TSW4 CabCam Improvements All-in-One v1.42

Thanks :) The Brake key is hidden behind the E-brake handle, but that's a price I'm willing to pay, just move the brake handle a little to reach it :D

Yes, excellent compromise. You can also activate it while standing, so no gameplay concerns.

Exactly :)

I'm on it.

There you go. :)

your the best!

No, if you raise it you'll have a bad visibility in rain or snow. I've actually moved it back a little, but the position is still a bit higher than in my modded Cajon Pass ES44C4. Normally the driver sits about in the middle of the side windows.
It's probably the high control stand and the towered displays in HSC's ES44 that leads to the impression you're too low.

That makes sense. Thanks for the info

Haha, was just making sure nothing goes wrong there.

Thanks for appreciating!

:) Next update is in the pipeline, adding the Class 150 and 158.

I think it will become a bit more quiet then, got all cameras that annoyed me adjusted now.

I Look forward to it, do you have the 187? some tried to give a few touch-ups, but it still looks like ya are sitting on the desk, that is if it can be changed. I tried searching for any that may have given it a once over. https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/search?query=br+187

Nope don't have that one as it is apparently not worth the money.

If it's on sale I might get it for the layers, and certainly include it here if I don't like the default cam.

Yeah, I saw and heard that sometime after getting it. all is good though, figured I would ask.

It will be included in the upcoming patch, got it for €7 in a bundle.

Thanks!

I don't know that EP, all my cameras are based on the latest TSW4 default files, and my own preferences. (Lots of editing, starting the game, closing again, editing, starting the game... :D )

You'll have to try renaming the files yourself, maybe put a "!" in front of the filename of my mod and see if it supersedes your other mod then.

yeah already did that and it worked fine but thanks still. :)

Join the TSC Discord - I won't do a tutorial here :)

"idk"? See the changelog. Adding new stuff, staying compatible with DTG's updates.

You don't have to use the mod if updates annoy you for whatever reason.

Btw, next update is coming to stay compatible with the latest DTG Vorarlberg update ;)

yeah not for me sorry as a modder for ATS & ETS2 i dont do every 2 days updates

It's your choice. All you need to do is overwrite the pak, but if that's too much feel free to delete it.
I'm also modding ETS2 (just for my own use though).
Ironically just because modders don't update their mods the Steam forums are full of bug reports that are due to outdated or badly maintained mods. :)

You're welcome.

By request, I've also adjusted the Amfleet Cab Car, will come in the next update. (And the new Blackpool 47)

You can adjust the seat height as you like already on the Ge4/4. :)

No, not possible. That's core game code. And what you are describing has nothing to do with my mod.

But without that mod when "T" menu is toggled zooming camera is disabled. So it must be your mod thing.

Nope. That's the effect of GodMode's Zoomier Zoom, not my mod. :)

Not really, unless removing the mod temporarily. (or just renaming it by changing the .pak suffix to something else like .bak or .inactive. Or use the Mod Manager available here.

Why do you want those extremely laid back cameras back, making the window view too narrow, instead looking at the whole cab?

The point of the mod is to have a view like you were actually the driver, and the default 323 and 158 don't give me the impression as I feel I can't reach the controls.

If someone doesn't like a particular cabview, that's nothing I can address other than telling you to disable the mod when playing a certain route - as the mod contains 90 cabviews I do not want to upload and maintain each one separately.

Are you using other mods? The issue you are describing cannot be caused by my mod, as I'm not editing materials, only coordinates.

I tried removing all mods except this and godmode, also removed all ini settings but when this mod is active, the Class 385 has white windows. All the other cabs looks great.

I cannot reproduce what you are describing.

Maybe redownload the mod and try again.

I am currently working on my own 425 fix to include here. In addition to the tail lights, I will dim the marker lights too.

Edit: Done, v1.30 uploaded includes the 425 light fixes.

Seems like I still got the nuclear tail light after using v1.30 with no other mods included, any clue what I should look at to figure out the issue?

Me the same it doenst work!

Then you have selected the Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr 425. I have not changed that one, as it is a ToDv3 vehicle.
BRO is using ToDv4 which uses completely different light emissive values.

Can't be done for both, it's just due to the switchover to a new lighting system with TSW3. They had copied the Rhein-Ruhr 425 to BRO without adapting the lights, which I did.

So make sure you are using the BRO425 on TSW3/4 routes. I've double checked - it works.

Eh no! Thats not the case.... You now writing that I am talking about the 425 from Rhein Ruhr, but that is not the case! It's really about the BRO version

Same as Xander, I used the BOG one that only run on BOG

I don't know. Probably another mod you are using is interfering with mine.

I'm testing with no other mod but this one only (still have custom .ini)

Not needed. NRM 425 runs on pre TSW3 routes, so no action needed.

BRO 425 was a special case as it's a TOD3 vehicle on a TOD4 upgraded route.

But, never say never ;)

And the top marker cone is irrelevant on NRM, as there is no volumetric fog for old routes.

Which loco are you talking about?

Also, might be worth checking out other modders (JetWash has fixed the saloon lights on the 700 for example).

