High Iron Simulations Thread.

More or less just re posting this here for those without Facebook, but HIS and DTM both posted new photos of the ATSF pack today, however, doesn't look like anything new in any of the photos.

Photos from HIS

 

Photos from DTM (Double posting as I cant get Imgur to link photos properly anymore....)





DTM also updated their PFP to this.

 

To think this pack should've have a release date or be in the 3 months range by now, but nope it ain't even close. Gonna be not surprised if its pretty much a TSW6 dlc before the end of the year at this point.

 

Thats right since it is in the Coming to TSW6 section of the roadmap.

 

They look good, will be interested in them when we start the merry-go-round that will be TSW6

 

somehow 16 September keeps popping up in my mind

 

Barstow to Kingman Extension

 

It was slated for TSW 5. At this point, I'm curious as to which will show up faster. Tadami Line, HIS's ATSF pack, or GTA 6...

It's a stretch, and a long one at that, but the possibility of them showing in TSW 7 is never off the table either lol.

 

What about the elusive DB 420? That was on the roadmap back during TSW2 days

 

Despite it was removed from the roadmap due to lack of updated progress, and since Frankfurt S-Bahn was released still not much being said about the 420 progress until then.

Like I said, I be not surprised if the ATSF pack is released before the end of the year (or early next year at this point, who knows) if it's still gonna be sitting on the tbc section of the roadmap without any actual news to discuss.

 

And continuing the point, new images from HIS's Facebook. Yet still nothing new.


(Note: While there is a white tanker in a screenshot, it's unfortunately a custom skin and not part of the pack)

 

The white tank cars are new, but that's about it.

EDIT: Apparently they were custom skins, and are not a part of the pack.

Not really a good look from a dev when they have content not related to the pack in their images....

 

I hope the number lights for both the locomotives actually work. They don’t seem to be on in the first pic.

 

Feels pointless to post these, but gonna do it anyways


(But only cause the post mentions the C41-8Ws (they ain't that much different anyways, just a bit of horsepower and that's about it) which would be awkward if those numbers are included since only 25 were rebuilt)

 

Thanks for putting them up, always happy to look at the big iron doing it's thing

 

Pretty sure other devs have also did it before, it just helps to flesh out the photos a bit more

 

It would be nice if they included UPs C41-8Ws, but then it wouldn't be an ATSF pack....

 

New horn audio confirmed for the C40-8W

 

So, from the road map screen from the direct, the ATSF pack has now moved into the 0-3 month range, so it should be expected by the end of the year.

 

So it seems like HIS have been working on their route in the background, and have a locomotive project going on as well...

EDIT also decided to just turn this thread into a general HIS discussion thread for the future.

 

It's been so long since American cargo shipping has happened that you'll be running around screaming for joy when it releases.

 

Depends, HIS has a mixed reputation on TSC from their past offerings, so we'll see if how they fare

 

Photo from HIS facebook page, this does confirm that HIS will utilize all 3 of the tracks on Cajon, despite not all of them being there in the 90's.

 

So having authenticity thrown out the window cause of wanting all the tracks to be used. Should not be surprising, and yet still happened. (Since track 3 wasn't built until 2008. What's next, unrealistic train faults to implement)

 

Those wagons with truck trailers look cool

 

They're just the 89ft cars with trailers from the BNSF SD70ACe from TSW3.

 

Oh nice, I’ve just never seen them before, by any chance do you know some of the services with them? (names)

 

None, DTG never subbed the rolling stock from the SD70ACe into any Cajon Pass services, so they only appear in scenarios or free roam/formation designer. Not sure if its used in the layer for the MBTA Boston - Framingham/Worcester route.

 

omg i'm so hyped for this just like I stayed for F59PHR and ALP-45DP

 

Damn that DTG

 

either this (which in this case is tomorrow) or at most next month

 

Thursday I think since didn’t they announce a push back for the roadmap?, it was probably for a dumb reason anyways

 

Matt is in France until Wednesday for that is work related and Alex is out of work this week

 

Fail to see how that should affect a article, like the live stream isn’t as important any more

 

It doesn't affect the article but it does effect the live steam and rather do both on the same day then have the article one day and the stream on another

 

But didn’t they say that they pushed both?, sorry if that didn’t but I swear that’s what they said on discord

 

found it, not sure if this is just the livestream or both

 

We'll have a lot of traffic on the Cajon Pass route with this package. I don't think they'll move that route to the 90s because it would be a total reconstruction of the route in the 90s. At that time, there were other things.

This 1999 Amtrak train ride demonstrates things that the Cajon Pass doesn't have these days.

 

hmm seems that this only affects the stream...

 

The issue with the 420 was explained at the time it was (temporarily) withdrawn: it had been intended for Munchen-Augsburg, but it turned out that route couldn't handle an additional layer without falling apart, and it made no financial sense to issue a DLC which was only a substitution. The Frankfurt routes re-invigorated the project.

 

My mistake then

 

Well, finally got a look at one of the Union Pacific layers.

 

Fantastic many services in a lots Hours They didn't say what day, but after a route created for England, does anyone know when that route will come out?

 

when can we (finally) expect to see an article with a release date for the atsf pack?

 

Most likely next month. With it being in the 0-3 months section since TSW 6 was announced, they’ll probably give a date since we’re coming over 2 months. Hopefully they also give us a tease or peek at what their next project is as we’re in dire need of U.S content.

 

is that according to JD in the roadmap stream the atsf pack would come right after birmingham-crewe so I thought maybe we could see something about it this week

 

I also got to watch the Full Video. They said the Santa Fe package would arrive after the Birmingham-Crewe Route.

 

it seems to me that today's patch also counts as preparation for the atsf pack... maybe we'll see an article this week

 

I hope so. I want to paint the GE C40-8W with CN paints. I want to play that RS3L Leslie Horn.

 

I’m starting to think it’s never going to be released!!