Well said. Thats kinda why i like it its more akin to the real deal and operations. While TS is as well just a bit less so and it looks good on some content and tsw looks good but is more shallow than a kiddie pool 😉

I don't know if im ready for this 😆. Ive always liked the idea of the game itself, it seems fairly accessible as an all in one kinda deal which is nice - i.e. editor/game world are seamless. I think i signed up for the depot yesterday but im not ready to destroy a public server with my ignorance yet 🙃

Ive had some quandries as well. Some maps not loading assets etc, i think ive done it right regarding installing old v2 patches and then letting v3 update them.

@@schnauzahpowahz Yeah, I think there are definitely some quirks and bugs here and there. I’m sure they’ll get it sorted out with some updates, but who knows when those come out because the devs never communicate with the community which is the biggest downside about Run8 imo.

This can actually be solved by copying your V2RailVehicles and V2Routes folders in to same position in your V3 files. Before starting back up Run8 you must re-run the V3 installer. This is actually detailed in the "Important Changes" PDF in the UserGuides folder. Also, be sure you have selected all of your routes for the region you will be running, they should be blue. Then load the sim.

@@schnauzahpowahz how do you fly super fast in free roam?

Hah, DCS... theres another one i try to abstain from as much as possible due to dlc cost lol

@@schnauzahpowahz all you really need in dcs is one extra map and one plane for each era. Planes are so compley that i can regurarly fly max 2 planes anyway :)

I didn't know they announced the f-4, I'm still learning the apache, wish they would focus on AI and fixing at least some of the bugs

@@schnauzahpowahz actually Eagle Dynamics is very reasonable, I've got every US military aircraft, and I only paid full price for 1 of them, but it was made by Heatblur. The amount of development, research, precision, support, updates, etc. that go into the modules is amazing, and $25 during a sale is really good, and ED has a lot of specials and sales every year, DCS is incredible

@@schnauzahpowahz DCS dlc isn't all that bad when you look at what it truly is. A study level combat flight sim. I've made the mistake of buying several planes on there only to find I was limiting my abilities. DCS really is a buy ONE plane, learn it and master it type of thing. There are only two planes I fly on there anymore, the Hornet and Tomcat. They're the only ones I really put the time into to really feel like I have a high level of understanding of their capabilities. In DCS you really have to pick a side and choose one plane to familiarize yourself with. It sucks with a Phantom and even the Intruder being announced as They're two planes I love, but once again Don't want to fall into the same bad habit of learning another plane and not retaining what I've learned for the others. DCS is that sim where I'll have everything memorized, but when I take an extended leave of absence from it, I find myself having to go through startup checklists again to make sure I don't miss a step and spend a couple days brushing up on weapons deployment, using the ATFLIR, radar, and especially Case III carrier landings at night.

They were all like "ta da" 🎩

Thats what ive been hearing theyre the same locos, im flabbergoosted 😆 And thanks I'll certainly try to keep up w it

Well I'll be 😄 I thought they looked similar

Glad to hear it and welcome! Its a whole can of worms, Run8. I've got a tiny understanding compared to the old hats but hopefully this'll help folks that wana learn along

Thats what appeals to me. If i want somthing quick, tsw, somthing customizable ts classic. Actual RR operation run8 I dont mind the graphics, though there could always be room for improvement

If it was a 2D or even just stats, then graphics are not an issue. The moment you take sim to 3D, then graphics now play a huge roll.

Well i thought the same as well but when you compare most of the routes vs TS routes its essentially the same coin (no rolling stock comes with tho 😏) The rolling stock packs seem the same price as well but i cant get over the wagon packs being 10 ea... THATS TOO DAMN FAR! 😆 Also sad point, im pretty sure theres no such thing as sales in R8

The DLC is ridiculous, it costs almost as much for a route addon, as it does to buy the complete sim

​@schnauzahpowahz7106 im here a year later to tell you the game is still $50

The updates are massive. I only noted a few bc im bot sure what half of them even mean yet haha

I only know v1/2 from older videos, but even judging by those it does seem an improvement. Maybe it means there'll be more to come from the devs who knows 🤔

Its nice to have options 😉

@@schnauzahpowahz finally there's a game with that one missing type of freight wagon - boxdars! Hope there are some sixle locomotives too

@@LP_LP_LP_LP boxdars are the best. & Yeah theres plenty of coco's

@@schnauzahpowahz Didn't mean that as a serious question, just wanted the world sixle to haunt you once more

@@LP_LP_LP_LP hey - sixles are a very serious matter. I dont take sixles lightly 🤣

I shall have to pop on the RD, im assuming its got its own drivers for run 8, def seems better than using the odd key think 🤔

@@schnauzahpowahz No installation required. Plug it in, Windows will install the drivers automatically, no extra software needed. Run 8 is one of the few sims with built in support, TSW2 has it too. It's much easier that the odd key setup they have by default, for sure.

Its like the rocket science engineering class of train simming.

NSHorseheadSD70 is the ultimate answer 👍

Glad you found it useful! I like R8 the more I play it while i also find it more in depth each time i play. There are documentations that give you the basic tools to get going although i still find it a bit difficult to understand. I think it just requires alot of time to fully understand but as far as hopping in and going, that's easy enough. There are also different HUD options that show speed, signals, upcoming speed etc

@@schnauzahpowahz thank you so much for your reply! I'm not saying it was better 30 years ago, we now have amazing games, but I miss the beefy manuals that came with each game... Hope to see more Run8 content from you, I like your style. Thanks again!

Gonna try for sure. Im looking fwd to spending more time w this

@@schnauzahpowahz So far, I'm impressed. Not sure I'm looking for a full train simulator. I think this is what separates the folks that completely serious and want to do this as a hobby (akin to setting up elaborate H.O. scaled sceneries back in the day) from the rest of us. On the other hand, all I do is quickies anyway so "just running a train" would be fine by me. I think what turns me off is the multiplayer aspect. Probably some real type folks out there, last thing I want is to get in the way of those serious-minded players.

V3 is a new game, not an upgrade, so you will need to buy it. All v2 addons are compatible so those will convert over during install

You can manually throw switches, do it in dispatch screen or hit F1 for the "otto" dispatch. There are set train symbols on certain subs it would seem which you hop in and go, there is ai. Theres the extra board in which you make your own train and hit F2 to add in random ai trains at different time intervals and portals. Its actually pretty clever what ive seen so far

@@schnauzahpowahz Nice it be great learn in that environment before I try to go online

I agree, i use PP for everything but they accept anything with a visa/mastcard logo i believe, so bank/debit cards etc

EOT stands for "End of Train" device mounted on the coupler of the last car on the train. It is connected to the train line to measure the air pressure at the end of the train and a sensor that detects train movement. This information is sent by radio telemetry to the head end where it is displayed on HTD Head-of-Train Device to inform the Engineer's of the status at the tail end of the train . Some units can put the end of the train in emergency by the Engineer flicking the switch on the HTD. This system was developed to remove the caboose and crew from the tailend of trains.

Maybe in about 10-20 years, Run8's graphics will match Railworks Train Simulator.

DTM already did

Yeah

How quick ?

But i didn't! I def have not purchased Cajon. Ive only tried to run one train across it at the pass and it broke apart for not reason like an intended prob for not owning it - like the license issues

Not sure thats possible, less you already had v2?

@@schnauzahpowahz also how do you stop the pirate from talking in V3

You need to register your license from the menu so it knows you didn't pirate the game

It really does I've spent so much on V2