TrainArtisanSim - With Steam!

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:09 pm

Hi All

Have a nosey at this link and download those movies - this will be a treat and a half

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Wed May 26, 2004 10:11 pm

Looks stunning. I want one.

Interactive crewmen? Online play, 2 crew to a loco? Hmm... nice.

Give me voice comms over a mic and I'll be one happy bunny.

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Thu May 27, 2004 4:47 am

Bags being the driver!

ca55ie · Post by **ca55ie** » Thu May 27, 2004 6:20 am

Damn

Guard for me then

Sam

rufiky4 · Post by **rufiky4** » Thu May 27, 2004 7:40 am

The future of trainsimming would appear to be alive and well! Really nice particle effects, the amount of detail on show there is just stunning seeing as its all on a laptop

Chris

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Thu May 27, 2004 11:20 am

Trainz will keep me occupied for the foreseeable future but apart from that, I'd be backing this horse very strongly.

It'll probably require faster PC's but I had problems with MSTS when it came out. This is a significant step forward and 'new'.

Builds on valuable experience but with enough difference from MSTS to make it very interesting. The team appear well qualified to produce a new and exciting sim.

The multiple layered Alpha channels are a particular interest.

It's aims are understated if anything and I hope it eventually appears commercially.

I'd buy it for the US stuff alone

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Thu May 27, 2004 9:48 pm

This sim certainly looks like a winner, even at this early stage. Just luxuriate in those gorgeously deatiled grahics!

regards

Dan

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:40 am

sp762 wrote:Bags being the driver!

If you have online play and one crewmember is the brakesman or shunter, then switching could make for an entertaining hour or so online... Imagine shunting a yard with driver, fireman, shunter, signalman...

(I'm assuming only the shunter can activate coupling/uncoupling in such a scenario).

Post by **NeutronIC** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:44 am

To be honest, multiple people on a single train would make for a very interesting time, particularly with the driver/fireman/guard combo on a steam train all having to work so closely together on a tricky route just for a single train to get somewhere. Next thing you know you'll have people able to board trains and just ride as a passenger to get to another station where they are needed for shunting or something

Matt.

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri May 28, 2004 9:49 am

"Riding the cushions" it's called isn't it?

johndibben · Post by **johndibben** » Fri May 28, 2004 10:10 am

Will we get a 'communication chord?'

nickaxon · Post by **nickaxon** » Fri May 28, 2004 2:21 pm

Only on the all-singing version John

Regards, Nick.