November Roadmap Q&a Thread

As we’re having every year a new iteration of TSW, will you find a way to transfer easily our liveries from the previous, to the next TSW ? Having to upload each livery and download them is exhausting (especially if you have around 120 liveries). And the ICE 3 and Flirt can’t even be uploaded so we have to redo the same liveries every year.

Thanks.

 

Are there any updates on Maintalbahn and how that is getting on?

 

Since TSW4 external camera is not moving fast anymore. Railfanning is nearly impossible now. Please fix that.

 

- Is there a Munich-Augsburg patch being worked on which is needed for the BR 420?
- can we expect new third parties appearing on the roadmap this year?
- Can we expect the Asian route by Union workshop to be announced this year?
- Will the cooking fix for the editor come 'soon'? Or will it be part of the big editor update which is planned for winter?
- How are consist editor and suspension update coming along?
- How is rivets Swiss route coming along? Will is be narrow gauge or standard gauge?
- With left rhine and Bremen Oldenburg, DTG tried to introduce rather old German locos and trains to TSW - how was it received? Did it sell better than modern stuff? Same? Worse? And can we expect more rather old locos in future by DTG?
- Can we expect more loco DLCs? I think the vectron proved, that loco DLCs are celebrated Very much in the community.
- Are we going to know about the yet unrevealed third parties on the roadmap soon?

 

Is there any updates on the steam physics fixes?

 

I forgot to ask this. Lucas said that the update for MML is in your hands. What will contains this update and when will it be released ?

 

Is any thought being given to a patch to photo mode? Issues exist such as the blur not working at times, and sometimes it just straight up renders models incorrectly when they're moving. Like this image for example, where it didn't at all load the external model of the loco upon entering photo mode.

 

Any News/Update on status with Z-Fighting on all Xbox platforms ?

and how it even effects the newest content not just older content, like the F125, Railpool Vectron & Talent 1 ?

 

Hello.
I asked this last roadmap but it didn't come up. There was another recording session done with Flying Scotsman and the sounds were going to be updated in game with an update. Has this been done yet or is it on the cards for an update soon? Thank you.
Kind regards,
Graham

 

I've asked this on other threads but never had a response from DTG, so I'll try again here. Please can you give us the option to turn off the incidental music in scenarios? Personally I'd rather not have it as I find it very distracting and it takes me right out of the immersion.

 

Guten Tag,

- Wann werden wir die erste Deutsche Dampflok sehen?
- Kommen noch mehr Lok-DLC´s wie zb Vectron , BR 101 , BR 187 usw..?
- Kommt bald ein vernünftiger Sound für die BR 187. ?
- Ab wann kann man im Voraus fertige Züge zusammen basteln.? ZB E inen Dampflok bespannten Sonderzug mit IC-Wagen in tschechischer Lackierung .?
- Bekommen wir bald Sonderfahrten auf bestimmten Strecken.?
- Können wir im Free-Room auch einzelne Haltestellen zu den Fahrten die wir buchen einfügen, ohne den Szenario-Planer zu benutzen.?
- Werden in Zukunft einige Strecken als eine Strecke zusammengeführt .? ZB die beiden Dresden Strecken oder die Strecken nach Hagen, ohne dass wir alles neu zusammen stellen müssen, wenn wir was selbst zusammengebautes fahren wollen.?
- Wie ist der Fortschritt mit der BR 420 und der BR 232 , können wir dieses Jahr damit berechnen.? (Einige warten seit 2,5 Jahren darauf, einschließlich ich)
- Bekommen wir zu der BR 232 auch Personen Wagen dazu.?
- Kann man bald auch IC-Wagen und einzelne Doppelstock-Wagen spornen, ohne einen ganzen Zug zu erstellen + Lackierung.?
- Werden wir bald eine S- und/oder U-Bahn Strecke erleben.? ZB S-Bahn Berlin, U-Bahn München usw.?
- Wird die Rangier-Lok-Fernbedienung wie sie in der BR 365 auch verfügbar sein, das man sie nimmt und damit rangiert.?
- Bekommen wir Sondereinsätze wie eine Abschleppfahrt oder einen Hilfszug-Einsatz.?

Liebe Grüße aus der VES Halle/S .

