I don’t understand the lack of US content for TSW 4. Not one US DLC has been released in the 5 months since TSW 4 came out, and now we potentially won’t have a US route for 4-6 months.
According to this, the US route has been postponed until they can get the licensing. There are probably going to be two US releases one after another.
Interestingly, route development in general appears to have slowed down (with US unfortunately being most affected). In TSW4, we have seen Blackpool Branches and MaintalBahn released as full route add-ons until now. In TSW2, we had the Isle of Wight, Hauptstrecke Munchen-Augsburg, LGV Mediterranee, and Southeastern Highspeed released by 11/02/2021 I am not against the slow-down at all, since it allows more development time for each route, but I do wonder what has caused this, and why it seems like US content in particular has been quite slow. Indeed, since Cajon Pass, we have only had New York-Trenton and the Antelope Valley Line in the year and a half since TSW3's release. Since Cajon Pass (16 months ago), average US freight enjoyers have had nothing new, with nothing appearing in the roadmap for a long time.
Why did they start working on a route without licenses in place? That seems like a fantastic way to lose tons of time and money if the licenses fall through.
It has been quite slow since Cajon. No dedicated freight route, and now the only route we have confirmed is basically going to be the same as the AVL. I know the route itself is different, but same area, same operator, same terminus. That makes it hard to get excited for.
It seems the American rail authorities are not being very helpful to DTG. The freight side have always been a bit funny - reference BNSF refusing to have their logo fitted on a Montana route for TSC anywhere outside the US and Freight companies not cooperating with access for cabs, sounds etc at all, also NY Subway don't want their services replicated in this sim either. So they are not exactly encouraging things along.
Mot likely, they like to keep things internal. I saw a railfanning video on YouTube recently where this UP freight pulled up beside the guys filming for a few minutes and was seen on the radio before pulling away. 5 minutes later 2 UP pick-ups arrived and moved the railfanners on, even though they were legal. So they can be snotty to their fellow Americans too.
Hi it depends on if there any developers in the area that's the reason they say there's no Texas route.
They won't have started developing a route with no license. They're not stupid. It's more likely a case of they got permission to develop it, but the finer details of whatever the license allows are still being worked on.
A certain poll in here could lead to the suspicion that indeed the customership for US routes is even smaller than expected, and France becoming #3 in requested territory.
Not surprising, considering the sub par quality US content was in TSW through the years. Most US train fans probably went to play Run8, Railroader, etc. instead. They need to up the US route quality to attract people back. I'd say the new LIRR is pretty good, and from what I've read people seem to like the new Metrolink route as well. Hopefully the upcoming MBTA line will also be good.
In my opinion, we do not need another U.S. commuter route since passenger rail is a minuscule portion of U.S. railroading. Nor do we need another point A to B mainline run. One of the better routes in my opinion in TSC was the Chicago route which included the Metra commuter runs, but also had a heavy freight presence running cars between interchange yards as well as servicing lineside industry. I feel that is the biggest hole in all of TSW route offerings, the actual servicing of the freight customer, spotting and picking up of cars from lineside industries. This can be incorporated while having to vie for mainline access amongst commuter traffic. The same for moving traffic amongst different exchange yards of different railroads. I feel if such a route was developed, it would be a popular route because of the variety of “game play” that would be available.
Agree absolutely. While the upcoming MBTA route could be a good addition in a wider context of US railroading, it's long past time for some new freight lines. The " Racetrack " is certainly a standout in the TSC catalog, but it is a 3rd party offering. Without a Metra licence, it's doubtful that DTG would touch it for TSW, and there are no imminent US 3rd parties in the wings, aside from HIS, which is already committed to other projects. As you say, perhaps the best we can hope for from DTG is a sizeable freight element within a passenger route using existing rolling stock, something like Peninsula Corridor.
If it is US freight, I will be very happy. If the mileage of this US freight can exceed 100 miles, I will buy it without hesitation at the first time.
I was replying to the person who mentioned the route being developed without a license, if you'd actually bothered to read.
I heard a rumor that Trainz may be coming to console ..has anyone else heard this they getting due to release a successor to trainz 22
Trainz has a decent amount of North American freight content some real life routes or fictional lines .if it does come to console ps5 x box series x id look into it might be something to give tsw some competition on console
Look on the bright side. Less routes means less bugs to complain about, and less time wasted sending bug tickets to DTG support. Sometimes I wish we only got UK routes every 4-6 months, if it meant they were better made.
