Train Sim World 2 - Building Brighton Main Line

Off The Rails simply ignores electrification status entirely. The OHLE removal mod just makes the equipment not appear - the track is still electrified, as electrification in-game is based on what the track is set as and not what's above it, and the Class 314 will still run as normal on it. Adding OHLE that wasn't there before, and making it functional, would require modifying the route itself in the editor which we don't have yet, and probably never will get.

 

Is the GWE electrified? I thought the year what the route is supposed to represent was before Electrification on the GWE. It was being built but not yet finished.

 

GWE isn't electrified in TSW and the OLE is just eye candy. That's why there's OLE up to a certain point on the route and then it vanishes. You are correct in that it's set during the upgrade (2015). Only the Heathrow lines were electrified at that time (but they aren't live in TSW).
As Doomotron said above, if you use OTR mode in scenario planner, it ignores that the route isn't electrified so you can use electrics on the route.
I've done scenarios on NTP using class 375's and 377's because the only DMU in game (except the class 101) isn't LD compatible yet (the class 166).

 

The wire that exists in the game is in fact live. Through some glitch on PC, you can run the 314 on GWE, but only where there is the wire, where there is no wire the train does not run any longer.

 

The class 375 and 377 are EMUs not DMUs

 

That was my point. Because I couldn't use the 1 modern DMU in the game with LD, I used the EMU's instead. The point was that even if the line isn't electrified, you can still use electric locos using scenario planner.

 

That 'glitch' would be the FGW Unlock mod causing the 314 to sub in on electric sections.

 

Oh sorry I see what you meant now

 

Such OHLE as there is in GWE is functional; it's the catenary that was installed for the Heathrow Express' 332s in the 1990s, which (in-game) runs as far as Airport Junction.

 

On a more simple point (and I apologise if this has been mentioned before)...
The Train Simulator routes in the UK (including the Victoria to Brighton) use the correct font for the digits on the speed limit signs, but the train Sim World 2 speed limit signs do not (e.g. Paddington, East coastway and SEH). This seems to be a simple and yet quite obvious oversight... or was it by design? Anyway, are there any plans to use the correct fonts?

e.g. using TS21021:



And TSW:



Thanks for any feedback...

 

I believe it uses the default UE4 font or something like that. The only route to receive different font is the BKL line.

I hate how it looks as it looks like someone has just painted the numbers on. Looks very unrealistic.

 

Exactly - without trying to be overly critical, it feels like it's a bit of sloppiness and lack of attention to detail, which seems a little strange when a lot of other aspects of the game do seem to get plenty of attention to detail.
Is this forum somewhere that the DTG team look at and might comment on?

 

Yes, I'm really hoping that they create some more realistic looking speed signs for this and upcoming UK routes. A small detail, but for me it makes a big difference to the feel of the route.
I did note that the mileage posts in the upcoming Dresden route have the correct font, I think previous German routes used the default UE font?
Hopefully this will be a sign that L2B will get the same treatment. And hopefully maybe some varying track ballast/sleepers?....

.....And hopefully we also get slow speed approach control signalling (from red).....

Looking forward to the streams, whenever they may be.

 

That's exactly it - a little attention can change the whole feel of it! Thanks. But I don't know if the DTG people read these comments and take them on board...

 

Agreed. They also need to upgrade the Electrostar sounds since they aren’t great at the moment. Maybe they could add AP sounds but anyways they aren’t great now

 

They already confirmed the new 377 and 387 will have AP sounds.

 

Have they? If so that's brilliant!

 

When and where did they say that?

 

So no preview stream next week, I guess they are still Building Brighton Main Line...

 

I'd say the preview will be after next week

 

The route is done the trophies are on the Steam DB

 

When was this confirmed ?

 

I think it's bogus info.

 

I don’t think it’s been confirmed anywhere that it’ll have updated AP sounds yet. Either the OP was misheard or it’s false information.

 

I was under the impression from previous streams that the Electrostars already use some AP sounds; they're just not mixed quite well.

Cheers

 

This is correct. In fact they’re using the OLD, much inferior AP Electrostar sounds for the 377 and 375 currently.

There’s been no mention at all as to whether DTG have used the new, updated AP sounds.

 

where

 

You're right they haven't but I seriously hope they use the sounds from the new AP 387 pack. Anything less would be a massive let down for me. I can live with the 377 sounds staying the same, although obviously it would be great if they could update or at least tweak the mixing.

Here: https://steamdb.info/app/1282590/history/?changeid=U:25502520

 

Like the roadmap states there will be a longer period between routes this time. Boston and Dresden were 4 weeks apart so I think it will be 6 weeks this time.

Previews in 3 weeks.



We will probably get the Boston and Dresden patches before Brighton come out.

 

I'm no expert with sounds, but are the AP sounds really that much better? All of the sounds I've heard seem ok...!

