Dovetail Games Mildmay Line Preview Q & A

Are Stratford International, St Pancras, and King's Cross visible as scenery?

Will the individual coaches of the class 378 be available in formation designer?

 

Are there any plans for an extension ever?

 

Will DLR platforms be accessible?

 

Any plans to give it the more modern electrostar sounds and remove old ones

 

Are the sounds authentic?
What sorts of functions are there on the TMS?

 

Will the routemaster buses be on future routes?

 

Any plans for a basic model of the 1992 stock to sub in for the '72 stock?

 

Are there playable freight services?

 

Appreciate this was a solo effort but nevertheless as a payware offering can the developer understand the frustration of potential customers that the route did not go all the way to Richmond at least (accepting Clapham Jn might have been too much of a handful)?

Are there plans to definitely build on this route or will it be standalone and the author move onto something unconnected?

This one for DTG as I have pretty much decided not to buy any more DLC (regardless of author) until sorted - will you please now acknowledge the terrible stutter and sound squelching that seems to be infesting most routes. This is worse when running electric traction with smooth sounds where the distortion becomes more evident. Can you give an assurance you at least have some programming talent working on this and an estimate for a fix?

Another DLC but still only one save slot. Where are we on that one?

Presumably no pre-order discount, not even 10%, while other parts of the Focus Group are offering a substantial loyalty discount on Roadcraft to customers who already own Snowrunner (£26 instead of £35)?

 

Will the new livery be included on the 378 ? Not that I find it hard to do it but I’m curious.

 

Will Series S receive the complete base DLC timetable? If not, what will be cut? Will Series S receive all of the layers in regards to additional timetable services, AI-only services, and static stock? If not, what will be cut? If you do not know the answer to these questions, please state clearly that Series S users will not be able to tell what is available until after release. Thank you.

 

Will the central/jubilee line route maps be available to look at from Stratford?

 

Will North London Line 378s appear as AI at Gospel Oak on the GOBLIN DLC if you have both London Overground routes?

Sorry, I worked at Barking Station and Stratford Freightliner Depot back in the day and I'm struggling to adjust to each line's new names. I'm still referring to "Crossrail" and C2C as "LTS" too.

 

What are the best accessible trainspotting locations on this route?

What are the next steps for Johannes/Incredible Trains after this DLC?

 

Will there be extensions to Richmond or Clapham Junction?
Will there be more Underground routes in the future?

 

Do we know from testing so far if this route is affected by blurred textures / memory loss on Gen 9 consoles?

 

Will There Be Plans To Extend To Richmond Or Clapham Junction?
Will There Be Any Form Of Loyalty Discounts For Owners Of The Goblin Line For All Platforms?

I Couldn't Be Bothered About Their New Names, Or even try to adjust to it, I am still sticking with the old names.

 

Can AC and DC be chosen by the player on free roam?

 

Did You Read The Coming Soon Article Before Coming To This Thread?

 

I’d also like to know if the route can be extended to Richmond at a later date?

 

I think that this question is very important & needs to be addressed even if it's the answer is no. If not I believe strongly that players would pay the extra money for add on if that is necessary for the extension to happen. I would be happy enough to pay for it.

 

Are the Class 378 sounds recycled from the 377 or have they been recorded directly from the unit?

 

Are we getting 378135-378154 (DC only), or just 378201-378234/378255-378257 (Dual Voltage).
If no DC only sets, will the Dual Voltage ones be used for the Windrush services at Highbury.

 

Any special locations that can be walked to for some train spotting/bus spotting/ DLR gawking considering the substantial AI layers?

 

Would also like to add to the pile of “Will this route get extended to Richmond?”

I think this was also touched on, but will we be able to use the 378 as a substitute for the 710/3 on WCMLS?

 

Dual Voltage Sets, they are going to be used on the east london line

 

Probably Only canonbury, Highbury, Gospel Oak, And willisden Junction, if not then include the hackney and midland main line areas

 

Probs Not. But we definitely can In Free Roam

 

If any of the unofficial trains that appear as AI such as Chiltern, Greater Anglia, or the Elizabeth Line were to become part of TSW in another DLC would Johannes be able to swap in the official trains on this route?

 

Saw this image in another mildmay thread few days ago.

 

Is there any plans to extend the route to Richmond or Clapham Junction?

 

will the route ever get an extension to clapham junction and Richmond

 

Is there a chance it will ever get extended to Richmond / Clapham Junction

 

Nope.

 

Thanks, but it doesn't answer my question about working on free roam.

 

Judging by the number of times the question has been asked, does seem the failure to reach Richmond or Clapham is going to be this route’s kryptonite. Without an assurance Stage 2 is coming, sadly I do think many will simply choose not to buy.

 

The more of these questions the better I guess… are there any plans to extend the route to Richmond/Clapham in the future?

 

Will the Class 378 Capitalstar layer onto the remastered GWE at either end of Old Oak Common depot where the Mildmay Line crosses from Willesden Junction to Richmond and Clapham Junction?

 

Personally this is of no issue for me. If the quality of what we have is outstanding, then the route is a green light for me. All signs point to this being excellent, we'll see tonight!

 

Sorry uncle, but for most (me and many others) it's too critical for purchase and for full immersion

 

I have two questions;

With West Hampstead being part of the route and the AI immersion being a key factor and selling point for this route would West Hampstead Thameslink station be accessible to players?

Would there be a link for the DLR from Stratford to Stratford international on the DLR so that we can route hop at Stratford International?

I know that the AI is a big key selling point for this route, so having West Hampstead Thameslink & Stratford International would be an awesome addition for us to be immersed with the AI.

 

Will the Class 378 support the suspension feature?
Is there a gameplay pack in the future using the historical rolling stock - Class 313?

 

What was the creation process like? How long did it take

 

on the unfinished, probably never finished timetable that DTG produced.... yeah great.

 

Well the Overground TT is finished, not that it needs discussing here.

 

Overground timetable is complete and it could just swap with some 710/3s.

 

Does anyone actually read the thread before asking questions….3 consecutive comments asking the very same question in the space of 4 hours this morning!

 

Absolutely, they've actually rectified these issues it took them a long time but least they've come back kicked ass and addressed this issue I believe that DTG is really listening to player's feedback and it's important.

Seeing a 378 on the WCML would be quite fun TBF and it adds more variety to gameplay