Train Sim World 2: New Journeys Expansion Out Now!

Got one word for this pack: Meh!

 

BR 155, 182 are still missing from the timetable
Also BR 185.x KIA

Overall, looks interesting.

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Very first impression / SKA timetable / I played one ICE service
This is what we call an improvement!

The AI scenery trains are the greatest improvement of the past year for me.
SKA thus joins the champions league, next to the RUSH HOUR routes.

GJ DTG. Joe, be my guest \o/

 

Why are the roadnumbers of the csx sd40 incorrect, numbers aswell as the font.

 

More work for the preservation crew?

 

What the heck. Splashed out on this and Diesel Legends... That's my evenings sorted for the next week or three.

 

Looks good value if you like the routes and don’t have RRO which already gives you the Koln s-bahn.

Hopefully they do some more.

 

Blimey vern you ok, your not feeling faint at all?


Hentis

 

sticking with the same answer as last time, which is no i am not going to get this pack. This pack is not even worth it, just going to wait for the Harlem Line Route to be release and go for it on day 1.

 

Matt did say they knew they're wrong but the fix did make into the shipping build for release. And they would be put as a patch.

 

I can understand Vern succumbing to diesel legends based on previous posts and desire for old stock but to be throwing his cash around like this is worrying me.

OldVern can you please confirm everything is ok?

 

This dlc is a easy cash grab for dtg to be honest since it was a cheap way for dtg to make some money

 

Maybe so but for people like me who can’t be bothered with scenario planner and repainting stuff this is a win win for the price of a few drinks! I’ll be downloading tomorrow when I have the time

 

This pack is ok... The only thing that is that interesting is the BR 423 IMO. BKL and SPG expansion does add much, just a couple of early morning services for BKL and pretty much nothing for SPG. I think there was too much hype for this.

 

Well, I disagree, tallboy 7648. I like these kinds of dlc such as Diesel Legends and New Journeys and I hope DTG does more of them. Nothing wrong with freshening up some old routes.

Nothing wrong with a company making money, either. People are free to buy it or not.

 

It will be if they come at it with the correct strategy. IMO the Bakerloo & SPG work on this are wasted time. The SKA improvements are the seller in this pack as it’s really the only substantial content, did an ICE run from Aachen into Köln earlier at 11:40am (not too busy a time) and was honestly very surprised to see how busy Aachen was, personally I chose to depart from Aachen as I thought I’d get to see it get busier headed into Köln (don’t get me wrong it did) and I was surprised to see how much life had been put into this end of the route. Köln was busy with S-Bahn however due to the track layout you miss quite alot of it from the cab. The depot there with all the IC stock was pretty incredible, and I also ran alongside a 425 into the HBF itself, I was disappointed to see only myself and another train there however.

My point is that if these £8.99 packs focused on one route with the talent displayed on SKA, these packs would indeed be a cash cow.

Im not really sure that anyone who is looking for Bakerloo or SPG enhancements would get much value at all from this pack, or for that matter anyone on gen8, most of the static stock in Köln seems to be the IC layer, which as I understand it, they do not get access to.

Personally I think the SKA improvement alone makes the Diesel Legends pack look very overpriced.

 

I actually for once, disagree with this statement. Koln HBF is actually MUCH MUCH busier now, its like SKA feels different now.Like driving an ICE is now actually INTRESTING instead of boring. Its sad that the Bakerloo Line only got a reskin of a train, BUT there is a certain mod a mod on TSC which actually changes out the current day signs for the 1970s signs which actually looks pretty neat

 

For the price, a lot of value. The new Köln-Aachen timetable alone is worth it: the route now has Riesa-Dresden levels of life and activity.
And I am fine with adding new services and scenarios to SPG, with a cool old loco to drive that doesn't look weird like the black CRR version does., Also, the SD40 horn is GORGEOUS.

Bakerloo? Never much cared for it anyway. But that's just me- the only thing (to me) more tedious than stop-and-start commuter rail is stop-and-start commuter rail in a tunnel.

 

Not really. RRO gives you the wrong train, and doesn't include the S12 services.

