Trainz Mods -

Trainz mods turn a good sim into an endless one. Whether you want to drive a historic steam loco through a custom German route, build a fictional American switching layout, or just add better trees – the modding community has you covered.

Modders create 3D assets using external software (typically Blender or Autodesk 3ds Max) and import them using the . Historically, the series utilized a proprietary .im format. However, with the Trainz: A New Era (TANE) and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2019 (TRS19) iterations, the engine (Unity-based) shifted towards Physically Based Rendering (PBR). This forced a paradigm shift in the modding community, requiring creators to re-master legacy assets to support metallic/smoothness workflows rather than the older diffuse/normal/specular workflow. trainz mods