Thanks to our partnership with Untold Tales Rail Route is coming to Nintendo Switch! Designing, constructing, developing, and automating your railway network has never been more convenient! Whether you want to challenge yourself to become the master of logistics or prefer to chill out with a hot cup of your favourite beverage, soon you'll be able to do so with the convenience of a handheld console. You could even do that while on a train! [hr][/hr] More details coming soon. Follow us to stay right on schedule!

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FIX: Multi-stage system upgrades (station count, track speed) always deducted first-stage number of experience points FIX: Unable to configure sensors in multiplayer due to false-negative check result

FIX: Lag when opening build menu FIX: Orphaned CoachYardEntry caused errors after loading => now logged on load, ignored & bulldozable FIX: Saving the game failed if config of a Routing Sensor was malformed - exception handled & logging extended FIX: Timetable map duration & Time in Advance param of Reuse Train Shunting Command were not updated FIX: Train timelines were wrongly scaled

NEW: Auto Save Enabled setting in Debug Panel not reset after start FIX: All dynamic localized strings contained a memory leak FIX: Attach Loco Command failed when loco was internally loaded before train it was detached from FIX: Coach Yard did not display stabled trains in multiplayer PERF: Controllers were stuck on memory causing memory leaks FIX: Do not clear removed Signal from sensor configuration, may be just grabbed FIX: Light2d caused memory leaks by not clearing its meshes FIX: Prefer same contract trains when dispatching train from Coach Yard (applicable for Urban Transit trains) FIX: Rebuilding of grabbed signal failed when mouse was not moved FIX: References to grabbed & rebuilt nodes were lost in multiplayer FIX: Text input boxes were not working on Steam Deck FIX: Timeline elements started overlapping each other after timeline containing intermission was shown FIX: Train cars were reset to default when train was reused (e.g. detached loco appeared from nothing) FIX: Train did not detach loco occasionally due to wrong stopped state evaluation FIX: Train reward icon were not destroyed properly, causing memory leaks FIX: Trains from CY not dispatched reversed if reused manually PERF: Memory leak in perpetual circuits PERF: Memory leak in train reward icons PERF: Possible memory leaks in waiting train icons PERF: Score panel had memory leak in the animation

UPDATE: Shunting Sensor reacts to next leg origin of trains transiting in intermission (same as Departure, Arrival & Routing Sensor) PERF: Floating train timeline parts pooled for faster display PERF: Train movement allocations slightly improved. Not much, but there was a try FIX: Delay & braking penalization messages displayed in Rush Hour if Timetable was played before FIX: Inability to deserialize commands when multiple sent in short window

NEW: Map Pack maps source in the map list UPDATE: Localizations (all: ui) FIX: Inability to load large saves in multiplayer FIX: When Detach Loco Command & Go To Signal was executed once Shunting Queue editor was closed, it was executed only on host, causing desync

UPDATE: Multiplayer can't be started in Story of Jozic FIX: 2nd (unwanted) instance of Freight contract was scheduled when contract was accepted FIX: Advanced Routing Sensor configuration did not redraw when train type was changed FIX: Analytics consent was not reset internally if remote opt-out call failed FIX: Copenhagen could not be completed with 3 stars due to low track speed FIX: Grabbed object was not rebuilt when right-clicked in multiplayer FIX: Leaderboard could be sent for multiplayer game after load/new FIX: Multi-monitor support leftovers prevented playing on multiple monitors in windowed mode FIX: Signal was not rotated on client after being built & rotated on server in fast sucession

FIX: Already destroyed Train Shunting Queue Editor was redrawn on close, causing leftovers FIX: Locale-based node naming variations (./,) for half-cell sensors caused failed identification => desyncs in multiplayer when players from different cultures played together FIX: Menu buttons overlapped bottom of left panels

FIX: Inability to accept offered Contract (no or obsolete Schedule) if accessed from Offered Contracts Panel FIX: Rush Hour wave duration charts did not display durations over 1 hour correctly (1:05 instead of 61:05)

FIX: Impossible to upgrade Signal to Auto Signal in Departure Sensor Tutorial FIX: NRE in ReuseShuntingCommand execution in single player FIX: Routing Sensor Configuration was not refreshed after Signal was selected FIX: Train composition was cleared by the first modification in single-player mode FIX: Typo in "Last passeger did not make it on time"

Hello Dispatchers!
To celebrate the release of our Co-Op Update, were offering our biggest discount yet 50% off! Now is the perfect time to jump into Rail Route and experience the new multiplayer mode with your friends. Whether you want to build, dispatch, and automate together or challenge each other in Timetable Mode, Rail Route is now more fun than ever with co-op play! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570380/Rail_Route__Curated_Map_Pack/ Dont miss this limited-time offer get Rail Route for half price and start your dispatching adventure today! Happy dispatching!

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Hello Dispatchers! Were excited to announce that the Co-Op Update is now live!
This update comes as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Rail Routes 1.0 release. To mark the occasion, were offering our biggest discount yet 50% off! Its the perfect time to invite a friend and play Rail Route together.

Co-Op Multiplayer, Desyncs, and More

Curated Map Pack

How to check for Desynchronization Issues

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Hello Folks! Its been a while since we shared any big news, but were excited to announce a small update to celebrate the one-year anniversary of our full release. Weve mostly been focusing on bug fixes and minor improvements since the Happy Passengers DLC, but later this year, we decided to revisit some features we had in the works. We didnt want to throw away what wed already startedand that feature is multiplayer!
Our new version with multiplayer is now on the #unstable branch, which you can find access through our Discord. You need to be there to report issues and provide us the required logs, so we are sorry for forcing you there.
Wed love for you to check it out and share your feedback. Thanks for sticking with us! The Rail Route Team

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FIX: Mouse cursor was not visible when game started with controller FIX: Pause button missing controller glyph hint

FIX: Advanced features were unlocked in Arrival and Routing Sensor tutorials FIX: Dropdown was having focus wrongly when using the controller FIX: Inability to compare wave durations in Rush Hour mode against previous personal record after wave 10 due to new personal record being incorrectly used as the benchmark FIX: Mouse was visible in menu when using controller and sometimes, controller stopped working afterward FIX: Percentile 100 was not displayed if a new global record was created - the player was counted twice FIX: Unwanted possibility to build tracks after the end of a wave in rush hour

NEW: Timetable score screen displayed when score is clicked FIX: First 4 trains were not awarded in SoJ FIX: NRE when perpetual key was pressed just after a Perpetual Circuit was built FIX: Rush Hour train numbers were changed & prefixed with type prefix on save&load and on localization change

UPDATE: Logging of long interlocking computation UPDATE: Reset time speed to 1 when next wave starts in Rush Hour FIX: NREs when passenger's itinerary used a train with Any platform setting FIX: Save button in editor was reset from 'Saving' state before saving was actually completed

NEW: Custom contract number used as base for clone numbers UPDATE: Car collider adjusted to prevent train crashes when switch is already deallocated but vehicle still obstructs it visually UPDATE: Click on save name initiates its editing UPDATE: Ignore signals without shunting circuit when testing alternative detach-towards signals at shunting group track UPDATE: In Departure Sensor configuration, when a destination is reachable from both platform signals, both routes are highlighted UPDATE: Newly created map in Editor is immediately saved to appear in Main Menu UPDATE: Unity version to 2021.3.44f1 to fix Mac double-click problems FIX: Bounding wall ignored loaded walls, cutting out pre-designed corridors FIX: Construction task was not initialized in the correct moment during the tutorial so the Time Saver achievement was never unlocked FIX: Departure Sensor was not acting when a train was heading towards sink FIX: Dispatching from Coach Yard in reversed order flag was not applied to custom contract clones FIX: Same delay entries were logged multiple times FIX: Waypoint with player-increased duration was stored as preset, causing inability to shorten the stop for any subsequent contract havning the same pattern

UPDATE: Can decouple multiple locos coupled together UPDATE: Chokepoints removed from Mnchen map UPDATE: Hovering over partially overlapping shunting command now shows hovered command on top FIX: Bulldozing a perpetual circuit in Rush Hour and Timetable modes was returning the circuit to the inventory even though it's given for free when you build the auto signal, That led to free perpetual circuits in the inventory FIX: Contracts menu button didnt listen to keybind after closing construction mode with close menu keybind FIX: Departure Sensor was acting even without signal FIX: Error thrown when dispatcher office was placed in custom level and stations where just created FIX: Error updating train timeline when rejecting a contract FIX: Infinite loading when steam workshop level was added manually without proper file name FIX: Locomotive detachment on shunting group was wrongly computed FIX: Loop including a switch was wrongly connected FIX: No building item hint shown for Stabling Sensor in Simplified Chinese FIX: Path was not deallocated from bulldozed signal when it was not connected from the other side FIX: Populating Shunting Sensor configuration to other platforms did not update attachment endpoint (platform signal) FIX: Satisfaction bar fill value in the contract detail panel was being changed according to the zoom level FIX: Services Contracts panel was being shown under the train FIX: Shunting commands could be shown fully overlapping FIX: Train label position rapidly changed when it was exiting autoblock FIX: Typo in the name of the station `Berliner Tor` in Hamburg map FIX: Waiting train icons with a first schedule that has no specific platform was causing a huge performance drop

FIX: 3rd and 4th transport demands were generated only if the 1st fulfilled demand was still fulfilled when the 2nd demand was fulfilled for the first time FIX: Double apostrophes in Welcome screen FIX: Non-touching trains were crashing when FPS was low

All Aboard!

Streamlined Main Menu Interactions

Improved Station Info

UI Simplification

Construction Enhancements

Performance Improvements

Bug Fixes

• Automated routing to autoblock failed after loading a save with a train inside it
• IC/Reg train was scheduled to fulfill long haul demand even if it did not exit through the destination station but continued back to the map
• Pushing loco was not detached at other shunting group track
• Station visits were incorrectly masked and positioned when masked
• Train alerts where overlapping menu buttons

Help Us Shape the Game

Once again we are launching a custom contest for Rail Route. This time around the focus is on passengers and satisfying their demands (check out the Happy Passenger DLC if you haven't already!). The Challenge: Efficient passenger satisfaction! Starting today and running until Wednedsay the 10th of July, we invite you to join the "Edinburgh Passenger Pursuit" contest. Your mission is to satisfy the most demands with the least amount of contracts possible. It's indeed a challenge for all of you that enjoy solving puzzles and optimizing for passenger demands. How to Join the Contest

• Subscribe to the special Edinburgh map
• Load up Rail Route and the Edinburgh map
• Dispatch trains, keep up with passenger demands and the goal: Satisfy the most demands with the least amount of contracts possible
• Once you've completed the challenge, take a screenshot and head over to the #contest channel in our Discord and drop your results.
• Bragging rights are definitely on the line!

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NEW: Added button in map editor to open editor wiki page UPDATE: Added logs for delayed passing visits FIX: Dropdown list could overlap dropdown below it when it was selected before FIX: It was not possible to attach Stabling Sensor rules to sinks FIX: Links to dlcs on GOG build where incorrect FIX: Moving camera while dragging info panel caused incorrect info panel positioning FIX: Moving camera with WASD was sometimes disabled in focus views such as configuring a sensor

PERF: Clicking the empty space caused lags when there were many upcoming trains PERF: Station Panel optimized to handle many panels with many trains FIX: Game crashed when transport demand was fulfilled for the first time by accepting / modifying a contract (corner case) FIX: Happy passenger score panel was not being shown on activating happy passenger on a saved map from the cheat window FIX: Long-haul transport demand itineraries allowed disembarking from a non-stop train FIX: Passenger icons where placed incorrectly when platform has multiple bends in it FIX: Wait for fetch of workshop maps from steam before attempting to load latest save if it is workshop map save Note: Version 2.1.19 contained a bug and was skipped.

NEW: DLC installation check for Linux @ GoG UPDATE: Added tooltip to diamond reward on map items in main menu UPDATE: Localizations (cs: research, tutorials, ui; ru: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui) PERF: Itinerary recomputing took extreme time in special case FIX: Accepted one time offered contracts were being rejected on bulldozing the dispatcher office FIX: Favorite map button was only shown on prague map for first time player FIX: Tooltips for cycle explenation and rewards where missing on system upgrades page tier progression bar FIX: Transport Demand Detail displayed misleading text when first and second demand was not generated yet

Hello Everyone, Were thrilled to announce that the "Happy Passengers" DLC is now available, bringing fresh content specifically designed to enhance your Endless Mode experience.

Jump Into New Challenges

Insights with the Survey Office

Passengers need your help

Design your network with the Scheduler Office

Get on board and start planning today!

