Visuals look GORGEOUS. And the steam physics are INSANE (alternating left-right chuffs? Residual steam chest pressure? Condensation?)
You cannot judge physics from this video. I think we should wait and see what the real thing will do.
Exactly. We all got wooed by the pre release presentation of the Jubilee and 8F in SOS then later the 4F on PFR. So much anticipation, so much disappointment.
I came across this game yesterday on YouTube, they were demonstrating coal firing where you could actually see the fire and place coal where it's needed. The injectors worked too. This is just what I was expecting steam to be like in TSW. Unfortunately, we've been let down in that regard. The money I was saving for a PS5 might be better off going towards a gaming PC so I can support a developer who seems to have a passion for and an understanding of steam power.
Its used Unreal Engine 5. Very promising train simulator this. Never seen such fundamentally deep functions in physics sound etc With Unreal 5 awesome scenery. Century of Steam is a physics-based multiplayer railroad simulator and strategy game. Build your route through beautiful landscapes, customize and operate your fleet of historic trains, discover the sights, sounds, and stories of railroading with industry-leading steam, firing, and audio simulation. But it sticks to steam locomotives and right now narrow gauge steam locomotives in the US Rockies. (No consoles) I hope we can drive in the old 1890 railways deep in the rookies such Alpine pass 11500 foot (map) there are so many railways that were built and demolished already at the beginning of the 19th century Hyce a well-known YouTuber who is also a I think real train driver (Colorado Railroad Museum) Even in Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad seems he is involved in He is involved in developing this simulator. so there is a lot of knowledge behind these developers the videos they released show a lot how deep this simulator seems to be https://www.studio346.net/centuryofsteam.html https://www.youtube.com/@_Studio346/videos (Videos from theirs work)
Dead Hardly. I follow their patron site. they are doing so much, but it will probably take until winter before we see it. But it turned out a little different than I thought from the beginning. It will be similar to Railroad online. But as I experience much deeper design. Both how trains, physics, sound, appearance, etc. and that they spend a lot of time getting to these maps We get different maps from USA in beginning 19th century. One is in west Ponderosa (Lake Tahoe) Sierra Nevada in USA Another is in east Keystone, Pennsylvania! Appalachia. and they are doing several others I think. So we may not be able to make any real route from reality but so much else. This will be must have simulator for me https://www.facebook.com/studio346games/
For me fortunately, in train simulation games it's more about how real the handling of the trains feels, than how the map corresponds to the real life counterpart. It only needs to be mapped realistically, but doesn't need to be in the exact 1:1 representation. If it was modeled exactly by the real life counterpart, I'd be probably disappointed how different it looks from the one in real life (the feeling I usually have when I'm comparing TSW routes to real life photos from the same locations, while seeing there different terrain, buildings, infrastructure, foliage, details, etc.). Personally, it could even use a completely fictional map not based on real locations, but just feeling like something that could exist somewhere - this way I wouldn't be disappointed that the map looks somehow different than in real life.
Not only steam locos, but also diesel will be in the game. The video showcasing this should go public in a month.
That Alco looks nice but the problem is at this point do I even need another train game? Hardly touched Railroader since it first came out and SimRail, Run 8, Derail Valley all sit largely unplayed while I focus on TSW and maybe a bit of TSC.
WTH? I was stating a view regardless of how good or bad the game is, it’s joining a somewhat saturated market. Posting that is not against forum rules nor is there any reason why not. So can the attitude, and unofficial moderator act please.
No, it will take some time. Adding diesels looks nice but it is kind of scope creep and not good for a release on short term.
