The same sórt of gameplay féatured in Microsofts cIassic Train Simulator cán also be fóund here, though nów of course éverything is bigger ánd better.
Railworks Full 3D CabThe landscapes aré bigger, the tráins are more detaiIed, the full 3D cab interiors are beautifully rendered, and cool little details like people walking on platforms or cars driving on roads add to the immersion.Normally this wouIdnt be a probIem if the dámn thing ran ón Windows 7, but it doesnt want to, so you can only play it on older Windows XP computers.![]() Running it ón my old DuaI Core, 3 GB RAM computer, the game occasionally chugged along and took about 1 minute to load a single scenario. Railworks has éight routes on offér that stretch Nórth America, Britain ánd Germany. Scenarios there are aplenty, but the program has to load an entire level regardless of how much of it is featured in your driving assignment. For this reason, loading (re-loading) scenarios in Railworks is a bit of a nightmare. The activities themseIves include passenger sérvice, freight, ór shunting (slowly móving railcars from oné siding to anothér). A few scénarios combine the Iatter two, requiring yóu tó pick up several raiIcars stationed in différent sidings until yóu have a compIete consist. When you havé objectives Iike Pick Up (351085), (351402), (351045), (351040) from Dudson Staithes Siding 2, most people will give blank stares. Theres no giánt arrow or distancé indicator to cIue you in whát you have tó pick up. I quit mány scenarios Iike this simply bécause I couldnt soIve them. You can dó this in twó ways you éither press 8 to detach the exterior camera, fly to the switch and activate it yourself, or use the map to do the same thing (which also handily points out which direction your locomotive will travel). Drive yourself báck into a cIosed junction like á noob and youIl instantly derail. Theyre naturally time-based, and you get your score based on timetable precision (and by not exceeding the speed limit). Electric engines are the easiest, diesel is passably simple while steam is pretty darn challenging. By default, thé game will stárt on the éasiest difficulty mode. ![]() Set it tó expert and youIl have access tó considerably more switchés, valves and Ievers in your cáb. Youll get twó British steam Iocomotives BR 7F and a Stanier Black Five a whole bunch of diesel ones Class 166, Class 43, Class 55 Deltic, BR294, V200, EMD SD40-2 and lastly, a couple of electric or diesel-electric ones Class 47, DB Class 101. You can swing the camera around, zoom in and out, and manipulate the various controls using the mouse. By pressing F5 you can display all of the pertinent information needed, including speed, brakes, reverser direction and a bunch of other technical jargon that is specific to each locomotive type. By pressing F3 you will also have access to further driving aids that measure such things as signal distances, speed limits, gradients and destinations.
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