Thames Valley Branches Discussion

Correct and the weekend is 7 car - 2x2 car and 1 X3 car

 

I wonder if there'll be a regatta scenario...
Can't think what it may be, apart from the irregular formation.

 

Wonder if the mastery would be the regatta? There's lots of regatta stuff on Twyford station, such as flag bunting.

 

I'm curious how the 70 will layer in. I assume there'll be an engineering train on the branches, either at night or early morning.

 

With the preview stream scheduled for this Thursday, it seems the release is imminent.
I'm a bit on the fence with this one, so we'll see if it sways me.

 

Preview stream on Thursday!

 

Yes, looking forward to this, the extra little touches I've read about in the route description sound great, something to give the route a bit of a different feel. Could be a purchase for me, haven't bought any DLC for a few months weirdly enough.

 

Same here. Apart from my vow not to make any more rash Day One purchases, I just don’t see this having “legs” to carry it beyond more than the two or three runs on each line represented. Still of the view the part of the GWML from Slough to Twyford should have been in there. I know from recent experience that most times, route hopping is simply not working.

Also seems a bit late in the life cycle to be releasing for TSW6 when TSW7 just around the corner. Particularly if it does turn out to be a paid update and/or, no matter how unlikely, offers an irresistible core pack of three most excellent routes, people will be saving their cashola for that.

 

I am looking forward to this one and seeing what's been done!

The one question I have over this is the accuracy of the scenery, as great as the screenshots look the one at Slough isn't a great representation of Slough and looks a little similar to GWE.



Usually wouldn't bother me too much but for a route where the scenery is the big selling point I think its a consideration Hopefully my area around Maidenhead is looking good!

Really interested to see the pricing too!

 

That bridge is not safe!

 

i’m hoping this is £19.99 maximum, otherwise it’ll wait for a sale, likely around Christmas time. it looks great and it’s an interesting concept but i’ll have to see the feedback first

 

Interested to see how this experiment turns out.

The previews have mentioned a lot of cool, experimental features to increase immersion like scattering birds and moving river traffic.

Sounds great in theory, but with performance issues already plaguing the game i'm a little nervous about how it will turn out in practice.

 

£14.99 would be my guess.

Looks interesting - will be tuning in on Thursday!

 

Visited the branches in person today with a Ranger ticket; Creating this comparison for all possible screenshots that I can recognize where it is! Of course I can't fly, time warp or do dangerous things so many of them are not in the same places or lighting conditions.

I do want to call for a refinement of the Windsor Railway Bridge model (maybe the Bourne End railway bridge as well), current model is nowhere near the real one.

 

Looking at the photos, I get a sense of the relaxed atmosphere of the British countryside.