I was really exited to see the roadmap, sadly enough no more netherlands... I was really think they would expand the netherlands. Many eople want more netherlands, so what is the reason to don't do it? Of course the other roadmap routes are very cool too
Just because nothing is on the Roadmap doesn’t mean it isn’t being worked on. What we don’t know is whether this was a third party project which was adopted or whether built in house. We also have no idea how successful it was commercially. The indications are that it was but does that necessarily light the LAMPOIL under additional Dutch content? Part of the problem is the fact that after a few trips the novelty wore off and it became just another A to B electrified inter urban route, not particularly fast one either despite the straight stretches. Despite being iconic, the ICM was not that great to drive, requiring hardly any throttle to quickly reach 140 km/h, an annoying lack of inertia when coasting and pretty much dead sound wise in the cab.
Couldn't of summed it up better me self. I did get bored with it quick there is no variety even if you had the layers. They add very little to it.
Personally one of my faves, having lived in NL several years - though I'll admit, there's just not the same variety as you get on other routes, perhaps obv due to lack of layers. Would love to see (v)IRM and/or some routes around the Randstad... but I wonder if we'll ever? A reminder that the profits from some DLC can be marginal... but I give kudos - and thanks - to the developers for giving it a shot.
There's only so much dtg can do by themselves. But just because there isn't one on the roadmap doesn't mean it's abandoned forever so you just have to be patient. The more countries dtg add to their roster, the longer it will take for more to come. They can only make so much at one time
If it sold well, there may be more in the future. Going by the various new countries making an appearance, I'm going to guess they're testing markets.
Of course, Portugal is an example. I'm sure 99% of the world's population is interested in Portuguese railways...
