Game Update Update Notes - June 3rd (core & Uk Add-ons)

Good afternoon everyone,

Today we have a large core update to Train Sim World 4 that also focuses on key improvements for UK content that have been flagged by our teams and raised by community feedback. This includes a range of changes to East Coast Main Line, London Overground Suffragette Line, Cargo Line Volumes 1 & 2, West Somerset Railway, Birmingham Cross City, Southeastern High Speed, Brighton Main Line and more!

This update should be available on all platforms from 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST, please allow up to 24 hours for updates to come through.

Headliners
Core

• Saved HUD settings should remain persistent between sessions on console platforms

East Coast Main Line
Class 801

• All connection elements, including gangways and cables, will now connect between vehicles
• DVD/DSD will no longer beed when train is stationary, even when reverser is in neutral
• GSMR now plays the correct sounds on startup and when interacting
• Added flange squeal sounds
• Fixed an issue where glass would become opaque at certain angles

Brighton Main Line

• Fixed rear doors on the Class 377 being stuck open when spawning into a service

Birmingham Cross City

• Updated scenarios and services to correctly use new TSW4 scoring systems.

Southeastern High Speed

• Fixed the ‘Hoo Dares Wins’ scenario on PS5 being incompletable due to a stuck 465 train preventing completion

Glossop Line

• Fixed an issue where further objectives stop appearing after the lock the doors objective

Cargo Line Vol.1 – Petroleum – Various improvements to EWS Class 66 and TEA VTG tankers
West Somerset Railway – Scenery improvements and gameplay fixes for services


Full Changelog
Core

• Saved HUD settings should remain persistent between sessions on console platforms
• Various improvements to ensure passenger dioramas are visually correct
• Fixes to textures and models for passenger handheld items and luggage.
• Localisation improvements for Raildriver controls
• Fix to ensure older versions of Class66 (GWE, East Coastway) correctly see that AWS and DSD is enabled when driving from either Front/Rear cab
• Fixed a crash instance when searching for locos that don't exist

Formation Designer

• The 'Stats' and 'Save' options should work as intended.
• Improvements to ensure all formations are spawned as expected
• Improvements to ensure vehicle icons represent formation vehicle category
• Various improvements to ensure the UI shows formations as expected
• Fixed an issue where Class 375 formations could disappear after restarting the game

Scenario Planner

• Improvements to scenarios load and are playable as expected, and create/delete functionality within the tool works correctly without crashing.

Free Roam

• Improvements to ensure vehicle icons represent formation vehicle category

Livery Designer

• Fix to prevent a rare crash instance when uploading an image

East Coast Main Line
Class 801

• All connection elements, including gangways and cables, will now connect between vehicles
• DVD/DSD will no longer beed when train is stationary, even when reverser is in neutral
• GSMR now plays the correct sounds on startup and when interacting
• Added flange squeal sounds
• Fixed an issue where glass would become opaque at certain angles
• Safety system scores are now correctly awarded when AWS/TPWS are enabled.
• Doors should correctly open by the pressing corresponding exterior door open buttons.
• Pantographs should now correctly raise on rear vehicle of the 5 + 9 car sets.
• Pantographs should now automatically switch when changing cabs.

Class 66

• Updated Class 66 to use TSW 4 rain effects
• Fixed broken smoke particle for the diesel engine
• Disabled spotlight emitting top marker light

Flying Scotsman

• Service 1Z72 should no longer spawn the player on a platform away from the train

London Overground Suffragette Line

• Added missing PIS boards to Upper Holloway Station
• Localisation improvements to various scenario dialogue texts
• Added unbranded version of the Class 387 GX livery (AI Only - ECML traffic between Harringay Green Lanes & Crouch Hill)

Class 710

• PIS Screens should correctly show in all vehicles
• Throttle and Brake ranges should now be accurately reflected on the Digital Display.
• Brakes will correctly apply at B0 (Between Coast and B1)
• Auto closing doors should not lock under any circumstance. Doors should only lock when closed from Cab/Guard controls

Cargo Line Volume.1 – Petroleum

• Appropriate medals will be awarded when completing scenarios
• Vehicles will now correctly appear in Formation Designer

EWS Class 66

• Improved clarity of the headlight bulb texture on the front headlight cluster.
• Improved visual placement of coupling using the Hook coupler between Class 66 and other vehicles.
• Fixed colour of grille above cab windows on the Class 66 from being a lighter shade of red.
• Fixed issue with train length functionality whereby pressing button 4 had the wrong outcome.

