Build 85

Release Fri, August 14, 2020

Build 85

Trains

• Added Caboose
  • Secret garage find, unlockable by buying a key
  • Boosts Loco Remote signal by additional 2km, when in 2km range
  • Features a fast battery charger for the Loco Remote
  • Visible on map (useful as end-of-train marker)
  • Contains its own Career Manager (allowing mobile or remote area servicing)
  • Allows free teleporting between it and the locos in the same train (“jump”)
  • Can be summoned using Comms Radio for $10k
  • Has its own independent brake
  • Has stronger brakes than other cars/locos
  • Can be used to store items
  • Doesn’t take damage (until locomotive ownership is added)
• Fixed a train spawning bug (solves the sometimes missing steamer at IMW)
• Oil no longer deteriorates from mileage, but only from engine RPM
• Fixed ISO tank support beam clipping into the tank

Career

• Added dynamic Fee Tolerance
  • Job suspension will now tolerate fees depending on the % of your overall wealth
  • Your current Fee Tolerance can be see listed in Stats
• Added “press ‘print’ for details” line to Career Manager item listings

Navigation

• Modified size of player/loco map blips
• Decreased brightness of map text and location blips
• Added target vehicle ID to fast-travel GUI

Tutorial

• Extended tutorial
  • At the end instructs the player to deliver the hopper to the Steel Mill depot
  • Includes various new steps and checks (WIP)
  • Can save during the extension
• Added separate messages for when derailing and crashing for the first time
• Added “Fee Tolerance” page to DV Guide
• Corrected brake arrow orientation in Shunter manual
• Added “signal booster” and “charger” notes to Loco Remote manual
• Modified the Quit button description to say that you’ll lose progress (until saving is possible)

Stability

• Attempted fix at game hanging on quit
• Slightly decreased RAM consumption (distant vehicles texture optimization)
• Slightly optimized steam locomotive interior rendering when outside
• Fixed error spam caused by engine smoke during paused game

VR Controls

• Fixed telegrab sometimes causing hoses to get frozen in air
• Fixed item not dropping sometimes in “click” mode

Misc

• Added a shop to City SW
  • Features a poster (more shop posters todo)
• Made rerailing gizmo autocorrect its orientation to best match target vehicle’s world orientation
  • Should prevent accidentally rerailing vehicles the wrong way
• Updated “Crew Vehicle” Comms Radio option, to allow Caboose summoning
  • Made Crew Vehicle options hidden while locked
• Fixed lean in nonVR allowing teleporting to forbidden areas
• Fixed “flood” effect when looking at bodies of water with shallow shore from distance
• Added signal boost light to Loco Remote
• Tweaked buffer stop LOD distance
• Fixed short glitchy sound playing when entering vehicles with sliding interactables
• Fixed DE6 loco having a duplicated audio script
• Renamed “RT Water Reflections” to “Real-time Reflections”
• Corrected default value description for Detail Level setting