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Game Information
- Platform: Windows XP / Vista / 7
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: DVD-ROM
Product Features
- The most authentic rail simulation experience available on the PC
- Travel down 8 different railways, more than 2000km of track and test your abilities on over 50 scenarios in some of the most impressive engines ever made.
- Take control of the camera with a number of sophisticated pre-set views and movements, including cab view, passenger view, trackside view, bird's eye view and many more.
- Accurate signalling and signage
- Simple user-friendly interface delivers a realistic engine driving experience set in authentic landscapes.
- Five accurate real-world routes including Bath-Templecombe, Oxford-Paddington, York-Newcastle, Hagen-Siegen and Cajon Pass
- Three fictional routes including a UK large goods yard and harbour set in the late 1960 and early 1970s
- A US stretch of track based around the Denver/ Colorado area with a mixture of forest and grassy fields
- And a route set in a mountainous region of northern Europe with large lakes, mountains and pine trees.
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
RailSimulator.com presents RailWorks, the most realistic train and railway simulator on the market!
RailWorks allows players to take to the controls of 13 stunningly accurate historic and contemporary locomotives along 8 different lines in the UK, North America and Europe.
Download new tracks, engines and rolling stock or easily create your own designs and share them with friends. Its platform status means that the software will be regularly updated and have new features added as time goes on.
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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful
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With the cancellation of MSTS2 by Microsoft, RS.com - who now own the rights to the Rail Simulator franchise - have been given an ideal opportunity to become the foremost train sim developer/publisher. Railworks is their first retail release which attempts to tidy up the state of affairs inherited from Kuju and EA. Available either via Steam or the DVD version (point of interest, on an "ecodisc" which is a flimsier version of the conventional DVD) Railworks consolidates the previously seperate UK and US versions, some new content and a few enhancements. As pointed out in earlier reviews, the DVD version also requires Steam to be installed as a kind of copy protection but this is far less insidious than some other forms of copy protection.
Graphically, Railworks is similar to Rail Simulator but there have been enhancements to lighting and other effects. Don't expect Oblivion or Crysis level of detail but the world seems to look more lifelike. Sound is pretty much the same though the traction sound provided for the new locos - Class 37, DB V200 and US F7 are all excellent. AI and signalling has been the subject of heated argument on several of the train sim forums. This is one area of the core simulation which still needs improvement and RS.com are I'm sure quite aware of this from the many comments posted on the matter. One advantage of using the Steam system is that updates can be distributed relatively easily, along of course with any new official content.
Railworks incorporates the Developer Tools which previously had to be applied for and downloaded seperately. It should be noted though that the sandbox process to create new routes and scenarios is still fairly complex and aimed at power users.
With support from the user community I'm hopeful that the rebirth of Rail Simulator into Railworks will keep the train sim genre going for the forseeable future, given that the closest competitors (MSTS & Trainz) are both creaking along on 8 year old code and graphics engines.
Graphically, Railworks is similar to Rail Simulator but there have been enhancements to lighting and other effects. Don't expect Oblivion or Crysis level of detail but the world seems to look more lifelike. Sound is pretty much the same though the traction sound provided for the new locos - Class 37, DB V200 and US F7 are all excellent. AI and signalling has been the subject of heated argument on several of the train sim forums. This is one area of the core simulation which still needs improvement and RS.com are I'm sure quite aware of this from the many comments posted on the matter. One advantage of using the Steam system is that updates can be distributed relatively easily, along of course with any new official content.
Railworks incorporates the Developer Tools which previously had to be applied for and downloaded seperately. It should be noted though that the sandbox process to create new routes and scenarios is still fairly complex and aimed at power users.
With support from the user community I'm hopeful that the rebirth of Rail Simulator into Railworks will keep the train sim genre going for the forseeable future, given that the closest competitors (MSTS & Trainz) are both creaking along on 8 year old code and graphics engines.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I cannot fault the graphics in this game, the scenery, the trains and rolling stock and also the sound in the game is awesome and definitely the best I have ever seen from a Train sim.
Unfortunately the playability is upset by the way that the points and signals are controlled by the player. Instead of Green / red arrows that you click on to switch the points as you would in MS Train sim, or Trainz Railway simulators there are actual point levers which you need to look really closely at when switching points to see where the points are actually switched to! This can led to derailments very easily. Similarly it is difficult to move the camera around around the track area so it is hard to plan your route. This spoils the game a bit, but it is still a fantastic game and i would definitely recommend it. However i think when Microsoft do get the 2nd version of their traim sim out, this will be even better - it will have the fantastic graphics and the easier playability. come on Microsoft!!!
