Hello Rail Routers! Hey everyone, Angel here - your fellow rail enthusiast. I'm over the moon to announce that Rail Route is gearing up for its full release on February 22nd! This isn't just a milestone; it's a celebration of our journey together.

Rail Route's full release date announced!

Mark Your Calendars: February 22nd - A Red-Letter Day in Rail Route History!
Don't miss out on our epic LIVE stream on our Steam page, where I'll be joined by a special guest. And its more than just a launch; this will be a grand celebration of our shared passion of trains.

The rail log: Our Early Access expedition

As we approach this significant milestone, let's look back at our voyage through Early Access. It's been an extraordinary journey with Rail Route, filled with challenges, learning, and triumphs. The game has really changed to the better a lot in so many areas.

In-depth journey insights & lessons:

• Crafting a Visionary Roadmap: Learning the importance of a well-thought-out 1-2 year roadmap has been a game-changer for us.
• Navigating Changes and Choices: Each change was a stepping stone, each decision a lesson in resilience and foresight.
• Evolving Game Design: Our experiences have honed our game design skills, allowing us to create a more engaging and enriching experience for our players.
• Update Consistency: Committing to regular updates has been crucial in keeping Rail Route dynamic and stable.

Milestones & Achievements:

100 000 copies sold - and counting! A significant milestone that fills us with gratitude and fuels our ambitions for post-release success.

The challenge of compatibility:

An enormous task we undertook was maintaining compatibility with all Early Access saves, workshop maps, and previous choices. This required a delicate balance between innovation and respect for our players' existing experiences. It wasn't just about adding new features; it was about preserving the legacy and effort of our community.

The result of our experience:

All these experiences, combined with our superior software development methodology, have led us to this remarkable pace of updates and enhancements. It's a testament to our team's dedication and your unwavering support that we've achieved such an incredible speed in our development cycle.

Update highlights

Each update brought unique enhancements and features, continuously shaping 'Rail Route' into the game it is today. Here's a brief overview: Update 1: Introduced keybindings and urban trains. Update 2: Narrated tutorial with Jozic, new contract managers, and sound design by S. Ronchtetti. Update 3: Copy & paste, track colors, trial trains in editor, and an inventory system for timetable maps. Update 4: Launched the Rush Hour game mode. Update 5: Added Rush Hour Leaderboards and Contests. Update 6: Unveiled 'The Story of Jozic'. Update 7: Introduced track alerts, signals on corners, and achievements. Update 8: Enhanced sensors with stacking and advanced features. Update 9: Debuted a new menu, all-track crossings, and incoming train icons. Update 10: Improved seamless menu transition and save naming. Update 11: Updated construction mechanics for automatic track building. Update 12: Overhauled UI and contract planning. Update 13: Implemented UI/UX tweaks. Update 14: Added regional trains and the Dispatcher Office. Update 15: Improved schedule planning. Update 16: Introduced new system upgrades. Update 17: Featured the Shunting Sensor, Relay Sensor, and the Conductor Office. Update 18: Introduced the Relay and Shunting Sensors. Update 19: Introduced Perpetual Circuit and Endless Scoring. Update 20: Visual updates, Contract Planning over user tracks Update 21: 1.0 release ... 22 Feb 2024 ...

Looking forward: Beyond 1.0

The journey doesn't end with the full release. Our commitment to you continues with ongoing updates and exciting DLCs, always balancing passion and bold ideas with reality. Update 22: ??? Update 23: ??? Update 24: ??? Multiplayer Mode Teaser: And guess what? We're tantalizingly close to unveiling the multiplayer mode!

Spread the Word: Amplify the Excitement

We're counting on you to help make this launch a roaring success! Share the excitement with your friends but remember to keep the biggest buzz for February 22nd! Together, let's make Rail Route's full release a landmark event in the gaming world! Warm regards, Angel, your Executive Producer and Rail Routing enthusiast

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[ 2024-01-24 13:17:55 CET ] [ Original post ]

Story of Jozic receives Update 18 as well. Read more: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1124180/view/3873722126473939512 https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1124180/view/3860211948195396375

[ 2024-01-10 10:51:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bringing Rail Route: The Story of Jozic up to speed, we're rolling out Update 17 to align with the features previously introduced in Rail Route. While the full version received these enhancements some time ago, The Story of Jozic players can now catch up, albeit with limited functionality. For a comprehensive overview, refer to the full game release article and dive into the shared updates across both games. NEW: A hint in the station configuration view about not getting red contracts for stations that are without a dispatcher office NEW: Added hint for changes to trial contracts NEW: Added offered contracts panel NEW: Build dispatcher office narration hint on unlocking a red contracts upgrade NEW: Full schedule! All stations en route included in trial train schedule NEW: Full schedule; Add & Remove waypoint actions to set up own route NEW: Full schedule; Finished trial train indicates delayed / faster run to schedule & requests schedule modification NEW: Full schedule; Trial train departs at scheduled time or after ShorterPossibleStop & commuter trial trains stop at scheduled stations only as the schedule is pre-configured NEW: Particle effects when build bar is opened NEW: The game mutes audio when not in focus NEW: Train schedule is shown when hovering visit in station info panel timeline UPDATE: AcceptContractTask now have a subtask to adjust the Bubny's station visit's platform UPDATE: All core Endless maps updated to be more open (part 1) UPDATE: Background color of some buttons and checkbox made brighter for better visibility UPDATE: Better animation at the start of offered / active contracts views UPDATE: Building buttons on bottom bar for recently installed upgrades show animation when first shown UPDATE: Building item texts refined UPDATE: Changed building bottom bar visuals UPDATE: Configuration paste all button now copies selected configuration to neighbours instead of config in clipboard UPDATE: Contract connector bends over autoblocks or tunnels en route instead of short-cutting them UPDATE: Currently edited train has different color in Station Timeline UPDATE: Currently edited train shown on board in contract configuration and shunting focus views UPDATE: Dock station info panel subtask in the tutorial has been removed UPDATE: Improved visuals for checkbox hover states UPDATE: Improved visuals for toggle button hover states UPDATE: Improved visuals of station visit panels in contract planning UPDATE: Increased minimum default ui scale for smaller resolutions UPDATE: Increased size of small buttons UPDATE: Increased targeted framerate for slow loading operations UPDATE: Localizations (es: achievements, ui; nl: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui; no: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; no: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; no: research, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research; no: research, tutorials; zh-Hans: research) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: tutorials) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Money not refunded when item grabbed and not charged when rebuilt. Refunded only when rebuild is not possible. UPDATE: Music intensity is rewarding players that do not switch time or pause UPDATE: Overlapping visits in the station info panel timeline are now marked to indicate a conflict UPDATE: Renamed some columns on active contracts panel and replaced train type text with icon UPDATE: Right mouse can be used in Focus Views to move the map without closing the view UPDATE: Selected Train is shown in Contract configuration Views UPDATE: Sensors mini tutorials have been updated to use the new sensor configuration focus view UPDATE: Station Info Panels that were deliberately opened in focus view will be closed with the focus view once it get closed UPDATE: Station visit info panels can no longer be dragged around in contract focus view UPDATE: Stock endless maps updated (more space for yards) UPDATE: Traffic types (Through and Oneway) renamed to just 'Green' and 'Red' UPDATE: Train in intermission timeline: 2nd station displayed for easier decisions UPDATE: Trial train failed narration has been updated UPDATE: Updated hints modal to be fullscreen panel in new UI style FIX: Build buttons without editable inventory amount where not shown inline with other buttons FIX: Build mode could not be opened in timetable maps with inventory enabled FIX: Build mode is not closeable at the beginning of the tutorial (!848) FIX: Buttons on station info panels in contract adjustment focus view moved up when hovered FIX: Closing contracts menu would leave black artifacts behind from station signs for a short time FIX: Contract connector & topology search allowed orthogonal connection to autoblocks without signals FIX: Contract with locked stations could still be accepted FIX: Contracts menu did not switch to correct tab when showing specific contract FIX: CycleBalance.Upkeep was not saved FIX: Departure sensors that were saved with null connection using the old configuration method were not configurable FIX: Edit contract keybind closed active contract focus view when different train was clicked FIX: Error thrown when train was selected and new contract was accepted in focus view FIX: Errors thrown upon rejecting a train causing trains to stop moving and train bottom bar would still show contract info FIX: Experience points cycle report broken after unlocking all tiers with cheats FIX: Filtering stations list in editor while in platform placing mode resulted in broken platform placing FIX: First train chapter in the tutorial was failing if the time was paused before 08:00 in the previous chapter FIX: Hovering a subtask icon leads to bad icon flickering FIX: If the mouse was at a ui item and you clicked something on the keyboard, the mouse clicks were not working until you move the mouse a bit FIX: Incorrect duplicate tooltips on editor checklist items FIX: Incorrect string format for chinese localization of reuse shunting command time FIX: Jozic says gain 5 green points in for the auto accept trains upgrade while it actually costs only 3 points FIX: Keybind without dedicated icons fallback text sometimes contained "Press" FIX: Lists with filters were not cleared when filter was modified to unmatching string (no result expected) while the list was still being loaded FIX: Localized text on upcoming trains and train bottom bar was not updated directly after changing game language FIX: Main menu tab selection buttons where still acting on keybinds when menu was closed FIX: Map item animation kept repeating when hovering mouse near edge of map FIX: Middle click were opening configurations where moving map FIX: Modals during story and upgrade tutorials did not hide other UI and menu button bindings would still trigger FIX: Non bulldozable items could be bulldozed when clicking just after deselecting an item on the board in bulldoze mode FIX: On-board train's color was not immediately updated when rejecting a contract FIX: Open focus view subtasks in the tutorials could be fulfilled by opening the wrong focus view FIX: Opening the options menu for the first time lagged the game FIX: Performance issues in contracts panel FIX: Player was forced to wait for Jozic to stop talking until he can close the station panel in the auto accept trains chapter FIX: Playing the story of Jozic with all researched pre unlocked leads to the story to get stuck FIX: Positions of windows were wrongly saved for stabling rules FIX: Red and Green system upgrades menu pages where not lined up on the same position FIX: Regional trial trains were not auto-dispatched from Coach Yard FIX: Reuse shunting command did not show up when editing stabling sensors FIX: Rush Hour might have variable traffic with the same seed across game version FIX: Saving a go to signal shunting command with a deleted signal leads to a NPR and breaks the load FIX: Score panel is not being hidden once a victory screen is shown in the timetable FIX: Sending the train in the run trial train task out of the map led to a narration to be played twice FIX: Sensors were buildable at the autoblocks' end points FIX: Small track pieces where barely or completely invisible when highlighted as routing destinations FIX: Smart formatting was not applied in some places. FIX: Stabling sensor would still add shunting commands to train with rejected contract FIX: Start / stop train button was still listening to binding after train bottom bar was hidden FIX: Story prompt to play wakefield map didnt hide UI to focus on prompt and menu button bindings could still be activated FIX: Subtask hint icons being displayed under the system upgrades panel FIX: Subtasks hint keybinds in the system upgrade panel were confusing for the gamepad FIX: Switch was not reset to track after the track was extended FIX: System upgrade menu button remained highlighted when closing upgrades menu in editor FIX: System upgrade menu did not open in editor when level was timetable mode FIX: Text in timetable completion modal had graphical artifacts FIX: The subtask done marks on the board overlap with the train label and with each other FIX: Tier unlocked popup referred to 'green' even if red tier was unlocked in languages with different pluralization to English FIX: Time speed was capped to last time speed value even if previous value had higher value FIX: Tool tip of the system upgrade button "Install first" does not actually says what should be installed first FIX: Tooltips where being hidden whenever some component that also has a tooltip was destroyed FIX: Train dispatched from Coach Yard in advance (as ECS) caused errors when schedule editing was attempted FIX: Train names where not localized when loading a save with a different localization active or changing the localization in game FIX: Train shunting queue was not cleared when trains contract was rejected FIX: Train types in CY were hidden according to first loaded map / save after game start FIX: Trains outside of endless mode did not show timeline on hover FIX: Urban train was not able to enter CY before accepting or rejecting contract condition FIX: Video for Shunting Commands upgrade was not displayed FIX: Wave finish modal didnt display unlocked items correctly FIX: Wrong sound position when station sign clicked on UI FIX: Zoom to contract views were wrongly computed in some cases FIX: using the modifier key to open track details failed to open configuration focus view and prevented showing configuration panels

