Railroad X

As much as I want to judge a game based on its actual content and gameplay, I simply can't for this title. Why? Because it crashes at launch, every single time. I'm not alone in this issue, a quick check of the forums shows a thread with several people reporting. If I had to say based on the screenshots alone I's aay think about it. It certainly looks good, it looks better than Railworks and Trainz, but those two titles (and a host of others not on Steam) have the massive advantage of being playable. So, currently, as of right now it's not worth it. If it gets fixed I'll actually check out the game's content, the furthest I've got is an error screen on launch so far If you've read this far, go grab a cookie or a sandwich and thank ya If you want the short version, look up at the top. Not recommended.. It should say Not Recommended....YET Because when this gets fixed I have a feeling it may well turn out to be a sleeper gem of a simulator...but for now save your money and wait for a fixed version to be uploaded to Steam or find a workaround yourself.

After a couple of houres building my track I will say this game is not too bad but not that user friendly. And the game contents is limited. I guest they want us to buy for more. seriously $11 for a couple of more trains? and everything is europe base so nothing in there for north america. If you already own Train Simulator 2012 you don't need that one. same game

Good value, since it's the super version. Ive followed EEP for the last 5 years, knowing it would eventually evolve to be quite interesting. No,its not easy to learn. Ive always enjoyed piecing track together in real life, Ive done severall layouts in the real world, HO,,,027,,,N,,,,,,Trainz seems a bit too easy, and the Microsoft TS program gets boring very quickly...and this seems be more along the lines of demanding careful planning,,and FEELS more like a model railroad,,,planning carefully, measuring radii, etc. Getting an understanding of the basics of trackwork is interesting,,I was pleasently suprised by several features, driving inside the train, etc, sparks upon breaking in the steamers,,,lots of nice touches,,,....There tons of little surprises along the way,,,this program has been evolving for years and will continue to grow and improve,,,the difference between, X and the older versions I remember from several years ago is astronomical,,,I noticed suddenly,,an example,, something floating by a window,,,on closer inspection, it was leaves falling,,these little touchs add an awful lot to the feel of the game,,and will continue to improve,,,last word, you really have to read the manual very carefully,,,but well worth the money,,,and comes with tons of assets,,,Im very pleased,,and one more thing,,,editing can be done practically in real time,,,that I really enjoy,,,

I'd recommend this for more of the creative people of the train simming community, the people who like to build and automate routes as I haven't seen any other simulator work the way railroad X does with the various contact points. I find the forums very nice, friendly, very responsive and kind, and I always get healthy responses from my opinions, a brilliant place to find advice. The game itself, I find to have a very narrow field of view, quite large interface. I wouldn't, however, recommend this to the people who just want to "drive trains" as this is more of a "creative tool" rather then a simulator. Sure there are bugs and sometimes, crashes but non-the-less, for what it is, it's currently the best creative tool currently out there which has an adjustable work table. I find the only Achilles heel heel to this, is that it's a railroad modeller's program, because I find this program to have real potential. I haven't really seen any other simulator let you be able to control anything but what it says on the tin... However, this program lets you control cars, trucks, planes and ships... Even if they are on invisible track. The track-based "control points" allows for a good range of flexibility, including sequenced control of transferring freight from one vehicle to another using a crane that you can actually drive. I have to say, that driving a crane and using it to transfer freight between vehicles, is something I have not seen implemented in any simulator, ever. I have to warn you though, there is no AI in this game so you have to set either contacts or routes for the trains, then they follow the path you set for them via control circuits. The Control circuit design is completely up to you, letting them handle the layout for you the way you want to, without the hassle of assigning priorities and such. So, I fully recommend this to anyone that's interested in creating routes and automating them for the player to use because honestly, there are features that I haven't seen in any other game / simulator, including trainz and rail works. It does have a large learning curve though, so if you're prepared to put up with that, railroad X can be a very rewarding experience.

First of all, Railroad X is not a train driving simulator. It is a simulator for model railway design, building, and then running of your dream layouts, and a very sophisticated one at that. You will need to read the manual and perhaps watch some youtube tutorials ( Ruud Boer's as other reviews have mentioned ), but once you have the basics down you can create some really nice layouts fairly quickly. A huge library of models and rolling stock is included, with many more available ( at a price ) on the eep online shop. If you are a builder or creator as opposed to a driver, I would very highly recommend Railroad X. Definitely worth the money.

