Train Sim 3.3.8 Released
-Added 3D Cabs for ALCO C420 & TGV
-Improved Russian Localization
-Re-Added Button Speed Controls
-Improved Kids Scene
This is part of the ongoing updates to improve all 28 trains in Train Sim so they have the same level of quality and 3D interiors.
Updates to Amazon, iOS and Windows platforms have also recently been uploaded and are awaiting review.
I sometimes get emails about people complaining that they can’t download my games from Google Play. What seems to happen is that the download starts but get’s interrupted with some kind of a bad data message.
Usually I am unable to help as the problem exists between the Google Play Store and the and user’s phone. My games are hosted by Google not me. Perhaps bad internet or some other Google caused error?
However recently I got an answer from a Flight Sim user (Evang) that figured out the issue. It seems that if you buy a new phone or tablet and you try to download games before you updated your Google Play Store App, you may get this issue. The issue can also occur if you let your Google Play Store App get to far behind the current version.
This makes sense as Google probably expects the user to keep its core apps up to date, especially because they involve the exchange of money and should be completely patched to prevent any security or performance issues.
So if you ever have issues downloading apps on your phone, update your Google Play Store App.
Train Sim Android 3.3.7 Released
-Added 3D Cabs for SD7 & TGM3
-Sky now gets cloudy during Rain
-Improved Night Mode
-Improved User Interface
This is part of the ongoing updates to improve all 28 trains in Train Sim so they have the same level of quality and 3D interiors. I am also going to try to implement Track Switching as I think I finally figured out how to do it.
Updates to Amazon, iOS and Windows platforms will follow.
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Looks like my website was down for a few days. The issue was related to a WordPress update that for some reason deleted my default theme. No error message no logs, just a blank page. Thanks WordPress, what a major waste of time and inconvenience.
Thanks to 3 hours with a very patient Microsoft Azure support staff named Zoher we figured it out and the site is now back up.
Also thanks to Finley for first reporting that the site was down via email.
I have been really focusing on Train Sim recently. As promised my goal is to replace all 2D cabs with 3D interiors. This work is over 50% complete. On top of that I am improving many of the trains and cars that have been added when the game was originally created and did not receive the same attention to 
detail as the newer trains. Scheduled for improvement are Dash 9, GE70t, TGM3 and TEP70 trains, with more to come. Once I am happy with the quality of all the trains I want to focus on the Airport scene which is really small and needs a rework. In between all that I hope to fit in some additional trains or alternative paint schemes for existing trains (i.e. Santa Fe)
Keep sending me your feedback and thanks for your support.
I am happy to announce that a new simulation game Bus Sim is now available for Android (iOS coming soon)
Take the controls and drive a realistic Bus through a detailed city full of pedestrians and cars. Control your bus in two game modes: missions (shifts) and free drive (where you can cause as
much damage as you like). Bus Sim features realistically modelled buses with interior cabins and moving components. This is a must for any simulator fans.
FEATURES
-2 Game Modes
-Detailed Realistic 3D Bus
-Realistic Crashes with Visual Damage
-Multiple Camera Views including driver seat.
-Multiple Missions
-Tilt Control
-No in game purchases
-Optimized for Intel x86 mobile devices
Train Sim has just reached the milestone of 10 Million Downloads on Google Play in just 27 months. I would like to say thank you to all the fans who have downloaded Train Sim and a special thanks to everyone who has been helping me make Train Sim even better over the last 2 years by sending me your bug reports and suggestions. To Celebrate more Trains and Updates coming soon!
Recently I updated Flight Sim with a key update that introduced a new Boeing 777 Airliner as well as a much needed Flap animations. As usual the Boeing 777 includes a full 3D cab and animated and retracting wheels. Flight Sim now has 3 scenes and 8 unique airplanes (all free), making it a serious contender for many of the other Flight Simulators featuring a buy to fly model.
Years ago I had this brilliant idea that I wanted to learn how computers play chess. What is the best way to learn, well of course you have to write your own chess engine.
I did just that and documented the process on a blog called ChessBin.com. The blog still exists along with the various downloads of the finished Chess Game. This project spawned an Online Chess site called GeeksWithChess.com. Financially speaking both were a flop, however many of my first lessons on running a “business” came from these two sites and they made “some” money that I then used to start 3583 Bytes.
Years later I still had this chess engine written in C#. So I decided to port it to Unity and create a 3D chess game based on my engine. I am happy to announce that this game is now available for Android, iOS, Windows Phone & Windows Store. To find out more visit the Chess Pro Information Page.