#TRAINZ SIMULATOR 2009 DEMO DRIVER#
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route building being much easier than the complex way to in MSTS. You have to remember Kuju/Microsoft had only arrived on shelves the previous year, but where as MSTS focused on the realistic side of being a train driver, trainz decided to make their game a virtual model railway game.

You can also build your own routes, this being a great feature which would stay throughout the games being very user friendly and easy to use. Although collision crash physics really a focus of the game so the most that'll happen is it will couple to you and join you for the ride until you sort it out. (But I recall that if you stopped a train and drove another without applying the handbrake on the previous it would end up moving on its own and risk crashing into you. You can easily operate multiple locomotives by simply clicking on one, turning the DCC dial, then switching to another and do the same. That wouldn't come until the release Trz2004) This version of the game is more primitive than its later versions.ĭrive a range of diesel and electric locomotives (Yeah, they hadn't quite got to modelling steam engines yet.

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Thus, whether you are a huge train enthusiast, or just a curious cat on the lookout for interesting hobbies, the game at hand is a great choice no matter what.What we have here is the first edition of Auran Trainz which would later blossom into a series of later editions right up to today with the current release (as of writing this) Trainz19 and the soon to be released Trainz 22

#TRAINZ SIMULATOR 2009 DEMO FREE#

There is enough content bundled into it to last you for quite a while, not to mention the fact that you are free to create your own stuff and integrate it into the game. Immense replayability and loads of tutorials to get you startedĪll things considered, Trainz: Railroad Simulator 2004 does come with everything you might need in order to satisfy your craving for trains. The overall quality is decent, though, so you can definitely marvel at the beauty of the available trains, both inside and out. Thankfully, the visuals are quite pleasing and the locomotives are very detailed, even if there are some rough edges here and there, especially when it comes to the rather outdated shaders, at this point. Obviously, all of these things would mean very little if the graphics engine wouldn’t be able to accurately reproduce all those carefully modeled train engines. Moreover, you can create this content yourself, by making use of the included editor, which allows you to build your own worlds, complete with tracks, trees and even tunnels.

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This includes more locomotives, routes and a variety of skin packs, depending on what you want to change. In case you run out of things to do, fear not, for there is a lot of custom-built content out there that can be freely downloaded from the official website. Good graphics and plenty of content to keep you occupied If, on the other hand, you choose to be the Yardmaster, your role is to supervise the entire railroad and make sure that each route is on schedule, while also keeping an eye over the cargoes and their destination.

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The Driver mode puts you in the conductor’s seat and allows you to take full control over the train’s cabin, which usually includes a lot of buttons, levers, and the occasional switch. In addition, realism is also part of the deal, so the experience is that much more authentic and challenging, albeit a bit more difficult to get accustomed to in the beginning.Īs previously mentioned, there are multiple modes to choose from, depending on how you want to play the game. Trainz: Railroad Simulator 2004 is a complete simulator pack that includes everything you might desire when it comes to trains, regardless of whether you want to drive them around, closely manage an entire railroad, or just build your own virtual routes and go on joyrides all day long. They kept up with the times, though, because even if the first locomotives ran on steam engines and they required a lot of coal to keep hauling the cargo around, new models use electricity and they are even capable of floating above the tracks, using electromagnetism. Trains are extraordinary machines, even if they are a rather old invention.

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