[ 2023-11-28 09:01:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; nl: tutorials; no: tutorials) UPDATE: Repeat narration time of gain green points in the UnlockMoreOfferedContractsTask is now 240 sec instead of 30 sec FIX: Regional Trains Stabling upgrade did not mention that it unlocks Coach Yard building FIX: Smart Format did not work for some localized texts in some languages because Smart Format Tag was not set. Migrated to shared metadata.

[ 2023-10-17 16:37:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

We completely reworked the progression system of the game. Read more: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1124180/view/3707081777770392781 Do not hesitate to buy the full game, the sale ends in a couple of hours! Changes since 1.15.11 NEW: A display of the total number of the active contracts in the active contracts panel NEW: Added cycle start times to experience point cycle report NEW: Added horizontal scrolling on active contracts panel for smaller resolutions or UI scales NEW: Added option to ignore tier requirements to 'New game' settings NEW: Added sortable column of possible contract improvements to active contracts menu NEW: Added tier threshold configuration to the level editor NEW: Clicking accept contract in offered contract focus view will show the next leg until all legs are shown once, clicking accept after that will accept the contract NEW: Configuration UI for AutoBlocks NEW: Configuration UI for Tracks & Switches NEW: Configuration UI for Tunnels NEW: Experience point cycle report shows on hover over experience points NEW: Game will be auto saved each time a new cycle starts NEW: Hint for current players explaining new progression model NEW: Multiple hint modals are allowed to be shown on game load NEW: Narrative chapter about giving the player red experience points to unlock freight or regional trains in the red category NEW: Note narrative chapters that reminds the player of the importance of increasing the experience points NEW: Offered contracts message hint NEW: Progression notifications pop up once next tier is reached, red upgrades are affordable and star is awarded NEW: Reach tier 2 of the green category chapter was added in the story of Jozic NEW: Score panel now shows successfully handled trains per cycle NEW: Stars added to endless maps in main menu to track completion of throughput goals NEW: Stars are rewarded for throughput in endless maps NEW: Time Speed buttons can be set configured in the options, defaults are 1, 3, 10 and 25. NEW: Train alerts tooltips to explain their meanings NEW: Updated active contracts menu to the new UI style and made it fullscreen NEW: Warning tooltip about shifting all the schedule legs for the station visit view minus buttons UPDATE: Active contracts toggle has been moved out of the general bottom bar (!828) UPDATE: Added button to view required upgrade if another upgrade requires it to be installed first UPDATE: Added enter and backspace bindings to Yes and No keybind UPDATE: Added sorting by contract experience point rewards to active contracts panel UPDATE: Auto signal & Departure sensor costs halved UPDATE: Automated contracts manager icon updated UPDATE: Available station display under system upgrade menu made functional UPDATE: Bottom bar buttons will be shown next to the time panel and the upgrades button is now next to build button instead of being above it UPDATE: Building tracks, tunnel or wall is paused upon opening system upgrades or active contracts menu UPDATE: Changed available station icon on system upgrades menu UPDATE: Changed next tier indicator look in experience points cycle report to match upgrade menu UPDATE: Changed upgrade tier progression bar tier indicator visuals UPDATE: CheckTimetableSubtask in the tutorial now has a subtask to select the upcoming trains and a subtask to wait for that train arrival time UPDATE: Close system upgrade menu button now shows as binding instead of button with binding hint UPDATE: Closing contract configuration focus view reopens active contracts screen when it was open before UPDATE: Coach yard imbalance calculation will now ignore regional trains UPDATE: Com and IC in CY detail hidden when not present on save UPDATE: Com and Urban trains are allowed to be delayed up to 2 minutes without losing the experience point (was 1 minute) UPDATE: Contract rejection penalty charged once contract is accepted after trial (was: after first subsequent contracted train entered game) UPDATE: Create schedule of contract leg from actual visits just as each trial train finishes (was: once last leg trial train finished, causing eventual changes being lost) UPDATE: Default UI scale updated to accomodate Active Contracts without horizontal scrollbar UPDATE: Default keybind for Active Contracts changed to (I) to prevent conflicts UPDATE: Dispatch Office not ignoring border stations when being built. Regional contracts generation updated to force owning station as the first or last station if being a border station. UPDATE: Experience point cycle report is now also shown when hovering over the tier progression bar in the system upgrades menu UPDATE: Experience points now count up or down when value changes instead of being instantly set UPDATE: Improved navigation highlighter visuals UPDATE: Improved the fluency of the tutorial, chapters do not pile up anymore and the timing of the chapters activation has become more effective UPDATE: Increase system upgrade menu scrollbar width and fixed some minor graphical issues UPDATE: Input field visual corner radius reduced UPDATE: Keybind icons now optionally show the keyboard binding as when gamepad is active instead of always UPDATE: Localizations (de: research; no: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; no: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: tutorials, ui; no: tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: tutorials, ui; no: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: ui; no: ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (no: achievements, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (no: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, ui; en: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (no: ui) UPDATE: More upgrades are now allowed to be unlocked in the demo of the story of Jozic UPDATE: More visible tracks in Contract Configuration UPDATE: Moved system upgrade menu context area to left of screen UPDATE: Non-acting auto signal can be cleared with secondary action UPDATE: Offered contract details now show total experience point rewards for contract instead of reward per leg UPDATE: One-off FR contracts are generated at Dispatcher Office UPDATE: Part of Reg trains reward (compensation for intermission) is fixed, not depending on travel time & speed UPDATE: Possible contract reward improvement displayed as number in Active Contracts UPDATE: Prepare time for trains reusing other trains (e. g. subsequent legs of multiple leg Reg trains) prolonged to 2 minutes so there is more time to reuse the train or pull it from a Coach Yard. UPDATE: Prepare time for trains reusing other trains change reverted UPDATE: Prototype trains are showing real timetable in its bottom bar UPDATE: Re-balancing contract types - reward for Com increased by and reward for IC decreased by so now IC is approx. more rewarding than Com with the same speed and 2 times more rewarding when both going their max speed (was: 4 & 7 times more rewarding respectively) UPDATE: Red traffic entry - reaching 8 green points per cycle gives 3 red xp points to unlock either Freight or Regional trains UPDATE: Regional trains can be stabled in the Coach Yard, only when Upgrade is installed UPDATE: Replaced system upgrade hold to install with seperate click button UPDATE: Reversing speed (when control post not in the front) matched to lowest track speed (40 km/h) to delay the turn-around problem solving in the gameplay (was: 30 km/h) UPDATE: Secondary action now also closes system upgrades menu UPDATE: Show station signs of concerned stations in Contract Configuration UPDATE: Some upgrade will always be selected when the system upgrade menu is shown UPDATE: Some upgrades now require others to be installed first UPDATE: Subtitles background color for better reading in the tutorial UPDATE: System Upgrades descriptions revised UPDATE: System upgrade context panel is hidden when clicking away from upgrade UPDATE: System upgrade description now only auto scrolls when a pointer device is not in use UPDATE: System upgrade menu binding now also closes the system upgrade menu UPDATE: System upgrade menu button shown on top of menu UPDATE: System upgrade tier seperation lines made brighter UPDATE: Tier progression bar current value indicator now shows left of current value instead of