
Marty

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #482 on:** October 28, 2011, 17:48:02 »

if you are interested, Railworks 3 (with Zombie Add-on) is half price in a Haloween Sale

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/scary_sale_2011?snr=1_41_4__42

*Until Haloween

dexter7 · « **Reply #483 on:** October 28, 2011, 18:10:52 »

WTF?

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #484 on:** October 28, 2011, 18:24:13 »

Haloween Special

Haven;t got to that bit yet though

Rbsanford · « **Reply #485 on:** October 28, 2011, 18:26:22 »

Quote from: dexter7 on October 28, 2011, 18:10:52

WTF?

thats how i get to school.

dexter7 · « **Reply #486 on:** October 28, 2011, 18:32:08 »

danny · « **Reply #487 on:** October 28, 2011, 19:23:11 »

Quote from: dexter7 on October 28, 2011, 18:10:52

WTF?

"Intercity 125 you are cleared for takeoff track one, wind is 12 knots from 350."

mvsmith · « **Reply #488 on:** October 28, 2011, 19:47:44 »

Obviously, technology that was pioneered for ships in Extremes and applied to trains.

danny · « **Reply #489 on:** October 28, 2011, 20:35:44 »

Quote from: mvsmith on October 28, 2011, 19:47:44

Obviously, technology that was pioneered for ships in Extremes and applied to trains.

Rbsanford · « **Reply #490 on:** October 28, 2011, 23:13:09 »

Quote from: mvsmith on October 28, 2011, 19:47:44

Obviously, technology that was pioneered for ships in Extremes and applied to trains.

so true.

Rbsanford · « **Reply #491 on:** October 29, 2011, 03:55:23 »

well alot of my high-speed electric trains arent working.
diagnosis: pantograph refuses to touch the wires.

it says the pantograph is fully extended, but clearly its not.

mvsmith · « **Reply #492 on:** October 29, 2011, 07:15:21 »

Hi Clanky,
Here are some screenshots so you can count the rivets on Big Boyâ€™s firebox.
Regards,
Marty

clanky · « **Reply #493 on:** October 29, 2011, 08:55:42 »

Fantastic, thnaks Marty.

That brings back a few memories, I used to help out with the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, I have put a few rivets in fireboxes in my time!

mvsmith · « **Reply #494 on:** October 29, 2011, 16:49:44 »

Hi Clanky,

To further answer your question about route & scenario construction, here is a short sample of the documentation about using the time compression facility to test AI train behavior.
Clicking one of the blue links should let you explore the relatively massive documentation provided by railsimulator.com.
In addition there are a number of independent forums that give help. You can find a list of them on the SUPPORT page of railsimulator.com under Developers.
I recommend the 3D Trains forum; Marc runs a tight ship with many very informative posts and no sandbox.

Regards,
Marty

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #495 on:** October 30, 2011, 00:10:39 »

Don;t you just Hate when Zombies take over the Paddington route and ruin the track...

Rbsanford · « **Reply #496 on:** October 30, 2011, 00:19:49 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on October 30, 2011, 00:10:39

Don;t you just Hate when Zombies take over the Paddington route and ruin the track...

i know, rite?

i cant tell u how many times ime driving a train wen a zombie army appears and destroys the tracks. then i hav to fly!

i remember the good ole days were a drive to the store was easy.

Stuart2007 · « **Reply #497 on:** October 30, 2011, 13:20:40 »

Have you all been on low alcohol shandy last night? Flying trains. What the hell?

Zombies on the GW mainline, I can handle (that's normally worst great western management out on a field trip) but flying HSTs? What was all the fire about?

Or is ryanscare now entering the rail business- not only do they still not take you to the right destination, now they're sending you by train.

dexter7 · « **Reply #498 on:** October 30, 2011, 13:23:29 »

well stu, that train is fast, alll you haves to do is stick a pair of wings on it and go full speed on a straight-away!

Rbsanford · « **Reply #499 on:** October 30, 2011, 17:25:16 »

i took that train to castle rock last night and went full speed.

i nearly reached monument wen i hit a nasty turn while goin downhill and derailed.

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