This is not the first Microsoft train simulator ever created. Without going any further, a few weeks ago Rail Across America, from Flying Lab Software, came out. But, for sure, there will be a before and after Microsoft's Train Simulator.
Due to its graphic quality, its realism, customization possibilities, and the creation tools it includes, the product -which has just arrived in Argentina- deserves the interest it aroused among initiates and novices in this genre.
In the World Wide Web, this is already reflected, with discussion forums and websites where comments are found, free files to add to the default options, news, and help to solve technical difficulties.
Shut down other applications. When using Train Simulator, you probably won't need other applications such as word processors and e-mail programs, so close them to free up more of your computer's brainpower for Train Simulator. Upgrade your graphics card —3-D graphics card technology is advancing at a tremendous rate. Download Microsoft Train Simulator for free. Microsoft Train Simulator brings the power and excitement of some of the world's most famous trains to your PC, placing you in the role of engineer or passenger with unprecedented realism, exciting real-world rail challenges, and the tools to recreate almost any railroad experience in the world.
After testing it on several computers, we can say that the video accelerator card is key in the installation. In some cases, despite far exceeding the minimum hardware requirements, the game worked well only when the latest motherboard drivers were installed.
In Train Simulator we not only have to be machinists. In cases where the locomotives pull passenger cars, we can also enjoy beautiful landscapes with finished textures, forgetting about the hard work of the railway.
The various viewing options allow views with the convoy moving towards where you are, aerial panoramas with variable zoom, or from inside the passenger compartments or from the driver's cabin.
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There are six possible routes by default in Train Simulator. These are the North American ones from Shelby-Whitefish (Montana) and Philadelphia-Washington DC; the Innsbruck-St. Anton; the English line that goes from Carlisle to Settle and the Japanese lines from Tokyo-Hakone and Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu.
The locomotives that we can drive are steam, electric, or diesel. It is not a simple thing. Therefore, if we do not read the 100 pages of the game manual carefully, we may not meet the main objective of reaching our destination on time. Or worse, we could derail.
If we exceed the maximum speed in curves or do not respect the luminous signs of the tracks, the long convoy can lead to a railway disaster, if this option is activated in the Preferences.
As for the rest, you have to meet schedules, stop at stations for passengers to get on or off, take care of fuel and other things like that. As in other simulators, the point is to keep busy for the duration of the journey.
The software allows complete customization of the graphic quality, to adapt it to the user's video card.
Microsoft Train Simulator: Creating virtual worlds
For those who have the soul of entrepreneurs or railway engineers, Train Simulator has very complete editing tools. What does this mean?
Suppose we want to design a route from Paris to Rome. With the latitude and longitude data of the ends of the line, the program reproduces the topographic characteristics of the route. This is so because it has a digital terrain model on a world scale (with the obvious limitations of accuracy in the software of this cost).
The route can be modified – for example, if the tracks crossed the top of a mountain – and objects imported from programs such as 3D Studio MAX can also be placed on it.
Likewise, it is possible to edit locomotives and wagons, if the faithful copies of current or old machines that the simulator brings are not enough. The application allows animals or pedestrians to randomly cross the roads.
Even though we are witnessing the peak of advancements in games, some users still prefer old favorites such as Microsoft's Train Simulator.
The game made by Microsoft in 2001 despite everything that has a spot in its specialty, with an impressive player base. However, not everything is a piece of cake for those who, remembering the good old days, try to run Train Simulator on Windows 10.
Those who tried had a lot of trouble starting the game. Those who jumped over the first hurdle experienced an abundance of crashes and various errors.
Now, let me assure you that this game can be played on something other than Windows 98 or ME. But, there is a long road (or railway, if you like it better) ahead, with many tasks. So, take out your dusty CD case and follow the steps below.
How to Install Microsoft Train Simulator?
1. System Requirements (yes, you read that right)
This may sound strange but supposedly this game requires graphics cards from Nvidia exclusively. This means that the ATI / AMD graphics will not fit the rather dated engine. With that in mind, everything else should be perfect.
