When entering service mode, there's a menu where you select the weather you want. It would be a nice feature if, much as in flight sims, it would retrieve the real-world weather at the location and offer the closest preset as a selection.
That would be nice indeed. But if real weather is too problematic I would already like a 'changing-weather-feature'. Like when it rains now, it rains the entire time. Would be totally awesome that for instance after 10 minutes the rain would stop and the sky would maybe clear a little. Maybe that is easier to get done than adding an entire weather system. Anyway, an option like real weather would have to be optional: I really wouldn't want to drive with winter weather all winter: it's in times like that that I would prefer to drive with summer weather, just like I like to drive in summer with autumn weather every now and then.
Yes, it would be an option. Having dynamic weather as you suggest would be great, but it would be far harder to implement than a preset based on the real weather at the start of your service. Either way, some options for DTG to consider!
Available already in some flight sims already so it can obviously be done. I'd pay for this as an add-on if it was done.
While I support the addition of dynamic weather into the game, I cannot support it being a paid add-on. Implementation of features into the game should be free of charge. I am fine with the the addition of routes and locomotives being paid add-ons though.
I suppose you are not a flightsimmer also? Because a flightsimmer is used to pay for every feature, like weather but even also camera/view controls, single devices like a GPS, better trees, ATC... The thing is that a developer can only do and add so much: it is impossible for a developer to add everything. I myself don't see Dovetail adding a weather engine to TSW and if they indeed won't do that our only hope is on others to develop it and then sell it to us.
I have extensively used Flight Sim (and purchased many add ons, including feature-stuff such as EZDOK, REX, etc), and while it is true people have grown used to having to pay for every feature, it doesn't mean such a horrible system should carry over into this game. I think there should be a balance between the two extremes. Paying for routes and locos? Yes. Paying for a feature that improves the core experience? No. And the better the core experience, the more likely people will buy those extra routes/locos anyway. Just my opinion, of course, I understand no one is forcing anyone to 'buy' any feature/DLC they don't feel is worth the money.
I have derived hours of pleasure from TS2017 and hope to do the same from TSW. Regarding cost, I am retired on a basic pension, if i want an add on and think it is worth the money, i buy it, if not i don't. My Choice.
That would be great! I do try and select the current weather and time whenever I play just for that added immersion