Constracktion

[SurvivorSean]

Hello:

I posted a commen on the following YouTube review. Coming in September.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIrgNalOMds

It has potential but if it's all about track laying and nothign else I think I would get bored of this rather quickly. This game has the potential to be more interesting then Railroads Online. I loved that game at first but you basically had only certain ways up and down and had no ability to dig or fill in hills to climb etc. That alone would be a huge game changer. The last train game I played (just taking a break as it gets repetitive) is Railroader. That has a purpose and Run8 is also good but often needs MP to be effective or realistic because the networks are so big and even expandable. I like that about Run 8. I love the AI switching mechanics of Railroader. I also love the fact that you can dig and build hills, perhaps maybe even a tunnel? Realistically though I thought this was lacking because everything should be surveyed first. Otherwise it just becomes a challenge to connect and I'm not looking for a mini game. Derail Valley has it's purpose but it too simplistic when it comes to operations.

Thanks

Sean

[NorthernWarrior]

Rather a shame the author has digressed into this than putting a bit more into Diesel Railcar Simulator. Particularly bringing real world data import into the editor.

[haverfordwest]

Complete waste of time for me personally. Now DRS is playing second fiddle to this new game, it can now be discarded as a serious contender for a real simulator.

[SD40-2]

No, this is NOT the end of DRS. According to Lapioware, DRS has not been doing so well, so he's created Constracktion to help provide another income stream so he can continue working on DRS.

As per this page here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/...88824697866090

Wait a minute, aren't you supposed to be working on this game!?

The truth is that DRS hasn't sold enough to cover the development costs in years. It's difficult to see this situation suddenly changing in the near future, due to the competition and saturation of the traditional train sim market. Unlike DRS, Constracktion has novel and unique ideas which makes it more potent for success.

The release of another game does not mean that DRS has been cancelled, although it does mean that the gameplay update has been delayed. There are several reasons to continue working on DRS:

• The game still has potential, especially by focusing on pre-1990s railways and making modding easier
• Many modders have spent thousands of hours in total on developing content for DRS. It would be a shame to see all that effort go to waste
• The technology behind DRS is evolving and usable for other spin-off games, so it makes sense to keep developing it further
• The release of Constracktion hopefully brings a surge of new players to DRS too
• It's embarrassing to not finish Early Access properly

[NorthernWarrior]

Well a fair point that DRS probably struggles against the likes of TSC and TSW and being a one man show don’t have the marketing resources that DTG do.

However it’s still all about presence and coming up with something to raise the profile of DRS. Seems unlikely IMHO the new game will do that, more likely to appeal to Roblox or Minecraft type players. Also, Transport Fever 2 and Railroader to some extent have that side of things sewn up.

DRS has a reasonably good editor but as noted lacks any easy way to create real world routes. I seriously wanted to give it a try having burned out pretty much on TSC and Trainz stuff but without being able to build something with Dem terrain and a mapping overlay it’s a non starter.

[SurvivorSean]

You know I never really gave DRS a shot and to be honest I don't think it fits my style or what I'm looking for. But this is the challenge of trying to build something in a hobby that is a niche and you get micro niches. Railroads have so many different aspects that make it interesting and it's hard to make money to support them. I've thought more about that lately and if this forum still supported general stuff I'd express my ideas more.

Thanks

Sean