Dovetail Games Morristown & Hoboken - Dover Q & A Thread

I have a request if we could please have at least one of the timetable runs on the preview stream with all safety systems activated and utilizing the "normal" HUD that has the speedo on the bottom right and has the fields on either side that display brake information and also the status of safety systems. I find this helps me when watching the stream to observe the wayside signals and also how the train is responding to them. Sometimes this information is not easy to see when we are using the minimal HUD with Track Monitor. Much thanks if this can be done.

 

45 can be randomised with 46 in no doubt. But what's most important - the Arrow. Will she appear on NYT?
Dinky has a right to exist, even if it's a static AI.

 

this is a great suggestion that I will Pass on . No guarantees but will make sure to mention. *update,will at least do one with normal hud

 

Couple of important ones here from me which I think need to be cleared up for
release.

How many tunnels and bridges do you actually pass between Hoboken and Dover?
Which station has the longest platform, and which has the shortest?
What’s the highest elevation point on the route?
How long would it take to bike the route compared to taking the train?
Which station on the line has the quirkiest architecture or history?
If you fall asleep at Hoboken, where would you probably wake up by mistake?
Which station feels like it could be run entirely by raccoons?
If Frank Sinatra (born in Hoboken) took the train to Dover, which station would he sing “My Way” at before bailing?
Which abandoned freight spur looks most like the entrance to an underground speakeasy?

I hope the team come prepared....

 

Great! Thanks!

 

DTG Harry, please forgive me for another offtopic.
People, can you just say on the stream if there is a bug fixing planned for NYT? After all, these routes are related. Just say "we are planning" or "no plans".

 

I hope Hoboken isn’t too empty with the lack of the Gp-40/s and F40s

 

Good question and this will be answered on the steam

 

Will the Arrow III subbing in the New York - Trenton route?

 

My money is on the latter

I have one question for the stream. Sorry, it's not realy related to the route, it's a general question: have the custom weather options been changed in TSW6? Can we now control temperature? If not, have DTG learned the game that not all winterdays have temps below freezing by definition?

 

In the newest Dovetail Artikel was mentioned, that the real route has Norfolk-Southern and CSX services. Why we don't have that services in the game version of that route? Especially while we have Norfolk-Southern and CSX stuff in the game already?

 

Are the amtrak jobs just depot moves ?

 

The real routes See no freight traffic. The only freight traffic on this route is the CXS yard next to the maintenance facility both those lines don’t interact

 

Dual ended NJT GP38-2 at Dover Station, maybe a good ad on for future dlc, and maybe extend yards along Morristown route.

 

GP40PH-2 NOT a GP38-2

 

If there is some Amtrak trains that stops at Secaucus, then it can be. Otherwise there is no stops for Amtrak on the map.

 

I just watched the stream and what can I say... I'm not American and I don't have much with US routes, but I'm honestly blown away by how the route feels and especially how much there is to see. Hoboken looks absolutely mind-blowing, really awesome. As far as I know, the security is top-notch. Also, great work by Brandon on the signage along the line. The power switch from 12 to 25kV is also really well executed. Everything seems to fit perfectly into the route — well done!!
This will be for sure one of my favorite routes. Oh and the Arrow III is also a bless to hear

 

Thank you

 

Pack me a copy of this route. I'll buy it.
Now it's up to Riviera whether I'll buy the whole game or just the US content.

 

I totally agree, I think the stream and the route looked far above my hopes and would have been pretty happy just to have the route, but the way it looked, played etc really was excellent and I can wait for next week!

 

That's the thing, I didn't expect it to be this level either. It's hard to believe the US route became the star of the game.
DTG, once doesn't count, so keep going.

 

Once I saw the Arrow 3 preview doing a voltage from 25k to 12k at Secaucus at the end. It has a potential to be a layer for NY Trenton. I thought it would only be specifically for Morristown Line

 

Very hard to watch if I’m honest, one thing which did jump out to me was the TSR. My understanding is that the player would be briefed about any TSRs at the start of the service yet Matt and co where all surprised when they came across one in the Arrow.

 

Not watched it yet but why was it hard to watch .

 

Yes we are getting some conflicted results here. I mean, I’m getting the Deluxe pack anyway but still nice to get a taster for how good things are going to be.

 

Just the constant “do this, do that, show this, switch to this cam” etc I had to switch off as it just jumped around constantly so impossible to actually focus on the specifics of the route.maybe that was by design

 

That was deliberate to show specific features that are working, etc.

 

This is why it would be better if the streams were preplanned and scripted with a proper structure. Quite often you just want to take an undistracted look and listen at what the route has to offer.

 

I get that there’s a lot to show off, but it didn’t flow at all and made it hard to follow, maybe I’m just an old fart. I had to switch off when mid conversation Matt was interrupted so we could see passengers getting on and off the train at a low level platform. Because that’s never happened in TSW before on other routes.
In my opinion it needed to be far more scripted and staggered better as it was information overload at times. Route did look good though

 

Now those are the questions I was looking the answers for... And they didn't address that... So lazy effort from the team I guess

On a serious note though, I laughed way hard than I should've at, 'If you fall asleep at Hoboken...' and now my coworkers are looking at me in a weird way