Hey everyone!
We want to share some news with you concerning necessary changes in the timeline.
As we're making good progress on the next updates, we realized that we need to adjust the development pipeline a little bit. That is why, instead of releasing the March Update to the Main Branch on its own, we will release it together with the Map & Spline Update as one huge content update at the end of May! Well, it's not really March anymore, anyway.
The ingame map, or also known as maxi map has been heavily upgraded and in addition we also implemented a minimap. It now shows the different locations of tracks, vehicles, buildings, and more - so much more information! BTW, switches are also now managable right from the map. No need to exit your locos any longer :)
It also introduces an improved track-laying – and it's certainly very snappy. What you see here is just a small part of the full update, the full set of features will be shown in detail in the upcoming devlog.
What will the second half of 2024 look like for Railroads Online?
Q3 of 2024: In the third quarter of this year, besides several substantial quality-of-life updates all over the game, we also plan to improve the current loading screen and add a system to improve the management of players rights in multiplayer sessions. Furthermore, we'll ship some big improvements for the multiplayer, especially in terms of desync issues and performance! An overhauled UI is also planned to be released within that timeframe, plus other surprises.
Q4 of 2024: At the end of this year there will be some further additions – like a few secret locomotives, buildings and cars! And more. Hehehe. What that might look like... you may imagine for yourself in the time being! 😉
Check out our updated Trello Roadmap!📍
The Map & Spline Update is currently scheduled to be released in beta on May 27, 2024.