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• gamedeal user

  Jun 4, 2022

  This review was pretty difficult, because in actuality, I've really enjoyed half of this DLC. But I do think some of you should be aware of before purchase (and perhaps with improvement, I may reconsider). So 5 years after CSX heavy haul, the kettles finally steam into the picture. A DLC marketed as an event for DTG to respect and carefully tread the waters of proper simulation. So how does the route and the locos fair? [b] Positives [/b] + The Jubilee Locomotives are superb. It's great seeing them in all their detail and to freely move around the loco and operate. + The sense of movement just feels on point. At shunting speeds, locomotives with gently clunk and clank. At high speeds though, the engine really comes alive. Tender almost violently jostle in a vertical fashion, smoke is roaring out, oil lubrication units rotate like something out of a clock mechanism. It's rare to get a sense of your engine being alive, and the Jubilee and Stanier hit the mark here. + An interesting variety of new stock and services for players to try out! + Ambitious track plans with multiple mega-sized yards, turn-around loops, flyovers, underpasses, turntables, engine sheds. + Well populated routes (you'll find engine sheds rammed with standby engines waiting to be dispatched, or run back to takeover terminating services). + You do get the sense that DTG have been waiting a long time to do this type of content. So um.... what went wrong? [b] Negatives [/b] - The route FPS is HEAAAAAAAAVY. My PC can chomp London-Brighton fairly well, even at peak times. This is the first DLC I've owned that really took a hit. Even the tutorials and mission intros lagged so badly until you took control of the player. In addition, there is a crazy amount of lineside stock. Don't be surprised if you find engine sheds with 30+ idle locomotives. By far the worst performing route. - The route itself is something of a poor choice. Whilst you get ambitious running speeds and play areas, you can tell that DTG were rushed for time. Far to easy to fall through the worlds, floating bits of track, very basic Unreal engine terraforming etc. In addition, the artistic style, and the art assets used were not doing DTG any favours. Whilst an argument is easy made for the 50s being dirty, the environment presented here just feels brown. There's no real variation in ground or grass textures, yards are often bare of line-side clutter. The textures you do see suffer from that same plastic-y quality you may have experienced from previous settings (almost like roughness maps have been given slightly too much gloss). Lighting is always on, leaving an unrealistic yellow tinge. Fashion choices of NPCs also feel slightly out of place. Individually some of these may sound might nitpicks, but put together, it really does become distracting, and suggests a route quality comparable to some Train Simulator Classic routes. - LMS Stanier is almost unplayable as a train, due to the fact that braking can cause bizarre derailments. This was a KNOWN bug that DTG announced before launch. As of writing, I've consistently had 4 wild derailments with low-level braking. Why DTG. Why why why why why... on gods earth... would you look at a bug like that... and think it's ok to ship? I'm actually furious at the person who approved it for launch. It means now that I'm extremely apprehensive about half the content in this game. - There are some... oddities about the way DTG decided to release this steam simulation. No indications for water levels or fire mass levels, steam blowbacks not simulated, reversers seem slightly more powerful/commanding at mid-speeds than they should be? AI Fireman is not intelligent enough to steam to avoid blowing the safeties. I'm sure there are many other oddities that people will point out on these issues - Certain wagon consists require manual vacumn discharge. No mention of it in-game, just a forum post on it. Have fun with all the bug reports on that DTG - On closer examination, some of the model/texture work for this route is poor. Holes in locomotives (e.g. firepit), rather odd looking coal wagon fill textures, low-poly looking ejector/injector/knobs. Subjectively, I think the Jubilee has slightly harsh roughness maps (It's meant to represent a weathered look, but you lose alot of detail against the current lighting conditions. There are also historical photos to suggest that some locomotives were halfway between slightly weathered and factory clean). - Sound cutoffs/Bad reverb at mid-speeds - Whilst improved, particles could still look better. Low-speed chuffs look pretty poor, smoke particles clip visibly with hard surfaces. Cylinder drains also look very generic. It would be great if a) particles blended when hitting another surface b) Particles deflected by an object overhead had more believable physics. Think about the speed of smoke coming out of the stack, because it still has momentum... it will try to fill up the void of the container it's in. For particles, that would mean steam bounces off ceilings to the side, it may even split into smaller particles to sit can wrap around its encompassing space. - AI Trains don't actually "exhaust". Rather a powered train on regulator will look like it's idle. [b] So should you get it? [/b] If you're really dying for something different, yh sure... this DLC might be for you. I won't lie, steam engines are fun, and route has some unique and engaging content. It's also clear others have had some fun with this route too. But for everything else, I would approach with caution. It's clear this package was rushed, and DTG (once again) shoot themselves in the foot at making a good impression, and it's becoming a bit frustrating... particularly with something as high-calibre as this.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 4, 2022

  Well that was the first and last time I pay full price for a DTG product. As important of a milestone the addition of steam locomotives to TSW2 is, you would think the company would ensure the most glaring bugs were worked out. Without other paying customers who end up becoming dedicated troubleshooters, some scenarios would be unplayable. The few scenarios that I got through so far were created with pretty much no creativity, and I do hope they improve moving forward. There are only a certain amount of times I can drive from the same station to another close-by same station, then reversing to the same or very similar siding before I must beat my head against the wall out of boredom. This indicates very lazy work to me, not a team that takes pride in their product. Of course I will keep playing the route, as I paid good money for it, but I certainly would not recommend this product right now, and my opinion of the developer went from very good to poor due to this release. This should have been a showcase, not a "fix as you go."
• gamedeal user

