Following yesterday's lovely update to Midland Mainline by Skyhook Games (with input from LondonMidland) and ahead of today's release of 'Cargo Line Volume 1' Rob39 bescot SprattyHeath and myself are really happy to release the remainder of the Midland Mainline EP once again for TSW4. Following further work this is now fully compatible with the updated route. You will recognise many of the bits of the pack from TSW3 alongside some exclusive new elements available only as part of the EP. Firstly, you will find Bescot's well known edited lighting curves and secondly, the full MML element of the VegetationEP (which is previously unreleased and again, only available as part of this pack). No other DLC is required to make this work and it will bring to life the extra grass and foliage that was laid as part of the original EP, as well as replacing the trees with much nicer versions. TSW4 | Midland Mainline EP - Train Sim Community
Just to be clear (to avoid any confusion), this is not the official update that was available yesterday through Steam and made by Skyhook Games. This is an additional Enhancement Pack that is available from the Train Sim Community site that further enhances the route on PC only. I just got the impression the two were maybe getting confused a bit
Why did you not collaborate with Skyhook Games/Josh, so that ALL platforms can be available to share this? Ludicrous when others want to appreciate it also.
Because the previous gen consoles wouldn't be able to handle the increased amount of grass and clutter at a playable frame rate. It also relies on other routes assets would be my guess.
Wouldn’t affect performance on older gen consoles anymore than it does when it is released. It has zero performance impact.
This is my own opinion FWIW; It’s not that simple. In short we weren’t asked, but then we never expected to be. It’s absolutely none of our business to be fair. A free EP mod and a commercial official update are very different things with different targets, goals and limitations. The official update was massive and very comprehensive as it was. If you have a PC and you wish to you can utilise this EP alongside it and remember this was only ever meant to complement the official update, something I think it does very well. If you’re playing on console and can’t use the EP you still have a vastly improved route to play with, and we can all be grateful for the fact that it is almost unrecognisable from the version that was released initially.
We've just updated the pack to include some changes to the HST cab lighting. Here are some before and after shots just outside Nottingham station which also shows some of the other aspects of the Enhancement pack (look out of the window ) Unfortunately, try as we might, we haven't been able to come up with a satisfactory fix for the HST gauge needles not showing at night. SHG are aware so hopefully an official fix will be forthcoming early in the new year. The only option for the time being is to use the 'current' speed feature of the mini-HUD Before After Before After
