Dovetail Games Tsw October 2025 Roadmap Q & A Thread

I think you posted this early

 

I don't get it - why is this already posted when the article is confirmed to be out by Thursday?
Also, it's advised that repliers should hold off some of your questions as the article would have answer your questions later (which is almost always the case)

 

He clearly wrote this from a beach in Thailand

 

Any chance of the Fife Circle 158 timetable being released this side of New Year?

 

New Year 2029...

 

Yeah better wait until the roadmap is available otherwise you get a lot of questions that could be answered tomorrow..... Better is to close this topic until we have the full release and questions afterwards make way more sense.

 

- When are the blurred textures finally going to be sorted? It's the biggest issue currently on console and is completely ruining the game and enjoyment of any new content!

 

How much longer do we have to wait for the 802 to finally be fixed

 

No how much longer do we have to wait for updates for routes and fixes for locos

 

Will the PZB indicators on the ICE trains ever be fixed? Is there any plans to modernise the 146/186 and talent 2? They are somehow worse than when they were first introduced to the game.

 

When AAS release the Class 805 timetable for WCMLS, will the accompanying upgraded scenery detail that Liam put hard work into finally be released for the game?

 

Am definitely looking forward to any news on NEC: New York to Stamford. Definitely looking forward to how the Hell Gate Bridge looks in game.

 

PC/Steam: Do the shaders need to be recashed for each route I had on TSW5 again in TSW6 or how does that work exactly? I don't really feel much stuttering indicating that that's the case on the routes I already had in TSW5 but I'm curious how they're stored and where on PC.

Maybe Matt could shed a little light on this process with his technical insight.

I'm also curious about the upcoming All Aboard Studios BR Class 805. Wikipedia is not as helpful as expected and it seems no different to me from the 802/0, both are bi-mode, both have 5 cars and both are members of the Hitachi AT300 family. I'm looking forward to it but can't really see yet what's left to be developed with this train other than a fresh livery and a neat timetable.

Also will the new mastery posters also come to other countries' routes like Zwolle-Groningen?
Since they're international tourist information they might as well be on any country's route, only have to be translated once, if at all (quite a few english posters in Berlin for example or the Netherlands, the nordic countries etc.). They're a really nice touch since they can appear on all routes.

Otherwise great job with TSW6 so far. Never seen a more smooth an stable release and especially enjoyable UK and US routes!

 

Will there be small gameplay packs for the base game dlcs like there have been for previous titles?

Eg. Rog 37 for SEHS

 

Is there an exact date for the Caltrain do-agains? And any chance of another Northern California (Silicon Valley) DLC in this game?

 

I know not many of these will get answered but here goes anyway…

Can we have confirmation once and for all the Class 104 and timetable update for PFR is dead and buried, if it even existed at all outside the 3D editor screen dump?

Is the DB BR420 also an abandoned project?

Is the DB BR232 also an abandoned project?

Why are you still sitting on the 158 Fife Circle timetable?

Is there realistically any chance of seeing Tadami this side of TSW7? Have you as publisher with the oversight actually seen or played anything concrete to confirm this route exists beyond a bunch of pretty screenshots?

Why do you continue to refuse to do anything to increase the number of save game slots or sort out the issues when saving chained runs? Are your programmers incapable of attending to this?

Realistically, when can we expect to see the Czech and Portuguese routes? Are you confident that, unlike Tadami, these have not been announced prematurely and will just serve to annoy potential customers as the months pass by into years with nothing forthcoming.

Are there plans to give the Class 802 a route where it can stretch its legs properly at 125 MPH and on electric power?

Any plans to resume talks with MTA about a NYC Subway route? Morristown and the other NY based routes are a poor substitute for what people really want to see in game.

What lessons have been taken forward from the launch of TSW6? Can we expect the same rigmarole next year with a TSW7 or will wiser heads prevail with a core update and content bundle?

What are the new DTG titles that were mentioned during Direct but has been classic DTG radio silence since?

Given Matt has been summoned to France this week, can we assume your Focus masters are not entirely happy with the current state of TSW?

 

Thanks vern you just saved me a bunch question I was gonna ask

 

What progress has been made towards optimisation improvements on 9th generation consoles?

Where is the Scotrail class 158 timetable on Fife Circle? Players must've bought the thing on the assumption it was coming to fife circle, but it hasn't arrived.

 

When will the ‘driver mode’ bug finally be fixed (use of MFD’s on consoles)?
Why does my Tsw6 still say 00/00 for the total number of services finished/avl ?

 

A couple people already mentioned the 158 timetable for Fife Circle, but to add to their questions, there was a thread posted last week about two leaked UK DLCs, and one of them seems very much like it would be for Fife Circle. How does it interact with the 158 timetable? It is a replacement? Because the 158 timetable seems very much dead in the water at this point.

Secondly, is the game supposed to talk you through fixing train faults or not? Because according to Matt P, the guy in charge of the whole game on one of the preview streams, it is. However, it currently doesn't. Last week when someone made a thread about this issue, a DTG staff member implied it wasn't supposed to, and to look at the support centre to learn how to fix faults. Which is correct and why have conflicting peices of information been given?

 

Will console owners have to wait another year for a fix for blurry textures? Is there any progress on fixing blurry textures?

 

When are you going to improve the scenario creator? The lack of paths leads to empty scenarios.

