Hello everyone,
as already mentioned a few days ago, we had a little change of plans concerning the next update. In exchange for the Map Update, which will be postponed by a few weeks, we will release a smaller intermediate update this month:
The March Update is coming on March 25 to the Beta Branch of Railroads Online!
This update will mainly focus on a new locomotive, the new Driving UI, some useful content additions and quality of life improvements! Let’s dive into it!
A new 3rd person Driving UI!
We know, you have all been waiting for this ! We are finally replacing the placeholder with a new Driving UI to better fit the style of the game and to give a visually more pleasing experience while playing! Still, there might be some adjustments to the design in the future. We’ll see 😉
Revolutionizing track laying with Theodolites! 🔭
Laying the perfect track can be quite challenging as we are always working with different gradients of the ground. That is why we are introducing theodolites to the game! This new surveying tool will help you with plotting routes by showing the grades between one theodolite to another. Different colors will symbolize the height of the gradient, going from green for smaller gradients to red for higher gradients.
Let’s pick up the pace with the new D&RG Class 47!
With this update we are introducing the new Denver & Rio Grande Class 47 locomotive! Originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for passenger traffic, this high speed locomotive with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement is perfect for transporting any freight quickly from one place to another!
How do I turn this locomotive around? 🛞
Since it has been often requested by you, we have worked on a bigger engine house that can fit four engines at ones! Check out our first four stall roundhouse, which will come together with a new turntable to even fit our currently largest locomotive, the Class 125!
Even more feature additions and improvements!
Let’s get a better view! To give you a more practical option to navigate yourself during rerailing situations or when working on tracks and routes, we will add a Flight Option for a better perspective on things!
Furthermore, for easier handling of cars and engines, an Automated Coupling feature will be added, which can also be turned off again by players, who like the manual coupling more. In addition to that, locomotives and cars will, from this update on, always be spawning close to the player, either on an empty track or on the ground, as that makes life easier on bigger maps.
There might even be more coming with this update, including content, quality of life improvements and bug fixes 💜 So, stay tuned and watch the DevVlog on March 23 to get all the info in detail!
We hope you are excited for this March Update coming next Monday! Your Railroads Online Team🚂
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