PC Tsw 6 Enhancement | Lighting & Graphic Ep V6.1

That is great news! Thank you for your continuous effort in keeping the mod updated. I still have wet dreams about the day when DTG will adopt this mod and bake the changes into the routes and engine. That would be such a huge change for the stock graphics of the game and people that do not mod the game including console players, it would be similar to going from TOD3 to 4.

 

When I use lossless scaling with TSW6, it causes me to lose my mouse in game. Anyone else with this issue?

And, thank you, Jetwash, for all of your excellent mods!

 

I copied all my existing mods over and have had no crashes or other weird behavior. I can't guarantee they all work, but it appears that 6 made no changes to the game code most mods use.

 

yeah mods are running great the startup to the menu is even faster now
compared to TSW 5

 

with godmode plus jetwash mod the game will crash at boston station (boston providence MBTA Providence #832 inbound)
at certain points
its not the ini code from the godmodesave because if i copy that part into engine.ini the crash did not happen

crash will not happen now that i removed tmSpikeesCabCamFixesTSW5.pak

 

Everything's fine, everything works. I forgot to connect the DX12 and had trouble starting it.
Once again, I was convinced how much better the picture quality is with these settings compared to the default.

There's just one drawback: this mod and Priset are crushing my system; it's running at its limits with no safety margin for the future.

 

Just use a lower preset!

 

So many people will rush to the absolute highest possible settings that are in no way tuned for their system specs.

I remember checking one friend's PC setup one time when they were asking about possible hardware upgrades, and realising they always picked the ultra settings on every game and nothing was running higher than about 12fps

 

ok removed tmSpikeesCabCamFixesTSW5.pak
and godmode works perfect now as far as i seen

 

Cab cam fixes will crash TSW5 aswell on Frankfurt Fulda when you pass a Vectron

 

"I spent *insert amount spent* on this PC. It should be able to do it."

 

"TSW's ominous chuckle after wasting 16GB of VRAM on Frankfurt S Bahn"

 

TSW has a problem with lighting since the first game, but don't modify the default r.ToneMapperGamma, r.Color.Max, r.Color.Mid or r.Color.Min, that will destroy the dynamic range losing all details in the sky and creating some 100% black shadows. Try using ReShade for minimum adjustments.

 

That's what i do, a combination of reshade HDR, levels, sharpening and the RTGI plugin, trying to get the balance in contrast is the main struggle i find, u can get ground lighting to look really good, but it tends to cause the sky to look over exposed, but that's PC life the eternal struggle against just tinkering that little bit more

 

Except it pretty clearly doesn’t.

 

think your goin to have your work cut out for you with the Riviera line mate, not sure what they did but wet surfaces are way to shiny and bright, to the point you loose texture detail at anything other than close by, and cab lighting really needs another look by the devs, oh and ignore the the glass roofs that seem to allow rain to pass :-P but i am looking forward to you performing your magic on this route, once godmode gets updated (and i won't mention the hazard lights on the back of the 220 at night instead of tail lights) but overall DTG seems to be trying to up there game since JT released there routes, its good to see.

 

Is there a way to make the colors of the signal aspects stand out more? I should be able to read them like 3/4 of a mile away. I shouldn't have to wait until I'm nearly right on top of them.

 

Try this:

https://forums.dovetailgames.com/th...ed-british-signal-visuals.93938/#post-1043682

 

The old Engine.ini didn’t work for the new Routes, because the Trees and Bushes always plopping in or changing the color

 

quote: The old Engine.ini didn’t work for the new Routes, because the Trees and Bushes always plopping in or changing the color

that is because it is missing the rest
which is not made yet by Jetwash
because god mode needs a update

 

Pretty sure TSW3 is definitionally not "the first game"

 

It Happen also on old routes

 

No it doesn’t, not if installed correctly. The existing mod & GodMode works the same as it did in TSW5, it is just missing from the new routes and will remain so until GodMode is updated to include them.

