TSW 5 | Lighting & Visual Quality Enhancement v2.2

It’s very very unlikely that is anything to do with these changes. I’m not sure what can be causing that.

without knowing what gpu he uses and how much ram is on it

FWIW I found the game was crashing occasionally on the latest Nvidia driver. I’ve rolled back to the last one and it seems to be behaving itself now.

I had exactly the same error. Rolling back to the last good NVIDIA driver set and making sure I chose the right zip fixed it.

Which driver is causing the issues? I was just about to upgrade my Nvidia driver.

Update: Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000000050

Nothing useful in the logs. Settings are:

r.Streaming.LimitPoolSizeToVRAM=0
r.Streaming.PoolSize=8000
r.Streaming.MaxTempMemoryAllowed=6000
r.RenderTargetPoolMin=3000

Running RTX 4070 (12 GB), AMD CPU with 128GB RAM

I'll continue experimenting and as I said before, there's a perfectly good workaround so I don't think this is of any priority.

PS. Forgot to mention I'm using DirectX 12.

are u still getting crashing since update to the route as i have this route and not played it because of the issues but seen there was a patch to it back on october 31st 2023

how do you guys actually get the routes tho?

im trying to get the bakerloo line

You buy them...

Hey I have two questions.
First I have a RTX 3080 10gb card. Which of the files shoulld I use? To avoid getting the timed out error?
And how can I be sure I'm using dx 12?
Thanks for your time and your assistance

You need to set -DX12 in the launch parameters in Steam. I’ve added a link to the installation instructions box above describing how to do it.

As per the manual you will need to set the streaming parameters to suit your card. Assuming you don’t play in 4K I would use the Ultra (12GB) cards preset, then change the 3 numbers as described in the manual to 8000, 4000, 2000. That should work just fine. If you do play in 4K then I think High might be better suited for you.

That makes sense. Thanks for your assistance. It was greatly appreciated

It seems like since the last update I can't get your mod to work. It used to work with the Harlem line but not anymore. I've followed all the instructions here and it doesn't work.

DTG’s update yesterday nerfed many mods and all ones that touched the core. GodMode was one of those and sadly it took this mod with it as a result.

Happily, late last night (like, beyond the call of duty late) DTG rolled back the mod part of the patch and all is now working again.

I'll try it again. You think I'll need to download God mode again?

Nope, all good. it will just work.

ok thanks! it's working so far. takes a little while to load though

That's nothing to do with this mod.

I think I got the problem solved. Turns out I was still inadvertently using dx 11 when I swore I had dx 12 activated. Welp I finally was able to enter -dx12 the correct way.
So far, no crashes and the frame rates run smoothly for the most part except for an occasional stutter or two. It even runs on routes that would cause my game to crash to desktop throwing the 1.20 error codes or something like that. It runs better for the most part

Having the same issue

Really sorry guys, I thought I had replied to this message. Having asked Foobian when this question was first asked it turns out that in the Windows version .sav files are encrypted and hidden somewhere deep in the Windows infrastructure. No idea why that’s the case but it is, which is a huge shame. As such the mod as it is is not compatible with the Windows version of the game.

However, as a work around you can do the following.

• Pick and download your chosen pre-set
• Acquire and install the freeware Notepad++
• Unzip the downloaded pre-set and put the GodMode.sav on your desktop. Once done, right click on the file, select open with and select Notepad++
• Once that opens you can see the contents of the file. On first viewing it looks a bit of a mess but everything will be intact
• Scroll or search for your chosen route (each pre-set is preceded by the route name) then select all of the lines in the pre-set (ordinarily it will start with ‘r.ViewDistance=‘ and end with the line about passengers. Right click then click copy (or Ctrl+C). Go into the game then paste the text into the dynamic.ini for your chosen route and click the pointer symbol in the top right to apply. To be sure it’s applied you can exit to the main menu then load back into your route and will be well

As I said, not ideal but at least it allows you to use the mod.

Cheers

Legend it worked thank you!

Great news. I’m just sorry it’s such a faff for you to do!

No problem, the INI and Godmode.SAV saves ingame so ive done it correctly lol

they are in : C:\Users%User%\AppData\Roaming.1911\00000000-0000-0000-0000-00006486515a\UE4DefaultSaveGameContainer

I completely disagree (as do many others) but that’s your opinion, and you’re entitled to it.

Good luck coming up with something better.

TOD3 is inferior to TOD4 in pretty much every way. The lighting of it is absolutely terrible, and looks and works nothing like reality. TOD4 is Objectively an improvement.

If installing a mod, and placing a single file is too much work for you, you should probably stop coming to a modding website, and swap to the console version of games.

Let me explain a little better.... The TOD4 it self should be okay but the way how DTG has use it in the game is a big mess. It could be very nice but they have only activate TOD4 without a quality check. So i hope you understand my opinion better.

I hadn’t seen you’d replied to this. I agree that DTG have made a pigs ear of ToD4, and ToD3 inside of a ToD4 game, which is exactly what this mod fixes. By any measure this mod massively improves the visuals of this game so no, I don’t understand your opinion. This mod is anything but a ‘joke’.

