DB BR 101 Expert
If you’re new to the idea of an ‘Expert’ loco, this Add-on is a much more complex, challenging and detailed version of the previous DB BR 101 locomotive Add-on that was released in 2021.
This has been in development by the TSG team for over a year, with details and insight of their progress being revealed over the last few Train Sim World Roadmaps.
The Add-on features a level of interaction that requires considerable knowledge of the real-world locomotive’s systems and requires use of a Manual to understand some of the processes that are simulated.
Additional tasks that players can conduct include:
- Cold Starting the locomotive
- Entering Train Data
- Managing Faults through a Fault Simulation and rectifying them accordingly
3 tutorials are included to introduce players to these processes, along with a 20-minute tutorial which introduces the Expert variant of the DB BR 101.
Minor features that add a further level of immersion to the gameplay include the windscreen fog simulation, that requires use of the demister and temperature dials to clear the view, as well as the finite lifespan of both the sander and the battery... they can both run out if used too much!
An extensive Manual has already been provided by the TSG team and there options for an accessible mode which allow players to operate the new Add-on in less technical manner, as they would with other Train Sim World locomotives.
As well as additional gameplay offered by deeper interaction with the BR 101’s systems, both sound and physics improvements have been made over the original loco Add-on, including new recordings to complement the original sounds.
Both MFA and MFD variants of the 101’s cab are available to operate, with train data input differing between two. The MFA cab sees this data entered via a manual panel behind the driver, whereas the MFD cab has this input within the left-hand interactive screen.
Two liveries are also available: the IC white livery and DB red livery.
IC Steuerwagen / Cab Car
Also included in this Add-on is the brand-new IC Steuerwagen cab car. This addition to Train Sim World’s DB fleet also comes with the additional detail of train inputs and fault finding found in the 101, but like the 101 can be operated in an accessible mode too.
Timetable & Scenarios
On release, the DB BR 101 ‘Expert’ will have (copied) timetable services on Nahverkehr Dresden and Bahnstrecke Salzburg – Rosenheim route Add-ons. The latter will also have 4 Scenarios available to play, 3 with the 101 and another with the Cab Car.
Of course, players will also be able to utilise the locomotive on any Germany route Add-on by spawning into timetable mode or via Free Roam. Neither of the above routes are a requirement to do this.
Preview Steam Breakdown – all you need to know!
If you missed our preview stream of the DB BR 101 ‘Expert’, you can still head over to Youtube and Switch where Jan and Lukas take you through some of the finer details of this ‘Expert’ Add-on.
Areas covered include (links are timestamped):
- Setting up the DB BR 101 from a cold start
- Sound improvements
- Physics improvements
- Question: How will future layers work?
- The kinds of faults that can occur
- Manual recreation of a fault and the resolution process
- First Look at the Manual
- Information about the GSMR
- IC Steuerwagen / Cab Car
- Randomly Generated Faults
- Closer look at the MDF version of the BR 101
- Windscreen fog, defrosting and temperature simulation
- DB White livery of the BR 101
Train Sim World® 4: Expert DB BR 101 & IC Steuerwagen Loco Add-On is available now for €35.99/£29.99/$39.99
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