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UPDATE: Contract icons in station configuration view in editor are now grayed out to prevent confusion FIX: Delayed train in Regional train tutorial FIX: Misleading text in the timeline legend FIX: Opening build menu from the relay sensor focus view was leaving the track paths uncleared FIX: Time advance tooltip was only shown on reuse shunting command when entering the pointer from the top FIX: Trains without locomotives were having alerts FIX: Trial train info panel was not showing the satisfaction bar for urban trains FIX: Trivial switches were left over bulldozing

PERF: Leaderboard loading caused a big lag if current gameplay score was low and leaderboard was big PERF: Memory allocation removed from BendingLine.GetWorldPositionEnRoute PERF: TrainRewardIconPlaceable.HasHighestPriority optimized FIX: Clicking the current timeline train visit in the offered contract focus view was not showing the contract waypoints if something else was shown FIX: Invalid configuration icon was not being shown on some of the offices FIX: Perpetual circuit gets the wrong color once deselected in build mode FIX: Shunting was not executed when train stopped at platform so short that it did not move towards the signal after departure FIX: Sink was not being removed on grabbing it's platform

UPDATE: Localizations (ko: all) UPDATE: Rio de Janeiro map facelift PERF: Builders and bulldozers are not AbstractControllers to reduce their count PERF: Checks if route can be created reorganized so the check that node is present in NodeRepository (perf-significant) only when all other checks pass PERF: Leaderboard loading might cause a big lag if windows dimensions were not stabilized before the call PERF: Memory allocation removed from PlaceableController.GetPlaceablesOfType by iterating by index PERF: Placeable's sparse update calls spread over frames PERF: Train filtering optimized FIX: Insufficient funds text was not being removed even if you have enough money until the buy mode is closed and opened again

Hello Everyone, Big news! Our next big update, "Happy Passengers", is set to arrive on May 21st. Were really excited for you to see what weve been working on. Whats Coming? Passengers are joining the game! With this new feature, your stations will buzz with activity as you cater to each passenger's travel needs. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2943430/Rail_Route__Happy_Passengers/

Introducing the Survey Office

Fulfilling Transport Demands

Passenger Choices

Grab Your Reward!

Mark Your Calendars!

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FIX: After converting a track to an autoblock, it doe not shows the correct speed color until you hover it again with the track item FIX: Contract icons in the configuration view was drag-able FIX: Double-click was sometimes needed in Mac instead of single click FIX: Improved the game performance by 10 fps FIX: Set departure time button was opening the upgrades panel even when it's does not have to FIX: Train timeline sometimes is being shown empty with useless black background Note: displayed version is 2.0.17.1 as the previous version suffered a build error.

Hello everyone! We've been quiet since our game hit the big 1.0 release in February. You might think we've been taking it easy, and you're right, sort of. After all that hard work, we needed a break. But don't worry, the team got right back to supporting the game with updates and fixes, even after a little rest. If you haven't, remember to check out our exciting release trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aipDdgzpyNA

Update 1

So, what's new in Update 1?

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UPDATE: Ad-hoc trains (i.e. detached locomotives) no more require dispatching out of the timetable map to finish it FIX: Contract failed to load after cloning it FIX: Loco could not be attached to a train if was provided by a single-loco train + Contract failed (stations omitted) message suppressed in this situation FIX: Rebinding some actions with compound bindings would get stuck at the second binding FIX: Regional trains were considered among the trains that got dispatched from the Coach yard which gave the Coach yard achievements even though there is no coach yard FIX: Shift warning tooltip of the station visit's minus button was not being show properly FIX: Shunting Command execution was pending on the opposite Shunting Circuit after motionless reverse so the path was either created immediately or never FIX: Toggle UI binding was moving camera down FIX: Train reward icon shine effects were being played even when the icon's settings is set to be hidden

PERF: Increased performance when having a lot of Conductor and Dispatcher offices on the map PERF: Updating of possible destinations & candidate path moved from FixedUpdate to Update not to hang the game if processing many possible paths FIX: Changing the name of a custom level didnt immidiatly update the name on the current game menu page FIX: Filter search by mandatory station visit in the contracts page was not working for the Regional contracts FIX: Sensors on Autoblocks were not triggering from both sides when the 2nd signal was built after the sensor FIX: Showing a contract in contracts page was clearing the filters even without new filters being applied FIX: Stabling sensor tutorial might not highlight the clear command button and its train might be dispatched while task waiting for player FIX: Train bottom bar status text was overlapping when train is at station with a long name FIX: Trigger by remaining visits option in shunting sensor was being triggered for any station that matches the configured station regardless if it was remained or already visited

NEW: Set departure time button is added to the station info panel in the contract focus view, it will allows you to set a departure time to the visits that are only a passage NEW: Warning icon with tooltip will be shown on the platform toggle in the station info panel of the contract focus view when selecting a platform that has no sink and it's the platform where the train should spawn at UPDATE: Deallocate track before bulldozing it (prevents bulldozing if not possible) UPDATE: Deallocate track signal is acting from before bulldozing the signal (prevents bulldozing if not possible) UPDATE: Deallocate tunnel before bulldozing it (prevents bulldozing if not possible) UPDATE: Routing Queue upgrade removed. Auto Signal queues once unlocked UPDATE: Routing, Relay and Arrival Sensors will NOT trigger their automations if there is a direct path to the controlled signal (no branching) and the train is not heading towards it UPDATE: Stabling Sensor tutorial text rephrased to highlight note about rule directionality UPDATE: Waiting train icons will not always be sorted horizontally but instead, it will depend on the orientation of the platform's sink FIX: Active contract configuration showed delayed times from trial train and not the latest train FIX: Attach Loco and Go to Shunting Group commands were enqueued if the Signal had already some queue FIX: Build conductor office task was not being fulfilled in the tutorial FIX: Controller vibration option in settings menu could not be navigated to FIX: Could not easily select delete contract confirmation buttons on controller in active contracts menu FIX: DepartureSensor worked uni-directionally if platform did not posses both signals FIX: Loco could be detached even when if train spread over multiple tracks, leading to a stuck train (Attach Loco can not attach to trains over multiple tracks) FIX: Loco detached at other shunting group tracks did not continue executing the shunting queue (detach command was never marked finished) FIX: Misleading arrival sensor priority tooltip FIX: Missing spacer character before characters like ! and ? in french language FIX: Multi leg train didnt go into shunting mode when station had sink on some platforms but not all FIX: Navigation on level editor contract menu items moved in unexpected directions FIX: Save list size was not updated when ui resolution was changed and save list shown at the same time FIX: Selected save in save lists was not autoscrolled to when selecting with navigation FIX: Sink Entry was kept allocated after Platform allocation was cleared without option to clear it as well FIX: Stop Duration time buttons of the station info panels are not being hidden when the game mode is not rush hour and the station of that panel is not purchased FIX: Train overview panel had blurry texts FIX: UnlockNewStationTask was fulfilled immediately FIX: Welcome screen didnt show icons on some languages

NEW: Warning message that a coach yard is missing when trying to accept a train that requires to get out of a coach yard UPDATE: Added duplicate station name message when attempting to change a station name to an existing one UPDATE: Auto-reverse suppressed on platforms with Departure Sensor to prevent interference UPDATE: Disabled detaching and attaching of locomotives inside autoblocks to prevent train colliding with itself inside PERF: Removed unnecessary refreshing of time speed button tooltip FIX: A failing detach loco command could breaks the commands focus view FIX: Active time speed button was not highlighted upon game start FIX: Bulldoze section binding conflicted with contracts menu toggle on controller FIX: Bulldozing a track that is used as one of the auto signal queued tracks was not being removed from the queue which led to a broken save FIX: Find contract subtask in the tutorial was being fulfilled even when the contract focus view is closed FIX: Map saving failed if Arrival Sensor referred deleted platform FIX: Missing shunting circuit tooltip is being shown even when the circuit is not missing FIX: Navigation highlighter was hidden upon opening the main menu and keybinds where hidden upon opening the system upgrades menu FIX: Non-acting signals on queued routes where not shown as non-acting when route was allocated until cursor hovered over them FIX: Platform-less stations (labels/captions) were selectable in sensors & could be added as waypoints, breaking the contract planning FIX: Platforms from waypoint presets affected stations en route FIX: Stabling Sensor worked only at station where next leg started despite UI allowing other stations FIX: Station names not localized in majority of places FIX: Station visit name is losing its localised name after a train crash FIX: Train without locomotive didnt have correct status text on bottom bar FIX: Traversing a switch sometimes failed after track upgrade, caused stuck train and/or perf problems FIX: Unable to save old save after loading it FIX: Upgrade / downgrade tracks controller keybinds interfered with build mode and contracts menu toggles

UPDATE: Added captions & subtitles toggle to first welcome modal UPDATE: Button keybind hints now also show bindings with a modifier UPDATE: Localizations (de: achievements; es: achievements; fr: achievements; ja-JP: achievements; ko: achievements; nl: achievements; pl: achievements; ru: achievements; zh-Hans: achievements) UPDATE: Localizations (de: all; ko: achievements, ui; cs: research, tutorials, ui; es: research, tutorials, ui; nl: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; fr: tutorials, ui; hu: ui; ja-JP: ui; pl: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Subtitles enabled by default UPDATE: Unbound gamepad (controller) binding for "Toggle bindings shown" by default to avoid conflict with precision key binding FIX: Accept/decline contract sound was wrongly positioned FIX: All sensors controlling the signal were triggered when train finished shunting at the sensor (now: execution order taken into account) FIX: Also trains reused on tracks were counted to Coach yard achievement FIX: Building and train bottom bar sizes incorrect after changing UI scaling FIX: Building or bulldozing a sink of a platform in editor led to leave some trains not spawnable with a `Train not found` error message FIX: Changing the ui scale setting with a controller would move the bar a big amount making it imprecise FIX: Error on setting a train in editor to spawn from a platform that has no sink FIX: Modifier binding was not shown when keyboard has single binding but gamepad doesnt and Xbox or Playstation specific bindings where shown FIX: Rotate construction gamepad binding changed to resolve interference with open contract menu binding FIX: Sink stayed allocated after contract was rejected & trial train disposed when about to leave station of origin towards the sink. Now trial train is never disposed en route. FIX: Some keybinds could not be rebound due to input type mismatch FIX: Some mini tutorial were failing without showing an appropriate dialog that says that, now there is a dialog to make it clear FIX: Stabling sensor rule tooltips did not show FIX: Welcome screen did not activate navigation when using controller input and language option was not selectable

Hey Rail Routers! Buckle up, because we've reached a major station on our journey: Rail Route's official 1.0 release! After two and a half years in Early Access It's finally the game we always dreamed of building, and we're excited to share it with you in all its glory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aipDdgzpyNA

Early Access: A Journey of Growth

Player Onboarding

Clear Progression

Easy of Use

Clean UI/UX

Audio-visual Immersion

And what's new on top that?

• New Achievements: To all achievement hunters out there, we've added 30 new challenges for you to conquer.
• Steam Community Items: Dive into the new collection of trading cards, badges, emoticons, and backgrounds to jazz up your Steam profile.
• Soundtrack Release: We're proud to present our beautiful, piano-led soundtrack by the talented Rupert Cole. Now you can immerse yourself in the serene sounds that embody the essence of Rail Route, available on Spotify and your preferred music platform.
• Supporter Bundle: Long-time fan? New player? It doesn't matter! If you purchase the Supporter Bundle (Rail Route + Rail Route Soundtrack), you will get an extra sweet discount on top of the price!
• Steam Deck Verification: Check out our Steam page for the green Steam Deck icon Rail Route is now fully Steam Deck verified!

What's Next?

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NEW: Snapshot Player.log toggle in Debug Panel for easier bug reports UPDATE: Main menu button was not shown after rush hour wave was finished FIX: Buttons on victory screens could perform their actions multiple times when clicked multiple times FIX: Contract Configuration failed if there was a station without sign en route FIX: Editor did not show trains.txt import errors & terminated the import after the first duplicate FIX: Endless victory screen incorrectly showed max reached score value FIX: Escape did not toggle the main menu on endless and timetable victory screens FIX: Path decoration effect when you make a route or highlight a signal sometimes started from the opposite direction FIX: Reward icon tooltip rephrased to match the countdown FIX: Secondary action did not close victory screens FIX: Star reward progression bar had transparent backgrounds on threshold values FIX: System upgrades menu remained visible and active when victory screens where shown FIX: Tracks in Contract Configuration were not redrawn correctly in some situations

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Hello Rail Routers! Last week we announced our 1.0 release date! But besides launching our 1.0 version and the stream with a secret guest (don't forget to set a reminder!) we can now also announce the Rail Route - Soundtrack and Music Player DLC - arriving on February 22nd alongside the 1.0 release! The DLC will be available in the upcoming Rail Route Supporter Bundle adding a sweet discount on top of the price, for all our dedicated train dispatchers this is a great way to continue supporting Rail Route and it's development!

Check out and wishlist the DLC right here:

Hello Rail Routers!
Mark Your Calendars: February 22nd - A Red-Letter Day in Rail Route History! Last week we announced our 1.0 release date - VERY EXCITING! We will celebrate the release of 1.0 with a live stream where Angel and a secret guest will play Rail Route 1.0! There will be a chance to ask questions directly to the devs and the guest. This is something you don't want to miss! You can just hit the "Set a Reminder" button to be notified when we're live!
So, set a reminder and tune in for a good time with us right here or on YouTube, at 21.00 CET / 12am PST / 20.00 UTC on Thursday, February 22nd! Before we end today's announcement, there will soon be some hints on upcoming content that you can check out on the Rail Route Discord... Happy dispatching, The Rail Route team

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Hello Rail Enthusiasts! We're thrilled to announce the new Update 20. Today, we're pulling into the station with some exciting news that's bound to make your railroad management experience even more thrilling. As always, don't forget to hop on board our Discord community to stay in the loop and connect with fellow rail enthusiasts and our dedicated dev team!

