Train Sim World®: Rapid Transit

I've driven the whole route and these are my thoughts. [b]What's Bad?[/b] Firstly, the whole world just seems dead. There's no ambient noise, and there is very very little in other trains passing by - I ran the whole route (approx. 90 minutes) and passed 3 other trains, 1 of them was at the start of the game. For a major S-Bahn route it seems like everyone has packed up and left the area leaving just a handful of people behind. Secondly, there is no sway/sense of speed to the train either. A 160km/h run and there was nothing that gave me a sense of speed. GWE had that feel with minor sway, but there is nothing her, it feels like we've gone back to Railworks phsyics in this regard (not even Train Sim 17/18). The level of detail is really well done, however there is one section that completely lacks any overhead equipment whatsoever. At certain parts of the map it also seems like DTG (the developers) simply got bored, a lot of assets are re-used, now this isn't normally a problem and I'd overlook it but it's impossible to overlook when you've driven past the same factory with the same colour and same loading bays every 2 minutes. Mixing it up and having some of the factories just plain grey would be better. This last point is a weird one, but the seats fall out of place in quite a spectacular fashion. I've never seen anything quite like it, at the start of driving the train it looked fine (seats were correct etc.), but as time went on I noticed the seats getting more and more out of sync. At the end of the journey I walked through and grabbed some screenshots. [b]What's Good?[/b] The route is very nicely made. There's quite a lot of detail especially in the more urban areas, but as mentioned they've also seemingly got bored and just skipped over some parts without taking the same amount of care and attention. The train is also incredibly well made and the detail is fantastic, again however it does have it's issues as mentioned above. It's a German S-Bahn route and has electric stock. A first for TSW so it's nice to see. [b]Overall?[/b] Overall, do I recommend Rapid Transit for TSW? No, at least not in it's current state. The route is boring due to the lack of life in the world - this is something that could be fixed with custom scenarios once we get to that stage. The bugs are just weird and should have been picked up on in testing. And the amount of pop in is just crazy, three gantries ahead must pop in, I'm running Ultra settings getting around 50-90fps. The route is well detailed, and has quite a bit of potential. Unfortunately, it's once again another step back for DTG. With GWE (it had it's bugs but nothing game breaking/enjoyment breaking for me) my hope that TSW would be a really solid platform for the future of Train Sims went up. With this it's gone back down again. However, with all that being said, if you can pick it up for £10-15 like I did then sure go ahead. But make sure you have the Great Western Express expansion first. Missing Overhead Equipment: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1231540215 Seats have gone crazy: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1231540255 Seats have gone crazy: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1231540285 Seats have gone crazy: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1231541689

I have played this DLC 240 Minutes right after release and these are my toughs. Did I enjoy playing it? Yes. Does the game play smooth? Yes. Does the game look good? Yes and meh but yea. Does it have problems? Yes. So I the most important thing is that I did enjoy playing it. I really did. But of course I can complain about all bugs and problems that we already know. But I don't wan't to do that this time. Ok maybe just a little. I just wan't the dev's to listen to me. I really know what the game needs. If they just listen to us it will fix everything. DTG just needs to listen. 1. Bring the route to life. More AI as in passengers, cars on the road. Maybe even flying birds and planes. And you guy's could even bring in the AI of the other lines that are running on this route. That is easy to do and will make it so much more fun! 2. Make the editor for third party content and steam workshop a priority. It will really wake up the whole Train Sim community. And big things will happen. That's a fact. And it could even help you guy's with ideas and DLC's. 3. One year ago you guy's already told us that plans where to release the game with multiplayer. And still no sign of it. At least let us know something about it. Because multiplayer will also be a ton of fun. But I think we will need the editor as well for that one. Otherwise people will get bored of playing the few routes that we have. 4. Make me a Alpha tester (and other people that really wan't to help out the state of the game). You guy's release DLC's broken/unfinished all the time and it's not good. I don't know if you guy's don't play the game enough or what. But I am a pro at spotting bug's and other elements that will help the state of the game. But you guy's need to release things in a better state. Even if it takes longer. But don't give us a release date and then tell us it's delayed. That would be the worst. 5. More tiny things you can use in the cab. Like there are a lot of buttons in the cab. But we still need more we can press on. There are small things that we should be able to play with and aren't that hard to implement into the cab. There are still buttons we cannot press that we should be able to press. We also should be able to open the windows on the side of the cab door. I mean it's a small thing. But still adds a chunk of realism to the game. The real drivers on this route us that window all the time to check if all passengers are boarded. 6. Announcements and displays. I mean like. This should not be to hard when you already have all the times of the services. The only reason I would accept that this still isn't a thing if it would display our delays and such. That would be great. But if not, I really don't understand how this isn't in the game. I mean. I think following these steps would make a solid game. I know it is easier said than done. But it's defiantly not impossible. You guy's need to show us something insane!

