Tadami Line Screenshots

Thank you professor…

 

Well I wouldn't bet on it being close enough for release yet, considering no images show the train actually on the line. I bet modelling work and setup in the game might still be ongoing. Model aside we know nothing of the state of the simulation or sounds, for example.

Also if they plan to include custom japanese road traffic and passenger models, that will also take some time. Hopefully DTG helps them out with asian passengers, considering DTG has their own character artist, as far as I know.

 

When is this coming

 

Well there’s the $64k question…

Next year sometime, possibly. But I wouldn’t hold yer breath.

 

The route is large and it is created by 2+ - Chinese, so the release will have to wait a long time)

 

If Union Workshop / DTG could make a Japan-based routes to a similar degree as Densha De Go: Hashire Yamanote-sen! I'd be very happy! The only things about Densha De Go is the lack of an external camera, the lack of a realistic cab view, and the very arcade style gameplay (which I still enjoy, though I like simulator style gameplay better). Beyond that the game is great, and since it has JR licensing (something DTG likely will never procure), the announcements, both automated and spoken, are great! I hope UW delves further into Japanese routes following Tadami Line.

 

Densha De Go Final was probably the closest to a real simulation, in that you really had to mess up to get disqualified. Probably my favourite was the first “Professional “, having to unlock the timetable runs offered a sense of achievement. Though I enjoyed the Nagoya collection and the tram spin off they did, too.

 

Sadly, we didn't get any news from the route on yesterday's roadmap.

But here is this screenshot of some 3D modelling from CNAurora on Weibo from yesterday. Looks to be a refined model of the brake hose valve from the front of the train.


New model is the pink/brown on the right. Gray one on the left is the old, clearly the same as the one on the KiHa 40 render we got to see last year.


It's not much for now, but at least it looks like they are refining the model with greater accuracy - which is good news, because this render we've seen so far is quite a bit inaccurate.

 

The route will be out for TSW 7 at this rate

 

We will have GTA VI before Tadami Line

 

Or landed a manned spacecraft on Mars!

 

I've long held the opinion that DTG announces dlc projects way too early, before they're even a real thing as opposed to a gleam in the eye. The Class 104, Tadami Line, HIS' Santa Fe Pack, even the Manchester Commuter have been on the Roadmap it seems since dinosaurs walked the Earth.

They should wait until these projects are 3 or 4 months from release, as best as they can estimate, before putting them on the Roadmap.

That way nothing is lost if anything turns out to be smoke and mirrors.

 

I disagree.

Roadmap is supposed to inform you on what is being worked on and when to expect it - even if it is further away.

If you only reveal something a few months before release, then it's not a roadmap, but simply a teaser or announcement.

 

Well the Roadmap certainly needs to more cautious and less gushing with more distant stuff, particularly from third parties where production flow is largely outside DTG control, other than the odd nagging memo.

 

Agreed. I know this is likely an unpopular take, but the perfect roadmap to me was the very first one. A simple overview of everything in production no matter at which stage.

 

More 3D model screenshots from Weibo, this time the bogie for the KiHa 40.

 

I guess this is going to be a really slow route?

The KiHa 40 DMU has a top speed of 60mph, so if this route is going to be 55 miles long with multiple stops, I'm guessing that a full-length run is going to take well over an hour?

I am looking forward to the route, but seems like it's going to be quite the time sink.

 

As far as I remember, scenarios on the same route in TSC are divided on half and are a little under an hour long, so yes, the full run will be over an hour and half.

 

It is a slow route, 60 km/h I believe.

 

About double that! Aizu Wakamatsu to Tadami takes 3 hours on average

 

Good route for clearing your manga backlog then.

 

I'd be very surprised if people complain it's too short that's for sure lol

28 stations on the line too

 

Basically Niddertalbahn x 2.5 but with somewhat more in the way of mountain scenery.

I hope those screenshots are an indication things are getting a bit closer to release.

There’s the TSC version in the meantime but a bit flawed, as I may have mentioned previously at least one of the scenarios bugs out with a station stop that doesn’t pick up.

 

This message was a month ago but Manchester Airport Commuter used to be on that 0-3 months away part of the roadmap, so I don’t think that’s DTG’s fault but rather ATS.

 

Is "Shisa Kanko" mandatory on this route?

