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Devlog #14 — The Train Control Panel Hi everyone, Today we want to show one of the most important interfaces in Speed Rivals: Model Trains : the train control panel. We have designed it so it can be used comfortably with both mouse and gamepad, without turning train control into
Our next playtest is almost here! 🚂 Hi everyone! It’s time to get more of you on the rails! You can now request access to the Speed Rivals: Model Trains playtest directly from our Steam store page. This playtest brings together several parts of the game we’ve been working on: bu
Hi everyone, Today we want to show another step forward in the railway editor. Until now, most of the focus has been on placing and connecting rails. Now we are starting to improve how those rails actually look inside the layout. Watch the Editor Test In this video we show these
Devlog #12 — First Tutorial Test Hi everyone, Today we want to show one of the first tests of the tutorial for Speed Rivals: Model Trains . The goal of this tutorial is simple: introduce Jeff, the train driver, and teach the basic actions the player will need before starting real
Devlog #11 — First Co-op Tests Hi everyone, Today we want to show one of the first tests of co-op gameplay in Speed Rivals: Model Trains . Until now, most of the updates have focused on the editor, rail placement, missions, Jeff and Steam Workshop support. But the game was always
Devlog #10 — First Steam Workshop Tests Hi everyone, Today we want to show an early test of something very important for Speed Rivals: Model Trains : Steam Workshop support. One of the main goals of the game is that players will be able to create their own model railway layouts.
Devlog #9 — Programming Jeff, Our Train Driver Hi everyone, Today we want to show something different from the railway editor. We have started programming Jeff, the main character of Speed Rivals: Model Trains. Jeff is the train driver. Most of the time, he will be riding on top
Demo Update After Train Fest Hi everyone, Train Fest was a very important week for Speed Rivals: Model Trains . We released a very early version of the demo so players could try the first version of the main gameplay loop: completing missions by picking up wagons and delivering t
All aboard for the first mission of Speed Rivals: Model Trains ! Experience the demo from start to finish in an uninterrupted gameplay showcase. Take control of the locomotive, navigate the railway, switch tracks, manage your speed, and complete the mission before time runs out.
Devlog #8 — From Rail Building to First Playable Demo Hi everyone, In the last devlogs, we showed how the editor is evolving: rail pieces, snapping, placement validation and a more stable building flow. Now we are moving from “can we build tracks?” to a more important question: C
Devlog #7 — Smarter Rail Placement Hi everyone, In the last devlog, we showed how the editor is moving toward a piece-based layout system. This time, we focused on making rail placement clearer before confirming a piece. Smarter Snap Feedback When a rail piece is in preview, the
Hi everyone, In the last devlog, we focused on real-time rail editing. This time, we want to show a smaller but very important part of the editor: how rail pieces start becoming part of a real railway network. When building a model railway, placing tracks is only half of the prob
Devlog #5 — Building Rails in Real Time Hi everyone, The railway editor has taken a big step forward. Rails can now be previewed, edited and updated in real time using a cleaner spline-based system. A cleaner system We tested several ways of generating rail pieces, including sepa
A/B connectors Another important part of this first beta is the connector system. Each rail piece has two main connection points: Point A Point B These connectors allow the editor to understand where a rail starts and ends. They are also the foundation for future snapping, route
Devlog #3 — The Long Game Honest update first: we're not going to make June Next Fest. We looked at the build, looked at the calendar, and the math doesn't work. Shipping something half-done at a festival that only comes around twice a year isn't the move. The target for the firs
Week 2 — The Menus Are the Product Two weeks in. The visual direction is locked, the main menu is running. Time to go deeper. This week was about a question we've been asking since Slot Racing: what if the UI system itself was a reusable product, not just scaffolding? A Settings
If you played Speed Rivals: Slot Racing, you already know us. Two brothers, one coder, one everything else. Small studio, big ideas, questionable deadlines. Model Trains is the next game in the Speed Rivals franchise. Same creative DNA — build, share, compete — but this time it's