Dovetail Games April Roadmap Q&a Thread (answered)

Will there be any patches for recently released routes?

 

Once again - any chance we can have the option to turn off music in scenarios please?

 

Will the following features be further developed

Camera mode to add more functions
Quick play, filter by train, more service lengths, rule things in and out

 

The HUD mode not saving is now fixed on consoles, but the "Display Current Speed" and the track monitor settings still don't save. Is a fix for those planned somewhere?

 

How is the new Köln-Aachen timetable coming?
Will older pisces of contract get bug fixes and optimisation?
Will the br 204 get more usage offer them on MSB? As its been slightly forgotten about

 

Yeah I’m obsessed with that question but… any progress, and when I say any progress it’s significant ones not just the usual “we’re checking and passed it to our team”. I’m talking about the livery editor issue with old liveries done on previous iterations, not correctly rendering on TSW4.

Thanks

 

Do you think it is legit and acceptable to cooperate with third party creators who (at least for the moment) got away with sellling a half-finished product missing severe elements of the scenery and timetable for full asking price and instead of raising any kind of apology nor show profund responsibility, go out and vent on or even ban costumers for raising constructive critic about it?

Don't you think the cooperation of yours with them could also potentially harm the reputation of your own company in regard to your costumers?

If the greed of profit still is as high as closing the eyes on the above, I would like to raise another question:

Why don't you get in touch (or even care to give a negative response to an application after almost 3 weeks) from your side with all possible community creators then, willing to get into the third party programme and deliver products of an equal or even superior level, who also might not act as irresponable and impolite towards potential costumers or players?

 

Can we have an explanation as to why the development of steam and its completion into the promised final working state has been stopped/dropped? Your previous ‘statement’ on steam’s development gave no detail or reason as to why such an important element of train simulation has been put on the shelf.

 

If you can disclose this, I have a few questions
1. Why did Liscening issues on LIRR 2 even happen in the first place? Why did it take so long to Resolve
2. What are the major differences between the IC coaches that comes with the DB BR 101 and the IC coaches that come with Semmeringbahn?
3. What is the Future of Train Sim World 4 looking like? Could we possibly expect a big announcement later this year?

 

Agreed, I feel more explanation is needed in regards to the poor treatment of steam in TSW.

 

How's going the guides/tutorial for the editor? It's possible having some information about this because its a while that's we haven't any update

 

Is there an update on the AI PIS bug that is still present on Southeastern Highspeed?

 

Is there any progress on fixing passengers? Particularly noticeable on the Overground route - sinking into platforms, standing on the tracks, shooting 100ft up in the air, stuck in a loop getting on and off the train. Also, staying in timetable mode means no passengers on the return run.
Thanks.

 

Will the new Suspension system and Formation designer be out for all users before the summer?

 

I concur with this

 

Fully support questions about the abandonment of steam traction and the concerns about quality of DLC supplied by Rivet, which is being sold on for the same price as much higher quality items from yourselves or other third parties.

Are we likely to get a new UK route that isn't another one handled EMU bus stop run? Decent length and maybe diesel traction.

What's the current status of ATS work on their TSW DLC project?

How is the UW Japanese route coming along, any ETA?

Have the TSG projects such as the 420 and 232 bitten the dust?

Why are routes like Semmeringbahn not getting a comprehensive set of rolling stock to populate the consists?

Will there be a TSW5 this year, or just a mid term update with a decent bundle of routes?

 

Would also know more about what happened to the developement of the BR 218?

And what exactly was the purpose of mentioning TSG in the IC cab car teaser from April 1st?

Edit: Yeah, both of these questions got answered very well in the roadmap article. LOL

 

Will there be a fix for Consoles with regards to the slow travel movement of the external camera?

 

Good point, I’d forgotten about the 218. German routes are crying out for a main line diesel so yes, news on either of those would be most appreciated.

 

Any word on what was the most popular new country route in the poll?

 

Can we have a update or a time acknowledgement of mastery not working on xbox when you complete a mastery it does not show on the mastery activation screen. Been like this fir a couple of years now pointless doing it if they don't work.

 

I'm really interested in why the choice has been made to stray from the 2 loco's per map and loco dlc to now making only routes with one loco. are you running out of rolling stock to sell per route if the 2 loco per route keeps up? is it too difficult to get reference material? or does it cost too much time?

Also really intrigued on how the IC cab car will come into the game. as a seperate dlc with or without a BR 120. with the 101 dlc with possible 101 update. or another way that hasn't been mentioned in the forums.

 

Will you get tough with Rivet Games about the lack of fixes to older routes?
WCL and Class 150/2 could do with work for improvements. Also, Isle of Wight 2022 Mastery is STILL broken. There are likely various other pieces of Rivet content that need fixing/improving.