With a learning curve steeper than the Navy's Nuclear Power Program this is an excellent model railroad design tool. This is not a 'train game'. If you want to spend the time learning how to use this to help build your dream layout then 'yes', I recommend this program on that basis. If you want to drive trains and play railroad scenarios I recommend DTG's TS 2015. I have close to 250 hrs in that game and it is the best train sim currently available. Avoid at all costs the one with the 'z', it's terrible.

In all honesty, Hornby Virtual Railways is far better. The UI for this game is clunky, with poor tooltips and long-winded readme. For someone who just wants to get stuck in and have fun creating and designing, and eventually running a railway, this isn't the game for you. After just 1/2 hour I was so ridiculously frustrated with how things worked; I haven't played it since. Overall a waste of money. [u]14/06/202[/u] I decided to give this game another chance, but that was promptly shattered. Each time I tried to load up the game, the splash screen would appear, then I would get black screens on each of my three monitors, followed by no-signal errors on each. Only alt-tabbing to another open application would render one of the screens any use, and at that it's not even the main screen. Completely unimpressed and so this game will go back to the uninstalled pile.

It worked for me when I bought the game at release - now after some updates it starts and returns to desktop immediately. I seem to be the only one to occur this problem so that's not why I don't recommend it. It's more because a) everything costs money and b) the devs seem to hate Steam. Let me go into detail: [h1]a)[/h1] You want to get modding tools or plugins? Pay! You want to make your modded content available for everyone? You are not allowed to share them unless your content has been approved by the devs to be sold on their store. You need help with the game not running? Call a hotline and pay! [h1]b)[/h1] A not that small part of Steam's existence is due to the convenience of having everything in one place and most stuff is automated. Not with Railroad X though, as you are greeted by an installer interface once you install, uninstall or verify your content (it even wants to remove the game when you want to verify content). Not a big deal but it adds to my argument. Next thing is the devs are not very active in the forums. If you have critical problems like I do, you are asked to call a hotline. It may be faster than an email or a forum post but it costs money as stated above. About DLC: the most of them is available only on their store. I don't know if Steam get's their cut or not, but it is not as convenient as it would be here. For the prices they ask for everything both here on Steam as well as on their shop, you thought they would have the time, patience and staff available to give a Steam user the experience he feels familiar with - turns out they don't. [h1]The verdict:[/h1] The game is probably ok (except I haven't been able to play it for a long time) but the way the devs interact with Steam is not satisfying and their price tags on modding tools and the like is unheard-of. If this is something you don't want to support, then don't buy this!

This game series is better known as EEP - Eisenbahn.exe Professional. I know the EEP series from the very beginning and Railroad X is another of its development. First of all, it's a simulation of model railway, not real trains. If you want train simulator, buy Train Simulator or eventually Trainz. Railroad X (EEP 10) is for everyone who did not have enough space at home to build their own railroad model. It is more an application than a game. This allows you to build very complex automatically controlled railroad systems, imagination is the only limit. You can control not only trains - also road, water and even air traffic. I must admit that the editor is complicated (so many options which you don't know at the beginning) and requires patience but once it is mastered, it works instinctively. The only thing that is awful, is a camera control in free view - never, from the very beginning, it has not been fixed... If you want to become better acquainted with Railroad X, you need to book yourself plenty of time... Building even a simple model takes a long time, if you want it to look really nice. To compare your abilities, there are a few finished models with EEP. If you like to build a railway models and maps, have a lot of free time and patience, Railroad X is created for you.

realy nice modelrailway sim , Lots of rolling stock included the manual included is just full off errors where can i get a german version to see what the mistranslated things mean? Luckily i speak german too ;) If your not so lucky look on youtube for ruuds english spoken tuts. I see there are 2 links to the manual but both are to the same english one , just add the german manual too, wo ist die deutsch sprachige? Another thing missing is a 3d object importer i'd say .blend .obj and .skp should be included as this is aimed at train hobbyists (bastlers), who like to build things, and not virtual train drivers. You could benefit from people making stuff by allowing them to sell through steam and get a percentage, lets say 10 % for steam 10% for eep and 10 % for me for comming up with the ideer. ;) See every one will win as there will be lots of international content.