I agree. It is not possible at next gen/version TSW to reload all content especially for non fiberoptic users. Some users reports they can't reload TSW2 progress and restart game from 0, collectables not import, it is really frustrating. I wish TSW3 is the LAST MAJOR technical game update with UE4, TSW3 is a great work, congratulations, it will be say. But we don't need in the future a major update involve all content migration, too anxious and problematic. If necessary (UE5 etc), i prefer contine TSW adventure in two different game, one for historical content and one for the newest.
For me, the change from TSW2 to TSW3 was worth it. The new weather system and exposure alone were worth it, I don't want a (new) route with the old TSW2 exposure any more. However, before thinking about a TSW4, more content should come first and old problems should be worked on.
of course I don't question the work done by the developers (weather, longer new lines, it's a great job) and I think the DTG employees who read me understand that. Just that there are different ways to update a game, and that an upgrade like Microsoft does for MSFS is much better for players than having to delete, reinstall everything and re-configure. I'm just saying that. I have today 4 versions of TSW in my Steam's library, with 3 that are useless. No other game does this (they are evolutions of the same simulator, not new games.)
I agree wholeheartedly. I am shuffling along with TSW on a barely-adequate PC, because to my mind a gaming PC, just like a console, is a toy; and while I can justify spending $400-500 for a toy I certainly can't justify spending the kilobucks a current gaming PC would cost. And the primary reason I am playing TSW on PC - the only game I play on PC aside from Paradox-type strategy games - is because a game controller is an awful interface for it. (With the secondary benefit of getting more layers and access to mods).
I agree. I did spend megabucks on a new PC a year ago because I was no longer enjoying TSW on my 7 year old machine. I looked enviously at the two consoles and the mere 500 bucks it would have cost me to switch, but I just couldn't see myself becoming proficient with what seemed to me like a very clunky controller. I don't have the hand- eye you-know-what and learning a new skill at my age didn't fill me with enthusiasm. But I certainly don't think that all the real " enthusiasts " are PC players. I think I would probably be a console player myself if I were much younger and/or had more dexterity. Reading the forums over the last few years, it's clear that there are lots of true train afficicianados on consoles just as much as on PC. Frankly, though, with the problems afflicting PS and XBOX players with TSW at the moment, I'm rather glad I didn't make the switch to console.
One get used to the game controller. Lean back on a sofa, legs up, and fire up the console. A good wine besides, all the essential commands are in your hands. For some key combinations I´ve got a keyboard attached. CTRL+F2 would disable that gruesome motion blur when taking screenshots on food and CTRL+F3 shows me the fps count. And so on .... But the best of all is to get the games projected to a 55" UHD TV. I would never EVER go back to a smaller screen, I just can´t figure how people play this on a 27" widescreen, as much as more resolution this might offer. TSW is my relaxing game after a day´s hard work. And a 55" screen in front of you is the ultimate immersion booster. You get all the assets and object dimensions almost 1:1. Of course, you can connect a PC to this screen as well, but I don´t see me with a keyboard and a mouse on my studio sofa, running TSW. I´ve been a hardcore (flight) simmer many moons ago, always tweaking, always re-installing, always chasing the latest hardware and drivers. That wasn´t relaxing at all. What´s really annoying are - as mentioned already - the missing layers, the absent looooooong american freight trains, the lack of performance and, most important, the available mods from some really skilled modders. The last weeks I even did some PC quotations, with info from the forum here. But you´re completely right: The prices for a decent game PC are eyewatering. Out of the question for someone who´s left behind hardcore gaming.
When I did play TSW I found the controller to work well generally. Looking around to press the buttons wasn't as clunky as it may seem, but I really hated the need to plug in a keyboard for some trains to use certain features, such as activating DVD on the Class 20. As for screens, I actually much prefer looking at games on my smaller monitor. I'm slightly short sighted and always struggled to see the UI for games (particularly TSW) as no games seem to scale the UI to work well when you're sitting a few feet away.
A 28" screen three feet from your nose subtends almost the same angles as a 55" screen six feet away.
I respect your preferences, but if we take this logic to the extreme, you could just place a smartphone on your nose and enjoy the sim. IMHO immersion it is not only about viewing angles, but also about situational awareness and not to the least corresponding sounds. I´ve got a 5.1 HT sound system attached to this and that matches quite authentically the big screen. But of course, every man to his own taste. The directional sound mixing of TSW2 is quite good BTW. At least on PS4. It follows the camera views and levels intensity nicely. There, immersion!
You can get 5.1 and 7.1 dolby from many soundcards and similar speaker sets to what you hook up to your TV Creative have been doing this since the early nineties
I know, I´m old enough, and that wasn´t the point. Would you match a powerful sound system with a rumbling subwoofer and directional channels around a 28" screen and feel deeply immersed? Could you imagine Glasgow and its very good PA sounds coming from some plastic speakers from 1 feet around you? Big sound matching big screen for immersion, that was the point. You don´t feel it that way? OK, no problem.
I wouldn't feel deeply immersed with a 55" screen either Maybe three of them so I'm literally surrounded by the scenery and cannot see anything else (and no relatives wanting attention...)
I used to put my PSP up to my eyes and play Gran Turismo. Yes I am short sighted now. Certainly better than TS' mixing, which sounds like original stereo releases back when it first came out - you can have all of the engine noise in just one ear!
I went from PC to consoles, and back to PC again. A 27 inch or larger monitor on a desk gives your a similar perspective to a large TV. A controller is fine, as is a mouse and keyboard, it’s really just requires a short adaptation time to get used to either. It is nice to sit on the sofa and play TSW and I really got used to that, but now I prefer sitting in my comfy ergonomic office chair at my gaming desk. Fully understand the massive cost of PC bits at the moment, not least graphics cards which are still being sold at pandemic prices not due to scalpers, but greedy GPU manufacturers intent on preserving the massively inflated margins they got used to during the chip shortages.
