Ulasan

• gamedeal user

  Oct 4, 2014

  Definetely not the best choice. Looks like that developers made this route in a hurry. This DLC is lacking content soooo bad. There are quite a few scenarios for the route, Workshop is also almost empty . There is only one loco and just 5 coaches (2 cisterns, 2 hoppers and one passanger) for it. Thats all, nothing more. Second complaint - lack of details. DLC locomotive 6E1 looks like it was carved with axe - lame model, lame textures. And yeah, sounds...sounds, which will make you deaf after 5 minutes. Same for coaches. Cmon, coaches in MSTS looked way better than these carved abominations. Same for track details. Most of the time it's empty land with few trees and houses all around. And besides that all objects are lamely placed: river banks carved in grass texture, buildings floating in the air, horribly placed car roads, etc. Not to mention track overhead line - it just hangs ideally straight (in real life it will cut your pantograph in two just in a couple of minutes). Yeah I know, that route is very long, but c'mon, look at Marias Pass DLC - route is longer than KwaZulu, but level of details is way higher, not to mention way better made ES44DC and SW1500. To summarize: + Good length of route + The only one African route so far in a game + electrified route + "Free" locomotive and coaches - Too few scenarios + almost empty workshop for this route - Low quality of locomotive - Route is poorly detailed - Low quality of route details Well, it's not the worst route, but it definitely don't cost 30 Eur, even 15 Eur is too much for it.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 6, 2014

  i dont know why,but this scenario dont work,nothing open. this requier ts 2015,i have,my sistem windows 8,my pc i7 4970k 4.4ghz,32gb of ram(corsair},graffics card asus gtx 770 oc. so its more than the add ask....so why i cant open.....
• gamedeal user

  Oct 7, 2014

  Recommended for one reason alone; The scenery is unlike ANY other routes that have ever existed in Train Simming. The narrow gauge, the sparse trees and Savannah. It's just a great break away from all the rolling English hills and huge American cities and deserts. Yes, the rolling stock is more crude that other more modern DLC, but if you want this scenery, you put up with it. The unique rolling stock design and markings and local buildings are a nice change of pace as well. It's a great way to see a different part of the world for the price of a cross country bus ticket. Highly recommended as a change of pace, you may want to wait for a sale for more value if you like.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 9, 2014

  just very very bad, sounds were the same as in other standart locomotives and the scenery is very boring DON´T BUY IT
• gamedeal user

  Nov 14, 2014

  Again: Is this a simulator or arcade game ?! And yea, finish of this route suck.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 24, 2014

  Poor quality. Low res textures on locos. Waste of money.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 4, 2023

  Czech/English: Trasa mezi městy Pietermaritzburg a Ladysmith byla postavena v 80. Letech 19. Století a ve 20. Letech 20. Století byla elektrifikována na systém 3 Kv. V TS má trasa délku cca. 180 km a vede přes lesy, savanu, míjí vesnice i několik měst, projíždí řadou tunelů, například tím u Cedary o délce 6 km. Je po celé délce elektrifikována a je zdvokolejněna. DLC nabízí deset misí, část v pasažérské službě a část ve službě nákladní. Mimo osobních vlaků tak budete vést těžké vlaky s uhlím a palivem, ale i s vodou či mlékem. Výhodou je i řada fanouškovskch misí. Traťová rychlost je mezi 50 – 60 km/h, na několika místech pak až 80 – 90 km/h, tedy není úplně pro vyznavače rychlosti. Vzhledem k traťové rychlosti a vzdálenosti pak jízda osobním vlakem z jednoho konce na druhý trvá 3 – 4 hodiny. Jedná se však o unikátní africkou trasu, jinde neviděnou. K dispozici je jediná lokomotiva a to typ SAR 6E1 série 4. Jde o elektrickou lokomotivu na systém 3kv, která byla vyráběna na začátku 70. Let 20. Století, tedy nejde o žádný výkřik techniky a ani výkon této lokomotivy není velký. Model má navíc jen průměrnou kvalitu s nízkým rozlišením. Shrnutí: Pěkná trasa v netradičním prostředí, avšak s průměrným technickým zpracováním. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The line between Pietermaritzburg and Ladysmith was built in the 1880s and electrified to a 3 Kv system in the 1920s. In the TS, the route is about 180 km long and runs through forests, savannah, passing villages and several towns, passing through a series of tunnels, for example the 6 km long one at Cedara. It is electrified along its entire length and is double-tracked. The DLC offers ten missions, some in passenger service and some in freight service. As well as passenger trains, you'll also lead heavy trains with coal and fuel, but also water and milk. A number of fan missions are also an advantage. The track speed is between 50 - 60 km/h, and in some places up to 80 - 90 km/h, so it's not entirely for speed enthusiasts. Due to the track speed and distance, it takes 3 - 4 hours to ride a passenger train from one end to the other. However, this is a unique African route, not seen elsewhere. There is only one locomotive available and that is the SAR 6E1 type series 4. It is an electric locomotive on the 3kv system that was produced in the early 1970s, so it is not a scream of technology and the performance of this locomotive is not great either. Furthermore, the model is of only average quality with low resolution. Summary: A nice route in an unusual setting, but with average engineering.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 5, 2014

