It's that time again! We know it's been a long while since the last beta update, but we've been working on a huge amount of new features for the game and wanted it to be a good update. The game is nearing completion faster than ever, and we're super excited to see what you all think of the progress!
Some Important Notes!
Players will be required to reset their save to properly experience this update. A WIP version of our story mode progression has been implemented, and having a save with existing data will likely break some of the features. The walkthrough to reset your save will be below.
We know there's issues with the signalling system, and realized it's a bit larger of a problem that we initially thought. Because of this, the signaling issues found in the previous beta haven't all been addressed yet, though we have added a few more passing tracks in the meantime. Expect the next update to be when we overhaul the signal system.
Tracks in general are getting rearranged in places, so the tracks you see in the map UI may not directly reflect the layout in-game. Once we land on the final iteration of the map layout, we'll update the UI to match. Please excuse the minor inconsistencies here and there!
Save Reset
To reset your save, you'll first have to launch the game. Once in the main menu, navigate through the Settings menu to the Gameplay tab. Once on the Gameplay tab, follow the instructions in the UI for deleting your save.
Beta V1.0.6 Changelog:
Updates:
- Updated mountain/plains region music
- Added 3 new gameplay options found in the settings menu
- Added delete save button
- Added ambient light around player
- Redesigned Aurora's track layout
- New title screen blurbs
- NPC trains stop at stations
- Added tornadoes
- New dialogue system
- Passenger size variance
- Big tree implemented
- Regional particles added (leaves, tumbleweeds, fireflies, etc)
- Added shooting stars
- Added Story progression / quest line
- Added mirages
- Added blizzards
- Added credits
UI Overhaul:
- New cursor
- Main menu buttons
- Options menu
- Freight contracts / list
- Affliction icons
- Achievement stamps
- Dialogue box
- Saboteur menu
Bugfixes:
- Fixed audio not starting at changed volume
- Fixed Photographer achievement being given automatically
- Fixed shop train not changing skins when starting day
- Fixed the reported switches that could break the train
- Fixed pixelation not setting when you open the game
- Fixed certain achievements not showing up at the right time
- Fixed proper time of day music not playing properly when train crashed
- No longer able to pause game during end of day screen