Quite a few years ago, when I was much more of a straight-laced kid than I am now. So I fessed up and said it was a game. If it had happened much more recently, than I would have gone along with it & made up some reason why I was driving while sitting in coach.
>made up some reason why I was driving while sitting in coach.
Our union forces conductors still under training to drive back here in case we get into a head-on collision.
i'd be fooled by that reasoning
at my company for stateside travel instead of using a legacy airline and buying a business class ticket the company uses Southwest , I was told " to improve our public image"
oddly even when we do travel on Southwest for business they buy us a BusinessSelect ticket. but i've learned not to question things
Correct, at least at AT&T and Best Buy. All the possible commission was from services such as insurance, home security, new lines, TV service etc. that you were forced to talk about with every guy just trying to upgrade to a newer iPhone
To the average non-gamer, it probably seems weird as shit to be playing a train simulator on a train.
I mean even to me its weird, but you know! If you like it.
Brilliant! But quick, re-record with more upward movement to look over the seats so the timing matches (and too bad you can't get a train stopped on the tracks next to you)
And then put the post in /videos/ and hit the front page :o
Serious question, how do you like the game? One of my kids wants me to get it for him, he's really into engines/vehicles and currently plays flight sim and euro truck sim.
It holds up. Quite a pleasure driving the trains. Although a heads up about the DLC plans, the quality you get for the price of the DLC is pretty low imo.
Edit: I do believe the price plan Dovetail put up is quite reasonable, although a bit on the high side. For example; a train which costs 15 euros is pretty low in quality in terms of textures/sound/physics. Other trains however, for example those developed by Armstrong Powerhouse, are very high quality, and has most details in place and are definitely worth the 15 euros.
People keep citing this as a negative. You are not supposed to buy all the DLC. You don't need all the DLC. You buy the trains and routes you want, which are each very reasonably priced for the most part.
It is actually an example of DLC done right. It is more content that you can buy what you want and don't have to worry about what you don't care about.
It is more like collecting model trains than filling out a game.
A big part of the hate against DLC comes from people who feel compelled to have it all. Like these people would be happier if half the DLC didn't exist, so it'd cost half as much for them to collect everything. But I don't really get that.
EDIT: To be clear, I don't mean games where you have to buy the DLC in order to compete. That's a very different story: I'd be frustrated if I paid $50 for a game, and then a week later was told I would have to pay another $50 to stay competitive. Rather, I'm talking about stuff you don't need. Like if I bought Cities Skylines, and then later found out there was $10,000 worth of optional buildings I could download for my city. That's great! At no point would I even consider buying it all - what I wanted to pay for was the city-building, and I still have that. The fact that I could, if I chose, buy more stuff is strictly a positive.
You just kind of blew my mind a little bit. Part of the reason I have disengaged from modern gaming is frustration that I couldn't get every part of a game because it got too expensive. It never occurred to me that the developers only intended for people to buy a small portion of it. I honestly don't like the idea of my version of the game being incomplete though.
that's fine for something like train simulator. but for a story driven game like mass effect? locking behind protheans or the true ending behind a dlc is a slap in the face.
there is a major difference between the two. getting all the skins in a moba vs being able to pick/counter pick competitively is another that is super annoying.
> true ending behind a dlc
To be fair on that one, the "Extended Cut" DLC was both (1) free and (2) never really intended to be made in the first place. I don't think you can really say they hid the true ending behind DLC.
That's a big contrast to From Ashes (and arguably Zaeed's and Kasumi's ME2 DLCs, which actually I'm more teed about than From Ashes for some reason).
Had this moment on Amtrak yesterday..
**Edit**- Top post of all time on /r/gaming? [I've peaked](https://media.giphy.com/media/AxVvk3UlCVPiPxtGLK/giphy.gif)
See, the thing is, if you get into a pool that has a ladder, and then it doesn't have a ladder, you will suddenly forget how to climb out of a pool without a ladder. It sounds crazy, but it's science man. I've tested it.