right UPDATE: Tier progression bar on system upgrade panel now better shows when all goals are reached UPDATE: Time speed tooltip now contains hint how to customize time speed UPDATE: Train alerts do not sound & animate once train with alert clicked / hovered UPDATE: Unavailable cycle report data is hidden UPDATE: UnlockAutoblocksChapter will zoom out the camera back to where it was automatically after it zoomed in UPDATE: Unlocking all tiers either by debug menu or by hint menu will make sure that you have at least 3 red points to be able to progress in the red category UPDATE: Urban trains unlock Coach Yard UPDATE: Waiting train icon remains selected when mouse moves out when clicked UPDATE: trains on time per cycle progress bar hidden when recorded maximum was 0 REFACTORING: Unlock auto accept train chapter now matches the new system upgrades (still missing the narrations) FIX: 'Advanced Tracks' speed upgrade could not be installed FIX: Active contracts panel total contract count was misaligned FIX: Auto accept and Auto reverse toggles in the station configuration view were not interactable even though there effect was applied on the trains FIX: Auto accept and auto reverse toggles in station configuration view were not interactable after toggling them off FIX: Automation was not triggered when sensor was built at the track end (e. g. after speed was upgraded in segment ending just where the sensor is) FIX: Autosaves after cycle end were corrupted because saving happened in mid-state FIX: Autosaves created when cycle starts were not cleared FIX: Available stations indicator on system upgrades menu did not update properly FIX: Backward compatibility for saved WaitForDepartureSubTask when it's saved in a broken state FIX: Bubny hint narration of the trial train in the tutorial was being played each time the train visit Bubny station FIX: Building bottom bar was not shown after closing upgrades or active contracts panel when build mode was active FIX: CheckTimetableSubtask was not being done when the first upcoming train arrives FIX: Create route subtask from Bubny to Docks in tutorial was also fulfillable by creating an opposite route which is wrong FIX: Departure & Routing sensor did now work when its platform / autoblock did not have signal at both ends FIX: Description of dispatcher office was misleading FIX: Elements with auto-hiding scrollbars where invisible or cut-off in some scenarios FIX: Escape closed build mode before closing system upgrades menu FIX: Game saving failed when experience point was granted during serialization FIX: Incorrect train icon shown on system upgrades page tier progression bar FIX: Info panel section scrollbar overlapped info panels content FIX: Locked state of info panels was not saved FIX: Main menu opened when closing system upgrades menu FIX: Missing scroll bar in the add map page FIX: More offered contracts upgrade requires 20 green points while the task in the tutorial asks you to get only 2 points FIX: More stations upgrade preselected already installed upgrade instead of next one when attempting to buy platform FIX: NPR in accept contracts chapter if contract was accepted without specifying the platforms FIX: NPR in tutorial when a subtask is loaded and tries to get research that depends on the system upgrade menu being created FIX: Navigation highlighter had incorrect size on interface configuration panel FIX: Navigation in options menu was unable to select some settings FIX: No sound played and system upgrade button was not toggled when opening system upgrades from a button that is locked by an upgrade FIX: Performance issue in the buy autoblock chapter in the tutorial FIX: Platform icon was too small in train label FIX: Red system upgrade point costs had incorrect color FIX: Red upgrades where not accessible with ignore tiers option enabled FIX: Reg contracts never stopped at first leg origin FIX: Reject penalty appeared for a moment after rejecting an fulfilled contract in Active Contracts panel FIX: Reusing the train inside an auto block led to its crashing with itself FIX: Rush hour get stuck when a train times out FIX: Scrolling was disabled when it should not be FIX: Second leg trial was eventually shifter to earlier time than pre-set when accepting the contract FIX: Sensors tutorials get stuck if one of the trains left the map FIX: Sensors were buildable at the autoblocks' end points FIX: Shine effect in the SystemUpgradeContextPanelView when unlocking a new upgrade is not being hidden properly FIX: Small icons of the unlocked items in rush hour on wave finished FIX: Sorting live trains on active contracts panel did not work correctly FIX: Station names where overlapping buttons on sensor configuration panels FIX: Station sign backgrounds where visible over active contracts panel sorting bar FIX: Story illustration english text missing 'a' FIX: Story subtask highlighter was shown under system upgrades menu FIX: System upgrade context panel could overlap menu buttons because it was too tall FIX: System upgrade descriptions where cutoff when switching between upgrades with different description lengths FIX: System upgrade locked reason was not always shown FIX: System upgrade menu did not automaticly scroll to selected upgrade when necessary FIX: T1 of oneway (red) traffic was not unlocked when reaching T2 of through (green) traffic FIX: Table sorting header interaction area did not match text size FIX: Throughput reward was shown with incorrect amount and position in system upgrade menu FIX: Time resumed when installing upgrade but upgrades menu was still shown FIX: Time speed multiplier allowed negative & fractional values in Options FIX: Time was being paused when a new upgrade has been unlocked or a new tier has been reached FIX: Title and description where cut off in system upgrade context panel FIX: Train experience point reward indicators animated number change when first shown or briefly showed -1 FIX: Trains per cycle threshold rewards was overlapping tier indicator on system upgrade tier progression bar FIX: Trains were spawning from 00:00 when Endless map contract prototypes had times < 8:00 FIX: Trial train hint was not being played when game set to other language than English FIX: Unwanted scheduling of instances of rejected contract caused errors that prevented all other instances from being scheduled. Instances were scheduled because Rejected contract was changed to Fulfilled state if it was rejected just after last mandatory instance stopped in last scheduled station but before it departed from it. FIX: Vertical platforms had random order in Station Timeline FIX: WaitForDepartureSubTask was not being fulfilled in the Accept new contract chapter in tutorial FIX: Walls were not created correctly when old map (level.txt) was loaded to Editor

[ 2023-10-10 07:22:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (de: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Non-acting auto signal can be cleared with secondary action FIX: Accept train task description has no localization FIX: FPS drop in the unlock automatic routing chapter in the tutorial FIX: Rush Hour Challenge initiated from Story of Jozic did not conclude if reloaded from save

[ 2023-09-19 11:54:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: CheckTimetableSubtask description has been adjusted for a better understanding UPDATE: Default keybind for the alternative configure is V, instead of E UPDATE: Gain green point narration in the more offered contracts chapter will no longer mention converting red points UPDATE: Localizations (ru: research, tutorials, ui; nl: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Task info panel moved to the right edge of the screen when contract focus view is shown FIX: Actual train visits of trial train were displayed with seconds truncated instead of rounded up to the next minute causing inconsistency as 2-minutes stops were displayed for prototype train but only 1-minute stops for contract schedule FIX: OfferedContract upgrade was locked in the free version of Rail Route Story of Jozic even though Jozic asks you to unlock it FIX: Penalties for delays in intermediary stops (that are not deducted) were accounted to Cycle Balance FIX: Penalties for delays were not accounted to Penalties in Cycle Balance but lowered the Rewards FIX: Some path-related interactions did not work on Coach Yard (candidate path highlight & allocated path deallocation) FIX: Station info panel would quickly appear and disappear when hovering mouse above station sign FIX: System upgrade menu and build mode button obstructed info panels in contract focus view FIX: Trial train schedule was shifted by 2 minutes instead of one when modifying contract schedule after contract was accepted but before trial train's waiting icon was displayed