 

Skyhook say they have an announcement, is it a known release date for Scot Rail Class 158?

Also will there be some news from Rivet about what they plan to do about improving the awful scenery in the Fife Circle and other areas of discontent among the community? Also they do urgently need to look at improving their whole TSW catalogue!!!

Really looking forward to hearing what’s new that is coming from DTG and other third party developers as well.

 

I can only guess with steam it will be reflective of sales volume vs player demographics

 

Any chance of the services on Glossop that have no instructions and are therefore unplayable could be fixed soon and if there is no plan to fix this completely broken timetable then why ever not? It’s an embarrassment that it is still like this so long after the bugs were introduced. I see plans for new timetables for routes that haven’t got broken timetables but not a lot for the ones that do. Why is that?

 

When will Trunk Service scenario on RSN be fixed?

Can you take a good look at the Munchen Ausburg route? Played a few services last week, encountered several green signals that had active 1000hz magnets, with no indication whatsoever; resulting in PZB penalty brakes.
At least two services I played that went from Ausburg to Munchen got stuck on eternal reds in Munchen approach.

In last roadmap you said the bug with the missing pantos on the Talent2 in SKA was fixed but just didn't make it in the patch that was released then. We're one roadmap further along, and this fix is still not here. When will this patch arrive?

 

When are fixes coming for broken barriers in german content? Some were fixed recently (in Hamburg), but other like Linke Rheinstrecke are still broken, and driving through open crossing is killing any sort of immersion.

Similarly, fixes for additional light on german signal repeaters, it is broken in most TSW3+ content. Should have easy single point of fix, but without it, signals show nonexisting aspects.

 

Are there any plans to look into the Mastery system and the issues around not registering completed criteria, or mastery rewards not unlocking, such as MML's Medieval fayre, BCC's texture glitched boats and as previously mentioned IoW22.

 

Any update on the ECML various 801 bugs raised incl gangways, pantographs etc. please?

Any update on the ECML Doncaster crashes please?

 

Any update on the texture resolution bug raised on the forum that is present across many of the routes please? Particularly when you zoom in, and the cab goes more blurry and different colours (mainly greys). I’ve had this on the Thameslink and SEHS Electrostar. Thank you

 

Have you guys got any ETAs on when the BML 377 gangway door bug patch will be rolled out to Xbox platforms yet or are you waiting until the Spring Core Update?

 

Can you explain why the night lighting on ECML, for example, is so much better than on other routes like BCC, Glossop and Cathcart. Why is there no consistency, route to route with night lighting?

 

Will the broken PZB of the BR 103 be fixed anytime soon?

 

cumberland extension route

 

will there be a fix the low quality texture bug its getting annoying siting a low texture cab its very unplayable in this condition people on 8th gen and 9th gen on both PS and Xbox are having this issue

 

• Are there any plans for upgrading Munich-Augsburg to TOD4 and improving the performance issues, so that the BR 420 has any chance to come in the future?
• After the release of Semmeringbahn, can we expect any Austrian DLCs in the future ( I'm not counting the Railjet as I hope that it is already in development)
• Will there be an update for the BR 111, which isn't able to be coubled to any wagon?

 

How’s the scenery update for Fife Circle going ??. Suppose this is a question for Rivet. Hopefully something is mentioned about the route tonight.

 

How is the progress on
- hardly visible distant mountain scenery on Series X?
- Texture blurring / resolution issue on all console plattforms?
- Xbox Audio compression issue?
- Xbox Z-Fighting issue?

Are there any plans to enhance potential iconic yet currently boring routes rollingstockwise? (e.g. LFR, Semmering)
Speaking of LFR, how did the introduction of a new era do commerciallywise? Would you consider it a success?

 

Any update regarding the much-anticipated Koln-Aachen timetable? Moreover, have you actually considered giving this route a proper remaster regarding a TOD 4 update alongside - especially considering other older routes like WSR have received such...

 

With the announcement of LIRR being a payed upgrade do use on playstation get an discount for release if we own the original

 

Cheers for the update Joe, keep up with the great work as usual.

 

Is there a reason you guys seem to have given a bigger focus to modern trains as of late? There have been a couple threads discussing the variety in trains (UK specifically) and how the majority is electric commuter.

Are these the types of trains that are most popular with the player base? (not just the forum)

 

What time is the roadmap out..probably wrong place to ask?!

 

Does the ÖBB Talent finally have the original sounds for the new semering Bahn or not?
New informations about Köln Aachen timetable?
New informations about the br420, br218, br232?

 

How can we ask any roadmap specific questions when the roadmap hasn’t even been released yet?

 

Is there any interest in looking into fixes to Bakerloo to allow Overground 710 service with a TT and not need Off the Rails?

 

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