Run8's biggest advantage is multiplayer and the communities that have formed around it. Highball, the Depot, etc. are what keep me coming back. Being able to hop in a busy server with 20+ people working trains across hundreds of of railroad is the greatest achievement by any "train sim" to date
Sir, thank you for not editing out the mistake at the beginning with loading routes, I just bought the simulator and was doing the same and this absolutely helped! You earned a subscription!
Pretty much the only train SIMULATOR on the market that's actually a simulator. I still blame Kerbo for getting me interested in this game. I now have more money into Run8 than Star Citizen 😂
i m playing this game since v1 for 13 years. it has a lot of potential. actually this game has HUGE potential. If the developers manage to create some great graphics along the game and the option to do some tasks it will be the best one on the market.
@@Andrei1396 yes from my perspctive respectfully tho. I mean they can make it the perfect train simulator but they dont want to nor they listen to their community.
I don't think they want to be the "best train game" on the market .. and all the torture that goes with it. They, rightly, don't want their simulated multiplayer world full of crazy Steam types looking to ruin other's online experience for a laugh. They set the bar just high enough to keep the train game casuals at bay. First sign? No refunds .. PERIOD.
That's a big bummer. The dev team is terrible at communicating with the community, it's really my only complaint. V3 has some nice updates and I really like having Otto the automatic dispatcher. Whether it's worth it is entirely subjective. There is a PDF available with important changes in V3 that might be helpful in deciding: www.run8studios.com/v3_important_changes.pdf
@@KerboOnYT I think I am going to get it. Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my comment. Hopefully the addons transfer. I should have thought of that.
I think I'm about ready to give Run8 a shot. I've been playing TSW and finding that I want a more realistic, sim experience, and don't really need all the gamey stuff along the way. I'm curious what the flow is in Run8 though. If you're not doing "missions" then do you just spawn at any given yard of your choice, find an engine and hunt for some cars? Or do you build your own train in another menu/editor and get goin?
Run 8 is a sandbox simulator so it's up to you to create the gameplay. You can load in an empty world and spawn whatever loco/cars you want or load the default Busy Barstow world which has yards and industries populated and start from there. Some nice folks have also provided worlds preconfigured on community sites such as The Depot Server forums. I highly recommend that site. There is a ton of free info there and great forums www.thedepotserver.com/ When I was looking into Run 8 I watched a lot of videos to get an idea of what was going on. The learning curve is steep and there's a lot of documentation that comes with the game to wade through. Here are some videos to give you an idea of what the game is all about. Some of them are for version 2 but most of the basics still apply. ruclips.net/video/Md2m2RlZdL0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/GcfpgXiyVew/видео.html ruclips.net/video/tM8XBp9NmDg/видео.html www.youtube.com/@TheDepotServer/videos
thanks for hanging this up with all the worts, it helped me realizing just how complex this sim is. seems it would require a big time investment in order to get much enjoyment. did you run any tutorial scenarios when you got started?
Run 8 doesn't have any tutorials or hold your hand at all. It's a big sandbox simulator and it's up to you to run your railroad how you see fit. There is a lot of documentation provided and that helped with the basics. I also searched RUclips for how-to videos and learned a lot from others
Unfortunately not. Run 8 is a closed game other than adding horn sounds. They have made a very realistic simulation and it's not made to be changed. There are ways to reskin things but it involves editing the game files and from what I understand is frowned on by the developers
They make a great sim but their website is less than ideal. You also have to buy one thing at a time which is a bit of a pain if you want say 2-3 of the $10 skin packs. The base game info is here www.run8studios.com/run83.shtml and there's a Click Here To Buy link right below the main image. If you have any questions there's a great community over at The Depot Server forums and also a lot of good reference material and info www.thedepotserver.com/
Been playing Trainz since TS12 up to TRS19, that game is getting frustrating. Have been looking at Run 8 which seems to be more what I'm interested in - driving trains. Just wondering how steep of a learning curve would I be facing coming from Trainz to Run 8? Thanks for any/all replies. Cheers Bruce
I've not played Trainz so don't know much about it. The thing with Run 8 is it is a big simulation sandbox. It doesn't hold your hand or tell you what to do. The base game is a couple hundred miles of railroad at true to life scale and it's up to you to make it come alive. You have to make your own gameplay if that makes sense. There are also multiplayer communities that run servers if that's your thing. The learning curve is quite steep but there's plenty of help out there. I would recommend checking out The Depot. It's a great community with a ton of info and helpful people. www.thedepotserver.com/ The reference menu is a great resource. I learned a lot from RUclips videos. Try a search like this: ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=run+8+v3+tutorial Good luck and reach out here or on Discord if you have questions before diving in.