[ 2023-09-11 10:32:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW: 'Precision tool' context action hint displayed when a Point (Signal, Switch, ...) is hovered NEW: Added a keybind for System Upgrades for the controller NEW: When accepting a new contract, pre-select platforms from the previous contract with the same type & stations UPDATE: Better tooltip to stop the train button UPDATE: Configure action muted in Building & Buying mode to resolve conflict with Q / E moving the toolbar; config panels did not work well anyway UPDATE: Default keybind for the alternative configure is E, instead of V UPDATE: Do not deallocate path from the signal after incorrectly set switch UPDATE: Localizations (fr: achievements, tutorials; no: research, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Manual signals do not update the allocation when part of the path is changed UPDATE: Max speed of Freight and Urban Transit trains reverted to original values (80 and 100 km/h respectively) UPDATE: Right click on any node in allocated path clears whole path when no train on it UPDATE: Start the regional train when switching legs, if stopped by user PERF: Upcoming trains reappearing took long when there were many upcoming trains (e. g. many trains waiting to enter) FIX: Different icon was used for [PrimaryPointIcon] and [SecondaryPointIcon] tags that are used in texts FIX: Map mode string was not updated to selected language FIX: Open station detail subtask was not being fulfilled after load even though the station info panel was opened FIX: Some tasks were not skip-able in the tutorial FIX: Train context actions were shown for train with reward icon not only when train on board was hovered, but also when it was hovered in Station Timeline or Overview panels FIX: Train was broken (unable to move) when heading to track end while signal built there FIX: Trial train time was displayed for next leg first stop in Reg train timeline (above train)

