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johneski

Dec 7, 2019 @ 10:29am

TSW 2020 vs TS 2019 vs Trainz: A New Era?

Rate them best to worst and why!

Last edited by johneski; Dec 7, 2019 @ 10:29am

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LeadCatcher has Train Sim World® 2020

Dec 7, 2019 @ 4:25pm

Since “Best to Worst” is a personal call, would be a pretty meanness exercise since everyone’s criteria is different. What are you looking for in a train simulation, once we know that we can then comment on which might best fit your preferences.

gimi69

Dec 8, 2019 @ 10:29am

I can only speak for my experience: the system nanagement for TANE is rather inefficient compared to TSW2020 that - in my opinion - makes the best possible use of the available resources.

pavig

Dec 8, 2019 @ 2:05pm

TANE started out as a model railroad simulator, and is the most like having a train set, with a toolkit that really works for that playstyle. TS is more train sim less model railroad sim but still has those aspects. TSW is train sim all the way.

They all have strengths and weaknesses, but if you have a preference between sandbox and simulation you might prefer one over the others.

johneski

Dec 8, 2019 @ 5:43pm

Thank you!

Metallos

Dec 9, 2019 @ 11:41am

Originally posted by pavig:
TANE started out as a model railroad simulator, and is the most like having a train set, with a toolkit that really works for that playstyle. TS is more train sim less model railroad sim but still has those aspects. TSW is train sim all the way.

They all have strengths and weaknesses, but if you have a preference between sandbox and simulation you might prefer one over the others.

Maybe of those but TSW is actually not really "train sim all the way". TSW has much arcade stuff, is more targeted to console players than other train sims, supports only gamepad (except of keyboard and mouse) and has no support for Raildriver (the standard input device for train sims for those who don't want to use keyboard, all bigger train sims support RD, only TSW not).
Imagine a flight simulator which you can control only with keyboard or gamepad instead of a yoke / HOTAS or a racing game only with keyboard (ok, on Grand Prix Circuit, Pitstop, Stunts or Lotus it worked but that was around 30 years ago where you had only digital joysticks) instead of wheel and pedals...

Last edited by Metallos; Dec 9, 2019 @ 11:48am