This version is in many ways identical to the previous version. The main difference is it is applied on a per route basis to allow individual tuning. I have also refined it considerably further (in other words, made it better). I have already applied it on a per route basis (I.e. I’ve done the hard work so you don’t have to), so I’m not entirely sure what the problem is. Installation is now drag and drop rather than copying and pasting text so again, I don’t really see how that counts as ’complicated’ but no snags, if you don’t like it, don’t use it. It’s your prerogative.

Again, I appreciate the hard work you've put into it, and it's good to have the option to have something that's fine tuned to each route. My problem is that I personally just prefer a one and done solution. Get it in, and don't need to think about it unless I want to change something. I don't want to have to keep thinking about changing things all the time, cause I'll be honest, I'm forget. And sure, it's an easier install, but as someone who does codes, edits .json files, does hex editing ect., doing anything in the Engine.ini is really no big deal to me. So it's not me criticising, and I'm sure many people will prefer how this is set up, but for me personally, I'd just like to get the .ini changed and not need to think about it when playing the game. So I apologise if it comes across as criticism, but it's more so just my opinion.

Again, this is as you’ve described. You don’t need to change anything if you don’t wish.

I’m still not sure what your point is though, unless you’re expecting me to make 5 different versions for every available GPU VRAM on the market? Personally, I don’t think typing in 3 numbers one time is actually that taxing. The slider thing is your choice, and is identical to the version I made for TSW3. The whole point here is that one size doesn’t, and can’t fit all. There are two different TOD systems in use and thanks to the unique way DTG makes games multiple different levels of lighting, bloom, screen brightness etc etc in the game. You cannot make one set of changes to encompass all of those differences without massive compromise. This is infinitely better.

As I said, it’s your choice whether or not to use it, I’m just not sure why you felt the need to tell everyone you don’t want to?

Cause while I may not be criticising, I'd have thought that you'd have appreciated my opinion on it. As someone who makes liveries, I like to hear what people think about that regardless of what it is they have to say. But if not, then that's fine. And yeah, I know there isn't a size that fits all, but that isn't what I said. I said I prefer just getting the ini in and not thinking about it again. If that means that I have to turn some stuff down so that the game can cope on the more intensive routes, so be it.

All I'm really saying I guess is that I preferred how it was before. Just get the ini into the game, and then you can do the skylight intensity thing if you want, but there's no requirement to download anything but the ini if you don't want to. But if this is your vision for the mod going forward, that's fair enough. I'm not going to argue about it, cause it's your mod, so it's up to you ofc. But I'm not going to keep going back and forth about this since we clearly have very different ideas about things.

But for the third time, that’s exactly what this is. It is no different. You don’t need to download anything other than the preset, which is a drag and drop.

If you’re talking about GodMode then again, no big deal there either right? The overwhelming feedback during testing, just as I was thinking it myself, was ‘wouldn’t it be cool to use GodMode’s dynamic ini’?

If it really bothers you that much the TOD4 settings are in the Dresden-Riesa .txt file. Copy and paste those into your main ini file and you’ll have it just as it was before.

Thank you! I'm a little sad to see my card (3070) has now been downgraded to 'high' instead of 'ultra', but your route defaults + the vegetation replacement mods look outstanding now!

Hey, that’s brilliant to hear. IIRC the only real difference between Ultra and High is the resolution of the shadows. There might be one other small thing but unfortunately the shadow resolution is massively intensive.

Those adjustments look good. Checked on ECML and Vorarlberg and everything looks pretty sharp. I'm fighting some flickering on ECML (stupid fences) but otherwise this is as good as it has ever been. Thanks!

The flickering is down to the cascaded shadow resolution. On ECML around dawn the performance can really hit because of those shadows. You could set 3072 as a normal setting and use 2048 if you ever find it suffering because of the time of day.

That’s the beauty of being able to change it in-game and on a route by route basis!

Replied to this privately but just for others to be aware;

As I said in the manual, I can only make presets for DLC I own. The two mentioned I do not own, hence they are missing. Instructions on how to deal with this are in the manual itself. Cheers.

i'm having the same issue you're having and i'm using an rtx 3080 card. some of the other american routes give me better frame rates though

Chances are you simply have too high settings/resolution for your GPU. The next version should be out imminently which I think sees improvements across the board.

I don't own the Microsoft Store version but suspect you'll need to access your AppData folder (Google how to do it). Once you done that search your main hard drive for *.sav and it should point you to where the GodMode.sav file is located. Let me know how you get on as I can add it to the manual.

thanks JetWash - i have searched the whole of my drive for any .sav files to indicate where i may be able to place the GodMode.sav file, and there isnt any at all - i found all the TSW4 folders / files in AppData and tried the GodMode.sav in every place i could think of, but at no point did the mod pick it up in dynamic.ini in game - i am stumped :( i am pleased i got the God Mode to work ( and it does , i have played with a few settings) but i just cannot get this mod to be recognised at all

That's awesome to hear! It had me ripping my hair out too ;-)

I can't tell you that, only you can tell what works for you. Try high, if the performance isn't good enough try Medium.