Good day,

- When will we see the first German steam locomotive?
- Are more locomotive DLC's coming like Vectron , BR 101 , BR 187 etc.?
- Is a decent sound for the BR 187 coming soon ?
- When will it be possible to assemble ready-made trains in advance? E.g. a special train with a steam locomotive and IC cars in Czech livery?
- Will we soon have special trips on certain routes?
- Will we be able to add individual stops to the trips we book in the Free Room without using the scenario planner?
- Will some routes be merged as one route in the future? E.g. the two Dresden routes or the routes to Hagen, without us having to put everything together again if we want to drive something we put together ourselves?
- How is the progress with the BR 420 and the BR 232 , can we charge this year with it .? (Some have been waiting 2.5 years for this including me).
- Will we get passenger cars to go with the BR 232.?
- Will we soon be able to spur IC cars and single double-deck cars without creating a whole train + paint job.?
- Will we soon see an S-Bahn and/or U-Bahn line? E.g. S-Bahn Berlin, U-Bahn Munich etc.?
- Will the shunting locomotive remote control as in the BR 365 also be available, that one takes it and shunts with it.?
- Will we get special operations like a towing run or a relief train operation.?

Kind regards from the VES Halle/S .

 

The language in this forum is English. If you want your questions to be answered, write in English.

Also your questions like 'will we see s Bahn München?' will not be answered.

 

2 questions

How is the ska timetable moving along? Do we have like a list of the types of services that are coming? I know one of the earlier roadmaps had some detail but anything new since then?

Do you have an update on the winter core update like what we should expect? I know it says formation designer and suspension update but will there also be bug fixes/improvements?

 

Any hints to the US route in roadmap?

Will it be a freight route and in the North West? Or Donner Pass specifically (Northwest is Stevens or Marias and I have tipped Marias to be route) or is it somewhere else?

The part I love in Marias is the flat running east of the pass in Train Sim Classic, I think 20-30 miles. More of this please.

 

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Good day,

- When will we see the first German steam locomotive?
- There are more locomotive DLCs coming, such as: Vectron, BR 101, BR 187 etc.?
- Will there be a sensible sound for the BR 187 soon?
- When can you put together finished trains in advance? E.g. A special train hauled by a steam locomotive with IC carriages in Czech livery.?
- Will we soon have special trips on certain routes?
- Can we add individual stops separately to the trips we book in the Free Room without using the scenario planner?
- Will some routes be merged as one route in the future? E.g. the two Dresden routes or the routes to Hagen, without having to put everything together again if we want to drive something we assembled ourselves.?
- How is the progress with the BR 420 and the BR 232, can we calculate this year? (Some have been waiting for 2.5 years including)
- Will we also get passenger cars for the BR 232?
- Will it soon be possible to spur IC cars and individual double-decker cars without creating an entire train + paint job?
- Will we see an S-Bahn line soon? E.g. S-Bahn Berlin, Munich etc.?
- Will the shunting locomotive remote control like the one in the BR 365 also be available so that you can take it and shunt with it?

Kind regards from the VES Halle/S.

 

Are you going to fix Trunk Service on RSN

 

• When are the missing pis issues on ai being resolved?
• Is passenger behaviour being looked at?
• Is the rush hour passengers ever being turned on, on London to Brighton, or are trains destined to run empty from Gatwick forever more?
• Will the rear door & cab being lit up in tunnels on London to Brighton issues on class 377 ever be resolved?
• Are you pushing rivet to resolve outstanding issues on Scotrail Express
• Is the issue which means no services can be done from glossop after you close the doors being looked at?
  
• Is the fact that headlights aren’t visible from driver seat on the rails but are if you use external camera being sorted?

 

Any updates on the AI PIS bug that is still an issue on some TSW3 content such as SEHS, BCC and NYT?

 

And something you can make photos under the tracks only in photo mode.

 

When are we going to see a radical improvement in steam physics implementation? Flying Scotsman in particular is a complete joke, requires no skill or balancing of resources to drive it. With TSC continuing to offer far superior experience where steam is concerned why is this not a priority. Give us accurate performance and locos that actually consume coal and water plus where the firebox and boiler levels actually vary, where smoke colour varies if freash coal is on the fire rather than the current Steamostar effort.

 

Is the free roam BNSF alerter issue being resolved?
Is the dead locomotives in free roam being fixed?
Is Free roam spawning menu going to be reworked?
formation editing?

 

Any news on the Class 385 sounds?

Also why did it take Rivet so long to fix what were minor issues in Scotrail Express? I think DTG need to put their foot down on third parties to ensure that fixes don't take months after release to come out.

