Gwe Remaster: Appreciation And Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'TSW General Discussion' started by londonmidland, Aug 21, 2024.

  1. jesper2805

    jesper2805 Well-Known Member

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    No tomorrow, monday they will bring a patch for Stuttgart Heilbronn. Is mentioned a few times by Alex. :)
     
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  2. Double Yellow

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    Ha I guess it’s an unhealthy amount, been getting them since the PS3 era, so 2008/09 roughly I started.

    Expedition 33 has been in my backlog for many months now, and seeing as it won GOTY recently it’s made me want to start it even more.
     
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    Here is the post I was referring to - Alex mentions no more core updates, but I missed this 'core' part. Thank you for flagging - hopefully this does mean we may get GWE before the new year [fingers crossed]
     
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  4. coursetim

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    No way we get a licensed GWR 387 for free IMO. Would have to be a paid add on surely. That's the only reason I can think DTG don't want to add the unbranded 387 to the route.
     
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    The big surprise... Take a run up to reading with Gordon from Thomas and friends.
     
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    eMAyTeeTee Well-Known Member

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    The thing is, the surprise if its related to gwe at all, can't be a branded GWR 387, in my opinion, since I agree with the post a few above that says it's unlikely they'd brand it for free, and the surprise is supposedly not a new announcement
     
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    It was going to be free as it was an unbranded version of what is basically the wrong subclass. Just a GX 387/2 reskinned as an unbranded GWR 387/1.
     
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  8. SierraOscar95

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    Things come to those who wait!

    Lets see what the announcement holds in just under 5 hours!
     
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  9. coursetim

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    Tbh I'm hoping this article is for Preston-Crewe in all honesty but wouldn't hate it being for GWE or Liam's HST pack!
     
  10. DTG Liam

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    All of the unbranded 387s plus the 350 and 484 liveries are still coming. Just the 387s won't have a layer as I wanted to leave room in the timetable incase a licenced GWR 387 comes in the future.
     
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  11. SierraOscar95

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    The majority of us understand that.

    I think the possibility of a branded 387 will increase in the next 12 months, not only because the GWR licence has been renewed, but also the GWR branding will hopefully become DfT owned next year when the franchise goes back into government hands and the branding is inherited by them. Given DTG also have a great relationship with the DfT we can only hope it will allow an official 387!

    On a side note, I've always wondered who actually owns the rights to the grouping GWR branding? or if First Group got permission to use the brand from whoever owns the 1923 - 1947 GWR brand.
     
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  12. adam asghar

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    Regardless, the interior and exterior would have at least been made accurate
     
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    adam asghar Active Member

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    That still sounds a bit poor. What difference would leaving out the 387 in the timetable make if hypothetically it were to be in the timetable at some point.
     
  14. DTG Liam

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    The problem with adding the unbranded 387's from London Brighton to the new timetable is if a branded GWR 387 pack came along, then those London Brighton 387's would have to be replaced with the new GWR 387's, which means I'm taking away playable services from players and forcing them to buy a new pack to get those services back.
    You could have substitution set up on the London Brighton 387's to auto swap to the new GWR 387's, but then that means players will need to own both London Brighton and the GWR 387 pack to play those timetable services.
     
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  15. solicitr

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    What if - just spitballin' here - you created a layer for 387s which, in the base route, has a substitution percentage for unbranded BML 387s set to, say, 1%- but since that is the only train assigned to that layer, it will still spawn on all services. But if a new branded 387 comes along, it could be assigned to that same layer with a spawn probability of 99%, so that those players who have it will always get the new ones. (Okay, maybe 1 in 100 would be the old one)
     
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  16. adam asghar

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    Ah right. Makes sense. Thanks for clarifying!
     
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    How was this done with the Isambard Kingdom Brunel 47 from the ECML Diesel Railtour Pack? It always shows up separately in loco selector and I have never seen it appear as a substitute.

    Or the training centre locos? They exist in the game but never substitute for a real 66 or 323.
     
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    Wow, this looks really good. Well done!
     
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    Looks fantastic! Visually has to be one of the best routes coming to TSW!!

    With the route being set in probably my favourite GW era with the mix of FGW/GWR and Turbos, I think it will be a strong contender for my most played route next year.
     
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    Did they mention when it will release.
     
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    Is the Heathrow Express still in?
     
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    Early 2026
     
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