Build 91

Boombox & More!

Released Fri, March 12 2021

Stability & Internal

• Attempted fix for trains that occasionally spawn inside other trains, causing unfair fees
• Drastically improved automation of terrain build preparation process
  • This speeds up internal workflow for build making and testing
• Preferences optimization
  • Increased preferences reading speed
  • Added functionality to auto-upgrade preferences
  • Made anisotropic filtering auto-upgrade to Ultra, if was on High in previous build
  • Added versioning to preferences file
• Updated Post Processing

Items

• Added Boombox
  • Can be bought in CitySW
  • Features two modes, Radio and Cassette player
  • Radio can play real life online radio stations (included https://simulatorradio.com/)
  • Players can add or create radio stations (see readme.pdf for details)
  • Radio features audible signal loss effect when going through tunnels
  • Cassette player can play cassettes that can be bought in shops
  • Some cassettes contain music, whereas others point to players’ local playlist folders
  • Players can add their own music to those playlists (see readme.pdf for details)
• Added item placing feature in nonVR
  • Hold R while holding an item and aim at a surface to see item gizmo
  • The gizmo will show warning color if aimed location clashes with another surface or item
  • Use mouse scroll to rotate the gizmo
  • Release R to place the item in place of the gizmo, at the aimed location
• Booklets now save the page they were on
• Fixed issues with Loco Remote
  • Fixed nonVR mouse interaction not working with joysticks when ungrabbed
  • Improved couple knob to react better to mousewheel
  • Fixed item preview being offset in VR inventory
• Fixed issues with Pocket Watch
  • Fixed occasional scrolling jam in nonVR
  • Fixed wind knob chaotically colliding with the environment when held
  • Fixed falling too slow
• Fixed the inability to pick up the items remaining on the turntable control panel in nonVR
• Item highlighting is now disabled by default in nonVR
• Optimized shovel texture size

VR

• Made improvements to belt orbs
  • Their position is now saved
  • Items stored in them are now saved too
  • Orb rotation now snaps to 90 degree angles when in close proximity
  • Rotation gizmo now appears when hovering over the orb
• Improved controller anchors for Cosmos users (thanks Niko!)
• Fixed draft lever (and DE6 windows) not working on some headsets
• Fixed shovel in VR getting dropped when holding it a certain way and teleporting

Career

• Rerailing is now free until buying licenses CCUR1 or LONG1
• Improved randomness of destination input tracks in job generation
• License printouts now list license dependencies
• Removed the ability to click trash bin to delete job (throw it in instead)

Tutorial

• Fixed taking money via wallet-click in tutorial breaking the tutorial
• Tutorial now introduces the player to mouse-scroll train controls in nonVR
• Fixed various rare bugs with reloading the game while in tutorial part 2 or skipping tutorial

Misc

• Removed snow, at least until next Christmas
• Improved interactable control aim precision in nonVR
• Limited junction speed limit to 60 (was 70 before), to prevent unexpected derailments
• Money left in cash registers, career managers, etc. is now returned to wallet on game quit
• Fixed receipt not being able to flip pages
• Fixed missing crosshair tooltip in nonVR if starting the game with Cab Highlight option off
• Fixed nonVR inventory bugging out when retrieving items via pause menu
• Improved tender water hatch to be easily grabbable in nonVR
• Tweaked shape of controller tooltip background in VR
• Added readme.pdf to game root folder