PC (pc Mod) Tsw 5 British Signalling Visual Improvements

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Hey guys

Following the Train Sim World 5 announcement, I have decided to update and spice up my existing British signalling Enhancement Pack mod, ready for its release.

I have gave the incandescent signals a brand new lens cover visuals, which gives the 3D effect of there being a bulb inside. It also spreads the light out in a realistic way.

All signals, including incandescent, LED and VMS have had their aspect colours updated, so that they’re more accurate to how they look in real life.

As per the previous mod, this also significantly increases the rendering distance of the aspects. So you’ll be able to see them from much further away, particularly at night. They are also a lot brighter compared to the vanilla visuals.

I aim to release this on/or very close to release date of TSW 5, should there be no compatibility and/or complications. : .

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I still think red / yellow are a little too close for some to distinguish. Consider lowering green and blue values on the red signal to make a more saturated red, as all the post processing stuff and autoexposure will shift all colours towards white (middle of colour circle).

 

This is a superb mod. I recommend for anyone not yet familiar. Glad to see it continue and very much appreciated!

 

Hello, will be looking forward to this. I would agree could the red and amber be made more of a stark contrast.
I am colour blind so not an ideal test case but it seems many people have trouble distinguishing between the two particularly at a distance.

 

What's also interesting is that some of us can't see the amber whereas others can't see the red.
It's all very curious. I think it's called "science"

 

This will be great to see this mod updated and ready for TSW5.

 

We're all victims of our own perception of the world. No object has a physical "colour" inherently. All a matter of absorption/resorption of the electromagnetic spectrum, light source and the eye of the beholder.

 

Hi. I’ll have a go at this and see if it makes any visual difference in game. If it does, I’ll post of screenshot in here. Red in particular is quite tricky to get right, as the RGB values you have to play around with. It doesn’t always turn out how you want to, due to the in game sun and exposure shifting the colours slightly.

 

Yes please, thank you. I was having a hard time telling the difference between red and amber too

 

A good way to tell the difference is to remember that red is brown, amber is yellow and green is white

(Note: Colour blindness in place, actual results may vary)

 

Hey guys. So it seems brighter aspects = more white in the middle of the LEDs, which I cannot do anything about unfortunately. I think its because white aids the emissive/brightness in game.

I have, however, adjusted the green LED aspects, so its more of a green colour instead of a teal/blueish colour. I'll continue to try and work on the other aspect colours, whilst still trying to maintain a realistic visual.

 

For the red LED signals, I've now added more saturation to it, so it looks less orange during the day. I think this is the best I'll be able to do, without making it look purple/pinkish.

 

For the yellow LED signals, I've added slightly more saturation to the colours, so it looks less white/pale.

 

Much better! Thank you!

 

Looking good.

 

Oh wauw this looks absolutely stunning! Thank you so much!!! The first version is absolutely an must have but with this one its the first that will Download when its ready for download!

 

Looks very good. One of the mods that I can’t do without. Good to know it will be taken forward to TSW5.

 

Yeah that looks real good. Can't wait!

 

very good

 

I really rate your work, most impressive LM.
The yellow in the bulbs works great, easily distinguisable, it's just the yellow LEDs that confuse me sometimes. If I see them next to red it's obviously yellow but seeing them in isolation I can't quite figure it out. Maybe I need my eyes checked out though.

 

Thanks for the comment. Hopefully this version of the mod will make it easier to distinguish between red and yellow LED signals. Ambient in game lighting has quite a big effect on visuals, so I think I’ve done the best I could under these circumstances

 

Definitely gets harder to see when it's heading towards sunrise/sunset and the game is tinting the whole world. Shame there's no way to exclude the lights from the tinting.

 

The strong ambient tinting at dusk / dawn will be lesser when lowering Sky Quality to Medium or lower.

 

Hey guys. I'm happy to report the the upcoming TSW 5 British Signal E.P is working all okay with TSW 5. I will be posting the mod to the Train Sim Community website tomorrow, for early access players, in which I will provide a link to it once it is live.

Enjoy and happy simming!

 

Wow thanks for this great update! Can not wait to use it tomorrow!

 

This looks incredible! Well done!

 

Fantastic job as always L-M, almost worth holding on to pre-order just for this!

 

You're a star londonmidland

 

Fantastic work as usual LM....great to see development of this mod continuing into TSW5

 

The mod is now live! Download from here for preparation of early release of the game, later on today.

Any questions or issues you have, please post below. Enjoy!

 

For anyone that has installed this alongside TSW 5, can I have some confirmation that it all works okay please?

 

I guess most users have to download a lot of data so that will takes some time

 

Installed and seems to be OK, although I jumped into Frankfurt-Fulda after install :p it's helped massively on this route too though.

 

I’ve tried a few UK routes, and the signal lights are looking very good, clear and easy to read, colours distinctive. Top notch job.

 

Yep, quickly jumped back onto WCMLS just before I go to bed and signals look fantastic. Great work as always londonmidland

 

Yeah they look good!

 

Yeah great job thanks

 

Thanks for all the comments guys. Really appreciate the support

 

You're a legend mate! You and the rest of the modding community make TSW more enjoyable for us all
Just wondering, are you and the others planning to do a WCMLS enhancement mod?

 

Thanks for the comments. No plans for a WCML South E.P as of yet. Seeing as the route has just released, it wouldn’t be a good idea to start immediately as there are no doubt multiple patches and fixes which are still yet to come through by DTG.

I’ll give it some time before I make any decisions

 

Over 1000 downloads already! Thanks for all the support guys