Hi As well as the basic tutorials of getting things moving and stopped I think it would be a great idea to have an "advanced" series where you are taught how to use the safety systems (and signalling) to a professional standard. A quick example would be when using TVM430, when do you start slowing down, is it when the current speed limit start flashing or when the slower speed is flashing as a target to get down too Or with UK signalling, what speed you should approach a restricted aspect, for instance the company I work for has a standard of 60mph at a caution signal. Or how to drive the train quickly, for instance metro style trains get driven harder than other trains. Hopefully you would have real world drivers available to explain the standards to you. As the routes are generally tied to a single TOC it would make a nice addition for the more experienced players too
This is a good idea. It would probably be done with video tutorials rather than in game while you are driving but it would be invaluable for players who like to know if they are doing things correctly.
I suggested this at a play test at DTG HQ a few years back. Something akin to the licenses you take at the beginning of GranTurismo My thoughts on it would be that you have the training centre (formerly training scenarios)and scenarios generally where the safety systems are NOT required to be on, and where you get the points, achievements and medals as you do now Then you have the timetable mode where safety systems are expected (as in real life) and you get a tick for completing the service properly Achievements could be "completed x number of services on this route" etc but in essence timetable is "Drive trains properly" This would allow the training and scenario modes to be "easy to play, jump in and drive" (and now in TSW3 we'll have the training centre to do free drive mode as well) and then timetable is more focused on doing what they do IRL
As long as it doesn't have an unlock feature like GT did/does. Maybe just a more detailed score, similar to what "a pilots life 2" does for MSFS
I'd be happy if "training had to be achieved" to unlock certain features within the timetable mode, but then maybe you could have different "levels of completion", so "no safety systems", "basic safety systems" and then "full safety systems", maybe even add in a HuDless achievement for those really into self torture
IMO, the ideal training setup would gradually step the user from basic loco startup all the way to driving a complete route with all safety systems on and HUDless. That would be a lot for DTG to create at once, though. This seems like it will be a start, and then maybe we can hope for more later or in TSW4.
