UK Content Ballast Enhancement Pack

DTG have recently changed the way they apply their ballast textures with TSW4. Instead of them being referenced within the route folder itself it now uses a folder called "UK_Content_Pack" which keeps a default set range of generic assets such as Signals, Track Infrastructure, Station Signage, OHLE,& of course the all important Track & Ballast splines etc.

At the time of writing this two British routes currently adopt this new system and it's suspected that this will be the way forward from now on. To prevent future routes from continuing to use the awful default "coal covered" texture, I have created a new set of ballast shades to represent various different regions of the UK rail network arranging from brand new, to well-used & weathered.

These include:

Weathered/oxidized brown/pink shade (dirty only)
Modern light grey shade (dirty & clean variants)
Medium grey shade (dirty & clean variants)

These ballast textures have been created so they can work together seamlessly together without looking out of place.

I have included some before & after images to give you an idea of just how substantial the changes are, as well as some general screenshots showing off the new ballast textures on both the GOBLIN & ECML. All have been taken with TSWs default .ini settings.

Routes currently supported:

ECML East Coast Main Line: Peterborough - Doncaster
London Overground Suffragette line: Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside

As time goes on the list above will be gradually updated to support other routes made by DTG with possible third party content as well if they also adopt the new system

Please note that this mod will ONLY support current & future TSW4 routes, not anything from the 'Preserved Collection' or pre TSW4

Requirements

Tags: ballast british-railways dtg enhancement enhancement-pack track tsw4 uk uk-rail

Files

!!UKContentBallastEnhancementPack.pak 41 MB · Added 28 days ago · Downloaded 787×

Comments

scip 27 days ago

super ecml looks so much better now thx

Quentin J. 27 days ago

Thank you for this mod, finally makes the ballast look more realistic.

CapitolLimited 23 days ago

Good stuff here

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About this mod

SprattyHeath

Created: 28 days ago
Updated: 28 days ago
Game: Train Sim World
Type of content: Patch
Train Sim World compatibility: Train Sim World 4
Train Sim World Content: East Coast Mainline: Peterborough to Doncaster, London Overground Suffragette line: Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside