Train Sim World 5 - First Look

The annual release of Train Sim World is upon us. In this video I go through the new and improved features of Train Sim World 5 along with what it means for existing players.
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[@squirrel]

Sorry about the long black tunnel at the end! It should be removed once KZbin finishes processing the edit! Edit: Should be all fixed! Beware of long tunnels!

[@BittenEdges]

That was a heck of a long tunnel we went into

[@pooweetiger1]

🤣🤣🤣

[@olirc]

Channel Tunnel DLC

[@Camoknight10]

So true

[@breastbroeder]

I was surprised you were able to talk 37 full minutes about this copy paste of last years Train Sim, then i saw the 25 minutes of blackness

[@prairiefinish]

That's because it's just more of the same as last year...nothing to see here....move along lol

[@LNER985]

@@prairiefinish Lies

[@kieranhendy]

He's right. The features we were promised in this release such as track shadow fixes and conductor mode only apply to the new routes. Add to that the existing reported bugs that aren't fixed plus the new bugs introduced, it's not worth it.

[@kieranhendy]

One of my favourites so far, if you load up a scenario where its snowing then open the camera the snow vanishes and it turns to a clear sunny day. Noticed on E2G the Class 385 stopping half way along the platform so the rear doors are off the platform. Noticed on WCML a class 710 stopped inside the buffers. Just feels like an excuse to release a new game rather than update what we ready have and fix the bugs we complained about.

[@Mattlee1976]

You can press right mouse button to exit the zoomed screen view, rather than having to press camera keys

[@DaSpecialZak]

I kinda wish that they start with a sim, then lay endless amounts of track, add locomotives, freight and pax scenarios and connect the entire world in one single game and with an updated graphics engine

[@potatoman451]

Not possible on a technical level and computers and consoles would start melting. They also don't have the tech or ai to build endlessly. They don't have every single license either

[@-Millzy]

I feel like they come out with another train sim world before you can even enjoy the present one

[@MrSoundwave]

Saying sprinting to the other station all the while there''s Don't Run signs on the floor LOL

[@richsmart321]

Euston concourse is missing a few thousand people!

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

I hate Euston. It feels like a really crap airport.

[@Hedgehobbit]

After looking at the new Microsoft Flight Simulator over the last few days, I'm wondering how possible would it be to have a train game that has the entirety of the UK as a playable area. Or the entire US. All these train tracks have to be stored in some sort of database for the IRL train companies to use. Kinda like how MSFS 2024 uses real world data to place cargo ships in their real-time locations.

[@blueb0g]

Not possible. Unlike MSFS, you are up close and personal with the details of the track and terrain for the entirety of the journey. It's a lot of manual crafting and placing of asserts. And while information like signal spacing, track length, gradient etc is stored, that's only the most basic information required to put a route together. Then there's the dispatching, timetable etc...

[@Owencr905]

@@blueb0g I do think the technology will get there eventually though. Maybe 10 or 20 years

[@AlsTrainspottingHD]

I would love to see something like this but the Requirements would be massive considering MSFS is a expense game to buy if you was to start from the ground up for the specs. another point as well although MSFS is kinda to real-life scale it isn't compared to a Driving game such as a new truck or train simulator that could model the entire UK and too scale so it would but also wouldn't be possible. The closest to this for Train simulator would probably be the Just Trains Western Mainlines route which the longest possible distance on one scenario would be London Paddington to Penzance. I think there is also a another example of a route long this that is London to Edinburgh. hope this helps.

[@suddenlysolo2170]

@@blueb0g It's very possible, it's just a major, expensive undertaking and unlike MSFS, it doesn't have the player base to justify the investment of either time or money. I hope to see a digital tourist simulator eventually that would allow users to visit anywhere in the world using virtual modes of transportation as well as walking, eg; take a plane to London, hop on a train to Paris and rent a car to visit the Eiffel Tower and walk around it. - all virtually.

[@clariesat]

@@blueb0g It's possible. In fact, MSTS 2 was planned to have World of Rails - the entire railway network of the world! And that was in 2009! DTG doesn't want to do it because they want to sell routes that take 30 mins on average to travel end-to-end.

[@walf8099]

Good to see Dovetail bringing some consumer friendly marketing means to this game, I was tired of having to buy more and more versions of TSW. Big thanks to you, Paul, for informing us on it ❤

[@smogmonster4077]

Is it a DLC from 11:55 onwards to get the second half of the video?