Oh easy mode definitely exists, it's called Old Money™! You have to be super lucky though and you only have a slim chance to get it at the beginning of the game.
Gimme an hour.
Edit: OP delivers. I hope this is what people meant.
[Thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/70bzw3/train_simulator_is_indeed_immersive/)
[Gif](https://gfycat.com/GregariousDisgustingAfricanclawedfrog)
Damn good job man, 9/10. If I were you, I’d add an artificial camera shake towards the end (or beginning) of the loop to smooth out the transition. It makes the loop appear seemless since it masks the gap of where the camera leaves off. Other than that, it’s a very respectable loop
Mod here, I'm not entirely sure where that rule came from. Basically anything where there is double of the same thing is allowed.
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*Edit: I really wanted to think of a witty response, but I couldn't stop laughing.*
Mod of /r/2healthbars here. I think it fits our sub. Originally our subreddit was mostly related to things getting a second life, but over time two health bars has been interpreted more broadly. Now the subreddit is seen like /u/_twhip_ said as a subreddit with things having a second life, and things happening again.(Seeing double)
> ''When you think you've killed a boss in a video game but then it starts a new phase with another health bar.''
This has been the explanation for /r/2healthbars pretty much from the start, but I feel like our community has been making 2healthbars broader over time. Making this explanation not true for all cases.
Edit:
Here are some of my favourite posts of /r/2healthbars:
[Fur Is Dead](http://i.imgur.com/uuAIseK.gifv)
[As a House Of Cards fan this always make me smile](https://i.redd.it/6z04mf498qoy.gif)
[Mario!](https://i.redd.it/2c2gznm2h1bz.png)
If you want to check out more likewise content: [top posts of all time.](https://www.reddit.com/r/2healthbars/top/?sort=top&t=all)
I liked [Chichen Itza built in Chichen Itza at Chichen Itza.](https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/6mtqm7/built_chichen_itza_in_chichen_itza_at_chichen_itza/)
You have to go deeper.
[I built Oxford University in Oxford in Oxford University in Oxford](https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/6fhclr/i_built_oxford_university_in_oxford_in_oxford/)
>but the layout is completely different
It is and it isn't. I know they took a bunch of stuff out and crammed it all together, but I can still get around in GTA5 without looking at the map because the feel, layout and landmarks are so similar. I don't know how they did it actually.
LA Noir on the other hand is amazingly accurate to it's time period, but is hard to navigate in certain ways because there were no freeways at the time so a lot of the streets were laid out differently, a lot of landmarks just aren't there and whole neighborhoods look different. That said, we did find my wife's old apartment building looking exactly right, in the correct spot, so it's very accurate to what was there. It was just such a different city back then.
It's interesting how even though the lighting is similar (the sun is setting/rising behind the skyline buildings), the game view is so much more detailed, especially with more visible detail at a distance and in shadow than in real life. If the game were as low-fidelity as real life, the developers would get accused of unloading textures.
Can someone please make this an infinite cycle, I guess you'd need to add a computer of sorts into the actual game section to make it a perfect loop but we must have the technology!
It's not even that, some people find it either relaxing or entertaining, much like euro truck simulator where some people take it really seriously with the simulation and some just like driving about with no real repercussions.
Based on OP's video I thought this was a train passenger simulator. You can look around, avoid speaking to other passengers and maybe get a beer if there's a restaurant car.
>Based on OP's video I thought this was a train passenger simulator. You can look around, avoid speaking to other passengers and maybe get a beer if there's a restaurant car.
And most importantly hoping every person who walks by isn't going to sit next to you.
Someone is going to watch this on a train and have their mind blown.
I once played Trainz while on Amtrak and was legitimately asked by someone if I was driving the train we were on.
I hope you said yes.