You're correct, PBR is Blackpool.

High has been working beautifully. I remember you saying that 'Ultra' would render shadows at levels that are just too much for the 8GB of my 3070.

You’re right, I’ll remove or amend it when I next update the manual.

The reason it’s in there is many people have stuff in their main engine.ini and that will conflict with this mod. Rather than try to explain in detail (because people) how to remove that, the easiest way to do it is to delete that file. The game will create a new default one next time you run it, hence I suggested that as an option.

ReShade is entirely optional, don’t feel you have to use it. It just helps with the jittering objects that TAA in UE4 is famous for.

The numbers are already in the presets for each route. That part of the manual is simply describing what each line does, and the numbers being there was misleading as they weren’t applicable to any specific route. IIRC I took them from a very old version of the file and that’s why I removed them.

In other words, if you wish to edit the presets then the numbers are already there. If you wish to set up a new route that I don’t have then as described in the manual you are best copying and pasting a pre-set from another like-for-like route and editing the numbers to suit. The fact that you appear to have been copying the numbers from the manual shows I was right to remove them! 😊

No No I did not copy any of the numbers, I was only wondering, was it an error or if you removed them, because of confusion. I changed Nothing, everything is working just as you set it up.

Good, glad it’s all ok.

Thankyou. This should work just fine with TSW3, I just haven’t specifically tuned it to that game but on paper it should work. In theory there should be no difference between TSW4 and 3 lighting but obviously I can’t guarantee that.

Thanks for getting back to me. I'm giving it a try in TSW3. I suppose I will need to tinker a little here and there with the values, following your guiding in your nicely made manual, but I'm sure it's worth it! Many thanks again!

No probs. Let me know how it is, if it works I’ll update the TSW3 version with this. I should have checked myself whether or not it worked! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Will try this weekend and comment afterwards about the experience here, Thanks again!

As commented, I´ve been using this mod with TSW3. I'm speechless sir! A huge visual and amazing inmersive change! No stuttering (2nd pass on the route), almost no shimmering, almost no sudden pop ups (some grass in high velocity), good FPS even in saturated stations like London Victoria, and a little ghosting in tunnels so far. My PC specs are not precisely those of a high end (i7 3.7GHz, 16 GB RAM, trusty NV GTX 1650S 4GB in 1920x1080 res, SATA SSD), So I'm using your "medium" preset and your NV control panel settings without other modification to your guidance than using NIS, r.ShadowQuality=2, and relevant r.Shadow parameters set to 1024 (as for my monitor's resolution) . Running the sim in DX12 with 302 mods installed. I've made complete scenario runs on TSW2 routes (London to Brighton, West Cornwall local, LGV Marseille Avignon) and TSW3 ones (Midland Mainline, Cajon Pass, Kassel Wurzburg) so far. All perfect, inmersive and seamless! Amazing huge piece of work sir! If you have a look at it just "as is" in TSW3, I'm sure you are going, as a seasoned modder you are, to notice what I can't, and perhaps even improve the whole set or adapt it proper. I'll keep on using this meanwhile, with the tweakings mentioned, and enjoying the, for me, new incredible enhancement. Will for sure comment in here if I run into a problem or a remarkable concern usig it. Many many thanks again for your big effort on doing this lovely mod for all of us.

That’s fantastic to hear! So glad it’s working for you, and particularly pleasing it’s working well on a machine of that spec. Thankyou.

Thanks for the prompt response! Those Nvidia settings are from back in your in-depth thread during TSW3. I've got what you suggested in the latest manual update set now. I didn't realize you didn't have the new route in the file (my bad!).

Thankyou. Glad you’re enjoying it!

Excellent news, really pleased to hear it ;-) Does it help the distant scenery too? I would hope it did.

Yes it does. No problem with far-distance areas looking 'empty'.

I bought Maintalbahn today and have set up a preset for it. It will come with v3.6 which I’ll aim to release after the Midland Mainline patch has released. I want to see if that route needs another pass which I believe it will.

I’m not sure where that route is listed as included, I certainly haven’t listed it as I don’t own it. I’m sure we can figure something out though. Which would be the best one to go for is a bit trial and error but maybe try Midland Mainline. You will likely need to tweak it from there if it’s not satisfactory. Glad you’re enjoying the mod!

Thank you for your soon response! It's listed in the box "About this mod", section "Train Sim World Content", in alphabetical order, eighth line from the bottom, but no worries! I will try MML as a base and will tell yow how it "feels". Thank you very much again.

By the way. I bought that route, although very poorly rated in the reviews, due to the possibility of trying ETCS system level 1. The reviews were right sadly... ETCS Is terribly implemented, up to the point to really annoy you, the lighting is really poor at the least, and at night is almost unplayable, among other "delicacies"... But, at least you can get a very slight idea of what ETCS is, so, I'd better don't cry over spilled wine...

