For increased realism, please consider removing the circular timer for loading passengers. its not realistic to be late and wait out the timer on a plattform when all passengers are already onboard or have disembarked. we only need to rely on the time table time instead. if im early, i wait for the departure time but if im late I want to depart as soon as loading is done. this is not realistic. and its for all routes.
Do you see drivers open doors for around 15 seconds then bolting it? I think not. It's there so you have a minimum time for loading, so that passengers can get on.
15 seconds is quite a long time for some stops. There are some 20 second stops in TSW so it’s not so much shorter. A real driver will close the doors when ready and be on his or her way if all the passengers are safely on or off. If that’s only 10 seconds then that’s as long as the doors stay open.
When the people on the plattorm clears , You close the doors and drive off. It’s reality. I’ve been driving underground trains for a living before. There is no timer on passenger loading in reality, so why have one here? It’s not present in reality. Why simulate it? Time IS à bit part of reality. Finns i drive fast i hav to wait for the Time to catch up Witherspoon me like in the game, but this countdown is unrealistic.
I agree we should be able to close the doors whenever. If running late, we can close the doors earlier etc. More importantly, I’d like this to be consistent. Sometimes closing the doors early stops the timer immediately, meaning you have to reopen the doors. This is on GWE and RT at least. Whereas other routes, you can start closing the doors with say 8 seconds of the timer remaining so you can dart as soon as the timer allows.
That won't change anything, the loading timer would still be active. You're just removing it off of the screen.
Well that is not a good suggestion. Removing the hud removes the clock too and thus the time table in time table mode. And i realized i cannot use game controller to push buttons either…
I agree. I'd like this to be removed. It's very annoying. As long as you don't leave early, I can't see a problem with it being removed.
The "game" I play is how early can I close the doors, so that they close "on time" and that I can depart. With the MrkII you literally have to close it on the second- The other trains the door closing sequence is longer than others. 5-8 seconds If you are running late, its a way of stealing a few seconds back. If you time it wrong, you lose 20 seconds as you have reopen and then close the doors. Hey it entertains me... D