Rail Route 1.0 arriving on February 22nd!

Improved Contract Configuration: Precision is Key

3rd Star Reward for Endless Mode: Reach for the Stars

Victory Screen for Endless Mode: Celebrate Your Triumphs

Shunting Trains Visualization: Keeping Things on Track

Particles and Animations: A Visual Treat

Improved Sounds: A Symphony of Rails

Full Changelog

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NEW: Open system upgrade page task to prevent confusion when unlocking an upgrade in the tutorial while the wrong page is opened UPDATE: Localizations (nl: all; it: research, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials) FIX: Timetable endscreen did not show upon completing timetable map FIX: Average speed displayed on schedule sections was erroneous sometimes when a it was possible to bypass a station. FIX: End of Rush Hour demo screen was not shown in demo FIX: The tooltip of unlock upgrade task in the tutorial was not clear FIX: Trains arriving within a minute after their scheduled arrival were marked as delayed on the train bottom bar schedule

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!

The rail log: Our Early Access expedition

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:

The challenge of compatibility:

The result of our experience:

Update highlights

Looking forward: Beyond 1.0

Spread the Word: Amplify the Excitement

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Hello Rail Enthusiasts!
We're excited to bring you the latest update for Rail Route Update 19! This update introduces new features and improvements to enhance your railway management experience. Don't forget to join our Discord community for engaging discussions, insights, and connections with fellow rail fans and our dev team!
Now, let's explore the new features!

Perpetual Circuit: A Fresh Approach

New Endless Scoring System: Aim for the High Score!

Improved Victory Screens: Celebrate Your Success

Simplified Station Construction: Build with Ease

Updated Bottom Bar: Smoother Navigation

Message Log for Jozic: Never Miss a Beat

Demo Version Now Available!

Full Changelog

• NEW: A bubble icon on the task panel that will open the `Message log` in the story of Jozic so you can see the previous subtitles if you missed some
• NEW: Cumulative time & average speed shown for mandatory stop & destination in Contract Configuration when train passes stations
• NEW: Edit map button in game mode if the map was loaded from editor
• NEW: Map settings check in editor that all stations that are used as an origin station in the timetable should at least have one platform with a sink
• NEW: New cycle period marked as yellow vertical line in station info panel timelines
• NEW: Perpetual circuit system upgrade that will unlock the Perpetual circuit building item, building this circuit on a semaphore allows it to make a perpetual route
• NEW: Platforms in editor are built from the construction menu instead of the stations panel
• NEW: Station sign item button in the construction menu in bottom bar
• UPDATE: Border toggle removed from the station configuration panel in editor
• UPDATE: Changed modal backgrounds to match new UI style
• UPDATE: Conductor Offices pre-built in stock Endless maps in suitable locations
• UPDATE: Contract platform dropdown now highlighted when platform is selected
• UPDATE: Dispatcher office required warning message won't be shown in the station configuration view if no red contract upgrade is unlocked
• UPDATE: Dotted connectors are below tracks level. Tunnels have exception.
• UPDATE: Export stations button has been moved from stations panel to save and share panel
• UPDATE: Learn auto signal task will not be activated if the clicked signal has no possible free destinations to make a route to
• UPDATE: Offices required warning messages in the station configuration view will not be shown in editor
• UPDATE: Replaced Rail Route logo in illustrations with new yellow logo
• UPDATE: Replaced old UI style leader boards with new UI style
• UPDATE: Sinks can now be built only from the platform configuration view
• UPDATE: Slowed down star reward animations on victory screens
• UPDATE: Updated general, contract and contract focus view bottom bar designs to match train bottom bar
• UPDATE: Updated rush hour and timetable ending screens with new UI style and controller support
• UPDATE: Waiting train icons will no longer be hidden in build mode in Rush hour
• UPDATE: opening configuration views is now allowed in the construction mode
• FIX: Achievements localization keys fixed after score changes
• FIX: Bottom left menu buttons where visible during rush hour wave completed screen
• FIX: Contract in editor was not properly updated after deleting used station or all platforms on used station
• FIX: Disabled navigation on modals containing only buttons with keybind to avoid confusion
• FIX: It was not possible to upgrade/downgrade tunnel speed with tunnel in hand
• FIX: Item video had incorrect aspect ratio on build button tooltip
• FIX: Mandatory station was not set when creating a contract in editor
• FIX: Missing word in main menu add map page
• FIX: Error when there was no suitable station found when generating Reg contract
• FIX: Only one attached sensor was triggered when train finished shunting by stopping at signal (now: all attached sensors are triggered)
• FIX: Plain signs were being included in the number of active stations in the system upgrades bottom bar
• FIX: Screenshot of previously loaded map was shown when opening main menu after creating a new map
• FIX: Scrolling info panels on the side interrupted when pointer was between info panels or on time offset slider
• FIX: Some contract icons were loaded twice
• FIX: Station signs that have no platforms were not being highlighted for selection
• FIX: Train jitters when focusing the camera on it while moving
• FIX: Train was incorrectly reused when just exiting the Coach Yard resulting in occupied CY and track after save&load
• FIX: UI was scaled too narrow on some ultrawide configurations
• FIX: Upgrade does not immediately become available when its parent has been installed
• FIX: platform number background sprite had line artefact on certain zoom levels

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Hey there, fellow Rail Dispatchers! Get ready for Rail Route Update 19! We've got some great new features to share that are now live on our Unstable version. But before we dive into the details, don't forget to join our Discord community. It's the perfect place to connect with fellow Rail Route enthusiasts, chat with our devs, get a sneak peek at what's coming down the track and also where you can get access to Unstable! We want YOU to try it with us! How to join? [olist]

Check #unstable-version channel [/olist] Now, let's get right into the exciting updates:

Perpetual Circuit Streamlined Rail Management

Introducing the Perpetual Circuit! This circuit can be attached to an auto signal, offering continuous path allocation. It's perfect for managing long one-way block segments efficiently. We've also improved its accessibility, making it easier for both new and experienced players.
In the endless mode, you'll find the Perpetual Circuit under a new System Upgrade, complete with a dedicated tutorial. No more hunting for this handy tool - it's now right at your fingertips. In Timetable and Rush Hour modes, every signal automatically has access to this circuit.

A New Scoring System for Endless Mode!

We've revamped the scoring in Endless mode. Instead of Operational Turnover, we now focus on the sum of experience points (Green + Red) earned in one cycle. This change offers a clearer measure of your rail network's efficiency. Plus, stay tuned for leaderboards coming soon!

Improved Victory Screens - Celebrate Your Success!

Celebrate your achievements with improved victory screens in Timetable and Rush Hour modes. Endless mode will follow suit, complete with shiny star awards. Enjoy a more satisfying endgame experience.

Simplified Station Construction: Easier Rail Building

Introducing Simplified Station Construction, a feature that streamlines station building. Build stations and platforms from the menu, connect platforms to stations, and configure platform sinks. Updated bottom bar for a sleek look. Enjoy a smoother railway-building experience in Rail Route!

A Fresh Look for the Bottom Bar

We've given the bottom bars a visual refresh for a more cohesive and appealing design.

Message Log for Jozic

Stay in sync with Jozic's adventures through the new message log. Now you can easily catch up on Jozic's narrative during your adventures on the Prague map. No more missing important details!

Demo - Try Before You Buy

Curious about Rail Route but not quite ready to commit? We've got you covered! Our demo is back, giving you a taste of the Rail Route experience. Get a taste of the game for free, but act fast it won't be around forever.

Steam Capitalism & Economy Fest - Get on Board!

Celebrate capitalism with Rail Route during the Steam Capitalism & Economy Fest from January 8 to January 15. Enjoy a 10% discount as we roll along with the festivities. That's all for now, folks! Join our Discord to try out Update 19 and be among the first to explore the Perpetual Circuit and other fantastic features. As always, your feedback is invaluable, so let us know how these changes enhance your Rail Route experience. Until next time, keep those switches switching and those locomotives rolling! - The Rail Route Team

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UPDATE: Localizations (es: achievements, research; hu: achievements; it: achievements, ui; de: research; nl: research, tutorials, ui; ru: ui; zh-Hans: ui) FIX: Attach loco shunting command in invalid queue prevented opening of shunting queue editing FIX: Conductor Office returned to Berlin & Wroclaw maps after upgrade FIX: Contracts with a leg without mandatory stop caused error when Regional Contract Manager was configured (and were rejected by the manager without consideration) FIX: Double click on Play the Map button in Editor caused double saving & map corruption FIX: If train overshot a platform (e.g. after reusing while moving over it), it never moved again FIX: Impossibility to attach a loco to a train at the very end of the track (e. g. loco detached after pushing the train to the signal, then running around) FIX: It was possible to configure Regional Contract Manager even when its upgrade was not installed FIX: Recalculate schedule and topology buttons where shown on the bottom bar in play mode when editing a contract FIX: Set arrival to current time button was shown outside of the editor when editing a contract FIX: Stop time longer than 2 hours was wrongly formated FIX: Timetable mode train bottom bar was too tall because research point awards were still shown FIX: Typo in en text FIX: Upkeep was not accounted to Operational Turnover and Total of Cycle Report

UPDATE: Attach loco command can be enqueued to train shunting queue even if Detach loco command is enqueued to be executed elsewhere than the train currently is UPDATE: Importing contracts from text file in the editor will get rid of all the current contracts and adds the imported ones UPDATE: Localizations (nl: all; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Single allocated connections can be cleared by Secondary Action FIX: Accepting contract from Offered Contracts panel ended in broken state as contract to highlight was not present in Active Contracts just after accepted (wait needed) FIX: Contract breaking penalty is not being written correctly to the text file (it was doing the opposite) FIX: Contract detail view shows the default max speed value instead of the value that has been set from the editor when the contract has been made FIX: Contract schedule detail in contract menus showed above contract listing even when there was space below it FIX: Contract schedule not being shown correctly in contract bottom bar in the editor FIX: Delete button was cutoff in contracts menu for offered contracts and contracts in editor when horizontal scrolling was active FIX: Fixing wrong tunnel connector in some maps (caused by an old error) FIX: Left info panels stayed scrolled up after dragging the scrollbar with the mouse in a contract focus view and then exiting the view FIX: Loading or starting a new game after finishing a timetable map did not reset the game speed FIX: Restored missing localization for editor station reachability inaccurate warning and fixed typo FIX: Revert in Contract Configuration did not redraw average speed indicators FIX: Shunting and stabling sensor using the wrong rule when more than one rule is configured to the same station but with different commands for each composition state FIX: There was no way to set the stop duration of the train in rush hour editor as the station visits view where completely hidden FIX: Track allocation state is not being changed from shunting to occupied when the attach loco commands finishes executing FIX: Trains were duplicated in Editor after export to trains.txt, import, save & load

NEW: Delayed stops are now marked as delayed in the train bottom bar schedule NEW: Go to platform command can send the train to correct platform even before Reuse command switches the leg UPDATE: Berlin Hbf in Berlin map split to tief and hoch station to prevent confused routing UPDATE: IC contracts generation tuned. More IC contracts (40 % now, was 10 %) select their mandatory stop only from stations en route from origin to destination; IC contracts selecting their mandatory stop from all stations (60 % now, was 90 %) select the station proportionally by weight (was: the highest was selected) UPDATE: Localizations (pl: achievements, ui; nl: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Shunting Commands tutorial now reiterates that train in shunting mode disregards stations & sensors after adding the first command UPDATE: Shunting Sensor destinations configuration hint clarified UPDATE: Train reward icon on board shows orange and has FX disabled when reward is lost FIX: Clicked bottom most contracts in contracts menus with vertical scrollbar enabled had schedule outside of scroll section FIX: Clicked contract in editor contracts menu with long schedule had invisible schedule FIX: Complete text value is not being set correctly the first time you open the offered contracts menu FIX: Contract period was not displayed in Editor FIX: Go to platform command enqueued for a train (platform known) wrongly highlighted all platforms of that station (implemented for sensor rule display) FIX: Missing UI volume label in audio options page FIX: Northern passage in Wroclaw map was closed accidentally during previous map update FIX: Save and load buttons were visible in the current game page of a mini tutorial, while they are not save able FIX: Shunting Circuit description referred to the first command execution but it executes multiple commands in some situations FIX: System upgrade menu bottom bar remained after toggling system upgrade menu with buy mode active FIX: Timetable is not updated when a station or a platform is removed in editor FIX: Timetable map loading failed when some connection was not in distance matrix FIX: Tunnel upgrade cost half the price of same lenght track upgrade

While approaching the full release of Rail Route (check out this post if missed this!) we are now inviting you, our beloved community, to be part of Rail Route forever. This is your opportunity to create an immortal piece of Rail Route! Starting today, and running until the 14th of January we are calling you, our players, to join our Community Map Contest. This is your opportunity to take map creation to a new level. The most interesting and exciting maps, adding variation (location, play style and layout) to the current selection of maps, will be picked up and included in the official selection for Rail Route 1.0! How to participate:

• Join our Discord, and check out the #contest channel
• Create your map and upload it to the workshop, so we can play it
• Submit in a post in the #contest channel

• Based on a real location (variation in location will be rewarded)
• Endless mode

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Hello fellow Rail Route enthusiasts! We're excited to bring you additional improvements of Rail Route Update 18, with changes to enhance your railway management experience.

