Dtg Direct Summer 2026?

To be honest I'd just be happy to have weather that was ok, not changing from one extreme to the other along a route but also being able to see things without a nuclear flash reflecting off everything from ballast to carriages and locomotives (see attached examples, and that was without rain).

It'd also be nice to have wet ballast and not shiny ballast when it rains, I must admit it does get a bit boring just playing on clear weather every time :/

 

It's almost as if there are other regions in the US that AREN'T the northeast that DTG could tap into, especially since signaling in said regions outside of the US would be much more easier to program.

 

There just isn't as much passenger traffic in North America outside the NEC except commuter lines that run similar to the Metrolink and MBTA stuff.

Freight focused routes would be busier. But then there is the argument that they don't do NA freight justice when they come out with a Freight route. Oh and also they say it doesn't sell as well as passenger routes.

 

As I mentioned before, TSW really can’t beat Run 8. After I dropped in the Modesto to Fresno section on SoCal the other week, I did a fresh update of the “Very Populated” session from The Depot. That dropped in nearly 1400 individual consists across the whole 700+ miles of route, whether through trains waiting to be driven away by player or AI, cars waiting at industries to be picked up and sorted or inbound manifests waiting to be broken down into locals and spotted at the industry sites. Just trying to organise the industrial park at Modesto has taken me four hours of gameplay and not all the spurs are cleared yet.

I just can’t see DTG ever accomplishing that in TSW. Though if, as rumoured, we are getting a bit more of LIRR maybe they should attempt a retro version of the Bushwick branch. I stumbled across it when doing research for potential Trainz routes (never happened sadly) and it was packed with industry spurs and sidings in a relatively short distance, about 4 miles I think. Could make a fascinating switching puzzle style route.

As regards passenger ops, well yes sadly unless DTG are prepared to overcome their timidity and try to go for a Donald J Trump type “deal” with some of the urban operators, we are not going to break the mould. If NYC won’t play ball re the Subway, have they tried Toronto or Montreal? Have they talked to San Diego Trolley or the Calgary C Train. Have they said, “Hey we know you are uneasy about this, but how about 10% of the take is donated to a charity of your choice?” As I said, I’m sure a deal is there to be made, with a bit of work to find the sweet spot.

 

To be honest, I would like DTG to actually patch up the game, remaster a lot of routes, and prioritize focus on fixing bugs and putting details into little things of the game, I think that would actually make the game more enjoyable for the community.

 

I, too, strongly desire a fix for this.
It is certainly not a pleasant experience to run over people with the train every time I play.

In the worst cases—regardless of whether I'm in Scenario or Timetable mode—passengers sometimes end up plastered against the driver's cab window while the train is moving; it is absolutely awful.
I find it questionable that the manufacturer offers no response, even when the issue is reported in the thread.

 

One of my favorite routes in Trainz is Toronto Rail Lands, which is basically just Toronto and the surrounding stations. It worked well on its own as a basic route though just because the yards were so massive there back then. It was only about four miles, but there was so many random sidings you could see and use if you really wished.

A bit funny since it's Canadian, just like Oakville, which is basically the only shunting focused route in TSW. If DTG were more ambitious do a 50's to 70's take on Toronto or some other city with extensive yards would be a great change of pace.

It goes back to how unanimous DTG are though, there's a lot of really interesting areas they could do even with limited route lengths. But they prefer doing $40, 40 mile A to B runs with nothing in between constantly. And even third parties aren't much better, I like the two TSG routes I have, but undeniably they're also A to B runs you get the jest of after four or five hours. There's a reason I've played so much Railroader this year over TSW, that game is just so much more engaging since the line they depict has so much going on.

(That and it doesn't handhold you as much as TSW frankly)

 

First thought that popped in my head:

I think you meant 'unambitious'!

 

LMAO, correct, but that was entertaining.

 

If there’s another free starter pack I’ll get that and only buy the UK route.

 

Last night, I created a bingo sheet of what I expect to be announced during Dovetail Direct.. It's mostly route-based but it's a bit of fun

 

XD

 

I Couldn't agree more, Whenever I'm in free roam, after like 30 mins i the game would just stop working and crash on my Playstation, And This game is supposedly to be all about freedom to play how you want it...

 

Reallll

 

Subway Sim 2 - for all it's faults - recently added passengers running for the train. It really helps with immersion when you pull up halfway down the platform and the passengers all run for the train, rather than sauntering down the platform with all the time in the world like in TSW.