We had not yet spoken to you, on the univers-simu.com site, about TramSim. This Tramway simulation game, developed on the Unreal Engine by Viewapp and published by Aerosoft, had us left totally on our hunger during our Youtube review when it was released. An absence of real gameplay, an austere interface, translation problems, a buggy VR mode and a handling of the tram that put off even players from Train Sim World, we can say that the table turned red for a so-called final version. The exit was undoubtedly rushed and / or premature.
Aware that the tram was going straight into the wall, the developers published update on update in order to stabilize the game, correct all the youthful worries and above all bring it a series of tutorials to understand how to drive a tram while respecting the signage, to neophytes that we are. The painting was not yet green, but was at least no longer in the red. On our side, we admit, the game was uninstalled for a long time. Until the announcement of the release of the first DLC… the ULF.
Let's be clear, we are not going to talk about this extension which brings 2 new vehicles (a short version, and a long version). We are not knowledgeable enough to go into technical details, and, unlike Train Sim World, the game does not retrace the entire history of the machines. But it was an opportunity to reinstall TramSim and see the changes.
The purchase clearly becomes possible!
First big surprise: tutorials worthy of the name. We learn the basics of driving but especially the signaling which is specific to the urban rail network. Difficult to embark on the adventure without having followed them. TramSim remains a pure and hard simulation. It has no purpose. Or at least, nothing has yet been developed in this direction. Here, we drive, we stop, we start again, etc. In "Open World" mode, there is no limit, and you can travel the only existing route in the streets of Viennes, until you are fed up. In time mode… it's the same thing, but respecting a schedule.
With the DLC installed, 4 trams are available to you, all equally pleasant and fun to drive. And it is undoubtedly this chill and relaxing side, helped by the incredible decorations displayed by the Unreal Engine, which means that we will not uninstall, this time, TramSim, and that we will continue to follow its evolution.