Route Great Western Express: Remastered - Feedback Thread

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  1. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    Why is the 166 on milday it looks out of place i dont know if it is tho.
     
  2. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    DTG Liam where's the track Liam something gone wrong . Job 5k99 on xbox sx
     

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  3. Crosstie

    Crosstie Well-Known Member

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    Yet another failure to resume a saved service, again on the 166, requiring a restart of the computer.

    Plus continuing problems with the 802. Would not start an express service from Reading to Paddington, again requiring a restart.

    And, as noted by me and others, it does not work with the Raildriver.

    I think I'll take a break from GWE-R, it's driving me crazy.
     
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  4. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Such a shame but it has ruined the remaster. I accept what Liam says that it's outside his control but, still, what is different about the route from the original that now makes this an issue? Doubt I will be spending much time playing it or buying any extra content for the route until the matter is addressed. And I can't understand how this wasn't picked up during testing or did everyone just complete all the runs in a straight shot, no testing with the save/load on a variety of services?
     
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  5. DTG Liam

    DTG Liam Staff Member

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    I'm at a lose currently with it. It's not something that was reported once during months of QA nor something I have been able to replicate on PC yet which is adding to the frustration of it. One suspicion is perhaps loading a save from such a large timetable causes issues. I don't suppose anyone has had this crash on the original timetable since the remaster?
     
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  6. IvyJoanTurner

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    Still getting derailed in the same spot on the first 800 class service. 5Z15
     
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  7. OldVern

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    Can’t say on that, but there’s another thread opened on Trainsim World Community FB page this morning from people having the same issue. All I can say is the only other route giving issues (for me) is Frankfurt S Bahn but that is a soft CTD with a UE error after trying to load, not the complete hardware lock up either during loading or within a couple of minutes of running.

    I may give that a test later, maybe disable the LUL or the Connect layers (we know the 350 is a bit of a dark horse from WCMLS and B2C), see if that makes a difference.
     
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  8. Mark Moreton

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    I wonder if it’s a legacy issue with the route as always used to have this issue on the scenario where you have to drag a HST with the 66 - saving the game would render it unfinishable, even if you never left the session.

    That being said I’ve not had the save issue on any timetabled service in the remaster, albeit I rarely use the save as they’re mostly short services.
     
  9. Andy L

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    That does work as does a simpler method - sometimes. I've been able to swap to diesel from electric purely by pressing the diesel button until it's lit (PC). Doing so starts the engines and drops the pan. Trouble is any method seems to be inconsistent and possibly depends on the state of the unit when it loads. The TMS traction screen can't be relied on for trouble shooting as it can report a pan as up when it's visibly down.
    The fact that nobody from DTG has seen fit to offer any assistance on this issue, and it's been raised in other threads, speaks volumes for the support their paying customers can expect once they've got your cash.
     
  10. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    Why is there so many different many different locos list to choose from it hurts my brain figuring out witch one to pick.
     
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  11. Crosstie

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    Well, I can only emphasize that what's happening on GWE-R is a completely new experience for me.

    I've never had lockups or CTD's on any route before this, certainly not on the original GWE.

    Add to this the fact that at least one train does not work with the Raildriver and it's making the remaster unplayable for me right now.

    I fully respect the effort that DTG Liam has made with the route and realize that these issues are not down to him.

    I can only assume that the problems are due to poor Q&A and a failure to fully test the route and layers before publication and release.

    I mean it's not like this is the first time we've seen routes with launch issues.

    Sign me " Very disappointed ".
     
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  12. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    DTG Liam Hi job 5R21 instant derailment on xbox sx. Can't upload video to big
     
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    What train was this with? would like to run it on pc to see if I get this.
     
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    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    166 3 carriages let me know how you get on
     
  15. Andy L

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    Instant derailment with 5R21 on PC as well.
     
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  16. Sharon E

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    OK, dal#7945, I ran it from the tt and as soon as it started, the train rolled onto its left side, which ended it. I then spawned on foot at Reading and went looking for 5R21. When I found it, I took it over from the AI driver and was able to successfully complete it. Why the difference, no idea.
     
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  17. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    Sharon E thanks I will try that later thanks. I tried and the train dosent spawn in.
     
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    Derailment rolling seems to happen now and again. Have had it on the PS5 with BML and various routes randomly on PC, since TSW6 came out. Just like the spawning away from your train, it’s very hard to replicate as it doesn’t necessarily happen next time. Possibly more of a core issue, or the core’s response to a set of conditions in the route that it cannot resolve, so it tips the player train over like a checkmated chess Queen.
     
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    DTG Liam
    found a weired issue with the 165 unit on 1P06, on PC basically the cab indicators are not working properly, it doesent show that you have enabled TPWS and oddly the TPWS brake demand light is lit, also the door interlock light is lit even when the doors are closed, and also the proving lights are not working for the headlights, they dont change when you switch between tail lights and headlights.

    The AWS, lights and i assume TPWS are working as they should just the cab doesent say so.....
     
  20. OldVern

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    Testing now to see if knocking out the 350's cures the game loading issue.

    Edit: It's not the 350's, or the West London layer which I also disabled.

    Started a Class 166 run from Reading to Paddington and saved after departing Twyford. Exited game and restarted. Save game loaded and ran for about two minutes before hard video lock up requiring PC reboot on the button.

    Edit 2:
    Going to see if removing the LUL layer (which must be a heck of a lot of trains) makes a difference.
     
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  21. DTG Liam

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    This ones got a fix ready for an update. The FGB 166s have a swapped material ID in one of the cabs which was missed.
     
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  22. OldVern

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    Further to mine above... nope, taking out all the LUL layers including the 1938 stock, still got a lock up exactly two minutes after resuming the run.

    So I don't think it can be a layer issue or the timetable overwhelming the RAM.

    Anyhow that's enough PC hard reboots for one evening, think this one definitely has to be thrown back in DTG's lap to debug and fix.
     
  23. DTG Liam

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    Sorry to hear it's still happening. I've asked the beta team to try and replicate it as I'm clueless myself on what could be the cause, but I'm hoping someone who understands the core game better than myself can shed some light on the issue.
     
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  24. Crosstie

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    Yes. I know DTG Liam has taken this issue on board, but would be nice to get some acknowledgment from one of the mods that they're aware and looking into it.

    Of course whether they're actually following the feedback threads is an open question, since we don't get any responses for the most part. I suppose they're all over on Discord Q&A these days.

    We could just be whistling Dixie here on the forgotten forums.
     
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  25. 14trainfan2029

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    Hi DTG Liam , just want to let you know that the issue regarding gwe on series s is fine. I have a controller that has a bit of stick drift which could have resulted in it being disable without me knowing
     

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