Trainsimulator 2012

[Abco]

James Woodcock's video is finally up. Have not watched it yet, getting ready to.

http://www.jameswoodcock.co.uk/2011/09/ ... #more-7133

Trevor

Interesting video ... It seems to me that the sound of the SD40-2 has been improved, no ?

[BNSF650]

Yep it has. This is a great video..

[Chessie8638]

Official Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncsi2piTNxE

[Shortliner]

Official Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncsi2piTNxE

Very nice Trailer!

[PapaXpress]

cute... very america pie.

[arizonachris]

Podcast was awesome. Trailer, too. *sigh* I'll be working all night Friday. Oh well.

[PapaXpress]

I am having to download the podcast. The stream is too choppy.

[plethaus]

I'm absolutely floored by the podcast and trailer! In the podcast, look at how the oncoming train's light subtly lights up the cab at 9:31... that is just beyond cool.

[bpetit]

Well no RW3 for me. :< My Computer might explode..

[thecanadianrail]

RW3 has the same standards as RW2, so no explosions!

wow did you see the.....oh i guess you guys have watched it by now, wow the lighting and the field of view is just amazing

oh i am also wondering if the B-SB route has been slightly updated, i really liked that shot of victoryville with all the new buldings and scenery.

[Chessie8638]

RW3 system spec's. Taken from Amazon.uk


Operating system Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor 2.8 GHz or faster
Memory 2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk space 6.0 GB
Video 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0*
(AGP PCIe only)
Sound Direct X 9.0c compatible
DirectX Version 9.0c (Included)

Compare that to RW2 taken from Steam:

OS: Windows XP / Vista/ 7
Processor: 1.7 GHz or faster
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 64 MB with Pixel Shader 2.0** (AGP PCIe only)
DirectX®: Version 9.0c (Included)
Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space + 3 GB for DLC
Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible

[Shortliner]

RW3 system spec's. Taken from Amazon.uk


Operating system Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor 2.8 GHz or faster
Memory 2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk space 6.0 GB
Video 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0*
(AGP PCIe only)
Sound Direct X 9.0c compatible
DirectX Version 9.0c (Included)

Compare that to RW2 taken from Steam:

OS: Windows XP / Vista/ 7
Processor: 1.7 GHz or faster
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: 64 MB with Pixel Shader 2.0** (AGP PCIe only)
DirectX®: Version 9.0c (Included)
Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space + 3 GB for DLC
Sound: Direct X 9.0c compatible

Yay, my system more than exceeds the requirement by double!

[Toonces]

RW3 system spec's. Taken from Amazon.uk


Operating system Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor 2.8 GHz or faster
Memory 2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk space 6.0 GB
Video 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0*
(AGP PCIe only)
Sound Direct X 9.0c compatible
DirectX Version 9.0c (Included)

2GB RAM is far more reasonable.

I might need to spring for a pair of Xeons - I currently have a pair of dual-core 2GHz chips (quad-core), but swapping out CPUs is easy these days. I think I saw pairs of 3Ghz dual-core chips on eBay. The quad-core chips are really pricey, and I am not sure if there is any benefit to going all the way to an 8-core system. But I will wait and see how well it runs with what I have before I mess with any of this..

[Hawk]

Operating system Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor 2.8 GHz or faster
Memory 2.0 GB RAM
Hard disk space 6.0 GB
Video 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0*
(AGP PCIe only)
Sound Direct X 9.0c compatible
DirectX Version 9.0c (Included)

I meet all the requirements except the CPU speed (I think my vid card is Pixel Shader 3 capable). Mine is only 2400MHz. Maybe I should go into off-line mode and never update again, or just uninstall RW.

[plethaus]

I meet all the requirements except the CPU speed (I think my vid card is Pixel Shader 3 capable). Mine is only 2400MHz. Maybe I should go into off-line mode and never update again, or just uninstall RW.

Unless there is a hard-coded CPU speed check when you start RW3 (and this is almost never the case), you have nothing to worry about. Sure it might be a little laggy, but there's nothing stopping you from giving it a shot.