Basically, since the game was introduced at the turn of the century and is 16 years old, it can almost be run on a calculator. However, the calculator works with the Nvidia graphics adapter.
If you pack a dual GPU setup with, for example, ATI and Intel combo integrated, you just have to force the game to run with the integrated GPU. This should remove the GPU-related hurdles and we can safely move into the readiness segment. '
2. Preparation
The initial segment of the arrangement succession is to totally expel old Microsoft Train Simulator establishments. If you have installed the game and have run into problems (and it is very likely), be sure to follow the steps below:
- In the Search bar in Windows, type Control and open Control Panel.
- In the Category view, Uninstall a program.
- Explore to Microsoft Train Simulator, uninstall it by right-click.
- Navigate to Program Files (or x86 Program Files) and AppData respectively and delete everything you have inserted manually.
- Restart your PC.
Once we've covered this, there are a few quirky but essential steps you need to take before installation. That is, it seems that the UAC (User Account Control) blocks the installation of the train simulator. This is simply thinking about the total nonattendance of retroactive help for more seasoned games in Windows 10. Also, you should probably disable your internet connection while installing the game.
Now, to avoid all this fuss, we advise you to use this nifty tool to `mute UAC for the rest of the installation. You can download it here. Please run it before installation and go ahead.
3. Installation
The establishment methodology for this 'old however gold' title additionally incorporates a few changes. Just make sure you don't rush things and follow the instructions closely to make it work:
- Insert the first installation disc into the CD-ROM compartment and, once prompted, select Run Setup.exe.
- Click Install.
- Click on the arrow to the right.
- Reject Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 offers politely by clicking No.
- Snap-on Customize establishment choices and afterward on the correct bolt once more.
.
- Select the option » Complete the installation «.
- Under the » the train test system will be introduced in the envelope beneath «, click on Change and afterward on the correct bolt.
- Select the path that is on the other partition. Do not install the game on the system. Create the folder, name it whatever you want (MSTS fits well in my opinion) by typing the path in the path line. Here is the example: D: MSTS
- Click OK and let the installer create the new folder. Right arrow again.
- When asked at 27%, insert the second disk and click OK.
- When the establishment is finished, click the Restart button
- Don't start the Train Simulator yet.
This should be sufficient as far as installation is concerned. But, before we can start the game, there are still some additional steps that you cannot skip to get Train Simulator to work.
4. Update
The update is also essential and you will have to sort things out with updates before you can run the game. The official 1.4 update is what you need. Now, there is a possibility that your game is already updated to version 1.4, and you can easily check it. Simply explore the establishment organizer and find the Transaction envelope. In it, you can see, among other things, SD402 or Class50. Therefore, if there are no such files, be sure to download and install the update.
Follow the instructions to do so:
- Download update 1.4 by clicking this link.
- Run the zipped installer and change the default path to the path to the Train Simulator installation folder (for example, D: MSTS)
.
Due to its graphic quality, its realism, customization possibilities, and the creation tools it includes, the product -which has just arrived in Argentina- deserves the interest it aroused among initiates and novices in this genre.
In the World Wide Web, this is already reflected, with discussion forums and websites where comments are found, free files to add to the default options, news, and help to solve technical difficulties.
Shut down other applications. When using Train Simulator, you probably won't need other applications such as word processors and e-mail programs, so close them to free up more of your computer's brainpower for Train Simulator. Upgrade your graphics card —3-D graphics card technology is advancing at a tremendous rate. Download Microsoft Train Simulator for free. Microsoft Train Simulator brings the power and excitement of some of the world's most famous trains to your PC, placing you in the role of engineer or passenger with unprecedented realism, exciting real-world rail challenges, and the tools to recreate almost any railroad experience in the world.
After testing it on several computers, we can say that the video accelerator card is key in the installation. In some cases, despite far exceeding the minimum hardware requirements, the game worked well only when the latest motherboard drivers were installed.
In Train Simulator we not only have to be machinists. In cases where the locomotives pull passenger cars, we can also enjoy beautiful landscapes with finished textures, forgetting about the hard work of the railway.
The various viewing options allow views with the convoy moving towards where you are, aerial panoramas with variable zoom, or from inside the passenger compartments or from the driver's cabin.
Microsoft Train Simulator: From the Alps to Japan
There are six possible routes by default in Train Simulator. These are the North American ones from Shelby-Whitefish (Montana) and Philadelphia-Washington DC; the Innsbruck-St. Anton; the English line that goes from Carlisle to Settle and the Japanese lines from Tokyo-Hakone and Yatsushiro-Yoshimatsu.
The locomotives that we can drive are steam, electric, or diesel. It is not a simple thing. Therefore, if we do not read the 100 pages of the game manual carefully, we may not meet the main objective of reaching our destination on time. Or worse, we could derail.
If we exceed the maximum speed in curves or do not respect the luminous signs of the tracks, the long convoy can lead to a railway disaster, if this option is activated in the Preferences.
As for the rest, you have to meet schedules, stop at stations for passengers to get on or off, take care of fuel and other things like that. As in other simulators, the point is to keep busy for the duration of the journey.
The software allows complete customization of the graphic quality, to adapt it to the user's video card.
Microsoft Train Simulator: Creating virtual worlds
For those who have the soul of entrepreneurs or railway engineers, Train Simulator has very complete editing tools. What does this mean?
Suppose we want to design a route from Paris to Rome. With the latitude and longitude data of the ends of the line, the program reproduces the topographic characteristics of the route. This is so because it has a digital terrain model on a world scale (with the obvious limitations of accuracy in the software of this cost).
The route can be modified – for example, if the tracks crossed the top of a mountain – and objects imported from programs such as 3D Studio MAX can also be placed on it.
Likewise, it is possible to edit locomotives and wagons, if the faithful copies of current or old machines that the simulator brings are not enough. The application allows animals or pedestrians to randomly cross the roads.
Even though we are witnessing the peak of advancements in games, some users still prefer old favorites such as Microsoft's Train Simulator.
The game made by Microsoft in 2001 despite everything that has a spot in its specialty, with an impressive player base. However, not everything is a piece of cake for those who, remembering the good old days, try to run Train Simulator on Windows 10.
Those who tried had a lot of trouble starting the game. Those who jumped over the first hurdle experienced an abundance of crashes and various errors.
Now, let me assure you that this game can be played on something other than Windows 98 or ME. But, there is a long road (or railway, if you like it better) ahead, with many tasks. So, take out your dusty CD case and follow the steps below.
How to Install Microsoft Train Simulator?
1. System Requirements (yes, you read that right)
This may sound strange but supposedly this game requires graphics cards from Nvidia exclusively. This means that the ATI / AMD graphics will not fit the rather dated engine. With that in mind, everything else should be perfect.
Basically, since the game was introduced at the turn of the century and is 16 years old, it can almost be run on a calculator. However, the calculator works with the Nvidia graphics adapter.
If you pack a dual GPU setup with, for example, ATI and Intel combo integrated, you just have to force the game to run with the integrated GPU. This should remove the GPU-related hurdles and we can safely move into the readiness segment. '
2. Preparation
The initial segment of the arrangement succession is to totally expel old Microsoft Train Simulator establishments. If you have installed the game and have run into problems (and it is very likely), be sure to follow the steps below:
- In the Search bar in Windows, type Control and open Control Panel.
- In the Category view, Uninstall a program.
- Explore to Microsoft Train Simulator, uninstall it by right-click.
- Navigate to Program Files (or x86 Program Files) and AppData respectively and delete everything you have inserted manually.
- Restart your PC.
Once we've covered this, there are a few quirky but essential steps you need to take before installation. That is, it seems that the UAC (User Account Control) blocks the installation of the train simulator. This is simply thinking about the total nonattendance of retroactive help for more seasoned games in Windows 10. Also, you should probably disable your internet connection while installing the game.
Now, to avoid all this fuss, we advise you to use this nifty tool to `mute UAC for the rest of the installation. You can download it here. Please run it before installation and go ahead.
3. Installation
The establishment methodology for this 'old however gold' title additionally incorporates a few changes. Just make sure you don't rush things and follow the instructions closely to make it work:
- Insert the first installation disc into the CD-ROM compartment and, once prompted, select Run Setup.exe.
