Will We Ever Get Sparks On Next Gen

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  1. Bradley

    Bradley Well-Known Member

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    Will we ever see sparks (which are in game) on the consoles for example series s/x or even old gen
     
  2. CowBoyWolf

    CowBoyWolf Well-Known Member

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    What you mean by Sparks?
     
  3. Lightspeed

    Lightspeed Well-Known Member

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    Sparks from wheel slip, sparks from pantograph. I think…
     
  4. CowBoyWolf

    CowBoyWolf Well-Known Member

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    Sparks from wheel slip already exist and Sparks from Pantograph does not exist yet
     
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  5. owenroser19

    owenroser19 Well-Known Member

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    I dont think so. Its something very demanding that isn't really worth it.
     
  6. Knightfire1964

    Knightfire1964 Well-Known Member

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    Pretty sure this is already a thing though
     
  7. SHINO BAZ

    SHINO BAZ Well-Known Member

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    If you want sparks there plenty here just read the technical page... O wait you ment on the trains well dtg can't do everything right away you know...give it time.
     
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  8. junior hornet

    junior hornet Well-Known Member

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    The thing is that IMHO, sparks would mainly appeal to the serious “simulator” players who want accuracy rather than the casual “game” players. However to be a serious simulator driver, one probably needs to stay in the cab and not use external camera views (immersion and all that) so they would not see the sparks anyway.

    Just a thought and happy to be corrected.
     
  9. Princess Entrapta

    Princess Entrapta Well-Known Member

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    I think they could also appeal to the "I want an inexpensive but detailed model railway set" types too.
     

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