Hello everyone,
it’s been a week now since the release of the Winter Update on the Beta Branch. In the past days our team has worked tirelessly on resolving any major issue that came up in the game! A huge thank you to everyone who reported bugs to our team and helped us to get more information about the issues! Today we have good news:
The Winter Update is now officially released on the Main Branch!
https://youtu.be/aSgW6hnkmNc
What’s changed?
Since the release of the Winter Update on the Beta Branch, we have made some changes to the game in terms of bug-resolving and quality of life improvements.
Let’s have a look at all the changes since the Beta Release, version 0.8.0.0.0, build 46783:
Bug Fixes:
- Bridges now save color types when being placed
- Fixed an issue when you buy engines
- They no longer overhang on the spawn tracks
- Fixed an issue where it would snow inside of the telegraph office & the Silverton Depot
- Fixed an issue when build ground works at a really high level caused them to lose their hitboxes
- This resulted in the players being pushed outside of the map and softlocking
- Fixed an issue with the buy menu not charging you money if you opened the store fast enough
- You are now charged as soon as you buy something
- Fixed an issue with birch trees not despawning after cutting them down on Aurora Falls
- Fixed an issue where you could not open doors on the Railway Express Agency
- Fixed localization issues on the REA
- Removed the graphic’s presets Low, Medium and High as this was causing the “Glass floor effect”
- Note: This did not affect everyone, just folks on the low and medium preset.
- Low preset had 3D resolution at ~50%
- Medium preset had 3D resolution at ~70%
- Note: This did not affect everyone, just folks on the low and medium preset.
- Fixed an issue where the dredge was not placeable on the lake in Lake Valley
- Wood rick produces firewood automatically again
Quality of life improvements:
- Increased the size of the delete tool
- This returns the delete tool to its former function pre 0.8.0.0.0
- Handcar now has a speed limit of 16mph
- Can carry firewood in the box on the car
- Added information to Wiki about needed input in industries and about reward for goods in the freight types (Gold ingots are 6,400 USD/each, not 7,000 USD as mentioned in the DevVlog)
- Added snow effect also on Lake Valley
Still existing issues
We have worked on an issue that was causing a “Glass Floor Effect” on the maps and had to remove the graphic’s presets Low, Medium and High. This bug only effected the players on the low and medium presets. Should you experience this issue even after the update, you can follow these steps to fix it:
- Set graphics to Overall Quality “Epic” (The only preset left)
- Then select the individual settings
- You will no longer see the glass floor
Watch this short video for a visualized guide: https://youtu.be/WiyAJO2d_nE
We are also currently still working on other reported issues, especially concerning the new UI and hope we can resolve them soon!
By the way: We also updated the "Previous Build Branch" with the content from the Cattle Update plus fairly recent hotfixes. It now contains version 0.7.0.0.0.
A Little Recap
Let’s summarize all the content that has been added to the game with the Winter Update!
We have got the magical new winter map “Aurora Falls” with great snowy mountains, grassy plains, lakes and rivers, waterfalls and even polar lights, you can watch at night! This new map definitely promises great views and is even bigger than the other already existing maps in Railroads Online, so you can fit all the buildings and great builds you always wanted to create.
The Gold Industry has also been a great addition to the game with 5 new buildings, from which you can even enter 2, including our first railway station! With this new industry also comes new rolling stock for transporting the gold! The new D&RG High Side Gondola, DSP&P Mail-Baggage car #110-112, and Side Dump Ore Car go very well with the new locomotive, and all have different customizations to personalize them with.
What else?
Well, we’ve released the currently largest and most powerful locomotive of the game, the Denver & Rio Grande Class 125! Designed by Baldwin, this new engine by far surpasses all other locomotives in terms of strength with a possible tractive effort of 28,000 lbf and revolutionizes the drive on the narrow gauge with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement, its vauclain compound cylinders and an outside framing for its drive wheels! This earlier version of the most famous narrow gauge locomotives K-27 even comes with a ton of different customizations to choose from, including 5 different paints!
Get more details on the Winter Update!
For more details on the added content, have a look at the posting from last week, when we released the update on the Beta Branch: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1696810/view/4033605438039467374
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696810/Railroads_Online/