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Experimental Patch Notes: Removed Wheels

The faster a train goes the more fun it is. This is a scientific fact. Also, the less bumpy the ride when said train is going fast the less vomit inducing. FACT. To make Locomancer reflect these facts I've been working on making locomotives go faster and bump less when you are riding them. In working on this I came to the conclusion that Unity/PhysX do not like wheels spinning very fast. So I removed wheels from the game. Up to this point the wheels have been physically simulated ones that actually propel the locomotives by rotating and pushing against the rails. Now, they still spin, but the spinning isn't actually what propels the locomotives, instead the wheels just apply a forward force. The advantage of this is that the wheels don't wobble all over the place which allows the locomotives to go faster without derailing (they still have a high chance of derailing at high speeds). I also added some smoothing to the locomotive cabs that functions similar to car shocks. The bumpiness experienced while riding around curves has been significantly reduced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXsBnOV823E I've pushed these changes to the experimental branch as I'm not entirely sure that they won't break things. If you want to be a crash test dummy, please opt into the experimental branch in the betas section and report any issues you encounter. Also, gelatinous space cubes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I1-Gc2WR9c Changes

Removed wheels and replaced them with imposters
Made locomotives speed up and slow down instead of immediately changing speed
Added smoothing to locomotives when riding them
Fixed bug related to couplings
Added gelatinous cube to props
Added flame thrower to props

[ 2017-03-18 13:49:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Locomancer

Eric Lipschutz Developer

Eric Lipschutz Publisher

2017-02-28 Release

Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 52

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (95 reviews)

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The Game includes VR Support

Oculus: 1

SteamVR: 1

Room width requirement: 2

Room depth requirement: 1.5

Standing: 1

Seated: 1

Public Linux Depots:

Locomancer Linux Content [320.05 M]

Available DLCs:

Locomancer Soundtrack

Are you a kid that wants to play with model trains?

Are you an adult that misses playing with your model trains as a kid?

Are you an adult that missed out on playing with model trains as a kid?

Are you an adult with a kid that wants to play with model trains?

Are you just an adult that wants to play with model trains?

Are you a person of any age/race/gender that wants to play with model trains?

If you answered yes to any of the above, do I have news for you because Locomancer lets you PLAY WITH AND RIDE MODEL TRAINS!
(Also if you answered no to all of the above, come on, we all know you're lying to yourself and everyone you love. Take a break from the wave shooters and play with some trains.)

Locomancer is a toy box style model train simulator for touch enabled SteamVR headsets. It allows you to build layouts of varying complexity and even defy what is physically possible in fake virtual reality (reality).

Featuring:

Multiple locomotives including steam and diesel engines
A variety of rail cars including a fully functional cannon car
Straight track, curved track, inclined track, loop de loops, and more!
Various pieces of scenery to add detail your layouts

Plus, with support for custom scenery, you can bring models created by yourself or the community into the game for even further customization (Steam Workshop support coming soon). The possibilities are nearly endless*!

Fully embracing the physicality of touch enabled virtual reality you are legally required to build layouts piece by piece, tree by tree. Then, once complete you must remotely operate your trains with a replica DC control panel or hop in the cab of any of the available locomotives and drive them with physical levers, knobs, and dials! They even burst in to flames when they crash, you can't say that about your real model trains can you?

Oh...you can? I'd get that checked out if I were you.

So what are you waiting for? Become The Locomancer!

Yes, you are the Locomancer. Was that not clear? It's like a train wizard. You're like the babe with the power, but instead of voodoo it's train magic. Also, there's no magic dance, but you can still dance to twenty-six minutes of sweet big band jazz by Nathan Boler if you want to.

*The possibilities are totally endful, but there's still a lot you can do.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 16.04+
Processor: Intel i5-4590. AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better. Video Output: HDMI 1.4. DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
Storage: 500 MB available space

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