Generally yes. The software has been specifically programmed and tested to work with most UK add-ons and also many worldwide trains. Every week, new add-ons are tested and added to the supported list which can be found here: CompatibilityMatrix We view this as the best available alternative for MSTS users to continue to enjoy MSTS routes and content on Windows Vista and 7 platforms. I started small with a couple of buttons and some hand held squeegee handles attached to some rotary pots before attempting the final job.

Throttle and Reverser - Features a gated dynamic brake and a continuous reverser with three positive stops. No two locomotives are the same, but most have manuals which describe their individual controls in greater detail. When you wish to get moving, pull the brake lever all the way down to zero and wait for the brake pressure level to reach its maximum reading. Then slowly move the lever up until you see the word 'Running' in the box above the pressure gauge. Press 'C' to allow steam to escape from the cylinders. During the first few turns of the wheels, this will allow any water which has collected inside to be expelled. If you don't do this, the cylinders will explode and your train will be disabled. After you get going, remember to press 'C' again once the wheels have completed four full turns or more to prevent steam being expelled needlessly from the cylinders. Failed to save dump file to or Saved dump file to (dump file location), Railworks.exe has stopped workingVerify the Integrity of your game files. There's a section in this guide explaining on how to do this. Microsoft Train Simulator - Articles - The Raildriver: Hardware for Train Simulator". www.microsoft.com . Retrieved 2009-01-24. Most things that aren't that basic controls won't work on the controller. Because the word 'consistency' doesn't exist in Train Simulator, every train is set up slightly different in TS and the keyboard controls work in different ways, so don't buy DLC expecting it to work as you expect it to. Also, the controller doesn't have a crosshair like in Train Sim World, so you'll need a mouse to select anything that doesn't have a keyboard command attached to it. If you haven't done so already, you will want to make some adjustments to the game settings to get the best out of Train Simulator. It is important to choose settings which match the capabilities of your computer. Now, onto controllers: Windows 10 natively supports Xbox 360 wired controllers. Every controller that you use on the PC, with some exceptions, are considered by Windows to be Xbox 360 controllers - even Xbox One/SeriesX/S controllers. Many controllers do work, however, without any extra programs, as Steam has a compatibility mode for most of them. This makes them be interpreted as X-Input controllers, but all button icons will be for the Xbox 360 or One, unless your game specifically has a modified UI for different controllers. Train Simulator isn't one of them. It's also worth pointing out that the menus in Train Simulator are pretty dreadful for controllers, so you'll want to use a mouse to navigate them.

The following dialogue window should appear. in the 'Shortcut' section find the box called 'Target' and enter your launch parameters in the manner described above. Microsoft Train Simulator does not come with an application programming interface included. Therefore, RailDriver uses alternative methods to communicate with the software. It reads settings directly from the heads-up display on the screen, which therefore must be in view at all times when using the hardware. To operate RailDriver with Train Simulator it is necessary to run additional software supplied with the product. [5] Career scenarios are mainly supplied by the developers who create the routes, although there are a number of Workshop career scenarios available. Driving these scenarios will result in a score being given. Firmware is the software, or programming code, inside the PBC itself. This may be updated occasionally to provide new features or improvements. The hardest part is to make the case and in finding a microcontroller board that support enough IO for you to connect controls. You can go cheap with a simple one, but then you need multiplexers and rely on timers and interrupts, which is a more advanced topic.Hopefully, you will now be able to start the game. If so, set the graphics to default. Save the settings and exit the game. Here, for your reference are screenshots of my own system's TS settings. I use an ASUS ROG Strix G731GV Laptop with Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz with 12 logical processors and 6 physical processors with 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD together with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Primary VRAM: 6 GB. Monitor Refresh Rate: 143 Hz. Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

This is the gauge you need to keep an eye on to ensure that steam pressure is not falling too low - or your train will simply slow to a halt.In almost every case, very low FPS (or frame rate) is caused by a GPU issue. GPU stands for 'Graphics Processing Unit' and is your computer's high-performance graphics processor. Either your GPU's driver has not started correctly - or it has not been configured to automatically use the GPU to run Train Simulator. In both cases, the game will default to using your computer CPU's integrated graphics and result in very low FPS. Clear the cache. Of course you will need to do this outside of the game, since you can't get it started. This guide says how. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=465303891

Master Key – The master key works with the majority of trains including AP and JT add-ons, although some DTG trains do not support it. See the compatibility for full support information. Throttle/Brake handle – The PBC had a Throttle/Brake handle which is typically used as 4 brake notches and upto 7 throttle notches.TR Forums • View topic - TrainSim Fans: RailDriver Desktop Train Cab Controller". techreport.com . Retrieved 2009-01-24. some people need to remember that SimRail was released for early access about 2 weeks ago, give the devs time to fix the bugs that are being found before they add in controller support. Many people choose to launch the game directly from the desktop, without starting Steam. This saves some system memory which would otherwise be used by the Steam interface.