Train Sim World 7 - Discussion

I won't be able to play it until Saturday at the earliest.

But has anyone on PS5 checked to see if any of Just Trains stock can spawn into any routes on free roam?

 

It would and if course some trains won't be set up for realistic settings.

I've set it to all for now.

 

I’m quite specifically having spawning issues in free roam on PS5, which I wasn’t having in TSW6.

Can’t seem to get anything to spawn on the new Leeds line, went to ECML where I usually spawn things for railtours or just mileage runs etc, again couldn’t get anything to spawn there.

Didn't matter if it was JT, DTG, Rivet etc.

So far the only success I’ve had is spawning things into the training centre, that did include JT’s 87 & 142.

 

More strange font choices found on the TAB key. Both little and large.

 

With regard to the AI Guard, the 142 from Blackpool Branches works and so far seems to work very well (unlike the 331/333/80X from TSW7 which occasionaly lock up and require you to go down and sort it yourself). Just like those units you need to put the reverser into neutral for it to work

Also just a quick shoutout to the DTG team but thank you for having the pause/escape menu go to the "overview" screen again like in TSW4

 

That certainly doesn't seem to apply to older routes, I had the same thing with a run on MML set to realistic and I had to open and close the doors myself. Presumably every older route with slam door stock will need to be updated (or the rolling stock) to work when Realistic is selected.

 

I forgot about the AI conductor - I turned it off after doing a short (well, there are no long ones!) run in the 153 in Cardiff and kept seeing the doors opening randomly on both sides at different stops !

And yes, the menu UI is almost a throwback to TSC

 

If I recall they did say that older content would need to be updated to work in realistic mode.

That's why I've selected always as I rather I didn't have to open the doors at all than have it turned off, even if it isn't always realistic.

 

And such a horrible typeface as well, reminds me of something Razer would use.

 

Aaarg! Mr. Realistic! Are you changing your ways?

 

Lol well sometimes a compromise has to be made. It's not as bad as seeing a class 40 in Preston in 1986

 

There are some differences on how the AI conductor works when it is set to "always" and "realistic". When it is set to "always" the game acts as if the "Y" or "U" shortcut keys were used to open and close the doors, and that works on any train.

When it is set to "realistic" it will try to operate the controls in the doors (like opening the control cover, insert the key, press the "open doors" button, etc). That doesn't work on all the trains, only the ones that are set up to work with it. This means only the TSW7 trains are guaranteed to work with it.
Some of the trains that had conductor mode in previous versions of TSW might work too, but it is not guaranteed that they will because they weren't made with the AI conductor in mind at the time they were made.

 

Of course traditional slam door stock in both the UK and Europe differs in that boarding or alighting passengers will generally open the doors themselves and sometimes close them too, with station staff or the Guard then walking the length of the train to close any left open and check none on the "first catch", as we used to call it. I suppose that would be quite complex to simulate in realistic particularly as, 1. Passengers actually teleport on and off the train and, 2. There is no visible Guard or station staff.

 

Ah well may I draw your attention to this image sir
https://www.flickr.com/photos/northbriton/10187856614/

Thinking about slammers, perhaps one could assign three or four doors per vehicle as "active passenger doors" so the passengers will go to those, as for closing, maybe just have them close behind passengers when they get on/off and also have any stragglers close by an outstretched arm coming from within the unit to simulate another passenger closing it so the train can get going?

 

Fair enough I had forgot about those. However I assume it hasn't just come from Scotland with a rake of Aircon mark 2's!

I just think personally the chances of seeing them are too high not that they appear at all.

 

Haha no that's fine and I get your meaning, I just wanted to poke fun as I knew there'd be a photo of at least one there from 86

The funny thing is, we all have differing levels of "suspension of disbelief" which I suppose makes it nearly impossible for developers to satisfy everyone. I could pass off seeing 1-3 40s between Crewe and Carlisle, unless they were on aircons of course, as in my head it's not exactly 1986 but some time around then so little anachronisms pass without issue. Having Peaks regularly passing through Wigan though, nope I'd have to put my foot down on that one (not seen that yet but just an hypothetical example). It's the same argument those have who want to see Pacers subbed in on NTP, or 150/2s on Blackpool Branches...

 

I have to say, the update to TSW7 is a truly worthwhile one - the best in quite some time - even if you don't want any of the DLC and just get the free version.

Great DTG!

I’m still amazed at how good TSW looks now with DLSS, and how even older - semi-good routes like the Maintalbahn - are fun to play again:

The heavily weathered 363 really stands out now.


612 in Miltenberg to Aschaffenburg Hbf






Setting the "Foliage" option to "Epic" virtually eliminates the "popping" of trees and bushes; likewise, the level of detail for buildings can be increased so that they, too, no longer visibly shift in detail. Sure, all of this could be tweaked via the .ini file using mods, but having it work "out of the box" like this is far more convenient.



I am satisfied at the moment.

 

They'd have to create whole new timetables for them, set in a different era.

 

Lol that's fair enough and I know I'm a stick in the mud about it.

The being able to disable layers has gone some way to help but unfortunately on Shap to remove the 40 you have to lose the heavy freight pack and thus the trip working around Carlisle.

I've lived with It anyway.

 

really is such a shame all the fancy DLSS/DLAA stuff isnt on console, but oh well, thats hardware compatibility for you I guess.

I really hope enhanced lighting comes soon to console, under the right conditions, it can certainly make any route look 100x better from the screenshots I've seen.

 

For me, I consider it a different timeline where the class 40s hung around for a couple of years later for some reason lol.

 

Being pedantic, D200 (40122) did run until 1988 and was a regular sight at Carlisle.

 

It also spread its wings on Railtours and worked Crewe to Cardiff and back once.

 

PSSR is basically the same thing and available on PS5 Pro, also for the non pro and Xbox FSR4s RDNA2 port should be coming early next year, so maybe TSW8.

 

Apologies in advance this has probably already been answered. Works been nuts and I haven’t been able to check up on the state of tsw 7. Rather than shift through 41 pages of posts how does it preform on the Xbox series x? Decent or save your money?

 

It sounds like a save your money situation. Which is a damn shame because on PC it's great.

 

Or get the free version and see how you like it, then stay on 6 if it’s no good for you. No need to spend any money at all right now if you’re not that bothered about the new routes, but plenty of time to play with the settings to see how it works for you.

 

Plus, getting the new routes a few weeks later (or not touching them during that period) saves you a lot of suffering from those early bugs