Extremely boring 'tech demo' DLC with no rolling stock other than the one you are driving. I don't even care about the 4th scenario some how. Yes - every thing looks pretty, the BR442 drives pretty well but it's lifeless. It looks to me like Dovetail went: - we need something before Christmas - we already did UK and USA, so what's our third market? - hurry, get it done - What? - no we don't care It has no heart in it which is disappointing. Please redeem yourself DTG and give it a good upgrade - your Great Western was so much better. Why ruin your new series for the future at such an early stage?

So... after an hour I think I have a little bit to say. This DLC looks stunning, and I am very interested in Germany and Europe. However... I might have been fooled by how good it looks and probably the excitement and hype that DTG are so good at produce. I will be very generic and do a Pro/Con here... Pros: - It looks amazing. More or less... more on that later. - Included stock is very detailed and user-interactive... is that even a word? - It brings a new world to TSW, Germany. That is hopefully a sign of expansion. - Signal lights fades when they changes... something I requested and I am happy that made it in there. - PZB is in there and functional! It has a few bugs though. - In service mode, you do occasionally have services formed of two trainsets rather than just one like in GWE. I don't know what more to say to be honest - EDIT: I forgot one thing that now that I think of it is quite important to me. For most part, the scenery and stations along the route are very immersive and detailed, with a few exceptions, and sometimes you will find details missing. However, visually route is quite detailed on most parts. Cons: - Features one piece of rolling stock, in one variant, which in real can be found in various different variants along the route. - Quite short maybe? 70 kilometers? I thought part of the TSW hype was that longer routes were possible. - The fact that it only includes one piece of rolling stock, makes spotting quite boring. Because what will you see that's different? - Another point to point route. No variety at all, more on that in next point. - Services are very generic. I have counted a total of 4 different services (yes, FOUR) to do in service mode, not counting the same service at a different time of the day. Scenarios are replicates some of these services, but only a part of a service. - It seems clear that creators of scenarios had a hard time to figure out what to make. 5 scenarios I believe it was, which also are point to point. Nothing exciting in the scenarios at all, unlike there were a few "unexpected" situations in GWE scenarios. - Various graphics issues. Catenary gantries are either invisible, or lives in a world where anti-aliasing doesn't exist. - Few general bugs that you as a Q&A team simply could not miss. And I am being serious there. Plus a few bugs that I don't know happen rarely or not. But those could go into a support ticket at some point. - Now this is probably not a point, but I will put it anyway. There is less than 8½ hours of "different" gameplay. As I said, scenarios are nothing special compared to services, so driving from one end to another and back takes around 3 hours. Now drive some of the other services or the scenarios, and you'd have a massive feeling of deja vu. To be honest, I wish the best for this, however as it stands now, I am quite disappointed and won't recommend this in it's current state.

Great graphics The game lacks depth and realism. Here is some ideas for a furture update ;-) 1. There is not a train depot and the opportunity to wash the train 2. There is no life and traffic in the streets/Roads. 3. Ai people lack proper dressing for the seasons. 4. Several AI trains and trains on sidetracks.

