We Drive Trains, But What Else Can We Do In Game Currently And What Could Be Added?

We have got a conductor mode on some services and now we have like a beta tester of a dispatcher. What else can we do?

Ride as a passenger
A player can hope on any train and ride as a passenger, but could anything be added to that officially?

Train spotting
A player can also do some train spotting, again is there anything that could be easily added to this idea that would make it better?

A 5K run
Sigh...

Anybody got ideas, what can be done currently in game, what do you do in your sessions thst are not main stream. What could DTG easily added to the game?

Probably not so easily added are...
Customer service
Transport police
Train engineer
Train cleaner
Graffiti artist

 

I'd rather the driving experience be top notch before any other game modes are added.

 

I want 0 new features added!

Id like the game and all it's DLC to be fully functional nothing more!

Id also like the lottery numbers if anyone has the magic stick out!

(Not personal OP.. but i feel i have to leave this response.. to stop giving DTG the excuse of "people want new features... we didnt fix any bugs.. because we're just doing what the community has asked for")

 

Multiple saves.

The ability to switch to passenger mode on the fly, like we had in previous sims.

 

Do you work for DTG?

 

Fix everything in the game before adding anything new, thank you.

 

This.

And this.

The game is now carrying so much technical debt there is little point encouraging DTG to do other than solve that first.

Perhaps, and only if, that is sorted then I would like to see some sort of proper career mode which records your progress within the game (not the DTL logbook) including any infractions such as SPAD's. I also want to see the ability to remain in the world on a persistent basis doing a complete driver's diagram - but that is dependent on "engineering" being able to sort out the failure of the save game to retain objective data on next workings which I begin to despair they even have the first clue how to address.

And shouldn't this really be in the Suggestions section?

 

Sorry, wasn't as clear as I should be, yes what else can be added, but what else do players do in their sessions other than drive trains.

 

Sorry, my post had 2 sides to it and I wasn't clear. What do players get up to in their sessions other than drive trains? Yes, there is a what DTG could bolt on in it as well.

 

I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want... The option to race two trains against each other on parallel tracks with other people online.

How long will I have to wait patiently before TSW offers this genius concept ? Someone at DTG must realise that nearly all development resources should be invested into this sure fire hit idea which will undoubtedly generate astronomical sales.

Can you imagine the sheer excitement and joy of racing your modern sleek TGV against a tough worthy competitor like Thomas ? Honestly, the possibilities are endless, only limited by your imagination.

 

YES X10000000!!!!!

Please do not give them ideas when the core game is in such a bad state.

 

Mostly write down and report bugs.

It's like a second job at times.

 

If there's ever a route involving London Bridge or Clapham Junction, then there's no doubt I'd set my character up at the end of the platform and watch the trains go by. That is of course if DTG sort out the game on console so I can start playing properly again.

In terms of new features, as I alluded to earlier I wouldn't be interested in anything non-driving related, because firstly there's so many features currently, and it'd reach a point where it'd be unsustainable.

I wouldn't mind smaller features that'd improve the driving experience, such as a virtual guard and a GSMR that you can set up properly. That being said, above everything console optimisation should be the utmost priority.

 

Nah...it would never catch on

 

I drive mostly but quite often travel as a passenger especially on network routes.

Sometimes I take a walk along the tracks.

Personally I would like more areas away from the stations and yards to explore, not miles but at least a few hundred yards.

A despatcher mode at busy stations would be quite fun, but you would have to have better passenger behaviour.

 

Fixing the game before anything blurry textures stuttering and numerous bugs that havent been fixed for a while that should take priority before releasing any dlc

 

A couple of years (maybe less) and multiplayer will arrive...
Goodbye train simulation...

 

One of the early routes (I think a German one) gave you a trophy for riding as a passenger for a certain amount of miles lol.

 

Cardiff has a whole scenario where you don't even get to drive the train!

 

Dispatcher mode gameplay like the guard one

 

There is such a scenario on Riviera at Plymouth I think during which you get to dispatch some trains. But, unfortunately the passengers don't always cooperate. One funny example is where a crowd of people gather at the edge of the platform. When the train arrives, the doors open but the people don't seem to know what to do and the train leaves without them. I had to .

 

If steam ever came back, I'd like a Fireman mode like what we were meant to get with Spirit of Steam

 

Just wondering, does anybody do shuntting in sidings, is that a thing outside the game's narritive?

