Train Sim World® 4 Steam news

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• Release dateSep 26, 2023
• DeveloperDovetail Games
• PublisherDovetail Games - TSW

Genres: Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Dovetail GamesPublisher: Dovetail Games - TSW

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Train Sim World® 4 Steam news

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• Dovetail Direct Recap - Pre-order TSW6 Now! - 26 August 2025

  For those who missed our main event yesterday or prefer to get all their information in video-form, be sure to watch our recent Dovetail Direct for all of the Train Sim World 6 information, including brand-new Add-on reveals coming post-launch! Dovetail Direct Summer 2025: What was revealed?Here's a quick summary of everything we covered in the latest Dovetail Direct:Train Sim World 6: Available now for pre-order, and releasing September 30th 2025! Riviera Line: Exeter – Plymouth & Paignton GWR Class 802 & GWR Class 150 Morristown Line: New York & Hoboken – Dover NJ TRANSIT® Arrow III EMU & ALP-46 locomotive Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Dresden DB BR 411 ICE-T, DB BR 442 Talent 2, DB BR 146 + Dostos and DB BR 185 + FreightNew TSW6 Core Features, including Random Events , Train Faults and Platform & Train Announcements! Deluxe Editions includes CrossCountry Class 220 Voyager , NJ TRANSIT®ALP-45…

• Play Train Sim World 5 Now! - 17 September 2024

  The Story So Far... If you’re just joining us and are learning about Train Sim World 5 for the first time... welcome! There’s a lot to catch up on! Over the last few weeks we’ve been showcasing all the new content available, from routes, to locomotives and the new features. Here’s a summary of everything we’ve put out so far! Dovetail Direct – The Big Announcements! Train Sim World 5, Out Now Train Sim World VR: New York, Wishlist Now Train Sim World Tycoon, Coming Soon Train Sim World 5: West Coast Main Line Focus Article First Look Livestream Train Sim World 5: San Bernardino Line Focus Article First Look Livestream Train Sim World 5: Frankfurt - Fulda Focus Article First Look Livestream Train Sim World 5: All You Need to Know How to Download? Our FAQs also have information for new and existing players on how to download Train Sim World 5 on each platform. We also have this in handy v…

• Steam: Planes, Trains & Automobiles Sale - 16 September 2024

  16th - 23rd September 2024 Toot toot! - All aboard for the next Steam Sale Fest! Steam's Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Fest will drive you through all sorts of discounts on Train Sim World Add-ons. View the Full Sale: https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/2362300/Train_Sim_World_4/ If you're already into Train Sim World 5, then this is a great opportunity to add more routes, layers and locomotives into your collection! How it works: Train Sim World 5 Compatible Entitlements This sale has the Train Sim World 4 Compatible versions of selected Add-ons on sale. Purchasing these means you can play them in Train Sim World 4 straight away, but Train Sim World 5 players will also be entitled to the Train Sim World 5 Compatible versions. These can be downloaded separately, so you play your chosen content in Train Sim World 5. Highlighted Routes Add-ons on Sale Add more gameplay to Train Sim World…

• Play Train Sim World 5 from 1800 BST Today! - 12 September 2024

  The Rails Are Yours from 1800 BST today! Early Access is here for Train Sim World 5: Deluxe & Special Editions and in this article, we’ll cover how you can get straight into the action. Missed out on pre-order? Fear not! You can still pre-order Deluxe and Special Editions and gain immediate access to Train Sim World 5 until full launch on 17th September. Train Sim World 5: All You Need to Know Launch Times Early Access for Deluxe / Special Edition begins at the following times: 1800 BST for Steam players During Early Access you will have access to the full game, including everything in your chosen bundle (Deluxe/Special). For the first time, Steam players will have the opportunity to download their Compatible Content during Early Access. Players on other platforms can learn more about when they can access their Compatible content in our FAQs. Here, you can also find technical informatio…

• Train Sim World 5 – Lime Light on the FlixTrain - 11 September 2024

  Calling all passengers for Frankfurt! We’re going green in Train Sim World 5 as we bring one of Germany’s biggest cities to life, along with a new variant of one of Train Sim World’s most popular locomotives. In this article we’ll take a look at what makes Frankfurt – Fulda one of the busiest German routes yet, along with how the Vectron deals with passenger trains in its new FlixTrain guise. We’ll also talk more about some of the new and updated features that can be found in Train Sim World 5, such as the Live Map, Fast Travel and Track Shadow Rendering. Early Access – Thursday 12th September! A reminder that Deluxe / Special Edition players who’ve pre-ordered will be able to play Train Sim World for the first time later this week! If you’ve not pre-ordered yet and want to take part in the action, you can do so using the links at the bottom of this article. Dev Diary 3 This week’s Dev…

