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Trainz Simulator 12 is available in several platform specific variations including Mac, iPad, and Android.

This review is based on the Windows Trainz Simulator 12 product, and should not be confused with any other platform specific versions.

My review sample was delivered via Steam, though boxed DVD and other digital download options are available through various outlets.

Included are a collection of prebuilt routes (listed below) and a sizable collection of locomotives and rolling stock.

Additional content is available both free (quoted as more than 100,000 items) as well as paid DLC addons.

In addition, Trainz Simulator 12 offers multiplayer and chat functionality.

There is a considerable collection provided, many with multiple colors and rail company markings.

There are a few unique vehicles, like airliners and helicopters, as well.

Particularly useful are the sections detailing the operation of each type of locomotive in Cab Mode, including description and advice on various types of brakes, and the more intricate operations of steam locomotives.

A large section is devoted to the Surveyor route creation module, covering everything from crafting the terrain itself to placing scenery and tracks.

One item I was not able to find related to placing a drivable locomotive in the Quickplay mode.

The instructions make it quite easy to place a few preconfigured consists (assemblies of rolling stock) on the tracks, adjust the time of day and weather, etc.

But I was not able to find any instructions on placing a separate drivable locomotive to actually begin enjoying the Quickdrive sessions.

Trainz 2 Android Manual As To

In another example, one of the Easy diesel locomotive scenarios titled Mojave to Bakersfield repeatedly suffered from couplers failing pretty early in the session, and I was not able to find any useful hints within the manual as to where I was going wrong.

These are easy to follow and are accompanied by text windows that detail each step of the current topic.

I appreciated the walk through for the various braking systems, which provided a good introduction to things such as lapping the train brakes and working with grades.

The tutorials focus on diesel and electric locomotives, leaving the more complex steam locomotives to the written guidance in the PDF manual.

While the PDF manuals coverage on operating the steam locomotives is in depth at a full 7 pages, a guided tutorial of the same quality as those included for diesel and electric trains would have been a nice touch.

Here you choose one of the installed routes, and click on either Quickdrive or Sessions.

As noted above, the Quickdrive system does not appear to allow me to place a separate locomotive.

The selected route loads up and am given a straight forward interface for setting some options and easily placing various complete consists on whichever tracks I prefer.

Unfortunately most of these consists have no locomotive, and thus I was unable to drive them.

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