Build 95

New steam loco, water towers, VRAM optimizations & more!!

Released Fri, July 21 2023

Stability

• VRAM optimization
  • Reduced VRAM footprint of dynamically generated textures
  • Reduced VRAM footprint of some large assets
  • We’re working on texture streaming, to drastically reduce VRAM usage
    • It’s currently in the testing phase. To enable it use console command:
    • Graphics.StreamingMipmaps.Active 1
    • This is still in development and may not be flawless
• Fixed career progress corruption bug
  • Hardcore sessions were able to pull in saves from other sessions when auto-saving on game exit. It was possible for this to ruin one’s career progression
• Fixed small memory leak caused by the window droplets system
• Improved lag-spike optimization when printing out papers
• Fixed brake sound getting stuck when stopped (introduced in #94)
• Fixed shadows cast by terrain disappearing when turning around (introduced in #94)

Train Simulation

• Added S060 locomotive
  • Small steam shunter, great visibility, high torque and medium range
  • Similarly to DM3, it’s more likely to spawn in smaller industries, like forests
• Simulated efficient coal management during accelerated steam engine startup
  • Halves the amount consumed
• Made partial shovel unloading possible
• Reduced cost of coal by 75%
• Reduced DM3 mechanical powertrain damage from engine running by 40%
• Fixed cylinder cock steam particles being out of sync with the piston cycle on S282
• Fixed reverser changing headlights orientation if the paired remote is off or in inventory
• Made some tweaks to Auto Headlights logic when using the “Direction” setting
• Removed accumulation of water in cylinders when the steam vehicle is in motion
  • IRL the tiny amount of condensing water gets expelled with each piston cycle
• Fixed S282 fire not going out when coal is exhausted
• Fixed firebox temperature not returning to boiler water temperature when fire is out
• Adjusted S282 so it doesn’t go over 120 km/h
• Reduced price of S282A/B subsystems (and thus repair costs)
• Added a new, heavier, wheel rolling sound for locomotives
• Fixed water in cylinders being audible at large distances
• Lowered dynamos sound volume
• Fixed exploded S282 retaining red valves and labels
• Added numbers to S282 sand gauge
• Allowed adding coal to firebox via the driving UI when the firebox doors are closed

Misc

• Added 9 new water towers to the map
  • Pass-through in FF, OWC, FM, GF, MF, FRC, FRS, MB
  • Non-pass-through in CSW
  • Maps have not been updated with new tower locations yet
• Made improvements to coal/water towers
  • Added alert sounds indicating steam vehicle alignment with chutes/faucets
  • Improved sound placement and volume, when using the towers
  • Fixed the water jet effect clipping through vehicles and taking too long to end
• Reduced intensity of cab lights in locomotives
• Fixed locomotives being able to despawn if coupled to an active order
• Fixed steam engine controls not resetting when paying fees (fire, injector, blower, etc.)
• Fixed text on comms radio sometimes getting stuck until put in inventory (introd. in #94)
• Aiming at locked vehicles in sandbox now notes that they need to be unlocked in career
• Tweaked audio mixing so the sound is less bassy in cabs
• Fixed hotbar mousewheel scroll direction being inverted
• Fixed main menu build badge button not leading to the news link on click

VR

• Fixed some inconsistencies with Trigger/Grip usage (introduced in #94)
• Fixed Vive wands not using Trigger to interact with buttons (introduced in #94)
• Fixed held items being offset in left hand on some devices (introduced in #94)
• Fixed log getting spammed on some devices (introduced in #94)
• Improved interaction with rotary switches, notably the S282 exterior valves
• Removed recenter button in main menu, should only appear in-game
• Fixed carabiner slots resetting rotation on game load

Tutorials

• Fixed “vehicle must be stationary” false-positives when auto-starting quick tutorials
• Fixed vehicles attempting to start quick tutorials when the player isn’t licensed for them
• Fixed multiple softlock issues around the coupling phase of career tutorial
• Fixed multiple softlock points involving picking up money in the wrong moment
• Fixed tutorial not recognizing movement and rotation in VR for some devices
• Added the career tutorial step teaching how to crouch before coupling