Tested. MML was not a proper base, as for the results. After giving it a try I realized it was a TSW3 route, and Luzern is a TSW2. So, following your advice in the manual, I tested it again with LGV route's settings as a base, tweaking here and there. Much better now, although lighting keeps on being a little dark from inside the cabin. But really well compared to the unmodded one! Headlights keep on not being useful at all, but that's a well known bug present since the route was released, and never fitted. Thanks again.

Ah, I see what you’re saying. The box is ticked as technically the mod is compatible with that route (as in, you can input a set of commands into the box for that route) but you’re correct, there is no preset. I’ll edit that and change the boxes to reflect which routes have presets. I think it was a hangover from the TSW3 version.

Regarding the darkness, look for the setting r.colormid= and start with a setting of 0.8. Change that up or down in increments of 0.02 until you find a setting that works. You may also need to change the skylight intensity setting too.

Many thanks for the advice. I'm using r.colormid=0.88 and skylight intensity on 0.82. Perhaps a little "shiny" but now it's working for my liking, after the "darkness" :)

If it's shiny reduce the skylight intensity, try 0.4 to 0.6

Thanks. Will try!

0.62 did the trick! Thank you!

Brilliant!

I'm absolutely certain that what you're seeing there is nothing to do with this unless you're using a pre-set that is too much for your hardware (the only possible explanation), or you have an overclock or undervolt on your GPU that is too aggressive. Those two things aside I’m not sure what it could be, but am sure that something else is the cause

Might just delete all of my mods and everything and try again. Set it to medium but didn't help

Thanks very much!

Yes. If you replace your existing GodMode.sav with one of these presets it will replace everything already there with my setup. Hope that helps & Merry Christmas!

Good! Merry Christmas to you too!

I’m not sure what’s going on there but can assure you that it’s not this mod that’s causing it. The only possible way this mod can cause a crash is if you’re pushing your machine too hard by using too high a set, if this is the case you need to use a more appropriate preset to your hardware. Before your system crashed you would see it working exceptionally hard and likely see visual artefacts too.

If it isn’t that something else is causing the crash I’m afraid. I’d start by removing all other mods and double checking the ones you’re using are compatible with TSW4. Once you’ve done that add them back in one by one as a mod incompatible with TSW4 is almost certainly the root cause.

First. Sorry for the late Reply, Private life....

So There were no artefacts as well. So what Have i done since ? I just reinstalled the whole Game and somehow everything works... your mod (that i changed a little bit for my hardware as you discribe in your Manual) too. BUT without having any mods in my DLC folder (wich is confusing) and ONLY driving AT Night gives Me sometimes less and more Major render lags every few miles (Depends on my Speed in game and yeah i change the 2000 everytime to 200 when driving at Night). But yeah im sure the problem for me was other Mods wich are not compatilbe.

(No problems with lags in the Daybreak and Twilight)

Thanks for your help till now and for later.

Out of interest, can you try High or Ultra? I’ve no way to test the likes of Medium and as always took some lines out of that pre-set because theoretically it should be better. It may well be that on this route specifically this isn’t the case. I’d be interested to know what you find.

ps There’s nothing here that is causing pauses like that. It must be a shader compilation thing on the first run or so.

So, I did some testing, and I think your right about the shader cache compilation. First, I ran Preston to Blackpool first run was bad, freezing constantly, the second run was as good as can be expected only a few short jitters. Next, I ran SEHS from LSP to Ebbsfleet first run was horrific so many freezes lasting anything from 2 to 5 seconds constantly, second run was good, again only minor jitters, after leaving Ebbsfleet on virgin track the freezes came back. I'm sure I read somewhere that whenever you download new updated drivers this clears your cache, if this is true, I'd better stick with the current drivers. Game looks awesome on the second run. It's a shame the game doesn't download the shader cache as part of the setting up process for each specific run. PS this was on Ultra, 70FPS and 125% Screen so I was pushing it hard.

That’s it. Each time you update your driver it clears the shader cache. This game is in desperate need of the ability to run shader caching from the main menu. The other alternative is that you set a service going from one end of a route to the other, board as a passenger and just let it get on with it. Once that’s done it should be fine.

That’s a great idea, I would never have thought of doing that. Thanks again bud for all your assistance and work on the game.

Same problem here with the low settings.

Low won’t affect your performance in any way. It’s purely changes to the lighting.

Still get long pauses. I am using with dx11 because dx12 is too slow on my machine (i5 8600k, GTX 1650, 16GB ram)

And if you are not using the low preset have you followed the instructions for using this with DX11?

Thanks!

Thanks. I’ve been spending a lot of time really dialling in the settings on every route for the final version of the GodMode.sav before I switch to text based updates and I think I’ve have made some made some good improvements, I’ve even gone down as far as setting the night skies based on the type of route. More urban? Then the stars will be less bright because of increased light pollution. Middle of the desert? Then you have dark skies and bright stars. I’ve tuned the moon intensity to make it look good at all stages in the cycle so no more bright white clouds at night time with a full moon. Everything looks much more realistic as a result.

Also, as a consequence of what I did for Bernina Line I’ve also made some breakthroughs with performance, and found a way to better adjust the lighting in cloudy conditions to eliminate the over-exposed & blown out look that blights TSW. As soon as the West Somerset update is released I’ll aim to get it out there.