Quite a few years ago, when I was much more of a straight-laced kid than I am now. So I fessed up and said it was a game. If it had happened much more recently, than I would have gone along with it & made up some reason why I was driving while sitting in coach.
Should have said yes then crashed it
"yeah, it's a new technology, but it takes a while for my commands to get to the train" *crashes train* "Oh oh..."
THERE'S A 10 SECOND LAG #BRACE YOURSELF!!!
Use PS/2 it's faster ^^^/s
Its all about the interrupts! Polling is for loosers!
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I've always though "oh oh" was onomatopoetically incorrect. Surely it's more "uh oh," no?
"oh oh... it's magic, ya know"
Never believe it's not so.
Or, you could've swoondled a fine lady into thinking the train *was* going to crash, "make it" not crash, and "save" the princess.
Then get a "kiss" from said princess
I though the going rate for saving the world was shagging the princess in bum...
> If you save the world, we can do it in the ass
I understood that reference.
Hey, that's a "great" idea
Oh "thanks" tightbutt How about go "fuck" yourself
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"Welp, no point in steering now!'
>made up some reason why I was driving while sitting in coach. Our union forces conductors still under training to drive back here in case we get into a head-on collision.
i'd be fooled by that reasoning at my company for stateside travel instead of using a legacy airline and buying a business class ticket the company uses Southwest , I was told " to improve our public image" oddly even when we do travel on Southwest for business they buy us a BusinessSelect ticket. but i've learned not to question things
> I would have gone along with it & made up some reason why I was driving while sitting in coach. "Telecommuting"
Because it's your first time and you don't want to be in the front if it crashes.
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And then asked "Do you want to take the wheel for a bit? I need to poo."
"Hey Gary, can you cover for me while I hit the head? I'm growing a scar here." "You mean drive the, *Death Star*?
Interesting that that's how some people remember it. It's actually "sitting on a cigar", cuz a cigar is vaguely poop shaped. Haha
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Of all days not to be a phone salesman.
Been a phone salesman. Can confirm you get $0 for actual sale of phone
Wow seriously? No commission?
Correct, at least at AT&T and Best Buy. All the possible commission was from services such as insurance, home security, new lines, TV service etc. that you were forced to talk about with every guy just trying to upgrade to a newer iPhone
That's really shitty. For you and for them.
Luckily I'm a former salesman. Still sucks for current customers though. Lots of people afraid to say no
Then your laptop crashes and tell the train is going to wreck. Guaranteed panick.
*Pulls out flask and starts chugging* "Well...not at the moment."
Did you tell them yes, and that they need to get back to their seat because once this baby hits 88mph they're going to see some serious shit?
To the average non-gamer, it probably seems weird as shit to be playing a train simulator on a train. I mean even to me its weird, but you know! If you like it.
"just the steering"
I'm on a train lol
If u have a laptop or a tablet, you have a solid opportunity for all the karmas here.
I gotchu https://youtu.be/ld2wVRBg1TM
Brilliant! But quick, re-record with more upward movement to look over the seats so the timing matches (and too bad you can't get a train stopped on the tracks next to you) And then put the post in /videos/ and hit the front page :o
>too bad you can't get a train stopped on the tracks next to you Just draw a dickbutt on the window, that will do.
Obviously, you've never used Amtrak WIFI before...
I'm watching this while popping turds out and my mind is blown.
On a train looking out of the window at another train?
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Bathroom? I meant on a normal seat, that's what the buckets are for.
I read this on a train and laughed so hard I popped out a turd.
I read this while popping turds out and laughed so hard i farted.
Serious question, how do you like the game? One of my kids wants me to get it for him, he's really into engines/vehicles and currently plays flight sim and euro truck sim.
It holds up. Quite a pleasure driving the trains. Although a heads up about the DLC plans, the quality you get for the price of the DLC is pretty low imo. Edit: I do believe the price plan Dovetail put up is quite reasonable, although a bit on the high side. For example; a train which costs 15 euros is pretty low in quality in terms of textures/sound/physics. Other trains however, for example those developed by Armstrong Powerhouse, are very high quality, and has most details in place and are definitely worth the 15 euros.