TEA VTG tankers

• Changed brake simulation setup from working as those the tankers are empty, to working as though the tankers are full. This change will improve the rate at which players can slow down.
• Added coupler slack and reduced buffer impact sound as per improvements to Blackpool TEA.
• Services heading to Colnbrook should now feel the correct weight in service mode.

Cargo Line Vol.2 – Aggregates

• Vehicles will now correctly appear in Formation Designer
• Minor localisation improvements

West Somerset Railway

• All cars should drive on the correct side for UK roads.
• Players should see leaves on all trees in the summer.
• Added AI whistle triggers to all 'SW' boards on the route
• Added wait timers to all Class 150 services to Bishops Lydeard' services
• Fixed player spawning without a train on services at Norton Fitzwarren
• Fixed service BL3 (Diesel Gala 2017 timetable) not moving despite a green signal

Class 52

• AWS warning alarm should now play and loop without cutting out

Class 33

• Reduced engine-room noise volume as it was quite loud when near the loco / with the window open at full throttle

Birmingham Cross City

• Updated scenarios and services to correctly use new TSW4 scoring systems.

Class 323

• Stabling tail lamp shouldn't be placed by AI in service mode anymore
• Updated the 32.3 miles reward to trigger at 32.3 miles and not 3.23 miles

Regional Railways Class 323

• Added additional rewards that reward the player for deploying Hunslet a number of times. Hint: Rewards at I & C
• Stabling tail lamp shouldn't be placed by AI in service mode anymore
• Updated the 32.3 miles reward to trigger at 32.3 miles and not 3.23 miles
• Fixed headlights not being turned on for the AI RHTT formation.

Southeastern High Speed

• Fixed the ‘Hoo Dares Wins’ scenario on PS5 being incompletable due to a stuck 465 train preventing completion

Class 66

• Safety system score should be awarded correctly when AWS/TPWS are enabled.

Class 700

• Increased volume of both AWS and DVD so that it is louder when in the cab.

Brighton Main Line
Class 387

• Tweaked running noise audio in order to make the tunnel/bridge noise audible
• Fixed PIS not being visible on ToD 4 routes
• Fixed text on PIS boards incorrectly showing the full sentence

Class 377

• Fixed rear doors on the Class 377 being stuck open when spawning into a service
• Fixed PIS not being visible on ToD 4 routes
• Moved the headlight lights closer to the front of the train
• Fixed dim exterior lighting on the Class 377
• Fixed incorrect emissive level of PIS font material

Blackpool Branches

• Fixed mail canopy clipping trains at Preston Station

Class 47

• Fixed wrong number on IC livery (47461 should have been 47471)

Great Western Express

• Fixed an issue so Cargo Line Volume 1 – Petroleum services are correctly visible in the timetable menu.

Glossop Line

• Fixed an issue where further objectives stop appearing after the lock the doors objective

East Coastway
Class 377

• Moved the headlight lights closer to the front of the train
• Fixed incorrect emissive level of PIS font material

BR Class 40

• Textures will appear as expected, and not on the cab door rubber

If you have any issues following this update, please raise any queries in our Troubleshooting forums

 

Important information for players using unofficial content or mods:
If you experience issues on PC platforms after installing the update, please ensure that you remove any mods before requesting further assistance. Mods are a common cause of many issues on PC, especially after a game update. If the mod author hasn't updated the mod, it may not be compatible with the new update and cause issues such as crashing.