uusfiyeyh

1 minute ago, uusfiyeyh said:

I think that if they add trains, there should be a Tunnel Boring Machine Wagon that helps to mitigate the problem of terraforming.

Or at least dynamite.

4 hours ago, Melfice said:

While I wouldn't be opposed to that scale of vehicles, it feels impractical.

Either because of the material requirements, or because the size is just too big to navigate with in a blocky world.
The extreme elevation differences in the terrain alone would require terraforming at an incredible scale. And that's a problem with Immersive Trains as well.

That terraforming issue isn't eliminated by sticking to a 1x1 minecart scale, it's negated enough.

I think that if they add trains, there should be a Tunnel Boring Machine Wagon that helps to mitigate the problem of terraforming.

4 hours ago, EreticKB said:

99.9% of players can't mine enough ore, let alone produce enough steel, to make ONE realistic railway engine through all their worlds. For exampe: fullplate armor is about 20-30kg of steel, realistic railway engine is about 30000 kg of steel at least. Are you sure you want realistic trains with 1 to 1 scale?

It's true. However, VintageStory is not known by its easy gameplay (Minecraft or Stardew Valley). Also, we don't need trains at the start nor the real quantity of steel needed to build one in real life.

I imagine them as a late gameplay objective where you could, previously, build machines that automatically gather resources and let you build complex machines or whatever, so you will have a reason to build a train to move those goods. In addition, It can be useful on a server, since you can connect different towns.

Besides boats and ships, trains (I mean "real" trains with realistic 1:1 scale, not minecarts) should be added to the game. Because they can be useful when carrying resources (using wagons/railcar) from different climate zones and can reduce considerably the amount of time you spend walking from, for example, the jungle to the arctic.

Also, it can open a lot of new possibilities on servers. Because you can start your own transport system, and move resources or even people and sell goods.

As a reference, I recommend taking a look at the Minecraft mod called: Immersive Trains.

PD: Sorry if is a duplicated topic, but at least I didn't find a post about trains.