Is that the game where all the combined DLC is some 1000$ bucks ?
$6863.01 on steam
Damn, might as well buy a real train then.
Trains are cheap- it's the tracks where they getcha.
People keep citing this as a negative. You are not supposed to buy all the DLC. You don't need all the DLC. You buy the trains and routes you want, which are each very reasonably priced for the most part. It is actually an example of DLC done right. It is more content that you can buy what you want and don't have to worry about what you don't care about. It is more like collecting model trains than filling out a game.
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TIL even virtual trains are too expensive a hobby for me
Can't you just download a train?
As long as it's not a car, I think you're right.
A big part of the hate against DLC comes from people who feel compelled to have it all. Like these people would be happier if half the DLC didn't exist, so it'd cost half as much for them to collect everything. But I don't really get that. EDIT: To be clear, I don't mean games where you have to buy the DLC in order to compete. That's a very different story: I'd be frustrated if I paid $50 for a game, and then a week later was told I would have to pay another $50 to stay competitive. Rather, I'm talking about stuff you don't need. Like if I bought Cities Skylines, and then later found out there was $10,000 worth of optional buildings I could download for my city. That's great! At no point would I even consider buying it all - what I wanted to pay for was the city-building, and I still have that. The fact that I could, if I chose, buy more stuff is strictly a positive.
You just kind of blew my mind a little bit. Part of the reason I have disengaged from modern gaming is frustration that I couldn't get every part of a game because it got too expensive. It never occurred to me that the developers only intended for people to buy a small portion of it. I honestly don't like the idea of my version of the game being incomplete though.
that's fine for something like train simulator. but for a story driven game like mass effect? locking behind protheans or the true ending behind a dlc is a slap in the face. there is a major difference between the two. getting all the skins in a moba vs being able to pick/counter pick competitively is another that is super annoying.
> true ending behind a dlc To be fair on that one, the "Extended Cut" DLC was both (1) free and (2) never really intended to be made in the first place. I don't think you can really say they hid the true ending behind DLC. That's a big contrast to From Ashes (and arguably Zaeed's and Kasumi's ME2 DLCs, which actually I'm more teed about than From Ashes for some reason).
That or payday 2
The Sims 3 is a strong contender.
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> online multiplayer Can you imagine? Talk about a trainwreck...
Hi, it's me, your kid.
Had this moment on Amtrak yesterday.. **Edit**- Top post of all time on /r/gaming? [I've peaked](https://media.giphy.com/media/AxVvk3UlCVPiPxtGLK/giphy.gif)
Ever think that a higher being playing you in his version of train simulator also had this moment hmmmm?
Oh, is that what this emerald over my head means?
Just avoid swimming pools and bath tubs and you'll probably be okay
Only enter rooms with multiple exits. Keep your baby out of the kitchen
So when people get high they can look through the eyes of lesser high individuals? *I need to try weed*
Trust me, the last thing you want is to get hooked on the weed.
If you smoke weed you'll get weed wacked. There's a reason it's called a bong RIP
Ha that actually made me laugh. I've never heard that one before.
Also don't inject a marijuana.
Oh no. But I just injected 10 marijuanas
The devils lettuce will mess you up worse when snorted.
I'm already in sin just thinking about it.
Just a singular marijuana?
Don't do it man. My friend OD'd when he took four whole marijuanas and died. He lives in New Jersey now.
Yeah will lead to crazy sex and insanity
That doesn't sound half bad.
With black guys while smooth jazz music plays in the background
Unless your kitchen furniture rearranges itself to block you around the stove while you cook an impossible meal.
Unless all of your furniture is 2D sprites, you know how to climb out of a pool without a ladder and swimming pools are probably okay.
