Title: Train Simulator: Amtrak E8 Loco Add-On
Genre: Simulation
Developer:
Dovetail Games
Publisher:
Dovetail Games - Trains
Franchise:
Train Simulator
Release Date: 22 Mar

English,French,German

train simulator amtrak e8 loco add-on

This is one piece of motive power that is so highly needed and finally it's here. I know you will hear a lot of moaning about the recycled sounds. But really people, you should be use to it with running T-S now. Besides with all the alternate sounds available, it is an easy fix to one's liking. One thing I would have liked to have seen was a "Patched" paint job from the true early days of Amtrak. A patched PC, SCL, BN unit thrown in to the bunch would have been great. It would have felt like it was 1971 all over again (for me at least). But I am sure there will be a slew of repainted for these units. Being that almost every road had these E units. That will bring a true windfall for a lot of the USA routes. Myself, I like these units alot. I am a person who loved running east coast fallen flag routes, these will come in quite handy, And they are a nicely made model for T-S. And with 25% off at the release of it on Steam, well worth it. A thumbs up on my end here.. The EMD E8 exemplifies all that is wrong with DTS's north american products, from it's horrid sounds to it's braking issues. The E8 is exactly what we've come to expect from DTG, the sounds are identical to those of the Kuju F7s from years ago, the coaches are all reused, varying in origin from the Empire builder to the CZ. Rant over, pros and cons time. Pro's: Reskin potential. The E8 is likely to serve as an excellent basis for numerous reskins, from the Pennsy to the CB&Q. Cab textures. The cab textures are fairly good, with few issues, it also (fairly) closely matches what photographs I've seen of real E8 cabs Paintschemes. The quality of the locomotive paintschemes is nice, nuff said. Opening cab doors. That's nice I suppose, not that it effects the sounds or anything Cons Sounds. Gee! what a surprise, reused sounds from kuju F-units really dont cut, who'da thunk. Physics. The brakes are of they're standard horrible quality, and to add insult to injury, the cab includes a nonfunctional brake mode selecter switch to taunt you. otherwise it seems fine, I honestly cant really tell. Coaches. The coaches are all reused, mostly from the California Zephyr addon, as well as a few from the Empire builder all those years ago, it certainly would have been nice to have all the coaches be of the same quality. also the only passenger view is from an ex-EB dome car. yippee. Wrapping it up. As is normal, us americans get to take it up the bum, while I dont regret the purchase, I do not recommend this addon to anyone other than dedicated masochists bent on suffering while green with envy for the brits and germans. P.S.. Very Good but Part two Scenario does not give you enough time to finish to achieve the final destination on time! a run time issue from programming or development issue I'm sure an update would sort it out! I know this as I have completed them all already! I can understand why there is a 25% discount, probably this is the reason!. Despite what most people say, this is a decent addon. the textures are awsome on both locomotive and rolllingstock. my biggest complaint is that phase I is weathered and phase II is clean, would have like both to have a weatherd and clean skin for both, Also a Patched unit would have completed the pack. honestly an early amtrak pack with no patched units?. the sounds are recylced from the WP FP7 but it dose sound like their are two 657 engines (F7s had one 657, keep that in mind when you complain), in the cab it sounds like theirs a two real 567 engine behind you, out side. not so much. If you bye these addons alot you should know how to mod them and put the horn on you like. also sad theirs no obervation car or patched cars. the senarios arn't the most origanal but thats miami - west palm beach. The comunity can fill this void both scenario and paint wise. I enjoy these locomotives and I bet a mmarket place reskin will come soon.. Dovetail Games has brought to us another classic icon to the Train Simulator world: the Amtrak E8! Does it hold up? Let's take a look. Locomotive Variety u2734ufe0f The add-on comes with the E8 in both "A" and "B" type units in two Amtrak paint schemes: Phase I and Phase II, and that's it. There's not much locomotive variety in the pack. However, it