  Jun 8, 2022

  So for one of the most highly anticipated DLC releases in the 5 years this game has been a thing, I must say this is very disappointing. It is obvious this has been rushed, and i do feel for bossman as we all know from TS classic that his stuff is beyond insane in terms of quality and features. Really we should have come to expect DTG to throw out a half finished project but this really has shot them in the foot. A good example is the route itself, the linesides look bare. There really isn't a lot going on as your flying along. Stations look bare again with not a great deal of detail. Another glaring issue I've seen is that speed signs are non existent which when you want to drive with the HUD off, you literally have no idea when to slow down for a speed limit and so on. The HUD in this game isn't all that appealing either so being unable to play without it is just another letdown. To start with the locos, the models are spot on but the textures and lighting really let them down. They just look plastic and drab and compared again to stuff from TS classic, it really doesn't look good. Even the simulation of the locos feel off, 10 car train behind a jubilee and we're at 10mph in 10 seconds from 15% regulator? It should barley be moving with that load behind it. Then we get to the auto fireman and my god what a shambles. The animations for the fireman are not to be desired, they are janky and do not transition smoothly into each other. The firebox door even closes before the fireman has had chance to throw the coal into the firebox. It seems there is no proper boiler simulation as the water level doesn't even do anything. It just seems pointless putting all this effort in to release a half-arsed, half finished DLC. I could go on and on but i feel i'd just be wasting my time. To finish up - If you guys want a proper simulation, one that feels close or similar to the real thing then don't buy this. It isn't worth the money. TSW is actually dire considering it was meant to be the future of train simulation and TS classic is still head and shoulders above it in terms of what you can do and realism. (and the majority of the 3rd party content isn't rushed and littered with detail). I just don't understand how the guys over at DTG thought yeah this is okay. I would rather wait a year for something top quality and worth the money, than spend £24.99 (which btw is about the same as the game itself costs) on something that was rushed out just to keep the cash flowing. The more we stop buying this crap the sooner they will realise we want quality over quantity and that they really need to up their game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 1, 2022

  Brilliant DLC! One of DTG's best dlc's so far though that may be a bit biased due to the fact that this is the first time in 20 years anyone attempts steam. Great detail and sounds and feeling of driving a steam engine. Comes with the full problems of steam trains like trying to get it moving on an uphill after a stop :) Good stuff!
• gamedeal user

  Jun 3, 2022

  First off, this content is fantastic, and the loco is super fun to drive.. With that said, it is absolutely infuriating to spend 45 minutes on a route, end at the final checkpoint to a stop only for the train to fall through the map, and fail the mission for derailment. This is absolutely unacceptable, and because of it (happened more than a couple of times) until fixed, utterly unplayable.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 6, 2022

  I would have to say this is a very nice and interesting DLC. It is unique and more interactive in my opinion than the steam routes that were available on the normal TS game. I like how it basically puts you back in time within the steam era around the 1950's on the British railway and its really neat to see your able to actually take control of steam engines and operate them and see how they were basically operated back in history. The controls can be a bit cumbersome and it took me a bit to get used to some of the controls in order to operate the steam engines. There seems like there is a lot you can do and the route does seem to be good in length wise as well. I especially enjoy and love the old 1950's scenery where you have all the factories and towns and stuff you would see if you were living during the 1950's in Britain or even learned about it in someway shape or form. The people on the platform are even dressed like during the time period as well which is a neat thing to see. The locomotives and freight and passenger carriages are very detailed. I do also like at the beginning when you first start this DLC route it kinda goes back in time with a black and white sorta film and just gives you like a brief overview of the Spirit of Steam route as well. If you like history and going back in time and operating steam engines, then I would totally recommend this DLC.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 1, 2022

  First off, I've played 3 scenarios thus far and I am having a ball with it. There is enough immersion here. between the engines and the route to give one of sense of how things were, some 60 plus years ago. Matt P. and team have delivered a lovingly crafted British Steam rail game and it shows. The tutorials are well done getting you going, though it details little or nothing with respect to stopping in time. That said, I slowed up in advance and came to a stop at the designated point. There a purists who will complain about this or that or they think a sound at 25 mph is off, yet on balance the positives of the experience far out weigh my quibbles thus far. I look forward to much more and a more AI trains once those classes are added. Good job out of the gate! Money well spent for a day one product I am happy to report.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 1, 2022

  My feedback so far after playing some tutorials and a service. 1)The route itself is fantastic, the details are great and it all looks really nice. 2) The new introduction is great, short and to the point, a nice way to get introduced to the route. 3) The tutorials are really good, if you new to steam, they will teach you everything you need to know to get going, really nice. 4) The sounds are somewhat good, the footplate experience on the whole is not great, the chuffing sounds are too soft, it sounds as though you way in the distance. There are no regulator movement sounds, when you open and close the regulator, you should hear linkages and what not, there is nothing here. I was not getting any breaking application sounds either. When you apply and release the breaks, you hear no steam sounds. 5) There is no delay when opening the regulator and the steam chest filling with steam. In reality, when you open the regulator, there is a delay until you start seeing a build up in steam pressure, on TSW, its instant. 6) Lack of AI. The route feels as though there has just been an apocalypse, there is next to no traffic. 7) The fireman animations are fantastic, really nicely done. Would be nice if the fireman would stop what they are doing and start shovelling when you open the firebox door, and if it could continue to do so until you close the door. (This is in manual mode that I am referring to) 8) No climbing animations when you climb onto the footplate. I really do feel like this is an immersion killer as this instant hop into the cab is very jarring. If you have never been on the footplate of a steam locomotive, this DLC will be fantastic for you, however, if like me, you have experience being on a footplate of a real steam loco, this will be extremely disappointing. I really wanted to love this DLC and I really do want to love this DLC, but the locos on here are a real let down for me and i'm really disappointed.