I’ve just bought a new laptop that fits all of the requirements for train simulator, would it work on my laptop or would there be issues? I can send a link of the laptop if need be
In order to determine if your laptop will work, you will need to provide more info such as cpu, gpu and memory.
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/h...intel-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-silver-10222231.html this is the laptop in question
The CPU is good the memory upgrade to 16 as for the GPU without knowing more about its specifications hard to say.
Oof. Just seeing the price of 450 pounds, especially from a big brand like HP, you're not going to get a gaming machine for that. The CPU is indeed above the minimum--Userbenchmark puts it around the level of an i5 7400 or a Ryzen 5 1600. However, at that price and with zero mention of the graphics capabilities anywhere in the description, I can pretty much guarantee that it's using the CPU's built-in GPU, which as a rule (especially for Intel) is a good reason not to mention it. That one is way below TSW's minimum. Basically, you're looking at a budget office/homework laptop for a modern game, which won't do it, sorry.
The answer is, "yes but..." The lack of discrete GPU is the biggest issue. Intel's Iris integrated graphics system is a step up from previous generations but still no match for dedicated hardware. Now I started with TS 2016 running on a laptop with a 1.7GHz 4th generation i3 CPUand was able to enjoy it. The caveat is that my favourite route was The Weardale and Teesdale Network in the '60s which is largely rural (so the scenery is fairly easy to draw) and low speed and there were still noticeable slow downs in busy detailed areas like Darlington. Sherman Hill was OK but Köln-Koblenz was always borderline with its heavily built up areas and extensive catenary piling on the detail and the steam route Riviera Line in the '50s could make it crash completely. This was with most of the graphics settings turned down or off mind you. TS will not run on your laptop but it should walk. Choose routes carefully and you should be able to have a good time though if your heart is set on driving around cities or hooning along busy modern high speed routes you are likely to be disappointed. The current TS bundle seems to have exactly the kind of routes your laptop would struggle with though, since you can get a no quibbles refund within the first two hours of play, I guess there's harm in trying. An alternative though is to look elsewhere for an older edition of TS being sold as a Steam key. They usually go for pocket-money prices although getting a refund may be more vexed.
I'm still wondering why DTG have never released a demo version for people to test before buying. Just look how SCS did with Euro Truck Simulator 2...
As a measure of what you might have to spend, my HP laptop which runs Train Simulator at a reasonable FPS cost £899 & has a separate Radeon GPU & 16gb RAM & 500GB SSD.
I know this is an old thread, just responding as I have somewhat relevant experience and have an idea about it. The very oldest routes should definitely work. They aren't pretty by even yesterday's standard, but small and quite versatile actually, having plenty of rolling stock. DTG might want to create a collection, not necessarily these but generally to help new players with this. The very original Rail Simulator routes, upgraded in 2012 but still forgiving: 2007-10-12 - East Coast Mainline, Newcastle - York 2007-10-12 - Great Western Mainline, Oxford - London Paddington 2007-10-12 - Ruhr-Sieg, Hagen - Siegen 2007-10-12 - Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway, Bath - Templecombe 2008-01-16 - Cajon Pass, Barstow - San Bernardino Some later routes with still fairly casual graphics: 2010-12-17 - Falmouth Branch, Truro - Falmouth 2011-03-25 - Edinburgh - Glasgow 2011-04-22 - Portsmouth Direct Line, Woking - Portsmouth A late RailWorks selection, available in the workshop; basic, short, but something: 2011-09-23 - Castle Rock 2011-09-23 - Seebergbahn A few more oldies that should work, depending on how busy the scenario happens to be 2011-06-10 - Bristol - Exeter 2011-08-25 - Northeast Corridor, New York - Philadelphia 2011-09-23 - Horseshoe Curve, Altoona - Johnstown 2012-01-26 - Woodhead Line I did intentionally skip All Aboard because they are filled to the brim with small assets and thus are demanding A couple more routes by age, they have a few more demanding locations but might still work. There are a few other routes like Köln-Düsseldorf or WCML which I didn't play yet hence not in this list (these are my screenshot folders). 2012-04-05 - Settle - Carlisle 2012-09-20 - Sherman Hill, Cheyenne - Laramie 2012-10-10 - München - Augsburg 2012-12-22 - Donner Pass, Roseville - Colfax - Truckee - Reno 2013-02-21 - London - Faversham 2013-07-25 - Hamburg - Hannover