 

I’m actually seeing the same thing, and I don’t use God Mode at all. I haven’t used it for a few months now, even back in TSW5. My Engine.ini settings are static in the GameConfig folder, so my issue definitely isn’t related to God Mode.

What’s odd is that even with foliage and LOD settings set in Engine.ini, I still get foliage pop-in on certain routes but not others. For example, in TSW6 the Leipzig to Dresden route has vegetation popping in right in front of the train, but on the Morristown Line and Riviera Line I don’t see it happen at all.

I don’t really understand the inconsistency between the routes. My only wild guess (and it could be completely wrong) is that Leipzig - Dresden started life as the old Dresden - Riesa route back in TSW2. It’s been updated in TSW4 and then extended again in TSW6, so maybe the older foundation of that route is why it behaves differently?? Whereas Morristown and Riviera were built more recently from scratch, so they might not have the same problem. Not sure, but definitely a strange observation.

Spoiler: Engine.ini File from both TSW5 and TSW6

[SystemSettings]
r.ViewDistanceScale=3
foliage.LODDistanceScale=4
foliage.DitheredLOD=9
grass.CullDistanceScale=2
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.001
r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2
r.LandscapeLOD0DistributionScale=3
r.LightMaxDrawDistanceScale=5
r.MinScreenRadiusForLights=0.02
r.ShadowQuality=5
r.Shadow.DistanceScale=5
r.Shadow.MaxResolution=4096
r.Shadow.MaxCSMResolution=6144
r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades=4
r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=2.0
r.Shadow.SpotLightTransitionScale=4096
r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.01
r.shadow.CSMDepthBias=4
r.Shadow.PreShadowResolutionFactor=2.0
r.CapsuleShadows=1
r.AllowLandscapeShadows=1
r.DistanceFieldShadowing=1
r.DFDistanceScale=10
r.DistanceFieldAO=1
r.LightFunctionQuality=3
r.HighQualityLightMaps=1
r.TemporalAA.Upsampling=1
r.PostprocessAAQuality=6
r.TemporalAASamples=4
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.05
r.TemporalAAFilterSize=0.7
r.Upscale.Quality=5
r.Color.Max=1.00
r.Color.Mid=0.54
r.Color.Min=-0.0001
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=6
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=1
r.BloomQuality=5
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=1
r.ToneMapperGamma=2.6
r.ToneMapper.Sharpen=0.3
r.Tonemapper.Quality=5
r.FastBlurThreshold=7
r.BlurGBuffer=-1
r.DefaultFeature.LensFlare=1
r.LensFlareQuality=3
r.MotionBlurQuality=4
r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=3
r.AmbientOcclusionRadiusScale=1.0
r.ParticleLightQuality=2
TimeOfDaySystem.AutoExposure.ExposureBias=-0.8
TimeOfDaySystem.AutoExposure.MinBrightness=3.6
TimeOfDaySystem.AutoExposure.SpeedUp=10
TimeOfDaySystem.AutoExposure.SpeedDown=5
TimeOfDaySystem.SkyLightPollutionLuminance=0.2
TimeOfDaySystem.BloomIntensity=0.17
TimeOfDaySystem.SunIntensity=100000
TimeOfDaySystem.StarIntensity=30
TimeOfDaySystem.MoonIntensity=1.0
TimeofDaySystem.LegacyEmissiveAdjustments.EmissiveMultNonLamp=2000
TimeOfDaySystem.ColorGrading.ShadowGamma=1.05
ts2.save.CheckpointsEnabled=0

 

Im definitely getting pop in on the riviera using this engine.ini from jetwash so i think it relies on god mode to really work but i did use one ini from TSC and it did stop the pop in , unfortunately it also tanked my fps lol.
Happy to wait for godmode though, its a cracking tool and I use it a lot.
That combined with jetwash's enhancements make the game about as good as you can get .