[ 2023-09-05 06:12:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

We did not update Rail Route: Story of Jozic for some time as we were focused on the new game elements in Rail Route. Now it is the time to catch up and showcase the new UI to all our players! You are invited to join our Discord Server to discuss the game and maybe report a bug. Comprehensive list of changes since 1.11.17 NEW: Accept more contracts hint shown when no upcomming trains are shown in general bottom bar NEW: Added 'Stop' and 'Run' commands to the train controls NEW: Added a display of the train's experience points in the train bottom bar NEW: Added hold button and replaced train stop start and tutorial skip buttons with it NEW: Added individual rebindable keybinds for various ingame actions NEW: Added ingame UI elements like info panels, context panels, bottom bars and other new UI NEW: Added keybind for selecting first upcomming train NEW: Added keybind for system upgrades button NEW: Added option to station info panels to toggle showing train name popups NEW: Added reject contract and contract info buttons to contract modification info panel NEW: Added reset binding override button to currently overridden actions in options menu NEW: Added scrollbar to info panels section on sides when infopanels are overflowing NEW: Added station color configuration to new on board configuration panel NEW: Configure Station is now a focus view NEW: Context actions keybinds hint are being shown above bottom bar instead on it NEW: Display precise transfer time of trial train between stations for easier schedule modifications NEW: Edit contract's schedule button in the active contracts panel NEW: Existing tracks are upgraded to built track speed when part of the connector NEW: Focus view for Offered Contract NEW: Keep station info panel in position close to sign after station sign clicked NEW: One-off contracts can be configured to arrive later when accepted but further modifications to their schedule are forbidden NEW: Other trains can be selected in focus view NEW: Player configuration for Default secondary action (Do nothing, Bulldoze, Toggle action wheel) and Empty space secondary action (Do nothing, Activate Bulldozing tool, Close Construction) NEW: Preferred bulldozing action for connections (bulldoze whole / bulldoze section) can be configured NEW: Primary action rotates signal of the same type as currently selected NEW: Recurrent InterCities are an Upgrade for 5 green points NEW: Show keybind hint for configure acton on bottom bar NEW: Signal deallocate action in the building mode NEW: Sink and Coach yard icons in the train bottom bar to indicate the leave place once the train schedule is finished NEW: Station Info Panel is closed if not moved from initial position upon 2nd station sign click NEW: Station info panels contains timetable modification controls in Contract Focus View NEW: Time offset in Station Timeline can be set as default for next panels that will be opened NEW: Time shifting for offered contract NEW: Train alert for trains stopped by user NEW: Train finished & reverse sounds NEW: Train reward visibility checkbox in the gameplay options page NEW: When Trial train is finished, info panel is shown to accept / decline contract UPDATE: 'Empty hand' state in Construction for existing elements modification UPDATE: Active contract schedule edited in the Contract Focus View UPDATE: Added "N" as default keybind for toggle buy tool on keyboard UPDATE: Added current time above indicator line in station info panel timeline UPDATE: Added new button style and improved existing buttons visuals UPDATE: Added scroll area to interface configuration panel for lower resolution displays UPDATE: Adjust contract visit subTask will highlight the station visit view instead of the platforms toggle once collapsed UPDATE: All Upgrades for Overview panel removed and unlocked by default UPDATE: Allow duplicate bindings and inform user of duplicates when rebinding UPDATE: Allow to clear a switch via secondary (right mouse) action if allocated (same as tracks) UPDATE: Animated score icon instead of entire panel when Rush Hour wave completes UPDATE: Assigned the same state colors from new UI buttons to old UI buttons UPDATE: Average speed in focus view is being animated upon change UPDATE: Better position average speed indicator in focus view UPDATE: Better tooltip for binding build buttons UPDATE: Better visual representation of platform number in station visits UPDATE: Better zoom for focus view to not have the route below left panels UPDATE: Bigger System Upgrades panel UPDATE: Bigger track lines in focus view UPDATE: Building on allocated tracks possible (with Signalling Safety off) UPDATE: Buy mode can be toggled off by secondary action (RMB) UPDATE: Change close icon on station info panel - x sign instead of bin, no red color UPDATE: Changed all old UI to use new colors UPDATE: Changed highlighted single stop in train bottom bar to match other highlighted stop visuals UPDATE: Clicking upcomming train item now shows train bottom bar for that train UPDATE: Connections' speed can be updated even when there is a track item in your hand UPDATE: Construction mode switched off when main menu opened UPDATE: Contract.OwningStation introduced, contracts generated for stations where free slot still available. Contract limit adjusted to 2 per station & More Contract... upgrades unlock 3/4/6 contracts per station UPDATE: Controls hints added for train (configure & reverse) and route destination (cycle paths) UPDATE: Default Configure Keybind - middle mouse with alternative 'V' UPDATE: Display last run's time & average speed in Contract Focus View instead of trial run's UPDATE: Do not display grid in editor when not building UPDATE: Expected speed of contracts adjusted to be reachable on short distances (e. g. can not reach avg greater than 60 km/h on 1 km distance because of timetable rounding) UPDATE: Finished schedule icons in the train bottom bar will be shown always and highlighted once a train has to leave UPDATE: From, mandatory and to stations no longer clickable in active contracts panel UPDATE: Game mode description text added to map selection pages UPDATE: General bottom bar will automatically be shown instead of the train bottom bar once the selected train is disposed. UPDATE: General bottom bar will be shown instead of the train bottom bar if was active in the check incoming trains task in the tutorial to prevent confusion UPDATE: Ghost color for unable to build state changed to brighter one (was too dim) UPDATE: Grid changes color to red when in Bulldoze mode UPDATE: Grid not displayed in 'empty hand' state UPDATE: Hidden left and right buttons on train bottom bar for single leg trains as they are unused UPDATE: Highlight & animate edited train stop indicator in focus view UPDATE: Improved hold button visuals to better differentiate it from normal buttons UPDATE: Improved spacing on station stops in focus view UPDATE: Info panels are added to the other side when the prefered spawn location is full UPDATE: Info panels on board expand to bottom instead of top when settings are clicked UPDATE: Last selected building item has special highlight when empty hand is selected UPDATE: Localizations (de: achievements, ui; en: ui; nl: ui; no: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (de: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (en: ui; nl: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (it: all; zh-Hans: all; cs: research; ru: research, ui; nl: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (it: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: achievements, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui; de: ui; no: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: all) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (no: ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (pt: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (ru: research, ui; de: ui; nl: ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (sv: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Locked station info panels on board dont show time offset slider on hover UPDATE: Log station when topology search from it takes more than 10 seconds (for troubleshooting purpose) UPDATE: Made border of "ticket" panels lighter and added gradient shadow UPDATE: Made checkbox border color lighter UPDATE: Made overview panel toggleable and disabled by default UPDATE: Make average speed draggable UPDATE: Manual signal security upgrade renamed to Signalling safety UPDATE: Max distance of coach yard from station enlarged to be always buildable where it was even after proximity algorithm change UPDATE: Middle-click & mouse wheel now have different binding icons UPDATE: Modification of platform possible also for trains waiting or already running if station visit not happened yet UPDATE: More visible track network in focus view UPDATE: Mouse middle click icon was update to be more clear (!817) UPDATE: Mouse scroll icon was updated UPDATE: Moved configuration panel close button to top right of panel UPDATE: Moved existing detail panels to configuration panels UPDATE: Narrations repeat time changed from 5 seconds to 30 seconds (!804) UPDATE: New sprites for joystick button press L and R UPDATE: Offered contract icon sorting order has been changed so the icon is above station sign if overlapped with UPDATE: One-way contracts (to and from coach yard) generation turned off - were replaced by multi-leg contracts UPDATE: Order of displaying previous and pre-previous cycles in the cycle report panel has been swapped UPDATE: Overview panel properly display highlighted and selected trains UPDATE: Platform button icon & tooltip in editor updated to be more understandable. UPDATE: Platforms selection for offered contract UPDATE: Prevented station configuration focus view from opening for stations without any platforms (sign only) UPDATE: Randomization of expected average speed removed for freight, recurrent IC, commuter & regional contracts. Max train speed used instead to simplify contract selection. Reward adjusted to compensate. UPDATE: Removed pin info panel functionality as panels are now always pinned UPDATE: Replaced node / station selector right click to clear with dedicated ui button UPDATE: Replaced old automated contracts manager panel with new configuration panel UPDATE: Research points on the top can be clicked to open the system upgrades menu UPDATE: Reward for one-off single-leg contracts no more comprises red point; contracs offer twice as money instead UPDATE: Reward for single-leg IC contracts no more comprises red point if expected speed is above 100 km/h UPDATE: Reward for urban transit contracts no more comprises green point UPDATE: Reward for urban transit contracts no more dependent on average speed, only on number of unique stations. Max speed reduced to compensate & freigh train max speed reduced as well to balance. UPDATE: Scale slider of Station info panel is interactable only on board now UPDATE: Scaling specification in the station info panel will be shown only on board UPDATE: Secondary action (RMB) closes bulldozing UPDATE: Secondary action over a train can cancel the train reverse command UPDATE: Select object updated to match new UI style UPDATE: Select upgrade subtask in tutorial will give you a hint for in which page is the upgrade can be found UPDATE: Show connectors to tracks for average speed indicators UPDATE: Signal's 'change type' actions removed from 'empty hand' state, now signals are upgraded/downgraded by building one over another. UPDATE: Station Colors are unlocked by default and are not an Upgrade anymore UPDATE: Station Info Panel is being created at initial hover scale UPDATE: Station Info Panel is scaled to zoom on hover UPDATE: Station configuration panel elements replaced with new UI variants UPDATE: Station selector selected station shows as station sign visual UPDATE: Station visit panels will expand/collapse on mouse enter/exit UPDATE: Story Of Jozic's chapters that are related to getting red experience point have been removed as the basic track upgrade is no longer requires red points to be unlocked. UPDATE: Subtask hint will be shown for only the first station info panel in the prepare for new contract task in tutorial to prevent confusion UPDATE: The design of the settings section of the station info panel has been updated (!820) UPDATE: Timetable times rounding & average speed computation explained in Offered Contract dialog. (I.e. why contract average speed is lower than trial train average speed). Hint how to improve avg speed added. UPDATE: Track Lines thicker in focus view UPDATE: Train bottom bar shows selected train in map editor UPDATE: Train label positioning & sizing improved UPDATE: Train number no longer shown in station info panel timeline on selected trains UPDATE: Train popup on info panel is shown only for very hovered train in the panel UPDATE: Train reward icons are no longer shown in Rush hour mode UPDATE: Train that is being modified is highlighted in station info panel timeline UPDATE: Train timeline is showing times UPDATE: Tunnel speed can be upgraded with track items selected (rather than with signal & sensor items) UPDATE: Unbound gamepad pause binding and added cycle time speeds backwards UPDATE: Unlock new station task in the tutorial will have a contract generated right away to decrease the wait time UPDATE: Upcomming trains on bottom bar show station of arrival and are clickable UPDATE: Urban trains rewards per station increased significantly UPDATE: Waiting train icon tooltip will show only when it's hovered UPDATE: When editing schedule, edited station visit (yellow strip) in timeline stays centered (timeline moves instead of visit) REFACTORING: Automatic routing tutorial now is using the new tasks system REFACTORING: Removed stop&reverse and wait&reverse upgrades, wait&reverse is the