If you mean the populated world save I started with it can be found here www.thedepotserver.com/forums/threads/a-very-populated-socal-v3-download.12064/
@@KerboOnYT ahhh ok. Yea I have V3. Had the sim since last August. I was wondering if I was doning something wrong because ive tried to see if they would open a few times before. Thanks for the info!!
It's not, check the description for a link to their website. I only have the base game which is over 200 miles of route but they have a lot of other routes if you want to expand. The rolling stock and locomotive packs are just extra skins. All locos and cars are included but some will have a generic run 8 livery
The game looks great and all (Gameplay wise) but I don’t wanna drive freight almost all day, it gets boring quick. I know they have one route that includes a Amtrak loco for commuter services but I want more passenger based routes for this game. It’ll be so much bigger if it had just that in my opinion cause I know many others want the same.
You think that’s bad? I’d like to see steam locomotives in Run8 and for some reason, even after all these years, the devs don’t have plans to include steamers
One of my good friends gave me a copy of the Run8 game files so i could play, but whenever i start it, it always closes out when it says “Indy files” or something like that. His other friends did not have the problem though. It couldve been my computer. I dont know
If you don't register v3 you might hear an occasional pirate sound in the background. Not sure why but if I had to guess ... I think they would prefer that you paid for it.
If Run8 looked better and had routes I'm interested in I would consider dropping the absurd amount of money. It's a sorry state of simming when the bar is in hell with TSW and this is only slightly better
$50US for a railroad simulator with 220 miles of line seems reasonable to me. TSW isn't even in the same ballpark of what Run 8 has to offer. Thanks for watching.
I don't want to be rude but man .. i'm 14 minutes in and all i've learned is that you forgot lot of stuff, because you played a long time ago. It's really hard to watch this. No offense
Someone should make a video about that ;) Here are a couple other good videos if you're genuinely curious ruclips.net/video/H8Dq2E0IYVI/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Ysjnj4s5eZI/видео.html
Yes, the graphics are dated. It's also a railroad simulator without peer. Graphics are not the focus. What you get instead is great physics, full air brake modeling, hundreds of miles of track, multi-player, dispatching, working industries, and more. All with thousands of rail units in the world. Thanks for watching
I've gotten hours and hours of entertainment from Run8 and had fun playing it with my friends. It's basically one guy developing the game, I'm almost surprised it's not more than $50. It's as cheap as a night out on the town with the Mrs and this lasts far longer lol. Each to their own I guess.
@@therealsnow I am sure there are plenty of people who will enjoy it greatly! :) Regarding the 1 developer "argument". I don't get how that would justify a higher price? If anything it would justify a lower price since he doesn't have to split the revenue with anyone at all! It is a big achievement to do all that on your own but it also means development will be slower compared to a bigger team, which in my opinion is an argument for a cheaper price. If you add up all the DLCs, the total price tag is pretty hefty, so I don't think asking for a way cheaper base game package is that weird. I am happy for anyone who enjoys the game, I am not commenting to ruin the fun for others or keep them from buying it! ;)
@@TheBod76 yeah I was on the fence about buying it for years. Being able to walk around and have multiple players all riding on the same locomotive is what sold it for me. You get a lot for the money imo, the base routes takes like 8 or 9 hours to drive a train from one end to the other. Most the DLC is just skins, you don't even need them unless the default Run8 paint schemes bother you.