This is the last DLC I'll buy for TSW for now. It doesn't seem like they're going in the right direction at all. There is still no RailDriver support, the world feels even more deserted and empty than it did with GWE, and for some reason cab sway and sense of speed are completely missing from the train in this addon. Enough, I'll wait for them to actually tend to the "simulation" part of this so-called simulator before I spend any more money on it. If at least raildriver support doesn't come soon, I'm uninstalling this. Oh, and I had to completely uninstall and re-install the game for it to properly install this DLC - otherwise steam would get stuck on 100% downlad forever. Dunno if it's a bug in the game or with steam, but in any case if anyone else runs into this issue, that's how you solve it. Completely erase the game, and then put it back on.

Having brought all of the DLC for Train Sim World, I can honestly say that I'm really disappointed in this one. The value for money just isn't really there. At £25, you would certainly expect more than a few scenarios that last only 30 minutes each. There doesn't seem to be enough going on. The environment is boring. There isn't enough going on, on the line. It feels like you are on your own out there, just you and nothing else. I wouldn't recommend getting this at full price. Wait until there are some sales going on and then pick this up. GWE was a much better purchase and DLC.

TSW has a great deal of potential, however the current lack of rolling stock makes routes seem barren. This means central Leipzig looks like a busy city, but doesn't feel like one. There should be trains constantly passing by but either they aren't implemented because they do not run on the S2, or don't use a Talent 2. Finally, the reason I'm writing this review is my fustration at the PZB system. You will often be travelling at a perfectly legal speed under PZB and the emergency brakes will come on as soon as you press ackowledge. This often makes it impossible to stick to the timetable. If/when DTG fixes this issue I think I'd be happy to change this review to recommended, but given how many critical bugs still exist in RT I think it may take a long while, probably until their next German DLC. TSW also lacks a lot of polish, be that AI trains taking off like a rocket (with no concern for passenger comfort per reality), no passenger information systems (so you have no idea where trains are headed, or when they are due into the station. Despite a recent update that fixed some missing catenary, there's wtill plenty missing. It simply feels like either DTG haven't actually drove the route in it's full length, or they noticed issues and decided their customers weren't important enough to justify a 5 minute fix.

Now sold as separate DLC after the TSW2020 update. I recommend this route, especially if you get the DB182 as well. Without that you only get the Talent-2 though, which is a pity. They made a big update for this a while back fixing the whole signalling system and PZB safety system. Therefore this route is now a joy to drive. The stations are recreated authentically and it shows.

All scenarios exactly 35 minutes, all along one straight line. Thats all there is one straight line, what scenerio does is limit endpoints and change weather. Theres no challange, no red lights, no suprise events, nothing at all. . . . A lot of bugs unfixed still, camera bluryness, wheels at speed have some sort of retarded look, if you bother exiting from the train chance is you will be stuck getting back in, even station road underpasses and stuff are completely unfinished. There are areas at stations you can go to where the road will just . . . end. This is an end of the road for me and TSW.

My recommendation is a bit hesitating. Though it looks pretty overall, despite a number of bugs as we are used from DTG, I think this is a dull DLC. As far as I can see, all scenarios have exactly the same structure. Drive a train, stop at every station according to a timetable. There are yards and in the Twitch stream we saw nicely working couplers, but no services for yard work or using the couplers. Also no empty stock drives and it all looks a bit empty at the tracks. If you need to choose, buy GWE first. I think this DLC is a lot more fun. To me it seems DTG created Rapid transit a bit in haste, without paying much attention to variety. You get less value for money than with GWE which is great. So buy it if you really want to be part of the TSW development or if you really want the first German route. Otherwise you may skip this.

Bugs comes out even before the finish of first sceanario. Passengers are walking above the station chairs. I climbed up the top of the train and never be able to get down and finish the job just before the final objective. 10 minutes of playing has already bored me. 3/10

I haven't expected it after reading the mixed reviews, but it really is my favorite DLC route. It's long for a TSW route and the scenery is surprisingly good. I'm not really a fan of those over-optimized generic unreal engine objects seen on most TSW routes, but here the small towns and patches of forest really look nice and immersive. I would even say they look more realistic than the scenery in many of the newer DLCs. I also like the frequent stops/near stations and the train that comes with it is also really interesting (yay, dedicated door opening buttons!). The only things I don't like is the not-so-great sound in the interior and exterior of the train and the fact that you cannot open the windows in it. If you also have the DB BR 182 DLC you will hear a massive difference if both trains arrive at the same station. The BR is just a symphony of strong full sounds, while the Talent 2 only does some generic electric whoosh :) Well, maybe they will improve it in the future, as they have already patched this dlc in the past.