As it says in the manual, the version of the pre-set you use has nothing to do with your in-game settings. To put it simply, use whichever pre-set gives you the best balance between visuals and performance. Again, as it says in the changelog and manual, the reason I removed the High pre-set is that it was no longer needed as I'd reduced the shadow resolution in Ultra anyway, and that was effectively the only difference between the two. HTH

Found the culprit. This line seems to cause issues in VR:

r.GTAO.SpatialFilter=0

Once removed, it is all back to normal

godmode.sav is normally created by godmode mod
it has nothing to do with windows store
see https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/c3-train-sim-world/c75-utilities/i2703-tsw-god-mode-alpha-051

For whatever reason on the windows store version it does not create this file but you can enter the text in game and it saves that way really strange.

Hi, I might ask TSC admin If I can somehow tidy this comments page up a bit as things have got lost in the mush. This was a reply to a comment asking the same question from last year;

Really sorry guys, I thought I had replied to this message. Having asked Foobian when this question was first asked it turns out that in the Windows version .sav files are encrypted and hidden somewhere deep in the Windows infrastructure. No idea why that’s the case but it is, which is a huge shame. As such the mod as it is is not compatible with the Windows version of the game.

However, as a work around you can do the following.

• Pick and download your chosen pre-set
• Acquire and install the freeware Notepad++
• Unzip the downloaded pre-set and put the GodMode.sav on your desktop. Once done, right click on the file, select open with and select Notepad++
• Once that opens you can see the contents of the file. On first viewing it looks a bit of a mess but everything will be intact
• Scroll or search for your chosen route (each pre-set is preceded by the route name) then select all of the lines in the pre-set (ordinarily it will start with ‘r.ViewDistance=‘ and end with the line about passengers. Right click then click copy (or Ctrl+C). Go into the game then paste the text into the dynamic.ini for your chosen route and click the pointer symbol in the top right to apply. To be sure it’s applied you can exit to the main menu then load back into your route and will be well

As I said, not ideal but at least it allows you to use the mod.

Cheers

Thanks that works.

Great. Sorry there’s not a better solution, it’s very frustrating.

Sorry, perhaps was an error on my side. I've tried another foggy service and the fog is working perfectly, with no fog at all inside the cab. It only happened at the final approach in service 1R88, after a sudden change in weather, from scattered to dense fog in a very short time. Before running that service i tinkered a bit with some parameters... so most probable cause is me... Thank you again for your perfect work!

Hi, as mentioned above there was an issue with previous versions caused by a change in the Winter Core Update 2. That was rectified in version 4.1.1. Please update to the latest version.

Thank you for your response. I was using the 4.1.1 version of the presets. It has happened again, across another foggy weather run in the same route. The issue only seems to appear in really dense fog or when its density changes abruptly. Using 4.1.1. medium preset, as for me is impossible to use Ultra. If you have the time and the mood and give it a try perhaps you could reproduce it, but never mind, it's not terrible :). Thanks again!

Have you tried the same scenario with the default game? I’m pretty sure you’ll see the same behaviour (I did when I was testing) as there’s now absolutely nothing in this mod that would affect fog. I’ll try and recreate the issue if I can.

I presume this was the service as presented in Journey Mode?

Yes, it was the scenario in Journey Mode. And you're right too regarding default game: Same scenario, no settings applied, fog inside the cabin... Thanks a lot.

I’ve just tried E2G and had to force fog on using GodMode. I can confirm the game does it in its default state but it is a bit more noticeable with very dense fog using my lighting but there’s nothing I can do about that.

One thing to note is that if you’re setting fog using GodMode the numbers should be very small. Thick fog should be no greater than 0.1 (0.2 at the absolute max), light mist between 0.002 and 0.005 and a heavier mist 0.009. GodMode lets you set much denser fog than the game menu and I suspect that is causing your issue.

Very kind of you! Thanks a lot for the information concerning GodMode. Will try to adjust fog properly on it. Thanks again!

Not a problem. Let me know how you get on :-)

ps Those numbers relate to ToDv4 routes. Older routes may need slightly higher numbers.

Download again, just updated.

The issue is that it may look too dark one second then way too bright the next. Getting it right is a balancing act that has many many variables.

Yes, they work fine. Never really understood why he didn’t mark them as such but I guess didn’t feel the need. Anyway, they’re all good.

Thanks for the prompt response. Now to decide if I want to run them, or Bescot's bloom reduction mods...

Use Aran's TOD and this mod, that's all you need. This mod sets appropriate bloom levels for each route

It does, I’m using it no issue. Can you check it’s done correctly

I may be doing something wrong in that case.

The way I have (tried) to enable DX12 is the following way...
I edited the following line in the MicrosoftGame.config file:
...
<DependencyList>
<KnownDependency Name="VC14" />
<KnownDependency Name="DX12" /> ---- I set this from DX11 to DX12
</DependencyList>
...

Ah, I see. I didn’t realise you were using the Windows Store version. DX12 certainly works with Steam (and the game in theory) because UE4.26 supports it natively. Whether or not Microsoft are allowing you to launch the game in 12 is a different matter.

