Train Simulator 2 -- more details and European packshot!

bravedan · Post by **bravedan** » Thu May 15, 2003 3:39 pm

There's a rumour that MSTS2:-

1. Will have at least some working error trapping (even if rudimentary!)

2. Will have a user friendly Consist Editor which allows on the fly changes of the primary locomotive and stock within the MSTS main prog, just like MSFS has had for years.

3. Will have a graphics engine which does not arbitrarily reduce the displayed shading palette to ridiculous levels, particularly on upward facing "lit" surfaces.

4. Will reduce draw times to a level that permits scenery to always appear drawn on the view horizon rather than explode into view inches before the train passes. (relatively speaking with regard similar environment game engines)

5. Will allow switching to another loco already located within the environment (MSTS Cab Control, for the railway modellers)

6. Will have a working turntable.

7. Will have third rail.

8. Will be fully compatible with UKFS and Xtracks or introduce a better system which allows similar features.

9. Will allow stock grouping to "eras" and or "continents" to reduce loading times and search overheads.

10. Will provide the ability for graphics files to be "set up " from the .eng or .wag files rather than buried within the .s file.

11. Will include a Route Editor which works without memory leakage or other freaks caused by incomplete programming.

Or to put it another way, to hell with which route or stock they may or may not include; no matter what they do, they won't meet all our disparate needs, and we can fix that ourselves; we have proved that...........

Can they PLEASE just fix the basic game engine, as ultimately that's the limiting factor, no matter how "inventive" people are!!!!

johncas · Post by **johncas** » Thu May 15, 2003 9:47 pm

Still nothing on animated doors and animnated destination indicators some one said this would be done

MCTRyanMCU · Post by **MCTRyanMCU** » Fri May 16, 2003 4:21 pm

johncas wrote:Still nothing on animated doors and animnated destination indicators some one said this would be done

Hi. The game has animated people so the doors must open to let them on the train. If not, then it won't be 'as real as it gets' (Is that still the slogan?! LOL!)

Cheers

Ryan

eurorail · Post by **eurorail** » Fri May 16, 2003 5:34 pm

Actually, the doors often don't open on SWT, so it would be pretty realistic.

aetcMarcus · Post by **aetcMarcus** » Fri May 16, 2003 6:28 pm

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri May 16, 2003 10:49 pm

johncas wrote:Still nothing on animated doors and animnated destination indicators some one said this would be done

Yes. You did.

Neptune50006 · Post by **Neptune50006** » Sat May 17, 2003 9:08 am

Hands up all of those who want animated destination indicators...I

Hands up all of those that want better frame rates, better signals, better RE, better AE, better track, dual cabbed loco's, etc...etc...etc... IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIII IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

duncharris · Post by **duncharris** » Sat May 17, 2003 9:51 am

Neptune50006 wrote:Hands up all of those who want animated destination indicators...I

Hands up all of those that want better frame rates, better signals, better RE, better AE, better track, dual cabbed loco's, etc...etc...etc... IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII II IIII IIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Well I'd like both - animated destination things aside, they could be used for headcodes, different positioning of lamps (indicating the type of train), named trains' headboards and even those Thomas faces that are put on preserved locos at Thomas galas! It would require some kind of user interface to change it.

nwallace · Post by **nwallace** » Sat May 17, 2003 10:37 am

Well it makes sense to stop supporting old platforms eventually. How many people have a need to upgrade Win3.1 drivers these days?

Um well i do but er both computers with 3.11 on them have bettery problems, like one can't remember what it is and the other doesn't stay alive long enough to be usefull when taken away from the power socket (lapdog)[/quote]

Neptune50006 · Post by **Neptune50006** » Sun May 18, 2003 2:28 pm

duncharris wrote: and even those Thomas faces that are put on preserved locos at Thomas galas!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggghhhh

37714 · Post by **37714** » Mon May 19, 2003 7:57 am

saddletank wrote:Well it makes sense to stop supporting old platforms eventually. How many people have a need to upgrade Win3.1 drivers these days?

*Raises hand*.

I love Win 3.1, that was the best version!

bigvern · Post by **bigvern** » Mon May 19, 2003 1:01 pm

I was quite partial to MS-DOS. Many happy memories spending 3 hours trying to write a config.sys etc. that would free up enough conventional memory to run TFX and that Flight Sim which was based on Wing Commander!

Horgy · Post by **Horgy** » Mon May 19, 2003 2:43 pm

bigvern wrote:I was quite partial to MS-DOS. Many happy memories spending 3 hours trying to write a config.sys etc. that would free up enough conventional memory to run TFX and that Flight Sim which was based on Wing Commander!

Drove me up the bloody wall, all that HIMEM.SYS and DEVICE= gargh!

Horgy