Composition condition for stabling sensor

Heading (next station) condition for shunting sensor improved

Tutorials Section in Menu

Updated Train Bottom Bar

Improved Train Labels

Full changelog:

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NEW: Contract Configuration shows reward difference against state before modifications & Revert action to revert contract schedule to that state NEW: Hotkey to edit contract from the active contracts menu ('X' on keyboard, 'D-pad/Down' on gamepad) NEW: Tooltips to edit contract and accept contract buttons in the trial train info panel UPDATE: Disabling Game Hints is not bound to a map but it's game wise UPDATE: Localizations (fr: research, ui; de: tutorials; no: ui) UPDATE: Make Coach Yard interactable when Precision key is pressed FIX: Incoming trains passing border station each minute were marked conflicting FIX: Maps with more than 30 stations had Available Stations section in System Upgrades distorted FIX: Timelines shown on hover in station info panels where shown partly off-screen Note: the build appears as 1.18.9.1 in game as the original build was flawed.

Hello Everyone, The Rail Route team is thrilled to announce that Update 18 has arrived, bringing a host of exciting features and improvements to your railway management experience. Whether you're a seasoned dispatcher or just starting your rail adventure, these new additions are bound to enhance your gameplay. So, hop aboard, and let's dive into the details - BUT WAIT! Before we dive into the new features, take a moment to join our Discord community. It's the perfect place to chat with fellow members and the devs, share your insights, and maybe pick up a few pro tips along the way!

New sensors for increased efficiency!

Relay Sensor: Simple Automation, Big Impact

Shunting Sensor: Elevating Train Control

Conductor Office: Your Gateway to Green Contracts

Loco Coupling: Advanced Train Handling

The New Editor: Enhanced Timetable Management

Timetable View: Organized Train Lists

Updated Train Bar: Intuitive Control

In Conclusion

Full Changelog

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UPDATE: Viafier Retica initial traffic streamlined to prevent conflicts FIX: Map was not loadable if it contained an arrival sensor referring a deleted platform FIX: Regional train in shunting mode leaving the map caused broken save FIX: Train on platform did not move with 'Go to platform' shunting command to other platform currently executed FIX: Tunnel length value was not accepted in Editor

Hey Rail Route Community, We're back with another update on what's new in Rail Route. Let's dive into the details of our latest features.

Loco Coupling: Advanced Train Handling

• Attach/Detach Loco Shunting Command: Gain direct control over locomotive positioning.
  
• Customizable Shunting Sensor: Tailor sensor settings for specific train compositions, like having a locomotive at either end.
  

The New Editor: Enhanced Timetable Management

• Access the Contracts List: The panel from Endless mode is now integrated into the Editor.
• Edit Timetables: Similar to contract editing in the game, add new stations and move times with ease.

Timetable View: Organized Train Lists

Updated Train Bar: Intuitive Train Control

In Conclusion

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UPDATE: All platforms and all shunting tracks in a group light up when hovering over a got to platform or shunting group command UPDATE: Localizations (nl: tutorials) FIX: Contract with locked stations could still be accepted 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: On-board train's color was not immediately updated when rejecting a contract FIX: Rush Hour might have variable traffic with the same seed across game version FIX: Video for Shunting Commands upgrade was not displayed FIX: Wave finish modal didnt display unlocked items correctly FIX: using the modifier key to open track details failed to open configuration focus view and prevented showing configuration panels

You, our community has been the foundation of Rail Route's success, and we're thrilled to have you on board. Announcing that we are leaving Early Access and releasing 1.0 in February is a huge step for us. To mark this milestone, we're announcing "The Shanghai Rail Riddle" contest on the endless map of Shanghai. What better way to celebrate than by testing your rail dispatching skills in one of the world's busiest train hubs? The Challenge: Keep 'em on time! Starting today and running until Thursday the 30th of November, we invite you to join "The Shanghai Rail Riddle" contest. Your mission is to keep as many trains running "on time" in cycle 10. It's a challenge for those who enjoy solving puzzles and optimizing rail systems. How to Join the Contest

• Load up Rail Route and select the endless map of Shanghai.
• Dispatch trains and aim to keep as many as possible punctual in the 10th cycle.
• Once you've completed the challenge, take a screenshot and head over to the #contest channel in our Discord and drop your results.
• Bragging rights are definitely on the line!

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Hello Everyone, You might think the title of this post sounds like the start of a quirky joke or an intriguing story "A Shunting Sensor, a Relay Sensor, and a Conductor Office walk into a bar..." But no, it's actually the exciting lineup of features we're rolling out in Update 18 for Rail Route - a Train Dispatcher Simulator!
And we're thrilled to pull back the curtain on Update 18, which is currently chugging along in our #staging version. Lets unpack the goodies we've been tinkering with!

Wait! What's Staging Version?

Introducing: Relay Sensor

Introducing: Shunting Sensor

Conductor Office: Your Gateway to Green Contracts

In Conclusion

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UPDATE: Localizations (es: achievements, ui; nl: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui; no: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Station visit info panels can no longer be dragged around in contract focus view FIX: Error thrown when train was selected and new contract was accepted in focus view FIX: Hovering a subtask icon leads to bad icon flickering FIX: Main menu tab selection buttons where still acting on keybinds when menu was closed 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: Reuse shunting command did not show up when editing stabling sensors FIX: Saving a go to signal shunting command with a deleted signal leads to a NPR and breaks the load 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: Text in timetable completion modal had graphical artifacts FIX: Train dispatched from Coach Yard in advance (as ECS) caused errors when schedule editing was attempted FIX: Train shunting queue was not cleared when trains contract was rejected FIX: Trains outside of endless mode did not show timeline on hover FIX: Zoom to contract views were wrongly computed in some cases Note: Build 1.17.15 contained critical bug and was skipped.

Come and celebrate the annual Czech & Slovak Games Week with us. To celebrate this, Rail Route will have a 20% discount for the coming week! Every year on the 17th of November, Czechia and Slovakia celebrate national holiday in honor of the events of 1939 and 1989. The Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy is primarily linked to the year '89 and the so-called Velvet Revolution, which marked the peaceful transfer of power and the advent of democracy. It represents the beginning of free entrepreneurship in our countries, including the gaming scene, which gradually developed during the 1990s to its present form. Situated in the heart of Europe, Czechia and Slovakia may be small countries, but the local gaming scene punches well above its weight! Join us in celebration of Czech and Slovak game developers, and the plethora of games theyve brought to this world! As a studio in the Czech Republic, we are proud to be part of the annual Czech & Slovak Games Week with so many other fantastic studios and great games. Rail Route received Update 17 last week, finally adding the long-awaited feature shunting. This week we recommend you to try it out on our Prague map, to celebrate this very special week. Go dispatch some trains! And as always, share your feedback:

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Hotfix 1.17.13 NEW: Train schedule is shown when hovering visit in station info panel timeline UPDATE: Bigger tunnel connector sprite UPDATE: Stock endless maps updated (more space for yards) FIX: Closing contracts menu would leave black artifacts behind from station signs for a short time FIX: Contracts menu did not switch to correct tab when showing specific contract FIX: Edit contract keybind closed active contract focus view when different train was clicked FIX: Incorrect duplicate tooltips on editor checklist items 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: Wrong sound position when station sign clicked on UI Hotfix 1.17.14 UPDATE: Dock station info panel subtask in the tutorial has been removed FIX: Incorrect string format for chinese localization of reuse shunting command time FIX: Localized text on upcoming trains and train bottom bar was not updated directly after changing game language FIX: Non bulldozable items could be bulldozed when clicking just after deselecting an item on the board in bulldoze mode 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: Train names where not localized when loading a save with a different localization active or changing the localization in game

NEW: Collect upkeep each cycle for Shunting Track and Stabling Sensor UPDATE: Increased minimum default ui scale for smaller resolutions UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Reg train Intermission now measured from arrival to departure (was: from departure to arrival), making leg's last stop and next first stop be included in intermission - their lenght now does not matter. Brings better stabling platform allocation visualization and earlier leg switch possibility. UPDATE: Upkeep rebalanced for Shunting Circuit (1000), Shunting Track (2000), Stabling Sensor (4000) and Coach Yard (10000) FIX: CycleBalance.Upkeep was not saved FIX: Lists with filters were not cleared when filter was modified to unmatching string (no result expected) while the list was still being loaded

Hello All Train Dispatchers,
Great news for all rail network enthusiasts Update 17 has officially pulled into the station! It's crammed with enhancements that will redefine how you manage your railways. But before we dive into the buffet of new features, take a moment to join our Discord community. It's the perfect place to chat with fellow members and the devs, share your insights, and maybe pick up a few pro tips along the way!
Now, lets get to the good stuff.

Shunting: The New Era of Train Control

Multi-leg (Regional) Trains Automation

Shunting Track

Stabling Sensor

Improved Contracts Planning

All Stations Inclusion

Add/Remove Waypoint

Building Made Better

A Clear View of Offered Contracts

Streamlined Sensor Configuration

Music to Your Ears Or Not

Full Changelog

Notable Additions

• A hint in the station configuration view about not getting red contracts for stations that are without a dispatcher office
• Added hint for changes to trial contracts
• Added offered contracts panel
• Arrival sensor configuration view
• Build dispatcher office narration hint on unlocking a red contracts upgrade
• Coach Yard can dispatch individual trains as ECS
• Departure sensor configuration view
• Full schedule! All stations en route included in trial train schedule
• Full schedule; Add & Remove waypoint actions to set up own route
• Full schedule; Finished trial train indicates delayed / faster run to schedule & requests schedule modification
• 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
• Particle effects when build bar is opened
• Reuse icon in the regional train label when it is waiting for next leg train
• Routing sensor configuration view
• Shunting Track building added to facilitate assigning tracks to Shunting Group; target of 'Go to Shunting Group' shunting command.
• Shunting commands introduced to control stabling of regional trains and turning the locomotive around the train
• Shunting commands mini tutorial
• Shunting commands upgrade & Shunting Circuit building item
• Shunting queue displayed in focus view with shunting commands placed in front of signals they command the train to
• Stabling Sensor building added to facilitate automated assigning of shunting commands to trains requiring shunting (e. g. Reg trains during their intermissions)
• Stabling sensor mini tutorial
• The game mutes audio when not in focus

Notable Updates

• AcceptContractTask now have a subtask to adjust the Bubny's station visit's platform
• All core Endless maps updated to be more open (part 1)
• Background color of some buttons and checkbox made brighter for better visibility
• Better animation at the start of offered / active contracts views
• Building buttons on bottom bar for recently installed upgrades show animation when first shown
• Building item texts refined
• Changed building bottom bar visuals
• Coach Yard Automation upgrade discarded. Coach yards are capable of automation once built.
• Coach Yard price increased to 50000 + upkeep of 5000 per cycle introduced; it is an end-game building
• Coach Yard stables instances of trains, not only counters. Reg train is always dispatched from CY where previous leg was stabled.
• Configuration 'Paste all' button now copies configuration of currently edited sensor to neighbours instead of config in clipboard
• Contract connector bends over autoblocks or tunnels en route instead of short-cutting them
• Currently edited train has different color in Station Timeline
• Currently edited train shown on board in contract configuration and shunting focus views
• Improved visuals for checkbox hover states
• Improved visuals for toggle button hover states
• Improved visuals of station visit panels in contract planning
• Increased size of small buttons
• Increased targeted framerate for slow loading operations
• Localizations (ja-JP: tutorials, ui; nl: research, tutorials, ui; no: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui)
• Money not refunded when item grabbed and not charged when rebuilt. Refunded only when rebuild is not possible.
• Music intensity is rewarding players that do not switch time or pause
• Overlapping visits in the station info panel timeline are now marked to indicate a conflict
• Renamed some columns on active contracts panel and replaced train type text with icon
• Right mouse can be used in Focus Views to move the map without closing the view
• Selected Train is shown in Contract configuration Views
• Sensors mini tutorials have been updated to use the new sensor configuration focus view
• Stabling Sensor triggers also for Com and IC trains ending in Coach Yard
• Station Info Panels that were deliberately opened in focus view will be closed with the focus view once it get closed
• Traffic types (Through and Oneway) renamed to just 'Green' and 'Red'
• Train in intermission timeline: 2nd station of next leg displayed for easier decisions
• Trial train failed narration has been updated
• Updated hints modal to be fullscreen panel in new UI style