does come with the DTG U36B for the time period-correct freight locomotives, but I won't count it as that's an add-on you can get separately, which is in my opinion a red flag if you're going to include an add-on in an add-on that includes it. Locomotive Design u2705 The locomotive in-game is designed rather well, like with DTG's other products. Locomotive Physics u2705 Brakes and acceleration work fine, better than what I expected. Locomotive Functionality u2705 It has the usual DTG flare in terms of controls, but it does have some extra functionality such as opening doors and windows. Locomotive Sounds u274c As always with DTG products, all the sounds are recycled, with minor changes put in. The engine sounds almost come directly from the old Kuju F7, while the horn and bell come directly from the WP FP7 California Zephyr, and even the US-only Great Northern F7 Empire Builder add-ons. Not really worth it for the sounds alone, but it can be modified. Rolling Stock Variety u2705 Like with DTG's other products, most if not all of it are recycled from the WP FP7 California Zephyr, with some minor changes. The passenger rolling stock does look pretty good though, and the variety is quite decent, so I'm giving this one a passing grade regardless. It does also come with the DTG U36B for the time period-correct freight rolling stock, but like I said before, I won't count it as that is a separate add-on that happens to be included with the E8 add-on. Scenarios u2734ufe0f There are 3 scenarios for the Miami-West Palm Beach route that come bundled with the E8 add-on. I ran through all of them, and 2 out of the 3 are beatable with a gold metal. The 2nd scenario has a major timing issue where you are forced to wait for a SCL U36B Freight to pass by, and the Miami station arrival time in the scenario is 13:15 (1:15 PM), but you actually arrive at around 13:22 (1:22 PM) due to the delay, making this scenario impossible to complete at Gold. The third scenario also has an issue with the 1st freight AI; the last 6 wagons were for some reason not hooked up to the train, thus they are left on the main line as static stock. However, those can be fixed in the editor manually. Other than that, the scenarios are functional, but aren't really that good. I'd prefer High Iron Simulations any day. Value u2734ufe0f While this pack is worth it for the E8 alone, unfortunately most of the passenger rolling stock is recycled but varied, there's not much locomotive variety included, and 2 of the bundled scenarios have issues. If you didn't own the U36B add-on before, this might be of good value, but if you already had it, I'd only recommend getting this when it's on sale, like with DTG's other products.. I retract my previous review stating that u201cthis is essentially a recycled EMD F7 locomotive with an EMD E8 body and cab view.u201d Aside from the longer car body (the F7 is 50 feet, while the E8 is 70 feet long) there is a difference is power. The E8u2019s with an A-B-A or A-B-B power arrangement can do more than what F7u2019s do with A-B-B-A. The sounds are recycled, though. The heritage passenger cars in u2018phase Iu2019 livery are new. The red lights for the last car glow a brilliant red color when turned on. In closing, the Amtrak EMD E8 trainset is fun and easy to drive. It makes for creative 1970's era scenarios on many routes. It also opens the door for other railroadu2019s repaints (can you hear me, Union Pacific?).. This train is super fun to drive and it makes me feel like i'm in the 1970's. what a cool locomotive, i notice this locomotive have 2 engines.. This is a great Loco, I grew up on the east coast. The bloody noxe silver star brings me back to a by gone era of musle trains.. Amtrak E8s were the backbone of their passenger service until the SDP40Fs showed up on the scene. This add-on (While having some flaws) is a decent pack nonetheless. The cars depect the accurate hand-me-down from other railroads like the Zephyr and the Silver Star consists painted in a beautiful Phase I. The locomotive is nicely detailed and the cab is good! Phase I and Phase II. The consists are accurate lengths. Yeah one of the downsides is the fact the sounds are recycled, but the 567 is fitting to the locomotive itself (while missing the dual prime movers) And the horn is typical of DoveTail products. That being said, I would recommend this to any Early Amtrak fan! 6.5/10

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