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  • amtrakfan
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    • Aug 2016
    • 1

    #1

    wishing

    ]I just wish all these games where free.
  • OTTODAD
    1
    • Feb 2001
    • 32344
    • England
    • General

    #2
    Originally posted by amtrakfan
    ]I just wish all these games where free.
    MSTS is not Free, but can still be had for peanuts, doing a Google search. ORTS is free !

    There are many Freeware routes which can be found in the File Libraries of major MSTS forums !

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    • conductorchris
      2500 Post Veteran

      • Mar 2010
      • 2905
      • Vermont
      • General

      #3
      Well, nothing is free. Someone put a lot of effort in to make these games and the routes and rolling stock that come with them. It's like an artist who paints or makes music . . . they spent time and resources at it. If it has value, it deserves your support. Not only that, but if we support the creators, it encourages them to create more, so there is also a selfish reason to keep that relationship healthy. I'd say money is part of that support, but appreciation matters too.

      I'm not saying this to cause guilt, but to make you think. I don't know what your situation is and what resources you have to offer or spend. When the creators are mostly individuals who do it because they love it, there is a different kind of relationship than if you walk into Wal-Mart and send your cash to Wall Street or Bentonville, Arkansas.

      This way of thinking is a principal in life, not just in games. If a relationship is one-way and only one person is giving, it won't be healthy and probably won't last. I'd say it isn't moral.

      Christopher

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      • OTTODAD
        1
        • Feb 2001
        • 32344
        • England
        • General

        #4
        https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Train-Simulator-PC-CD/dp/B00006IQUQ

        https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/p/train-sim/9wzdncrfj2zq

        http://www.railserve.com/Computers/MSTS/

        Take your pick !

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        • CSRX
          13500 Post Veteran



          • Oct 2005
          • 13646
          • Lincoln, ME
          • English
          • ORTS

          #5
          Originally posted by amtrakfan
          ]I just wish all these games where free.
          I wish my car, house, electricity, internet, etc, was all free too.
          -Shawn K-
          MEC Mountain Subdivision - Trackwork 70%, Scenery 35%
          ​

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          • smiljacc18
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2008
            • 329

            #6
            Amazon has a good memory-I clicked on the MSTS link Otto gave in his post and it took me to my amazon page which said "You purchased this item on April 2, 2005".Brings back some pleasant memories!
            Last edited by smiljacc18; 08-28-2016, 08:44.

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            • OTTODAD
              1
              • Feb 2001
              • 32344
              • England
              • General

              #7
              Posting about the vast choice of MSTS Freeware there is for running in ORTS, I had another look at one of my favorites, the Wupper-Express-11, which features the unique Wupperthal Suspension Railway:

              https://youtu.be/nmSWN4io88k

              There is so much to be had that it should keep train simmers busy for years !

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