Unfortunately the playability is upset by the way that the points and signals are controlled by the player. Instead of Green / red arrows that you click on to switch the points as you would in MS Train sim, or Trainz Railway simulators there are actual point levers which you need to look really closely at when switching points to see where the points are actually switched to! This can led to derailments very easily. Similarly it is difficult to move the camera around around the track area so it is hard to plan your route. This spoils the game a bit, but it is still a fantastic game and i would definitely recommend it. However i think when Microsoft do get the 2nd version of their traim sim out, this will be even better - it will have the fantastic graphics and the easier playability. come on Microsoft!!!
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Railworks Simulator software is stored on DVD ECO disks. These disks are thinner and lighter than normal DVD's and will not work in some flat laptop drives. In some cases, they may get jammed in the drive.
I am a Dell customer and have recently had to contact Dell Technical Support after a worrying incident where my laptop drive would refuse to eject the installation disk. I was told that they are currently working on a DVD drive that is DVD Eco compatable and will let me know as soon as the drive becomes available.
My laptop is a DELL XPS M1530. Railworks WILL DEFINATELY NOT WORK with the DVD drive on the XPS M1530. I also presume that from the wording I had from the Dell Technician I spoke to that DVD Eco disks may not work on other machines (presumably laptops only) manufactured by Dell - please check your machine's specification BEFORE inserting the disk. If in ANY doubt please contact Dell Technical Support. The same applies if you have a machine that is manufactured by a different manufacturer - check your machine's compatability with DVD Eco disks FIRST.
Should your machine not have a compatiable DVD drive and you still want to buy the Simulator, then it is possible to download a copy of Railworks directly from the Railworks website (Google --> Railworks). This is a very big simulator therefore please be prepared to wait for a couple of hours for the download to complete.
I hope that this prevent's the possibility of damaging DVD drives unnecessarily and I thank you for your attention.
I am a Dell customer and have recently had to contact Dell Technical Support after a worrying incident where my laptop drive would refuse to eject the installation disk. I was told that they are currently working on a DVD drive that is DVD Eco compatable and will let me know as soon as the drive becomes available.
My laptop is a DELL XPS M1530. Railworks WILL DEFINATELY NOT WORK with the DVD drive on the XPS M1530. I also presume that from the wording I had from the Dell Technician I spoke to that DVD Eco disks may not work on other machines (presumably laptops only) manufactured by Dell - please check your machine's specification BEFORE inserting the disk. If in ANY doubt please contact Dell Technical Support. The same applies if you have a machine that is manufactured by a different manufacturer - check your machine's compatability with DVD Eco disks FIRST.
Should your machine not have a compatiable DVD drive and you still want to buy the Simulator, then it is possible to download a copy of Railworks directly from the Railworks website (Google --> Railworks). This is a very big simulator therefore please be prepared to wait for a couple of hours for the download to complete.
I hope that this prevent's the possibility of damaging DVD drives unnecessarily and I thank you for your attention.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Attention to detail.
Well what can I say about this sim attention to detail is superb.
The game runs beutifully on my quad core system. Read more
The game runs beutifully on my quad core system. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Scouser
Very Good.
A very very very good game, but it was impossible to run on steam on a Windows XP SP2 System.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. A. Hassan
Railworks
this copy of railworks you dont need to install
download steam.com register your self its all free
when done just enter the code into steam. Read more
download steam.com register your self its all free
when done just enter the code into steam. Read more
Published 4 months ago by AJV111
So much to go at!
A superb package, with excellent features and possibly the best graphics I have seen. There is so much to this software that I will probably never use many of the features... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jonny's Dad
stunning but not untarnished
Railworks2 is a fabolous simulator wich gets to be very close to the real thing though there is still a long way until these goal can be reached, no doubt much more powerful... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Salvador
Buyer Beware!!
Although graphically great, the support is non existent and all they are interested in is getting you to download more and more goods. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Paul Mason
Not worked at all yet!
I bought this for my son some months ago. Have tried it on 3 different machines, the later 2 high spec ones. The software has never worked. Jammed for hours on one machine. Read more
Published 16 months ago by caerphilly dean
Good simulator
RailWorks (and now version 2) is by far the best rail simulator I have ever tried. I use mainly the steam locos and have built by own extensive route based around my local area. Read more
Published 19 months ago by shorts37
Whats not to like?
I arrived late when it came to Trains simulations, being more interested in flight simulators or even (if you can find them) tank simulators. Read more
Published 20 months ago by S. G. Galbraith
Does it come with a Virgin pendolino train
Does Railworks come with a Virgin Pendolino train, and if no where would you get one. Also would people recommend railworks over Microsoft train simulator?
Published 21 months ago by westlakethomas12
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