trainz has been capturing the hearts and imaginations of train fans from around the world . the following roadmap or should that be trackplan is designed to give our wonderful community an idea of just some of the many things we are working on and planning . with the recent release of trainz a new era service pack 1 we have delivered our full set of original kickstarter goals and created a brand new platform for trainz to build upon for years to come . there is now a clear choice for users between the older 32 bit versions including the original trainz released in 2001 right through to trainz 12 and the new era of 64 bit dx11 trainz based upon the new tane game engine . from the information being gathered in our recent tane sp1 survey the feedback conclusively shows us that the majority of users who have tried out the new era have now chosen it as their all time favorite . as more and more people upgrade their hardware over the coming years we are sure to see the 64 bit future of trainz growing even stronger . running in parallel to our pc and mac versions trainz has also built an incredibly strong following in the mobile space . with more than a dozen trainz related apps on ios more than 2 million users have enjoyed trainz in some form over the past 5 years . together these multiple platforms provide us with the revenue that enables us to continue developing new features and new product lines to continue growing our trainz community . following are a few of those upcoming products that ensure there will be something for everyone . product release snapshot trainz a new era hotfix updates we are close to releasing the next hotfix update for tane a hotfix is the name we give to smaller sets of fixes rather than a full service pack update . this hf will initially be released as a beta version to our registered beta testers and then as a public release soon after . we expect to continue regular updates of tane throughout 2016 . full details of what has changed in this next update will be published with the beta release but it includes fixes for multiplayer interlocking towers content rendering and more . trainz driver 2016 we are proud to introduce a brand new version of trainz which provides access to all the driving and operations aspects of trainz a new era service pack 1 edition . the td2016 version does not include the surveyor test track content manager or download station components and comes at an appropriately lower price point . our aim is to provide a simplified entry level experience without the complexity of the world building and content management tools so that you can just get straight in start exploring . users have access to the same routes and sessions as in the full tane version and dlc items purchased for tane will work in td2016 and vice versa . buyers of td2016 from our simulator central store will also receive a discount code to upgrade to the full tane version . we will be offering a special pre release version to all our kickstarter supporters . your steam key or download link will be emailed next week to the address we have on file . trainz model railroad edition when trainz first began the concept we thought was simple provide software to allow people to create their own train world to whatever size and level of detail they desire . some people build full scale prototypical worlds while others focus on a more compressed view much like a model railroad world . our brand new tmr edition focuses on these smaller more densely packed and highly detailed environments and we re sure this edition will provide exposure to an aspect of trainz that isn t seen elsewhere in the train sim world . applications for beta testing tmr will open later this month to participate in the beta testing for this great new innovation to our product range . trainz downloadable content dlc one of the key features of trainz has always been the ability to create download and share routes sessions and other content . however as the time commitment and skill levels required to create quality content increases we think it is only fair that the the skill and effort of content creators can be financially rewarded . with our new trainz content creators program we are working closely with a number of creators who are producing some of the highest quality routes and engines for release throughout this year and beyond . there will also be plenty of beta testing opportunities in the months ahead as we strive to deliver the best ever range of content for the new era of trainz trainz download station dls of course the dls has been a differentiating point for trainz since it first opened some 15 years ago . with over 350 000 items on the dls and more and more of them being updated to the latest standards there is a lifetime of free content to download and explore . next week we will be updating the content repair list to validate content against the latest trainz content creation standards . this is a necessary step that ensures that content works correctly and as efficiently as possible . once we have the final need to repair list of content which currently sits at less than 1 % of the 350 000 assets on the dls we will be driving the content cleanup program to reach an error free dls listing . train driver journey 8 toronto rail line the next edition of trainz driver journeys is also nearly ready for release . tdj 8 toronto rail line is the largest railyard ever on mobile the detail in the route is incredible and with all new engines and sessions this is going to be a must for any fan of trainz who has been following our mobile releases over the years . beta testing invites will be sent out next week and then all users can grab train driver journey 8 for just 1 on your iphone ipad or ipod toward the end of february . trainz next working title last but far from least development is already underway on the next major release of trainz . we ve been planning trainz next internal name real name tba for a while and we ve kept our plans under wraps as we re sure this will be a real game changer in the train sim market . while this is our internal title it does give you a small clue as to the direction we will be heading . join in the speculation on just what the massive new key feature for trainz next might be by heading over to our forums . posted by charles mccraterson at 12 43 pm scheduled server maintenance uncategorized no responses may 272015 on wednesday 27th of may there will be scheduled maintenance for some trainz services . maintenance will begin at 10am local time utc 10 and may last up to 6 hours . services affected during this time will include account validation trainz in game account validation trainz in game chat & multiplayer dlc purchasing http www.auran.com http www.simulatorcentral.com trainz forums dls helpdesks some mobile apps may also be affected . other services may experience minor disruptions during this time . we apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause . you can continue to check http www.trainzportal.com for when maintenance has concluded . posted by shaine bennett at 12 27 am trainz gallery is now open games news no responses may 212015 with the recent release of trainz a new era comes a new online service for everyone to use trainz gallery . gallery aims to bring trainz fans a new and exciting way to share your train and railway media content online . with gallery you can upload images straight from trainz a new era or from the web and share them with other like minded fans around the world . they can be trainz game related progress shots of content being modelled or real world shots from your favourite locations . what you choose to share is up to you you can add tags to images and search through posts or follow your favourite creators . you can browse through new images and vote on which ones you like or don t like as well as comment on posts to find out more about the route or location locomotives or any other questions you might have currently gallery is in beta and we ll be adding new features based on user feedback . so get on board today and see what people are sharing posted by shaine bennett at 1 26 am older entries newsletter signup email address newsletters trainz newsletter simulator central newsletter simulator central new releases n3v games news and information find us here twitter tweets by n3vgames google 2012 n3v games privacy policy