Can anyone shed light on how you earn the various medal levels and what it takes to earn say a gold medal on a timetable run? In the scenarios the game details the points needed to gain a particular color medal but it doesn't in the timetable runs. It seems particularly in the switching timetables that the best I can do is a Silver - no golds awarded. Or even a bronze in some cases - despite posting a relatively high score. I know that travelling over the speed limit can reduce the amount of points gathered, but are there any other factors - like time taken to do the timetable, stopping accuracy etc that have an impact?
Depending on your score (AP). In some timetable services you normally cannot earn a gold. Drive 400 yards = 30 AP Stop accurately = 500 AP Load / unload passengers on time or ahead of time = 500 AP (250 AP on some services) Load / unload freight = Varies in services Couple / uncouple = 250 AP Speeding = 15 / 0 AP More than 30s late = -1 AP per second Stop inaccurately = -1 AP per yard (?) 1. Some scenarios may have different objectives. 2. If you simply just want a gold, try drive back and forth until you get one.
Simply wanting a gold medal is NOT the objective I strive for, but doing the best I can with each timetable is what I want to achieve. Also I have found that you cannot get a better medal in a service by re doing it. From what I can tell once you complete the service the medal you achieve is permanent even if you redo the service and get a higher score. Can anyone confirm that this is true?
You can if you managed to get the required amount of AP. EDIT: "The required amount" isn't shown anywhere in the game. You will have to find it yourself.
I’ve gotten Gold after getting a Silver. As long as gold is achievable and you get enough AP to earn it, you’ll get it.
I don’t drive specifically to get a gold medal (although it is nice to creep towards another achievement). Quite often, I’m surprised when I get to the end of a service when I don’t think I have driven well but get a gold medal anyway.