Notable Fixes

• Build buttons without editable inventory amount where not shown inline with other buttons
• Build mode could not be opened in timetable maps with inventory enabled
• Build mode is not closeable at the beginning of the tutorial
• Buttons on station info panels in contract adjustment focus view moved up when hovered
• Contract connector & topology search allowed orthogonal connection to autoblocks without signals
• Departure sensors that were saved with null connection using the old configuration method were not configurable
• Filtering stations list in editor while in platform placing mode resulted in broken platform placing
• First train chapter in the tutorial was failing if the time was paused before 08:00 in the previous chapter
• 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
• Jozic says gain 5 green points in for the auto accept trains upgrade while it actually costs only 3 points
• Keybind without dedicated icons fallback text sometimes contained "Press"
• Map item animation kept repeating when hovering mouse near edge of map
• Middle click were opening configurations where moving map
• Modals during story and upgrade tutorials did not hide other UI and menu button bindings would still trigger
• Open focus view subtasks in the tutorials could be fulfilled by opening the wrong focus view
• Opening the options menu for the first time lagged the game
• Performance issues in contracts panel
• Red and Green system upgrades menu pages where not lined up on the same position
• Regional trial trains were not auto-dispatched from Coach Yard
• Score panel is not being hidden once a victory screen is shown in the timetable
• Sending the train in the run trial train task out of the map led to a narration to be played twice
• Sensors were buildable at the autoblocks' end points
• Small track pieces where barely or completely invisible when highlighted as routing destinations
• Smart formatting was not applied in some places.
• Story prompt to play wakefield map didnt hide UI to focus on prompt and menu button bindings could still be activated
• Switch was not reset to track after the track was extended
• System upgrade menu button remained highlighted when closing upgrades menu in editor
• System upgrade menu did not open in editor when level was timetable mode
• The subtask done marks on the board overlap with the train label and with each other
• Tier unlocked popup referred to 'green' even if red tier was unlocked in languages with different pluralization to English
• Time speed was capped to last time speed value even if previous value had higher value
• Tool tip of the system upgrade button "Install first" does not actually says what should be installed first
• Tooltips where being hidden whenever some component that also has a tooltip was destroyed
• Train types in CY were hidden according to first loaded map / save after game start
• Urban train was not able to enter CY before accepting or rejecting contract condition

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Greetings Rail Route and train enthusiasts! We may have been silent, but we've definitely been busy! Remember the last major update? Well, hold onto your conductor hats because here we go again, revamping our Unstable version with another mega update. And, guess what? We want YOU to try it with us! How to join? [olist]

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Update 17 - Core of Shunting

This update lays the foundation for new game mechanics aptly titled "shunting commands". Now, you can queue various commands for a train, which are executed as the situation allows. To access this new feature, simply enter the train's queue configuration view.

Multi-leg (regional) trains automation

We're putting the spotlight on regional trains. Initially, letting trains sit on platforms during their intermission is all well and good. But space is a luxury, and as it dwindles, shunting trains to stabling areas becomes imperative.

Shunting Commands

We're rolling out these shunting commands to keep your trains in tip-top shape:

• Go To Signal: Directs the train to a specific signal.
• Go To Shunting Group: Sends the train to a designated shunting group.
• Go To Platform: Routes the train to a chosen platform.
• Reverse: Reverses the direction of the train.
• Reuse Command: Switches the train to next leg

Shunting Circuit

For the commands to work, you'll need the all-new shunting circuit. Build it next to any auto signal, and when a train with shunting commands halts in front of that signal, the circuit will kick into action and execute the next command in line.

Shunting Track

Introducing the Shunting Track a place where trains can take a breather. Position it on any track and assign it to a group using a letter. Then, with the Go To Shunting Group command, guide multiple trains to the designated shunting tracks in the group.

Stabling Sensor

Thinking about how to automatically bestow shunting commands on a train? The Stabling Sensor is your answer. Installed on platforms, it equips any train ending its leg on that platform with pre-set commands.

What's Next in Shunting?

This isn't the end of our shunting journey. Future updates will see us expanding on this framework, introducing even more commands and scenarios. For example, detaching locomotives and shunting them to the opposite side using a turn-around sensor. We're confident this sets the stage for a series of exciting developments.

Improved Contracts Planning

Here's a biggie: a complete overhaul of contract planning. Rather than just showing Origin, Mandatory, and Destination stations, you'll see every stopover in between. This will bring clarity to station timelines and make routing sensor configurations even more intuitive.

Adding/Removing Waypoints

The system now calculates the shortest route for contracts, but you're not stuck with it. Need to change course? Simply add waypoints, and the train's route adjusts in real-time.

UI & Sensor Configuration Enhancements

In line with our commitment to UI improvements, sensor configurations have been relocated directly within your layout. This ensures a more seamless experience. We've also revamped the Routing Sensor configuration based on feedback, allowing for a more logical approach to station connections.

Improved Build Menu

Yes, we acknowledge our recent build menu didn't quite hit the mark. But as we've always maintained, iterative refinement is our mantra. Feast your eyes on the revamped visuals; we're sure you'll find them much more appealing!

Offered Contracts List

Your wish is our command! Want a consolidated view of all offered contracts? We've got you covered. The Offered Contracts List is now handily positioned next to active contracts, all a click away from the main navigation button.
Thank you for journeying with Rail Route. We're excited to see how you leverage these new additions. If you appreciate our never-ending effort to improve and enhance the game, please consider leaving us a review. Your feedback not only helps us grow but also brings more rail enthusiasts into our community. Join the conversation on our community platforms for the latest updates and discussions.
Until our tracks cross again next time, keep the trains running! -Angel

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[ 2023-10-18 19:17:10 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.

UPDATE: Default UI scale updated to accomodate Active Contracts without horizontal scrollbar UPDATE: Localizations (nl: tutorials, ui; no: tutorials, ui) UPDATE: More upgrades are now allowed to be unlocked in the demo of the story of Jozic UPDATE: System upgrade description now only auto scrolls when a pointer device is not in use FIX: Departure & Routing sensor did now work when its platform / autoblock did not have signal at both ends FIX: Elements with auto-hiding scrollbars where invisible or cut-off in some scenarios FIX: Info panel section scrollbar overlapped info panels content FIX: Locked state of info panels was not saved FIX: More offered contracts upgrade requires 20 green points while the task in the tutorial asks you to get only 2 points FIX: Reg contracts never stopped at first leg origin FIX: Reusing the train inside an auto block led to its crashing with itself FIX: Scrolling was disabled when it should not be FIX: System upgrade descriptions where cutoff when switching between upgrades with different description lengths Note: Version 1.16.14 contained a critical bug and was skipped.

Theres something incredibly satisfying about watching a train smoothly run its course, much like a perfectly written piece of code executing its function. This Programmers Day event, were combining the thrill of coding with the excitement of railways in Rail Route! Choo-Choo-Choose Your Challenge! To commemorate our recent rollout of Update 16, we're thrilled to introduce an all-new contest that not only challenges your railway management skills but also your optimization talents. It's set in the gorgeous backdrop of Marseille, France. The scene is alive with the vibrant energy of the bustling Mediterranean port, chugging engines, and lively stations, waiting for your command. Two Stars, One Objective! Here's the deal: The contest revolves around achieving two stars one in green and the other in red traffic (30/30). But the twist? You've got to do it in the least amount of cycles possible. Whether you're someone who finds joy in crafting intricate railway systems, an aficionado of the locomotive world, or simply someone who thrives on intense challenges, this contest has a little something for everyone. Why Join the Fun? Well, besides the sheer joy of mastering your rail network, this contest offers a unique opportunity for every Rail Route enthusiast: Showcase Your Skills: Let your strategy shine among the community. Learn & Adapt: See how others tackle the same challenges and refine your approach. Special Recognition: Winners will be spotlighted and getting a key that you can give to a friend that should experience all the fun with Rail Route! How to participate? Share your entry in the #contest channel on the Rail Route Discord. Mark Your Calendars! The contest chugs off today and runs until Tuesday next week (October 3rd to October 10th). So, dust off your dispatcher's cap, rev up your optimization engines, and get ready to embark on the ultimate railway journey. And remember, in the world of Rail Route, its not just about getting from point A to B, it's about doing it with finesse, strategy, and a dash of railway magic! Ready to take on the challenge? All aboard The Marseille Express, and may the best dispatcher win! Link to map: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3044719682 And remember to stay connected:

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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: Localizations (nl: tutorials, ui; no: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Tier progression bar current value indicator now shows left of current value instead of right 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 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: Backward compatibility for saved WaitForDepartureSubTask when it's saved in a broken state FIX: Description of dispatcher office was misleading FIX: Rush hour get stuck when a train times out FIX: Table sorting header interaction area did not match text size FIX: Trains were spawning from 00:00 when Endless map contract prototypes had times < 8:00

UPDATE: Added button to view required upgrade if another upgrade requires it to be installed first UPDATE: Coach yard imbalance calculation will now ignore regional trains 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: NPR in tutorial when a subtask is loaded and tries to get research that depends on the system upgrade menu being created 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: Red upgrades where not accessible with ignore tiers option enabled FIX: Sensors tutorials get stuck if one of the trains left the map FIX: Shine effect in the SystemUpgradeContextPanelView when unlocking a new upgrade is not being hidden properly 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: System upgrade context panel could overlap menu buttons because it was too tall FIX: WaitForDepartureSubTask was not being fulfilled in the Accept new contract chapter in tutorial

NEW: Added horizontal scrolling on active contracts panel for smaller resolutions or UI scales UPDATE: Added sorting by contract experience point rewards to active contracts panel 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: Localizations (nl: ui; no: ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Offered contract details now show total experience point rewards for contract instead of reward per leg UPDATE: Subtitles background color for better reading in the tutorial UPDATE: Time speed tooltip now contains hint how to customize time speed UPDATE: Warning design of the minus buttons in station visit view has been updated FIX: Active contracts panel total contract count was misaligned FIX: Auto accept and auto reverse toggles in station configuration view were not interactable after toggling them off FIX: Bubny hint narration of the trial train in the tutorial was being played each time the train visit Bubny station FIX: Game saving failed when experience point was granted during serialization FIX: Incorrect train icon shown on system upgrades page tier progression bar FIX: NPR in accept contracts chapter if contract was accepted without specifying the platforms FIX: Sorting live trains on active contracts panel did not work correctly FIX: Train experience point reward indicators animated number change when first shown or briefly showed -1 FIX: Trial train hint was not being played when game set to other language than English

Rail Route - Developer Blog Post: Update 16!

New System Upgrades Structure

Unlocking Tiers

New UI for System Upgrades

Freight Contracts moved under Dispatcher Office

New Configuration Panels

Updated Active Contracts Menu

Delay Allowance on the Contracts

Contract Types Rebalancing

Time Speed Buttons

Changelog

Notable additions

• Added option to ignore tier requirements to 'New game' settings
• Added sortable column of possible contract improvements to active contracts menu
• Added tier threshold configuration to the level editor
• 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
• Configuration UI for AutoBlocks
• Configuration UI for Tracks & Switches
• Configuration UI for Tunnels
• Experience point cycle report added to display experience points statistics
• Game will be auto saved each time a new cycle starts
• Hint for current players explaining new progression model
• Multiple hint modals are allowed to be shown on game load
• Narrative chapter about giving the player red experience points to unlock freight or regional trains in the red category
• Note narrative chapters that reminds the player of the importance of increasing the experience points
• Offered contracts message hint
• Progression notifications pop up once next tier is reached, red upgrades are affordable and star is awarded
• Reach tier 2 of the green category chapter was added in the story of Jozic
• Score panel now shows successfully handled trains per cycle
• Stars added to endless maps in main menu to track completion of throughput goals
• Stars are rewarded for throughput in endless maps
• Time Speed buttons can be set configured in the options, defaults are 1, 3, 10 and 25.
• Train alerts tooltips to explain their meanings
• Updated active contracts menu to the new UI style and made it fullscreen
• Warning tooltip about shifting all the schedule legs for the station visit view minus buttons

Notable adjustments

• Active contracts toggle has been moved out of the general bottom bar
• Added enter and backspace bindings to Yes and No keybind
• Auto signal & Departure sensor costs halved
• Automated contracts manager icon updated
• Available station display under system upgrade menu made functional
• 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
• Building tracks, tunnel or wall is paused upon opening system upgrades or active contracts menu
• Changed available station icon on system upgrades menu
• CheckTimetableSubtask in the tutorial now has a subtask to select the upcoming trains and a subtask to wait for that train arrival time
• Close system upgrade menu button now shows as binding instead of button with binding hint
• Closing contract configuration focus view reopens active contracts screen when it was open before
• Com and IC in CY detail hidden when not present on save
• Com and Urban trains are allowed to be delayed up to 2 minutes without losing the experience point (was 1 minute)
• Contract rejection penalty charged once contract is accepted after trial (was: after first subsequent contracted train entered game)
• 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)
• Default keybind for Active Contracts changed to (I) to prevent conflicts
• Improved navigation highlighter visuals
• Increase system upgrade menu scrollbar width and fixed some minor graphical issues
• Input field visual corner radius reduced
• Keybind icons now optionally show the keyboard binding as when gamepad is active instead of always
• Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; no: all; zh-Hans: tutorials, research, ui; en: ui)
• More visible tracks in Contract Configuration
• Moved system upgrade menu context area to left of screen
• Non-acting auto signal can be cleared with secondary action
• One-off FR contracts are generated at Dispatcher Office
• Part of Reg trains reward (compensation for intermission) is fixed, not depending on travel time & speed
• Possible contract reward improvement displayed as number in Active Contracts
• Prototype trains are showing real timetable in its bottom bar
• 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)
• Red traffic entry - reaching 8 green points per cycle gives 3 red xp points to unlock either Freight or Regional trains
• Regional trains can be stabled in the Coach Yard, only when Upgrade is installed
• Replaced system upgrade hold to install with seperate click button
• 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)
• Secondary action now also closes system upgrades menu
• Show station signs of concerned stations in Contract Configuration
• System Upgrades descriptions revised
• System upgrade context panel is hidden when clicking away from upgrade
• System upgrade menu binding now also closes the system upgrade menu
• System upgrade menu button shown on top of menu
• System upgrade tier seperation lines made brighter
• Train alerts do not sound & animate once train with alert clicked / hovered
• Unavailable cycle report data is hidden
• UnlockAutoblocksChapter will zoom out the camera back to where it was automatically after it zoomed in
• Urban trains unlock Coach Yard
• Waiting train icon remains selected when mouse moves out when clicked
• Trains on time per cycle progress bar hidden when recorded maximum was 0