I think all the payware actually harms railroad simulators in the end. Back when Microsoft Train Simulator (MSTS) was the king of train simulations, every time there was talk about a new simulator coming along, the most common comment was that the new simulator had better have backwards compatibility with MSTS or they wouldn't buy it. I just wasn't willing to sink any significant amount of money into a buggy simulator, but there were people who invested thousands of dollars into payware routes and locomotives and scenery, and they refused to leave MSTS for any new simulator unless all their payware would port over to the new sim. I eventually abandoned MSTS for Railworks, because MSTS and Open Rails just looked so dated. Run8 also looks as dated as MSTS. I want eye candy scenery _and_ good physics. I think Run8 has the same basic problem of too many people investing too much into payware, and they will stunt Run8's graphics potential because of the demand for backwards compatibility. I have been thinking about diving into Train Sim World, but I want a route editor and a little more emphasis on US freight rather than so many passenger train routes. It seems like for every freight route you get, you get 10 passenger routes. And enough with all the mountainous routes. How about some good Midwestern routes for a change, like Rock Island or C&NW or Illinois Central?
You cannot really compare this Simulator with Train Simulator, TSW, Open Rails, Trainz or ZUSI. Run 8 has very limeted content compared to these other Simulators. There arent any modding tools (like TSW) and you cannot build your own routes or import own train models. There are also no 3rd party addons like in other simulators. The whole game is mainly focussed on american freight trains. There are no electric trains or highspeed trains etc. Also there are only american routes, nothing from Europe or other parts of the world. No ICE, TGV or other famous high speed trains etc. Run 8 is only good for people that are interested in the trains and routes that are included in this game. I wouldent buy it, because its to limited for me (only american trains, no electric locos and high speed trains etc.)
There's nothing else that even comes close to the level of railroad simulation either that I'm aware of so that makes it hard to compare as well. It is limited to US railroads of the modern era but what it offers is one of a kind. Thanks for watching
@@KerboOnYT It does not even have electric or steam locomotives. I agree that the diesel locos and freight trains in Run 8 are better and more realistic than the same trains in other simulators. Its pretty much a standalone game with no modding or 3rd party content. At least the developers care about realisim and not like DTG just rebrand TSW 2 to TSW 3 to milk more money out of it.
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Run8's biggest advantage is multiplayer and the communities that have formed around it. Highball, the Depot, etc. are what keep me coming back. Being able to hop in a busy server with 20+ people working trains across hundreds of of railroad is the greatest achievement by any "train sim" to date
There's nothing else that even comes close. I love the physics and the realistic simulation
What part of east Texas? I work for UP out of Houston (spring and dayton/baytown)
Sir, thank you for not editing out the mistake at the beginning with loading routes, I just bought the simulator and was doing the same and this absolutely helped! You earned a subscription!
Welcome to Run 8, happy railroading
Wouldn't mind giving this a go, ive been a conductor on UP for 20 years. Would be cool and maybe funny to play
We have a lot of real railroaders on the depot+ server
I've been playing this for years. I have all the adons I think. It's a lot of fun, and really good in multiplayer.
Curious game. I'd heard you talk about it, but this is the first time seeing it. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing stay connected for more action!!!
14:05 “Why isn’t my throttle working?” Because the PCS was on, it started working after you cleared it.
Pretty much the only train SIMULATOR on the market that's actually a simulator. I still blame Kerbo for getting me interested in this game. I now have more money into Run8 than Star Citizen 😂
You're welcome!
I don’t know if you’re only interested in us rail. But if euro is also ok it’s really worth checking out Zusi 3. It’s actually used as a simulator.
ZDsimulator also great :)
i m playing this game since v1 for 13 years. it has a lot of potential. actually this game has HUGE potential. If the developers manage to create some great graphics along the game and the option to do some tasks it will be the best one on the market.
13 years and still talking about potential ?
@@Andrei1396 yes from my perspctive respectfully tho. I mean they can make it the perfect train simulator but they dont want to nor they listen to their community.
@@greko4849you dont just upgrade the graphics in a major way, thats not how it works.