 

Here is a new Ini without This issues for all Routes and you don’t need God Mode
[SystemSettings]
r.Streaming.PoolSize=16000
r.Streaming.MaxTempMemoryAllowed=8000
r.BloomQuality=1
foliage.LODDistanceScale=5
grass.CullDistanceScale=4
r.UseAsyncShaderPrecompilation=1
r.UseShaderPredraw=1
r.UseShaderCaching=1
r.Streaming.FullyLoadUsedTextures=0
r.RenderTargetPoolMin=400
r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=0
r.Streaming.FramesForFullUpdate=2
r.Streaming.Boost=2
r.Streaming.HLODStrategy=2
r.GTSyncType=1
r.OneFrameThreadLag=1
s.ForceGCAfterLevelStreamedOut=0
s.ContinuouslyIncrementalGCWhileLevelsPendingPurge=0
s.LevelStreamingComponentsUnregistrationGranularity=10
s.LevelStreamingComponentsRegistrationGranularity=30
r.Streaming.NumStaticComponentsProcessedPerFrame=200
gc.TimeBetweenPurgingPendingKillObjects=200
ts2.dbg.JourneyChapterLockOverride=1
ts2.save.CheckpointsEnabled=0
ts2.RewardMonitor.ShowLowImpactNotificationsAsFull=0
r.D3D.ForceDXC=1
r.Shaders.FastMath=0
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.001
r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2
r.Streaming.MipBias=0
r.LightMaxDrawDistanceScale=50
r.MinScreenRadiusForLights=0.00
r.AllowLandscapeShadows=1
r.DistanceFieldShadowing=1
r.DFDistanceScale=10
r.DistanceFieldAO=1
r.BlurGBuffer=-1
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=6
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=1
r.FastBlurThreshold=7
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=1
r.Shadow.Virtual.ResolutionLodBiasLocal=1
r.Shadow.DistanceScale=5
r.ShadowQuality=4
r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.01
r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=2.0
r.shadow.CSMDepthBias=4
r.Shadow.PreShadowResolutionFactor=1.0
r.CapsuleShadows=1
r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
niagara.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=3
r.AmbientOcclusionRadiusScale=1.0
r.Upscale.Quality=4
r.LandscapeLOD0DistributionScale=2
r.LumenScene.FarField=1
r.LumenScene.FarField.FarFieldDitherScale=100000
r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.Temporal=1
ts2.dbg.SteamParticleSpawnMultiplier=2.0
ts2.dbg.SteamParticleSize=0.7
TimeOfDaySystem.VolumetricCloud.GroundContribution=1
TimeOfDaySystem.VolumetricCloudScale.BaseNoise=0.9
r.ToneMapper.Sharpen=0.3
r.LightFunctionQuality=1
r.TemporalAA.Upsampling=1
r.PostprocessAAQuality=5
r.TemporalAASamples=4
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.05
r.TemporalAAFilterSize=0.7

 

I played without God Mode

 

Just tried your settings out on riviera and theres still noticeable popin for me albeit at a slightly further distance and the shadow rendering is very obvious so dont know.

 

So you don't use the lighting mod?
If you do, what about the engine.ini settings in the lighting mod that you would normally copy and paste to the general ini file, do you use that?

I've noticed from your videos on your channel, that they're always very smooth.
My PC's specs exceed yours, yet on my videos there's usually stuttering.

Also, I assume you're using OBS to record your gameplay, would you mind sharing your settings from that?

Edit: After using your ini settings, recordings are much smoother, so I don't think OBS is causing those stutters I mentioned.