[@dtrjones]

"You can do it in photoshop in post...", Made me chuckle, that's heavy criticism right there! The casual gamer isn't going to have a 250 dollar subscription to Photoshop! 😃

[@jagman84]

I believe that it’s free to all comers. Don’t need to be an existing TSW user. You’ll need to buy routes/stock or you’ll be limited to Academy.

[@MattyMonk]

The bonus music at 35:05 was worth it

[@Albatross-365]

Poor passengers stuck on the train whilst the conductor is on another platform. Surely they could spawn you in at the right platform?

[@stephenbull2026]

Surely you have heard the "Apologies for the delay, but this is due to problem with staff" announcement ? Now you know why . Adds to the realism. 😆

[@aavvv_]

Anyone growing up in the 90’s remembers secret songs buried at the end of some CD’s

[@rawjames1]

Route hopping was wrong. Route hopping allows you to jump between connected routes e.g. WCML and the Bakerloo line (i believe).

[@anonymousperson1726]

3:50 the 'objective complete' sound will play if you handle the ticket correctly, you accept an invalid one and refuse a valid one so neither played the sound 7:35 thats not new, the route hopping icon is on the left with the yellow and blue

[@deadgamer21]

Give it doves tail, made a system to continuously milk the poor train fold dry 😂

[@LNER985]

@@deadgamer21 Clearly you don't understand business and gaming development.

[@deadgamer21]

@LNER985 sure do create a eco system that people are financially invested in and then charge up the wahzoo for dlc and yearly releases with very, very slight gradual improvements like for say letting people check tickets but not at random noo, It must be these 6 specific npc n then spend the rest of the time twiddling thumbs, dove tail have created a gold mine for themselves

[@theseb1979]

@@LNER985we understand it. Look at ECS 2. That’s how you keep a community happy and make money. Dovetail, on the other hand, forces us to buy DLCs every year by incrementing title, recompiling the game and adding it to the steam store pretending it’s a different game. Occasionally they get some interns to add 2 new buggy features over the summer.

[@spud12345888]

What's with the 15 mins of pure blackness at the end XD

[@StrikeEagle78]

Looking forward to the TSW6 announcement in 11 months and the abandonment of this one in 12 months.

[@raithrover1976]

It would be nice if DTG make a point of making the upgrade free to existing players and allow us to import our routes without having to download them all again.

[@StrikeEagle78]

@@raithrover1976 Ideal, but then they couldn't pretend that the new version is a whole new game. So the yearly fiasco of players redownloading all their purchased content will continue. Thankfully I can laugh from the sidelines having abandoned their clownish business model years ago.

[@LNER985]

@@StrikeEagle78 DTG business model isn't clownish and just you being blinded by ego. Backstabbing the Train Sim community.

[@StrikeEagle78]

@@LNER985 Nope, not backstabbing anybody. Hopefully they're paying you well to scour social media to defend them to the last. Must be a full time job these days.

[@LNER985]

@@StrikeEagle78 Yes you are wanting people to lose their jobs and disrespecting people's passion for train simulation. Obsessed with making people's lives hell and butchering the Train Sim community. Just because you can't stand people enjoying life and train simulation. Continuing to harrass gaming developers.

[@atlutd_kyle]

Pretty disappointed some of the trains aren’t in the standard version

[@payt01]

Many years ago I was joing to my friends about someone making a train simulator. It seemed like such a silly thing to do. What's to simulate about mode of transport which can only stop or go... lol. Oh well here we are! At least now we can be a conductor and check the peeps on the train. I wonder if it'll start complaining if you, say, only check the black peeps :) The stations look pretty cool I have to say.. I hope that one day there will be a sim in which you can drive trains, cars, bikes, trucks, fly planes and everything else in something that looks as good as MSFS 2024.. I could go for that! Especially multiplayer could be fun in such a multisim :) btw the pax aren't very realistic. In reality, all they watch from the start to the finish of their journey is their phone. I'm not seeing a single person with a phone in this sim. It's refreshing but also unrealistic!

[@cjc5478]

i know Squirrel has a really good gaming computer and this game still stutters ... Jesus !