 

• Can we have an update on the FCL SHG timetable please?
• Any new pictures of the GWE remaster that you can share please?
• Can we have an update on passenger fixes please?
• Can we have an update on blurry textures please?
• Now the 802 is in the game with guard mode, are you able to add it to the 801 please?
• Is the incorrect coach lettering on the 801 going to be fixed please (yes, 801)?
• Are the blue benches on BCC going to be fixed please? There was some discussion of possibly getting some patches after the new BCC timetable, but haven't seen anything yet.

 

Do you plan to address the worst immersion-killing features of the passenger system, namely:

1. Passengers falling off of platforms, gathering in clumps when getting off trains, and the like
2. Empty stations, particularly busy in real life terminus stations
3. At the start of a timetable service, there's an exodus off the train when the doors are opened and no passengers get on
4. At the end of a timetable service, passengers remain on the train
5. Trains with passengers in them for ECS moves

 

Are the Cardiff City 150 sounds still getting updated, or will you forget like you did with the ECW 377?

 

In pre release articles, it was mentioned that you would receive information about TSRs in the briefing at the start of a service, but during the Morristown stream, Matt said that doesn't exist. Was it a last minute change?

 

The YouTube splash screen shows the wrong start time (8pm UTC - should be 18:00).

 

While I am certainly not against a NYC subway route, I would say that "Morristown and the other NY based routes" are exactly what I personally want to see in game, to the extent that they are done as well as Morristown has been. I'm sure you didn't presume to speak for everyone when opining on this subject, it was probably just how it came across to me in the wording. In any case I don't agree with the assertion that what we have now is little more than a poor substitute, but that's just my opinion, and I do understand that for people interested in having something like the NYC subway, there is really not much available.

 

As long as some sort of 158 timetable arrives I'll be happy, just as long as you don't have to pay again for another pack to access it.

 

I respect you are enjoying Morristown but to me it's not hitting the spot. Probably doesn't help I have no experience of the prototype and live 3000 miles away, but DTG keep skirting round the edges with this, LIRR and MN but not something most people in the world have heard of. Morristown also has a few quality issues, the ghastly gypsum track texture in places not even blended to the grey for one.

Anyhow the question is aimed at DTG to answer and maybe nudge them towards at least asking the question. A NYC Subway route would be Day One for myself and I suspect most other players.

 

We should all know by now they will not answer any questions we asked. Only questions that they make up then answer. Sorry DTG it does feel like that to me.

 

Is there any update on optimisation for 9th gen consoles, especially Xbox SX?

Will blurry textures ever be fixed or will console users just have to get used to playing with less layers selected?

Will significant issues with the passenger system ever be fixed? Although visually there have been some improvements, can the system be optimised so passengers do the basics, like have some spatial awareness, exit the station after leaving the train, stand behind the yellow line, don’t walk on the tracks, make use of all carriages rather than all boarding the same one and all passengers exit a terminating service?
I just think a fully or better working passenger system would add so much more realism to the game.

Finally, why are new features added to the game when known issues haven’t been fixed? Doesn’t this potentially lead to more problems down the line?

Thanks!

 

No, and No.

 

Can DTG clarify what exactly are the core improvements that were advertised as a selling point for TSW6? And if they haven't been implemented, when can we expect to see them with a rough timeframe?

 

Is there any update on the editor being made to work with the Microsoft Store version of the game?

Why were faults like tilt faults, turbo and dynamic brake failure, etc dropped?

Are there any plans to have announcements work on scenario designer and free roam?

Have you considered bringing back the SW1000R switcher one day?

 

I wanted to ask whether it’s feasible to make route hopping consistent across all routes? Great feature, but it’s not implemented particularly well, which is a shame considering its potential.

 

Why are you ignoring the questions and bug-reports about the eye adaptation bug in cab? On sunrise and sunset world from a cab looks overexposed and much brighter than from outside cameras.
Also where is the LIRR suspension that was promised ages ago?

 

Console players are still experiencing blurry textures on certain routes, is there any update on progress with this, or is it the usual "The team are looking into it"? Should console players expect that blurry textures will be a game feature on past an upcoming routes?

We were told during the Mildmay line preview stream back in March that the passenger issue on that route was being looked at, will the route remain without passengers and, similar to my previous question, can players expect that bugs relating to passengers and scenery will not be fixed?

My final question, any update on the GWE remaster?

 

My hopes for the roadmap:

1. We're releasing the full Frankfurt S-Bahn timetable on consoles.

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You probably typed something the filter didn't like and it automatically changed it to LOVE

 

But when… Day One purchase waiting here for both.

 

This has been asked and answered before. MTA have absolutely, positively refused to give DTG access to the tunnels, for security reasons, which makes any subway route impossible. (And, no, you can't just buy a ticket and take a ride with a video camera, because it's all in the dark.)

 

We were promised pre-drive briefings on temporary speed restrictions. What happened to them, and will they be implemented?

 

Oh I know that and have pointed out same to others who have suggested Subway routes.

However it’s worth DTG keeping the pressure on as you don’t know when there might be a change of heart of management. Sadly despite having the MTR licence they are probably too timid to go it alone and try to do one anyway.

 

What's wrong with the curves on new routes? Why do trains jump around curves like crazy? Will this be a new 'feature' for future routes?

 

What are some of the priorities going forward

 

Can you confirm if the team is aware/looking into a core bug where AI trains incorrectly display ‘not in service’ on their PIS rather than the final destination? It is affecting a plethora of trains including but not limited to the voyager, class 390, class 350.

thanks

 

Is there a possibility of bridge/ tunnel reverb becoming a core feature so that it appears across all routes rather than being hit and miss.