 

First takeaways:
-SD40 still has the wrong numbers and number fonts. Patch soon, please, not "soon" like CRR banking comms!
-Why did the reskin not include the ubiquitous "Watch your step" warning painted on the doors of every CSX loco, ever? If I can do it in Livery Designer, certainly DTG can.
-Liked the first scenario Stripey Rescue, but it's marred by the persistent PCS bug. And, no, the airflow meter hasn't been made functional.
Nonetheless, adds interest and gameplay to what is still one of my favorite routes.

Köln-Aachen. The new timetable is awesome, especially since in addition to the 423 they have also included the 425 regional services as well.
-However, there is a huge framerate slowdown at [Stolberg >] Aachen Rothe Erde, caused no doubt by the large number of trains stabled there. Don't get me wrong, I love seeing yards populated, but my poor old machine labors to get through it-

 

I've run a couple of services in Köln and it feels a lot more busy, especially IA with the BR 101. The new timetable is spectacular.

The Köln yard is amazing with all that rolling stock, compared to before it was empty now it's much more immersive. I like that DTG have opted to fill yards on the latest routes and And hopefully they will continue to do so in the future.

However, I was a little disappointed. I was on foot in the depot and was about to make multiple moves because there are so many locomotives and IC coaches:



With the turntables I thought I could spend several hours moving all the coaches back and forth. In Freiberg I had a great time this way forming some goods trains.
Well, the disappointment was that the turntables are not electrified, so it is not possible to move the 101 and 143 that I saw around. There is also a BR 363 but it is not possible to move it because the turntable entrance is blocked:


So it's impossible to make movements in the yard. Was this a mistake Joethefish ?
Moving it to a free track would cost nothing and would add a lot of fun, it is frustrating to have it there and not be able to use it so I hope they will correct it.

 

The shunter did not get services due to the fact joe could not not get it pass an red signal

 

Enjoying it so far, Cologne feels so much more alive. Get Joe on every route!

 

Well, I didn't mean services, but to be able to move it freely around the yard in the area where there are manual intersections, to move wagons and locos.
Here I mark where BR 363 is and where I would like us to be able to move it, to the area on the left:


It would be easy to get it, just move it two tracks to the left and we could access it there:

 

Ah alright sorry that i miss understood you

 

I love the new delivery on the bakerloo line

 

That would be great Joethefish , thank you very much!
It would really be fun to be able to tow wagons and locomotives around the turntables and the manual intersection area.

 

The white van and straitjacket has been summoned!

Seriously though it's nice to see the enhancements. Only looked at Bakerloo so far which comes with a supplementary Journey Mode for the reskinned stock, not sure about the others.

 

More of different trains on LZB routes would be nice.

 

The Sandpatch locos have new Journey Mode too. In fact the first one is rather nice, starts off as a bit of switching in the yard then you get a call to go and rescue a failed train on the main line. All pre-scripted I know but looks to have been thought out to give a bit of entertainment. After I finish that one up tomorrow will check Koln to see what's cooking there.

Think this is actually quite a nicely put together item, despite my earlier scepticism!

 

Just be prepared to wait a while after you hook up the failed train, while your brakes recharge.......

 

This pack is nothing short of amazing. SKA is a completely new route with so many more things to do and enjoy. This pack has really turned SKA into a totally different beast. If you are thinking about buying it I would recommend it 100%.

 

Another nit to pick: the SD40 number plates don't illuminate.

 

Everybody knows that Germans are among the smartest people on Earth. Residents of suburban Koln, not so much. At each station, in a snowstorm, they huddled together at the end of the platform, far from shelter and well beyond where the train is meant to stop.

Also, while stopped at Ehrenfeld, my wipers went out and wouldn't come back. Pretty soon the windshield was whites out. Fortunately, I had a save shortly before and all resumed and I was able to get back to Koln Hof safely.
As Emu's go, the 423 is a nice drive and Koln-Aachen is a fun route now.

 

Creators club would be perfect for you then once it releases. I wouldn't be surprised if someone already made a silver 1972 stock.

