December Roadmap Q&a Thread

What a letdown that was. A small 15 mile London overground route?? Cummon. You've got to be having a laugh dtg!

 

I like London Overground so I'm actually quite happy about this.

The Wsr update is a lovely surprise, super hyped for that one!

 

And still no info about the US Route ??

 

Will the 33 on the WSR (finally ) be made livery designer compatible?

Hentis

 

No US info damn

 

(Already asked and answered by you in the Maintalbahn Preview Q&A thread but people really wait for a new tutorial):

When will the next PC Editor masterclass be streamed in 2024? And can we have a dedicated Q&A thread to raise our questions/ the things we want to get answered by Lukas (for route creation) and/or Matt (timetable creation)?

^This is really important for me, because some important things are still unclear for route creation. We need more help!!!

One evidence:
https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/new-editor-lesson.76934/

 

london commuter routes
Please take the traffic light out of the wall.
I feel disgust every time I pass by
I have also sent you a ticket.
Not fixed since release
Is it a difficult level where you can't improve the scenery?
There are no traffic lights there that you should look at.

 

What year is the steam gala timetable based on?

 

Good Afternoon. Below are my questions for the December roadmap?

1. Will there be updates to eliminate the stuttering issues with TSW?

2. Will red signal issues across routes continue to receive fixes?

3. Any plans to revamp the Long Island Railroad route as other routes released around the 2018 time-frame are in the process of receiving TLC?

4. Track, hills and or scenery in the distance on some routes appear very bright. Not sure if this is an Unreal Engine rendering issue or if it it's just the sunlight but can this be looked into if possible to give a more realistic look to routes across the board during the daytime hours?

5. For NYT, it appears great progress has been made to fix the issues that players have experienced over the last few months. Can the issue with the alerters going off and the marker lights of the ALP46 not being turned when trailing be fixed?

6. For Metro North, not really an immersion breaker, but can the fonts be fixed to match the real life fonts for station signs. Also, on the destination display of the M7A, some station names don't fully display as they do in real life, can this be adjusted to match more or less what we see in real life?

 

2017/2018 is what they said in the road map article.

 

Where is the next US Route Release? I don’t see anything about it so far.

 

Looking forward to the the Goblin line.
However it should be longer and start at say Willesden Junction with some of the North London line included.
At least it's a self contained route which should have plenty of Freight trains running on it.
Mike.

 

Is Dunster castle going to be included in the WSR upgrade. Its a notable landmark and it's absence is obvious.

 

DTG is again ignoring the US Community? What a let down. I was really looking forward to hearing what it is but I guess they are delaying it again very typical.

 

Good candidate for an ac electric freight loco dlc, say a class 86 or a class 90.

 

Will Santa lay us some bug fixes under the christmas tree?

 

They are not ignoring the US Community.

Hentis

 

Why was "US Loco" removed from the roadmap? It was is the 6+ Month category in the November roadmap.

 

Any updates on when Xbox users who previously purchased the DB BR 204 will be able to use it in TSW 4?

 

They have already explained it, but you can't eliminate stutters from unreal engine. There are other unreal games I have played that also have stutters, some more than others.

 

Will the upgrades to WSR and Peak Forest include overhauls to steam physics and/or a manual firing mode?

 

wouldn't it be possible to just add a few coupling services which then leave the map so there wouldn't be too many issues with what's not working? unfortunate that uncoupling manually isn't possible at all (Ik its not your fault) but I did see some services on KWG uncoupling in the timetable so maybe as AI only, since that seems to be possible? idk. just do what you think works best. excited to see the new timetable. hoping for some easter eggs AND TAKE YOUR TIME

 

Is there any news at all on manual firing?

 

Questions:

With the WSR being remastered, does this give hope for other routes?
Are the Dostos with the DB 111 the older generation, rather than the usual RE 160s?
Will we see any other new rolling stock other than that featured? With the GOBLIN being electrified for freight, an electric freight loco could be a decent choice
Presumably Rosenheim - Salzburg counts as the German route on the roadmap, not the Austrian?
The Austrian loco pack being removed - is that permanently, or is it outside the timeframe?

 

will the class 710 layer onto the bakerloo line?

 

Is the Hud going to be thick on the PlayStation?

 

Do you plan a bigger core update like the WCU for spring or summer 2024?

 

strange choice to upgrade WSR. probably one of the most boring 25mph snorefest routes ever produced. but hey ho each to there own

 

Another question:

Will the Blackpool route set a trend/standard of providing multiple liveries of rolling stock where apt?

 

DTG: Not a question but a thank you for telling us the new UK route rather than keeping it a mystery and sparing us pages of speculation.

Much prefer knowing whether it’s something I can look forward to or pass on.

in this case I’m pleased about the Aventura and think this could be a nice little route to run up and down if done well. Definitely one I’m looking forward to in 2024.

I hope it’s a warmup for the c2c and Great Eastern?

 

I agree, the LO is quite a good addition especially with the new Adventra's, imo a really good route that has finally got all my attention

 

You really should. This would make the whole game better, and mean that it was improving all the time. It makes no sense to have trains siloed to the routes they came with; it's a collection that we've, er, collected, we should be able to get the best use of it.

 

Yeah, while it would be nice to happen. It is a lot of work to add new services to an existing timetable, so I can't really fault it only being done when other stuff requires it.

 

Is this an admission that no work is done or being planned to be done on manual firing?

 

But it's work that's massively worth it. Timetable mode is the jewel in the crown of TSW, anything that enhances that breathes so much life into routes

 

Can we use the mentioned PC Editor - Tees Valley timetable, without having PC Editor?

 

Hi guys, will we ever get to use class 150 in free roam on all routes other than just the cornwall route please?

 

is there a way just to have the track monitor in the top right hand corner without the information in the top left?

 

You need the editor to make edits which is why it's called the pc editor. There's an official one where you have to start from scratch and unofficial one where one of the modders has been able to add services to an existing timetable.

 

hello, on London Commuter, the class 377 has a bug on London Commuter. When you start a service. The rear Gangway opens which its not. Please could you do something about this as its annoying. Lots of people have being mentioning it and its frustrating because you can't drive back to say like Victoria because the Yellow doors are locked open which is meant to be open. Unless its coupled to another train.
Could you do fix this bug because its annoying.

 

Is GOBLin the 0-3 month UK route on the roadmap or is this a new entry?

Also is WSR having dunster castle added in as scenery?

 

Thanks for the answer!

 

As the creator of the timetable, yes you can.
It only works if you are on PC though.

 

It isn't ruled out though is it?

 

I don't know if this has been posted anywhere or not but I find this a game breaking bug, or a bug that makes the game way too difficult and annoying. There's a certain time when the indicators, dials, diaplys and buttons go dim, like really dim even at 100% brightness on everything. The time when the indicators go dim depends on what date is set in game, I've noticed that in certain months the indicators go dim at different times but it's still really anoying and needs fixing. Hudless night gameplays are impossible like this. Is this a known bug and will it be ever fixed?
Bellow are some screenshots: