Expansion Gwe Re-worked

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  1. rshifflet#2142

    rshifflet#2142 Active Member

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    Can we please do justice to the Grand Union Canal as the major historic transport feature of this western corridor from London to Reading and to the Thames at Oxford ? At many places when the canal should be visible in a camera view, it is absent unless the rail line is crossing it.

    The green space is sometimes a golf course, so i am supposing some detail will appear ...

    In low sun, as along MML, distant fields look like glaring sheets of ice in old GWE.

    The worst jarring aspect of freight on
    GW route is the waiting passengers strolling the edges of the platforms as my consist passes them at near 60 mph !
     
  2. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    I guess you haven't heard about the remaster.
     
  3. Southern Driver

    Southern Driver Well-Known Member

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    is that still happening?
    Seems to have gone very quiet.
     
  4. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    It is, but it won't come until the new year.
     
  5. Southern Driver

    Southern Driver Well-Known Member

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    Must be a very comprehensive rebuild then!

    will it be worth the wait I wonder?
     
  6. ilovelucky63

    ilovelucky63 Well-Known Member

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    Really happy for the remaster but feel an extension to Swindon or Oxford would have been worthwhile and I am sure people would be happy to pay for that!
     
  7. Southern Driver

    Southern Driver Well-Known Member

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    Even Didcot would have been good.
    I’m happy to see the remaster but the question is whether or not it’s a comprehensive rebuild or polishing a you know what?!
     
  8. rennekton#1349

    rennekton#1349 Well-Known Member

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    It's being done by a single dev in his own free time after actual work. It's basically a rework of everything so it'll take time
     
  9. TrackingTrains

    TrackingTrains Well-Known Member

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    DTG Liam is currently working hard on fixing WCMLS, so this project is behind that in priority - understandably, WCMLS has a lot needed to fix it and Liam is the guy to do it! :D
     
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  10. Southern Driver

    Southern Driver Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the updates.
    Much appreciated and I had no idea it was a one man band doing it!
     
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  11. DTG Liam

    DTG Liam Staff Member

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    GWE remaster is still in the works. As mentioned above WCMLS is taking up my time currently so it has been quiet on the GWE side of things. Pretty much every single part of GWE has been overhauled/rebuilt, from timetable and track to whole scenic areas and stations, all bought to TSW 5 standards :)
     
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  12. samuelpower2001

    samuelpower2001 Well-Known Member

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    Will my services that I have already played carry over into the remaster. How many more services will be on top? And will old scenarios be getting refreshed?
     
  13. DTG Liam

    DTG Liam Staff Member

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    Yes, unsure and scenarios will work with all updated content
     
  14. samuelpower2001

    samuelpower2001 Well-Known Member

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    Awesome mate. Thanks for your quick reply and look forward to this route.
     
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  15. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    Does anyone know when this remaster will become available
     
  16. rennekton#1349

    rennekton#1349 Well-Known Member

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  17. smugstarlord#4202

    smugstarlord#4202 Well-Known Member

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    Hey Liam, will there be new trophies/achievements associated with this route for TSW5?
     
  18. DTG Liam

    DTG Liam Staff Member

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    No new trophies or extras for this remaster.
     
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  19. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    Is there a roadmap that states the approximate release date like 0-2 months
     
  20. DTG Liam

    DTG Liam Staff Member

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    No approximate date. Very much a 'when it's done' update
     
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  21. finlayl122528

    finlayl122528 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks very much Liam for the response. I understand the amazing workload you have put in and I am sure it will be evident when the remaster gets released. I am sure everyone in this forums community will applaud you for your work
     
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