realism

I've had my first couple of days behind the controls of a real train. I've been driving since MSTS from a young age and recently switched careers...

Hi, i really love driving trains in super stormy weather, so my wind preset is at max like half the time i spend in any of the games. Weather...

Hi all.. after much thought I took the plunge and bought TSW6 for PS4 and have already bought a couple of add ons.. namely the Bakerloo line and...

Hello everyone, I'm a big fan of the Train Sim World series and truly appreciate the level of detail and immersion you've achieved. As we look...

A simple addition, but it could improve realism and immersion, having timetable cards which you can toggle on / off to be in the cab. The card...

Rear cab guarding There isn't much to say about this one but being able to guard a train from tha back cab would be a great addition, I know on...

1.) At Back Bay station, outbound AND inbound trains must stop in a space where a double(door) is available to the accessible platform....

i have put some time into this ... the few manuals say nada the tutorials are no better For BR 186, SimRail is different from our ÖOB 1116 on...

If you're using movable point lights to light your scene, and using objects with emissive materials to appear to be your light sources, as I am...

Do licenses matter , for me yes this is a major thing that should be in the game cos it is a simulation game licenses r a massive part of the...

Hi everyone. Just wanted to come on here to state my strong opinion on the class 710 automatically locking doors. Don't get me wrong this route...

Timetable mode, certainly for me and I have seen many others mention, is one of the best features in TSW. The layers, bring the timetable more to...

Some little things undermine my suspension of disbelief in TSW4: the most surprising detail in Voralberg so far s that every traveller with a...

I am finding in tsw4 there isn't enough people with luggage. In reality almost everyone would have a bag or suitcase of some sort but hardly...

Now that TSW4 is in early access and people can drive the Vectron I thought I'd make a thread detailing some of the features I implemented and to...

To say that I am relieved to hear the timetable is being overhauled for NYT with a much more prototypical NJT services (player and AI) is a huge...

ROUTES BEING TOO CLEAN Something many people have and will continue to notice that the route building tends to look wrong and when I say this I...

With so much effort having been put into the development of skies in TSW 3, and having all the correct sunrise/sunset times and phases of the moon...

this is something that would add much more of an immersive experience for players with something unique happening during a journey honestly if...

Watching the release stream, the Jubilee with ten coaches, starting off up the 1.1% gradient from Lime Street, was wound back to a 25%...

Is it possible to have realistic audio when entering tunnels please?

I've invested a lot of time in driving the Harlem Route. I'm trying to drive as realistically as possible and could use some feedback. What...

Dovetail must be aware of the fact that players on ALL platforms are looking for as much realism as possible, so why is there no compatibility for...

There are many things that make you feel more or less immersed in the simulated world of TSW. It's hard to both define immersion and to name the...

Disclaimer: This thread does not confirm any new features that haven't already been announced for the upcoming DRA DLC. It is speculative and...

So we all know the door system on TSW 2: You press a button in the drivers cab and every passenger door on the train opens. On the London...

Quite often in a driver’s diagram (in my neck of the woods for sure) they’ll be told to PASS (travel as a passenger) to another station in order...

I will structure my suggestion is the following way The basic premise of this suggestion. Why I would like to see this happen, and what it adds...

So being from the south east myself and now living in the south west, iv know southeastern trains and great Western trains. At Strood I recall...

Hello there, I couldn‘t resist TVL in the current sale and I‘m loving the atmosphere and scenery :). To my question: On the westbound mainline,...

I think it would be a great addition to the game if a realistic DSD (Driver Safety Device) feature was introduced into the game as the normal DSD...

I'm trying to run these trains properly and in the manual I find this description of breaking procedure: On approach to the station, you should...

Hey all. I was thinking, and one of the things that bother me that I thought I'd suggest here is how empty some lines seem due to the only trains...

Hello there! In the powering America part 1 scenario you are told to bail-off the brakes to release them. As far as I know, the bail-off position...

Hello there! The following situation remains a mystery to me: [ATTACH] As you can see, I'm just arriving at Finnentrop. As far as I understand,...

I have been wondering about something that is a both a safety factor (in real life) and a realism addition. When you are walking around in a yard,...

I have noticed that some services (e.g. X799 - Eastbound Helper Return) have you follow the passenger speed limits instead of the freight ones. My...

At the moment, when viewing a moving train from outside the cab on TSW, they don’t look very realistic. I think the main reason for this is that...

[MEDIA] 4:16:00 Amtrak train is right behind a car carrier, I thought the signals are supposed to prevent trains from getting this close. Is...

Currently, overhead lines in TSW are quite strange, especially the way they end: the line stops at a simple pole. There is no tensioning mechanism...

Hiya guys, One small tiny detail i wish was here is coupler physics - where the train/wagon/carriage coupler adapts to the load depending on...

Just wondering if it was possible or in the making of adding birds flying swans coming to your swim maybe aeroplanes flying over every now and...

I've seen a post like this on steam, and thought it was a pretty interesting idea. As i haven't seen a thread about this on these forums i thought...

I just wanted to ask if it's possible to add a working EBuLa to the German Locos. The benefit of the EBuLa would be that the player could drive...

Seeing that you already created 2 routes going through Penn Station, I somewhat have to suggest that you link both routes together. After all one...

I've wondered if TSW could have support for custom peripherals, or manually bind other controllers for each input in settings. For example, I...

Dare I say it? I can't seem to find any posts regarding VR support whereas, on Steam Forms, there is an abundance of people asking if and when you...

Hey! I'm writing because I have a massive curiosity why can't the community "create" content as easy. What I mean is: Why is DLC kept in .PAK...

Hello Guys, i made some Screenshots of TSW GWE and i want to share it with you :) I use SweetFX for a little Color Correction, Sharpness and...

I am interested to know if anyone actually uses 3 rods at all times? When I start a session I will tend to initially use 3 x rods to scope the...