Xbox Series X Audio Popping Still

Last week I asked for a refund after buying Maintalbahn on Xbox, just unplayable with the amount and the loudness of the popping with the BR642. I will not buy routes with those issues anymore, I saw already I have to avoid Reviera line and the Class 220, the BR 294 has popping issues, the ICE-T has popping issues, so no Dresden - Leipzig for me too. I hope more people will just stop buying DLC, so DTG feels it in there amount of sales. Same with z-fighting, when is this gonna be fixed and also on older DLC?

 

I’m on Xbox X. The only popping I get is on the 390. Annoying after all this time.

 

Never had this issue with either of these.

 

I see that both DTG Jamie and DTG Matt have been tagged several times in this thread, but with no response from either of them.

That really tells you all you need to know about the priority of Xbox players when it comes to TSW at DTG Towers...

 

Matt doesn't peruse the forums anymore.

 

Interesting.

How come?

 

16 may 2026 .... TSW6 .... And ?? ....

TSW6 still has the problem of crackling and popping sounds inside the cab on 85% of the trains!!... which was announced as great news, with a fix for TSW5! And which, to this day, has never been fixed!!! Present since the Train Sim World Preview on Xbox... 123 modules installed... year after year DTG releases a new TSW, but is incapable of fixing this train sound crash bug!!! Just pathetic.... making fun of the toys like this says a lot about DTG's mentality.... surely more interested in the "money" aspect than the enjoyment and respect of the players!

Thanks DTG very nice

 

I have sometimes popping sounds on the pc, but thats caused by a hardware issue, not game related. I use a bluetooth speaker now and then the connection is not perfect and I hear than also popping sounds al the time. It effects multiple games.

 

This is has nothing to do with Bluetooth, it's the game itself having popping audio on Xbox.

 

Its really bad on xbox

 

Hooo yes !!! Is very very very bad On Xbox !!!

 

Hi DTG ...

Where are the DTG employees? Is the problem being addressed? Are they finally going to patch this sound issue that's been present in several TSW games? Because releasing a new TSW every year... that works well. Addressing a real problem on Xbox that's persisted for several years... there's nobody there!
Personally, I take this as a real sign of contempt from DTG!

 

The sound squelching still exists on PC too, even on routes which previously never suffered it.

Let’s face it, DTG have lost control of their product and its source code, they don’t know how to fix these long standing issues if they even have any programmers on staff anymore.

 

Yeah, it seems they have concentrated their remaining existing staff in a few people constantly trying to convince the clientele the game isn't defunct, minus whoever is in charge of designing the number in the logo of the new TSW each following year...the rest is all third party...

 

I don't think the audio popping issues on Xbox will ever get fixed. Those problems have been going on for way too long.

How i have adjusted to deal with it on Xbox:
Go to game settings > Audio > Game Sound Effects -> set this to something like 30 % of the volume. This will lower the sound of the machinery audio as the popping/crackling seem to originate from this source. Then when you are driving in cockpit view, also open the drivers window to let some external sounds blend in.
This is by no way a perfect solution, but it helps a bit to overshadow the constant popping/crackling sounds in cockpit view.

I would just hope that DTG could fix this problem once and for all...

 

Then it easier to lower volume of the speakers instead, as the other sounds are not that interesting anyway. Window(s) open can overrule the popping sound in some way, but in the end it's not a solution.

From what I understood, the main problem is the sound engine of UE, causing issues on console. There is a possibility of using other sound engines then the default one, but this costs money for licensing. However there are also trains without major issues, so I don't know where the differences are coming from.

 

And yet, seemingly DTG are the only dev experiencing this issue using Unreal Engine...

 

Other devs can use other audio engines or using less mixed sound channels for example. Not to defend DTG in any way of form, just to explain differences between games. In the end it's up to DTG to solve this, whatever the cause and solution is.

 

I've seen mixed opinions about the Riviera line and Class 220. What are the experiences with the Class 802, Class 150/2 and Class 220 in relation to popping at the moment?

 

I love this route the sound is ok no popping the only issue get is with the br294 and class 66.

 

Thanks!. I knew already about the problems with the BR 294, but I'm not that much interested in the Leipzig - Dresden route anyway. As the Deluxe edition is on sale now and I'm still wanting the Riviera line and Class 220, maybe now is the time to buy it.

How are the blurry textures on this route? I have the Class 166 and HST as layers and also have WCML south en SEHS for the Class 66.

 

I really dont get much blurriness only around exter .

 

Thanks again! Are there much more trains around Exter?