So I played Train Sim Classic (as its now called) about 5 or 6 years ago. Just downloaded the latest version on my Steam account. Not much has changed , you still can't, for example select 7% throttle using a mouse. I am considering Train Sim World 2 - is it better? I like creating real-world scenery, is that supported in TSW2? Its difficult figure out exactly what you get in the basic download. Any advice is very welcome. Geoff
That might depend on the train- steam loco's and some Diesels and electrics will have ungraduated throttles while other Diesels and most electrics have notched throttles so they might go to 25%, 50%, 75% and wide open for example or a 'leccy might use a TAP changer. Have you turned off simple controls in the settings? They're restrictive, hardly any easier to use if at all and you have to use advanced controls for some scenarios anyway so you might as well get used to them. You can design you own liveries for some trains and that's as creative as you can get. No Workshop, no route building and, AFAIK, no scenario making. (I might be corrected on this- I do have TSW2020 but bought it just before TSW2 came out which annoyed me enough to put me off using it much. I will get into it and I just bought TSW2 when it was going with the Tees Valley line for £13 in the last sale but won't claim to know a lot about it yet.)
Hefy Jefy. I love TSW2, so many options, but if you like real looking scenery stay clear of purchasing West Cornwall Local, the scenery is completely inaccurate. All the others look very good especially London Commuter, East Coastway and Spirit of Stream. The Kent route local to DTG is excellent too. My favourite is West Somerset. I know you will enjoy TSW2.
Well TSW2 has gotten Creators club which is kind of the workshop for TSW2 with liveries and scenarios in there to subscribe to
Define better It's graphically better... meaning it uses a more modern graphics engine, yeah, but IMO it's too shiny and game like in some respects. So whiles graphically better, I don't think it is in a way that adds any realism most of the time. Also, there are mods you can install for Train Sim Classic that greatly improve how the old girl looks.Couple this with the Armstrong Powerhouse rolling stock and I reckon that considering it's a really old Direct X 9 production, it's not really that far behind graphically... all things considered. Nope. Not that I'm aware of, but I've paid little attention to it for ages, so maybe that's a thing now. There's precious little third party support in comparison, lacks the level of scenario creation tools, and you can't create your own stuff, do proper reskins, or create your own routes. It pales in comparison in this regard. If you want something that looks all shiny and makes use of a more up to date graphics engine, then sure, TSW is the way to go, but if you want a decent rail simulator with a ton of third party support, more trains, and routes than you can shake a stick at, then not much comes close to TSC. It's not even as if the third party freeware stuff is poor quality either, as some of the routes are devilishly accurate. TSW has the advantage of being multi-platform though, and is a more accessible game out of the box. It's more of a game than TSC is. TSC needs time and investment to get the best from it, whereas TSW is a more complete out of the box experience. Horses for courses... it very much depends on what you want from a train sim.
