DLC Train Sim World 2: Horseshoe Curve: Altoona - Johnstown & South Fork Route Add-On

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  • Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 12.04.2022
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Über das Spiel

Horseshoe Curve! In der US-amerikanischen Eisenbahnwelt gibt es nur wenige Orte, die mehr Geschichte und Atmosphäre versprühen. Die Horseshoe Curve war ein technisches Wunderwerk von J. Edgar Thompson und die wichtigste Errungenschaft der großen Pennsylvania Railroad, die in den 1850er Jahren die Allegheny Mountains überquerte. Und jetzt kommt die Horseshoe Curve, die heute vom Eisenbahngiganten Norfolk Southern betrieben wird, in Train Sim World 2!

Als Teil der Pittsburgh Line von Norfolk Southern ist die berühmte Horseshoe Curve heute so lebendig, fesselnd und geschäftig wie eh und je. Die von Skyhook Games entwickelte „Train Sim World 2“-Strecke: Horseshoe Curve erstreckt sich 40 Meilen von der großen und pulsierenden Geschäftsstadt Altoona, Pennsylvania, über die zerklüfteten Alleghenies bis nach Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Zur Strecke gehören auch 18 Meilen der historischen und kohlereichen South Fork Secondary, die sich von der Hauptstrecke in South Fork bis Windber, Pennsylvania, erstreckt. Alle legendären Merkmale dieser großen US-amerikanischen Eisenbahn – die fabelhafte 1,8-prozentige, 2375 Fuß lange Kurve am Kittanning Point, die massiven Juniata Shops in Altoona, die Gallitzin-Tunnel, die steile und trügerische „Rutsche“ östlich des Gipfels, die Hilfsstation in Cresson und vieles mehr – werden auf der Strecke lebendig!

Um die Alleghenies zu bezwingen und verschiedene Verkehrsarten wie Intermodalverkehr, Kohle, Manifest, Autos, Öl und mehr zu befördern, nehmen Sie das Steuer der ultramodernen General Electric ES44AC-Diesellok von Norfolk Southern in die Hand, und Sie arbeiten auch an Bord der ehrwürdigen EMD GP38-2 von NS. Die Strecke enthält 8 Typen von modernen Güterwagen, und Sie werden von Anfang an als Lokführer in einer Vielzahl von Szenarien und Fahrplanfahrten beschäftigt sein!

Hauptmerkmale
  • 40 Meilen (64 km) Strecke von Altoona nach Johnstown, Pennsylvania
  • Enthält auch die 18 Meilen (29 km) lange South-Fork-Nebenstrecke nach Windber, Pennsylvania
  • GE ES44AC in „Norfolk Southern“-Lackierung
  • EMD GP38-2 in „Norfolk Southern“-Lackierung
  • Offener Schüttgutwagen, TOFC-Flachwagen, Kohlewagen, 3-Kammer-Gedeckter Schüttgutwagen, Kastenwagen, Schotterwagen, Doppelstock-Containerwagen und Kesselwagen
  • Extrem detailgetreue, funktionsreiche Führerstände mit lebensechter Leistung und Handhabung
  • Der Reise-Modus bietet über 24 Stunden an Aktivitäten für Sie zu meistern
  • Zugängliche Trainingsmodule und 5 detaillierte und spannende Szenarien
  • Ausführlicher 24-Stunden-Fahrplan
  • Eine Auswahl von Nebenaufgaben
  • Kompatibel mit Lackierungsgestalter, Szenarioentwickler und Creators Club
  • Angetrieben von Dovetail Games‘ neuer Fahrzeugdynamik-Engine SimuGraph® und der Unreal Engine 4®-Technologie
  • Downloadgröße: 5,3 GB

Systemanforderungen

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X @ 3.7 GHz
  • GFX: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 270 with 2 GB VRAM or more
  • RAM: 8 GB RAM
  • Software: 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
  • HD: 20 GB verfügbarer Speicherplatz
  • SFX: DirectX Compatible
  • DX: Version 10
  • INET: Breitband-Internetverbindung
  • MISC: Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller
  • LANG: Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.8 GHz
  • GFX: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 480 with 4 GB VRAM or more
  • RAM: 8 GB RAM
  • Software: 64-bit Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10
  • HD: 20 GB verfügbarer Speicherplatz
  • SFX: DirectX Compatible
  • DX: Version 10
  • INET: Breitband-Internetverbindung
  • MISC: Requires mouse and keyboard or Xbox Controller
  • LANG: Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch

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Verfasst: 24.04.22 20:17
Man kauft sich die Strecke und sie ist nicht in der übersicht vorhanden!
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Verfasst: 13.04.22 11:08
Eine sehr interessante Strecke für Güterzugfans. Hier geht es durch die berühmt Kurve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKTccNMs4Pc

Positiv:
- Zweitlängste Strecke für TSW 2
- Sehr schöne und detaillierte Ausgestaltung der Landschaft
- Gute Performance und kurze Ladezeiten
- Interessante Szenarien, abwechslungsreicher Fahrplanmodus
- 2 Lokomotiven und Verschiedene Güterwagen enthalten

