Rule the Rail!

[EDIT:] I don't recommend the Steam version anymore. It's bugging out at least 5 times per hour, and is showing stuff as black blobs just before killing itself. If you have bought this program, you have the registered version at least. Download the 1.5 version from Brainbombers, take the js.bin file from Steams and put that in the Real version. Anything else you have uploaded is easily transfered afterwards. The only Real difference in the BB-version is that you can't move the camera with your mouse, you have to use the two buttons up right. The program in itself is as explained below. It's good. The Steam version just doesn't work. Let's start with two major things: 1. This is a Model Railway editor, a programme designed to help you make your own model railway, without having to bother with cost and space for a real one. It's NOT a game. 2. This editor was made in 1999 for the Win95/Win98/NT, and hasn't changed much since. It's NOT a new programme. I want this to be totally clear, so you don't waste your money on something it is NOT. So what do you get? A lot, I would say. The demo-plans that are inside, shows how much and even if they look hard to make, they're not. Laying tracks, fixing controls for power and switches, build environment and so on, all are covered in the 24 pages tutorial. Let's get something else straight as well; I got the demo for this editor back in 2002, and I've been waiting to get a chance to own it since. I'm biased to say the least. It's a very good editor, and it's simplicity makes it worth the cents/pennies/öre that it costs, IMO. Pros: * The Tutorial, nuff said, * The amount of rolling stock, * The ease to lay tracks, * Connecting two tracks is made easily, * The board can be changed in width and length at any time, * The possibility to repaint buildings within the editor, * The possibility to edit the rolling stock in for example Paint.net, * Camera on the engine!, * Possibility to exchange track plans with other RtR-owners. * There are people on the net, making more stuff (Littleville Depot-folks). Cons: * No ctrl-Z to regret last move/action, * Way too tiny icons for an old man to see, * Use of different methods to move objects and camera angles, * Could really use some more tracks, like a cross, different switches, more straights, * Roads are only in four directions and with no curves, * A bit boring houses, not that modern, (could use some mods). All in all, a good editor that could be better. But I doubt it will, because who would want to do some work on a 20 year old programme? So if you buy this, do not expect any updates or new things. The Brainbomber crew is long gone, and who knows what the Redbrick Ltd wants, except earning money. But I'm having fun and recommend it for people like me. Thank You.

I used to own this game years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. I saw that it had popped up on steam and decided to buy it again. I was very disappointed to find that whilst building a layout, the game crashes every 15-20 minutes or so. This occurs when trying to scroll through the objects menus, with the game freezing, forcing me to quit the game. I have tried numerous things to try and fix the issue, including a full reinstall, trying different save files etc. I tried contacting the devs a few days ago but didn't hear back and am not hopeful of a reply. Due to my multiple attempts at fixing the issues I have amassed a playtime of over two hours, meaning I can't refund. It's a shame because I had a great experience with the game the first time around. I would advise some caution if you are planning on buying, as it appears I am not alone with my problem. If you experience the same issue and have a fix then let me know.

For anyone wondering. The release date of this game says its 17th of February 2020. But the game itself is much older then that. I still own a physical of this game. It was sublicenced by a company called Astragon. The game itself is orinanlly created by the BrainBombers Group. The physical copy I own says at the bottem of the box ''Copyright 2005'' So this gives you an idea how old this game actualy is. Anyways. This game shows its age. And not in a good way. I've had hunderd's of hours into this game when I was younger on the physical copy I got. I decided to buy the game again when suddenly noticed it was realeased on steam, but when I was younger I never really bothered with how god awfull the controls actually are. What also doesn't help is that the game is not made for the screen resolutions we use today, as the graphical user interface does not scale up or down depanding on your screen resulution. So if you happen to have a screen with a ridiculously large resolution. Then it is almost impossible to select anything from the GUI at all, since the buttons are probably only a few pixels in size at that stage. TLDR: Software almost 20 years old with no changes made to it. User-friendliness is non-existent and is just not usable on mondern computers.

Joguei este game quando era criança. muita nostalgia!!! ótimo simulador. Estava esperando esta bela promoção a mais de vários meses. (Para quem não conhece: RULE THE RAIL, não é um simples simulador de trem, ele é um jogo na qual você constrói seu mundo, sua cidade, altera o relevo, cria pontes ou tuneis e é claro, constrói linhas de trem, além de ter vários vagões e locomotivas a sua disposição)

I decided to get a refund on this item. Icons are very small and set up of track, etc. is way to tedious and not user friendly. A huge disappointment as I am a model railroad fan and just don't have the space or money for the real thing at the moment.

A great piece of railway software for any railway Fan!

Uno splendido simulatore di modellismo ferroviario che non mancherà di farvi passare moltissime ore di divertimento in completo relax. Disponibile sia sul sito degli sviluppatori "www.brainbombers.com" in due tipi di versioni : Una versione "FREE" o "GRATIS" (che da la possibilità all'utente di capire ed apprezzare il gioco senza doverlo per forza comperare) ma limitata, ovviamente, nelle sue possibilità di sviluppo piu evolute ... Una versione invece a pagamento ( mediante l'acquisto del numero di Licenza) ma ad un prezzo veramente contenuto, che però aggiunge alla versione FREE la bellezza di 8 kit di espansione del gioco con tantissimi nuovi modelli di Locomotori, Vagoni, ed elementi di abbellimento del plastico che vi garantirà veramente molte ore di gioco e che vi regala inoltre la possibilità di possedere la versione del gioco "Iron Horses" ovvero con lo stesso motore di base ma con Locomotori, Vagoni ed elementi di abbellimento del plastico in versione "Vecchio West" ed inoltre vi aggiunge anche due ulteriori giochi completamente diversi sviluppati dallo stesso team di sviluppatori di Rule the Rail. Per chi invece non fosse interessato a questi tre elementi aggiuntivi ma solamente al gioco stesso, può decidere l'acquisto sulla piattaforma di STEAM che installa direttamente il gioco "Rule the Rail" completo con inclusi direttamente ( oltre ai primi 3 pacchetti di espansione previsti nel kit FREE del sito brainbombers ) tutti gli ulteriori 8 kit di espansione contenenti tantissimi Locomotori, Vagoni ed inoltre tantissimi elementi di abbellimento per il plastico stesso. Spero che questa recensione possa esservi stata di aiuto in qualche modo. Buon divertimento !

Es muy interesante te permite concentrarte en el mundo del ferromodelismo

Voici le logiciel qui donne les vraies sensations, surtout visuelles, de jouer au véritable train électrique de notre enfance. Les graphismes sont corrects, bien sûr pas aussi fins et détaillés que dans transport fever ou train simulator, mais l'ensemble est agréable et facile à comprendre et manipuler, même en anglais quand on est français. A acheter sans problème.

Možnost vytvořit si vlastní modelové kolejiště s minimálními náklady. Možnost organizovat a řídit provoz na kolejišti jako ve skutečném provozu. Pomohlo by zvýšení možností nastavení některých funkcí a závislostí. Snad se dočkáme.