Assuming you can’t get it to work you’ll need to follow the steps in the manual for use with DX11.

Sorry I can’t be more helpful but I don’t use windows store

No worries. I appreciate it anyway. I probably should go ahead and pull the trigger on getting the Steam version.

Depending on how many DLC you have, there is a great deal on Humble Bundle at the moment for the Steam version. In case you’re worried it is totally legit and genuine. I, and many of us, have used it many times in the past.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/train-sim-world-4-top-up-your-timetable?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_trainsimworld4topupyourtimetable_bundle

That's a good shout, I'll take a look. Cheers!

There are plenty of US routes in there but I don't own Harlem Line, sorry

Oh, okay. No problem, thanks anyway :D

It’s now included :-)

Now available!

thank you very much! :)

so now, i have test it....iam speechless! 10 fps more at high settings and it looks so fantastic.works perfect with all mods.i have the other ones from you too and the bescot ones for all avail routes in tsw 4 and ALL are fantastic. i think, you must became a goldmedal for your great work! thank you again. :)

You’re more than welcome. Glad it’s improved things for you 😀

hello :) so now a problem....after the five circle update and the EP mod, i have this out of vram problem.when i remove the ep mod, all is okay..the error occours while the coregame is loading.any idea? lower godmode.save does no effect.ingame settings are all at high except the shadows, they are on middle.pls help. regards heinz

You’re welcome. Thanks for using the mod & hope you enjoy it!

Nothing to do with this I'm afraid

i will pretend i know what means and use the other version of the 66

yeah that seem's to have made things better. Thank you.

thank you very much :) now all looks great at cathcart route.

Which loading screen?

It’s nothing to do with this ini file though. I believe this is a bug in TSW4 itself unfortunately

okay, thank you for reply.

The only thing it could be is that you are pushing your GPU too hard. Might I suggest you check your GPU driver is updated. If so maybe look to rollback to a driver version that worked, there are definitely issues with certain Nvidia drivers and UE4

okay, vielen dank! another question about modversion 4.7.can we now use arans mod for time and day time again on calthard route?

No, it’s not compatible at all with the new lighting system. Those mods are only for routes that use the pre-TSW3 lighting system, of which Cathcart is no longer one.

For reference I am using the medium zip

I’m not sure what you mean. Do you mean after the game update or my update? Nothing in my update has changed except for Cathcart Circle.

You're welcome Denis. Thanks!

Hear, hear - I really noticed how much I missed this in my first couple of runs on WCMLS.

Thanks guys! Glad you enjoy

I did wonder if this were possible but I haven’t explored it. Would you mind popping here the process to do it? Thanks.

Me neither, but this isn’t causing the crash. It isn’t a mod in the traditional sense, they are simply ini changes.

I am experiencing a similar problem with the Frankfurt-Fulda route. Before the last DTG update, this route worked perfectly for me with the Ultra settings. Since then I can start this route but after about half a minute the image completely freezes (I can still hear the audio running). I tested another INI mod (not from JetWash) and was able to complete the activity but it did cause a lot of stuttering. Without the GodMode (and an INI mod), I do not experience any issues. The problem does not occur for me on an older route. Nevertheless, thank you very much for all your hard work JetWash.

You’re more than welcome! Glad you’re benefitting from both the mod and LS.

That’s one of the more bizarre things I’ve read. Whatever is going on there it is absolutely nothing to do with this mod, sorry.

But when I uninstall the mod or run in the low setting,there is no resolution problem so I think this mod has some wrong caused the low resolution.

And as MonoOnyx said that WCML has the same problem in my game too.

Could always be one of the other mods playing up, but somethings stopping the downscaling that comes with increasing the setting from working properly some routes. Why they dont apply consistently I have no clue.

Limit your fps to 30 and use mode 2.

The problem is VRAM. When you run out of VRAM then things fall apart pretty quickly.

Setting r.Streaming.FullyLoadUsedTextures=0 allows the game to release more VRAM and fixes the issues with Lossless Scaling artifacting and crashing because it is exhausted of VRAM. This is pretty much mandatory on certain routes like WCMLS, London Commuter and Fife Circle.

Experementing more with this, only the 'low' preset seems to use little enough VRAM that it actually becomes quite stable and very smooth in VRAM intensive areas like Euston... unfortunately it also defeats the purpose because the graphics are now set really low.

Nothing is for free, unfortunately.

Setting r.Streaming.FullyLoadUsedTextures=0 allows the game to release more VRAM and (largely) fixes the issues with Lossless Scaling artifacting and crashing because it is exhausted of VRAM. This is pretty much mandatory on certain routes like WCMLS, London Commuter and Fife Circle. The cost obviously is more microstuttering.

That being said I think you should add some warnings because anyone with 10GB of VRAM or less (potentially more, hard for me to test that) is going to have a lot of problems with this tool and your presets.

Don't know what you're doing but it's a setup issue on your end I'm afraid. I have a much weaker GPU than that (3090) and it is as smooth as you like.