Dovetail have done a superb job with this. Though a couple of bugs currently, but an incredibly enjoyable game with way enhanced realism compared to Train Simulator 2018. TSW is the game to get for aspiring drivers..!

I bought this with preorder discount, in my opinion it is not worth the full price of 30€, for the half price it's ok. positive: - Good 3D model of the BR1442 with allmost all buttons in cab working (except EBuLa display etc.) - Detailed stations and city tunnel - Interesting route with many different speed zones. 80kmh in the city tunnel, the part from Dessau to Bitterfeld is 120kmh, and high speed with 160kmh (200kmh) between Bitterfeld and Leipzig. - Two different signaling systems (HV and KS signals). negative: - PZB is buggy - Wrong speed limits in HUD and on signals - Wrong signaling and signs in some places - Missing overhead wires in some places - No cars or people on the streets, allmost everywhere ghosttowns - Station platforms are positioned bad, sometimes with half a meter gap where passengers get stuck. - With only 1 kind of train and only 60 trains/day the route feels very dead and gets fast boring in service mode. - The included scenarios are allmost the same like the service mode. No train coupling/decoupling or runs into/from the depots. Here is a more detailed buglist: https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/rapid-transit-buglist.2786/

CSX RT is essentially the second dlc this new franchise. RT features the route around Leipzig. While this is just a single location, there is plenty to do along the route. The Service Mode allows you to select any time of the year and the weather, and from there will provide you with a full 24 hour time-table for you to work on. But besides all the good things we've just mentioned, there is also space for improvement, necessary improvements to enhance the overall player experience. Beyond a few AI trains, there’s nothing else going on. Just static scenery. There are no cars waiting at crossroads, no birds flying in the sky, the world is empty and not populated besides some people at the stations, very quiet enviroment, .. I'm rather dissapointed that they didn't include more buttons and switches to try out, more doors and hatches to open on the trains, no functioning mirrors, .. it would have been fun to really check these engines out and feel like a true train driver. Should you buy it now? TSW is a great start to what will surely become one of the best train sims around but for now hold on just a few months until they release more fixes and make more things available because it gets boring quite quickly due to world emptiness and not a lot of functionalities, ..

This makes your hart beat 100%. It's also a very rapid and exciting DLC. This EMU is such a marvel to drive. I do question why are the motors so soft and not loud enough tho, EMUs in general rev up pretty loud and vice versa. You defenetly have to beat the clock, it's not for everyone if you aren't feeling agile. Tho this route may benefit from DMU to be honest, there's that Desiro DMU that should be introduced here. It sucks you can't hear the passangers screaming for mercy when you exceeed 160kilometers per hour and the whole train revs up the electric traction motors!!! good fun.

[h1] Overview [/h1] I am very happy with the content Dovetail Games has given through this DLC. There is so much about this DLC that shows there is a bright future for Train Simulator. The first big thing that wows me about this DLC is the new train included. The Bonbardier Talent 2 has a fully detailed cab, beautifully aminated features, and wonderful sounds included. Each station in this game is uniquely designed just as it is in Leipzig. This game recreates S-Bahn travel as it is every day throughout Leipzig. The line altogether is shorter then I would expect from an S-Bahn line, but takes enough time to travel from end to end. There is one thing that I hope to see either added into this DLC or put into future DLC. One thing which I believe makes a game is having annunciators and working LED destination signs, station timetables, and next stop information for passengers onboard. This type of software which was included on the Gatwick Express Class 460 easily makes or breaks a DLC for me. Despite this, the train is beautiful. [h1] Pros: [/h1] [list] [*]Stunning graphics along the route. [*]Highly designed Bombardier Talent 2. [*]Unique passenger mode. [*]Realistic passenger movement. [*]Open world styled game. [*]24 Stations uniquely designed. [/list] [h1] Cons: [/h1] [list] [*]Missing modern technology. (i.e Timetables, Destination boards, Train moniters) [*]Lack of AI. (I'd love to see intercity trains at big stations along with more Bombardiers along the route) [*]Some glitches when sitting/standing. [*]Longer shifts. (i.e Doing complete route multible times) [/list] [h1] Conclusion [/h1] As I said before, I am overall very happy with this DLC, I would recommend it in it's current state but hope that the developers add some of these things. I hope this review has helped you with your purchase decision.