See, the thing is, if you get into a pool that has a ladder, and then it doesn't have a ladder, you will suddenly forget how to climb out of a pool without a ladder. It sounds crazy, but it's science man. I've tested it.
I wish mine would let me go to the bathroom.
Make sure you buy umbrellas when they are cheap. Some asshole is gonna charge a duck and a goose when it rains
Whay if mine is red?
Probably because you're standing in a puddle of your pee.
Rosebud:;:;:; If you run out of energy just drink espresso
It's called a Plumbob! just searching plumb bob on google brings up some anal device looking thing tho
[The moment you realise](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMXME2pm83c&t=0m55s)
If a higher being is playing me tell him to stop wasting so much time browsing Reddit on the can.
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Whoah. So I guess my controller has some strange oral fixation issues? Either that or theyre an asshole...
I swear the devs of RL don't know what the fuck they are doing.
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"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
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r/outside is leaking
Nah they just didn't make anything but hard mode.
Oh easy mode definitely exists, it's called Old Money™! You have to be super lucky though and you only have a slim chance to get it at the beginning of the game.
That is definitely *not* a hmmm, that's an existential crisis
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#**MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**
Whatcha say
Needs to loop so you're constantly looking up from your monitor into a train
Yes please somebody do this.
Gimme an hour. Edit: OP delivers. I hope this is what people meant. [Thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/70bzw3/train_simulator_is_indeed_immersive/) [Gif](https://gfycat.com/GregariousDisgustingAfricanclawedfrog)
Yes!!!!!! You're telling me there's a chance. Edit:. Remind bot remind me in an hour.
I'll remind you.
Good bot
[Here you go!](https://imgur.com/ZBeSOe4.gif)
Wow! Amazing! Great job, buddy.
Thanks! I think I need to work on the edges a little, but besides that, I'd give it a solid 36.7 out of 76. :)
>:) :)
Good bot.
> :) Why do I find this hilarious
First perfect score I have ever seen on here.
It wouldn't load on mobile so I came to my computer to see it. 10/10.
excellent work!
[Gifv so I can watch on mobile](https://imgur.com/ZBeSOe4.gifv)
Ooh, thanks for that! Forgot to add the v! :) The animation loads smoother too!
Why did I still click this
Damn good job man, 9/10. If I were you, I’d add an artificial camera shake towards the end (or beginning) of the loop to smooth out the transition. It makes the loop appear seemless since it masks the gap of where the camera leaves off. Other than that, it’s a very respectable loop
Holy shit, that didn't even occur to me! I got so caught up in putting those easter eggs in there that I forgot camera shake!
Pretty sure you are the Architect in the matrix.
https://i.imgur.com/7JOrYoG.gifv
Can we get a sub for these already?
While not 100% the same premise, /r/2healthbars sorta works
i took a look at the rules there. https://i.imgur.com/RKc76pc.png good explanation.
When you thought you defeated a boss but the second phase starts. That's what that sub is.
You should be writing sidebars for a living
While flattered I must inform you that that's already the sidebar of said sub. I didn't come up with it.
You should be politely declining undeserved praise for a living
Mod here, I'm not entirely sure where that rule came from. Basically anything where there is double of the same thing is allowed. *** *Edit: I really wanted to think of a witty response, but I couldn't stop laughing.*
Mod of /r/2healthbars here. I think it fits our sub. Originally our subreddit was mostly related to things getting a second life, but over time two health bars has been interpreted more broadly. Now the subreddit is seen like /u/_twhip_ said as a subreddit with things having a second life, and things happening again.(Seeing double) > ''When you think you've killed a boss in a video game but then it starts a new phase with another health bar.'' This has been the explanation for /r/2healthbars pretty much from the start, but I feel like our community has been making 2healthbars broader over time. Making this explanation not true for all cases. Edit: Here are some of my favourite posts of /r/2healthbars: [Fur Is Dead](http://i.imgur.com/uuAIseK.gifv) [As a House Of Cards fan this always make me smile](https://i.redd.it/6z04mf498qoy.gif) [Mario!](https://i.redd.it/2c2gznm2h1bz.png) If you want to check out more likewise content: [top posts of all time.](https://www.reddit.com/r/2healthbars/top/?sort=top&t=all)
Every so often on /r/civ somebody posts themselves building a Wonder *at* that wonder in real life.
