Trainz Demo Available for Download
Montreal, Quebec. (December 20th, 2001) -- Strategy First and Auran announced today that they have released a demo of their upcoming virtual railroading game, Trainz.
Trainz is quite unique in its approach and features elements that have not been addressed in other games like it. Players are able to design and build their very own virtual railroad. They create their own imaginative environments where their tracks will lie and when they're done they can grab their engineer caps and ride the rails!
The Surveyor Editor featured in the game will allow players to shape moutains, canyons and valleys all in a matter of seconds. They will control survey and route planning for a rail company and allows them to cut grades through hills, bore tunnels, construct bridges and position scenery objects. Using the Trainz driver module, players can climb into the cab of any of their locomotives and rotate in a full 360 degree vision from various positions.
Auran plans on releasing future modules, such as Yard Master that will include objectives, such as switching rail cars, meeting schedules and deadlines and fulfilling pick-ups and deliveries, sometime next year.
See the Downloads section of this site to get the demo now.
www.strategyfirst.com
Auran is best known for creating the successful title Dark Reign, that sold
over 650,000 copies world-wide. Work is now complete on their award winning
Auran JetŪ game development platform. JetŪ will be available commercially
for hobbyists and serious game developers with attractive pricing and
licensing options to be announced at AGDC on November 9, 2001. Trainz Ū is
the first of many titles that will be created using Auran JetŪ to shorten
the development cycle and reduce development costs.
Strategy First Inc. is a leading developer and worldwide publisher of
entertainment software for the PC. Founded in 1990, the company has grown
rapidly, publishing major games in the industry and simultaneously
developing its own in-house titles such as O.R.B., Disciples II, Nexagon:
The Pit and Zero-G Marines. After winning numerous awards for games such as
Disciples: Sacred Lands, Europa Universalis, Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns and
Steel Beasts, Strategy First continues to push the gaming envelope with its
own groundbreaking titles, while maintaining its reputation as a unique
alternative for independent developers seeking to market their games to a
worldwide audience.
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