 

Hi,
I have ultra engine.ini inherited from TSW5 and on scenario Dresden to Leipzig, I also noticed foliage pop-in. At start, no pop-up but at 40 km from Leipzig, pop up appeared

Code:

[SystemSettings]
r.Streaming.PoolSize=10000
r.Streaming.MaxTempMemoryAllowed=5000
r.UseAsyncShaderPrecompilation=1
r.UseShaderPredraw=1
r.UseShaderCaching=1
r.Streaming.FullyLoadUsedTextures=0
r.RenderTargetPoolMin=1400
r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=0
r.Streaming.FramesForFullUpdate=2
r.Streaming.Boost=2
r.Streaming.HLODStrategy=2
r.GTSyncType=1
r.OneFrameThreadLag=1
s.ForceGCAfterLevelStreamedOut=0
s.ContinuouslyIncrementalGCWhileLevelsPendingPurge=0
s.LevelStreamingComponentsUnregistrationGranularity=10
s.LevelStreamingComponentsRegistrationGranularity=30
r.Streaming.NumStaticComponentsProcessedPerFrame=200
gc.TimeBetweenPurgingPendingKillObjects=200
ts2.dbg.JourneyChapterLockOverride=1
ts2.save.CheckpointsEnabled=0
ts2.RewardMonitor.ShowLowImpactNotificationsAsFull=0
r.D3D.ForceDXC=1
r.Shaders.FastMath=0
r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.001
r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2
r.Streaming.MipBias=0
r.LightMaxDrawDistanceScale=50
r.MinScreenRadiusForLights=0.00
r.AllowLandscapeShadows=1
r.DistanceFieldShadowing=1
r.DFDistanceScale=10
r.DistanceFieldAO=1
r.BlurGBuffer=-1
r.DepthOfFieldQuality=6
r.SceneColorFringeQuality=1
r.FastBlurThreshold=7
r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=1
r.Shadow.Virtual.ResolutionLodBiasLocal=1
r.Shadow.DistanceScale=5
r.ShadowQuality=5
r.Shadow.RadiusThreshold=0.01
r.Shadow.CSM.TransitionScale=2.0
r.shadow.CSMDepthBias=4
r.Shadow.PreShadowResolutionFactor=2.0
r.CapsuleShadows=1
r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
niagara.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=3
r.AmbientOcclusionRadiusScale=1.0
r.Upscale.Quality=5
r.LandscapeLOD0DistributionScale=3
r.LumenScene.FarField=1
r.LumenScene.FarField.FarFieldDitherScale=100000
r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.Temporal=1
ts2.dbg.SteamParticleSpawnMultiplier=2.0
ts2.dbg.SteamParticleSize=0.7
TimeOfDaySystem.VolumetricCloud.GroundContribution=1
TimeOfDaySystem.VolumetricCloudScale.BaseNoise=0.9
r.MotionBlurQuality=4
r.Tonemapper.Quality=5
r.ToneMapper.Sharpen=0.3
r.ParticleLightQuality=2
r.LightFunctionQuality=3
r.HighQualityLightMaps=1
ts2.passenger.ObjectPoolSize=200
ts2.passenger.ObjectPoolUseCount=2
r.TemporalAA.Upsampling=1
r.PostprocessAAQuality=6
r.TemporalAASamples=4
r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.05
r.TemporalAAFilterSize=0.7

 

Glad to hear the ini changes helped and that it’s running smoother now! That’s awesome to know because I was going to suggest checking OBS settings, but it sounds like that wasn’t the main cause of the stutters for you. Just in case though, I’ll still share mine because I’ve found they make a difference if you don’t already have them set this way. One of the biggest things is making sure you’re using Game Capture instead of Window or Screen Capture, since that lines up the frame timings with the game a lot better. (keep in mind, I try to record as close to lossless as possible)

Spoiler: Image 1

Spoiler: Image 2

I also wanted to add that there are some cloud-related lines in the ini (I think tied to resolution) that I personally removed. On my setup, they look great but caused a noticeable FPS drop, and for me it just wasn’t worth the performance hit. I’d much rather have those extra frames back.

Out of curiosity, are you running on DX12 now? That’s something I was going to recommend if you weren’t, but either way I’m glad to hear things are running much smoother for you now!

 

Wow, Thanks

Yes, I'm using DX12.
I see you're using VBR, (I've been using CBR @120K bitrate), also I see you're using Psycho Visual Tuning.
Are you using an older version of OBS?
I'm not seeing that option, instead I have Adaptive Quantisation.

