West Coast Main Line: Trent Valley From All Aboard Studios

Indeed. All other considerations aside, I'm quite relishing getting back on there later on and continuing my Pendolino odyssey through the sweeping curves.

 

That's what Vern is saying though, in "do they really have to replicate Network Rail's linear forest quite so meticulously" - in other words, it's too accurate (for him) both in terms of aesthetics and (perceived) performance hit.

 

Again you misunderstood. It doesn't have to be 100% as IRL. Just because Network Rail have decided no one needs to see what's beyond the boundary fence doesn't mean that should carry over into the game, which is primarily for entertainment. Just in the same way as regards sounds. I would much rather have the option to hear the IET traction sounds in cab, rather than the dull realistic rendition. It's called using a bit of artistic licence - as I said, this us to entertain and a bit of escapism not a training tool.

 

I took the plunge on this one as it promises so much. Still does. Blurry textures are still a feature and I had a CTD on approach to Crewe in a 350-4 run. I'm on xbox series x. I was hoping for more but probably fearing far worse so overall I am happy. I think. I did consider refunding straight after my CTD but I think I will keep hoping for the best with the updates promised.

I thought it might be boring and too samey samey, but it actually is very and continually interesting for such a long run.

I think if you are an Xboxer and still on the fence, consider how happy you are with the known performance issues, particularly blurry textures. If you think you'll put up with them for an otherwise decent DLC then go for it. If they are unacceptable to you, then leave this alone.

 

Has anyone noticed seemingly random double yellow signals popping up? I did a full run in 1U25 until I had a CTD outside Crewe and had double yellows without any explanation. They weren't followed by singles ever, weren't on approach to anything and I looked ahead on the map and I wasn't following anything. I am not an experienced player and have no route knowledge, but this seemed rather random. Happy to hear if anyone knows anything.

My brother drives this route and I've asked him, but he's drinking beer in Europe and hasn't responded.

 

it might just be a placebo, but crewe-stafford looks better than the b2c version. has this section been upgraded?

 

Liking what I’ve seen so far…just a small point, why are the Everos pathed for 115mph, when they’re limited to 110mph?

 

I watched the interview from TSS.

I have massive respect for AABS for their transparency, integrity and accountability for B2C. I have to admire their honesty.

on the B2C preview stream, the stream was done on console, something which is rare to find on routes we’ve seen before.

I think they’re passionate and honest, and that’s every reason to believe they’re good at making routes.

it’s evident from the release of Trent valley that they have learnt their lessons from B2C, and this release has been much smoother and less bug ridden.

 

I'm really pleased with this add-on, much better than the Birmingham - Crew dlc. There is a lot to do and many big stations that are a long your path. Also a very nice container Terminal. performance is very good, I had on the first run a few dips at Stratford and crew, my Vram was at 100%, maybe investing in the future in a better video card with more than 8gb. Well done allboard Studios!

 

This is great route on PC. Glad I went for it. Also seen some of the TSS interview and it is sad to hear ABS say they are no longer doing long routes and pivoting to 20-30 mile routes that perform well on all platforms moving forward. Maybe DTG can sort the core out and make more progress on optimization, allowing 3rd parties to do what they actually want to do.

 

I can’t pretend I would have bought this on release because I simply can’t afford to be buying all content at full price but I haven’t bought the Birmingham-Crewe route even in the PS sale. I just have no confidence in these detailed and busy routes working well enough on my PS5, the console these things are supposed to work on. I’m not prepared to be playing with massively reduced timetables, or disabling lots of layers, reducing the output resolution, or uninstalling a load of other DLC to get routes to half work well. I’d rather not bother.

For this route to have all the services, buying the Birmingham route, the Class 805 and upcoming Class 70 are necessary, and that’s around £100 for all that All Aboard content at full price. That’s not an issue in itself as it’s how TSW content works, building the content required, but it is an issue if it doesn’t work well. Even with a 20% discount buying all of these as they come up in sales it would be £80 and that’s a lot of money for me to spend on something I have no confidence in. There’s no realistic chance of a refund on Playstation so I need to be confident before buying. I’m not. DTG and the developers have a lot more to do before I buy any of these recent releases.

The current feedback for this route is all before the Class 70 is added to complete the route’s timetable and it’s already not been great. It will get worse once that DLC is released.

So far I’ve only bought one TSW6 DLC and that was the Stuttgart route in a sale and I bought that with vouchers I got for my birthday. I’ve not spent a single penny of my own money on TSW6 DLC. I’m not boycotting anything, I just don’t want broken content.

 

they can actually do more than 110, they’re capable of 125mph but because of their lack of tilting the speed limit is usually lower. a lot of the west coast main line got upgraded recently so that the MU limits are now suited to the evero fleet, not just the 350