I really do think something needs to be done about fog in TSW. It appears way too frequently, it seems to last forever, and when it ends it disappears like a switch is flicked. I appreciate that fog can be part of a realistic weather system, and create a varied challenge when driving, but sometimes you just don't want it. Sometimes you want to see the route as you drive. Could there be a way of toggling which weather types appear in dynamic weather? I think dynamic weather is otherwise excellent, I like the fact that e.g. rain can kick in, but fog just ruins the experience for me.
My main problem with fog is that it makes the whole game turn grey, as if colors don't exist, which is unrealistic. Even with fog, grass should be green, not grey.
Just start with light clouds instead clear weather. You'll almost never see fog again. Rather light to medium rain. Very rarely thunderstorm.
Yes dynamic fog is horrible. If I use fog it’s only in the custom settings, just a notch high though, maybe around 5%. I do like how enhances the train lights and surrounding areas. My preferred time to drive is early morning or when the sun is breaking on the horizon.
I use about 3% fog on most journeys. I like the appearance and I find it avoids pop-in of objects in the distance. Things appear gradually out of the very slight distant mist, which looks more realistic.
Below is one of my favourite shots: When done right, fog looks so good and makes the game feel so atmospheric. I personally use 5% ish whenever I use it though
Maybe it's because I'm not in the middle of the UK but fog is so rare outside of late Autumn/early winter here on the Essex coast that I've switched Dynamic Fog off as it seems too regular and combines with the wrong weather/wrong time of the day/wrong time of the year in Dynamic Weather.
Looks green to me....but I like this shot 'cuz of the mountains and silhouettes of trees in the background. Greenery doesn't matter too much to me.
Fog is one of those effects that really should be implemented discreetly and in moderation. The days of the infamous “pea souper” in the UK are pretty much gone, more likely to be a light mist around dawn which progressively vanishes as the sun comes up (or the air warms even under cloud). Only in the coldest winter months might you find it persisting through the day.
FWIW I think it’s way too dense generally using the menu slider. With things as they are I would use absolutely no more than 2% for the thickest fog and 1% for moderate fog. What you really need is more granular control over it and then set anywhere between 0.004-0.009% for light to thicker mist and currently this can only be set with unreal unlocker or GodMode on PC only. It massively helps the visuals if, from dawn to dusk, there is a minimum of 0.001 (ideally 0.002) set as it simulates the real world ‘environment’ and the colours become much more realistic and natural. Anything more than the above maximum (2%) is unrealistically dense and wipes out all the colour and detail as previously noted.
I did a run the other day with a low amount of fog, but I briefly looked away, and in that brief time, it'd all gone.
Yeah that sounds like what I try to achieve. Just a pinch of fog without washing out the scenery. I’ve never gone for the full Silent Hill experience, but I couldn’t imagine it being a fun drive
Fair play, in TSW6 the fog does seem to disappear more subtly. It still seems to be every time though. Particularly dispiriting when you want to take a first look at a route. Looks like turning off dynamic weather is the only option, which is a shame, because I quite enjoy the other elements of it.
I hadn't used dynamic weather for a long time. Switched it on today, skipped forwards to January, starting on clear. It remained clear for a while, until— fog! Then snow. So is it true fog is inevitable on every dynamic weather run?
It seems to be the case that most trips with Dynamic Weather switched on does involve fog. You can switch-off volumetric fog in the settings menu and that makes the dynamic weather a little more realistic. I also switch off lightning effects outside the summer months for UK routes as lightning is fairly rare between October and April. Just occasionally you get an Autumn/Winter/early Spring shower that produces a flash or two of lightning. Even rarer in the UK is lightning in a snow storm, it's an amazing sight but I've only seen it twice in 52 years.
I gave up on dynamic weather around TSW5 launch, the transitions are just too jarring and abrupt imo. I'd love to see a "live weather" option. I'm hoping passengers and weather get a major overhaul in TSW7. I do think one d-pad notch of fog (i play on PC with controller) is quite nice if you want a hazy/humid day. Counterintuitively, that same setting can also help with night-time visibility because the fog particles catch your headlight beams a little bit.
God Mode is useful. You can create a really soupy fog. It can be fun seeing signals and stations at the last moment.
Yesterday I run 2 services on 2 routes: Leipzig - Dresden: I selected clouded, but with dynamic weather. Riviera Line: Little rain but with dynamic weather The fact... weather never changed! I am on PS5.
Yes, I have to say I ran a few routes before I got one where the weather changed. I saw that as a positive. I'm just waiting to see if I ever get one of the random signalling events. Not that I've noticed so far on normal frequency.
