No More Paid Re-Skins for Waggonz Products

Waggonz have announced that from 20 December 2013 they will require that any re-skin of their products you wish to distribute, be freely available to everyone without any form of payment being required. However the new 'Re-skin policy' also states "This new policy will not remove/change any rights granted to you when you purchased one of our products." This is rumored to be because of the "controversial" Freightliner Class 90 re-skins of which currently several   versions are available. The railworkers.co.uk version is currently shown as "Out of stock" despite the fact it's a download although there is also a "get It Free For First Class members" button. While trainsimulatorscenarios.co.uk has made it's product available free of charge and reimbursed those who have already purchased it,  even though re-skins can still theoretically be sold until 20th December.

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GWR 56xx Update Avalible for Train Simulator 2014

An update is avalible for the 'GWR 56xx' adding TSX effects. The product is also available on Steam again.


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Three Country Corner Route Now Avalible Boxed.

The  Three Country Corner Route   from Just Trains is now available in a box for the same price as the download version. With free postage and packaging in the UK and only €5.00 in the Euro Zone or  $7.00 for the rest of the world. The route includes 80 miles of track through Austria, Germany and Switzerland, passing through 40 detailed stations and Four signalling systems. No new stock is included with the route however the route does include 10 Standard scenarios, 5 Free Roam scenarios and is Quick Drive enabled.
 
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Tram Simulator Düsseldorf Out Now!

It seems there is finally a dedicated tram simulator I'm surprised this didn't happen a while ago. Tram Simulator Düsseldorf  shows a lot of potential.

 The game is based on the U78 line in Düsseldorf operated by Rheinbahn. Focused on creating a realistic depiction of B80D vehicle. The game has most of the features you'd expect in a tram simulator including control of the doors, headlights mirrors etc. The U78 (the route included) take roughly 50 minutes to drive both above and below ground. Although most of the underground stations look very similar.

 The most interesting feature in my opinion though is the inclusion of a map editor. Currently you can not  put custom models in the simulator. However when asked Tony CEO Little Red Studuios  (exclusive to this blog) said: " The released version you cannot add custom objects or trains, this feature will come online with an editor update." I  asked about whether people will be able to release their creations commercially he replied: "Yes, we have plans to allow third parties to create content and integrate with the product. This will be enabled through an editor update." This would  open up the possibility of plenty of third party add-ons. Perhaps even one day a UK route like Manchester Metrolink or Blackpool.

Regarding official DLC Tony confirmed that they will be creating DLC  " ...with plans to add additional routes and increase the variety of passengers and vehicles" He went on to say "We are continually upgrading the current product increasing the complexity and accuracy of the environment and tram. You will occasionally be able to download these upgrades capturing any new features we add the overall franchise."


As you may have notices the graphics are not very good at all however it does one advantage over Railworks passengers actually board the Tram and sit down!













Tram Simulator Düsseldorf  is created by Little Red Studuios and published by Rondomedia. It is rated PEGI 3 and is not currently available in the UK although you can still purchase it online.

Thanks to Tony from Little Red Studios for taking the time to answer our questions.

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GWR 56XX Coming Soon to Train Simulator 2014

RailSimulator.com have just announced this via their page on Facebook.

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