I don't think they want to be the "best train game" on the market .. and all the torture that goes with it. They, rightly, don't want their simulated multiplayer world full of crazy Steam types looking to ruin other's online experience for a laugh.
They set the bar just high enough to keep the train game casuals at bay. First sign? No refunds .. PERIOD.
I've never heard of this game, it looks alright.
For a realistic railroad simulator it's the only game in town. It's definitely a niche thing though
Thanks Kerbo, a good explainer.
rambling is fine that how we learn
I just bought V2 right before V3 came out, kind of got a little irritated over it. Is V3 worth buying ? I have not played in a while.
That's a big bummer. The dev team is terrible at communicating with the community, it's really my only complaint. V3 has some nice updates and I really like having Otto the automatic dispatcher. Whether it's worth it is entirely subjective. There is a PDF available with important changes in V3 that might be helpful in deciding: www.run8studios.com/v3_important_changes.pdf
@@KerboOnYT I think I am going to get it. Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my comment. Hopefully the addons transfer. I should have thought of that.
@@callmethreeone The V2 stuff works fine with V3
I think I'm about ready to give Run8 a shot. I've been playing TSW and finding that I want a more realistic, sim experience, and don't really need all the gamey stuff along the way. I'm curious what the flow is in Run8 though. If you're not doing "missions" then do you just spawn at any given yard of your choice, find an engine and hunt for some cars? Or do you build your own train in another menu/editor and get goin?
Run 8 is a sandbox simulator so it's up to you to create the gameplay. You can load in an empty world and spawn whatever loco/cars you want or load the default Busy Barstow world which has yards and industries populated and start from there. Some nice folks have also provided worlds preconfigured on community sites such as The Depot Server forums. I highly recommend that site. There is a ton of free info there and great forums www.thedepotserver.com/
When I was looking into Run 8 I watched a lot of videos to get an idea of what was going on. The learning curve is steep and there's a lot of documentation that comes with the game to wade through. Here are some videos to give you an idea of what the game is all about. Some of them are for version 2 but most of the basics still apply.
ruclips.net/video/Md2m2RlZdL0/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/GcfpgXiyVew/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/tM8XBp9NmDg/видео.html
www.youtube.com/@TheDepotServer/videos
thanks for hanging this up with all the worts, it helped me realizing just how complex this sim is. seems it would require a big time investment in order to get much enjoyment. did you run any tutorial scenarios when you got started?
Run 8 doesn't have any tutorials or hold your hand at all. It's a big sandbox simulator and it's up to you to run your railroad how you see fit. There is a lot of documentation provided and that helped with the basics. I also searched RUclips for how-to videos and learned a lot from others
Pretty new to Run8 is there a place to download Worlds & Trains people made?
Unfortunately not. Run 8 is a closed game other than adding horn sounds. They have made a very realistic simulation and it's not made to be changed. There are ways to reskin things but it involves editing the game files and from what I understand is frowned on by the developers
where do I go and get it, I looked on the website but I see no download/purchase option anywhere.
They make a great sim but their website is less than ideal. You also have to buy one thing at a time which is a bit of a pain if you want say 2-3 of the $10 skin packs. The base game info is here www.run8studios.com/run83.shtml and there's a Click Here To Buy link right below the main image. If you have any questions there's a great community over at The Depot Server forums and also a lot of good reference material and info www.thedepotserver.com/
Been playing Trainz since TS12 up to TRS19, that game is getting frustrating. Have been looking at Run 8 which seems to be more what I'm interested in - driving trains. Just wondering how steep of a learning curve would I be facing coming from Trainz to Run 8? Thanks for any/all replies.
Cheers
Bruce
I've not played Trainz so don't know much about it. The thing with Run 8 is it is a big simulation sandbox. It doesn't hold your hand or tell you what to do. The base game is a couple hundred miles of railroad at true to life scale and it's up to you to make it come alive. You have to make your own gameplay if that makes sense. There are also multiplayer communities that run servers if that's your thing.
