Route Nec: New York - Stamford Feedback Thread

I’ve just discovered this. When changing ends in the M8, it takes more effort to get the train moving. I tried to get the train moving with 50% power after changing ends. It wouldn’t even budge until I put the master controller in 70% power. Even coasting after reaching the appropriate speed resulted in the train slowing down. No penalty brake or hill gradients. I even checked to see if the parking brakes were applied and they weren’t. Whereas selecting that next service from the menu, the train runs fine.

 

Does the AI ACS-64 using a bell? I don't think it gives away anything at all. Only the MTA trains using horn?

 

Both the ACS64 and Acela blow their horn just like the metro north equipment. They don’t use the bell however.

 

I had an Acela honk at me too, surprisingly.

 

Thank u so much for reporting them internally, I have made an edit to my post to the water drupjes effect bug, in my original post I said the M8 was effected by the bug but I meant the M7A from the halem line. Also I will repley later with some screenshots regarding the bugs with CSX Q701

 

Yup this is already logged internally. Thank you for you feedback

 

Has the the last job in the SD40-2 chapter in the journey mode been logged. Its currently uncompletably .

 

No I haven’t logged that personally. Feel free to send a report or if you provide repo steps and can try to log it later on.

 

I tagged you in a post yesterday at 9am explaining what happens.

 

candacedtg can you please take a look at this and log this.

 

Great to hear. Hopefully they’re aware that the M8s are facing the wrong direction too.

 

1. The Acela still having a broken cruise control is silly for this release, needs to be fixed
2. When going into GCT with another train, walls light up white. Thought it was even more unbaked until I saw the second train, but this really takes away a lot
3. The close doors bug is really annoying, should not have been a release day issue
4. Not a route specific issue, but getting really tired of the tiled texture effects on dirt and walls. No variety, just looks cheap and cheesy. Need to vastly improve the route texture quality department

Overall, this route shows DTG prioritizes release times over quality. When I saw the preview stream was canceled over a bug, I thought the route couldn’t be releasing that soon, but it shows the lack of quality control being applied.

 

I really don't understand these effects, but I think Just Train doesn't have them on their maps... it's also a lot to see on the Liberec - Stara Paka map, and for today it's a bit medieval and it ruins the impression.

 

I have noticed in a couple of the SD40 timetable services that there are some manual switches set incorrectly that can throw you off path if you do not set them correctly in advance. There's no warning about them or notification, so might this have tripped you up?

I obsessively check them all in advance on these kinds of US routes nowadays ever since a misaligned one on SB sent my train into a siding, abruptly ending my run as I collided with a warehouse and derailed.

 

Princess Entrapta I totally agree with you that on all US freight services you have to check the switches in your path completely before even starting the service.

 

Thanks for this feedback too, noted.

 

Hi! What is the door closing bug you mention here?

 

yes I did wait, and I kept tapping the acknowledge button since sometimes it doesnt seem to register (I know full well how I am supposed to act once the beeping starts)

edit: I always wait, thats why I usually end up undershooting the limit in the end... also in this case I braked to like 10 mph and released, but the penalty still held, even though I did acknowledge and all

and yes, technically we "should" be expecting downgrades (tho if the signals are constantly changing like on this service, it is hard to anticipate if it keeps 30 or drops down - in this case I had like 3-4 AI trains in front of me, so the ATC limit kept changing between 30 and 15), but then, if system doesnt work as it should, I will point it out - it shouldnt stop you when you do what you are supposed to in certain situation

ah well, the bug is noted, so I guess it gets addressed eventually

 

Hi MAX1319 , as promised I will give a more in depth repro with some pictures of the CSX Q701 bugs mentioned before. This is played and captured on a PS5 Pro:

Start of Timetable run CSX Q701:

• When selecting the train in timetable mode it will show the BNSF version of the SD40-2 not the CSX one. This can cause confusion.
• Also when putting on the Ditchlights button the front ditchlights as well as the back ditchlights will turn on, when it shut be only the front ditchs lights
• When spawning in the CSX SD40-2 with its freight waggons going under the Park Avenue Bridge, when setting up the loco you will be hearing passengerdoor sounds opening and closing. I believe this is comming form the trains at Harlem 125th station as it is verry close by the track Q701 is on. See on the map image
• When spawning in the CSX SD40-2 there will be a stroke of water going through the SD40-2 on both sides.

• When you are done setting up the loco and want to drive away from the starting point, the sound of the levelcrossing in front of the loco will be on, off, on, off,... It shut be on the whole time as the train is passing by.

I will continue in a followup post for the scenery and clipping bugs because i can not upload more than 5 pictures in a single post.

 

• At the starting area of the Q701 run if you step outside the loco you will fall through the tracks/scenery into the water but the water disapeard. The whole area in the last picture needs to be fixed so you can walk normally.

 

• When progressing through with Q701 there is a lot of clipping on the Harlem River transfer main Track with verious walls, threes and other assets clipping with the train, driving towards Oakpoint yard. starting with the bridge support standing way tot close to the river transfer main track.

a bit further there will be threes and bush allong the main track that are also standing way to close to the track and make contact with the train.

 

A bit further on the route you will be driving up a ramp towards the mainline. The walls of the ramp are way to close to the train and the train is clipping with some walls of the ramp

This will be all of my feedback for now, I hope it helped you

 

1707. First, the 1305 stopped and let me pass. Then I let the 1305 pass. Then the 1305 let me pass again. What's the deeper meaning behind these overtaking maneuvers? Just to slow down both trains?