Tunnels are finally in custom track!
You can now build tunnels on your custom layouts along with a bunch of new terrain features and new props.
Some new prop placing controls have been added too.
You can now use the scroll wheel (or pageup/pagedown or your "up/down" buttons in VR) while placing a prop to change its scale. This means you can freely change the scale of any custom object!
On PC you can also hold shift while placing a prop to change the height offset (also using the scroll wheel). this is incredibly useful for placing objects at a specific height, or building terrain.
You can make tunnels by "painting" track with the tunnel painter, much in the same way as painting colors and track styles. There are props for tunnel ends and individual tunnel segments (for more complex tunnels). you can also make double-track tunnels by manually placing larger tunnel segments.
There are quite a few new features in this update, so here is a full list:
- Added tunnel painter and tunnel end props
- Added ability to change prop scale (scroll-wheel while placing)
- Added ability to change prop height offset (scroll-wheel + shift while placing)
- Added "snap to angle" setting, which aligns props and track to 90 degree angles
- Added a range of simple geometric shapes like cubes and ramps
- Added multiple new paintable trees, rocks and terrain segments
- Added some brown colored painters
- Added collision to custom track at all times, and changed collision on some objects
- Added "Clear all custom props" option, which deletes all props from a save, leaving only track (great for re-using the track from a previous layout)
- Fixed bug where trains would float in the air if placed on certain track
- Fixed bug which broke the workshop update menu
- Fixed bug with object view distance setting on infinite causing invisible props
- Items in your hands and on your belt are now not included in saves (this would always leave a pile of props on the floor where you saved)
- Added options to enable/disable editing on the "global" region (areas outside of custom track tables). this is useful for building scenery on the main layout, or just anywhere outside of workbench space.
Enjoy!
In other news, I just did the Tranz Alpine rail journey here in NZ last weekend, and it was excellent. Future "Southern Alps" expansion will be coming one day without a doubt!