default. Loco is colored yellow when train is supposed to be reversed. Added reverse animation. PERF: FPS drop occured when modifying contracts with many stops PERF: Station Timeline optimized PERF: Very low FPS when many waiting train icons for trains with ANY platform FIX: 'Stopped by user' train alert was not cleared when train was restarted FIX: Accept contract chapter in the tutorial was breaking the contract focus view FIX: Actions with keybinds would still fire while typing in some input fields FIX: Active build button was not centered on bottom bar FIX: Active contracts button in general button bar not being shown on first time the game opened FIX: Adjust active contract button was shown on train bottom bar in timetable and rush hour mode FIX: After station sign click, size of station timetable were not preserved FIX: All tunnels built at once shared the recent displayed connector. Caused loading error if building ended with impossible connector. FIX: Attempting to drop a station sign when grabbed would do nothing FIX: Auto scroll to current destination in timetable adjustments panel could cause interactions to be misaligned from destinations FIX: Autoblock had insufficient identification in save&load process leading to clashes and errors FIX: Automation button being activated after going back from wakefield to prague in the tutorial FIX: Bindings for time controls conflicted with build button bindings when in buy mode FIX: Black box left over for a second after bulldozing or moving station sign FIX: Build button was not shown in system upgrade tutorials FIX: Building inside one occupied track was possible, resulting in train unable to move FIX: Buttons with hover scale effect got stuck mid animation when clicked FIX: Buy button could cause a game crash FIX: Buy button on offered contract view opened build instead of buy FIX: Camera movement with keys stopped working after closing configuration panel with button FIX: Changed station colors where not applied on game load and changing track speed colors didnt update colors on loaded level immidiatly FIX: Clicking button with navigation active would not reselect the button after FIX: Coach yard icon shown in the contract bottom bar FIX: Color picker would not stop following mouse upon releasing button FIX: Configure action did not open Tunnel detail to change its length in Editor FIX: Connector for contract leg was not found if platform indicator was placed on grid cell edge FIX: Connector for track & contract leg was not found along a prebuilt track crossing a wall FIX: Construction cursor were scaling with zoom from wrong pivot FIX: Construction mouse lightning were broken FIX: Contract accept was not available in Focus View FIX: Contract modification button tooltip had extra new line FIX: Contract schedule in bottom bar was not updated when active contract was edited. FIX: Created station info panel after clicking station sign was overlapping station sign FIX: Displayed platforms settings in Station Timeline were not saved&loaded FIX: Each trial leg accumulated to fulfilled count FIX: Edit contract button has the wrong tooltip and is active in the panel header FIX: Error thrown when clicking adjust contract button on one-time freight train FIX: Error when trying to get previous or next instance of train in timetable map for train bottom bar FIX: Game over modal was not navigatable with controller FIX: Game with FirstTimePlayer flag reset but without any saves failed to load FIX: Generic modal sizing did not match its displayed text FIX: Grid were visible at the start of game after being in editor previously FIX: Handling of possible NRE when unbinding virtual cursor FIX: In Editor, building an tunnel under a wall (straight connector) failed when the tunnel was almost vertical FIX: Incorrect tooltip on train bottom bar start train buttton FIX: Incorrect train name spacing and reward icons went off screen on train bottom bar FIX: Info panel backgrounds where not masked properly FIX: Info panels scrollbar was hidden in narrow windowed mode FIX: Intermission highlight didnt look the same as train stop highlight FIX: Irrelevant buttons were shown on bottom bar for a split second when selecting a train FIX: It was not possible to bulldoze a short track between two signals. FIX: It was not possible to edit schedule of contract over hour - already due run was selected for editing FIX: It was not possible to reach max reward even with fastest tracks & no obstacles en route. FIX: It was possible to build a track over an existing unconnected coach yard, but the result was buggy. Building prevented, coach yard can be only at beginning or end of an connector. FIX: It was possible to bulldoze section of a platform FIX: Keybind hints where shown as text for other input device then current if no binding existed for current input device FIX: Last selected building item button visuals not always in the correct state FIX: Loaded game stopped when first train departed from its last destination if 'Run trial' action was executed from Editor before FIX: Loading of map failed if a coach yard was left orphaned when map saved. Deleting of such coach yard caused error as well FIX: Locked station info panels had wrong collider FIX: Manually stopped train resumed moving after save & load FIX: Map would appear black after loading another map while create new map screen is shown FIX: Missing text highlights in cycle report FIX: Money was overflown when amount reached 2,147,483,647 FIX: Mouse pointer was not reenabled after modal was shown during story when using a gamepad FIX: Navigation highlighter was destroyed when loading a map FIX: Next stop highlights on train bottom bar where not working on trial trains FIX: Non functional build button for platforms was shown in editor FIX: North/south sink labels next to sink toggles were greyed out in Editor's Stations panel FIX: OccupiedSegmentEntered event was wrongly triggered & penalty was charged when train was reused FIX: Offered contract bottom bar with contract times was displayed for active contract editing FIX: Offered contract icon and station info panel timeline visit train name popup had incorrect sorting orders FIX: Offered contract icons showed under board elements interfering in their functionality FIX: Offered urban contracts was incorrectly displayed in Offered Contracts panel, could not be rejected & caused all other contracts not to be displayed FIX: On-hover timeline was not displayed in timetable mode FIX: One-Time ICs claimed to provide red experience points, but they do not anymore FIX: Opening Contract Focus View from Active Contracts panel in Contract Focus View was causing errors FIX: Overview panel was visible in focus view FIX: Parts of research could be seen on parts of info panels FIX: Parts of station info panels would show trough configuration panel backgrounds FIX: Platforms buttons in the train overview panel were not blinking and all buttons were activated FIX: Previously selected train was not always deselected when a new train was selected FIX: Rebinding some build buttons would switch to the previously bound button directly after binding FIX: Recurrent IC contracts were generated even if only one-off IC contracts unlocked in map (via Editor) FIX: Rejecting train that is on board would leave behind train bottom bar FIX: Reuse icon displayed over former (already bulldozed) Coach Yard position where previous leg train was stabled before. FIX: Reverse and Adjust timetable buttons on train bottom bar did not listen to shown keybind FIX: Reward icon color was not getting changed when the reward is lost FIX: Rewards icon position on platform was not being changed when the train platform was changed in schedule FIX: Right click in AutoBlock only set train to reverse once stopped; second click did not reset that flag FIX: Routing tutorial failed to finish when train was reversed before being instructed to do so FIX: Save game modal didnt always show existing save if only 1 existed FIX: Saving default time offset of station info panel affected other currently opened panels of the same station FIX: Scaling with zoom did not produce equal results for various screen resolutions / window sizes FIX: Score from previously played timetable map was pre-set into subsequently created timetable map FIX: Scrollbar had incorrect colors setup FIX: Selected building item name had incorrect background size for displayed text FIX: Selected building item name had incorrect background size for displayed text FIX: Selected train did not remain selected when focus view is closed FIX: Selecting different train in editor station info panel timeline would not deselect previous train FIX: Signal built on originally empty platform end could not be deleted after save&load FIX: Signal light was visible for a second after moving or bulldozing signal FIX: Slider handle still animated when slider was non interactable FIX: Some items from the contract view were not destroyed when fast switching the platforms FIX: Some menu pages did not reenable navigation on correct elements when switching pages or opening menu FIX: Station Info Panel disappeared after Focus Views FIX: Station info panel scale settings where not saved FIX: Station info panel timeline train highlight out of panel when train with 2 stops on the same station was selected FIX: Station info panel timeline visit highlights could show outside of panel FIX: Station info panel train labels overlapped research panel FIX: Station info panel with adjusted scale shown on station sign hover would not show in correct position FIX: Station info panels could be shown in Rush Hour maps FIX: Station info panels on sides did not update colors when station color was changed FIX: Station info panels were not being loaded with the same order they were saved in. FIX: Station sign could be duplicated when quickly grabbing the station sign after placing it FIX: Station sign were performing click action even when active selection for station FIX: Station signs didnt animate on when buying a station FIX: Station timetables were loaded on wrong position FIX: Station topology was wrongly computed if platform was directly connected to an Auto Block FIX: Station were not selected for the configuration properly FIX: Steam playtime tracking was not resumed after main menu shown FIX: Switch connection changed after joining one of the connected tracks with other track (e. g. after other switch removal) FIX: The button X on gamepad was conflicting between accepting the contract in focus view and opening the build mode FIX: Time control bindings stopped working when closing system upgrades with toggle button FIX: Time could overlap buttons above bottom bar on large UI scales FIX: Time panel were underneath the Overview after contract acceptance FIX: Timetable and Rush Hour trains did not work in train bottom bar FIX: Timetable map gave 10 more points per correct stop each replay FIX: Timetable was not re-sorted when train schedule was changed (but only after some other train was added). Could cause late dispatching. FIX: Toggles in Station configuration view had wrong tooltips FIX: Track was not highlighted for modification so bulldozing was not possible if one of its endpoints was missing due to some previous error FIX: Train alerts not being shown directly after game load FIX: Train alerts where shown under bottom bar FIX: Train in AutoBlock was not set to reverse once stopped by right click if AutoBlock segment was hovered before train entered it FIX: Train instance number and previous/next instance buttons were visible in the train bottom bar FIX: Train name popup on side station info panels would show above system upgrades menu FIX: Train reward icon was shown overtop info panels on board FIX: Train rewards in the bottom bar were visible in Rush hour and Timetable modes FIX: Train schedule did not fit properly in train bottom bar FIX: Train state 'Contract Rejected' wrongly shown in timetable FIX: Train stop in train bottom bar schedule had black time text when station has yellow sign FIX: Train waiting note narration in the wakefield chapter in the tutorial is being played directly after loading the map FIX: Trains already in selected state were not highlighted in station info panel when panel is created FIX: Trains scheduled in the future could not be selected in the station info panel timeline FIX: Tunnel stays highlighted after closing the construction wheel FIX: Tunnel was grabbable and its grabbing caused errors FIX: Tutorial instructions (subtasks) hints close to right border were not displayed completely FIX: Typo in 'through' FIX: Unable to deselect train in station info when selected in offered contract focus view FIX: Unable to load saves containing saved NotificationInfoPanel FIX: Upcoming train in general bottom bar not being shown properly FIX: Upcoming train items had incorrect size until they where hovered over FIX: Upcomming train remained highlighted after upcomming train bottom bar was closed FIX: Urban Transit contracts were not generated FIX: Urban contracts were not generated FIX: Urban trains were not disabled in Automated Contract Manager before unlocked FIX: Various UI Elements where visibile on the map when a Rush Hour wave completion screen was shown FIX: Waiting train icon timeout circle not being shown after opening and closing the build mode FIX: Waiting train icons and offered contract icons were hidden in construction mode and not in buy mode FIX: When editing active contract schedule, stop period (yellow strips) were not shown FIX: Wrong Tooltip was at "Stopped by operator" FIX: Wrong hint to accept more contracts was shown in timetable FIX: Zoom in Camera MoveToBounds were wrongly calculated FIX: `Select platform` was displayed over selected platform in Station Visit View FIX: buttons in focus view would be pressed twice when clicking with controller *Some changes may be related to Rail Route only.

