Lights, Camera, Action!

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  1. didetsw5sug

    didetsw5sug New Member

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    Dear Matt and TSW development team:

    There are a couple of elements I think would boost the realism of TSW
    immensly for the users, especially in the evening making albeit, subconciously
    if you will, the simulation more fun and real than ever before. Most people to not
    notice reflections and the effects that lights have on elements like you guys do.

    So with that being said, if more reflections of the lights coming from the loco's head
    lights at night along with the signal lights (different colors; red; blue; green, etc) and
    the street lights around the periphery were made to bounce off the track rails like
    they do in real life, it would be awesome and truly more real than ever before.

    The lighting in the tunnels also has to be improved upon. If the operator turns on the lights
    in the tunnel during the day, one should see this reflection inside of the tunnel as well.

    Otherwise, there are 2 other suggestions listed below I would humbly like to address:



    This video shows (during the day) how the sunlight reflects off of the track rails
    at 6:00 minutes as the train is moving when the sun is overhead.

    At 8:48:55, (almost to the end) even though the train is stationary and not moving,
    a good example of the red lights and the reflection of this on the track rails can be
    seen as well. When the train arrives at the last stop (evening), one can see how well
    lit up the station is and should be.

    This is a very important element that should be addressed by Dovetail both during
    the day and evening of course.

    The lights should be more prominent in the evening and reflect all the different colors
    if they are track signals. Again, there should be more lighting in the streets and periphery
    of the railroad tracks and if the lights are close enough, should make reflections off of the
    track rails just the same.

    Another couple of issues I had mentioned before is that the people should be made
    and move to look more real and when you go up and down inside the train from
    car to car, there should be plenty of talking.

    TSW is still the best train simulator that exists!

    Thank you for taking the time to read this message and thank you Matt and Dovetail for
    all your hard work!

    Dwight
     
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