hmm my friend did mods on a electric train, but then I suspect he doesn't play the game properly, he doesn't care to mission on those things and will cheat when he can. so who knows. At 08:43 a.m. 13/08/2009, you wrote: >Hi Shaun, >Umm...Racing trains in MS Train Simulator? I don't think so. As far as I know >you can't race trains in Train Simulator. It is very much like a train version >of MS Flight Simulator in that it models driving real trains. >For example, first you are given a list of trains to choose from. You can >choose from a diesel, electric, or steam train. Then, you can select the >continent and route to drive. I don't know what the current MS Train Simulator >has but I remember you could pick routes in the U.K., U.S., and Japan. >Probably others as well. >Each train handles completely differently. For example, if you chose a steam >train you would have to figure how much coal you need to keep in the fire box >at any given time. Too much coal and you will smother the fire. Too little >coal and the fire will not get hot enough to boil the water in the boiler. Of >course you can have the computer handle the job as fireman, but the computer >isn't designed to manage the fire box with maximum efficiency in mind. >Therefore if you let the computer handle the job as fireman you might not get >top speed out of your train. >Then, each train has different gages and breaks unique to that train. Some use >the old steam and vacuum breaks and the newer trains use air breaks. On a >steam train you have steam and water gages to keep track of where a diesel has >fuel, speed, etc. As a result you need to practice a bit with each kind of >train to learn how to drive them correctly. >Anyway, what I am getting at is I have never heard of racing trains in Train >Simulator. I do know that it is a rather sophisticated train simulation, and >from what I've heard and seen of it the game is totally mag for train >enthusiasts. > >shaun everiss wrote: >>hmmm when will we at least be able to see a test version of this or at least >>test it? >>Sounds quite fun. >>hmm what about train races. >>In ms train sim you can modify your train and you can race it I think >> > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [email protected].
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