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CITIES Skylines II: Ultimate Edition



CITIES skylines II: Ultimate Edition

Blocks Tracks Trains - The Sandbox Train Track Builder by a One Man Indie Developer


Another head-turning one-man indie title has emerged, and it's for the fans of crafting train tracks, buildings, and landscapes. Blocks Tracks Trains, which is a sandbox train track-building experience, takes away the resource management and the need to grind hours on end for those who want to jump in and create some truly awesome voxel-based results worth showing off. 

  • Generate a random chunk of terrain to start your build.

  • Modify the landscape any way you want; in contrast to other train set builders the terrain can be fully sculpted, and it is not just a height map. You can have tunnels, overhangs, etc. with various materials like stone, soil, gravel, grass, and sand!

  • Build a voxel world, along with freely placeable scaffolds for your voxel buildings.

  • Build houses, bridges, mansions, castles, towers, lighthouses, and villas - from little blocks of wood, brick, and stone!

  • Design your own locomotives and carriage.

  • Almost anything can be painted; you can freely mix colors from the palette. There is also glowing paint and a matching Night View mode.

  • Train tracks are easy to build using a spline system and can handle complex track layouts.

  • Set up a track network and watch your trains go on a journey.

  • The visuals aim to imitate a "grown-up's" model train set, not a children’s toy.

  • You can play in a top-down view or in a first-person view.

  • There is a Play Mode in which you can play with your train set: locomotives and switches can be controlled by hand, and vehicles coupled with other vehicles. Trains can be as complex as you like, with no limitation on the number of wagons or locomotives. Full support for shunting operations.

  • There are default props like locomotives, wagons, people, and various plants/trees to get you started.

  • And coming very soon: Steam Workshop integration to allow you to share your creations with other players!


Blocks Tracks Trains is available now on Steam, all aboard!




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AWP Pro Fingerless High Performance Work Gloves... Reviewed!


Many thanks to the AWP team for supplying gloves for this review. My opinions are my own.

I've utilized various types of gloves over the years and the ones that have a fingerless option tend to extend my tolerance regarding wear time. I need grip, durability, and comfort to decrease strain on my hands... at the right price. Do the AWP Pro Fingerless High-Performance Work Gloves measure up?
Let's find out.

Grip: I find myself using my exposed fingers a lot, so I do need full gloves at times, but... these work well for situations where I can go fingerless comfortably. 

When working, your fingers will get messy (duh of the day... they're fingerless) depending on the type of work you do, but if you're moving computers around and you need to replace parts or set up something... you're good to go. 

You don't have to worry about the material being in the way when screwing in something but you don't have to worry about it slipping... and the gloves cover the parts of the fingers where it should. 

The extended fabric below the finger works well... and it's not connected to fabric that runs around to an equal length so the bend is much better.



Durability: In terms of durability, it's safe to say that these gloves won't fall apart. I've even tested the finger holes on these gloves to see if they'd rip if I stretched them a little and... they didn't. I didn't go all in on the stretch, but I added some oomph to the pull. I also tugged on various parts of the glove to see/hear any potential ripping.

I haven't had the chance to do a great deal with these gloves just yet, but my experience with them has been good enough to check off that they're durable.


Comfort: Comfort is okay. I like them in terms of wearing these fingerless gloves for a longer period of time without feeling like my hands are in a compression sweat suit. On the other hand, there isn't padding in the palm area to help decrease strain when working for long stretches of time. The backside of the hand has padding, which is a plus when you need to stand up when getting off the ground using your fist.

To be honest, I've also used these to hit a punching bag as well. They feel nice, and outside of the fingers not being covered, these gloves have other breathable areas.


Price: Pricewise... the AWP Pro Fingerless HP Work Gloves are available for $10.47 for large, and $11.97 for extra large. Not bad at all. I would have some pushback if they were $15 to $16 because there are comparable options out there with increased grip and padding.

Overall, these are some nice gloves that I'd reserve for certain jobs where I need my hands to be more flexible and I need to do more technical things with my hands.



Grip 5

Durability 5

Comfort 4

Price 5


4.75 out of 5 Cool Points





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