On-foot free roam and ability to board somebody else's train

[andrei105]

From my point of view, the ability board trains driven by the AI or other people would be a nice addition. It would be nice to travel along with other friends in the cab and/or in the carriages of the same train, driven by one of them, or by the AI.

That would probably include us to be able to join a server without being assigned a train; just select a station to spawn in, walk around and board the trains that are running around and travel, like some kind of on-foot free roam.

A further improvement from this would be if we could be able to also take over and drive the trains that are driven by the AI or even other people (only while stopped and only if they approve).

All these ideas may also be applicable to the single player mode. Train Sim World already does something similar to this idea, but in single player mode only, as that game has no multi player mode.

[Jason35]

That's basically a passenger mode, and they said it was not plan iirc

Edited January 16, 2023 by Jason35

[Lactic]

I agree to this feature that would be nice. A nice mix between coop and passenger 🙂

[Dignité]

I kinda disagree. Adding a "On foot" start at a depot to take your train or being a foot agent at a dispatcher post to help trains setting up, ok. But being a "passenger" is kinda pointless in my opinion, it's even a waste of devs time for me, there's so much to do before even thinking of a passenger mod. But, adding more "on foot" gameplay why not, as long as it stays in the train operator logic. Take your service in depot on foot before going to your train or helping train conductors going to their trains, do the coupling, brake tests etc is a good example 

[BRD193]

I agree with this feature wish.

I think sometimes I would be happy to just free roam on the map to do some virtual train spotting. Sometimes you kinda just want to chill instead of being the one in charge to drive a locomotive or be a dispatcher.