[ 2023-08-28 07:33:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 11 for Rail Route: The Story of Jozic has now arrived, which includes a range of new features and improvements. One major addition to the game is the Simple Switch, which allows players to connect tracks of different speeds and offers greater freedom in rail network design. The feature is automatically placed in between tracks with different speeds and can also be used in between platforms and autoblocks. New keybindings have also been added, including a quick way to open and close the build menu using the "B" key on the keyboard or "X" on the controller, and a keybinding to cycle through time using the "`" key or right stick on the controller. The build menu has also been improved with additional features such as cycling through build items with navigation keys and the ability to assign shortcuts to specific build items. The map editing process has also been improved with faster load times and smoother gameplay. The routing table is now computed and saved to the map data when a map is saved, eliminating the need to compute it every time the map is loaded. Players now have the freedom to purchase stations and autoblocks where they choose without any restrictions. If there are any issues with the path algorithm during map saving, a wall may be put around the map to prevent further issues during gameplay, but players can easily remove the wall and redo their map if necessary. Don't hesitate to reach out to us on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, or our Homepage. If you have any questions, or comments, we are always eager to hear from you! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic/

[ 2023-05-04 07:22:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

NEW: Auto-save the current game (if possible & needed) when new game is started, not to loose any unsaved progress in case of accidental clicking NEW: Cutscenes skip button NEW: Station names can be localized (translated or transliterated) UPDATE: Back button on error screen now shows keybind and text "Back to menu" UPDATE: Close menu now bound to Close Panel action UPDATE: Ingame UI is hidden when Rush Hour or Timetable map endscreen is shown UPDATE: Loading screen between levels updated to match the screen on initial game load UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, research, tutorials; de: tutorials, ui; es: achievements, ui; fr: tutorials, ui; hu: achievements; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; nl: all; no: ui; pl: all; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: station names in stock maps) UPDATE: New loading screen upon game start UPDATE: Removed reset all button UPDATE: nl is now considered translated while jp and de in progress (fell below 90 % threshold) PERF: Start-up speedup - do not populate ResearchPanel in non-endless levels FIX: Black screen upon first game start FIX: Build button was not set interactable after failing or completing a Rush Hour map and loading another FIX: Close menu button did not properly start map on first launch FIX: Close panel button for some panels in editor did not work FIX: Closing modal when another is open will unpause time when it should not FIX: Controller support could break after moving analog sticks FIX: Current game page was not always refreshed when a save failed to load FIX: Debug menu could still be opened while main menu was shown FIX: Flying score elements where invisible on Rush Hour wave completion FIX: Keybind to reset ui scale did not apply the scale to the main menu FIX: Keybound buttons would trigger even when button was hidden FIX: Level would not load when last action was save but it was previously a finished timetable map FIX: Load button was not shown when new game was started FIX: Loading failed when a referenced station no more existed FIX: Localized station names caused sensor malfunction (configuration not loaded properly) FIX: Losing wave 3 in prague rush map takes you back to prague and finish the story FIX: Main menu would not show when error occurred on initial game load FIX: Map detail icons showed when map item on saves page was selected FIX: Map string field was not interactable FIX: Map voting buttons ingame where always shown even when already voted FIX: Menu could be closed when no level was loaded due to an error FIX: Menu scale was to small FIX: Menu would open when closing using escape to close build menu in editor FIX: Navigation could get lost in some cases and navigation highlighter did not fit properly on some elements FIX: Navigation would not work on some modals in the menu FIX: New game button closed menu instead of starting new game in some cases FIX: Perpetual route toggle could be set even when that upgrade was not unlocked FIX: Rebinding actions would still execute binded events while binding FIX: Removing all saves from active level while game over screen was shown would still show restart from last save button FIX: Save button was not visible when replaying finished Timetable or Rush Hour map FIX: Save loading failed for saves containing overriden routes from some signals. FIX: Save modal closable with escape FIX: Scrollbar on timetable maps page didnt work FIX: Second of music would play when starting game FIX: Starting new Rush Hour game would have time control keybinds non functional until clicked FIX: Starting the story would show the map before showing the illustration FIX: Station listings in stations panel in editor flashed white when opening FIX: Steam Deck controllers were not working FIX: Story didnt continue when save modal was opened and time keybinds didnt work after load FIX: Story save before Prague Rush story could not be found when another level was loaded before FIX: The background blur would be removed when the delete map dialogue was hidden while the menu was still shown FIX: The main menu was still shown after a level was restarted FIX: Time buttons had 3d sound instead 2d FIX: Time keybinds did not work upon continuing save after first game load FIX: Timetable panel was empty when returning to editor after a trial train FIX: Toggle UI keybind only showed UI FIX: Two menu pages could show at once when map failed to load FIX: Various UI elements had incorrect sorting orders resulting in incorrectly hidden or shown elements

[ 2023-03-16 11:30:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Dispatchers! We've updated Rail Route: The Story of Jozic to the newest version, using the up-to-date version of the Rail Route engine. The patchlog follows: NEW: Complete UI prefab and menu refactor NEW: First time player and story build support in new menu NEW: Possibility to build all remaining switches and crossings where at least one path is valid NEW: Visual improvements UPDATE: All modals now pause the in-game timer while shown UPDATE: Available maps in maps list are shown first in Story of Jozic UPDATE: Clicking label above non-owned autoblock now acts like clicking the autoblock track UPDATE: Current game page now shows recent maps instead of saves and shows a few less buttons UPDATE: Improved text readability and positioning in main menu UPDATE: Localizations (cs: research, tutorials, ui; no: research, ui; de: all; en: tutorials, ui; fr: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: research, tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; pl: ui) UPDATE: Map details and difficulty visibility is now persistant across sessions UPDATE: Maps menu will now show latest shown map category when shown UPDATE: Maps page header will now show for first time players as well UPDATE: Navigating in a scrollable menu now smootly scrolls to keep selected item in view UPDATE: Reset All in options resets only displayed options, does not reset saved score UPDATE: Unbuilt signal (ghost) rotation matches built signal rotation UPDATE: Updated leaderboard to new design and implemented it into seperate menu page UPDATE: Vulcan graphics API as a default target for linux UPDATE: Waiting trains icons visuals improved FIX: A track loop could be built causing a soft game lock scenario FIX: After loading a game, the Auto signals with infinite queue were making routes to an Autoblock even though it's occupied which led to train crashes FIX: Animation on continue and new game buttons stayed in rotated position and simplified animation FIX: AutoBlocks were mistakenly considered reachable by connecting to their signal from illegal direction FIX: Binding images had graphical glitches on low resolutions FIX: Binding primary and secondary action keys back to default was not possible FIX: Broken keybind would softlock the game FIX: Bulldozing 3 connected switches in a specific way resulted in an error and a random signal appearing FIX: Bulldozing autoblock with sensors would leave sensors behind FIX: Commuter contract prototype was not stopping at all stops and was adding them to the schedule only if forced to stop there. FIX: Contract confirmation dialog did not open correctly & did not work FIX: Date and time formats in the game do not match the computer system's format FIX: Focusing on station while focusing on a train was making a glitch and keeps focusing on the train. FIX: Gamepad and keyboard navigation always shows keybinds on buttons FIX: Highlighted text buttons would get dehighlighted over mouse over or would stay highlighted when they should not be FIX: Learn auto signal task in the tutorial getting stuck if the highlighted auto signal was bulldozed FIX: Levels without uuid caused map list not being loaded. Now logged and skipped. FIX: Map detail for workshop maps did not load description text FIX: Map navigation keybinds had incorrect color in map detail menu FIX: Mouse actions executed even though the mouse on a different application above Rail Route screen FIX: Moving the camera with a gamepad and mouse resulted in a broken cursor and camera state FIX: Music was not paused in editor when pause menu was opened FIX: Navigation could break when closing some confirmation popups in the options menu FIX: Navigation highlighter was always enabled when going to Maps menu FIX: New Game on Current Game did not work for Rush Hour maps FIX: New Rush Hour game could not be started from the maps menu FIX: News item title was missing and initial position was set incorrectly FIX: Next page did not work on last page FIX: No saves text shown while saves are loading FIX: Non rebindable actions on gamepad were still shown in options menu FIX: Obsolete bindings prevented binding some gamepad buttons FIX: Rail Route banner was not shown on current game page in Story Of Jozic FIX: Rejecting an accepted contract was not removing it's waiting train icon FIX: Restart button in pause menu being stuck after clicking it FIX: Restarting Wakefield map caused a time shifting FIX: Right clicking allocated signal in build mode did not deallocate signal FIX: Scroll bar in options page FIX: Scrolling in maps menu was too fast FIX: Signalling the manual signal from the ui panel was ignoring the signal safety FIX: Some keybind visuals were unreadable FIX: Some of the trains visit icons in the timeline were under other icons and not clickable FIX: Some train names would show as icons in the gameover screen FIX: Station button in editor had incorrect hover text FIX: Station signs where offset to the left after map load FIX: Story of Jozic did not culminate after returning from Rush Hour Trial FIX: Submit keybind not shown on gamepad FIX: Switching from completed to non-completed timetable maps on map detail page would keep gold map border FIX: The map selector in the top of the map detail page no longer shows duplicate map names when viewing less than 3 maps FIX: Train timeline would remain when hovering over incomming train icon while train was spawned FIX: Train was stopping at station even if it was not the next scheduled stop (but further in the schedule). Then, it never moved again. FIX: UI not being shown correctly in editor once you expand the panel of the train details FIX: Unbound connected input devices would prevent using the mouse FIX: Unplayed Rush Hour maps always showed 1 completion star FIX: Unreadable colored keybind icons and missing image for return key FIX: Unsupported shunting signals were used in Prague map (Zizkov station) FIX: Viewing a specific contract would not clear active filters resulting in it possibly being hidden FIX: Waiting trains icons dose not disappear after load FIX: When no custom maps were present, Current Game page did not display correct content: Prague was displayed instead of recently played map or just Continue button was missing FIX: Wrong instant camera padding if mouse was on a different application and then the mouse clicked on Rail Route screen

[ 2023-01-09 11:23:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, tutorials; ja-JP: research, tutorials; fr: tutorials, ui) FIX: Playing Automatic Routing's tutorial while a task is active caused a game freeze and a black screen FIX: Rush hour freezes when you click NextWave button while the pause menu is opened FIX: Urban trains count in the coach yard goes to negative if a trail urban contract has been rejected while it's current train is outside the coach yard