• Train Sim World 5 – Californian Route Hopping! - 3 September 2024

  In this article, we’ll go into detail on this city-centric, desert dicing route and talk more about Route Hopping – a new feature in Train Sim World 5 that will allow you port between routes that share a common location! Train Sim World 5: Deluxe & Special Edition players will be able to make use of this eagerly awaited feature from the get-go between San Bernardino Line and Cajon Pass! TSW5 Dev Diaries: Episode 2 Before we kick off, hear more about some of the new and improved Core features on Train Sim World 5 through the second in our Dev Diary series. In this episode, Lindsay, Chris and Matt talk about Route Hopping, Fast Travel and the improved Live Map. The Route: San Berardino Line: Los Angeles - San Bernardino Bustling city to barren desert. That’s how it goes down in California as trains embark on journeys out of LA Union Station. In San Bernardino Line, Metrolink trains power…

• Train Sim World 5 – Euston, we have a Pendolino! - 27 August 2024

  One of the most requested trains comes to Train Sim World 5: Deluxe Edition layering into the busy West Coast Main Line, along with plenty of other trains and services. In this article we’ll dive deep into the WCML South’s timetable, outline all the trains you’ll get and opportunities for layering from other Train Sim World Add-ons. We’ll also take a look at a brand-new mode of gameplay in Conductor Mode! TSW5: Dev Diaries: Episode 1 Before we jump into the West Coast Main Line action, take a look at the first of our three Development Diaries, where we hear from the team about how they bring features, trains and routes into Train Sim World. In Episode 1, we hear more about the recording trip Adam and the team took to Los Angeles in 2023 as well as from Matt and Chris about bringing some of Train Sim World 5's highly-requested new features to players for the first time. The Route: West C…

• Train Sim World 5 Roadmap - Part 2 (August 22) - 22 August 2024

  Read our Full Train Sim World 5 Roadmap - Part 2 Roadmap Article on our website! Train Sim World 5 – New Features and Tools Welcome back to the Train Sim World Roadmap, our chance to share with you all the exciting content we're working on at Dovetail for all of you at home. In this second part we’re exploring the brand new features we’ve implemented and improved coming with Train Sim World 5 in more detail and checking in with brand new announcements from our third partner partners. When we started to compile the list of features we’d be developing, we kept players in mind, using community requested features, data-driven surveys, Q&A threads and general day-to-day feedback we see across the online spaces that you’ve sent us to help guide what we work on. If you’ve missed our recent Dovetail Direct: Summer 2024 event, you can catch back up on our Train Sim World YouTube channel or read…

• Train Sim World 5 Roadmap - Part 1 (August 21) - 21 August 2024

  Read our Full Train Sim World 5 Roadmap - Part 1 Roadmap Article on our website! TL;DR (too long; didn’t read) Summary Dovetail Direct: Summer 2024 – Catch up on our latest major announcements for TSW and more! Train Sim World 5 – Arriving September 17th 2024 West Coast Main Line: London Euston – Milton Keynes Avanti Class 390 Pendolino San Bernardino Line: Los Angeles – San Bernardino Frankfurt – Fulda: Kinzigtalbahn FlixTrain BR 193 Vectron Free Starter Pack - A new way into TSW for everyone! Future Route Announcements MBTA Commuter: Boston – Framingham/Worcester Line Great Western Express – Remaster Pfälzische Ludwigsbahn: Mannheim – Kaiserslautern West Coast Main Line: Preston – Carlisle from Just Trains Cardiff City Network – TSW's first Welsh route! Spoorlijn Zwolle – Groningen – TSW's first Dutch route! Update on Tadami Line from Union Workshop – TSW's first Japanese route! And M…

• Train Sim World 5 - Available to Pre-Order Now! - 20 August 2024

  If you missed our Dovetail Direct livestream, we’re excited to announce the upcoming release of Train Sim World 5! Releasing on September 17th 2024 with a range of high value bundles, and including a Free Starter Pack that will allow both new players and existing players to get into Train Sim World 5 with Training Centre for free on launch and brining their TSW compatible collection along with them. You can pre-order Standard, Deluxe or Special Edition now: TSW5 on Steam

