Route Blackpool Branches - Feedback Thread

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  1. hypospray

    hypospray Well-Known Member

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    I also don't have much stutter on this route. It runs fairly well on my Xbox series x
    Maybe some custom CC Liveries ?
    Some of what is uploaded there is really bad and causing stutters on other routes as well.
     
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  2. ildario77

    ildario77 Well-Known Member

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    I'm experiencing a lot of micro-pauses and fps drops outside Blackpool. Can't be my unit, because I never experience performance issues on other routes, except the ones other players notice. I'm here since 2019 and that's an old story: some players just don't mind.
     
  3. ildario77

    ildario77 Well-Known Member

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    Not in this case. I know what you mean. I downloaded a custom livery for the HST on Edinburgh-Glasgow route, and the stuttering was REALLY REALLY bad. Not so bad here, but definitely noticeable.
     
  4. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    I've never had a single stutter on this route since I upgraded to Series X.

    Are you sure that HST livery isn't affecting anything else? Have you tried without it to see if it makes a difference?
     
  5. ildario77

    ildario77 Well-Known Member

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    Well, "not a single stutter" sounds a bit too optimistic. I watched several videos on YouTube, both PC and consoles, and some stuttering is definitely there, exactly where I experience it. I uninstalled any custom livery, so it's not related to it. It's just a beautiful route, not 100% smooth.
     
  6. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    It's not optimistic, it's fact. I've never had any stutters at all, not with this route or others.

    In fact, I've been on this route today, a few times. Not once was there any stutter, low frame rates, nor any impact on performance.

    I have a feeling this is a core issue that I have not yet experienced. Seems performance is all over the place for different people.
     
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  7. ildario77

    ildario77 Well-Known Member

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    Fact, for you :) Micro-stuttering and some major hiccups are all over the place, not just on Blackpool Branches, since the very first routes on PC and consoles (back on PS4 and Xbox One it was just terrible). It seems you're not distracted by this issue, but it's definitely there. You lucky :)
     
  8. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    [Deleted; Off topic/insulting - DTG Harry] For your information, I'm am not the only one to not have much in the way of stutters on this route (in fact, there's a post at the top of this page saying such).
    I'm not even arguing, just stating my experience is different. Which it is, and can be. How is that trying to argue?
     
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  9. DTG Harry

    DTG Harry Community Manager Staff Member

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    Hey folks. Remember to keep things on topic. Anything not related to feedback on Blackpool will be deleted and any repeated rule breaking may result in a temporary or permanent ban.
     
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  10. lucky_wall3t

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    I noticed this woman's shirt is very black like there is a missing texture there, is this intended? Also the 142's Instrument lights do not show light at all, regardless of bright/dim. Is this an issue or are they specifically designed to show up in dark lighting only??
     

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  11. Midnight

    Midnight Well-Known Member

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    Class 142 instrument lights are working fine on XBOX.

    You are not really supposed to notice them in daylight, and they illuminate correctly at night.
     
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  12. Munkustrap

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    Isn't the representation of the rocking (swinging) in the 142 broken in your opinion? The train runs smoothly up to 80 km/h, then at 90-120 km/h it starts to rock so much that it is unrealistic and threatens to derail. Is this some kind of error?
     
  13. marcsharp2

    marcsharp2 Well-Known Member

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    The bounce on the 142 is genuine to how it was in real life.


     
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  14. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    There's a reason they weren't liked in real life.

    This is why, they are bouncy things.
     
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  15. Strat-tastic

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    Try getting the JT 101 over 60mph.
    Wheeeeeee! :D
     
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  16. Midnight

    Midnight Well-Known Member

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    Golden rule when driving the class 101 and 142:

    If the passengers don't feel like they're in a mobile tumble dryer, you're doing it wrong. :D
     
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  17. martschuffing

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    Bouncy castles!
     
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  18. samuelpower2001

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    It's a load of fun isn't it
     
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  19. SGTDRE

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    I know this will not :) never get fixed in TSW4!... But at least maybe get it working proper in TSW5 and onward and include the added Keyboard bindings for locos like the Class 08 / 09, which don't have A "Phone to click on." As the image shows, PC or Console, it's either the Tab Key or the Left D-Pad
    Blackpool Put Gronk On It-No Keybinding-v2.jpg
     
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  20. DominusEdwardius

    DominusEdwardius Well-Known Member

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    The Tab key? Also you can go to a signal post telephone on certain routes.
     
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  21. SGTDRE

    SGTDRE Well-Known Member

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    I did look and on this service with the Class 08 there is none. Would be nice but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
  22. DominusEdwardius

    DominusEdwardius Well-Known Member

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    Regardless, the contact signaller key only works on certain locos that have a radio and it setup to allow it. The Tab key can be used on every loco/unit to contact the signaller.
     
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  23. SGTDRE

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    I stand corrected, and will update the post as required, I for sure thought this option was within the 0 key and when I did not see it there, I took it for granted, seeing that the Tab key is not listed in the settings as an option. I appreciate your reply and clarification.
     

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