Same here, I keep having to load Boston Sprinter, then Boston Worcester in order to take advantage of the colors just so I don't have to play the route with the crumby default washed out colors

You don't have to "load" a different route to make use of the changes but using God Mode you can simply choose the Boston Sprinter profile in the Dynamic INI section and all the values will be loaded on the fly. The function is in the top right corner (button with a gearwheel).

Yes. Hopefully today or tomorrow

Wonderful, thank you so much! :)

Out now. Any issues let me know, I haven’t had loads of time to test it to be honest.

That’s the main ini. I don’t have the manual to hand but that is where you need to copy and paste the commands under [System Settings] to, leaving a blank line below the existing text.

I have a feeling the whole route is like that, and we can likely blame Gen8 consoles for it. I'm a bit burnt out after the WCMLS EP but I may look at adding environmental lighting at some point

I checked other route profiles for this one and frankly when driving at night the best profile for the over shap route is the one from the WCMLS, the night sky gets a little bit brighter.

Yes. The color.mid varies by route and is specific to whichever route you're playing

okay.
And is there a way to add some lines too or they are not loaded if I put them in the engine.ini?
Thanks !

You can add whatever you wish

ok thank you!

That's a material issue with the asset in question and there's nothing can be done about it unfortunately. The lampposts on WCMLOS are bad for that flickering sadly. The whole game flickers like crazy due to poor AA

I have replied but me post is pending for some reason. I'll chase it up

dann könntest du doch eine neue erstellen ohne dx12 und ohne diesem von mir beschriebenen befehl.ohne diese änderung stockt das spiel alle paar sekunden für etwa 3-5 sekunden.der rest ist fantastisch gut.das wäre sehr toll von dir.habe die high und mid version versucht aber ohne erfolg.dx12 kann ich nicht aktivieren, da es dann zu einem vram overflow kommt und spiel stürzt schon beim laden ab.machen sie doch bitte eine godmod.sav ohne dx12, denn ich denke, das mehrere leute dieses probelem haben. liebe grüsse und danke für die antwort.

If I also spawn a train in DX11, the game freezes for a brief moment

Then you’re using a preset that is too demanding for your hardware.

Update: It works again with DX12. The reason it wasn't working it's because my page file for the C: drive was off

Great news!

I tried at 1080p and it is great! Absolutely blown away by the graphics! By the way, what are your pc specs?

Ultra

It’s definitely there then as that’s the version I use. I suspect you’re just used to seeing the new track shadows, it’s easy to forget how bad they looked before TSW5. There’s nothing I can do about it I’m afraid, but rest assured SH is part of the mod. To confirm you can see it in the dynamic ini drop down in GodMode

Thank you! And yes they look awful, we can only hope for a DTG fix for older rotues

Love the upgrade! Many thanks for all your work.

No problem! Any issues let me know

Low is the same as lighting changes only.

People don’t seem to understand when I call it low, nor when I call it lighting changes only. What should I call it? The change-log said;

Renamed the 'low' preset to 'lighting changes only' to clear up any confusion

I’ve always said low contains only the lighting changes, but people kept ignoring it and asking me for a version that did just that.

I apologise and would like to inform you that an appointement with specsavers has been booked.

No problem. I mean it though, if there is something more appropriate I can call it I’m open to suggestions. Just feels a bit like I can’t win, but can understand the confusion.

ps I’m watching that the number of DL’s of the presets don’t match the number of manuals downloaded, so plenty of people are not reading things and will no doubt complain that it doesn’t work properly.

Which set of streaming settings did you pick from the manual?

the one for 8gb cards or less. because my 1070 has 8gb vram.my system has 32gb ddr4 3600 ram. regards and thx for your help.

Morning. So I drove the route myself this morning and experienced the same thing approaching Frankfurt. It wasn't as bad as you've experienced but then my CPU is stronger. What I can say, having seen it myself, is that it's not related to your GPU or this mod, Frankfurt seems to be very heavily CPU limiting for some reason and I can only assume it's the number of tracks and trains that are sat there. I can say with confidence this is the case as, at the same time the fps dropped, so did my GPU usage which is a cast iron guarantee the issue is CPU related.

Unfortunately, where this mod is concerned at least there's nothing I can do. All I can suggest is that you actually increase the demand on your GPU and try to make that the limiting factor. GPU's being maxed out tends to be a smoother experience than the CPU being limiting. That is why I strongly suggest using DX12 as it puts more pressure on the GPU and less on the CPU

Hope that helps

ja vielen dank.das dachte ich mir schon. ansonsten läuft der mod auf allen anderen strecken super :) und ja, ich habe dx12 aktiv.

