Train Simulator

Train Simulator 2013

Application Details:

Version:	Railworks 4
License:	Retail
URL:	https://www.train-simulator.co...
Votes:	Marked as obsolete
Latest Rating:	Platinum
Latest Wine Version Tested:	1.6

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What works

Simulator and route editor run. Packager and package manager (Utilities.exe) run and allow route installation.

What does not

TSX needs to be off in the graphics options otherwise just get a blank screen, although the menus still display.

Just discovered Wine1.5.19 allows TSX graphics but that slows things down considerably and the keyboard controls do not work (although the game can be played by the mouse).

NET 4.0 needed for Utilities.exe to run. This contains the route & asset packager and package manager (needed to install .rpk format assets and routes).

Workarounds

What was not tested

Blueprint editor and localisations not tested, package manager only briefly tested.

Hardware tested

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Additional Comments

Need to install Winetricks versions of Steam.app, d3dx9_43, d3dCompiler_43, .NET 4.0 (only required to run Utilities.exe but not tested without), physx, vcrun2010. I needed to use Wine1.4.0 to install .NET 4, but game runs with 1.5.0 and newer (earlier versions not tried). Run Steam.exe. When Steam has installed TS 2013 do not run it! Show package contents on the wrapper navigate to drive_c:\Program files\Steam\steamapps\commom\railworks and rename installscript.vdf to old_installscript.vdf. This stops Steam from installing Windows versions of the above dlls, some of which do not work in Wine. Flash player is used to display ads whilst loading in the game, but is not required. I could not get TS2013 to run when I installed Flash using Winetricks,

selected in Test Results table below

	Operating system	Test date	Wine version	Installs?	Runs?	Used Workaround?	Rating	Submitter
Show	Linux Mint 15 "Olivia" x86_64	Aug 07 2013	1.6	Yes	Yes	No	Platinum	an anonymous user
Show	Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"	Jul 27 2013	1.6	Yes	Yes	No	Gold	Gavin Jacobs
Current	Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"	Dec 07 2012	1.5.18	Yes	Yes	No	Gold	John Manktelow

Known Bugs

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HowTo / Notes

How to Get Train Simulator 2013 to Work With WINE

These are important instructions on how to successfully run Train Simulator 2013 With WINE.

1. These components need to be downloaded and installed through winetricks before you download the game: Steam, .NET Framework 4, NVIDIA PhysX, Microsoft Visual C++ 2010, and DirectX 9 (or their equivalent).

2. You can then download the game through Steam (Grab a soda, because this is going to take a while).

3. Once it is downloaded, quit Steam. DO NOT run the game yet.

4. Go to your Train Simulator 2013 files in the Wine File Manager and change the name on the file "installscript.vdf" to "old_installscript.vdf" at this directory: drive_c/Program\ Files/ Steam/SteamApps/Common/Railworks. This prevents the game from reinstalling the components you installed manually.

5. You can then open Steam and play your game with minimal issues.

Happy Gaming!

(I received this information from a user named John Manktelow. I need to give him credit for his greatly valued information.)

Cheers,

~Gavin Jacobs

TSX

TSX graphics do not work unless you have a powerful computer and Anti-Aliasing set to FXAA 1+2xSSAA or higher. Do not attempt to use it if you run it with anything else.

The game will run fine with it off. It will not compromise the quality of gameplay (besides the obvious).

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