Revisiting Spirit of Steam and Peak Forest ~ The only Steam-Era routes in Train Sim World 4

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  • @StrikeEagle78
    @StrikeEagle78 11 місяців тому +27

    Typical DTG. Release half passed content, lie to customers about fixes and feature improvements, then abandon. Still waiting to see if Focus props up this dying pig for the long term.

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому +1

      That's a good point. I swear, very little (or even nothing) appears to have changed at Dovetail despite Focus buying the company.

    • @MM-fz2qn
      @MM-fz2qn 11 місяців тому +2

      Only thing I can see - many many more sales to improve selling figures for focus, not a single improvement. Routes are becoming worse - smaller, shorter, with even less diversity - just check if you dont believe me. Do you remember how you were filling cargo wagons in Tees valley from TSW1? How such a features slowly disappear from new routes

    • @darthvater2087
      @darthvater2087 11 місяців тому

      ​@@DC4260Productions
      In their announcement message they stated that Focus leaves much freedom for their child companies or something like that.

  • @jwrailve3615
    @jwrailve3615 11 місяців тому +18

    Personally I liked peak Forrest but SOS is a literal joke. I still have no idea why the shunter Fowler wasn’t layered to SOS considering not once so you get to shunt cars in the yards yet there’s three massive yards on lack of spirit of steam. Another pro of peak Forrest is it is the ONLY TSW ROUTE that had a true road switcher. One scenario had 8 separate industry and one yard set and pick up beyond that once again it’s pick up a string set out a string and end of run. Very annoying. tSW is a joke they claim that “steam is too difficult to model” explain the several recent steam rail simulators that literally come with 5-20 steam locos with base game. As for flying Scotsman the ECML is the worst route I’ve ever ran. Boring as hell felt like I was going through a 1980’s super Mario bros scrolling scenery screen. They just charge way too much underdeliver and when you call them out mr. Park which is either a bot account or a undercover dev/ambassador will address any comment in any UA-cam channel that covers TSW and gives the same bs corporate like response.

    • @jwrailve3615
      @jwrailve3615 11 місяців тому +1

      Tired of the copycat locos you pay several times over for because all TSW devs seem to think is everything has to be British or German and if it’s US content it’s late, 1-3 locos already recycled from previous routes, no extra liverys dozens of rail served industries never served or the ability to make a custom scenario to serve them, and more excuses as the why they “can’t obtain the liscense” I’ll wait for David to once again respond to me or any other person in any comment section who does anything other than praise TSW. Durango & silverton could’ve been a gold mine for TSW sales but no that’s just tooooo much to ask for

  • @nathanchan4653
    @nathanchan4653 11 місяців тому +4

    As I stated before, if DTG stops making new steam routes for TSW or improve any faults on their existing steam routes in TSW; then players will refuse to play the game.
    According to a steam engine driver from “Beyond The Sunset” directed by Chris Eden Green and Sam Brown, he stated that the reason why new volunteers and children never seen a steam locomotive before is because since their withdrawal they never saw a steam locomotive in traffic. Meaning they have no idea what a steam locomotive is and simulator are the only computer based experience to teach them alongside with a heritage railway.
    Kuju’s Microsoft Train Simulator knows how a steam locomotive works as they put tons of research which is something that DTG fail to do for steam locomotives
    That’s my input as I like steam locomotives (alongside with diesel and electric)

  • @Electricfox
    @Electricfox 9 місяців тому +4

    I think they would definitely have been better off developing a steam locomotive for the WSR route first, get the locomotive physics and simulation right and then try to make a steam era route and locomotives to go with it but they bungled it and basically killed off UK steam outside of TSC for a while. Maybe we'll get lucky and someone will do a UK version of Century of Steam if that turns out as good as it looks right now.

  • @pwk879
    @pwk879 10 місяців тому +4

    I agree with some of your criticisms. The routes are, generally, way too quiet and lacking traffic. And it's almost criminal that shunting services for the 4F weren't added to SoS once that loco was released.
    But - you're doing something wrong with the driving if you're having that much trouble with speed/power. Scotsman will run nearly the whole of the ECML very near or over its nominal 75 mph limit easily. The Staniers can be touchy to keep steam pressure up under load, but if you're getting the 6P up to nearly 80 mph, that's basically its top designed speed irl, so that's about right honestly.

