There's lots of different features & additions in this update!
Starting off, there are now a whole bunch of new track painters that add a range of special rails and track types:
These include:
- standard 3rd rail & electric 3rd rail
- dual inner-rails used on bridges
- toothed rail & pulley based funicular rail
- solid concrete bridge
- sleeper-only without gaps
Something special you can do with these new rail variations is create 'fake' wider and thinner gauges! Keep in mind this is NOT an official system for multiple track gauges, but in the meantime im sure modders will have a lot of fun with this!
Along with these new rail types, there is also now some single rail props! This includes a couple of different lengths of a single rail, as well as a bundle of rails.
There are two different versions of these, one set that can be painted with normal colors, and another set which you can paint using the track style painters. this is useful for when you want the rails to match colors with your other track.
The rail end props (like the 3rd rail caps, and the inward-curving bridge end rails) can be painted using the track style painters in the same way,
Anyway, the reason I'm adding these new track features is for the funicular section of the Paranapiacaba (Brazil) layout! There are two different sections of track, one with a modern toothed rail system, and the historic old funicular which uses the pulley system.
Here are some screenshots of my progress on the old abandoned pulley system:
Something else you might notice in those screenshots is the new bridge!
This bridge has also been added in this update, and you can find it in the "props -> bridges" drawer:
Props
Speaking of the new bridge, that brings me on to the next part of this update, a bunch of new props!
These new props include:
- Industrial wheels (used for the funicular pulleys)
- Piles of wooden beams
- Metal pipes
- Single segment of railing
There's also something which im sure will be VERY useful, a bunch of fruit trees and bushes!
Placing apples one-by-one on to trees is a huge job, but there's no need for that any more.
These also make for great berry bushes and even flowers!
Lastly, this update also includes a few bug fixes:
- Fixed issue where wagons would fail to place on track with capped ends.
- Fixed bad collision issue on large track after applying changes.
- Fixed bug with bridges and other track addons that would occur when painting multiple times.
- Fixed bug where the game would freeze when trying to save a backup of a map with an empty name.
- Fixed bug with biome brushes not being deleted properly when falling off the map.
And that's all for now! Lots of useful little things in this update.
The next update could either be focused on new freight wagons, or the new Side-rod locomotive, we shall see!
Also on a side note, the last update (the Paranapiacaba preview) got the most likes out of any news post Rolling Line has ever had!
Leaving likes & comments really makes a difference. I read every single comment, and it's great to see the community giving so much feedback, thank you all!