I am creating this thread due to 2 issues are really bothering me! 1) I am "suffering" 2 cases of headlights deformation on locomotives when you are viewing it, just around 1 and a half meter away! I include the picture of the worst case: DB BR 442 In this case - as you can see - even the lower part of the locomotive, appears really ugly. There are other cases like the CSX AC4400 where the headlights looks like polygons, instead of circles! Same case of the BR 363, but as this has tiny headlights is a "minor" issue. I have read the article for a DTG designer, where it is mentioned about how to reduce polygons of the model shape at the distance. I know about that technique in order to increase frames, where the shape is far. I saw it on other simulators and games too. But please notice the following facts on TSW2: - That effect is applied too close to the locomotive! Making a really bad visual of the shape! - Do not understand why, on a massive shape like an US locomotive - or even the smaller 442 - which includes a big work of 3D design and shapes, the "deformation" of the headlights helps to that purpose!. Meanwhile you have lot of pieces in the rest of the locomotive, which keeps the same - fortunately! -and do not believe the headlight reducing polygons - where you are relative close - will make an improvement on performance! What is clear that is causing a clear deterioration of the visual experience! Which is one of the key points of the TSW2! Request: So please DTG, eliminate this issue for the mentioned trains!. 2) Driving trains with no passengers at all! Yesterday I run a timetable service with the BR425 on the just "updated" Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr. I depart with the train with no passengers aboard. I stopped several times on stations, but no one passengers did enter the train! I love this route, it is short but very entertaining! With lot of trains of all kinds around. But how be possible I drove an empty train just on this specific route, which is supposed to have passengers aboard! I have experienced this on other routes - empty ICE and Dostos - but on this route might not happen! Please DTG check about passengers must be on all trains on HRR. Quantity might be according to the time of the day if possible. I am not requesting to have all trains full all the day. I will appreciate if you fix this 2 issues.
Further situation I noticed this weekend. On HRR, I started another service on a BR 422. You are requested to Open the doors.. I check the outside view and noticed lot of passengers leave the train. Check inside the train... and it was completely empty! So you just start a service, and all people left the train. Of course on following stations some passengers board the train. But this is a really weird situation! The ideal ones, as the train was empty at start, and the passengers board it.
