Multiplayer

[sourZ]

I’m a bit confused having read the recently locked thread about this very topic.

I distinctly remember multiplayer being promised already back when TSW was first released. Therefore I do not understand the comments by DTG staff saying multiplayer was never promised.

The TSW announcement video had a segment in it where someone had sent in a question for Matt asking whether multiplayer would be in the game, where the answer Matt provided was “There absolutely will be multiplayer”

The video seems to have been removed from YouTube since then but I was able to find a reaction video featuring the whole full announcement from DTG here.

I’d like to have some clarification from DTG on the state of the future multiplayer mode as many people, me included, purchased the game expecting multiplayer to be added later down the line.

[C2Dan88]

Yes they did mention the game was going to have multiplayer when they first announced TSW.

Looks like they have canned that idea now.

[Rudolf Jan]

It may come in a long term, but it is very complicated to do that. I think mulitplayer for a train simulator is far more complex than it is for role playing games, because the simulation is co=operative. I see in the game a lot of features that provide hooks for multiplayer, but be hones, having a good content editor has a much higher priority for me.

[Metallos]

Multiplayer would need a nearly complete rework of the logics of signals, switches, AI and so on. Actually it seems to be based on time controlled scripts (that's why you may run into problems like staying red signals if you don't follow the timetables) which isn't possible with multiplayer. One player must be the dispatcher who controls signals and switches for example (but he could also drive a train in that time). And that's difficult on consoles and you know TSW is primarily made as a console game with some enhancements like keyboard + mouse and better graphics for PC users (and it's the only "bigger" trainsim which doesn't have support for Raildriver or other controls!). Ok, first it came on PC (CSX:HH) but the limitations, controls, UI and so on we have is due to the consoles.

A simulation game must be planned for multiplayer from begin on else you have later need to make a complete rework. An example for a train simulator which is made for multiplayer is "Run 8" but it's only interesting for few people here (US freight trains only, sometimes an Amtrak passenger train but no timetable services like in MSTS, TS20xx or TSW). You can use it in singleplayer, too, but you are also the dispatcher and you need to set the paths for you and the (you can disable them) random generated(!) AI trains.

[sourZ]

Originally posted by fabrizio520:

Very simply if the product is not satisfactory it should be left where it is.
I wait for the editor, it doesn't come and so I stopped at MSB.
Fortunately, I'm not an obsessive compulsive buyer.

I fully agree with you and haven't purchased any DLC after RSN.
I'm also waiting for the editor and until it's released I'm not spending any more money on this game.

[Kanawha]

Me too. DTG made so many promises, too many probably, and now first needs to deliver some before I'll open my wallet again.

Bringing out this editor allows us to find the boundaries of what DTG actually will allow us to do with TSW, apart from driving to and fro.

[Yerolo]

DTG have not stated that there will not be multiplayer, so technically Matt's comment in that video from 2016 is still valid

The issue I see here is that people are impatient and want it NOW

[Armorin]

Originally posted by Kanawha:

Bringing out this editor allows us to find the boundaries of what DTG actually will allow us to do with TSW, apart from driving to and fro.

The scenario editor seems very powerful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNWAV9II2sc

[StarlinkGuy21]

Its dovetail remember. They promise all sorts of s**t. You pay thinking you are going to get it, and they shaft you. They shafted the flight sim community, tsw is just boring after 2 hours and release more boring content to feed their pockets. Dont buy their products again!