  • @spyfan62591
    @spyfan62591 8 місяців тому +2

    I used to think spirit of steam was passable, as in I liked it. I loved the steam engines, and it got me back into train sim world, but now, after watching the raw footage of the Liverpool crew mainline from the gandy dancer productions footage from when he was a young lad, I know look at the pack and say, spirit of steam was WAY TO AMBITIOUS.

  • @Gideonsmythe
    @Gideonsmythe 11 місяців тому +3

    DTG's former Director once said his vision for TSW was to "stand on the platform at Crewe in the 1950s." He ticked that off and sold the company to Focus. Personally, I love the design of steam engines but have no interest in driving one. I'd rather TSW just stuck to modern.

  • @karlack2682
    @karlack2682 9 місяців тому +2

    I bought TSW2 and Spirt of steam in July 22, thinking it would be a product improve over time. thy had a roadmap and every thing.
    The thing they never bothered to mention on that road map was that TSW3 was coming out in 2 months.
    SOS got like one update for TSW2.
    2 game versions later and 2 dlc and steam still dose not work.
    i did eventually buy TSW3, i got it for like 25 bucks on s steam key reseller. to get some fixes for steam.
    I try to give DTG as little money as possible.

  • @MaxwellTheTrainFan
    @MaxwellTheTrainFan Місяць тому +1

    I have both these packs
    So far I enjoy them from tsw3 when k first joined this game .
    There fun … but I feel we are lacking engine roster I mean I recon we needed a shunter . Maybe a jinty
    Think about it . We got 2 mainline engines for the SOS line
    And as for peak forest … we only got one 0-6-0 . I recon we needed a second from the same time period I recon . Maybe a jinty is what we needed I mean we could have had a shunting game mode . Say we could shunt for the bigger engines or maybe take a small passenger train to each station and black again giving us perhaps 2 kinds of new coaches in LMS coloured red and a 3F jinty to use .
    Why they didn’t do that I will never know it would have made us have every kind of engine possible to complete the look
    Passenger engine - jubilee
    Freight engine - Stannier 8F
    small tender engine - Fowler
    We are lacking a small tank engine to fill out the final slot there .
    And I am on about tsw3 not anything else
    Anyways bye . Have a good day

  • @SprainedAxis
    @SprainedAxis 11 місяців тому +1

    If I were to choose certain steam engines in the game, it be the more popular ones that most enjoy like popular express engines and well known goods engines such as the 9f ( I know it’s from the BR era, but it would fit more with that era) and add some tank engines for push pull services for fun

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому +1

      I would give DTG a pass on the BR-era stuff if they added some Standard range engines like the 9F and 6MT 'Clan'.

  • @kovzov7969
    @kovzov7969 11 місяців тому +1

    Have you played the West Cornwall Steam Railtour? If so, what was it like?

  • @bendavis7233
    @bendavis7233 11 місяців тому +1

    Good video. I agree with who. People would be more into steam if they did not only do BR green and black. Should done 1 steam loco pack per first on WSR. Give them more time to get it right. Packs should be done on the WSR (1.7F in SDJR Blue plus LMS ETC. All normal steam train work on the line.) Talking about pre-grouping misses a good chance to do the Swanage railway line with the new T3 number 563 in LSWR green plus SR and with U class in Br but With all SR livery plus BR. (Pack Swanage 1.M7 in all LSWR, SR, BR liveries 2.T9 in all LSWR, SR, BR 3. ETC) Like could do the North Norfolk railway with GER Y14 in GER blue plus Grey and ETC.

  • @phillipdunn7486
    @phillipdunn7486 7 місяців тому +3

    Well besides the safety’s popping off constantly wich isn’t realistic

  • @Barnaby_bo
    @Barnaby_bo 2 місяці тому

    When are they going to do the NYMR (North Yorkshire Moors Railway)?

  • @TB76Returns
    @TB76Returns 11 місяців тому +2

    This was a total letdown. I do prefer Peak Forest to Spirit of Steam for one, as on a personal level, I did used to go on Holiday in the Peak District as a child. But yeah, Dovetail have really buggered the whole Steam thing for their own Gravy Train. I had hoped for a GWR themed Steam Route, ideally between Swindon and Bristol, where we'd get GWR Kings, Castles and Panniers (and it would take no time at all for someone to do a Duck reskin). But alas, it is not to be. I will be definately getting the 104 DMU (and NOT The Engineering Express addon by Rivet that was released today) to liven things up on the Peak Forest Route. Heck, even when the WSR upgrade comes, it will be Steam on there at last.....

