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General discussion of computer gaming and railroad simulations. Topics include MS Train Simulator (MSTS), Auran Trainz, Railroad Tycoon, Railroad Dispatcher and more...

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 #30954  by MBTA F40PH-2C 1050
 
MSTS 2 has been cancelled. they cancelled it a month or two ago. I wasn't sure if anyone here has heard about it
 #34391  by StationMaster
 
There are a few general opinions about the future.

Regarding Microsoft's involvement, some believe that they are not interested in continuing to produce a train simulator product at all. Others feel that Kuju is still the legal owner of the code for both MSTS and the incomplete MSTS 2, so Microsoft has to start over, and will come out with their own original code as MSTS 3.

Then, there is RailDriver, who bought PI Engineering (the makers of the professional TrainMaster Simulator software). They have announced that they are in the process of producing a home-consumer version of train simulator software, and are attempting to make it possible to import as much existing MSTS items & content as they can (routes, rolling-stock, etc). You can read their announcement here:

http://www.raildriver.com/rdfree/tsnews.php

They also have a forum on train-sim.com:

http://www.train-sim.com/cgi/dcforum/dc ... =DCConfID1

 #230205  by LIRRMEDFORD
 
I heard that microsoft just ditched the MSTS 2 project cause they got hung up and all into their X-box but I also heard that it was suppose to be like a metro version of the NYC are with the LIRR MNRR NYCTA SUBWAYS NJT and more

 #230493  by Long Island 7285
 
MSTS2 was going to have PRR and the horse shoe curve on it. and many more features compared to MSTS1. I never heard nothing about LIRR or metro area routes.