Just In Case You Missed It As This Was Posted In The Tsw 5 Forums.

22nd May - TSC Core Stream (Pre-recorded by Jamie)

All streams will be starting at 19:00 BST on Twitch/YouTube.

RailfanTV Schedule - Week Beginning May 19th 2025 | Dovetail Games Forums

 

Silly us, not checking TSW5 for TSC update news.
The contempt and abandonment is palpable.

 

My guess is that the announcement will be of a fix of the bugs introduced by the last update and then the product will move to a curated status; i.e. we'll sell it to anyone who wants it, but it's now officially a museum piece.

My advice to anyone who's got 3rd party DLC that hasn't come through Steam, is that you download the latest version of everything and make sure you are backing it up locally. I think some of the the 3rd party developers that haven't successfully moved to TSW will start to close over the next year, so don't assume your products will still be available or that installation keys will work in the future.

 

https://live.dovetailgames.com/live/train-simulator/articles/article/TS-classic

After a year of deafening silence, the official news is that, between the lines, TSC is now a cash cow, and officially abandonware.

 

I still wish it becomes open source someday.

 

I got the exact opposite impression. They say they are working with new developers and even producing a route in a previously neglected country.

No sense in tinkering with the game code for the sake of it, but that does not equate to abandoning it IMO.

 

I have to agree with you.

 

I wouldnt have minded if they fixed the headlight issue where the flares pop in rather close that was bought in with the last core update, plus i think they were going to look into the bug where only the couplers show if the train was sitting still for a period of time, that would have been cool as well but all said it is in the best state it ever has been so that is cool.

 

The main article is here. I just beat DTG by a day in posting my article, so all questions on here. Dovetail Games - Ts Classic Update! | Dovetail Games Forums

 

Wow, that is an unhealthy dose of negativity. And that's coming from someone who is known for having negative opinions.

 

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Here in Denmark we a pretty great saying:
“Go for the ball, not the man.”

 

As long as you don't add an "s" to one of those words...

 

Lol, would certainly make it less of a useful saying. The devil really is in the details.

 

Apparently the update will drop the year, reverting the name to TS Classic. they’re going to start bundling 3rd party routes as the core route package

3 routes

US: Saluda grade
UK: Chatham main - Blackfriars to Dover (pity it wasn’t Wherry lines by AP)
DE: Konstanz - villingen