 

Generally, yes. Although, their latest packs have questionable quality. The 455 packs are pretty terrible, with incorrect cabs and reusing very old sounds. The 465/466 pack was also quite problematic, but both of the Electrostar packs were disappointing, and not just because they got the 375 interior completely wrong (this makes me far more angry than it should). But AP at their worst is still better than DTG usually, which is why DTG seem to use them for most of their sounds now.

 

They weren’t 4 weeks apart, they were 3 weeks apart. 19th August and 9th September.

 

While AP may provide very good raw sound files, it is the mixing which makes the difference between a good and bad implementation.

 

As long as the route is A tier fine by me

 

This is another piece of rubbish. Matt stated on stream that everything was still going to release on time during the Boston Q&A.

 

Annoying as it might be, having a more polished product is better than a rushed route with even more bugs than normal

 

I agree, however I think we, as a community, are at the stage now where,
1) it won't work As intended
2) i will be full of bugs
3) will cause issues with last gen

 

There are bugs in every software product. Accept that we'll get some, but also accept that we should hopefully be getting a good release, one that is enjoyable to use and that has some variety to keep us entertained. Saying they release stuff that is "full" of bugs feels a little over the top. Saying it won't work "as intended" is a bit harsh as well. I'm not a DTG mouthpiece, I'm just a bit more pragmatic. The people working on this release are likely to be trying very hard to bring us a realistic and immersive game; so give them a chance and let's hope that it is. And if it is, tell them so. If it is truly that bad, then then people need to tell them with their wallets as well as their voices.

 

Define "on time"...

Unfortunately this is the way of things with DTG and have been since I started with TS1 five / six years ago. Doesn't mean it's acceptable but that's the company we're dealing with

 

This feels like the longest wait. I have been so keen to get this route since the first Rush Hour announcement. Hopefully things are progressing smoothly and we won't need to wait too much longer.

 

Haha, yes agreed, feels like ages since it was announced. Hopefully we'll get a few screenshots or an article soon...

 

And we haven't been given a specific release date

 

We kind of have though. 'Summer' is what what stated and is still being marketed, which depending on your definition has either already ended or ends on 22nd September. Anything beyond this is officially a delay which DTG haven't even acknowledged.

 

Agreed, and agreed we haven't been told of any changes in targets except when they moved to releasing on three dates rather than one, or when they put the Dresden previews back
As usual we don't know what DTG have set themselves, and you can be sure that if DTG did say when they're expecting it to be released people on here would jump on their backs about why it's not sooner, and others about why it's TOO soon... Can't win for losing

 

Absolutely...!! I think everyone should just stop fretting and asking about it and just enjoy it when it's ready!

 

The thing with the TSW player base is that they get upset either way. The route gets released on time and is incomplete, thus angering users because the route is incomplete and/or buggy or the route is delayed, resulting in a more polished and stable route, but the player base is angry about the delay, so no matter which way it went, people still would have been angry. We better hope the 313 is good and polished with how long it is taking. Plus, let's face it, even if it had not been delayed or even if Riesa - Dresden had not been delayed, it was still going to be released after summer ended. Here are 3 Projections:
Had Riesa Dresden not been delayed and released on the 2nd of September:
First Preview: September 9th
Second Preview, one week later: 16th of September
Probable Release Date: 23rd of September (already 1-day out-of-schedle)

Riesa - Dresden was released on the day it actually came but BML is not delayed:
BRD Release: 9th of September
First Preview: 16th of September
Second Preview: 23rd of September (so we are still out of summer either way)
Probable Release Date: 30th of September (way out of summer now)

My Projection and what will likely happen:

Friday 17th of September: Dovetail Announces date of the first stream
First Preview: 23rd of September
2nd Preview: 30th of September
Probable Release Date: 7th of October (very out of summer now)
And that's assuming my projection is correct and the Messian branch is not the next release.

Note: All Projections are not official, thus, they are not 100% accurate. They are calculated based on previous route releases

 

This is the route I'm most looking forward to but I'd like to ask will the Selective Door Operation work properly for this route? For example, on the Class 377 there is a SDO button, which either does not work when it should do at stations with short platforms or it is there purely for cosmetic purposes. If you press the SDO button all doors open regardless if there is platform space or not, which as we all know that would be extremely dangerous if that happens in real life. Has SDO functionality ever been addressed, as this would enhance realism in my opinion.

 

Not to my knowledge, but in the Boston route they figured out how to automatically address low and high area of platform (so the carriages work the doors and steps appropriately) so maybe this is something they can now do in BML. Doesn't mean they WILL!

 

Might be a good compromise solution if an actual SDO implementation is too complex. But if it is done that way, it should work on all platforms, not just on the one or two that will be shown on stream (like on Boston, where this system does not work properly on most stations)