Fantastic detail and looks good. Have a couple of hrs on the route and haven't hit any major bugs yet at this early stage. Sound volume fluctuates a bit when changing views. Just wish there was more life to the stations such as more passengers of different variety & a bit more background audio. Stiil don't like the colour tones of the surrounding areas like the grass in the fields is to green and the trees are shaded to dark. (take a look at Eurotruck Sim.2 which uses a lesser graphics engine). Other wise it's not bad, with room for improvement.

Very disappointing. I am 3 scenarios in and apart from walking to and from the train, their is little difference between this first person simulator and Train Simulator 2018. There isn't even a camera inside the carriage that I can see. You can view lots of different screens, fuse box etc but so far they are not used in any of the scenarios; nor are any of the additional controls except for openning and closing doors at each station which is also an option with TS 2018 in some trains. There is also only 1 train you get to drive! Definately a step in the wrong direction with this one!

Do not want to release the SDK, always release DLC is not a long-term plan, learn more about European truck simulator 2.

Happy to got this DLC! But... 1. no passenger is entering the train, only leaving 2. the route is nice and the trackrules are 90% correct, but the signalsystem is not 100% like in real 3. the sceneryobjects are less realistic then i´ve expect. Like Leipzig MDR Building, Leipzig Messe and so on are missing! 4. You announce a 24h schedule, but there is only a schedule between 4am and 11pm But i recommend the DLC, its a nice challenge with good vehicles.

So far I'm pleased with this DLC as far as general functionality. I haven't seen any obvious errors yet in the design, however the loco is pretty complex and seems to react unexpectedly than what the manual dictates. I give it a thumbs up, but expect a learning curve and to seek help from others.

a overall great DLC execpt that there is only one train (talent 2) and that the fact that i cant use the destanation route thingy but it is worth the $30 but it would had been nice if the DB 182 was included at the end of the day its anoter german dlc but it is also very unique

Despite the mixed reviews, I bought this on sale, and I was extremely surprised with how well this represents actual S - Bahn, of course, there could be more ai trains, there could (should) be a scenario editor, but if you realize this is TSW and not TS20, this route is a must - especially if you like urban/suburban services (prepare to accelerate and stop)

Broken signaling makes this otherwise nice route worthless. Possible the worst DLC they have released due to the sheer amount of bugs that have still not been fixed from its initial release. With new DLC on the way for this route don't be tempted this is a mess of DLC and until DTG decided to address the core issues with it avoid it.

This DLC is really good and I quite liked it but it was very very hard to learn PZB for the first time as there wasn't a tutorial on how to understand it, and it is also broken at some points. The Train Display is also too small to read the PZB warnings so you can easily get the emergency brake applied for not slowing down enough. The outside world is dead and they isn't any AI trains running. Feels like a disused railway line. It's alright to buy but do expect faults

First of all, I must say I bought this DLC while it was on sale(50% off). I recommend you to do the same thing. 30 € is just way too much money for a DLC that includes one locomotive and one route. Apart from the price, this is a really good DLC and I really enjoy playing it. I was thinking for a long time about which DLC to buy(GWE or RT) and I'm really glad that I decided to buy RT. It just fits my playstyle because I like starting and stopping often. Graphics are really good, the sound could be better, there are some bugs(DTG is aware of these problems but they are really slow in solving them) and so on. But all in all, I think DTG did a good job. Only one thing that I hope we'll see in the future is more S-Bahn routes. That would certainly make the game more lively.

