If you missed the event, quite a few things were covered in a condensed hour-long keynote. These included:
[b]Train Sim World 5: Available for pre-order and releasing September 17th [/b]
- [b]West Coast Main Line, Frankfurt – Fulda & San Bernardino Line[/b]
- [b]Conductor Mode, Route Hopping, Fast Travel & Upgraded Live Map[/b]
- [b]Deluxe Edition[/b] which includes [b]Avanti West Coast Pendolino, FlixTrain Vectron & Cajon Pass[/b] (with Route Hopping).
- Deluxe / Special Edition pre-order includes [b]5-day Early Access from 12th September[/b]
- [b]Free-to-play starter pack[/b] available for 30 days from launch
Routes and Locomotive Summary
[b]The new route and locomotive content includes:[/b]
- San Bernardino Line: Los Angeles to San Bernardino
- Metrolink MP36 locomotive
- West Coast Main Line: London Euston to Milton Keynes
- Class 350/1 & Class 377/2 EMUs
- Frankfurt to Fulda: Kinzigtalbahn
- DB BR 411 ICE-T, BR 114 And DB BR 193 Vectron
[b]Deluxe / Special Edition players will also be able to operate:[/b]
- Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino EMU
- FlixTrain BR 193 Vectron and Talbot Coaches
- Cajon Pass, enabling Route Hopping (more on that later) at San Bernardino
We’ll be going into more detail on each of the routes and locomotives, including detail on the timetables, layering and more in articles, Dev Diaries and social media content published between now and release, so stay tuned!
[b]New Features[/b]
As well as the new routes and locomotives, players of Train Sim World 5 will be able to take advantage of new and improved features, with some significantly developing the way in which sessions can be played across new and existing Train Sim World content.
[b]New and improved features include:[/b]
- NEW Conductor Mode, on new Core routes and future route Add-ons
- NEW Route Hopping, between routes that share a common location
- Including support for selected back catalogue route Add-ons
- NEW Fast Travel, allowing immediate travel within a route
- NEW Digital Screen Accessibility on relevant trains
- UPDATED Live Map, with icons, legend and train service information
- UPDATED UI and Menus
- UPDATED Photo Mode, including live weather / time of day changes
- UPDATED Track Shadow Rendering
- UPDATED Creators Club Tools
- UPDATED Training Center
- Including unbranded BR 146 + Dostos
Pricing
[b]Train Sim World 5: Standard Edition = £39.99/€44.99/$49.99[/b]
[b]Train Sim World 5: Deluxe Edition = £59.99/€74.99/$74.99[/b]
[b]Train Sim World 5: Special Edition = £104.99/€119.99/$119.99[/b]
Pre-order and Loyalty Incentives
You can pre-order Train Sim World 5 now and take advantage of incentives and loyalty discounts across various platforms! [b]2x Decal Packs[/b] and [b]5-day Early Access[/b] when pre-ordering [b]Train Sim World 5: Deluxe or Special Editions[/b] are available across all platforms. On Steam:- 10% Loyalty Discount on Standard, Deluxe and Special Editions for owners of TSW4, TSW3, TSW2 or TSW 2020 available for 4-weeks from today.
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Compatible Content
Players will be able to continue playing their existing routes and loco Add-ons by downloading TSW5 Compatible versions of them. We have more details on the roll-out of Compatible content [url=https://dovetailgames.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/80001146733-train-sim-world-5-faq]in our FAQs.[/url] [b]Free Starter Pack – Available from Launch[/b]
Train Sim World 5 also brings a host of new and improved features into the core game, which will be available [b]FOR FREE[/b] to players in the form of a new [b]Free Starter Pack[/b], available from launch day through different ways to players of each platform.
[b]Train Sim World 5: Free Starter Pack [/b]will feature an updated version of the Training Center route, along with unbranded versions of the Class 66, 8F Steam Locomotive, Class 323 and BR 146 + Dostos
As well as having the potential to bring new players into Train Sim World for the first time, this option also allows existing players to upgrade to the latest core game for free.
