Train Simulator requires the operator to understand how the brakes and throttles work on diesel, electric and even steam locomotives. There's no stopping on a dime, or even slowing down in a quarter mile if you are on declining grade or have enough rolling stock behind you. A railfan's dream of capturing an Orient Express run by. The second good word is that those enthusiasts only have to wait about a month longer to get their hands on the real thing. The beta version we have still has some bugs being worked out.
Derailments happen a bit too easily, for instance.
But Microsoft developers said that should be ironed out once the program goes on the market. The details of the locomotives and rolling stock are excellent, and the terrain is often recognizeable, from the cities along the Northeast Corridor, to the mountains of Marias Pass or the Austrian Alps. Learning to run a steam locomotive like this G lsdorf Series 380 is difficult but rewarding. The controls look a bit intimidating at first, but it doesn't take long to understand them. That doesn't mean it's easy to drive those trains.