- Click Install.
- Click on the arrow to the right.
- Reject Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 offers politely by clicking No.
- Snap-on Customize establishment choices and afterward on the correct bolt once more.
.
- Select the option » Complete the installation «.
- Under the » the train test system will be introduced in the envelope beneath «, click on Change and afterward on the correct bolt.
- Select the path that is on the other partition. Do not install the game on the system. Create the folder, name it whatever you want (MSTS fits well in my opinion) by typing the path in the path line. Here is the example: D: MSTS
- Click OK and let the installer create the new folder. Right arrow again.
- When asked at 27%, insert the second disk and click OK.
- When the establishment is finished, click the Restart button
- Don't start the Train Simulator yet.
This should be sufficient as far as installation is concerned. But, before we can start the game, there are still some additional steps that you cannot skip to get Train Simulator to work.
4. Update
The update is also essential and you will have to sort things out with updates before you can run the game. The official 1.4 update is what you need. Now, there is a possibility that your game is already updated to version 1.4, and you can easily check it. Simply explore the establishment organizer and find the Transaction envelope. In it, you can see, among other things, SD402 or Class50. Therefore, if there are no such files, be sure to download and install the update.
Follow the instructions to do so:
- Download update 1.4 by clicking this link.
- Run the zipped installer and change the default path to the path to the Train Simulator installation folder (for example, D: MSTS)
.
- Click Unzip
Also, you can download the additional patches here. They are not unreasonably significant but rather we encourage you to introduce both (MSTS Content v1.4 Class 50 and MSTS Content v1.4 SD40-2). After this is settled, let's move on to the setup part of this vintage trip.
5. Train simulator setup
We are more than halfway there, but there is still something you should do before playing. To, so to speak, 'forcibly optimize' the train simulator for Windows 10, some additional steps are required. We made sure to list all the actions you'll need to take next, so be sure to follow them closely:
- Explore to the establishment envelope, right-click on it, and open Properties.
- On the General tab, uncheck the Read-only box
- Now open the installation folder, right-click the file » train.exe » and open Properties.
- In the Compatibility tab, check the » Run this program as an administrator » and confirm the changes
- Open the installation folder and rename Uninstall.exe to MSTS_Uninstal.exe.
- While there, duplicate the » Global » envelope and glue it someplace as a reinforcement. Just in case something goes wrong after the next step.
- Open the folder » Global » and delete the » startup.mpg». video file
- Reinsert Disc 1 and open its contents. Open File Explorer or This PC, right-click Disk 1, and select Open.
- Open the » TechDocs » folder and run TechDocs.exe. Select the installation path and extract the files.
That's it. Almost. We have a couple of more changes before you can at long last beginning the game.
6. Final adjustments
In case you're wondering ‘What else?', We have to underline that a game like this will struggle with 16: 9 widescreen monitors. It's designed for a 4: 3 aspect ratio, so you'll have to force the widescreen within the GPU settings. This option is different on Nvidia and Intel graphics, but it is sufficient to target the 'Image scaling' option. Find out and it will be very easy for you to set the 16: 9 aspect ratio.
Also, as this game works differently from modern games, a useful tip is to manually assert the RAM that you can freely use. This can be done by following these steps:
- Right-click on the Train Simulator shortcut and open Properties.
- Select the Shortcut tab.
- In the Destination section, change the default path to D: MSTSlauncher .exe -mem: Xyz. Replace XYZ with half the available RAM in megabytes. If you have to say 8GB of RAM, the target line should look something like this:
- D: MSTSlauncher.exe -mem: 4096.
- Confirm the modifications.
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That should make the game much smoother.
Also, in case you experience any errors when launching the game, download and run this installer which should fix most of them. That should be enough. Now you can finally, after immense effort, start the game.
7. Important plugins
As a side note, we have to cover a few add-ons that should help you substantially with the game in general and enhance the pure enjoyment. Here are download links:
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- – a large package of rail, switch, and crossover parts.
- New roads – more of those with a bonus environment.
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