Negativ:
- Nur Güterverkehr
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Verfasst: 28.05.22 10:40
I was really excited for this route because i love NS. When the route came i loved it and started playing it. Its a fantastic route for Norfolk Southern and a great improvment for Skyhook games. The ES44AC is amaizing. I love the cab, horn, bell, dynamic brakes, noise of the engine... I like the new horn on the GP38, and new livery on containers (wich is black), but i dont like the rainbow containers that i saw in the Honk for the camera scenario. I love to spend free time waching trains at Lily railroad crossing and I enjoy honking to railfans at Cresson and Hoseshoe curve. The curve itself looks awesome and i really like how you can read the text on the boards.
Despite some issues i found i can still enjoy this route any time. Keep up the good work Skyhook.
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Verfasst: 15.04.22 07:39
This review is based on playing all tutorials, all scenarios and a few services and a nice walk along the tracks. It is updated after the path issued April 22nd 2022

Updated with two issues I did not mention before.

I was looking forward a lot to this route, because it is one of my favourites for Trainsimulator. Having seen the stream I bought it right a way.

The route is set in 2019, so almost present day and comes with the mainline between the huge yard and workshops in Altoona and the Johnstown. The main feature is the Horshoe Curve, where the trains make a 180 degree ture around a lake, so you have a good view on these extremely long trains. The GP-38-2 locomotive is already known from other routes, but the cab has changed in many aspects, most notably the EOTD monitor. The Gevo engines are brand new. Many of the wagons got new liveries, representing Norfolk Southern style.

With 87 services in the timetable, you may think it is an empty route, but it feels very busy. The long trains (up to 80 wagons) contribute to that.

In general the route scenery is good. It is far less spectacular that Cane Creek, but it is well done, even with all glitches like floating trees, a bridge with pillars so low a train cannot pass there (not on an accessible line though). Als traffic uses the wrong side of the road.

Signalling is American style and it allows trains to enter an occupied block, provided the driver drvies at sight. I experienced this is really implemented for AI trains, but driving a train I did not get access to an occupied block. This is the type of detail I like a lot.

Sound is OK for me, but I am not a specialist.

A nice detail is the Memorial site in Altoona, where at least the atmosphere of the museum is created. At Cresson you also may find such a detail (I did not see it before the patch).
Dtg may learn from this. Same for the Horse Shoe Curve viewpoint, which is nicely done, though we always wish more ....

The scenarios are quite good and some of them have a nice action near the end, which I will not reveal here. There is one shunting scenario in Altoonna and one of the services is marked as shunting. I would have liked to see a number of nice shunting taskst in Altoona. This yard asks for it, but unfortunately we must do without. Hopefully Skyhook will create a gameplay DLC at some point or maybe do a loco DLC for this route ...


Setting up the trains is confusing. There is no manual and the tutorials do not cover this well.

My no 1 driving tip: set up banking comm as the very first step. It will save you from braking issues.

The slow speed control on the GEVO is not working and not documented.
The train weights feel light in many circumstances. 60 wagons and a total weight of 2200 tons seems low to me. Using six GEBVOs to pull this is overdone. This should be better balanced. There are also some trains with a similar length ena an 8000 tons weight, wich is much better.

Skyhook changed something in their way to support the customers. Tom is reading the forums and some of the issues are already fixed in a patch tha came versy soon. This gives confidence and I really hope Skyhook will have the success they need.

For now, I do not recommend the route. As a reviewer, recommending a DLC means I really want you to draw your wallet. I cannot say that for this route, due to the lack of shunting and/or passenger activities. The route also is not very suitable for new players. Try to master Sandpatch first before trying to play this route.

Otherwise, after the patch it is a reasonable well done route and you may enjoy it a lot.
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Verfasst: 13.04.22 05:59
To be honest I had quite low expectations for this route, but dam was I wrong, Skyhook have smashed this one out the park
really enjoying it top work Skyhook
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Verfasst: 12.04.22 18:54
Great DLC Route, I just finished all 5 Champion scenario's and had little to No glitches or bugs which is surprising given most routes have huge bugs. Awesome fun route feels real enough, the ES44 is a Beast I will say. Little things I'm confused about is that all the Signals are old school Pennsylvania Railroad style given in 1993 Conrail Replaced 90% of the signals making Taller stronger Signal Bridges to accommodate for New rolling stock as Doublestacks and Autoracks were striving to make a dent in the Freight Industry. All track and grades look pretty realistic as far as I can see, track 3 that was removed by Conrail in 1981.Love the Updated GP38-2 unit but the cab dome light is over powering like looking into the sun. Other than that GREAT JOB Skyhook Games I'm really enjoying it
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Verfasst: 12.04.22 18:33
My review so far, awesome! Take that with a grain of salt because all I have done is Explore by Foot and immediately transfer to the Horseshoe Curve. Being from Maryland and vacationing every year about 40 miles from the curve we have been there often. They did an exceptional job of recreating the area. So far I have just been sitting at the curve watching trains move up and down the grade. I have done it many times in real life and can now do it from my computer. I only wish I could press the 9 key in real life and have a map at the curve to see when the next arrival is.
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