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому +2

      You're not the only one who won't be getting Rivet's gameplay pack. They've lost a customer in me for a variety of reasons. As for the idea of a GWR route in TSW, that'd be awesome (it could've been set sometime between 1908 and 1923 and include 4-6-2 No. 111 'The Great Bear'). Sadly, that'll remain a dream.

    • @TB76Returns
      @TB76Returns 11 місяців тому

      @@DC4260Productions Indeed, I may get their upcoming UK Route, depending on what it is....I instead purchased the Dresden=Chemnitz route

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому

      I believe their next route is Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside (complete with the Class 710). Because of course they had to choose a short route that'll be really easy to make.

    • @TB76Returns
      @TB76Returns 11 місяців тому

      @@DC4260Productions Actually that is DTG

    • @LeSpotteurFrançais
      @LeSpotteurFrançais 11 місяців тому

      ​@@DC4260Productions
      I'm definitely getting the Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside Class 710 route because it's a very beautiful route and I love this route, I've been on this route many times and I also love the Class 710 EMU 😁, I'm 100% looking forward to this route and I'll be purchasing it on my PS4😁

  • @mr.oliver_11
    @mr.oliver_11 11 місяців тому

    On 10:28 I reached 120 with the 8F 2-8-0 with a heavy through freight.

  • @tdurb0
    @tdurb0 10 місяців тому +1

    This is exactly the video I need to see. I see a ‘TSW4 compatible Peak Forest’ and I normal TSW3. And the TSW4 one is dearer. So I don’t know if DTG are taking the piss or what.
    A bit of a mare for me, I used to live in Ambergate.
    So, any difference really? Cheers

  • @napsbrickrailways2290
    @napsbrickrailways2290 11 місяців тому

    For the boiler pressure issues, have you tried using the dampers/blowers. Have dampers on while accelerating and if you still need pressure close the regulator and open the blower to gain some pressure.

  • @GBRf66715_
    @GBRf66715_ 10 місяців тому +1

    The aggression at @10:16 had me howling 😂

    • @jazzdub4958
      @jazzdub4958 10 місяців тому +1

      You watch that change when DTG offers him some valuable sponsorship to review their crappy add ons.

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  10 місяців тому +1

      I don't want to be sponsored by Dovetail, no matter how much they might offer me.

    • @GBRf66715_
      @GBRf66715_ 10 місяців тому +1

      @@DC4260Productions I don’t blame you 😂😂

  • @Mim69420
    @Mim69420 11 місяців тому

    I’ve heard rumours of Caledonia works making steam and I do hope so as the engines made by them is the same as ts if so we’ve got a treat

  • @DKS225
    @DKS225 11 місяців тому

    Much of that closed section you mentioned is now a walking/cycling/horse riding trail these days. That said i can think of at least half a dozen other steam locomotives DTG could have used in either in The UK or some Australian and New Zealand Locomotives I.E The C38 Class and K Class in Au to name a few or even The Naughty Nannies later C35 Class. Their nicknames came from their Pre-1924 Class designation of NN.

  • @haphappy266
    @haphappy266 2 місяці тому +1

    I would've loved an lbsc route

  • @Thattrainguy4334
    @Thattrainguy4334 11 місяців тому +1

    I have a question for you.
    If there would be a british railways steam era route you would want, what would it be?

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому +1

      The full Isle of Wight network (as in, Ryde to Shanklin and Ventnor plus branches to Bembridge, Newport, Cowes, Freshwater and Ventnor West). Included motive power would have to be the ex-LSWR 'O2' class 0-4-4 tank engine.

    • @MrLentiscais
      @MrLentiscais 11 місяців тому +1

      Even the Great Central route, but that would mean having the use of several lots of motive power, Steam and Diese.l

  • @denbaker7358
    @denbaker7358 11 місяців тому

    When it comes to driving steam for me ive found that the jubilee and 8F are best on manual firing i just open the fire box doors open both dampers and i make all the pressure i ever need that way with the 4F and flying Scotsman auto firing allows me to get the most out of them but i do agree that the physics of steam needs a major overhaul because somehow an A3 express passenger locomotive has more power than the 8F. I took an 1000 train up through west cornwall and the A3 seemed to do better than the heavy freight locomotive 8F madness

  • @MM-fz2qn
    @MM-fz2qn 11 місяців тому +4

    I m really surprised that you are still supporting them with yours purchases. For nice steam gameplay, or better train gameplay I strongly reccomend you try "Derail Valley" game, its what I play now instead TSW. Never purchased TSW4 and hopefully never going to. It is scam front to back.

