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Also please bear in mind that if you have any mods downloaded, this could affect the remaster. Currently we have one confirmation of Aran-SKA Time of Day Update V1.0 causing lighting issues.
Not sure if this is a new bug or not, but the new Dostos don't like being coupled with old ones (Tested with a Dosto from the core and a Dosto from Hamburg Lubeck)
The route looks good but the driving is dull, it's like the trains are glued to the track. Why don't the trains do the bouncy bouncy?
Hello, thanks for the effort for this update. Isn't there an F/B screen for the ICE3? Kinda handy to know if there are traction motors slipping in bad weather There is an option (button 7) on the left MFD, but it won't switch to the screen. Also, there is no brake status screen? The ICE 3 from Kasel-Würzburg has one.
Service: DGS 56552 Quadrath Ichendorf - Köln Niehl Hafen Console: Series X Timetable: Joe Super Timetable This Service on Joe's Timetable is cursed. First You always spawn on Foot; if you manage to get to the Platform in Horrem in Time, you find something like this... I restarted the Service at least five Times, and each time a different combination of Locomotives appeared: sometimes the BR143, sometimes a BR 218, but always a BR 363. If the 363 was always in the same position in the Train, I would say that was intentional, but it was sometimes in first Place and sometimes in second.
Did a quick run with the 423, 1st time I saw blurry textures on Xbox. I turned on the desk light at daytime standing at Koln Hbf, the light is not or almost not visible, while this is perfect visible on the non remaster. After seeing the preview stream, I was quite positive about the looks, but now seeing it on my bigger game monitor, it looks quite dull. It was a early morning trip in September but with daylight, trees are not looking really realistic, weird color and almost all the same color. The green signal portals also has a strange color and the overall look is not that good. I started TSW3 where I have the original, did the same trip and was more happy with the looks of the old version. Will do more runs, but my first impression was not that good, it's not like the GWE remaster.
only need a few words to sum it up: Cheap, rushed, and sloppy. That’s what this remaster feels like. And maybe I’m being a bit of a nitpicker, but come on this is really poorly done. It’s fun, sure, but I’m skipping this add‑on. Calling it a remaster is basically an insult when you compare it to earlier remasters. Look at Dresden–Leipzig or GWE those truly felt like remasters. But with Köln–Aachen, it feels more like a TOD3 route with TOD4 switched on and nothing else. I know more work has been done, but I just don’t see it. During the day it’s still somewhat acceptable, but as soon as it gets dark it becomes downright miserable. It’s so poorly done you can’t see a single light actually illuminating anything beyond a meter. They’re just textures, not real light cones. Anyway, I could go on like this for a while. Kudos to the people who do enjoy it I certainly don’t want to take away anyone’s fun. This is just my opinion, and everyone is free to feel differently
Well I hope this at least gets announcements added soon. Nice but as others have said, far away from the GWE remaster quality. As always DTG insists on having inconsistent quality between DLC's. We just can't be sure about the quality of new releases and we can't be sure what "Remaster" means. Not having announcements and suspension physics, especially for the S-Bahn is really a downside
After a few more attempts restarting, I finally found a combination of Locomotives with which this Service was feasible.
I think this remaster was done far too early and without many visible improvements. They should have spent another two to three months working on it to make it worthy of being called a remaster. If you look at the GWE remaster and the remaster that followed, this remaster is the worst they could have done. With the GWE remaster, you can see a huge difference compared to this remaster. Even the train headlights are worse than in the old version; on certain trains with normal lighting, you can't even see a small cone of light. So, in my opinion, they could have done a much better job and should have waited before releasing it.
PS5 Pro I don't know if it's just me, ICE 3 (406) when switching to LZB starts reporting that it is not PZB and gives only 35 points in the rating, and the set does not have the interior lighting turned on by default, it can be turned on via the display, however it does not show the correct interior lighting states When leaving Köln around the depot only 20-25FPS and I only have half of the active layers, Dostos, Flix, n-wagen I don't have installed at all. The signal color, especially green, looks original to me compared to other maps
You where right earlier in the other tread about this remaster. Matt said in the preview the trees where updates, well it looks like those are the same old trees which are looking awful with TOD4 lighting. Did a second run after the first disappointment, but was done very quickly and deleted the route from TSW6. After this I booted up GWE remaster, what a difference, the foliage, the trees, the lighting, the colors, everything looks on par with new routes. Sadly I had blurry textures this time, so I'm afraid I have to disable some layers on GWE or use the old timetable.
As I said. Its insane how DTG, time after time, and with utmost precision falls into the "inconsistent quality" trap when it comes to their releases and updates/upgrades.
The sad thing is, you can't go back to the original version in TSW6. I now have older routes in TSW3, because this was the last game with the original Dresden - Riesa route, so I will keep SKA installed too on TSW3. I was looking forward to this remaster, as it is one of my favorite German routes, what a disappointment.
Going through feedback; are there things the remaster update has made worse/bugged? I'm reporting on the lighting now. Got some images but any other images/videos that can be thrown my way (along with your platforms) would be really helpful. Thank you.
Credit to Liam, but I am not seeing much of an improvement in this update. It is free so, will take it since, so far, have not seen any issues on my pc.
this "remaster" is pretty mediocre nothing compares to liam's work with GWE (and probably because liam is involved, the ECW remaster will be good, let's hope so)
Unlike the GWE remaster which looks brilliant with the new lighting on PS5, this route looks pretty bad with it. The way the foliage draws in right in front of the train (the bad tufty grass asset is the big offender here) and all the quickly changing trees, plus the bad pixellated and flickering reflections in the ICE 3M windscreen made worse, it’s just not pleasant at all. All these little irritations that were bearable in the gloom of the original lighting are just right there in your face now and it does not make it better but has instead made it worse. The route needs proper updates, not just the lighting added. Sorry.