Notable Fixes

• 'Advanced Tracks' speed upgrade could not be installed
• Auto accept and Auto reverse toggles in the station configuration view were not interactable even though there effect was applied on the trains
• Available stations indicator on system upgrades menu did not update properly
• Building bottom bar was not shown after closing upgrades or active contracts panel when build mode was active
• Escape closed build mode before closing system upgrades menu
• Main menu opened when closing system upgrades menu
• Missing scroll bar in the add map page
• More stations upgrade preselected already installed upgrade instead of next one when attempting to buy platform
• Navigation highlighter had incorrect size on interface configuration panel
• Navigation in options menu was unable to select some settings
• Performance issue in the buy autoblock chapter in the tutorial
• Platform icon was too small in train label
• Red system upgrade point costs had incorrect color
• Reject penalty appeared for a moment after rejecting an fulfilled contract in Active Contracts panel
• Second leg trial was eventually shifter to earlier time than pre-set when accepting the contract
• Sensors were buildable at the autoblocks' end points
• Small icons of the unlocked items in rush hour on wave finished
• Story subtask highlighter was shown under system upgrades menu
• System upgrade locked reason was not always shown
• System upgrade menu did not automaticly scroll to selected upgrade when necessary
• T1 of oneway (red) traffic was not unlocked when reaching T2 of through (green) traffic
• Throughput reward was shown with incorrect amount and position in system upgrade menu
• Time resumed when installing upgrade but upgrades menu was still shown
• Time speed multiplier allowed negative & fractional values in Options
• Title and description where cut off in system upgrade context panel
• Trains per cycle threshold rewards was overlapping tier indicator on system upgrade tier progression bar
• 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.
• Vertical platforms had random order in Station Timeline
• Walls were not created correctly when old map (level.txt) was loaded to Editor

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Do you want something more fresh? Have a look at our unstable version! 1.15.11 brings: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: Autoblock & Platform sensors considered also signals acting from opposite direction valid FIX: FPS drop in the unlock automatic routing chapter in the tutorial FIX: Penalization for entering occupied segment was charged when reusing a train that would enter occupied segment if it were reversed FIX: Rush Hour Challenge initiated from Story of Jozic did not conclude if reloaded from save FIX: Sensors on Autoblocks & Platforms did not recognise signals built later FIX: Signal built in Autoblock endpoint in Play mode (i.e. outside Editor) was locked (not removable) once built

Hey, Rail Route fans! Angel here. Exciting newsUpdate 16 is now live on the Unstable branch. For a sneak peek: [olist]

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Update 16 On Unstable

Get a first look at our new System Upgrades UI and structure, and find out how it all works.

New System Upgrades Structure

Say goodbye to the old, confusing tree. The new system is here. You'll earn green points from Commuter and InterCities, and red points from Regional, Urban, and One-off freights. These points give you more control and new ways to earn.

Unlocking Tiers

Introducing tiers! To move up, you must dispatch a certain number of trains successfully within a cycle. For example, to reach Tier 2 in green, you need to dispatch 15 green trains on time in a cycle. Remember, you need to handle traffic "on time" for points to be awarded.

Reaching the Goal

Our main aim is to make the game more accessible and structured. Now, you can also earn stars, just like in other modes such as Timetable and Rush Hour.

Delay Allowance

New feature alert! Each contract now has a delay allowance. Commuters allow a 2-min delay without losing a point, while InterCities stick to the old 1-min limit.

Time Multipliers Changed

Big news for time management! Previously, we had speed options of 1x, 5x, 15x, and 25x. Our math experts have found that 1x, 3x, 10x, and 25x are better choices. But don't worry, if you're a math whiz too, you can adjust these settings in the Options.

Missing Upgrades (Future Roadmap)

We're still working on several key features. Coming soon are automation for regional trains and new shunting capabilities which will bring set of new Upgrades in the red category. We're also introducing simplified sensor that sits between the current routing sensors and the manual world. I'll write more about that in the coming weeks.

Ongoing UI Updates

We get it, you have strong feelings about the recent UI changes. We're bummed to hear some of you aren't fans. Changing the UI is a massive job, and we don't want to stop everything else just to focus on that. So, we're making improvements bit by bit. We're in early access, after all! If you like where we're headed with new features, show us some love with a positive review, please. It keeps our spirits high and the updates coming. Feedback fuels us. Got thoughts? Leave them below or join our Discord for a chat. Till next week, keep those trains running! -Angel

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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

NEW: 'Precision tool' context action hint displayed when a Point (Signal, Switch, ...) is hovered NEW: Active Contracts indicate if schedule should be optimized - either for higher rewards or to prevent delays NEW: Added a keybind for System Upgrades for the controller NEW: Dispatcher office warning displayed if station never provides regional train (due to weights) 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 UPDATE: Train is highlighted also when other leg of the same multi-leg contract is highlighted to improve orientation in stabled trains PERF: Upcoming trains reappearing took long when there were many upcoming trains (e. g. many trains waiting to enter) FIX: Bottom bar highlighted first leg even if second leg train was selected to edit schedule. Q button was disabled and E was enabled. FIX: Different icon was used for [PrimaryPointIcon] and [SecondaryPointIcon] tags that are used in texts FIX: Last run travel time was not displayed when editing schedule of pre-built contract 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)

NEW: Context actions keybinds hint are being shown above bottom bar instead on it NEW: Other trains can be selected in focus view UPDATE: Localizations (en: ui; nl: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Middle-click & mouse wheel now have different binding icons UPDATE: Mouse middle click icon was update to be more clear UPDATE: Mouse scroll icon was updated UPDATE: The design of the settings section of the station info panel has been updated 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: Loaded game stopped when first train departed from its last destination if 'Run trial' action was executed from Editor before FIX: Recurrent IC contracts were generated even if only one-off IC contracts unlocked in map (via Editor) FIX: Reward icon color was not getting changed when the reward is lost FIX: Saving default time offset of station info panel affected other currently opened panels of the same station FIX: Second leg prototype was auto-dispatched from Coach Yard even before first leg prototype finished FIX: Signal built on originally empty platform end could not be deleted after save&load FIX: The 'Stopped at signal' did not disappear once first leg was reused for the next leg and this train was actually stopped at station 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: Tutorial instructions (subtasks) hints close to right border were not displayed completely

UPDATE: Localizations (it: all; zh-Hans: all; cs: research; ru: research, ui; nl: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Now you can reuse the regional train instance by clicking the waiting train itself if the reuse icon is shown on it UPDATE: Select upgrade subtask in tutorial will give you a hint for in which page is the upgrade can be found UPDATE: Unlock new station task in the tutorial will have a contract generated right away to decrease the wait time FIX: Autoblock had insufficient identification in save&load process leading to clashes and errors FIX: Building inside one occupied track was possible, resulting in train unable to move 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: OccupiedSegmentEntered event was wrongly triggered & penalty was charged when train was reused FIX: Regional train prototype stuck on map after cancelling contract after completing first leg but before reusing the train FIX: Some items from the contract view were not destroyed when fast switching the platforms FIX: Station topology was wrongly computed if platform was directly connected to an Auto Block FIX: The button X on gamepad was conflicting between accepting the contract in focus view and opening the build mode FIX: Train alerts not being shown directly after game load FIX: Train waiting note narration in the wakefield chapter in the tutorial is being played directly after loading the map FIX: Waiting train icons and offered contract icons were hidden in construction mode and not in buy mode

Read more about some of the features in recent article. NEW: Added generation of regional contracts with transition between legs NEW: Edit contract's schedule button in the active contracts panel NEW: Regional train mini tutorial in the regional contracts system upgrade 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 UPDATE: Adjust contract visit subTask will highlight the station visit view instead of the platforms toggle once collapsed UPDATE: Average speed in focus view is being animated upon change UPDATE: Better position average speed indicator in focus view 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: Display last run's time & average speed in Contract Focus View instead of trial run's 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: Highlight & animate edited train stop indicator in focus view UPDATE: Improved spacing on station stops in focus view UPDATE: Made border of "ticket" panels lighter and added gradient shadow UPDATE: Made checkbox border color lighter UPDATE: Make average speed draggable UPDATE: Multi leg trains are now routed according to first station of next leg when applicable UPDATE: Narrations repeat time changed from 5 seconds to 30 seconds (!804) UPDATE: Offered contract icon sorting order has been changed so the icon is above station sign if overlapped with UPDATE: Order of displaying previous and pre-previous cycles in the cycle report panel has been swapped 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: Show connectors to tracks for average speed indicators 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: Train popup on info panel is shown only for very hovered train in the panel UPDATE: When editing schedule, edited station visit (yellow strip) in timeline stays centered (timeline moves instead of visit) REFACTORING: Arrival sensor tutorial was updated to use the new tasks system REFACTORING: Automatic routing tutorial now is using the new tasks system REFACTORING: Departure sensor tutorial is now using the new tasks system REFACTORING: Routing sensor tutorial now uses the new tasks system 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: Active contracts button in general button bar not being shown on first time the game opened FIX: After station sign click, size of station timetable were not preserved FIX: Attempting to drop a station sign when grabbed would do nothing FIX: Automation button being activated after going back from wakefield to prague in the tutorial FIX: Black box left over for a second after bulldozing or moving station sign FIX: Buy button on offered contract view opened build instead of buy FIX: Coach yard icon shown in the contract bottom bar FIX: Configure action did not open Tunnel detail to change its length in Editor FIX: Created station info panel after clicking station sign was overlapping station sign FIX: Departure sensor triggered multiple rule matches when a in-transit regional train passed FIX: Displayed platforms settings in Station Timeline were not saved&loaded FIX: Edit contract button has the wrong tooltip and is active in the panel header FIX: In Editor, building an tunnel under a wall (straight connector) failed when the tunnel was almost vertical FIX: Incorrect train name spacing and reward icons went off screen on train bottom bar FIX: Info panels scrollbar was hidden in narrow windowed mode FIX: It was not possible to reach max reward even with fastest tracks & no obstacles en route. FIX: It was possible to bulldoze section of a platform FIX: Manually stopped train resumed moving after save & load FIX: Next leg train was not being selected after reusing the train which led to show the old train timeline instead of the new one FIX: North/south sink labels next to sink toggles were greyed out in Editor's Stations panel 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: Platforms buttons in the train overview panel were not blinking and all buttons were activated FIX: Regional train being stabled to a Coach Yard was routed back to the next leg origin even if its transfer there was already finished FIX: Regional train was not generated until Coach Yard upgrade unlocked 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: Score from previously played timetable map was pre-set into subsequently created timetable map FIX: Selected train did not remain selected when focus view is closed FIX: Signal light was visible for a second after moving or bulldozing signal FIX: Station sign could be duplicated when quickly grabbing the station sign after placing it FIX: Station timetables were loaded on wrong position FIX: Switch connection changed after joining one of the connected tracks with other track (e. g. after other switch removal) 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 state 'Contract Rejected' wrongly shown in timetable FIX: When editing active contract schedule for multi-leg trains, edited train was not selected correctly after switching to other leg. 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

Hey Rail Route fans! We've got some updates we think you're going to like, now live on our Unstable version. If you're keen to try them out and chat about them, our Discord community is the place to be. But first, let's see what's new. Join here: Rail Route Discord How to join: Unstable version

More Diverse Regional Contracts

Train Transfers Get Smarter

Improved Schedule Modification

Tutorial on Regional Contracts

Updated Mini-Tutorials

More Balanced Rewards

Update 15

Changelog

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Hello, all you rail barons and track tycoons out there! Welcome back to the depot, where we trade wrenches for keyboards and gears for code, diving deep into the engine room of our beloved Rail Route. We're all aboard the Update Express, fueled up and ready to chug along with a whole set of promising new features that we've been tinkering away at in our virtual workshop. Ready to dig into some juicy behind-the-scenes progress? Let's go!

