Hello,
My brother stumbled apon some rather juicy information for all the MSTS out there.
From http://pc.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=13270
Also see the updated MSTS at http://www.microsoft.com/games/trainsimulator/
My brother stumbled apon some rather juicy information for all the MSTS out there.
What is it with the development of western train sims?
EA has hardly been chatty about its game and neither has Microsoft about a sequel to the rather impressive Train Simulator from several years ago.
Microsoft has now updated its Train Sim website to reflect the low-key announcement that a sequel is in development based in part of lessons learned during the development of Flight Simulator X.
It will also be an all-new product rather than an update of the previous game. This is due in part to the shift in developer as the previous Train Simulator was coded by Kuju, which is now working on Rail Simulator for EA.
"Following the successful release of Microsoft Flight Simulator X, the Aces Studio is using the same technology to develop a new version of Microsoft Train Simulator," says the official Microsoft website.
"Unrelated to our previous Train Simulator development efforts, this version will be an all-new product built on the Flight Simulator X platform, the culmination of 25 years of product development and technology. Its too early to discuss the details of this product, but we look forward to sharing more information later this year. We know there are many avid users of the original Train Simulator and we want to hear your thoughts!"
Microsoft Aces Studio's Brett "Mavyryk" Schnepf has discussed the revelation on his blog.
"It has been a while since the clickity-clack and whistle of trains in the halls of the Microsoft Simulations group...till now," writes Brett. "A team has secretly been working on another version of Train Simulator...and our PR/Marketing folks are letting us tell the world."
"The goal of the Train Sim team is to solicit feedback as to features and functionality that our customers would like to see. Granted we are not going to be able to grant every wish...but we do want to get feedback and listen to our audience...so as best we can we can play to them!"
Choo Choo!
From http://pc.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=13270
Also see the updated MSTS at http://www.microsoft.com/games/trainsimulator/