Apart from VBR, Two passes and Psycho Visual Tuning, your recording settings are identical.

Anyway I'll give your settings a try, and see what happens.

 

Of course! Yeah, I actually switched over to VBR just a couple of videos ago lol. Reason why is because with CBR, especially in higher motion scenes or when swinging the camera around quickly, I noticed the quality takes a hit. Same thing while driving, those moments where there’s a lot happening on screen just didn’t hold up as well and the bitrate couldn't keep up with said scene.

I’m actually not on the latest OBS update, but now that you say that option is gone, I’ll probably hold off on updating. I really like having that ticked off because it works with VBR to better manage those high motion scenes and helps preserve detail. I wouldn't know a thing about Adaptive Quantisation, maybe it’s something similar?

As for why I stuck with VBR, it’s mostly down to YouTube. With CBR, after YouTube’s laughable compression (HA) it just didn’t look as sharp, but since switching to VBR I’ve found that the final upload holds detail a little better so I’d definitely say give VBR a shot. Keep in mind with CBR you get more predictable & consistent file sizes, while VBR is going to vary depending on how much motion and complexity is happening throughout your video. If you have crappy upload speeds like me, your videos could take hours to upload.

 

Interesting never knew that about you tube. I've done my first bit of recording with your OBS settings, apart from Adaptive Quantisation, which I did tick. Looks good so far.

The only stutter you'll see is the part where it did in game.


The above clip is part of a video I'm making on the Riviera Line, where I plan to have every train, including all layers, in it at least once.
So far I've recorded depot moves with an 802 an 166, as well as the clip above with the 66.

Question though, when you're rendering your video, do you also use VBR at 150K bitrate?

Edit: Added screenshots

 

It looks perfect in 4K, wow!!! When I render, my Premiere Pro sequence has the same settings as my OBS, just to keep the quality as close as possible. I do feel like rendering straight to .mp4 reduces the quality ever so slightly though. Do you usually render to that format or something else? I’ve been thinking about trying out other formats both when recording and exporting, just to see if there’s any noticeable improvement.

 

I always render in MP4. From what I understand it's what you tube recommends.
You could try MOV or MKV I suppose.
With DaVinci Resolve I'm only able to set the max bit-rate when encoding in VBR, so I've set that to 150K.
(Before today I always used CBR at 180K, (huge file sizes).
Here's some screens of the exact settings I use, some of the more advanced stuff like adaptive I frame or P frames etc
are at default, as I haven't got a clue what those do.

 

the following mod have been updated too
On Track Simulation WCML South (Winter 2019) timetable
[OTS] WCML South (Winter 2019) Timetable V1.3.1 - Train Sim Community

 

Hi!
Are there any news about a TSW6 release for this mod?

 

no news yet until a new god mode comes out

 

Godmode Temporary File to let Godmode work with TSW6 Routes:
I’ll be sharing an updated file from Discord here on the forums. It works when both files are installed.
You’ll need to place both the original Godmode file and the one I’m sharing here in your TSW mod location.
The source is from Discord. Have fun with it!

Discord source
Google Drive Download Link for People they don't have Discord:
Download

 

jesper2805 Thank you for this, will try it out tomorrow.

 

can confirm that godmode temp file works

 

Thank you for the update, very helpful.

And yes, it works.

 

This version of the mod doesn't work for me. I checked at the training center and on other old routes. But version 0.6.2 still works, everywhere, except for m new routes.

 

did you kept the original godmode into the mod directory ?
it is not a replacement but an extra file solution
the temporary file works fine here

 

That explains a lot. Now everything is working. Thank you.

 

good glad it works

 

I’m currently working on putting together the mod for TSW6 but ‘life’ is very busy at the moment. I will be ready when it’s ready, but I am on it

 

JetWash Get to it when 'life' allows, we now have the temp file while enables it on TSW6.

 

yeah and meanwhile i just copy pasted some ini settings from similar routes