 

I quite like shunting in TSW, I think it lends itself well to the walkable environment set up. Often I'll spawn on foot in timetable mode on a route like Preston - Carlisle and find some sidings to spawn in an 08 and wagons to shunt while watching trains go by on the mainline. The 08 in Preston - Carlisle is really well done and full of little details and features.
The trip freight runs in the timetable are quite enjoyable too.

While quite niche, I'd love to see a small industrial route either with a small diesel shunter (remember the 04 and quarry route in TSC?), or would be an ideal opportunity to revisit steam with something more manageable to implement like an Austerity or Hawthorn Leslie.

 

Cloud saves please, that's the big one that would enable things like a career mode to be added.

 

Not without purpose. Even the scenarios which do dictate where you move wagons/freight cars between, don’t seem to have any logical follow on. In that respect you need something like Run 8 where switching and taking traffic to and from local industry sidings in a persistent world adds a reason for doing it.

 

Me too! Carlisle is an absolutely brilliant trip & shunting playground, and I’m finding that I’m often cluttering up Basford Hall with spawned freight consists these days and dragging them around Crewe. Can’t wait for JT’s version to come out, as I’m betting we’ll get access to Gresty Lane and the electric depot/works sidings too.

 

Sounds like you just invented Metro Rivals.

 

Like others have said already, rather they first fix what we have now instead of the next new gimmick - which will invariably bring its own bugs.

 

We don't keep buying the same thing though - the base engine is free (for a while, at least). We do end up buying new routes with the same old common set of bugs, but that's a different thing.

 

It is almost amusing that this thread seems to becoming another gripe thread despite there being umpteemth others which could be posted in.

The OP seemed to be asking an innocuous question about how people used the sim in different ways and how new features could be added in the future, I am sure we all want the game to be more stable for everyone first. It would be nice to have a slightly optimistic thread for once, but it seems it isn't possible.

 

This wont happen all the time people keep giving DTG the excuse of 'we're just doing what the community asks for'

I appreciate your sentiment.. yes there is more and more posts like this... but rightly so.. people are speaking out and making it crystal clear too DTG we do not want new features.. we do not want new anything.. we want the product we have all invested in.. to actually be fully functional!
Nothing more.. nothing less!

 

Ride as a passenger:

• Other passengers in your seat you have to verbally convince to move or fight in a Fallout/TES/Starfield like way.
• Toilet hiding mechanics.
• Missing your stop and having to wait for the first morning train at the terminus station. You can explore the surrounding area in search of an open shop to buy cigarettes to pass the time.

Train spotting:

• All locos are in the game as AI for everyone, but in order to drive them you need to own the DLC. Train spotting improved for almost everyone, and anyone that isn't a train spotter gets advertised to as they see something cool fly past and may buy it.

 

I have zero interest in doing guard mode/conductor mode/collectables.

I but TSW to drive trains anything else to me is just unnecessary fluff which deflects the devs limited time away from the primary reason this game exists.

 

I mean if previous threads are anything to go by, players want toilets they can sit on and flush - you know who you are on the JT feedback threads!

A signaller mode would be great, or even better something like Simrail does with signallers controlling a mix of AI and player traffic, I've had some amazing nights on there especially with the working NRN and having to path late running services etc, especially when you get a good bunch of signallers that actually work together.
A simply WSYWIG timetable editor would be great too, as would the rolling start ability like MSTS had back in the day where when you started the train was already moving at a pre specified speed, for example on the approach to Carlisle from the north and you drop in as its passing Kingmoor. A fireman mode would be good, where you are just the fireman, again Simrail manages that fairly well and as a driver you can instruct your AI fireman to reduce the fire, maintain or increase which means you have got to plan ahead more.
Immersion breaking stuff like passengers standing on top of cars would be nice to see removed as well as empty stations at 2am, possibly included with randomised or traffic dependant dwell times. For example if its a Saturday afternoon and the local football team are at home its going to take longer to load the train.

 

Yes like some of the others I am generally against any new features that don't directly relate to driving trains, on the grounds that we have enough already with conductor mode, rail fanning, finding collectibles, etc., and also that there are enough issues in the game already without introducing yet another new mode.

But what I will say is that sometimes I just want to sit on a bench. At stations I feel like sitting on a bench can help keep you anchored to one spot if you are being a rail fan while also being able to turn your head and use different cameras. There actually are a very few spots where this is possible, such as Carlisle (one single bench) and the ECML viewing area on BKG. There are more benches you can sit on in CJP but many face AWAY from the tracks! But you can't sit at all on 99% of the benches in TSW.

 

I'd like to be able to swap a train in the timetable for any other train while maintaining the same timetable. That would be enough for me.

 

Please fix RailDriver so it works as in TSW 2-3-4