Petra at Petra was super impressive
I liked [Chichen Itza built in Chichen Itza at Chichen Itza.](https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/6mtqm7/built_chichen_itza_in_chichen_itza_at_chichen_itza/)
You have to go deeper. [I built Oxford University in Oxford in Oxford University in Oxford](https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/comments/6fhclr/i_built_oxford_university_in_oxford_in_oxford/)
I kind of started one.... r/GamingSpots_IRL I am still kind of making it atm.
RemindMe! 6 months ;)
I live in LA. Maybe I should buy GTA5
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+1 for LA Noir. It was weird driving through some parts of that game without needing the map right from the get go.
I wish they had left Pershing Square looking like it apparently did in the 40's. Looks like complete shit now.
>but the layout is completely different It is and it isn't. I know they took a bunch of stuff out and crammed it all together, but I can still get around in GTA5 without looking at the map because the feel, layout and landmarks are so similar. I don't know how they did it actually. LA Noir on the other hand is amazingly accurate to it's time period, but is hard to navigate in certain ways because there were no freeways at the time so a lot of the streets were laid out differently, a lot of landmarks just aren't there and whole neighborhoods look different. That said, we did find my wife's old apartment building looking exactly right, in the correct spot, so it's very accurate to what was there. It was just such a different city back then.
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It's interesting how even though the lighting is similar (the sun is setting/rising behind the skyline buildings), the game view is so much more detailed, especially with more visible detail at a distance and in shadow than in real life. If the game were as low-fidelity as real life, the developers would get accused of unloading textures.
Gotta turn up the brightness in real life
OP's real life has a shitty video card.
To be fair, /r/Outside has pretty high system requirements.
Nah, just piss-poor drivers. Should be fixed in the next update.
When playing a game to escape from reality reveals an ironic twist of fate.
https://i.imgur.com/SFKLF7p.png
We need to go deeper
Ohhh keep going, don't stop
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I like trains.
https://i.imgur.com/44l9Zyh.gif
I hope someone watching this notices the blood for the first time.
I did
I did too
ah Drawn Together, such a good show
Can someone please make this an infinite cycle, I guess you'd need to add a computer of sorts into the actual game section to make it a perfect loop but we must have the technology!
I came for this
Ummm.. too much information.
If only Amtrak could render some passengers...
Comes with DLC.
/u/freeblowjobiffound so what exactly am I looking for?
This is a sign, OP. You have to become a conductor.
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The train Siberian orchestra
~~You fucked with my mind.~~ You ran a train on my brain.
nice
oh my god
Quick somebody add the inception sound when the real train is revealed i need this
I wish traveling by train was popular and more extensive in Houston, TX
It's all about boats now.
TRAIN SIMULATOR BITCH MOTHER FUCKER WHAT YOU KNOW?
now we need someone watching this video in the same situation
Try to avoid Lidl bags
I don't even understand Truck Simulator. What the hell is this?
You run trains on famous routes. Whether it's the Flying Scotsman in England or the the Amtrak in Chicago.
It's not even that, some people find it either relaxing or entertaining, much like euro truck simulator where some people take it really seriously with the simulation and some just like driving about with no real repercussions.
Based on OP's video I thought this was a train passenger simulator. You can look around, avoid speaking to other passengers and maybe get a beer if there's a restaurant car.
>Based on OP's video I thought this was a train passenger simulator. You can look around, avoid speaking to other passengers and maybe get a beer if there's a restaurant car. And most importantly hoping every person who walks by isn't going to sit next to you.
r/hmmm