MartinH wrote:
with anyone able to upload their own routes (even using default content) without restrictions (so long as it was freeware).
Not so.
Default content was never allowed to be uploaded, remember those little batch files we had to run and to make sure all six routes were installed so it could copy default items across?
Routes that used the default items were of course allowed as long as the content itself wasn't distributed and the same goes for RS. You can use the default content so long as its not uploaded with the route.
Since the FSX graphics program will only have to display a restricted area (not from 5000ft) you should see good performance.
This has been mentioned before. Two things
1) The FSX game engine was designed for flight sims NOT train sims which have a completly different graphic requiremnt to flight sims.... by a few thousand feet. which leads to
2) Although the FSX game engine in MSTS2 won't have to cover as wider area, the difference in the amount of detail in that smaller area will be magnified ten fold
i don't see many individual weeds or bushes or people or anything that is as fine detailed to what we are used in train simsin FSX with the exception of an airfield, an area which is a lot smaller than what a train sim is going to have to cope with plus its pretty much static.
terrain and detailed graphic will actually have to be refreshed and updated more often in MSTS2 than in FSX.
Going back a few posts someone mentioned that its going to take longer to build models, cabs and scenarios due to much more work involved to take advantage of the new features.
Well surely if MSTS2 is going to be the bees knees this will be exactly the same as it too will be much more highly detailed than MSTS 1
this all leads to all what people really want is MSTS with better graphics, pro signalling and more accuratly controlled AI plus loads of other fancy features.
I can't understand why everyone is so sure MSTS2 Is going to be the one? Perhaps it fear of moving away from an MSTS? i seem to recall most people were routing for TMTS for the sole reason it was going to be backwards compatable, its now on hold and MSTS2 is not here yet so know one knows what its going to be like.
Infact the only one that has arrived is the one you have all been so negative about
Being way down in the Colonies, it hasn't been released, nor is there any indication as to if it even will be, so it means an import. That in itself is not an issue, given the strong A$ and the fact that Matt now has it in stock. 