• Announcement News! TSW5, VR, Roblox and More... - 20 August 2024

  Dovetail Direct Summer 2024: What was revealed? If you missed the event, quite a few things were covered in a condensed hour-long keynote. These included: Train Sim World 5: Available for pre-order and releasing September 17th West Coast Main Line, Frankfurt – Fulda & San Bernardino Line Conductor Mode, Route Hopping, Fast Travel & Upgraded Live Map Deluxe Edition which includes Avanti West Coast Pendolino, FlixTrain Vectron & Cajon Pass (with Route Hopping). Deluxe / Special Edition pre-order includes 5-day Early Access from 12th September Free-to-play starter pack available for 30 days from launch Also announced: 6x Future Train Sim World route Add-ons Train Sim World VR: New York, a brand-new experience for Meta Quest players available to Wishlist now Train Sim World Tycoon, a brand-new experience on the Roblox platform developed by Talewind An update on City Transport Simulator: Tra…

• Train Sim World 4 Game Update – Suspension & Formation - 13 August 2024

  Today, we have a large core update to Train Sim World 4 that brings new suspension physics to a range of locomotives, formation designer is also joining the Creators Club and losing the beta tag, and finally we have some additional improvements and fixes to enhance your experience. Read on for a full list of changes. What is Suspension? In our July roadmap, we announced that the long-awaited Suspension improvements coming to Train Sim World 4 will be included in our Summer Core updates, and since then our development teams have been working hard to implement and test the suspension feature. Currently in Train Sim World, you experience motion as you drive the train along the tracks, with noticeable left, right, and backward movements as the train accelerates, decelerates, or goes around corners. However, something that we wanted to improve is the ‘up and down’ motion of the train as it g…

• DB BR 101 Expert - Out Now! - 8 August 2024

  DB BR 101 Expert If you’re new to the idea of an ‘Expert’ loco, this Add-on is a much more complex, challenging and detailed version of the previous DB BR 101 locomotive Add-on that was released in 2021. This has been in development by the TSG team for over a year, with details and insight of their progress being revealed over the last few Train Sim World Roadmaps. The Add-on features a level of interaction that requires considerable knowledge of the real-world locomotive’s systems and requires use of a Manual to understand some of the processes that are simulated. Additional tasks that players can conduct include: Cold Starting the locomotive Entering Train Data Managing Faults through a Fault Simulation and rectifying them accordingly 3 tutorials are included to introduce players to these processes, along with a 20-minute tutorial which introduces the Expert variant of the DB BR 101.…

• Dovetail Direct Summer 2024: Coming August 20th - 6 August 2024

  Get ready for announcements galore! Our next Dovetail Direct event will be taking place on Tuesday 20th August 2024 and is set to be our biggest yet! What is Dovetail Direct? What will be announced? Dovetail Direct is our chance to talk to you about all the exciting things that we’re working on, not just on Train Sim World but on other games and titles too. In our Summer 2024 Dovetail Direct, familiar hosts Matt, JD, Alex and Cat, as well as some new faces, will be back to talk about what we’ve working on within Train Sim World. We'll give more detail about some of the unnamed routes and locomotives mentioned in our recent July Roadmap infographic, including the 6 new routes that were added! We’ll have an update on the future of City Transport Simulator: Trams, which we released into Early Access on Steam and Epic in partnership with developer ViewApp. https://store.steampowered.com/app…

• Update Notes – August 5th 2024 - 5 August 2024

  *In an earlier version of this article, we mentioned suspension and formation designer being included in this update. Today's patch instead contained improvements and fixes, including the support of the upcoming Expert DB BR 101. We've amended the recently shared patch notes to reflect what you should expect to have received today. We hope you are still excited for the Suspension improvements coming shortly, they are almost ready, undergoing final testing, and we will keep you updated and confirm a timeline for when you expect this very soon. Full Changelog Patch Notes 101 DLC Core Free Roam Fixed an issue on the Class 150, Class 170 and Class 484 which prevented controller inputs from being able to use the reverser. Fixed an issue with the 1972 Stock MkII where the loco was unable to move after being spawned. Fixed an issue with the DB BR 406 not taking power after being spawned. DB BR…