What is the minor update that has been listed on the LIRR for ages intended to improve?

 

Most of these answers are no/no plans or still being worked on. 420 and 232 for example still requires more time.

Any content will show on the roadmap. If it says german loco, it's a german loco.

Mergers are not possible in tsw.

 

The latest roadmap says suspension physics would be part of a winter core update, but the last update you gave on stream made it sound like it was still far off completion.

How much progress has been made since then?
And can we expect it this year?

 

I’d like to echo OldVern. The steam implementation does not only seem unrealistic, but also widely inconsistent. Currently, the 4F is massively outperforming the 8F while anything below 40% cut-off on Scotsman doesn’t seem to do anything.

What concrete steps have you planned to improve the implementation of steam locos in TSW?

Also, are there any plans to add to Left Rhine with either some much needed loco DLCs or layers from future vintage routes?

 

This from TSC earlier...



Just Trains V2 with its Gresley coaches on the Welsh Marches Line. They even managed to implement steam heating effects from underneath the coaches!

 

Mjine simular to some of the others above:

1) When can we expect an update to mod support in TSW4? I'm really not interested in playing since launch with limited availability of mods. I know this isn't an officially supported feature, but this new release stuff ruins it every time.
1.1) EDITED now since the latest update mods are even more broken than before, now nothing works! getting rediculous now!

2) Any updates on future steam physics improvements, getting rid of the blood constant safety valve, full manual firing features and generally steam locomotive improvements such as coloured smoke ect.

3) Steam loco's missing AI exhaust sounds are still a real immersion breaker!

4) One of the lingering TSW3 bugs is the AI PIS bug on routes like SEHS among others.

5) General passenger behaviours such as missing/not loading on Bakerloo, clumped up on ECML, and missing RH passengers on London Commuter. The return of flying passengers and those that escape onto the track or under the platform. This seems to gradually get worse over time.

6) General performance improves to the game, even something like the implementation of DLSS/FSR on PC.

Alot of these come down to popular requests as can see throughout the thread already and just a general update on the current state of the game and plans for future improvements. Unfortunately, since TSW4 launched I've really lost interest.

 

Funny question..... XD i guess you will get for sure no answer for this....

 

Also, are you guys aware that some people (including myself) are experiencing problems with substitution and trains not appearing when they should? For example, on ps4 the 700 doesn't appear as AI unless you're driving one. And I've seem others say the Vectron doesn't appear as AI on Riesa - Dresden.

 

Will the missing AI portals on Nahverkehr Dresden be added at some point?

 

Any updates about locomotives can’t move in free roam?

 

When shall we gear up ready for the failure of tsw5 like the failure of tsw4!?

 

PS5 player here. I'm actually enjoying TSW4 and welcome a lot of the new features and interface. Especially being able to use all my routes from day 1 unlike the car crash that was TSW3.
Most of the areas that need updating have already been mentioned but here's a couple that would be great to see.
1) A fireman on the steam locos that actually shovels coal whilst the firebox doors open and close accordingly.
2) One thing I struggle with is setting destinations and intermediate stops when using scenario planner. It would help if they were in route order and written on the map so you can plan the scenario more effectively.
Thanks again for the work already done.

 

When can we expect the TSW3 patches be released?

 

Since noone of you replied to my suggestion in the "What Marks A Route As Completed For You?" thread and gave me an answer to this concern, either from a technical or economic point:

Do you think about purchasable map extensions as a serious thought for the future? (and I don't necessarily mean the near future). Is it even technically possible for you in the Unreal Editor to create a map extension (extension scenery) and attach it like an addon to a route?

In the PC Editor FAQ (link), I've read that one can't modify an existing scenery but can add a new scenery using the scenery overlay system.

But what does that mean exactly? What about the crossover points between the base route and the extension? Will there ever be something like "map mods" which can be attached/plugged/overlayed (however you call it) in to the DTG route's scenery?

Or does that mean a scenery extension only can be implemented fixed to a route?


I ask not only because of you, but also whether it makes sense for me to fiddle into the mechanics of the PC Editor, only to later find out that it isn't possible to provide route extensions to others.

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(Optionally)

About modifying trains, again here the quote from the PC Editor FAQ (link):

When is this documentation going to be available? And where can I find it?

I want to know in which way I can modify a train (aiming to the cabin settings) to suit better to my player favors and enhance my experience.