Regional Train Automation and Shunting

INTRODUCING: The Shunting Circuit

QUEUE THE MAGIC: Shunting Queue Editing

IN ACTION: Shunting Queue Execution

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NEW: Added option to station info panels to toggle showing train name popups UPDATE: Better visual representation of platform number in station visits UPDATE: Finished schedule icons in the train bottom bar will be shown always and highlighted once a train has to leave UPDATE: Localizations (it: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Next/previous train instance in the train bottom bar will be shown only for multi leg trains FIX: Bottom bar showed first leg even if schedule editing was initiated from subsequent leg of a multi-leg train => previous leg (Q) was not working FIX: Contract schedule in bottom bar was not updated when active contract was edited. FIX: Game with FirstTimePlayer flag reset but without any saves failed to load FIX: Next leg first station visit in the train timeline was not being shown the same for both current and next train instances FIX: Offered contract bottom bar with contract times was displayed for active contract editing FIX: Reuse icon displayed over former (already bulldozed) Coach Yard position where previous leg train was stabled before. FIX: Train alerts where shown under bottom bar FIX: Unable to deselect train in station info when selected in offered contract focus view FIX: Upcoming train in general bottom bar not being shown properly

NEW: Added particle effect from waiting train icon to train reuse icon when clicked UPDATE: Auto-assign Dispatcher Office to non-board stations only to reduce confusion. Manual assignment still possible. UPDATE: Buy mode can be toggled off by secondary action (RMB) UPDATE: Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Train number no longer shown in station info panel timeline on selected trains FIX: Departure sensor tutorial was blocked because signal upgrade action changed to building auto signal over manual signal FIX: Multi-leg contract trial did not fail when trial train exited the map prematurely FIX: Some regional train contracts originated in non-border stations if a Dispatcher Office was assigned to a border station FIX: Urban Transit contracts were not generated

Hello, train enthusiasts and track tycoons! It's that time of the week when we swap our hard hats for conductor caps and share the latest and greatest from our bustling workshop. I'm excited to announce that Update 14 has safely pulled into the station! Now, let's not wait any longer - let's dive straight into what's new in Rail Route!

NEW: Buildable Dispatcher Office

NEW: Regional Trains' Quick Turnaround

NEW: Icons that Tell a Story

NEW: Easier Upgrading Tracks

NEW: Customizable Bulldozing Action

Other Updates

Full Patch notes

New

• Buildable Dispatcher Office item added
• Existing tracks are upgraded to built track speed when part of the connector
• Preferred bulldozing action for connections (bulldoze whole / bulldoze section) can be configured
• Regional trains can be reused for next leg without being sent to Coach Yard
• Sink and Coach yard icons in the train bottom bar to indicate the leave place once the train schedule is finished

Updates

• Added dispatcher office upgrade video
• Added invalid configuration icon to dispatcher office when no station is assigned
• Building on allocated tracks possible (with Signaling Safety off)
• Changed dispatcher office color to white
• Localizations (nl: all)
• Localizations (pt: ui; ru: ui)
• Manual signal security upgrade renamed to Signaling safety
• Max distance of coach yard from station enlarged to be always buildable where it was even after proximity algorithm change
• Replaced node / station selector right click to clear with dedicated ui button
• Select object updated to match new UI style
• Station selector selected station shows as station sign visual

Fixes

• FPS drop occured when modifying contracts with many stops
• 'Select platform' was displayed over selected platform in Station Visit View
• Assigned station text in dispatcher office configuration panel would show as black
• Color picker would not stop following mouse upon releasing button
• Dispatcher office built in custom map editor was not saved
• Each trial leg accumulated to fulfilled count
• Changed station colors where not applied on game load and changing track speed colors didnt update colors on loaded level immidiatly
• Intermission highlight didnt look the same as train stop highlight
• It was not possible to bulldoze a short track between two signals.
• Next stop highlights on train bottom bar where not working on trial trains
• Offered contract icons showed under board elements interfering in their functionality
• Offered contracts at dispatcher office where misaligned
• Offered contracts where slightly offset next to dispatcher office
• Rejecting train that is on board would leave behind train bottom bar
• Station info panel scale settings where not saved
• Station info panels on sides did not update colors when station color was changed
• Station signs where not highlighted while assigning station to dispatcher office
• Steam playtime tracking was not resumed after main menu shown
• Tunnel was grabbable and its grabbing caused errors
• Waiting train icon timeout circle not being shown after opening and closing the build mode

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NEW: A button in the train bottom bar that disables the train automation for sensors and coach yard once clicked UPDATE: General bottom bar will automatically be shown instead of the train bottom bar once the selected train is disposed. UPDATE: Train reward icons are no longer shown in Rush hour mode UPDATE: Waiting train icon tooltip will show only when it's hovered FIX: Train instance number and previous/next instance buttons were visible in the train bottom bar in rush hour and timetable modes FIX: Train rewards in the bottom bar were visible in Rush hour and Timetable modes

Update 13: The Highlights

Changelog

New

• Added a display of the train's experience points in the train bottom bar
• Added individual rebindable keybinds for various ingame actions
• Added keybind for selecting first upcomming train
• Added keybind for system upgrades button
• Added reset binding override button to currently overridden actions in options menu
• Configure Station is now a focus view
• New configuration option for Default secondary action (Do nothing, Bulldoze, Toggle action wheel)
• New configuration option for Empty space secondary action (Do nothing, Activate Bulldozing tool, Close Construction)
• Primary action rotates signal of the same type as currently selected
• Recurrent InterCities are an Upgrade for 5 green points

Updates

• 'Empty hand' state in Construction for existing elements modification
• Added "N" as default keybind for toggle buy tool on keyboard
• Allow duplicate bindings to be set
• Changed highlighted single stop in train bottom bar to match other highlighted stop visuals
• Connections' speed can be updated even when there is a track item in your hand
• Do not display grid in editor when not building
• Game mode description text added to map selection pages
• Ghost color for unable to build state changed to brighter one (was too dim)
• Grid changes color to red when in Bulldoze mode
• Grid not displayed in 'empty hand' state
• Last selected building item has special highlight when empty hand is selected
• More visible track network in focus view
• Prevented station configuration focus view from opening for stations without any platforms (sign only)
• Secondary action (RMB) closes bulldozing
• Secondary action over a train can cancel the train reverse command
• Signal's 'change type' actions removed from 'empty hand' state, now signals are upgraded/downgraded by building one over another.
• Station visit panels will expand/collapse on mouse enter/exit
• Track Lines thicker in focus view
• Unbound gamepad pause binding and added cycle time speeds backwards

Notable fixes

• Active build button was not centered on bottom bar
• Bindings for time controls conflicted with build button bindings when in buy mode
• Grid were visible at the start of game after being in editor previously
• Incorrect tooltip on train bottom bar start train buttton
• Irrelevant buttons were shown on bottom bar for a split second when selecting a train
• Last selected building item button visuals not always in the correct state
• Previously selected train was not always deselected when a new train was selected
• Selected building item name had incorrect background size for displayed text
• Station info panels were not being loaded with the same order they were saved in.
• Station signs didnt animate on when buying a station
• Train leg highlight was not working for regional trial train contract focus view
• Upcoming train items had incorrect size until they where hovered over

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UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Regional trains added to Structural Contract Manager + Directional settings removed (not relevant now) FIX: It was not possible to edit schedule of contract over hour - already due run was selected for editing FIX: Misleading instruction corrected in sensor tutorials (click instead of middle click) FIX: Reg contract without mandatory stop in middle leg were generated FIX: Unable to load saves containing saved NotificationInfoPanel FIX: Urban trains were not disabled in Automated Contract Manager before unlocked

Hello, fellow rail enthusiasts! Your friendly neighborhood game developer here, bringing you another edition of Rail Log. Can you believe it's already been a week since Update 12 rolled out of the station? Time flies when you're having fun, or in our case, when you're busy laying down tracks for Update 13. We've got a staging version ready to roll, so let's take a sneak peek at what's coming down the track!

Construction UX: Right Click Changes

Station Configuration: New Focus View

Keybinds: More Freedom, More Control

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UPDATE: Improved hold button visuals to better differentiate it from normal buttons UPDATE: Localizations (sv: ui) FIX: Buy button could cause a game crash FIX: Parts of station info panels would show trough configuration panel backgrounds

UPDATE: Localizations (nl: ui; no: ui) FIX: Could not extend track from dead-end track with sensor attached FIX: Locked station info panels had wrong collider FIX: Station sign were performing click action even when active selection for station FIX: Time panel were underneath the Overview after contract acceptance

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NEW: Station Info Panel is closed if not moved from initial position upon 2nd station sign click UPDATE: Station Info Panel is being created at initial hover scale UPDATE: Station Info Panel is scaled to zoom on hover FIX: Contract accept was not available in Focus View FIX: Regional train was missing in Advanced Routing Sensor & Advanced Departure Sensor config FIX: Selected contract leg in offered contract focus view was not scrolled to when changing select leg FIX: Station Info Panel disappeared after Focus Views FIX: Station info panel with adjusted scale shown on station sign hover would not show in correct position FIX: Station were not selected for the configuration properly

Hey there, rail enthusiasts and system-builders! Today, we're chugging along with some new updates and tweaks, based on the incredible feedback you've been providing. So, let's get down to the nitty-gritty of the upcoming changes. Prepare for departure!

Hotfix for Update 12

• NEW: Added reject contract and contract info buttons to contract modification info panel
• NEW: Keep station info panel in position close to sign after station sign clicked
• UPDATE: Change close icon on station info panel - x sign instead of bin, no red color
• UPDATE: Info panels on board expand to bottom instead of top when settings are clicked
• UPDATE: Locked station info panels on board dont show time offset slider on hover
• UPDATE: Modification of platform possible also for trains waiting or already running if station visit not happened yet
• UPDATE: Platform button icon & tooltip in editor updated to be more understandable.
• UPDATE: Removed pin info panel functionality as panels are now always pinned
• FIX: Construction mouse lightning were broken
• FIX: Contract modification button tooltip had extra new line
• FIX: Error thrown when clicking adjust contract button on one-time freight train
• FIX: Money was overflown when amount reached 2,147,483,647
• FIX: Non functional build button for platforms was shown in editor
• FIX: Offered contract icon and station info panel timeline visit train name popup had incorrect sorting orders
• FIX: Overview panel was visible in focus view
• FIX: Station info panels could be shown in Rush Hour maps

The Sprint to Update 13

Revamping the Radial Menu

Bulldoze Fast and Primary Options

Station Configuration Focus View

Improved Keybinds

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Greetings, Rail Route community! We're thrilled to announce that Update 12 has officially left the station and is now live! After an exciting journey through the development tracks, we're ready to unveil the new features and improvements that we've been working on. Here's a quick rundown of the key highlights:

Notable New Features:

• Revamped UI: The in-game user interface has been upgraded with new elements like info panels, context panels, and bottom bars, enhancing your gameplay experience.
  
• Expanded Gameplay: With the addition of multi-legged trains, the possibilities for your railway empire have expanded.
  
• Contract Management: The active contract schedule editing in the Contract Focus View has been improved for better contract management.
  
• Enhanced Train Controls: We've added 'Stop' and 'Run' commands to the train controls, giving you more control over your railway operations.
  
• Improved Train Management: A new button allows you to set up a train to be dispatched from the coach yard in reverse when relevant.

Notable Updates:

• Visual Upgrades: We've updated the visuals of the buttons for a more modern and intuitive look.
  
• Regional Train Contracts: The bottom bar schedule for offered regional train contracts has been improved for better planning.
  
• Localizations: We've updated the localizations for a more inclusive gaming experience.
• Customizable Interface: The overview panel is now toggleable and disabled by default for a more customizable interface.
  

