Wondering if we could expect any sort of Q&A with the developers for them to answer our burning questions? Perhaps fans submit their questions which they'll vet and answer in a video, or they could be posted here and then answered as a reply?
Shall we start with some questions then so they're all in one handy place for later if they do want our feedback?
Some questions I wish to ask: *With the Railway Series books to collect in-game, will there be all 42 to find or just the first 26? *With more characters potentially coming in future DLC, can you say if characters exclusive to the Railway Series including Christopher Awdry's run and the magazine stories will be considered? *Will each new character introduced to Wonders of Sodor also come with their own exclusive story content and achievements? *Will new areas be introduced overtime like the Skarloey, Arlesdale and Culdee Fell railways, Great Waterton, Sodor Steelworks, scrapyard, Ulfstead Castle and Barrow-in-Furness? *With the Mr Conductor hats to find, what other connections to Shinning Time station will there be and could this alienate fans who aren't familiar with the American spin-off series or the concept of magic in the Thomas & Friends universe? *Will there be any references or Easter Eggs to find related to the sister series TUGS?
As shown in another thread, TUGS references in Thomas have always been a thing, the most obvious ones are Big Mickey and the Fultan Ferry so it's not entirely impossible. They don't have to be too explicit and just enough for knowledgeable fans to get. https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/references-and-easter-eggs-to-tugs.96725/ Mattel purchased HiT along with Thomas in 2012, and Big Mickey was reintroduced as a proper character in Thomas & Friends in 2017. Thomas has also featured references and Easter Eggs to other things, like the RWS story Donald's Duck which is an obvious reference to the Disney character Donald Duck. https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_References_in_Thomas_the_Tank_Engine#The_Railway_Series https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_References_in_Thomas_the_Tank_Engine#Thomas_&_Friends https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/List_o..._Tank_Engine#Thomas_&_Friends:_All_Engines_Go