 

And yet console players can't mod...

The only real "value" in this pack is the ska timetable. The rest of the pack is just reskins that people could've made in the livery designer and shared in the creators club once dtg sort that out hence why I called it a cheap way to earn a quick buck. There's nothing wrong with the company trying to earn money, but it's clear that not much thought went to making this pack as a whole. It would've been better to have made individual "enhancements" instead of combining 3 because the BKL and SPG don't really add that much value into the pack hence why I didn't buy it. Why would I spend $14 on a pack if only 1 part of it is the interesting and the rest add little value. Too much for too little overall and a waste of storage space. Should've been $7-$10 max. New players are better off buying a route dlc in my opinion as that would have much more value than this overall

Also considering that the WSR and RT timetable upgrades were free, I find it odd that dtg now charge for timetable updates considering that any improvements to routes would fall under the preservation crew and would be free according to dtg a while back.

But hey DTG can do whatever they like. Im not gullible to the point that I'll buy every single dlc they'll release

 

The line-up of stock in the sidings at Aachen Rote Erde is really neat! So neat it caused me to get distracted and dinged by PZB in fact

 

What are the journey mode chapters for each of them?

 

Was watching a couple of videos today, and it is disheartening to see the issues with signalling this pack brings Especially around Horrem for the S-Bahn services terminating/starting there, there are serious bugs. For example, there is no advance warning of the red signal at the end of the platform for services terminating at Horrem (the previous signal shows a Ks1 instead of a Ks2), the 500Hz magnet is not working, and so on. That puts me off even more from buying this pack, the added services are really nice to see, but if it brings new bugs to the route as well it is not appreciated! I really hope someone will look into these, as I have previously suggested, since new problems with the signalling come up that have a massive impact on the experience, and not in a good way unfortunately

 

I will watch out for that. It’s a shame TSW doesn’t simulate attaching the air hoses and managing the anglec0cks so you don’t blow the PCS if you try and charge the system too quickly. On the other hand, the latest Run 8 it is too easy to get the PCS kick in, even if you leave the anglec0ck at the coupling up location on partial for a couple of minutes.

 

I feel like the pack is very reasonably priced, even with VAT and Valve share it costs less than a decent lunch with delivery.

Considering how much time I will spent just on the new SKA timetable alone I consider this to be very good price/hours of entertainment ratio.

 

I played the pack a bit and i enjoyed it! Its really fun to drive the core routes again with some new rolling stock. 1 problem is the S19 services for Düren to Köln Hbf, there is an AI 423 in Sindorf blocking the station. Overall the 2nd timetable on SKA is really amazing, great job Joe!

 

A nice add-on, mostly got it for the Köln- Aachen extra services. I travel on this line quite often and overall is a very good effort. Definitely brings in some extra life. I think there are some issues with the passenger information displays, Köln Hbf needs more noise and to be busier, it is a hub of activity all day long.

 

I'm really enjoying it. I love having more scenarios where you can do things you don't get in service mode like running an express service on the Bakerloo. I would love more scenarios with each dlc.

Looking forward to seeing the creative club come out. I love scenarios where it uses bits of the track that aren't used much or are different from normal services. E.g. having to stop midway and turn into the sidings to then continue the journey in a different direction.

 

I have to be completely honest, I'm very happy with this DLC.
Adds a few hours of gameplay on routes that I haven't really touched. I mean, I've got about 3 hours worth of new scenarios on SPG alone. All for what? 13 bucks usd? When I spend just one hour at a bar with the wife, I'm absolutely doubling that.
Not to mention this SD-40 counts towards the SD-40 CRR 100 mile achievement/trophy so I've got an excuse to run some timetables with it as well.

 

I enjoy this expansion. I like where TSW2 is going. Good pricing as well

 

So DTG should pay their staff in Oreos and Gummi Bears now?

£8.99 cheaper than a couple of beers, spirits (dependant on where you live in the world) or a packet of cigarettes or vape crap
This is the thing the Community moan for more Content, DTG give more content. Im not buying that its not free. They cant win.

Hentis