• DB BR 101 ‘Expert’ - Coming Soon! - 30 July 2024

  The Locomotive: DB BR 101 Regular players of German Train Sim World content may already be familiar with the DB BR 101 locomotive, which released as an Add-on in 2021 for the Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr and has been layers / substituted into many German route Add-ons since then. These large, powerful electric locomotives arrived on the German network in the late 1990s to replace older express passenger locomotives like the DB BR 103. Its unique design is well known across the country hauling InterCity services between many of Germany’s major cities and destinations. An Add-on for true Train Sim World Experts For this release, TSG team have dialled up realism and accuracy to the maximum along with the challenge of operating this locomotive in very fine detail. The cab comes in two variants: MFD and MFA, and features fully operational interactive screens to control and alter a myriad of optio…

• ScotRail Class 158 - Out Now! - 25 July 2024

  The Class 158 returns courtesy of Skyhook Games with a new look, new timetable, new interior and new gameplay across Scotland’s Train Sim World routes! For the release of Scotland’s variant of this popular and widespread diesel multipe unit, Skyhook Games have made extensive changes to elements of both the interior and exterior. In the above walkaround video, taking place in Train Sim World’s Training Center, Adam takes a detailed look at the changes, which range from the addition of a snow plough at the front of the train and the distinctive blue and white ScotRail livery, to many noticeable alterations inside the train. The exterior PIS has also been altered to better reflect that seen on ScotRail’s Class 158 variant. Interior changes include: A completely new interior: New seat, table and luggage rack models New interior PIS Bicycle and accessible areas Interactive door panel Altered…

• Train Sim World 4 Update Notes - July 23rd 2024 - 23 July 2024

  Today we have an update that focuses on preparing for the release of the Scotrail BR Class 158 from Skyhook Games on Thursday but also brings a range of various improvements across UK and US content in Train Sim World 4 for Cathcart Circle Line, Midland Main Line, Peninsula Corridor, Edinburgh – Glasgow, Scotrail BR Class 380, Cargo Line Volume 1 – Petroleum and more. This update should be available on all platforms from 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST, please allow up to 24 hours for updates to come through. Headliners Cathcart Circle Line Added Class 158 to Cathcart scenario planner All station lighting should turn on when it gets darker Fixed a crash when playing the ‘Dr Snow’ scenario Fixed a crash when playing the ‘Semi Circle Service’ scenario and overshooting a platform Midland Main Line EMT BR Class 158 Improved snow visuals appearing on the couplers Ensure weathering effects appear corre…

• Scotrail Class 158 Coming Soon! - 16 July 2024

  Skyhook’s Saltire Sprinter is almost here! With gameplay coming to both Edinburgh – Glasgow and Fife Circle Line, there’s plenty of Scottish action to be had with the ScotRail Class 158, releasing on 25th July. The DMU – ScotRail Class 158 The Class 158 DMU remains a common sight around the UK’s real world railway lines, venturing as far south as Cornwall and into the upper reaches of the Scottish Highlands through various operators. They were built between 1989 and 1992 and dubbed the ‘Express Sprinter’ to differentiate them from the other members of the Sprinter family. Players of Skyhook Games’ Midland Main Line route will already be familiar with the East Midlands version of this popular DMU, which has since layered into other routes such as Glossop Line and Train Sim World 4’s East Coast Main Line. Class 158s first entered service in Scotland in September 1990, eventually becoming…

• Summer Encore Sale - On Steam! - 12 July 2024

  Get some of the latest Train Sim World 4 Add-ons with 30% off the London Overground Suffragette line and Semmeringbahn Add-ons. If you're interested in taking advantage of more recent releases like the DB BR 218 or ScotRail Class 380 loco Add-on, but don't have the relevant route Add-ons, then now is a good time to get both, with the recently Remastered Cathcart Circle Line still 50% off and the Hamburg - Lübeck route Add-on a whopping 70% off! If you're looking to celebrate an English summer by coming home to more routes and locomotives then take advantage of big discounts on: Birmingham Cross-City, 50% off Thameslink Class 700, 70% off Flying Scotsman loco Add-on, 70% off Spirit Of Steam: Liverpool to Crewe, 70% off There are also savings to be had on Train Sim World 4 route Add-ons from Europe! Including: Semmeringbahn, 30% off Bahnstrecke Salzburg Rosenheim, 35% off Maintalbahn, 45%…

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