DTG Merger

[Tevion539]

So, what do we all think of this?

https://forums.dovetailgames.com/th...No-zAAd98h6nXYGmkithSn0kus65sbv2e4d0YB16zIG0I

 

[Intercity110]

So, what do we all think of this?

https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/dovetail-games-update-–-20th-april-2023.69500/?fbclid=IwAR300A4_YhNuGmNo-zAAd98h6nXYGmkithSn0kus65sbv2e4d0YB16zIG0I

could be a good move, depends on what happens to the DTG staff

 

[Iskra]

Can't say I care who owns the keys to TSW, but it does seem to secure the sim for the more long term and the free French add ons week is a nice touch.

Hopefully the takeover has the by-product of improving (creating) accountability and therefore improving product quality at DTG as it's not unusual for their add ons to be a bit half-baked at release.

 

[Darandio]

In the short term it will be very much as it is now. Medium to long term if I were a betting man i'd wager that the recently announced improvements and upgrades to TS Classic will be canned.

The thread title says merger but it's very much a takeover. The future direction will likely be decided in Paris.

 

[365 Networker]

Medium to long term if I were a betting man i'd wager that the recently announced improvements and upgrades to TS Classic will be canned.

I hope that's not what happens, although I can see TS Classic being sold off at some point. It will be interesting to see what all of this means for the third-party developers working on routes for TSW.

 

[Tevion539]

I wonder if it will mean multiplayer will come to train sim? Is that a feature others would want?

 

[365 Networker]

Is that a feature others would want?

Not really - I don’t personally enjoy playing an hour long scenario, only to have it ruined by some fool running through a red signal or causing an ai collision. However, if you could have a private multiplayer session - for example driver and guard, that would be something I would use.

 

[Tevion539]

Not really - I don’t personally enjoy playing an hour long scenario, only to have it ruined by some fool running through a red signal or causing an ai collision. However, if you could have a private multiplayer session - for example driver and guard, that would be something I would use.

That's more what I meant, driver, guard, singnaller etc... Would be cool to have, but doubtful it would ever come.

I'm sure DTG said MP in some form was in the works for TSW and TSW 2 then it went quiet.

 

[JohnMcL7]

That's more what I meant, driver, guard, singnaller etc... Would be cool to have, but doubtful it would ever come.

I'm sure DTG said MP in some form was in the works for TSW and TSW 2 then it went quiet.

Multiplayer support was one of the reasons given why they had to release TSW2 instead of update TSW but as you say it's gone quiet since then.

I wasn't bothered at all by multiplayer support however having seen it running in SimRail it does look quite good and I think something I'd like to see in TSW3.

 

[Tevion539]

Having seen it running it does look quite good and I think something I'd like to see in TSW3.

Has there been videos of it?

 

[JohnMcL7]

Has there been videos of it?

Sorry there was an error in my post as I omitted SimRail, I meant to say having seen multiplayer in SimRail I thought it looked good.

 

[Tevion539]

Sorry there was an error in my post as I omitted SimRail, I meant to say having seen multiplayer in SimRail I thought it looked good.

Ahh yes, I was gonna say I don't ever recall TS ever having MP. I'm sure railworks used to have a mod going years back. Don't know if it was a thing or even still is. Shame DTG never keeps their promises.