    • @denbaker7358
      @denbaker7358 11 місяців тому

      Is that available on console though?

  • @flavioriper1
    @flavioriper1 6 місяців тому

    I was """"lucky"""" to get the Spirit of Steam DLC when my dad bought the deluxe version of TSW 3, and there it is, untouched by my hands, just for decoration in my collection. And that's how I learned to always look at what DTG offers in its deluxe versions.
    And being a 13 years old person, I'm definitely not interested in driving locomotives, just watching them.

  • @LeoR11
    @LeoR11 5 днів тому

    Tank engines are heavily needed, even if they had came with the WSR

  • @WhisperingWiltshire
    @WhisperingWiltshire 11 місяців тому

    Random Unrelated to this Question:
    When West Somerset Railway gets the remaster, will you consider buying it?
    I’m also only asking this since steam will layer onto WSR

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому

      No, I still have no intention to get the WSR. If anything, the updated timetable with steam services is just DTG rubbing salt in the wound.

    • @WhisperingWiltshire
      @WhisperingWiltshire 11 місяців тому

      @@DC4260Productions Oh ok.

  • @POTC_Oscarandfriens2.0
    @POTC_Oscarandfriens2.0 7 місяців тому

    whenever i play TSW4, i can never get past the starting point, as i keep running red signals

  • @CallumDoyle-mw1px
    @CallumDoyle-mw1px 10 місяців тому +2

    i like the spirit of steam route and is good and isgot steam trains and ilike it and it itriyd it andits good

  • @runnerman1424
    @runnerman1424 10 місяців тому

    I wished we could've gotten some more variety in steam Locos even as an LMS fanboy. Imagine some Bulleids like the Q1 or West Country Class. Even the Coronation or Royal Scott's and some fucking Tank engines like the Panniers, Jintys, Pugs, and Terriers.

  • @Commando_Arc
    @Commando_Arc 11 місяців тому +1

    So we need a 0-6-0 tank engine and more steam locomotives and a massive fix to them

  • @nicholaspopailo7880
    @nicholaspopailo7880 4 місяці тому

    Does TSW4 Add on to TSW3? Cause in the future, I will purchase that peak forest add on, and get the steam engines that I hope for dearly. Does it?

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  4 місяці тому

      TSW4 is an entirely separate game / purchase.

    • @nicholaspopailo7880
      @nicholaspopailo7880 4 місяці тому

      @@DC4260Productions So I would have to download TSW3 in order to get Peak Forest?

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  4 місяці тому

      No you wouldn't. It works in TSW4 as well.

    • @nicholaspopailo7880
      @nicholaspopailo7880 4 місяці тому

      @@DC4260Productions Thanks. This is just for the future. Also, did you make these games?

    • @napsbrickrailways2290
      @napsbrickrailways2290 4 місяці тому

      No he didn’t make tsw lol

  • @Zugdurchfahrt311
    @Zugdurchfahrt311 11 місяців тому +1

    I hope that SimRail, will really compete with DTG once it's out of early access. With the way things are going and the development behind SimRail and TSW, it's pretty safe to say, that DTG won't keep their monopoly for too long. The devs behind SimRail have an extensive list of updates and Add-Ons on their Roadmap, so DTG should get ready to actually work. I am not exited for Salzburg - Rosenheim the slightest cause lord know how badly DTG will f up the DB BR 111

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому +1

      I don't care for Salzburg to Rosenheim either (not because I don't care for the BR111 - quite the opposite - I just don't find the route choice all that interesting). As for Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside (and the Class 710), I'm looking forward to that one, but it's still disappointing to see DTG chose yet another short and linear route.

    • @Zugdurchfahrt311
      @Zugdurchfahrt311 11 місяців тому

      @@DC4260Productions I als othink it's a shame the overground route is that one, I'm not too deep into the topic, but I think there are defenitly some better options.

