Route Extensions Are Not Coming Any Time Soon.

So a lot of people ask about future route extensions on the forums, and I just found Matt answering a question about them during the WCML live stream.




At around 2:08:00 he is asked a question about route hopping and route extensions, and replies that no route extensions are being worked on or being planned right now.


Thought I would post this now, because I will probably forget where it was later.

 

Of course, the Route hopping feature was given to us as a compromise because they cannot connect the 2 timetables together, and several other details he went into on the Roadmap stream on why.

And on the roadmap stream in February and a bunch of other older ones since TSW 3 came out. There is way more to it than just slapping 2 routes together.

You would have to synch all the signalling, create a brand new timetable for both routes together and have it only apply if you own both parts as some may only have one.

The timetables don't match up for example Dresden, the 2 routes are set in different years. So the timetable won't synch.

So no this is not something that will be coming anytime soon. They have already looked into it and decided it is not doable without releasing a brand new route DLC like the new LIRR.

 

Is this really news, I think we're more likely to see one of these than route extensions:

(That Google search brought up some interesting images, to say the least)

 

Route extensions in theory are a thing no? LIRR and SEHSX

 

Yes, they are a thing. It's just a nightmare to do in some routes as it messes with signalling, amongst other things.

So many people ask about route extensions on here, that I thought I'd post Matt's answer while I can still remember which stream it was in.

 

Tecnically though what you mean is Route Merging not extensions.

That is what I took what you are saying to mean, as that is what route hopping is for.

SEHS was extended and LIRR. But even though they share the same Penn station tiles its way more than just there ots connected.

 

I wonder what sort of interesting images are the result of searching Google for a picture of a unicorn.

 

First thing I did was go 'incognito' and have a google.
Nothing..
Just purple unicorns.

 

My search were more specific, that being mystical unicorn animation. Some of the unicorns were just being adventurous rather than mystical,

 

Perhaps it was both?

 

I was too scared to ask, so glad that you did.