[@RichyRail_]

Really good video, I especially enjoyed watching KZbin's longest outro :)

[@EllCally]

Incase anyone was wondering I still got it free on the 24th

[@UnRealSimon70]

I am surprised eye tracking isn’t supported yet in train sim world

[@StrikeEagle78]

The developer can't even figure out simple custom controller mapping. They're not that technically savvy.

[@nathanwulf]

In conductor mode, do you get assaulted by passengers who don't have a valid ticket and punch you for the sheer audacity of asking them to actually pay for their journey? Do you get to deal with people smoking weed in the train toilets, who then assault you when you ask them to leave the train? Do you get to announce to the passengers that the train is being held as some disruptive passengers have pulled the emergency alarm for a laugh?

[@potatoman451]

No. That would go against the licensing deal and the train companies would say their reputation is being broken

[@zeljkothegreekserb]

You know its unbiased and honest when "Thanks devs for sending me a key" kicks in.

[@raithrover1976]

To be fair, this has never really been a reviews channel. It's more of a "watch me play" channel.

[@mefor3]

He isn’t sponsored though.

[@StrikeEagle78]

However this isn't a review video. It's a simple "this is what it is" video. So I would say it's fair. There are plenty of DTG embarassador channels that take the free products and gush over the lacklustre efforts. I mean even this channel has been critical of DTG's pretty pathetic business model. Squirrel has enough integrity to not make a positive review video simply in exchange for a free product or a few bucks.

[@LNER985]

@@StrikeEagle78 DTG content isn't lackluster and their business isn't pathetic. Just you disrespecting the gaming industry and making gamers look like a joke.

[@thechamp8162]

As a complete noob I do kinda wish it was as easy as right trigger go fast left trigger go slow. I’ve spent the last 45 mins trying to get the tube train moving and all it does it hiss at me

[@michaelyu1]

Annual cash grab by DTG

[@AlexJeffDust-RenAzuma66]

The free upgrade was the first good thing to happen to the TSW franchise

[@lukethomas.125]

@@AlexJeffDust-RenAzuma66It only includes the academy and previous purchases should you have played TSW before. If not you’ll just have the academy with NONE of the new routes or rolling stock, just to clarify

[@LNER985]

It isn't a cash grab.

[@lukethomas.125]

@@LNER985 Tell me what you like about it

[@nordo9403]

@@lukethomas.125I know you didn’t ask me but Live Map Featuring Signals Information, Track Names, And AI Service Names. Conductor mode, which is now implemented in timetable mode (which will also reach other commuter routes in the future) but for now being tested on the 3 core routes More Photo Mode Features Free Game as well (even though it requires older content) but it’s still good to use the features with older routes not as bad as you think

[@Liofa73]

Lot of micro-stuttering in that last cab view. Some pretty jarring ones too.

[@tommyvercettygt]

7:47 that mode was actually available from the very first train sim world 😂

[@DEFarnes]

Euston wasn't realistic, needed an option to not give any information and show advertisments instead. Then announce the platforms late and have a slow and laborious ticket check while shouting at Passengers and ignoring those with disabilities even though they have told you in advance.

[@halfbakedproductions7887]

Euston is like an airport. I've literally never been to any other station where you're not even allowed on to the platform until your train is "boarding". It's a mad scrum, there's a dangerous crush at the gates, no queuing... hate it. And you only have ten minutes before it all shuts down again.

[@DEFarnes]

@@halfbakedproductions7887 Be careful saying the D word, @Networkrail will want your employer to sack you!

[@dtrjones]

I'm actually pretty impressed, everything looks pretty polished and visually nice, the odd glitch but it looks an enjoyable experience. Thanks Squirrel.

[@dzejmsb0nd007]

Veery long tunnel at the end...

[@johnsonpaul3699]

all seeing good Squirrel.

[@techstar7628]

Scary tunnel!

[@montynunan5829]

So I can get it from train sim world 2

[@StrikeEagle78]

Yes, search for Train Sim World 5 Free Starter Pack on your preferred platform. You'll just get the bare bones plus the training area. Then you can download your old content to this new version.

[@Realford.gaming]

Say if you got the free version of train sim world 5 and you made a profile on it and then down the track you get the paid one would you be able to carry over that profile over to the paid one?

[@potatoman451]

If you're using the same account

[@bergspot]

I have almost a high end computer, but this game stuttered so much, I gave up... shame, cause I like the game.

