Dresden-Leipzig Scenery Enhancement

Description

Hello!

This mod enhances the scenery of the DTG TSW 6 Core Route Dresden - Leipzig!

I've focussed my work on certain areas, some of these are:

  • Enhancing the scenery and lighting in Dresden Hbf and Leipzig Hbf
  • Enhancing the night lighting on most stations along the route
  • Enhancing the vegetation, especially putting grass in there where there was only a green 2D texture.
  • Certain stations like Coswig also got a wider scenery overhaul
  • The area around Dresden-Mitte now has roadmarks
  • I've added some dioramas along the route like a wedding, the unloading of a narrow gauge coach, people sitting on their terraces
  • I've added a big amount of trainspotters. Feel free to honk at them!
  • Placing lots of traffic signs.
  • Enhancing lots of construction sites
  • And much more eastereggs for you to discover.

Some of these enhacements are done in a realistic way (e.g. I've used google street view). And some areas are just done in a "artistic" way.

Big thanks to Profile picture of Manny Manny and Profile picture of GER/JUSI Lp GER/JUSI Lp from the Profile picture of Bahnpfuschhochschule Bahnpfuschhochschule for helping me with the editor. And special thanks to Profile picture of Foobian Foobian as well!

Feel free to report any issues you have!

Preview:

Changelog

Update 1: 07.11.2025

  • Fixed lots of additional station night lighting situations
  • Put in a placeholder signal box in Cossebaude
  • The castle in Meißen now shines very bright in the nights (as well as additional parts of Meißen itself)
  • Put in little more scenery and grass along the route
Known Issues

Performance

  • Lower FPS in Dresden Hbf

Scenery

  • Some flying objects on a construction site in Leipzig

Tags: dresden-leipzig scenery-enhancements scenery-overlay

Requirements

  • Dresden - Leipzig
  • Dresden - Riesa
  • S-Bahn Frankfurt (very important!)
  • Frankfurt - Fulda
  • Niddertalbahn
  • Salzburg - Rosenheim
  • Main-Spessart Bahn
  • Hamburg - Lübeck

Technically speaking, the mod seems to work even if you don't own all the DLCs. But it might be that then some assets won't load, so the scenery won't look like intended (e.g. flying objects).

Installation Instructions

Add the .pak file to you DLC-Folder.
In game, you have to activate the overlay in the mastery settings. There you should find the Dresden-Leipzig Scenery Enhancement.

Files

Comments

Avatar of Max86
Max86 2 Nov 2025

Sehr geil !

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Bauersein 2 Nov 2025

Also der Stream ist geil:D

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Fabrizio520 2 Nov 2025

Thank you so much.

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BecksTrains 2 Nov 2025

Vielen Dank bester Matin!

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JF3110 2 Nov 2025

Merci les gars c'est super !

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Wirklich sehr gut gelungen und Leipzig sieht bei Nacht einfach unglaublich Phänomenal aus

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matin_TSP 3 Nov 2025

Danke, mein Bester!

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DenisJura 3 Nov 2025

Hey, das ist schön von dir, vielen Dank dafür.
Merci

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matin_TSP 3 Nov 2025

Merci! :)

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Hand92250 3 Nov 2025

Good job ! Thank you

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Prototype001 3 Nov 2025

Matin hat mal wieder gekocht, danke für das tolle EP! :D

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Hyperlord1337 3 Nov 2025

Daaaaankeschön!!!! Da steckt echt Liebe und Mühe drin :-)

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tof70110 3 Nov 2025

Hi everyone,
Wow, I'm going to take another walk, this time with a regional service, to get a closer look at this decorative mod that so often fills the rather dreary landscape !!!
Pleasant and enjoyable.

Best regards, tof

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PATRICKXDD 3 Nov 2025

das haben wir wirklich graucht, da die Strecke schon recht kahl ist 🙏

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Bernd 3 Nov 2025

Da hat sich jemand richtig Mühe gegeben, eine ganztolle Arbeit!!

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Chiller1704 3 Nov 2025

Moin, weiß einer ob man nun die Mittenwald bahn unbedingt brauch? lg

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tof70110 6 Nov 2025

Hi everyone, to answer the question above, well, personally, I don't have that route, but I still appreciated the beautiful scenery and added details; it makes the line much more vibrant.

