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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...

It may be an unsubstantiated " prediction ", but unfortunately he may be correct in predicting a one train, one-handled emu A-B commuter route,...

I've used headphones for gaming since the very beginning, with a base boost switched in and noise cancelling, not so much for the better sound but...

Sand Patch, Penn Corridor and Oakville. I will add Clinchfield if it gets fixed.

Yes I know. I was pointing out that it might be possible to get a license for that route, even if Metra won't play ball.

A fair point but I would argue that deficits like steam and freight make it questionable whether you can call TSW a fully fledged genuine train...

Not a Metra line ( though it does share trackage and some stations ) so separate license needed. However at about 90 miles and I think about 20...

I bought them too ( though quickly refunded Goblin ). And they are well-built routes which I might have enjoyed too if there had been more...

Have to agree with you there. Lots of issues that never get a response from anyone at DTG.

Then take Matt's advice and don't play those kinds of routes if they put you to sleep. As he says, they're not for everyone, though I seem to...

I know that many tall buildings in California are built to withstand some level of earthquake, but is that true of New York? Some of those very...

Finally got around to this service and, you're right, it's an absorbing run. I'm not normally a frequent player of the ECML, but I enjoyed this...

That was exactly my experience during my brief, two hour quickie with Goblin. Can't question the quality of route building and, simple though it...

I'm reluctant to get my hopes up. With TSW I've become a Missourian; Show Me or I'll believe it when I see it.

I'll have to take another look at my German routes. Haven't done that in a while. I was thinking of the UK stations ( Manchester, Glasgow,...

Well, most of the major terminal stations in TSW are post-apocalyptic, so my guess is that it will be similar. However, the route as a whole looks...

My other question, not knowing the area well, is whether the route as modeled has logical start and end points.

I haven't bought many of the recent German/Austrian routes and I'm not very knowledgeable about the locos ( frankly they all look like the same...

A glance at the Amtrak waiting room at Union Station in Chicago would show mostly young people and students plus families and politicians, ready...

Just like me, I went for anything " old ", generally diesel and steam, although I do like those old electric locos that ran on Woodhead and the...

Sounds interesting. Could someone list the additional routes and locos needed to take full advantage of the route's services and scenarios?

Simply not the case. Amtrak has an extensive network that criss- crosses the continent. Other companies like Brightline are also expanding. And...

Not really. Amtrak didn't " take over " passenger trains. The Nixon Administration orchestrated the creation of Amtrak specifically to assume the...

Well, this is basically a list of UK and German routes with only a sprinkling of North American lines ( why? ). So it's not a poll I could really...

Well, exactly 3 years ago he said it was accidentally omitted from CRR but " was on the list to fix ". If it had been added to Clinchfield...

I started this thread to try and generate a discussion on US rail in TSW. Thanks to everyone for joining the discussion. I think that what DTG...

Presumably you'd disagree with those of us who think that those two features are key elements in a train simulator worth its salt. I'd put the...

You're simply spouting the DTG line. I get that. As I have said repeatedly, I'm simply not convinced. Leave it there, please..

And what about all the locos with their sounds that we already have in the game?? Some of them are less than perfect, but that's true of UK and...

I simply don't buy this. DTG has 7 years worth of US locos plus all the licenses it needs in its library and plenty of reference material for...

If that's the case, passenger stock aside, why aren't they doing it?

It is odd. Or maybe DTG just know their market ( see below ). There's some truth hidden there. Although I do know of some exceptions ( ie...

Truly the only good reason to get TSW4 now would be the ability to play Blackpool Branches. If you can hang in there until the Summer, there might...

Just a bit of snark which I happily deleted. Don't want to cause trouble y'know. ;)

It seems we're all going to end up in Barking, whichever line we take. This obsession with London railways is driving me mad. I'm Barking at the...

Ah, but there is: " abord " means to approach or accost someone.

Well, there have to be dozens of homophones in the English language, so if your theory were correct we'd see a lot more mis-spellings in the game.

I think he means the spelling.

Interesting. I'd be interested to read how DTG would respond to this, because frankly I don't really buy the " access " argument. DTG and partners...

Wow indeed! Post would have benefited from paragraphing so readers could take a breath. However, he makes some interesting and valid points...

Like most of us I've bought more than a couple of routes that, on reflection, I really should have passed on because I pretty much knew they were...

I agree. In terms of quality, I don't think we've come very far since those early routes. Looking at scenery, lighting and gameplay, can anyone...

Well, clearly DTG sets artificial deadlines for itself and its partners and releases routes ready-or-not. Think of NYT and MML, both of which...

Well, when I was in school, I couldn't tell my professor that I was so concerned with the content of my paper that I didn't have time to...

I would never criticise someone who purchased a route I thought was subpar because I've been there. I was a day one buyer of NYT, even though I...

Not so sure about that. Unit trains are not an uncommon sight in my neck of the woods.

Spelling errors are just like any other mistake, they're a QA failure. Someone who can't spell is checking the work of someone who can't spell....

We certainly do. Personally I find the run from York to Newcastle in TSC a bit coma- inducing, but if that's the price for having the '55, I'll...

Yes, I could have run a freight service and it probably would have been somewhat more interesting. But you do need to run the 710 most of the time...