You’re welcome! Glad it’s working out as I hoped and everyone is enjoying it :-)

De rien. Merci pour votre soutien de longue date, je suis heureux que vous appréciez le mod. dbrunner des forums mérite également un certain crédit pour son aide avec les ajouts de collecte des déchets. Merci

It depends what resolution you play at and whether or not you’re using lossless scaling or not

okay I'm not using lossless scaling and my resolution is 1920 1080

Depending on what your screen percentage is, I would suggest you’ll comfortably be able to do Ultra (Sky Quality Very High) and Ultra with the mod. With Lossless Scaling I’d be certain you could do Ultra / Ultra and 200% screen percentage and comfortably maintain 30 real 60 generated fps and have a smooth and stutter free experience

okay thank you for the help

I think that is Kat's Better shadows mod I’m afraid. This is an unfortunate side-effect and nothing can be really done about it, although I have improved it a bit in the new version to come when Mild May is released

Personally I can’t look at distant terrain anymore without that mod anymore so am willing to put up with the compromise, but that’s going to be individual choice.

Whatever is causing that, I’m 100% certain it is not this mod

Hi. Google tells me the RX 7900XT is comparable to a 4070ti so I'd imagine you're likely looking at similar settings to Toxic Charger. Have a try and let me know how it works out.

Thanks for the reply, have been getting smooth 30/60 fps (with scaling) using your Ultra pack, full settings bar sky quality (v. high), scaled to 170%.

One odd unrelated issue that I've finally isolated was stutter when raining. Finally worked out it only occurs when DX12 is enabled, and then only on some routes, for example it's present on SEHS and Niddertalbahn however isn't at all present on others such as Mittenwaldbahn. My current workaround is just turning off rain via GodMode which isn't ideal but workable. Though I'd report just in case others were being annoyed by the same issue

Just to check you’ve installed the streaming parameters in the main engine ini?

Yes I'm using the 'VRAM is not an issue' set, since my gpu has 20GB VRAM

That sounds strange, it should have the opposite effect! Mine is set to 140% and I don't see any issues.

It has to be something on your PC causing it as I can't reproduce it and haven't had anyone else saying the same thing, I'm not sure what to suggest to be honest

Read the post and changelog. It is not out until Mild May releases. I have pre-released the manual in the hope people actually read it because without it people will not be using the mod properly.

That’s the plan, to avoid 2 changes in quick succession

Yes. You can install the best pre-set then, if a route struggles, open Ultra in Notepad++, copy that routes Ultra pre-set and add it to your GM.ini replacing beast. Does that make sense?

Denis, sorry to ask but are you French? I had a feeling you were. I'd like to make a French version of the manual as well and could do with a proof reader

Yes, I'm French. With pleasure for the correction

Help me out, which route is the 442 on?

ps Thankyou

Thank you very much,

So much information, so pretty/fabulous results.
Very happy with my setup in TSW 5.
AMD 9700x
Intel A770 16 Gb
64 Gb ram 5000

1440p
max. 30 fps + LS x2
res 140%

Ultra settings used

No glitches or hickups.

Awesome news! Mission accomplished

on the cologne-aachen route and or where ever you spawn it on the old routes. thats, why i am not installed the tod4 for all routes mod. :)

There will be a way to fix that. I’ll have a look tomorrow

thank you.but dont forget that the PIS tables are invisible too on the old routes! with the tod4 mod they are unreadable. regards

Excellent work as usual !!!
See you soon for the rest
Good luck to all
tof

Thank you

Great to hear. That’s epic fps!

Thanks!

You're welcome!

It's in the engine.ini file. Are we talking about Beast?

Non it's the medium and the lines aren't not the same

You're correct, you do. Ordinarily the engine.ini file is ok but this time it needs updating for that performance fix. I'll amend the changelog to say so

That's really great to hear, and you're very welcome!

Excellent. You can’t win them all, glad it’s sorted and working now though!

I’m afraid I’ve no idea, I haven’t seen it myself & it’s the first report there’s ever been mentioning it. Do you have a screenshot or video demonstrating the problem?

I've taken three screenshots on new Spoorlijn. You can see it here: https://1drv.ms/f/c/d3b52ecb06873c7a/EmIee-zzh1VFneTZW8RuU5YBdl0OEgGbkMRlPfr1BJnerg?e=ovOfUB

That doesn’t look to me like my mod is installed, the lighting looks default. Are you sure it’s installed properly?

Also, in the screenshots I can’t see an issue, everything in the distant looks normal, but then it doesn’t look like this mod so it’s impossible for me to say.

I have installed your mod as described in the manual. I also adjusted the Engine.ini and replaced the GodMode.sav.

On Mildmay Line I've also taken screenshots, in distance you can see the blurry image: https://1drv.ms/f/c/d3b52ecb06873c7a/EgctDja_OlZCohrSChY2XyoBGkEbJ3AF6vF7VpKb5W0ypQ?e=H3Qcxo

Afraid I can’t see that one.

Yes to both. GodMode has to be updated to include new routes, as does this mod as I have to add and tune them manually. If you look under the changelog I say whether or not the engine.ini, GodMode.sav or both need updating

Alright Thanks!

Ah, I managed to find some old files, so the request is not relevant anymore, unless someone else would wish to have those.

You can just select and apply the Bakerloo preset as that will work ok on all tod3 routes. As it’s underground I didn’t apply Tod4 lighting to it.

Oh, perfect, thank you!

It’s a PDF. How can there be a virus in it?

That's what I thought too. But it's very advisable to be careful.