Trainsimulator 2012

[DonR]

You know, we haven't been focusing on the important parts all along, we really need lasers that blow up other trains. Then it will be authentic. They need to be careful though, because it's possible that they don't blow up correctly.

Reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite movies.....
Throw me a bone here, people! I mean, all I ask for is some frickin' sharks [insert locos] with some frickin' laser beams on their heads! Now, what do we have....



Don

[g_nash]

That last picture dont look that good. The track looks flat?

what "flatness" are you looking at Erik ?

[BNSF650]

That last pic the track just dont look right for some reason.

[micaelcorleone]

Look what I have here for you: Railworks 2 - Railworks 3 Comparison

This was made by "Andi_M" and posted on the http://rail-sim.de Forums. He kindly gave me the permission to repost it here again.

[Trainguy76]

You can really tell the difference, anyone want to do this with the US shots?

[g_nash]

That last pic the track just dont look right for some reason.

Possible looking at the rail then If so , then yes , it looks flat and square , it's a combination of hard edges on the mesh ( the " rail " is just a box ) , the new game lighting , and the camera angles used in taking the pic . It is what it is and not much can be done . Marc Nelsons ScaleRail should look much better in new game.

[styckx]

You can really tell the difference, anyone want to do this with the US shots?

Besides some shadowing... Railworks 2 still looks better..

[Trainguy76]

I never noticed the glare on the sd40-2 in the RW3 picture before. One thing that stands out to me is that you get a better feeling of depth with the stronger shadows. And it does seem that the "Distant Mountains" rendering starts a little too soon.

[styckx]

But the not so distant mountains look like something Bob Ross painted on with a fan brush.

[Trainguy76]

But the not so distant mountains look like something Bob Ross painted on with a fan brush.

I agree, unfortunately.

[g_nash]

But the not so distant mountains look like something Bob Ross painted on with a fan brush.

now now , Bob's not so bad .

[micaelcorleone]

But the not so distant mountains look like something Bob Ross painted on with a fan brush.

Made my day.
Even I know Bob Ross. This guy's painting skills are like magic: "Let's put a little green in here and here..." and he has made an absolutely stunning landscape.
You know, the Public Bavarian TV still brings "The Joy of Painting" from time to time in the night. He has become a real legend.

[g_nash]

He has become a real legend.

Legend ? Nah ! The internets make Bob immortal

16 years on and he still spreads the Joy >> http://www.bobross.com/

[styckx]

Another.

RW3 at the top, RW2 at the bottom. Don't like the mountains.. Just looks weird.. Big bright landscape, and mountains that are in an lunar eclipse shadow apparently.. Not getting it.

Not trashing.. Just making observations with a splash of personal opinion. Maybe my time is off? I have the shadows almost identical so time of day is generally in the same ballpark (imo) :)

[Shortliner]

I dunno styckx, the RW3 screenshots looks more realistic to me. It looks more like a photograph than anything else. Maybe it's just me?