Route Riviera Line: Exeter – Plymouth & Paignton (incl. Class 150 & 802) - Feedback

Obviously I'd pressed all the switches to turn the AWS on, otherwise it wouldn't have been on at all and wouldn't stopped me without beeping

 

To me the HST is my favourite train to drive on this route, followed by the 150. These two units to me are far more responsive and do what they’re meant to do. A bit like an old bus.

 

Noticed that since todays update my level progress on the Class 150 reverted to 0. Anyone else having this issue as well?

 

This is the PC Steam version. That's the impression I got. Is there any difference between the 150-1 and 150-2 versions?

 

5A87 Paignton Reversal Part 1 results in a SPAD by something somewhere that ends your (already very short) run before you have even got to the siding location.

 

Has the issue with 150261 appearing everywhere been sorted?

 

As the TSW6 special edition was just on a big sale on Xbox, I decided to pick it up. Keep in mind I have only completed one service on the voyager so far and one service on the 802 back in November when the standard edition had a free trial. I'd say in general the riviera line is just okay, the section around Dawlish is very good and an enjoyable run, but in my opinion the section between Totnes and Plymouth is a complete snooze fest (obviously not the fault of DTG or rivet, just the nature of the route).

However by far the worst thing about this route is the blurry textures. I had no blurry textures between Exeter and Totnes, however the route was fully blurry between Totnes and Plymouth. It's a real shame that a good route is completely ruined by the textures looking horrible. At least the textures are fine in the cab but that's still not the point, even the timetable isn't particularly busy compared to other routes like SEHS which I have never had the blurry textures problem on so to have them included in this route is quite surprising. Even though blurry textures have been a problem before TSW6, it's a bit insane that nearly every TSW6 UK add-on has had this problem.

It's getting really annoying that so many routes just turn into mash potatoes when they have so much potential. It feels like blurry textures may as well be a game feature now that most TSW6 routes have them or allegedly have them like B2C, WCML Crewe-Preston and Trent valley.

 

A warning for anyone planning to play this:
Platform: PC (Steam version)
Journey Mode: "Running On Fumes"
Train: Class 802
The issue occurs at the depot during the refueling sequence, where the fuel nozzle fails to operate correctly.
I finally managed to progress only after performing three physics resets and saving/loading the game twice.
The refueling task is ten times harder than the actual driving.
(I seem to recall encountering similar refueling issues on German routes as well.)

Also—though I was too angry to take a screenshot—
If you fail to attach the nozzle to the train, a single mistake causes something shocking:
The fuel nozzle starts to grow massively in size.
It becomes large enough to destroy both the depot buildings and the Class 802 train itself.
It’s absolutely ridiculous.

 

I’ve done that scenario and never had those issues.. ps5.. ps.. I’m not doubting for a second you encountered them.

 

Class 150

Xbox series X

Took the 150 for a drive in the other day for the first time in the while, one thing I did notice with the new sounds this game one the 150 is that the engine revs rise in pitch as the train gains in speed which is something that you wouldn’t hear until after 45MPH when the gearbox goes from Torque to fluid coupling, when you hear the distinctive rev drops.

it is kinda annoying for me as I ride on them a lot but I doubt that it’ll be changed/adjusted within the simugraph/sound system.

 

Thank you for your kind reply.
I actually happened to come across another user in a different thread who encountered it as well.
In my case, it was at Lier Depot. It was a massive balloon attraction—judging by the scale, it was the size of a hot-air balloon.