Joshua Mills

Game Designer


Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Riesa Route Extension

  • Role: Associate Game Designer
  • Engine: RailWorks
  • Time on Project: 3 Months
  • Release: 21st April 2022
  • Platforms: Windows

Project Description:

Hurry along Germany’s oldest long-distance railway in its entirety, from the densely packed city of Leipzig, and out far east via Wurzen and Riesa into historical Dresden with Train Simulator’s Bahnstrecke Leipzig – Riesa Route Extension!

Further route upgrades have taken place in recent times, much of the line between Leipzig and Riesa is fitted with LZB for full high-speed operation, and the construction of the Leipzig City Tunnel transformed connectivity for S-Bahn services throughout the city and surrounding towns.

Tilt your way to Dresden with the DB BR 411 ICE -T, sporting the “Deutschlands schnellster Klimaschützer” livery, and take charge of S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland services with the silver and green DB BR 442 Talent 2 in 3, 4 and 5-car variations.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Additional updates to existing trains provided with this pack, including livery updates
  • Applied performance and optimisation scripts to content in this pack
  • Collaboration with other teams involved on the project; atists, route builders, QA, producers
  • Working closely with route and scenario builders to eliminate bugs to create a polished experience
  • Researched this route through videos and community provived content to create an authentic recreation of gameplay on this route