  Most people buying this DLC don't live in South Africa or wasn't in South Africa. I've seen this DLC has receive a lot of bad recommendations, because of shoddy craftmanship. I agree, but the reviews pointing it in the wrong places. I, for who lived in South Africa and travelled on these trains, going to give a proper review for which I think is wrong and right in this DLC. Here is a brief summary of what you can expect of this DLC The route: [list] [*]Lenghty route [*]Drive through plains, hills, mountains and a dam [*]Many tunnels and long tunnels [*]Narrow gauge [*]South Africa [/list] This route is the best representation of what its like in KwaZulu-Natal. You see lots of plains with grass, lots of grass. Trees is abudant in the mountains, usually pine or "Bloekom" as we call it. I've seen people complain about rivers being full of grass and dirt, well, in most cases it is dried up, because this is a dry area. It usually rains in the summer, but the scorcing sun vaporises all the water in the rivers. We have a serious water problems here and have to save as much water as possible. Most building is "reused". The buildings looks similar in Natal as in the game, I cannot see any fault with it. I 've seen many HOP houses alongside the tracks, those "mud" houses. They are government houses for the poor people and they do like those in the game. The locomotive: [list] [*]There is only this one electric locomotive [*]Its LOUD [/list] The reason why only one locomotive is available is this package is there is only this type on the corridor. Transnet have began to upgrade the 6E1 to the new 18E in 2009 nationally. This route setting is clearly as it was in 1999 and thus the 6E1 only existed for this line. We have over 3000 of these locomotives in our country and its our main locomotive. Diesels is extremely rare on this corridor, because it is expensive to run them. We don't have oil and have to import them, thus make them expensive. The 6E1 uses electricity which is generated by burning coal and we got reserves of coal. People complain about the noise, but if you travelled on them, then you will complain. They ARE that LOUD! Especially the blowers when they accelerate. Those blowers can make you deaf, therefore train drivers got headphones for ear safety. The texture is well made, actually the locomotives is too clean. I've seen much dirtier ones in my life. I only got a complaint about the cab. They remember the stove, but it has low polygons. The instruments is okayish. The only real problem what I have with it is, WHERE IS THE SERIAL PARALLEL switcher!!! This locomotive work exacly the same as those Class 76 on the Woodhead DLC. The rolling stock: [list] [*]You only get 5 different versions, a coach, open wagons, tank wagons and a caboose. [*]They small variants [*]Not so highly detailed [/list] The rolling stock is good and they invested time to get the bearings right, those big chunky spinning rings on the wheels. The texturing is a bit dull, to neat to be precise. I've expected some dirt on the passenger coaches! The freight wagons texturing is well made. Conclusion: The route is well made, but the locomotive need attention if you mostly drive inside it. The sound is perfect, they sound exactly the same as those in the game. The DLC feels it has been made 2 years ago, the developer remember to put cab lights in, but there is no superelevation. If you live in South Africa and considering buying this, then get it! It's the best representation of how it looks in Natal. For people outside, you can buy it to get a different feel of our country, it feels different, for sure. If you are serious about the quality aspects and expect this DLC to have completely different stuff, then you might be dissapointed. The developer used what this game offered to create this route which represent the actual one very well. The price is a bit high, I must say. Buy it on a sale or something of the like, but I recommend it to my fellow "vriende en burgerlikes"
• gamedeal user

  Dec 15, 2014

  I did enjoy this route very much, Good rendering of the locomotives, sounds and rolling stock, which I know very well as I grew up on this railway. Thank you very much to the developers!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 6, 2015

  After reading the mixed reviews, I was reticent about purchasing the add-on, but during the sale I took a chance and bought it. I was pleasantly surprised by the content. Having lived in that part of the world most of my life, I found I recognised features here and there in the add-on, which made the experience all the more pleasurable. The rocky outcrops, trees, hills and plains are not bad representations of the place, so I have to say I feel rather good about my purchase and I recommend it. If you are a South African, ex-South African, or you've lived in the Natal region, you'll enjoy the add-on.