 

What happened to the BR232? When is it coming out? Its been too long since it was announced. Also any news concerning improving the sounds of american freight locomotives?

 

Already answered by tsg. After tsg finishes the 420. Be patient

 

Any updates on rain appearing in tunnels and adhesion below ground being the same as that above ground in slippery conditions on Bakerloo Line and Southeastern High Speed?

 

I don't see the need to publish a roadmap in November. It is best to publish the roadmap in December, because you can summarize it at the end of the year and look forward to next year.

 

I would like to double down on this.

Will there be any kind of minor gameplay improvements or features with the WCU added, other than the formation designer and suspension improvement?

For example something like the ability to change the driver seat height (requested a couple of times for Antelope valley), doing a service with a custom loco or a tone once passenger loading is completed?

And I don't need any absolute statement for anything in progress than just saying "yes" or no".

I think this is a serious concern since it will, as the TSW4 roadmap shows, seems to be the biggest update for TSW4 and some people might not feel right waiting for TSW5 just getting some minor new features.

And since you got enough time to work until WCU drops yet, so just a quick hint for it.

 

I'd also like to second this. The steam simulation is an important thing to a lot of people and right now it just seems very messy. I was lucky enough to get a cab ride last week on a 4MT and the detail the fireman went into and how serious it was to get the fire ready for the gradients was crucial despite the fact it was 25mph on a heritage line you don't throw coal in consistently more like little and often due to the burn time. Right now it doesn't seem like prioritising boiler pressure and those things really matter as you're on the safeties all the time anyway.

I will say though if you follow the method in the fantastic steam thread thats popped up with 25% dampers it really does seem to salvage at least some of that realism with the steam physics and make it much more interesting! Really good thread to read I recommend it!

 

Are you going to address the endless stuttering issues (on PC version) that were “supposed to disappear” after running the route once or twice? They continue and always in the exact same spots. It’s even better when they cause the sounds to glitch out… please address this.

 

Will we see missing services in the EDN timetable finally added, along with missing PIS destinations on AI trains and the missing stations on the P.I.S (I.E stations between croy and Alloa) and (polmont and Dunblane)..

Will Rivet add the 80x to the AI timetable so that it packs out Waverly, Haymarket and beyond more?

 

Any idea on when the Brighton Mainline will receive a long and well deserved update, or has work already started in the background on this?

Has anything else been discussed since 2021 about adding the BML 377 to ECW?

Class 313, any sort of updates/improvements coming for it?

 

I have also several questions for the Roadmap stream:

1. Will this lightcone stuff which appears on several locos (only one or two light cones on nearly any locomotive) etc. at least for TOD4 so "newer" routes be fixed and did you take notice of this? This bug now comes to "light" due to the addition of volumetric fog, so as it being a new feature with TSW4 it should be fixed.
(NOTE: All screenshots had been made only with marker lights on, no "bright" headlights or something like that)



For the 110 the light intensity in the BRO and Linke Rheinstrecke version are totally different as you can see:

And yes you know how to do it right, Vectron for example:

I'm sure their is more of this with other nations locomotives...

And yes the upper lights would have cones too, regulations is 300 - 700 cd for lower lights and 150 - 350 for the upper ones - this is for marker lights only. So the upper cones should be more dim but at least visible.
Modern locos which have high beam lights must have 12.000 cd high beam lights and high speed trains (250km/h) 40.000 cd for their high beam lights. As far as I understand this regulation is for most of European countries.

2. When is a rework of the passenger System planned which is now broken since the release of Rush Hour? It is not really funny to drive an ICE with 11 or 14 waggons and no passengers or when the train is full at the start of a timetable run everyone will just disembark. Both cases are absolutely immersion breaking besides other problems with the passengers.

3. Is it planned to remove the remaining minor and few but gamebreaking signal bugs at Linke Rheinstrecke? It can't be so much work!

And suggestion...what about making an open bug tracker for people to see if issues has been noted so we don't have to reorganize all the stuff again and again and post it in the forums. I mean it is a strategy just to hope for people to forget about several things but...yeah. I would like such thing. Would also make your work more transparent and give you more trust from the Community.

 

When will formation designer be released?

 

Is any patch planned for the Class 700/0? It hasn't gotten one yet.

 

With the Winter Core Update. Or do you rather want to ask when this comes out exactly?

 

Is Blackpool to Preston route with pacers coming out?