I mean, most of the locomotives in the game. There is 1 locomotive with good glasses Cajon Pass BNSF SD 40-2 look at what kind of glass it has and what the interior looks like from an external camera through the glass and what transparency there is and compare it with all the other locomotives in the game and you will understand what I'm talking about. Thanks for your attention!

The scenario is playable :) But I would not be surprised if it's not another Game Bug, nevertheless, I figured Let you both know what is happening as I see it. And yes it's not that much of a hassle to remove the mod to do one or two scenarios.
I just noticed that I neglected to mention that the choose from the list that pops up was screen-capped from TSW3 as this doesn't show up in TSW4. Thanks for getting back to me. But it is kind of funny when ya think about it, no sense in crying :) Oh yeah If y'all want me to remove the images let me know.

This is entirely Spikee’s mod, I’m just an interloper. Did you say it works ok when the mod is uninstalled? Maybe Spikee could take a look at it.

With the mod removed, No Eye & Tongue :) took a few screencaps.

Things happen, it's the life of modding, as for the second man I will have a look-see and grab a few screencaps, let me know if I should take the images down to keep the thread clean. This was not the game being buggy then?
I was going to do a scenario like the two-faced guy :), I wanted to ask you first because I don't want to do ya wrong, would rather promote the mod and I would have a disclaimer saying all was fixed and show it. Merry Christmas.

testing... hold on...

I have checked my mod and my initial suspicion was not true, I don't see any error.

When do you see the two faced guy? Service on P8?

OK, he's on P10. Wait.

That's weird. Using my mod, the driver stays in the seat and you're on top of him. Without it, he disappears as soon as you take a seat. (Secondman has nothing to do with it, it's a driver)

I'll need some time. Because the 166 is set up a little different. The camera coordinates are not relative to the seat, but to the loco centre. This must have something to do with it.

If it only affects this scenario, I'm gonna leave it as it is. If I can take over any service on foot, then it's not worth the effort.

I'm not sure how this old scenario is scripted. But it seems the way the NPC is removed is different than normal...

If I take over any service, it works. It is just this one scenario that works in a different way.

But I will see on which coordinate it depends, maybe changing the X a little will resolve this

Nothing I can do here
The driver change in this scenario is somehow depending on the coordinates, if I change the camera just by 0.1 it's not working. This one is pretty weird... the NPC is not placed in the vehicle like a normal NPC, it seems he is tied to fixed coordinates that are related to the driver CAM not the SEAT. As these coordinates have changed, he is non-existent for the game and doesn't get removed. So the bug is in the design of that one scenario. (which is one of the oldest TSW scenarios.)

I won't remove the 166 from the mod just because of this one scenario, so I'll leave it at that.

I hear ya, and it's no biggie, I didn't expect you to go through all this, sometimes it's just not worth it, and hear ya and can understand. The mod can be deactivated when doing either of those scenarios on Platforms 8 and 10 and I just did some of a timetable service with a 323 and took over from the AI NPC with no issues at all. There is something that is just off with the 166 and "Down The Line Scenario" The pop choice of routes to take does not show in TSW4 & Yet in TSW3 it does most times the is. I appreciate what you have done and the time you took to make this mod, not to mention troubleshoot it now. Heck, you have done more than you need to with this one, and if I could tip all y'all modders I would, I can live with it as is.

The introductory scenario on GWE was also broken for years, not recognising you taking a seat. It seems they are set up differently.

So it would seem, and TSW4 is just helping to bring the issues to light even more so on this one, that is a shame I kinda like the 166, the way it sounds and rides. so much more could have been done with it. Who knows if they released the source code like a few others have, well then maybe. Wish I could have stayed with modding but life had its way and those days are way beyond me now. That is why I try to give back what I can in my own way.

You're a good spirited nice chap Dre.

Thank you, I do appreciate your kind thoughts, and I try my best to be.

You mean the CTC-3? I've worked on this already, I think it has good view. If I lower it, you can't see the cab-signalling displays...

I don't have that, so I don't know. I'm using the Steam version.

ouch

On the gamepass version, each DLC has its own folder. By default it should be in C:\XboxGames. For e.g., I have mine here: C:\XboxGames\Metrolink Antelope Valley Line\Content\TS2Prototype\Content\DLC.

Nuwanda, does the mod work with the Gamepass version?

New update is just being uploaded :) (WSR Class 33, 47 and 52 affected)

Not possible. Sit in the secondman's seat :)

Hi YamadaRyo,

the mod is based on the TSW4 files, so it's not intended for use with TSW3.

Making it TSW3 compatible would require me to reinstall TSW3 with all DLC, extract all the needed files and basically redo the mod from scratch.

Sorry to say but I'm not interested in supporting TSW3 any more. It's double the trouble.

That would only require you to look down a bit, no change of camera position. I'll not make changes to the default rotation, you're always looking straight forward.

I have tested it succesfully on my end. There is nothing in it that could cause a crash, no idea why it crashes for you. When does it happen exactly?

By the way, I just made another update which fixes the too weak reading lights in the Semmeringbahn Taurus. :)

Oh, I will try that new one. It crashes on startup, without your mod nothing. Afterall, I will check new version.

Now it is okay :D Thanks!

Glad it's sorted, enjoy!

Your wish is my command...

v1.42 available with fixed Engine Room lights :)

Thank you! :)