Might prevent DTG Matt from doing another Knebworth, if he's driving on the preview stream.

 

Yes, actually, Shisa Kanko (ja: 指差喚呼) is mandatory for all railway companies in Japan, all train drivers and other railways workers in Japan must proceed it.

Shisa Kanko looks like this

PS: similar procedure is also mandatory for train drivers and railways workers in both South Korea and China.

 

Press Q to point at thing.

 

Yes, as long as it's honest about progress. If it "just started production" then say that.
Admit it'll be months or years before we see anything.
As a project leader I can tell you it's better to undersell and overperform than the opposite.
You can always move something UP on the calendar and people will be happy.
You just never want to have to move something BACK on the calendar.
The old "Scotty" maxim ;-)

 

Tadami now pushed back to TSW6, hope the devs are doing fine, but they've been quiet on any new announcements for awhile now. Wonder if they ran into any snags, especially being such a small team....

 

Well, never mind, this was just posted today.


EDIT: This post has since been deleted.

 

First time I saw the Kiha 40 was within the game on PS2 called A-Train 6.
I'd be surprised if anyone knows about the A-Train series :P Rail management, creating routes, attracting housing, industry, commercial. Includes a bunch of Japanese trains including ones like the 103 Series, the Kiha 40, 205 Series and the iconic 500 Series Shinkansen.

Off topic a little but the KiHa 40 we be getting for the Tadami line brought back some nostalgia XD

 

I played A4 (or AIV) networks a little back in the day, which I believe was the successor to A Train.

 

I have a copy of A-train for the xbone 360, was definitely a game you had to pay attention to and use some brain power, don't remember it being simple.....

 

i have also played the first version of a-train a lot but that was long long ago
on the amiga 500 / 1200

 

Let’s see wasn’t FC a rivet route? Hmmm tough decision….not.

 

At least Nidd had the little diesel hunter to play with, is their a Japanese equivalent?

 

JR freight has a few Diesel switchers that also run local freight trains as well as a select set of sight seeing trains. The one I can think of is the JNR DE10, a diesel locomotive, or the DE11, a diesel-hydraulic locomotive, which appears to be the more widely used ones.

I'm not sure if you'd see them on the Tadami Line though, as they're mainly seen around yards or on industrial branch lines.

 

I have 8 & 9v4.0 on Steam (there was also translated version of A-Train 9v5.0 released on Steam quite recently - last year, but I haven't got it yet, it just sits on wishlist, along with "A-Train Classic" and "A-Train: All Aboard! Toursim").

In the past I remember I played some A-Train on DOS back in 90s around the time when I also played Railroad Tycoon - it was probably A-Train 4, by looking at the release dates.

 

So after today, its is confirmed that Tadami is coming to TSW6, no later, but still in the TBC section of the road map, but at least we finally get to see teh KiHa 40 on the route.....

 

When they said that, I was like "did you really want to say that?" ... cue it not turning up in TSW6.

 

I think at this point, its in UW's hands to make sure its done for TSW6. If not, then people will start to get skeptical of them.

 

In fairness the little gameplay snippet looked gorgeous. Fingers crossed it drops in TSW6.

 

Something I actually missed, but TSW will also get localization support for Japanese when the route is released.

 

Unless I missed something crucial, they did not actually show any gameplay, only the KiHa 40 slowly moving in the distance.
Plus the banal and sad "Japonisme" of the BGM chosen, which is quite improper for the dignified but unpretentious nature of the rural line.

However, it's still better than nothing.
I remain hopeful...

 

I'm hopeful, but with a bit of cautious skepticism. I clearly remember them saying Tadami Line was definitely going to release in TSW 5.

 

The scenery almost sells this route alone.

 

Looking forward to this one

 

Should have Japanese announcements as well then

 

Oh man. That would be epic.

 

As with the TSC routes, the train and the scenery look a bit too artificially clean to me. Yeah, Japan is clean, especially in the cities, but not THAT clean.
I hope they do the physics right. Announcements would be very nice too, although the Kiha 40 did not have automatic announcements, instead the conductor did them himself.
The announcements Union Workshop did for TSC had a very strong Chinese accent though.

Still, I'm looking forward to the route and having all Japanese routes for TSC I will surely buy this one too.