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About Us
Most of you may know us from our past work on programs such as TrainMaster 4, Kuju Entertainment's RailSimulator/Railworks, and of course the many excellent routes and addons we have developed for Microsoft Train Simulator over the past 17 years at 3D Train Stuff. And over that time as a developer of expansion software for someone else's platform we have been at the mercy of other people's decisions and views of what a train simulator program should actually be and quite frankly we have been disappointed more times than not.
So back in 2009, in the aftermath of Microsoft's decision to cancel MSTS 2 for the second time, and after a rough and rocky experience developing content for Kuju/EA RailSimulator's north american content release, we made the decision to start developing our own platform which we like to simply call 'Run 8' as that pretty much sums up the pace we have been working on this project since we started it.
The beautiful thing about developing your own train simulator platform is that you can do whatever you want with it which is a very good thing especially if you love railroading like we do! So for us, it's all about the physics and operations, and we think you will love what we have in store for you with Run 8. Also keep in mind that our group is in this for the long haul and that our Run 8 Train Simulator is just going to get better and better over time!
We are now on YouTube! You can subscribe to our channel using the link below.
The Run 8 Owners
Nigel Apperley owner / sr art director
The Run 8 Development Team
John Dunbar route designer / beta tester
Michael Vukich consultant / beta tester
Mark Fox lighting specialist / beta tester
Jason Webb artist / route designer / beta tester
James (Jim) Ray lead artist / consultant / beta tester
David Stretch route designer / artist / beta tester
Cathy Dodds detector voices / beta tester
Official Run 8 3rd Party Developers
Hy Rail Simulations High Quality Add On's for Run 8 Train Simulator
Products already released: CSX A-line - Jacksonville to Taft. BUY IT NOW
Website: Hy Rail Simulations
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Run 8 Train Simulator, developed with native support for the RailDriver Train Cab Controller, requires no additional software. Plug in the RailDriver, wait for Windows to install it, and start Run 8.
Calibration
These instructions are adapted from the the developer's notes on the Run 8 America Forum:
For those using a RailDriver, you will most likely have to calibrate the unit, since each one puts out slightly different values. The sim needs to know what these values are, or else it will act strangely.
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Using Shift-F2, open the Calibration Window (this window can only show in Windowed mode, not Full screen at the moment).
For each button in the window, first place the corresponding RailDriver control in that position, THEN press the window button.
For Example, with the Throttle, you would place it in the Full Throttle position, then hit the window button for 'Full Throttle' or Notch8 or whatever I called it. Idle would be set in the Detent in the middle of the Throttle, then the window's Idle button pressed to lock in the value.
Do the same thing for all the controls. For the Train Brake, it may be wise to set the 'release' position very slightly above the bottom-end of the handle's lower stop, so as to prevent spurious raildriver signals from accidentally setting some air.
Remember, set the control, then press the calibration button for that control to lock in the value.
Then hit the 'Save' button at the bottom of the calibration window to save your values. If you did it right, and you have a good calibration, you probably will not have to do it again.
Button Legend Strips
Create blue button legend strips for Run 8 with our template for Adobe Acrobat or MS Word. Print on good quality paper or card stock, cut, and install under the front panel. Get the template here: rdlegends.pdf or rdlegends.doc
Run 8 Forums
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Join the Run 8 community to get tips and share information. Run 8 is the most realistic simulation program to date. If you need help learning to run a train, start here: run8america.com