The learning curve is quite steep but there's plenty of help out there. I would recommend checking out The Depot. It's a great community with a ton of info and helpful people. www.thedepotserver.com/ The reference menu is a great resource.
I learned a lot from RUclips videos. Try a search like this: ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=run+8+v3+tutorial
Good luck and reach out here or on Discord if you have questions before diving in.
I need a tutorial on how to get the version where there are no pirate noises
Pirate noises means there's something wrong with your license key. Check the license menu and if needed contact support
1) obtain Credit Card
2) insert Credit Card details
3) download program
Where did you find those custom made scenarios? I’ve looked in the depot forums and I can’t find it.
If you mean the populated world save I started with it can be found here www.thedepotserver.com/forums/threads/a-very-populated-socal-v3-download.12064/
@@KerboOnYT thanks
I didn't know you could open the Boxcar doors
I think that's automatic if they're empty
@@KerboOnYT not on mine closed no matter if it's empty or full
I did some testing and this was a feature in Run8 v2 but apparently was dropped in v3. I don't know why
@@KerboOnYT ahhh ok. Yea I have V3. Had the sim since last August. I was wondering if I was doning something wrong because ive tried to see if they would open a few times before. Thanks for the info!!
Is this game on steam I just cannot seem to find it.
It's not, check the description for a link to their website. I only have the base game which is over 200 miles of route but they have a lot of other routes if you want to expand. The rolling stock and locomotive packs are just extra skins. All locos and cars are included but some will have a generic run 8 livery
@@KerboOnYT ok thank you.
The game looks great and all (Gameplay wise) but I don’t wanna drive freight almost all day, it gets boring quick. I know they have one route that includes a Amtrak loco for commuter services but I want more passenger based routes for this game. It’ll be so much bigger if it had just that in my opinion cause I know many others want the same.
You think that’s bad? I’d like to see steam locomotives in Run8 and for some reason, even after all these years, the devs don’t have plans to include steamers
@@TheRoyalScotsman6100 Somewhat, A lot of people in the rail fan community refuse to buy run8 do to lack of commuter/passenger routes.
Can you send a link to your rail driver or make and model?
Here is the manufacturer's site: raildriver.com/products/raildriver.php
@@KerboOnYT thank you
One of my good friends gave me a copy of the Run8 game files so i could play, but whenever i start it, it always closes out when it says “Indy files” or something like that. His other friends did not have the problem though. It couldve been my computer. I dont know
That's one of the problems with stealing software. There's no support
If you don't register v3 you might hear an occasional pirate sound in the background. Not sure why but if I had to guess ... I think they would prefer that you paid for it.
So is the antistasi series over?
No, the fight continues on Altis. I bounce around a lot between games as the mood strikes
@@KerboOnYT fair
not bad but the map needs a bit bigger and no steam not a bad game but doesn't look much without steam glad I watch some videos on this.
The base game has over 200 miles of mainline. With addons you can go all the way from LA to Seligman, Arizona. How big do you need the map to be? ;)
Wow my first time here one of first people to look
Cool game
Is it coming to xbox
No, it is PC only
Uh no.
If Run8 looked better and had routes I'm interested in I would consider dropping the absurd amount of money. It's a sorry state of simming when the bar is in hell with TSW and this is only slightly better
$50US for a railroad simulator with 220 miles of line seems reasonable to me. TSW isn't even in the same ballpark of what Run 8 has to offer. Thanks for watching.
I don't want to be rude but man .. i'm 14 minutes in and all i've learned is that you forgot lot of stuff, because you played a long time ago. It's really hard to watch this. No offense
None taken! That's why I named it a casual ramble :)
Sooooooo
what is run 8?
Someone should make a video about that ;) Here are a couple other good videos if you're genuinely curious
ruclips.net/video/H8Dq2E0IYVI/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Ysjnj4s5eZI/видео.html
looks like it was designed in about 2002 with that "lighting" engine. Damn that looks awful.