    • @DC4260Productions
      @DC4260Productions  11 місяців тому

      I'll give you an example of an Overground route DTG should've done; Highbury & Islington to West Croydon (plus the branches to New Cross, Clapham Junction and Crystal Palace). They would have to include the Class 378 with that route, and have the existing Southern 377 and Thameslink 700 layer in to timetable mode as they also run between New Cross Gate and Norwood Junction in real life.

    • @Zugdurchfahrt311
      @Zugdurchfahrt311 11 місяців тому

      @@DC4260Productions On the topic on Overgrounds: I think it's criminal somethig like The S-Bahn Berlin or S-Bahn Hamburg haven't been added yet. Both theses systems could also be made on routes, where non S-Bahn services run for more service variety

    • @somerandomdude3810
      @somerandomdude3810 11 місяців тому

      ​@@Zugdurchfahrt311what routes do you have in mind?

  • @godzillafan2462
    @godzillafan2462 11 місяців тому

    I can’t believe how screwed over these steam routes are I was ecstatic only for the routes to have many issues I hoped we would be able to open the smoke box doors but we can’t when will we actually get justice for Steam Locomotives i wish we could’ve have gotten a steam engine for west Somerset but no never give the people what they want I have driven Flying Scotsman the most as it is my favourite steam loco currently in the game and I hope we get American steam locos like 4014,3985,611,4449 and 844

  • @CPTRailfan
    @CPTRailfan 10 місяців тому

    A Fowler 3F could've been made from recycled 4F model bits too

  • @badged5197
    @badged5197 10 місяців тому

    welcome to dovetail

  • @anita2046
    @anita2046 3 місяці тому

    So you have to get the spirit of steam to get peak forest pack

  • @Frowny13
    @Frowny13 11 місяців тому

    Glad I’m not the only one that thinks that these steam engines are underpowered. It really feels like they just plugged in some numbers into Simugraph and were like “Yeah good enough”. Well it’s not good enough because they’re so slow!! But why fix the problems when you can just let the third party devs do it. While I do prefer to drive modern diesels and electrics, I do get a good kick out of driving Steam engines on a fast mainline from time to time. Just a shame that there are so few of them in TSW, and the ones that are there aren’t fun to drive. Luckily Simrail have got their own Steam engine coming at some point, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing how that turns out. And I have a feeling it will be better than what Dovetail have made.

  • @crazzykilla
    @crazzykilla 10 місяців тому

    I was looking forward since TSW launched for the introduction of Steam, but also sorely disappointed. I don't see things improving unfortunately with the reception or progress of it.

  • @TheRubberDuck
    @TheRubberDuck 11 місяців тому

    I've always found DTG preformed a half arsed attempt at everything e.g the Cornwall route for TSW4 that just uses recycled class 47's and Mk2 cartridges... yawn, poor routes, lack of good sounds or simply recycled sounds for different trains, and bugs, yes, bloody buts in TSW4 and TS Classic they they clearly know of but can never be bothered to fix such as the random crashing in TS classic. Another issue I found with freeroam on TSW4 why is it so complicated to add a single cartridge or wagon instead of a complete consist that's so annoying

  • @westernregion104
    @westernregion104 6 місяців тому

    These routes feel like they should’ve been on TS classic…

  • @MeRandomStuff111
    @MeRandomStuff111 3 місяці тому +2

    We NEED american steam trains

    • @HelenBugg
      @HelenBugg 2 місяці тому

      We really don’t

  • @sittingmuscle1568
    @sittingmuscle1568 5 місяців тому

    I think some of the issues you have with driving the steam trains may be a bit of a skill issue as I’ve easily got the jubilee class to reach 90mph, which is unrealistic to say the least and beat the timetable plenty of times

  • @lordbrit4630
    @lordbrit4630 6 місяців тому

    Train sim world 4 is a joke? (Good video btw subscribed)

  • @fakelol699
    @fakelol699 4 місяці тому

    Try holding the fire box open

  • @Championhaulproductions3672
    @Championhaulproductions3672 11 місяців тому

    Bruh moment

  • @AhmearClayIombo-dj6di
    @AhmearClayIombo-dj6di 11 місяців тому +1

    Nice Train Gaming

  • @Grumpy_Englishman
    @Grumpy_Englishman 11 місяців тому +1

    Tell me all why the class 66 is the best train in TSW wrong answers only