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What list would that be? I didn't realise we had to choose which promises will be kept and in what order. Anyway, I'll eat every hat in my closet...

It's not meant to be " true ". It's a metaphor for small changes in one area leading to major problems in another. Like someone at DTG solving...

" When a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil it could set off a tornado in Texas. " ---E. Lorenz ( Chaos theory at work in Chatham? ;) )

Actually, ditch lights on North American locos date back at least to the 1960's. The FRA made them mandatory for mainline locos sometime in the...

Well, at a time when US freight appears to have run aground, a Clinchfield reboot at least offers us a straw to clutch. Pity these schemes can't...

Don't be ridiculous.

I think devs are often working alone, either to fix something they've been told to or they're tinkering with things on their own time with...

Yes, the absence of banking com and the awful night lighting are the reasons I rarely play Clinchfield, even though it has great gameplay and the...

Yes, this issue has been raised from the beginning of TSW. I remember a discussion about 3 or 4 years ago and DTG's response was, if I recall,...

Amen to all of that. Despite what our self- appointed spokesperson says, I'm sure Focus is focused on the bottom line and if US freight doesn't...

I said I would leave this topic alone, but I can't help myself. There are lots of possibilities. I've mentioned the Chicago- Milwaukee route...

My anecdotal score in this titanic struggle is: Critics ( Hawks ): 41 Apologists ( Doves ): 41 I'll break the tie by saying that I don't...

I guess you're right. I'm done posting about it. Waste of time and bandwidth.

I'm not sure I agree with this. We don't want to give DTG carte blanche to slap together any combination of routes and locos that lack the kind of...

It's also necessary for safety reasons. There have been cases in recent years where PTC implementation would have prevented accidents and saved lives.

Because you say you live in the US I'm going to assume that English is your first language. Given that, your posts would benefit from some basic...

Well well well!! First we lose steam traction and now US freight. Yes, yes I know it's not officially abandoned, but then neither was steam. I can...

Apparently, AVL and SBL were researched, planned and developed pretty much simultaneously. They released SBL regardless of the success or failure...

So far in this discussion, no-one who wants DTG to abandon gen8 consoles has stated clearly what benefits he or she thinks will accrue to TSW if...

Makes me wish we had a Zusi 3 type sim featuring US routes. I'd probably snap it up.

Anyone who thinks that the problems many players have with TSW are due to DTG's continuing support of gen 8 consoles is naive and misinformed....

Most Americans would see the title " Der Baum " and assume it was a war movie. ;)

Ooh! An all- out tit- for- tat between the detractors and apologists. Love it! Meanwhile, back at the ranch, things are not looking too promising...

Exactly my reaction to the route. The route is dull but well- modeled, but the 385 with the weird sounds and the prison block windshield spoils...

Absolutely. I've reached the same conclusion. $40 is not peanuts these days and there's quite a lot on Steam that tugs at my wallet. Syberia and...

Of course these days The Railway Children would probably contravene the UK Health and Safety regulations. Ms Nesbit would have to relocate the...

Fair enough. Glad we agree.

No, that is just as shortsighted as the post you responded to. Any serious rail enthusiast should be open to railroads from all parts of the...

Probably. I live near a busy section of track with frequent commuter, freight and some Amtrak traffic. None of it is fenced. This is typical of US...

Can you explain your reasons for this view? You may not like US content but why would you want to deprive Americans of their favorite routes and...

Tough choices but I'll go with the GP9rm, UK Class 101 and Acela as favorites. Least favorite would be any emu with a joystick and/or a pitifully...

This absolutely, plus it works both ways. She can't hear the trains and I have the perfect excuse to ( selectively) not hear her. :D Of course...

For passenger trains: keeping to the timetable. For freight trains: Maintaining speed limits on different grades. But my greatest challenges are...

Works on all TSW4 locos for me, though there's still some quirkiness with the throttle and brake controls here and there. There are some German...

The worst thing about Cathcart is the night lighting ( or lack of it ). If that was fixed I'd start playing it again. Actually that could be said...

Vern, I think you have to realise that Angelenos do not embrace public transportation even to the limited extent that they do in cities such as...

In these current times when a cart load of groceries needs a second mortgage, $40 is quite a bit of moolah. Nothing announced so far for TSW in...

You've re- created the kitchen junk drawer, a Pandora's Box of wildly differing content: some really decent discussions, some silly cat-fighting,...

Well, I go back to a comment I made a while back viz: If you put yourself out there as a railroad simulator, you should attempt to cover all...

I know the conventional wisdom is that DTG are masters of their own fate, but I have to wonder about Focus' influence on the decision to end 1st...

Whatever the merits of the route, this looks pretty much like every other German electric red box I already own. What's with the puny headlights?

I used to have the cat sitting with me, but she had a habit of walking on the keyboard and " chasing " the mouse, so now banned from the room.

High- ish end PC, 32inch 4k monitor, Raildriver with mouse and keyboard. Can't imagine playing in any kind of " reclining " position, though it...

Yes, very worrying and echoes my own conclusions. I'm not hearing any DTG spokesperson contradicting this point of view, though actions would...

I agree. We seem to be facing a future of shortish, mostly electric commuter routes with very limited rolling stock on both sides of the pond....

Well, I defer to your better familiarity with the line. I'll be interested to see how a busy timetable is integrated into a mostly single track...

Well, let's not spin-doctor this dlc. It's a well-modeled A-B route with one commuter train, almost no AI, no depots and a ghostly main line...

Absolutely this. Oh for some daring, imaginative thinking outside the narrow box of shortish, simple commuter runs with minimal or re- purposed...

Yes, I recently acquired the E-G ( at <half price of course) and, while the route itself, if rather bland, is fairly well- modeled, the 385 is a...