Yes, the graphics are dated. It's also a railroad simulator without peer. Graphics are not the focus. What you get instead is great physics, full air brake modeling, hundreds of miles of track, multi-player, dispatching, working industries, and more. All with thousands of rail units in the world. Thanks for watching
@@KerboOnYT There is no reason today why you can't have realistic physics and eye candy scenery in a railroad simulator.
@@The_Fat_Controller. Well, since we don't have that in any sim I would have to say there must be a reason
@@The_Fat_Controller. Yes there is a reason. Performance.
I got first comment
$50 dollar + loads of paid DLC? Nah thanks!
Would be fine with me if the base game would actually be cheap (~$15).
$50 for 220 miles of route? Seems reasonable to me but to each their own
I've gotten hours and hours of entertainment from Run8 and had fun playing it with my friends. It's basically one guy developing the game, I'm almost surprised it's not more than $50. It's as cheap as a night out on the town with the Mrs and this lasts far longer lol. Each to their own I guess.
@@therealsnow I am sure there are plenty of people who will enjoy it greatly! :)
Regarding the 1 developer "argument". I don't get how that would justify a higher price? If anything it would justify a lower price since he doesn't have to split the revenue with anyone at all!
It is a big achievement to do all that on your own but it also means development will be slower compared to a bigger team, which in my opinion is an argument for a cheaper price.
If you add up all the DLCs, the total price tag is pretty hefty, so I don't think asking for a way cheaper base game package is that weird.
I am happy for anyone who enjoys the game, I am not commenting to ruin the fun for others or keep them from buying it! ;)
@@TheBod76 yeah I was on the fence about buying it for years. Being able to walk around and have multiple players all riding on the same locomotive is what sold it for me. You get a lot for the money imo, the base routes takes like 8 or 9 hours to drive a train from one end to the other. Most the DLC is just skins, you don't even need them unless the default Run8 paint schemes bother you.
I think all the payware actually harms railroad simulators in the end. Back when Microsoft Train Simulator (MSTS) was the king of train simulations, every time there was talk about a new simulator coming along, the most common comment was that the new simulator had better have backwards compatibility with MSTS or they wouldn't buy it. I just wasn't willing to sink any significant amount of money into a buggy simulator, but there were people who invested thousands of dollars into payware routes and locomotives and scenery, and they refused to leave MSTS for any new simulator unless all their payware would port over to the new sim. I eventually abandoned MSTS for Railworks, because MSTS and Open Rails just looked so dated. Run8 also looks as dated as MSTS. I want eye candy scenery _and_ good physics. I think Run8 has the same basic problem of too many people investing too much into payware, and they will stunt Run8's graphics potential because of the demand for backwards compatibility. I have been thinking about diving into Train Sim World, but I want a route editor and a little more emphasis on US freight rather than so many passenger train routes. It seems like for every freight route you get, you get 10 passenger routes. And enough with all the mountainous routes. How about some good Midwestern routes for a change, like Rock Island or C&NW or Illinois Central?
You cannot really compare this Simulator with Train Simulator, TSW, Open Rails, Trainz or ZUSI. Run 8 has very limeted content compared to these other Simulators. There arent any modding tools (like TSW) and you cannot build your own routes or import own train models. There are also no 3rd party addons like in other simulators.
The whole game is mainly focussed on american freight trains. There are no electric trains or highspeed trains etc.
Also there are only american routes, nothing from Europe or other parts of the world. No ICE, TGV or other famous high speed trains etc.
Run 8 is only good for people that are interested in the trains and routes that are included in this game. I wouldent buy it, because its to limited for me (only american trains, no electric locos and high speed trains etc.)
There's nothing else that even comes close to the level of railroad simulation either that I'm aware of so that makes it hard to compare as well. It is limited to US railroads of the modern era but what it offers is one of a kind. Thanks for watching
@@KerboOnYT It does not even have electric or steam locomotives. I agree that the diesel locos and freight trains in Run 8 are better and more realistic than the same trains in other simulators.
Its pretty much a standalone game with no modding or 3rd party content.
At least the developers care about realisim and not like DTG just rebrand TSW 2 to TSW 3 to milk more money out of it.
I’m