Route Birmingham - Crewe Feedback Thread

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  1. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    So when are we getting updates/patches for this cause quite a bad performing route on xbox or have just said no fixes make do.
     
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  2. Southern Driver

    Southern Driver Well-Known Member

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    We aren’t.
     
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  3. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    I hope the devs of this route are really enjoying my £30 they took off me. Because im certainly not enjoying this route i cant even make it to Crewe always crashes the blurry textures are really bad as well and the constant stuttering. This is on xbox series x. This by far the worst route for performance.
     
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  4. Southern Driver

    Southern Driver Well-Known Member

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    Only fix for that is to run it in HD instead of 4K

    (I am fully aware you shouldn’t have to. However, we are where we are with this route. No update. No fixes. So if you want to get something for your money put it in HD)
     
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  5. Andy L

    Andy L Well-Known Member

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    WCML South also has at least one neutral section, the one at Bourne End between Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead works in both directions on the slow lines for instance. The signage is present but the magnets are hard to spot as they're a modern type unlike those on Preston - Carlisle. There are others that should be present I've yet to check.
     
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  6. ToffeeKat

    ToffeeKat Well-Known Member

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    Currently, this is my most favourite route to play. Great variety of gameplay.

    Credit to the devs, for a change
     
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  7. maccagee#4924

    maccagee#4924 Well-Known Member

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    Are you sure? I have that route and run the 87 along it a few times and did not see the light go out at any point.
     
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  8. Andy L

    Andy L Well-Known Member

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    Yes, positive. I tested using the 86 but only on the slow lines at that one location as I said. Were you on the fasts?
     
  9. maccagee#4924

    maccagee#4924 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it was for a BR-era scenario I was writing at the time. It seems odd that one location would work. I'll install it again sometime and try it.
     
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  10. Andy L

    Andy L Well-Known Member

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    Bourne End works on the Up Fast as well, as does Leighton Buzzard on the Down Fast. Wembley neutral section on the Up Fast seems to be missing. Eventually I'll get round to doing a comprehensive test of all three locations.
     
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  11. airlink#6258

    airlink#6258 New Member

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    yeah i tested to in 350
     
  12. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    It's not too bad on PC but is what makes me sceptical of Trent Valley. Will we see a repeat of the same issues and has it been rushed along without thorough testing?
     
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  13. Phil47569

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    I'm a bit puzzled really, on PC I've not really encountered much by way of issues with Crewe2Brum.

    Spawn point issues, being spawned many miles away from the cab (believed to be a core issue)
    End markers being mislaid, such as the pendo expecting to stop beyond the signal at the end of the station (happened to me on one diagram in Brum).
    The random Pacer service, let's not get started on that one, it wasn't a bug and was good fun, shame it disappeared again afterwards so now everyone thinks I'm mad...

    I've not had any texture issues or anything like that, maybe Jesus loves me ;)
     
  14. joffonon

    joffonon Well-Known Member

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    My one issue with this route on PC Steam was mod-related, once that was sorted I've had zero issues.
     
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  15. eMAyTeeTee

    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    Shame this route has serious problems on console, I really wanted to love it, (despite having never been anywhere near it irl).
    Glad it works for PC peeps, though
     
  16. FallenAngel00me

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    It's a bit better on ps5 than it launched. But it still blurs around Smethwick and never fully recovers. It's why Trent Valley is a firm wait and see what the people that buy it on console say lol
     
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  17. dal#7945

    dal#7945 Well-Known Member

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    So looking through the 66s all the intermodal jobs are in the intermodal version on the 66. Just done a job man that version of 66 really struggles to pick speed up.
     
  18. Strat-tastic

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    A work-around for the BTs is to save and reload.
    Not ideal and breaking immersion but can work.
     

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