[b]The Free Starter Pack will only be available for 30 days from release, until 17th October 2024.[/b]
[b]Train Sim World 5: Standard Edition[/b] which includes all the new features and the 3 new core routes, will also be [b]available for free to Xbox Game Pass players from launch day.[/b]
[b]Future Train Sim World route Add-ons[/b]
As part of the big Train Sim World 5 announcement, we also decided to reveal the names of [b]6 route Add-ons[/b] currently being worked on for release over the coming months. Whether you’re keen for a new country, the next Just Trains route, or even another Remastered route Add-on, we have you covered.
The 6 route reveals were:
- [b]MBTA Commuter: Boston - Framingham/Worcester Line[/b]
- [b]West Coast Main Line: Preston[/b] – Carlisle, developed by Just Trains
- [b]Spoorlijn Zwolle – Groningen[/b]
- [b]Cardiff City Network[/b]
- [b]Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn: Mannheim - Kaiserslautern[/b]
- [b]GWE Remastered[/b], which will be available for free to players of Train Sim World 5 that own the original GWE route Add-on
[b]Train Sim World VR: New York, Wishlist now on Meta Quest[/b]
Our second new title reveal was the first standalone Train Sim World VR experience to come to Meta Quest. [b]Train Sim World VR: New York[/b], developed in partnership with Just Add Water, gives Meta Quest owners the chance to play a version of Train Sim World’s Harlem Line route as an immersive VR experience.
You’ll be able to immerse yourself in the cab of the M3A and M7A trains and accelerate above the streets of Park Avenue and through the Woodlawn suburbs, as well as navigate stations on-foot and feel the detail of this 24-mile line.
Explore Meta Quest exclusive features, chill out in your New York apartment and see all your reports and training manuals, shelves filled with Railwayana collectibles, all while the Harlem Line rumbles by your city window view.
You can Wishlist this now on the Meta Store! We’ll be give much more information on this as we get closer to release.
Train Sim World: Tycoon – coming to Roblox
As first hinted at earlier in the year, Talewind have been working on bringing an engaging Train Sim World experience into the Roblox universe: [b]Train Sim World Tycoon.[/b]
Talewind are mixing the joy of driving in Train Sim World with a genre that Roblox players love: the Tycoon. They’ll build and run their own stations, and then drive trains around a charming world that’s shared with friends.
The world we’re building is full of charm and character, so there’s always something to see out of your train window, and always something to aim for on the horizon.
There are also characters to work in your station, ride on your trains, and run stations of their own — and all of them absolutely love trains!
This is a world of people who love trains, for people who love trains. And we can’t wait for you to see it. We will have more to share on this very soon.
Train Sim World Tycoon content shown is work in progress & subject to change. Train visuals not final.
City Transport Simulator: Tram Update
We, along with developer ViewApp also gave an update on City Transport Simulator: Tram, which released for Early Access on [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2604480/City_Transport_Simulator_Tram/]Steam[/url] and [url=https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/city-transport-simulator-tram-city-transport-simulator-tram-early-access-50beb3]Epic[/url] earlier this year.
Daniel at ViewApp was excited to announce the biggest update yet – version 0.3!
This latest update includes:
- The ability to advance to Level 50 (the highest) and finish Career Mode
- A NEW free map expansion, extending the northern tram network with two new stations.
- NEW Type D Tram from Vienna, available immediately in Sandbox Mode or from Level 40 in Career Mode
- 10 new livery options and new operation icons.
[b]Deluxe / Special Edition[/b] players can pre-order now to get [b]5-day Early Access[/b] and will receive the [b]Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino, FlixTrain Vectron[/b] and [b]Cajon Pass[/b] to enable [b]Route Hopping[/b] from San Bernardino.
[b]Special Edition[/b] players will also receive additional back catalogue route Add-ons.
You can also [url=https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/7429856123693221/]Wishlist Train Sim World VR: New York on the Meta Store![/url]
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