Best regards, Tof

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tof70110 9 Nov 2025

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LeoCraft17 7 Nov 2025

ist der IC zug mit im pack wenn ja gibt es denn auch seperat ich besitze leider nicht alle DLC's die benötigt werden für die scenery

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LeoCraft17 13 Nov 2025

danke

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Chill_LP 8 Nov 2025

First a youtuber, then an Ambassador now a modder
what comes next? An Expert DLC Release?

but great work!

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matin_TSP 8 Nov 2025

If only i could tell you ... :D /s

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csorgom41 8 Nov 2025

he performance hit in Dresden is really bothering me, unfortunately, but the lighting fixes are a game-changer... Is there any chance the mod could be released with just the lighting improvements?

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GER/JUSI Lp 9 Nov 2025

the lightning is the thing that hits the performance the most

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jesper2805 12 Nov 2025

Yeah it hit the performance way to much! I have 40 fps instead of around 90.....

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JBViper 8 Nov 2025

Thanks for this superb work.

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matin_TSP 9 Nov 2025

You're welcome!

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Warum ist die Frankfurter S-Bahn so wichtig?

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matin_TSP 12 Nov 2025

Weil ich damit am meisten gearbeitet habe :)

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jesper2805 12 Nov 2025

Nice mod, but the performance impact on the route is insane! Without this mod, I get 90 FPS, but with it enabled, it drops to 40 FPS during the day... That’s way too much! As cool as this mod is, it’s a no from me.

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matin_TSP 12 Nov 2025

Is the performance on certain areas stronger affected? Or is it everywhere only 40 fps? Constructive Feedback could indeed help me finding a solution :)

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Xander1986 13 Nov 2025

It’s mainly around Dresden and Leipzig, but to be honest, you’re adding something that DTG deliberately left out for a reason. It’s not, as many people think, that DTG is lazy or doesn’t know what they’re doing it’s purely for performance reasons. It’s a bit of a reversal of logic… First everyone complains that the performance is terrible just look at Frankfurt-Fulda and then DTG rightly cuts back on things, and now everyone complains that it’s poorly made. I don’t get it. It’s fine that you’re trying something, but in reality, it’s mostly wrecking performance. The performance takes a significant hit across the entire route. Sure, Leipzig looks beautiful when lit up, but DTG made a conscious choice there too, and you can clearly see why—performance drops like a rock. And no, I don’t have a weak PC—I’ve got a €3,500 gaming rig. But the approach that you take is a little to much. Try to reduce some work and search for a better balance is my advice. You can not add endless this will brake the fps.

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Semor76 13 Nov 2025

Well, at least for me, the performance is top. No problems here. Lossless Scaling is your friend.

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Semor76 13 Nov 2025

Sehr feines add on. Schaut richtig gut aus. Die performance (zumindest bei mir) ist auch top!
Frage: Könnte man noch die Generischen Werbetafeln an den Bahhöfen gegen was Realistischeres tauschen?

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matin_TSP 15 Nov 2025

Freut mich, dass es klappt!

Wahrscheinlich machbar, aber ich habe bisher nur 100% damit gearbeitet, was ingame da ist. Vielleicht aber mal in Zukunft :)

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paluss1122.2 20 Dec 2025

Question: I am new to mods: How exactly can I configure this overlay in the mastery settings?

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matin_TSP 20 Dec 2025

You just activate it the same way you activate mastery rewards.

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tof70110 5 Jan 2026

On this screen, locate the map below, click on it and your mod will be activated in TSW6.

Best regards to all, Tof

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Dustin Hoffmann 24 Jan 2026

Hi, erstmal danke für diesen tollen Mod! Das gibt jedem Bahngleis ein ganz anderes Feeling. Alles wirkt viel lebendiger. Leider scheint es bei mir dennoch ein Problem mit einer Anzeige zu geben. Die Bahnsteignummerierungen schweben einfach in der Luft (hab mal ein Bild angehangen). Spiele auch mit anderen Mods. Hab dann mal alle deaktiviert und nur diesen benutzt. Jedoch besteht der Fehler weiterhin. Kann man da evtl. was fixen?

