Not knowing where else to look this was my first port of call. It does seem rather weird that a forum that might attract those interested in a product should be unavailable to those who don't already have it....or is that just me?Mike10 wrote:[No closed shop in the Trainz community. There are lots of independent forums around the world that do not require membership to read. At UKTrainz we like people to join before they take part as it gives us a point of contact for people, we don't check anything with regard to game ownership though. The official Auran forum is slightly different as they require you to register the game before you can see all the sections.
Rather belatedly I've stumbled across independant sites mainly due to links here and on TS.com
That's interesting. I'd have thought the first thing you'd do is look for existing knowledge amongst established sims.Mike10 wrote:I'm not aware of any Trainz-specific forums being asked anything re: RS. Of course it may have been different for individuals approached directly (nobody asked me anything though, if that helps).
I'm reminded of the sayingMike10 wrote:In answer to a later post of yours (and saving posting again myself). I think Trainz users here are a little touchy at the mention of the name as they have not too fond memories of some previous days here. And the word 'Trainz' is often preceded by the words "its better than", or even "at least it's not". For myself there is the perception (always a difficult thing to deal with, perceptions) is that people are quite happy to repeat something somebody else said as fact even though they have no first-hand knowledge of the actual facts. Witness the "it's too toy-like" comment which is dispelled within seconds if you look at the screenshots on here and elsewhere.
"Everyone who agrees with you is not necessarily your friend.
Everyone who disagrees with you is not necessarily your enemy"
Many folk think that MSTS is pointless and stupid and childish etc.etc. So what? I enjoy it and it's constructive, creative and non violent and only hurts the never ending list of things that other people think I should be doing
.Very consice response Mike. Lets hope that this whole thread will see it's issues resolved and we'll all have a decent new sim to choose from.Mike10 wrote:I could go on for hours, but that'll do for now. Let me know if there's any other questions.
Mike.
Geoff