[ 2022-11-08 17:38:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, tutorials; fr: tutorials) FIX: Rejecting the trial train after accepting it in Run trial train task was locking the task FIX: System upgrades panel content had incorrect size for some languages

[ 2022-10-10 09:52:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (cs: ui; en: ui; fr: ui; no: ui) FIX: Hint text localizations sometimes didnt load FIX: Saving completed indicator would sometimes stay on screen

[ 2022-09-26 12:05:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (fr: research, ui; no: research, ui) FIX: Renaming save without screenshot broke save list UI FIX: Signals on bends or dead ends would rotate when signal next to them was built or bulldozed

[ 2022-09-22 07:28:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

In celebrating the 2^8 (256th) day of the year, we released the next update for Rail Route yesterday! See what is new: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1124180/view/3325367466260858559 But the Story of Jozic is not side-tracked and receives all relevant updates right now: NEW: Impossible build message on the platform and the sink. NEW: More switch variants allowed: switch; crossing & crossing & their incomplete variants & variants with one arm bent 45 degrees left / right UPDATE: Added touch pen support (experimental) UPDATE: Changed animation when rotating signal UPDATE: Improved building and bulldozing animations UPDATE: Localizations (de: research, tutorials, ui; en: research, tutorials, ui; es: tutorials; fr: research, tutorials, ui; hu: tutorials; ko: research, ui; no: research, ui; pl: research, tutorials, ui; cs: research, tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui) FIX: Basic tracks update was not unlockable if tutorial was already skipped FIX: Game Board was constructed in one frame, causing lag in loader FIX: It was not possible to reject a contract that reused the number of an rejected contract. FIX: Keybind name for language toggle was missing in options menu FIX: Learn Auto Signal task was getting stuck in some cases FIX: Pause menu was shown shortly when loading save FIX: Unlock popup shine animation started and ended in incorrect position FIX: Zoom was so close in rush hour maps on start

[ 2022-09-14 18:53:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (pl: all; cs: tutorials, ui; de: achievements, research, ui; es: achievements, ui; pt: achievements, ui; ja-JP: research, tutorials, ui; no: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: research, ui; en: ui; fr: ui) UPDATE: Translation to Norwegian language finished enough to be shown in-game (whole UI translated) FIX: Diagonal signal rotated incorrectly when building track to it at an angle FIX: Researched basic tracks upgrade did not show as unlocked correctly during story FIX: Right click input did not work FIX: Time Saver achievement description was incorrect FIX: Unfulfilled contract rejection penalty was not given

[ 2022-08-28 21:20:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

You heard it here first, folks. The Story of Jozic is now available fully in French! This was only made possible through the work of our wonderful translators.

• If you'd like to help to translate The Story of Jozic into more langauges, our translation project is available here: https://translate.bitrich.info/
  • If you're interested in helping out with translation, please check the #translation-info channel in our Discord server. We'd love to have you!
• We'll be translating The Story of Jozic into more languages as time progresses - so stay tuned for that!

As always, Happy dispatching! Or should we say.,. Bonne expdition!

Changelog

• NEW: Ability to change the pre defined station's signs colors from options panel
• NEW: Added animations and effects when building items
• NEW: Added toggle for manual signal safety upgrade
• NEW: Internal support for the controllers
• NEW: Station color can be changed from the station details panel.
• NEW: Story and general Achievements.
• UPDATE: Building signals on track corners is now allowed
• UPDATE: Improved signals sprites to highlight the orientation
• UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, ui; fr: achievements; zh-Hans: all; en: research; zh-Hant: research, tutorials, ui; de: ui)
• UPDATE: Localizations (cs: all; de: achievements, research, ui; fr: research, ui; hu: tutorials; en: ui; es: ui)
• UPDATE: Localizations (es: all; fr: all; pt: all; zh-Hans: all; cs: research, tutorials, ui; en: research, tutorials; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: tutorials; de: ui)
• UPDATE: Localizations (fr: achievements, tutorials, ui; en: research; ja-JP: tutorials; zh-Hans: ui; zh-Hant: ui)
• UPDATE: Localizations (hu: tutorials, ui)
• UPDATE: New Coach Yard sprites
• UPDATE: Number of generated Coach Yard contracts slightly reduced
• UPDATE: Prague map / Story of Jozic tweaked: narration after building double switch disabled temporarily & walls added next to Docks's sink to reduce confusion of not being able to connect to it
• UPDATE: Time of waiting train at station will appear before the station name in the details and train panels to prevent timing being hidden by long station's name
• UPDATE: Train schedule stays visible when manually selecting platform for waiting train
• UPDATE: Trains will not get a delay penalty that is more than the train reward and the delay penalty will be only for last station
• UPDATE: Unlock popup location changed to top right corner
• PERF: Game saving switched to a different technology providing faster save&load
• PERF: Improving Main Menu (and overall UI) performance
• PERF: Music intensity adjustments optimized
• PERF: Save list fetching sped up
• PERF: Station timeline display optimized
• PERF: Train cars disappearing from map optimized
• FIX: Added various missing translations
• FIX: Bad icons after font awesome upgrade
• FIX: Basic Tracks upgrade was not unlockable after skipping the story
• FIX: Blur effect did not go away after changing maps during story
• FIX: Camera panning could result in unintended camera behaviour
• FIX: Contract generation slowed down after many one-off trains dispatched
• FIX: Hovering over level in main menu quickly didnt show additional actions
• FIX: Illustrations should not be loaded into memory if not played
• FIX: Path decoration effect speed was dependend on fps
• FIX: Rush hour building button missing
• FIX: Speed of small track between signals could not be upgraded
• FIX: Time resumed after opening and closing menu while in rush hour summary screen
• FIX: Train teleported back to start of the track if hit a Signal placed on the track end facing opposite direction
• FIX: Window mode dropdown was hidden sometimes

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[ 2022-08-08 16:40:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (cs: research, ui; en: research, tutorials, ui; fr: research, tutorials, ui) FIX: In System Upgrades, time was unpaused after unlocking an upgrade & closing the hint panel

[ 2022-07-04 08:34:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

UPDATE: Localizations (es: achievements, tutorials; en: research, tutorials, ui; ja-JP: research, tutorials, ui; cs: tutorials, ui) FIX: Building a platform or an autoblock in a specific gridcell on the map was breaking that platform FIX: Debug panel set music override on open and close FIX: Inconsistent station colors when loading from another level FIX: Multiple memory leaks when images where displayed FIX: Sensor tutorials failed showing white screen instead of UI highlight FIX: Story could get stuck when buying platforms before building shortcut track

[ 2022-06-28 09:39:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello dispatchers! We are so, so happy to announce that The Story of Jozic is LIVE NOW! You've seen the trailers, and (hopefully) you've played the demo... So now it's time to take on the full experience, and explore Jozic's story to the max! Go ahead... Explore, uncover the cliffhanger, and discover Jozic's (and your) destiny! Happy dispatching! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic Follow us:

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[ 2022-06-21 22:41:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Enjoyed the last livestream? Of course you did! So join us for the next one - chugging into town on Thursday 16th June @ 15:00 UTC. TheBritishAce will be trying out more of The Story of Jozic demo for the Steam: Next Fest - and you can play along with him! Just download the demo from our Steam page, and you're off to the races. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic/ As always, happy dispatching! Follow us:

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[ 2022-06-16 12:39:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Enjoyed the last livestream? Of course you did! So join us for the next one - chugging into town on Thursday 16th June @ 15:00 UTC. TheBritishAce will be trying out more of The Story of Jozic demo for the Steam: Next Fest - and you can play along with him! Just download the demo from our Steam page, and you're off to the races. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic/ As always, happy dispatching! Follow us:

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[ 2022-06-15 15:29:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are happy to announce that The Story of Jozic demo is out now as part of Steam: Next Fest! Accessible from our store page, the demo will allow you to play a limited amount of The Story of Jozic early - and prepare for it's release on the 23rd June. In case you've missed it, some of the features include:

• A fully-voiced narrative, featuring multiple unique characters alongside illustrated cut-scenes.
• An expanded tutorial, giving players the chance to really dive into the Rail Route experience.
• An all-new ability for players to choose from multiple-choice dialogue options.
• Secret narrations, easter eggs and hidden paths abound!

Go ahead and check out the demo below! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic And, as always, happy dispatching!

[ 2022-06-13 18:07:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We're working hard to get The Story of Jozic out to you all within the next month, and would like to share with you a sneak-peak of some of our cutscenes! Here's a little cinematic trailer including some of the new things you can expect from the game, including a new music track for the release! Check it out: [previewyoutube=hE9d4aY9t5A;full][/previewyoutube] - The Rail Route Team Follow us:

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[ 2022-06-01 16:40:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Join TheBritishAce for a wonderful livestream of Rail Route: The Story of Jozic, especially for Steam Next Fest!

[ 2022-05-31 15:58:06 CET ] [ Original post ]