1 no
2 yes
also have you considered that a dusty trip 1. uses a complex constraint system to allow you to grab and 2. attach vehicle parts to get it going, which looks more realistic with 3. visualized arms
meanwhile dead rails 1. just uses one constraint to let you 2. power a prebuilt train by dragging a part into a hitbox, which 4. is moved with a very simple hinge system and a server-sided throttle check (I think)
There’s just one issue
Originality
As Dead rails is a copy of The Long Drive giving it far less points
And who cares about realism if it will just make the game harder to enjoy?
Remember that Dead Rails is in alpha phase, meaning it’s just getting developed and if it stays simple rather than realistic
It’s fine, realism on games isn’t necessary
I understand your point
But this game was made by only 2 people who’s previous games were not that good
So they probably are going take long or directly not update certain things
stores you can find most of the things, some things are gamepasses, you can find some in abandoned houses, and the cannon...well you need to raid fort constitution, bit hard.