Alright! So you finally get to sit in front of your computer with all the responsibilities of operating a train, eh? You're the driver, no one else. Make up a schedule, select a route and begin driving.
You can select any station you want to being at. When you start, the train is in park mode- which means you must be familiar with the pressure gauge, brake system, throttle and so fort in order to move the train. There are lots more involved when you're operating the steam train.
Select the time you desire- 7:00am will be sunrise, 12pm will look like it's midday and 6pm will be sunset, etc. The time is clock-based, so you'll notice changes in the day. Drive at 7:00pm for an hour and you'll realize it's getting dark at 8:00pm.
Choose a route or drive your own way. When driving, you are able to switch tracks that takes you to different places. Be careful and look ahead! You may want to avoid switching into a track that leads to a parking lot, which is the dead end. Believe me, I have a lot of fun switching into an express track and drive for some miles into another town.
The sounds, however, are not as realistic as the rest of quality in MSTS. Every sound file are as short as 3 seconds which makes everything totally repetitive and annoying. You can correct these sad sound files by getting upgrades for Microsoft Train Simulator. Some of the trains engines sound okay, but only to a certain point. I'm very impressed with the horns in the trains. You can hold down the horn button forever and you won't hear a bad loop. The horns fade in and out like the real trains.
AI. In some routes you'll see other trains driving by or stopping at stations. You'll also discover the detailed city you're in with moving cars and trucks, planes flying and deer in the tracks. Rail road crossing signs, traffic lights and switch signals are all functional.
Approach bridges, tunnels, subways, uphills, downhills, backwoods, mountains, cross-tracks and lots more. There are lots of activities to do including some missions, favors or just to explore the world. You can connect or disconnect cars from the train and drive a solo diesel. Add more passenger cars for a rush hour service, do whatever you want.
Microsoft Train Simulator gives you a taste of everything!
You can select any station you want to being at. When you start, the train is in park mode- which means you must be familiar with the pressure gauge, brake system, throttle and so fort in order to move the train. There are lots more involved when you're operating the steam train.
Select the time you desire- 7:00am will be sunrise, 12pm will look like it's midday and 6pm will be sunset, etc. The time is clock-based, so you'll notice changes in the day. Drive at 7:00pm for an hour and you'll realize it's getting dark at 8:00pm.
Choose a route or drive your own way. When driving, you are able to switch tracks that takes you to different places. Be careful and look ahead! You may want to avoid switching into a track that leads to a parking lot, which is the dead end. Believe me, I have a lot of fun switching into an express track and drive for some miles into another town.
The sounds, however, are not as realistic as the rest of quality in MSTS. Every sound file are as short as 3 seconds which makes everything totally repetitive and annoying. You can correct these sad sound files by getting upgrades for Microsoft Train Simulator. Some of the trains engines sound okay, but only to a certain point. I'm very impressed with the horns in the trains. You can hold down the horn button forever and you won't hear a bad loop. The horns fade in and out like the real trains.
AI. In some routes you'll see other trains driving by or stopping at stations. You'll also discover the detailed city you're in with moving cars and trucks, planes flying and deer in the tracks. Rail road crossing signs, traffic lights and switch signals are all functional.
Approach bridges, tunnels, subways, uphills, downhills, backwoods, mountains, cross-tracks and lots more. There are lots of activities to do including some missions, favors or just to explore the world. You can connect or disconnect cars from the train and drive a solo diesel. Add more passenger cars for a rush hour service, do whatever you want.
Microsoft Train Simulator gives you a taste of everything!