I love it. The route is amazing BUT here are the points that bother me : 1. As a lot of people pointed out, it feels like a wasteland. There is a serious lack of ambiance, there is barely any sound. Heavy Haul at least had a bit of road traffic, here there is nothing. 2. The train model is amazing but 30 euros for only one consist is way too much when you see GWE that has 3 trains available. 3. The second thing that bothers me a LOT is the lack of tutorials. There is just a rushed tutorial on how to set up the train but nothing about SIFA or the PZB system is explained. Same as in GWE, not a single tutorial on AWS/DSD. 4. Lack of cab sway compared to the other DLCs. It just takes away from the sense of speed. 5. No annoucements ? This is recurring to GWE but there are no annoucements while approaching the stations or while at the stations. Sadly in the end it just feels like a rushed DLC. I would love to see head bobbing / trackIR support added (to all DLCs) to get a better sense of movement. What we REALLY need now is an improvement to the sound levels, it's way too low, and this is not coming from my end, it's already been pointed out, the game isn't loud enough even with the volume on 100%. I'm not trying to bash the sim because I'm really enjoying it but I hope the devs keep improving it. So far I cannot recommend it in its current state, sorry.

great dlc a spend a few hours played it run great only a few bugs the one a found when it has two trains join up when you wait at the end of the line Deutsche Bahn’ or in train come it if they is double come it does come in all the way then it cant` lever the station . but it very nice game to play when it runing ok i would buy this game it great fun to play you no i get put right soon.

I really enjoy this DLC. There are still some bugs and only 1 train is not that much. Would recommend in a sale. 30€ is a little bit too much

very detailed, looks great. it is like it was a team of expert artists, who didnt know how to make a train simulator, or make it all mix together. still there are bugs of passengers not getting on or off, tutorial that shows the utter basics. I absolutely love rapid transporation train sim routes, but this just feels so awful, none of that closed in high speed you are so used to from other similar routes like this you would find in train sim 2018

I think plenty of people have covered this already, I took a gamble and purchased this DLC but regret it. Quite simply it is lifeless. There is absolutely no sense of movement or speed and there is no sound when moving apart from a generic looped engine noise. This was my first DLC purchase for TSW and will be my last.

Rapid Transit is as dull as dirty dish water. The tutorial was predictably short. The scenarios are nothing more than standard services that are found in game. At least in GWE there was a story line and a point to the scenarios along with voice overs, in RT there was none. Having also completed around a third of the services I have yet to encounter a single red light on route, it’s just A to B with zero challenge. I just can’t be bothered to complete the rest. I have encountered other AI loco’s on route but they are few and far between. Given the bland scenery, washed out graphics to boost FPS and dull gameplay, its a big zero on ‘fun factor’ for me. To the best of my knowledge still no timetable either....really! With the special pre-order introductory price I don’t feel entirely disappointed. But on the whole I find it dull and not much fun at all. At the full price I would have refunded this product with no hestation whatsoever. It badly needs more loco’s or maybe some freight, but these should have been included at launch and not as I suspect, additional future DLC’s. GWE had 3 loco’s, why not in RT? It all leaves me with the sense of a rushed product purposely left wide open for DTG to ‘cash in’ again at some point in the future. At this stage I'm not prepared to pay even more money just to bring a very dull experience a little more into life.

stop worrying about putting out more DLC and work on the dlc thats already out. There wasnt enought to justify $30 spent on this

I don't recommend this Add-On because you just get one train on one line. It gets boring after only a short time.

So Good and even cheaper than a ts2018 root when I bought it. Pros: Its beautiful Fast stopping service very engaing. Cons: 1 train No branch lines to explore No ability to drive 6 or 9 car train sets. Please make more light rail or fast stopping commuter trains like this!

This is quite a dissapointing DLC and no where as good as the excellent Great Western (UK Route). The route and train are very boring i hate to say.

