As mentioned in the roadmap stream, the feedback decides if the conductor mode should be implemented on the long distance trains. First of all i think they should implement it, because i think in real life, the job of checking the tickets, doors and the contact to the train driver is even more important on, as an example ICE services as on Regional ones. Dont know if its the same in the UK, but i would guess so. What y'all think of this? Is it something that should be very important? Could it be important for future routes? Opened a Poll for this topic, hope it works right.
Sounds very interesting. I would definitely like to see this as it would create even more "real" immersion to the game.
It actually is far more important. Because in reality, not all stopping trains have conductors and the drivers close the doors themselves. But in ICE services, the leader of the train (not the driver) is the one giving the instruction to depart. In some larger stations this is done via a green circle displayed on the exit signal but triggered from the platform. At other stations, this is done via a green circle held up so the driver can see it. This instruction to depart is a signal called Zp 9 and can only be given if the exit signal is not red. In some stopping services, the driver is also the leader of the train and the conductor is only there for passenger services. In these cases, the driver is still in control of departure.
I picked no, personally I’ll never use this feature & it’s not something that bothers me either way. If people want it then I’m not going to complain about DTG spending time on it. That said you do kinda see DTG’s point, if you’ve got a train with only a start & stopping stop, then it does question it being worth it. Though I don’t think it’s entirely fair to simply exclude IC trains, something like GWE, WCML:S, Dresden etc are all fairly short runs with fairly long trains. If you take a 9,10,11 car train etc, then there’s a good chance you’d spend 10/15/20 minutes checking the entire consist. Even IRL, more often then not the guard isn’t checking tickets with a couple of minutes between stops. You do see the point start to fade when you get 45-60+ minute express runs, you’d basically be a passenger for most of the run. Ultimately I suppose it depends on how long it takes to implement, but this is probably going to be a request that endlessly pops up, so caveats aside I reckon DTG could easily please a few punters.
Yes, it would be nice if they added conductor mode on the 390 and 411 services. I kind of understand the argument against it, being a shorter journey and such, but I still think it should be there as an option.
The trouble with guard mode (at least when I tried it in 'On foot' mode) is that it doesn't work without a stop in the middle, which the class 390 won't have. Without a stop, it is just checking tickets and passenger duties, which can be done fairly quickly in comparison to the rest of the run
I remember seeing somewhere that at first, to ensure an engaging experience, they've put it on trains with regular stops, but will consider adding it to others with limited stops at some point.
I see very little gameplay value for express/non-stoppers, you will essentially be a passenger for most of the trip. I would rather they spent the development time on retrofitting guard mode on older content like Birmingham Cross City.
Need to play it first but I guess it will be fun as a gimmick but not as a career path for me. I mostly try not to watch passengers boarding as most passengers seem to get electrified when entering the train. I know I will be a rude guard mocking every passenger that get's on the train. What I am actually missing with guard mode is an NPC guard when you are playing as driver.
So i was watching some of the Interviews from the gamescom. First of all it seems that Birningham Cross City gets the conductor mode too. Makes sense because it had the first scenario with this feature. (Lirr2 would deserve it too imo). Second, i got to watch some trainspotting videos for the Kinzigtalbahn and it seems that the Ice T makes more stops than i thought it would. As far as i know it can (starting at Frankfurt hbf) stop at: Frankfurt Süd, Hanau, Gelsenkirchen and Fulda. I know the class 390 on Wcml makes nearly no stops so i can understand why its not that important, but the Ice T seems to make more than one stop so it could be worth it.