Liebe Grüße aus Thüringen :)

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matin_TSP 30 Jan 2026

Das sieht für mich so aus, als würde dir einer der Strecken fehlen, die für diese Schilder relevant sind. Hast du alle Strecken, die ich als Voraussetzung angegben habe?

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Frau Dauver 26 Jan 2026

First of all, a big thank to you, Matin. I no longer cannot go back to the old Dresden - Leipzig without this mod! The attention to detail is amazing, I can tell you have spent a lot of time and passion in this project. Everywhere you look your surroundings look alive. Small details always matter!

I have only one issue. I'm not sure if it's just me or has anyone else noticed, but the passengers do not exit the train at their required stops. Also there are no passengers waiting at stations when you arrive. Nobody exits or enters the train.

I have tested so far multiple passenger services with different trains, and by pure random luck sometimes a single NPC can exit the train, but it is super rare. I've also done a service with a train full of passengers from Leipzig to Dresden and had zero passengers exiting or boarding the train along the route.

I have everything else that is "required" except the Niddertalbahn, Main-Spessart Bahn, and Hamburg - Lübeck. Could this be the issue somehow? I don't know. Sadly I cannot figure out what's wrong with the passengers.

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matin_TSP 30 Jan 2026

Hey! I didn't change anything regarding the passengers. So I doubt it is an issue having anything to do with the mod. Would you be able to test it with and without the scenery overlay? Because I suspect, this is an issue by DTG.

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Frau Dauver 31 Jan 2026

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Yes, I have tested it on and off. I'm just left completely baffled what could be the issue.... I just did an extensive 3 hour testing session. I ran it with my other mods disabled just in case to see if there is a conflict but with no luck. The passengers are truly an anomaly in TSW.

I'm fully aware that the passengers are broken beyond repair, and sometimes a full game restart is required to get them functioning again. DTG's infamous passenger coding is as manageable as trying to get a horse wipe its ass on an eagle.

Here are two examples taken at Leipzig-Engelsdorf with the scenery mod enabled and disabled. The passenger behavior is complete night and day. I've ran the Talent 2 as well as other trains with identical results. Here I used BRO 146.3 DB Regio with soundmod (fantastic mod btw!)

Scenery mod off and the train is puking a big party to a point it's almost comical watching the passengers climb the steps.

Here again identical situation. Scenery mod on, same service, same train, same everything, and nothing.

When the mod is enabled, NPC's do not spawn at Engelsdorf , nor any platform all the way up to Riesa and so forth. This is not only the player, but AI traffic as well. There is zero logic here. For instance, a passenger run from Leipzig to Dresden or vice versa the passengers do not work, but from Meißen Triebischtal to Dresden the passengers work as they should!

Again, thank you for confirming that it's not supposed to work this way, I also understand this is beyond your reach, sadly I can't figure this out, but regardless I'm gonna enjoy keep using this mod. I'm just gonna have to accept that some runs are more silent than others, lol...

As a side note, even though I'm not a native german speaker, I really enjoy your streams and YT content. You guys at Bahnpfuschhochschule have elevated this game to a whole new level with your numerous modifications. Who knows what the future holds for you. All the best to you, I'll keep an eye on the new content for sure! Thanks again.

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angryg0y 1 Feb 2026

I can confirm that I have this problem too.

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Frau Dauver 2 Feb 2026

That's interesting to hear, and here I was almost giving up on the matter. Actually glad to hear it's not only on my end, I think more investigation is required to hopefully fix this issue.

Hey, I know it's a long shot, but do you have all the listed DLC (even though not required)? I'm just ruling out possible culprits - slim chances or not, I'd be interested to hear from you, even though Matin said the missing DLC's should not interfere with passengers but who nows, it's DTG we're talking about after all.

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matin_TSP 3 Feb 2026

Thanks for the feedback and extensive testing! I personally have not a single clue how/why this happens. Because all I do is adding to the scenery tiles. But I will still investigate! I cannot promise to find a solution, but i will try my best!

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