Despite the fact that many people say that the Rapid Transit DLC sucks, I honestly like it. The enviroments are nicely created, showing the cities, towns, and rural landscape. To be honest, I would recommend it, but it is up to you. To me, its an 8/10.

the dlc is oke i think the route is fun and cool to play and look at. sadly there is just 1 train and now doventail needs to make a dlc holland train dlc

yassss finally released but when i launch TSW after the installation there is no option to select this route or trains, so the DLC doesn't work!!! --- UPDATE --- one minute ago DTG released a game update, hope this can fix the issue. --- UPDATE #2 --- I can play the game now, but OMG DTG YOU FORGOT THE HITBOX FOR THE EXTENDABLE OUTSIDE STEPS, so when you try to enter the passenger room you will get stuck between the platform and the train, and THIS IS SERIOUSLY NOT FUNNY!!! This means that some sessions will be unplayable!

where's the manual for this train please?also,the tempomat/speed setting will not work and seems to always be in the inactive mode.it's otherwise a great train to drive.

paid £24.99 for this dlc all it dose is freeze what a joke and its crashed my pc not happy about this at all

Ignore the mixed reviews this is actually a good dlc and you also get it for free when you buy the game

== FIRST LOOK REVIEW == https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKq3kFhr46I == First Impressions (Release Day) == Well I knew I was likely to enjoy the German DB BR 1442 aka ‘Talent 2’ and I was right, I really do. I've only about 60mins of gameplay at the moment, that includes the tutorial and one mission. There are some things I like and some things I am not so keen on. == Pro's == - Seems very steady, a nice 60FPS throughout, huge improvement over the GWR DLC. - The stations are small, thus far but detailed and look to have a nice polish. - I like the line, good combination of short stops to test your timing skills. - The trains modelling looks very nice too, inside and out and at this point I cannot see any major issues. == Con's == - Audio is OK but I think the entire engine could benefit from some improvement. - I found the accelration and breaking to be very laggy; If you release at 0 it will continue round to 25% or more. - Some minor camera issues; cannot get inside of the stations if they are underground for example. == OVERALL == Yeah this is working out pretty nice, a more in-depth review will follow but as first impressions go I really have enjoyed getting to grips with this one. For comparrision I found this on YT and actually DTG have done a great job of accurately recreating each stop and the train (Although it also shows just how bad the audio is): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAWza08__HU I'm off to get some more gametime and record some footage.

DTG has made this DLC significantly better with fixes and additional DLC like the BR 182

Great experience, included 64 available services. Run pretty well on my OC-ed Ryzen 5 3.5 into 3.8 ghz.

This is a "mostly thumbs up". Far better optimised than GWR, and actually more interesting in my mind. As a Brit playing a sim in England is a bit on the boring side, so the sights of Germany is a nice change. Theres bugs, of course, but nothing too gamebraking thus far. As a whole thought TSW is getting better, slowly. Content wise... well, one tutorial and a small handful of 30 minute scenarios; not the best in the world, GWR beats RT for content. But, RT is busy start stop gameplay, if you play akin to the old Train Sim series keeping to the timetable will be quite a challenge (Dovetail really need to up the difficulty/punishments in TSW, its nothing compared to the main TS series). If you want one passenger DLC I think this slighty tops GWR for a nicer experience, but GWR does beat it for content. Bit of a tough one. I personally prefer the vanilia CSX content, more like that please Dovetail. Like I and many others did, get it on offer (was a -40% pre order offer), its worth the £15 I paid, but not much more than that,

Short route made to be a console port. PZB does not work, whats the point.

Well after 2 Hours of Playing this DLC i still like it ! + Pro: Beautiful just Bautiful ! The Talent 2 looks stunning and the Route itself also. Fast S-Bahn Service with fast accelariotion and a lot of Stations Cab looks also awesome Framrate is rockstable with a RX Vega and a I7 6700k Neutral: The Sound is okay i think. But it sadly doesnt sound like a real Talent 2 especially when u are driving with a speed over 80. Only normal Szenarios so far, nothing special like GWE had. Cons: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs everywhere sadly. Glitching pantographs; Glitching seats in the Train Signals showing lower speed then it shows on the HUD PZB only reacts to a yellow or red signal, shouldnt it be react to a "Fahrbegriff under 80kmh"[under 80kmh Signal] ? Catenary doenst look good. It feels like they are too small for TSW cause of the flickering. But i still like this DLC. Yeah it does have bugs and its not perfect, also one train isnt much but i like this route a lot and driving the Talent 2 just made so much fun. I have to recommend this DLC :)