Recent reviews by Killer-Of-Night

Fix the bot problem. #FixTF2

Just like on TSW3, this is a HARD NO, No matter how much the discount is.

-Terrible Livery accuracy, poorly done, graphical glitches
-Ditch light Bugs
-DTG never even bother to patch the more important issues with these things.

Just look for better ones on the CC.

Finally, another Southern Pacific route, and its good. No more freaking Donner Pass.

Not to mention Milepost has been kicking ass with route scenery post Raton Pass.

No, just no. Why buy this when you can get Searchlight Simulations version for less on their website?

For being an early access game, it plays really well.

Pros:
-A well rounded game based around running a shortline railroad in North Carolina.
-The waybill system works well.
-Game doesn't feel too easy or too grindy.
-Decent selection of locomotives from the early 1900's steam to transition era EMD diesels.
-Very little bugs or gliches (Unlike another certain train dev)

Cons:
-Nothing really, only one of the passenger coaches is hard to adjust the anglecock valve in the free cam.

Future developments:
-Would like to see some industries finished and fleshed out, some are literally sidings in grass
-More early diesels from ALCO, Baldwin, FM etc....
-New maps and environments, maybe do something fun like an interurban line. Electrics would be cool to explore in this game.

Overall very happy with the product and have lost track of time in it.

9/10 for early access.

A route that had potential, but it is pretty much wasted.

Pros
-Metrolink finally officially licensed
-The F125 and Rotem Cab Cars are decently modeled
-Timetable covers both AV and VT line trains
-Freight exists (Layered and AI)
-Stations are nicely done

Cons
-Scenery is extremely horrible in places, Lots of floating or sunken in buildings. Some areas are just extremely bare. grade crossings look like ass, Missing notable landmarks such as the LA River Cascading waterfall, the Cesar Chavez Ave bridge, The former SP Saugus Depot and Steam loco preserved in Santa Clara County
-Union Pacifc's LATC yard is not modeled in any way shape or form on the route
-Freight layers are a confusing mess and unrealistic to how they operate IRL, as the base layer requires Cajon Pass (BNSF doesnt run out here) on top of Union Pacific from Sherman Hill to get them to appear (Though the UP SD40-2 and BNSF ES44 will still appear in freight consists for some dumb reason)
-The tracks at the water treatment plant are inaccessible in Free Roam (Despite cars spawning there)
-Bugs and Glitches with the timetable.

Overall a very meh route without much potential, only good value to this would be if DTG ever makes a Pacific Surfliner route and the Metrolink Stock subs into that route as traffic.

Sigh, another disappointing released by DTM, nothing really redeeming about this pack aside from the "amount" of content it has, but its quality is the same old DTM stuff.

Hopefully one day Diesel Workshop gets more content on the steam store and forces actual competition for 3rd Party US DLCs with DTM and TBT, cause we really cant keep expecting to pay for this in 2023?

While the updates for TSW4 aren't really bad, how DTG is doing business with TSW isnt really a good outlook, especially since they have now deemed that the TSW series needs a yearly release rather than a core update like their older cousin TSC does.

PRO
-The new photo mode is really good
-Free roam so far is ok, does work better than God mode due to the fact I can see where Im placing rolling stock.
-An actual editor (Though that is on the Epic store cause of Unreal)

Cons
-Did anything new that came with this update REALLY need a brand new game? Why couldn't this update be done like Rush Hour was done for TSW2? This also brings to question if any of the patches that got released for TSW4, will also come to TSW3 (TSW2 never got its promised updates which was confirmed when TSW4 announced.)

How to kill your player base 101....

Been awhile since I regularly played ATS, but the state is solid for what it is, Oklahoma City could of been better, and a few things here and there but it seems alright for the state.