User Guide

MICROSOFT TRAIN SIMULATOR ENGINEER’S HANDBOOK
THE EDITORS AND TOOLS | 89
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
To successfully create and edit your own Train Simulator components, it’s important to understand
these tools are for experienced computer users only, and that they are not supported by Microsoft
Technical Support.
Note, however, that each Editor and Tool has its own online Help system.
To launch an Editor
1. From the Microsoft Windows
®
Start menu, select Programs.
2. Select Microsoft Games.
3. Select Train Simulator.
4. Select Editors and Tools.
5. Select the editor you want.
THE EDITORS AND TOOLS
The Activity Editor
The Activities have been designed to help you learn to operate the different locomotives while
providing interesting story-based scenarios to complete. With the Activity Editor, you can create
your own Activities or modify existing ones. You decide whether the Activity is Passenger or
Freight, what the objectives are, and how much time the player has to successfully complete the
Activity. You also select the time of day, the weather conditions, the season and the amount of fuel
the player starts with, as well as hazards such as animals on the tracks or signals that aren’t
functioning properly. Creating interesting Activities can be a fun and creative way to expand your
Train Simulator experience.
The Route Editor
With the Route Editor you can modify any of the six routes included with Train Simulator. You can also
create custom routes that are based in the real world or come from your own imagination. Using this
Editor you can lay track, flatten or raise the terrain, place trees, buildings, signals, sidings, and many
other objects in your route. Try starting with the basic terrain from any part of the world by using the
Route Geography Creator (see below for details).