[@2BachShakur]

Try enabling FSR, it makes a huge difference. I have a video card from 2016 and it runs better than the previous iterations for me.

[@jonshala-rama-mc9md]

I played the previous one and I got stuck in training

[@css8636]

I got the free upgrade on ps5 and downloaded all of my dlc routes onto tsw5, do they get the new features like the shadow rendering etc?

[@potatoman451]

Yes and no

[@stillfree47]

im waiting for USA freight trains. Come on

[@FMGfootballmadgamer]

Yet the people who play this game everyday and know a lot about trains.. Do not get a free key. Funny that is.

[@richsmart321]

Is there a clear faq anywhere that explains exactly how to upgrade eg from steam version 3?

[@StrikeEagle78]

Yes DTG has a lengthy FAQ on their site. It's quite laughable in its complexity and length.

[@richsmart321]

@@StrikeEagle78 thanks. Will take a look

[@tevo46]

Any ideas why the game stutters. 32gb ram rtx3080 ryzen 7 5800x?

[@potatoman451]

The game engine itself and you have to wait for shaders to build

[@theroyalaustralian]

How do you actually claim TSW5 for free? I have only just bought TSW4.

[@StrikeEagle78]

Search for TSW5 starter pack or some such name on your preferred platform. That will get you the free core. Then you'll need to redownload all your TSW4 content into the "new game".

[@kalium-spermanganat]

Can i upgrade from tsw2 from epic games? How to do that? I cannot see the option

[@potatoman451]

I think you have to look up the starter pack

[@kalium-spermanganat]

@@potatoman451 Ah so that is it? Thank you so much!

[@3108GAMING]

Intresting with New Graphics loved it

[@StrikeEagle78]

The graphics are the same from the last 3 years. It's the same game every year, just with a minor patch applied.

[@3108GAMING]

@@StrikeEagle78 it was a bit realistic quite interesting for a real feel simulation ☺️

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

TSW5 will be obsolete in a few months time...

[@Lewis-lo1hx]

The graphics are good. Just very glitchy like dynamic weather if its raining or foggy and you want to take a screenshot/ enter photo mode it will remove the weather and default it to sunny weather. The map keeps crashing especially in free roam when you make another route. Theres no passengers at all for some reason on custom liveried trains. ive also fallen through the map 3 times whilst driving a train😂. Its a good game and hopefully DTG fix things and update more to stop these things. Would also be good if you could free roam with snow weather or make your own scenario

[@strodey123]

Same old shit, new number. At least the 'free' upgrade is a step in the right direction, even though you have to buy the routes that come with TSW5 still.

[@Noah-ts4fc]

tldr: nothing

[@kyledowns7879]

Love the graphics

[@lamikal2515]

MORE DLCs... Thank me later.

[@2BachShakur]

“First look?” This came out a week ago.

[@potatoman451]

Obviously it's his first time looking at it and playing it

[@PUNISHERMARKO]

Copy+paste = £3000 new game. There, this is new

[@LNER985]

@@PUNISHERMARKO Hater.

[@aungthuhein007]

Will you be making a TSW 5 series on KZbin?

[@ghosthorse77]

What a waste of time and money!

[@coolhairymobile3286]

Second

[@Robert-vk5nu]

First! :)

[@andrejkovacevic5256]

Second! :)

[@JeremiahTrane]

Junk!!!! Why not make more USA content and not all this junk from over seas!!!

[@mragrayson]

Not everything is about the US 😙

[@Daytona2]

They are. The customer base prefers European content.

[@JeremiahTrane]

@@mragrayson if its sold in the US, it SHOULD have more US stuff for it!!!

[@mragrayson]

@@JeremiahTrane I’m not sure that’s how that works… By all means though, go take your displeasure up on the dovetail forums, I’m sure that’ll be a fun thread.

[@anonymousperson1726]

@@JeremiahTrane it's also sold in argentina, no routes for that

[@SlowLineTrainspotting]

8:44 Right click can take you out of those views

[@Sceppie]

6:52 Who came up with the idea to reverse the options "Yes" and "No"...

[@thechamp8162]

As a complete noob I do kinda wish it was as easy as right trigger go fast left trigger go slow. I’ve spent the last 45 mins trying to get the tube train moving and all it does it hiss at me

[@potatoman451]

You have to play the tutorial