PC Disable "objective Complete" Message And That *ding* Sound?

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  1. shinkansen_15

    shinkansen_15 Member

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    Hi,
    is it possible to disable that "Objective complete" message and that *ding* sound?
    They are really immersion breaking. I know you don't see the "Objective complete" message when you disable the HUD but you still get the sound that is also immersion breaking.

    So is there any way to disable that?
    A .ini setting?
    A mod?
    Something else?
     
  2. indeed_w

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    My menu is in German but you can count ;-)
    For the sound: put the one after UI to off
    For the message go to player help and turn off the 4th option
    I think this should do it.
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  3. ben#1349

    ben#1349 Well-Known Member

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    My go, vielen dank. I have been looking for this for a long time!!!
     
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  4. shinkansen_15

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    Thanks. But while this may disable the notification on new routes, in typical DTG fashion (inconsistency as always) it does not deactivate the "Objective Complete" Message in older routes (pre-TSW 6).
    Just awful
     
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  5. indeed_w

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    I don't get any "Objective Complete" messages on any route.
    Try turning off "show points" in the accessibility menu.
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    ben#1349 Well-Known Member

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    It's is not really message, it is more the objective details in the top left of the screen, when one is complete it makes a 'ding' sound.
     
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    Princess Entrapta Well-Known Member

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    I disable ALL HUD sounds in every game. I don't think I even made it as far as loading into a route in TSW before I'd muted them, and so I only know what this thing sounds like from DTG route reveal streams.
     
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  8. shinkansen_15

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    This does not help since I had that disabled forever already. It is route specific. some routes, especially older routes have the "Objective complete" message that you just cannot disable. For example "Frankfurt-Sbahn" and "Maintalbahn".
    I don't get them on Dresden-Leipzig
     
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    No I am talking about the "Objective complete" popup message that appears when the HUD is enabled in the upper middle of the screen.
    On some routes you cannot disable it
     
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    ben#1349 Well-Known Member

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    I've literally never seen this before, could you share a picture.
     
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    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    That is useful, but of course you probably still get the pause while the game thinks about completing then changing the objective. But yes it’s a horrible arcadey feature and if I go back on TSW I’ll be switching the sound off.
     
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  12. shinkansen_15

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    You can see it here:
    https://www.youtube.com/live/tXfGKkNMPqU?si=zhKghPSNQGPA_7Ri&t=929

    As I said for some reasons it is only there on some routes/timetables but there you cannot disable it. Seems to be hardcoded in the timetable/route
    Maybe DTG Matt can help us here

    OldVern you can simply put ts2.save.CheckpointsEnabled=0 in your engine.ini this makes the objective complete stutter disappear.
     
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    Oh wow I have seen this before but it has been a long time. I can't remember when or where but I feel like I turned that off.
     
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    As I already said numerous times. You CANNOT turn it off on some routes/timetables (except hiding the complete UI by pressing F1) and that exactly is the issue I am talking about. Why it only affects some routes and timetables only DTG knows...
     
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    Under sounds there is option to lower the volume for this kind of messages, it will not disable the message itself, but at least the sound is gone.
     
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    But I've played many different routes in the past few weeks. Ranging from TSW2 - TSW6 and haven't seen it.
     
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    Same here, I managed to turn it off completely, but I'm not really sure which option is the one needed.
    But I remember I had them about a month ago after reinstalling a couple of things or adding new (old) content. However now they are gone again.
    Maybe turn off subtitles (maybe the text is a subtitle for the *dong* :))

    [edit] the only in-game message I still get is train achievments for doing something for the first time. I find these quite annoying popping up in the middle of the screen. If someone knows how to turn these off feel free to share : )
     
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  18. shinkansen_15

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    DTG Harry can you please inquire which strange hidden setting makes the "Objective Complete" disappear completely? It is absolutely not clearly explained and might even be a bug that some people can turn it of an other can't
     
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    Worth a try but then of course you lose the option to resume your run from the last stop if you mess up with a SPAD or similar.
     
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    Since i don't use saves in train simulators thats not a problem for me.
     
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    Good for you. Not all of us have time or want to sit for hours at a time staring at a PC screen… :)
     
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  22. shinkansen_15

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    I mean in TSW most timetable runs and scenarios are well below an hour or slightly over an hour. So thats not an issue for me. If I don't even have one hour I might just not turn on the PC to play at all anyway
     
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    Fair enough but, for some of us, 1-2 hour sessions are often out of reach so we need a reliable save function just in case. A multi- save option would be preferable, but that's like the unattainable holy grail for DTG.
     
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  24. indeed_w

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    Ok there I am back at having the "objective complete" showing up all the time. Right now I am playing Glasgow-Edinburgh. I played around with a few HUD-Options, so it might also be me, but I guess your right.
    I shall post here if I manage to turn them off on this route too...
     
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