Full Changelog

News

• Accept more contracts hint shown when no upcomming trains are shown in general bottom bar
• Added 'Stop' and 'Run' commands to the train controls
• Added hold button and replaced train stop start and tutorial skip buttons with it
• Added ingame UI elements like info panels, context panels, bottom bars and other new UI
• Added support for multi legged trains in train bottom bar
• Added support for urban trains in train stop visuals
• Button to set up train to be dispatched from coach yard reversed (loco pushing the train) added to Train Bottom Bar, displayed only when relevant.
• Display precise transfer time of trial train between stations for easier schedule modifications
• Focus view for Offered Contract
• Individual contract legs can be selected by clicking them in the offered contract bottom bar
• Multi-leg contracts displayed in Active Contracts view
• Multi-leg contracts generated for stations with Coach Yard
• One-off contracts can be configured to arrive later when accepted but further modifications to their schedule are forbidden
• Show keybind hint for configure acton on bottom bar
• Time shifting for offered contract
• Train alert for trains stopped by user
• Train finished & reverse sounds
• When Trial train is finished, info panel is shown to accept / decline contract

Updates

• Active contract schedule edited in the Contract Focus View
• Added current time above indicator line in station info panel timeline
• Added new button style and improved existing buttons visuals
• Added scroll area to interface configuration panel for lower resolution displays
• All Upgrades for Overview panel removed and unlocked by default
• Animated score icon instead of entire panel when Rush Hour wave completes
• Assigned the same state colors from new UI buttons to old UI buttons
• Changed all old UI to use new colors
• Clicking upcomming train item now shows train bottom bar for that train
• Construction mode switched off when main menu opened
• 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
• Default Configure Keybind - middle mouse with alternative 'V'
• From, mandatory and to stations no longer clickable in active contracts panel
• Hidden left and right buttons on train bottom bar for single leg trains as they are unused
• Improved bottom bar schedule for offered regional train contracts
• Info panels are added to the other side when the prefered spawn location is full
• Localizations (nl: achievements, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui; de: ui; no: ui; ru: ui)
• Localizations (nl: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; no: ui)
• Made overview panel toggleable and disabled by default
• Moved configuration panel close button to top right of panel
• Moved existing detail panels to configuration panels
• Multi legged contracts can now show contract legs in active contracts panel
• New sprites for joystick button press L and R
• One-way contracts (to and from coach yard) generation turned off - were replaced by multi-leg contracts
• Overview panel properly display highlighted and selected trains
• Platforms selection for offered contract
• 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.
• Reg trains accepted to, displayed in & auto-dispatched from Coach Yard
• Replaced old automated contracts manager panel with new configuration panel
• Research points on the top can be clicked to open the system upgrades menu
• Reward for one-off single-leg contracts no more comprises red point; contracs offer twice as money instead
• Reward for single-leg IC contracts no more comprises red point if expected speed is above 100 km/h
• Reward for urban transit contracts no more comprises green point
• 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.
• Station Colors are unlocked by default and are not an Upgrade anymore
• Station configuration panel elements replaced with new UI variants
• 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.
• Train bottom bar shows selected train in map editor
• Train that is being modified is highlighted in station info panel timeline
• Train timeline is showing times
• Upcomming trains on bottom bar show station of arrival and are clickable
• Urban trains rewards per station increased significantly

Fixes

• Actions with keybinds would still fire while typing in some input fields
• Adjust active contract button was shown on train bottom bar in timetable and rush hour mode
• Auto scroll to current destination in timetable adjustments panel could cause interactions to be misaligned from destinations
• Build button was not shown in system upgrade tutorials
• Buttons with hover scale effect got stuck mid animation when clicked
• Camera movement with keys stopped working after closing configuration panel with button
• Construction cursor were scaling with zoom from wrong pivot
• Error when trying to get previous or next instance of train in timetable map for train bottom bar
• Game over modal was not navigatable with controller
• Handling of possible NRE when unbinding virtual cursor
• Keybind hints where shown as text for other input device then current if no binding existed for current input device
• Missing text highlights in cycle report
• Mouse pointer was not reenabled after modal was shown during story when using a gamepad
• Navigation highlighter was destroyed when loading a map
• Previous and next legs on train bottom bar where not available for trial train
• Reverse and Adjust timetable buttons on train bottom bar did not listen to shown keybind
• Scrollbar had incorrect colors setup
• Selecting different train in editor station info panel timeline would not deselect previous train
• Slider handle still animated when slider was non interactable
• Some menu pages did not reenable navigation on correct elements when switching pages or opening menu
• Station info panel timeline train highlight out of panel when train with 2 stops on the same station was selected
• Station info panel timeline visit highlights could show outside of panel
• Station info panel train labels overlapped research panel
• Station info panels had disabled station color when switching contract legs in offered contract focus view
• Time control bindings stopped working when closing system upgrades with toggle button
• Time could overlap buttons above bottom bar on large UI scales
• Timetable and Rush Hour trains did not work in train bottom bar
• Train schedule did not fit properly in train bottom bar
• Train stop in train bottom bar schedule had black time text when station has yellow sign
• Trains already in selected state were not highlighted in station info panel when panel is created
• Trains scheduled in the future could not be selected in the station info panel timeline
• Upcomming train remained highlighted after upcomming train bottom bar was closed
• Various UI Elements where visibile on the map when a Rush Hour wave completion screen was shown
• Zoom in Camera MoveToBounds were wrongly calculated

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Greetings, Rail Route enthusiasts!
We're excited to share that the first look at Update 12 is now available through our Unstable version. This is your opportunity to be the first to explore the fresh additions and enhancements we've been laboring over. Join here: Rail Route Discord How to join: Unstable version In this update, we've been fueling the firebox and oiling the wheels to deliver an experience that's as exhilarating as a ride on the Orient Express! From innovative challenges to novel optimizations, we believe this update will ignite your passion for train dispatching and keep it burning brightly. Please note, this is an Unstable version. There might be a few unexpected stops along the way, but our committed team is ready to address any issues quicker than a bullet train! We're still working on the changelog, but we promise to deliver it to you as soon as it's ready. If you come across any issues, we encourage you to share them with us. Your feedback is the coal that fuels our engine and helps us steer Rail Route in the right direction. We're keen to hear your insights, suggestions, and experiences with the new update. You are the drivers of this community, and your input is instrumental in shaping Rail Route's journey. So, are you ready for an adventure? Grab your conductor's hat and join us in exploring Update 12! Full steam ahead, folks!

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Hello, dispatchers! Angel here, back on the tracks with another weekly Rail Log. We're chugging along at full speed on the development express, and we've got some exciting updates to share. So, grab your favorite cup of station coffee, and let's dive into the world of Rail Route!

Staging Success: All Aboard the Progress Train

The Journey Ahead: Future Adjustments

The Future of Rail Route: Post Update 12

Shunting Track: Laying the Foundation

Shunting Path: The Road Less Traveled

Train Shunting: Trains with a Brain

Stabling Sensor: The Watchful Eye on the Tracks

Routing Sensor and Auto/Shunting Signal: Simplified and Efficient

Looking Ahead: Continuous Development

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Hello, dispatchers! Angel here, back on the tracks with another weekly Rail Log. This week, we're serving up a bite-sized update, packed with all the juicy details you need. So, buckle up, and let's get this express train rolling!

Last Week's Progress: Staging Success

• Staging version: It's shaping up nicely, like a well-oiled locomotive.
• Regional Trains: We're all aboard the feedback train, refining and polishing as we go.

The Great Upgrade Purge

• Interface upgrades: We've removed a bunch, unlocking them by default. We realized they were like the caboose - nice to have, but not essential.
• Colored station signs: Now a standard feature. You can still turn them off if you prefer your stations in monochrome.

The Stop & Reverse Conundrum

• 'Reverse once Stopped' and 'Stop & Reverse' upgrades: Removed. The Reverse button now marks the train for reversal. We've added a new sound and animation for this, because who doesn't love a bit of drama?
• The Golden STOP BUTTON: It's new, it's shiny, and it lets you stop and start your trains. It's like a pause button, but for trains!

The Road Ahead: Continuous Development

• Post Update 12: We're switching to smaller, more frequent updates. It's like snacking, but for game development.
• Upcoming features: Automation of regional trains and further UI improvements. We're not just removing upgrades, we promise!

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All aboard, dispatchers! Angel here, riding the high-speed development train back to you with another weekly Rail Log. We've been shoveling coal into the Rail Route engine non-stop, and boy, do we have a freight load of updates to share! So, grab your conductor's hat and let's take a sneak peek at the bustling activity around our upcoming Update 12.

A Whistle-Stop Tour of Last Week

Update 12: Taking Shape and Color

Last Week's Focus: Colors, Panels, and More

Not All Smooth Rails: Challenges & Difficulties

Navigating the Transition: Old Meets New

Stop & Go: A Fun New Mechanic!

Ahead Full Steam: This Week's Focus

Introducing Regional Trains: A Fresh Approach to Contracts

Regional Trains: A Deep Dive

Coach Yards and Regional Trains: An Exciting Partnership

Release Date: 26th Jun

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Greetings Railroaders! Angel on the line, thrilled to come back with another weekly Rail Log. As we approach the end of the early access phase (this year?), we've been working tirelessly to polish Rail Route, and today we have some exciting updates on the UI changes. Buckle up and let's embark on this UI journey!
Spoiler Alert: All the fantastic updates you're about to discover will be arriving in Update 12!

Info Panels

Station Timetable

Configuration

Onboard Info Panels

Other Info Panels

Bottom/Other Panels

Train Detail

Build Bar

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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: Localizations (de: achievements, ui; en: ui; nl: ui; no: ui; ru: research, ui) 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: Train label positioning & sizing improved UPDATE: Tunnel speed can be upgraded with track items selected (rather than with signal & sensor items) FIX: Arrival sensor prevents routing sensor from being triggered when on the same grid point FIX: Offered urban contracts was incorrectly displayed in Offered Contracts panel, could not be rejected & caused all other contracts not to be displayed FIX: Routing sensor detail panel does not show the same content all the time. FIX: Routing tutorial failed to finish when train was reversed before being instructed to do so FIX: Scaling with zoom did not produce equal results for various screen resolutions / window sizes 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: Typo in 'through'

Hey there, fellow railroaders! Angel here, back with another edition of our Rail Log. Today, I have some exciting news to share with you about the upcoming changes to contracts generation in Rail Route. We're also introducing three new buildings that will revolutionize the way you manage your rail network. So, grab your conductor's hat and let's dive right in!

Contracts Generation: The Old Way

Introducing a Station-Centric Approach

New Buildings: Salesman Post, Dispatcher Office, and Loading Dock

Focus Views: Bringing Contracts to Life

Exciting Times Ahead

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NEW: Signal deallocate action in the building mode NEW: Train reward visibility checkbox in the gameplay options page UPDATE: Localizations (no: ui; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Log station when topology search from it takes more than 10 seconds (for troubleshooting purpose) FIX: All tunnels built at once shared the recent displayed connector. Caused loading error if building ended with impossible connector. FIX: Generic modal sizing did not match its displayed text FIX: Save game modal didnt always show existing save if only 1 existed FIX: Tunnel stays highlighted after closing the construction wheel FIX: Urban contracts were not generated

Hello fellow rail enthusiasts! Angel here, and I'm thrilled to share with you another edition of our Rail Log, where we explore the latest happenings and developments in the world of Rail Route. Since Update 11 rolled out, our dev team has been diligently addressing issues and gathering invaluable feedback from our fantastic community. In this week's Rail Log, we'll talk about post-Update 11 changes, hotfixes, and offer a sneak peek into what's coming in the next update. So, buckle up and let's get this train rolling!

Post-Update 11: Hotfixes

Upcoming Update 12

Revamping the Contracts System

New Contracts - Regional Trains

Beyond the Update 12

Automating Regional Trains

• the Stabling Sensor and
• the Dispatcher Sensor.

Closing Notes

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UPDATE: Do not display reward icons for prototype trains UPDATE: Localizations (cs: ui; nl: ui; ru: ui) UPDATE: Sensors can be built on occupied & allocated tracks UPDATE: Track and track sprites improved, should be more clear when zoomed out UPDATE: When building signal over different signal, primary action is 'Change type' (was: 'Grab') FIX: "Always show track speeds colors" were turning off FIX: Building item change caused animation glitch - previous action list jumped down to the bottom of the screen and the new one jumped up FIX: Hidden UI was still interactable FIX: Save containing prototype train with 2 subsequent stops at the same station (e. g. an urban contract train) was not loadable FIX: Time was running in Editor, causing timetable times not aligned to whole minutes FIX: Track preview became invisible when connector destination was occupied track

We hope you've enjoyed Update 11, and we appreciate your valuable feedback. One common concern was the visibility of track speeds colors in construction mode, particularly when zoomed out. Rest assured, we've been working on a hotfix to address this issue. The improvements include better visibility of track speeds when zoomed out, track speeds visible for 5 seconds after every speed change, and an option to enable speeds display over tracks. We're confident these changes will enhance your gameplay experience, and we welcome your continued feedback! Full 1.11.16 patchnotes: NEW: Toggle 'Always show track speeds in construction' in the Options NEW: Tracks speeds are better visible after connection speed is changed in construction UPDATE: Level of detail zoom treshold can be set in options (when track lines become thicker) UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: achievements, tutorials, ui; nl: ui) UPDATE: Onboard UI scale matched to panel scale UPDATE: Rebuild grabbed item where was before when other item grabbed / building item changed / construction closed. UPDATE: Switch circle shown for trivial and incomplete switches UPDATE: Track speeds better visible when zoomed out in construction FIX: Autosave's screenshot was empty when game autosaved during exit FIX: Autosave sometimes created just as new game started FIX: Close menu button stayed in disabled state after level failed to load and another level was loaded after FIX: Sandbox was not working for newer maps (stored as savedMap.bytes)

The highly anticipated Update 11 for Rail Route has finally arrived, packed with exciting new features and improvements that will take your rail network-building experience to the next level. The development team has been hard at work, listening to player feedback and making significant changes to the game's construction user interface, among other things. So, let's take a closer look at what's new in Update 11. [previewyoutube=vfWUSxgdtC4;full][/previewyoutube]

Rail Route's Update 11: More Control and Flexibility in your Rail-building Experience

Changelog:

New Features

• Action wheel in Construction
• Added sandbox mode and page for new game settings
• Bulldozing whole tracks
• Construction action added to rotate signal before building
• Construction actions for changing speed
• Construction actions in construction mode, building ux reworked
• Construction actions introduced for guided building / bulldozing
• Context Action 1-4 input actions added to be used e. g. in building for context-relevant input
• Cycle through time keybind
• Mod.io support
• Mouse position has slight light around on the grid
• New binding: Build (B), opens/closes Construction
• Sinks for vertical / bending platforms (named North/South if having same latitude)
• Train timeline and label are scaled with zoom
• Trivial Switches introduced to allow loops, continuing a track with different speed, continuing a track not build from inventory and other
• Updated keybind icon and added new keybind hint icon to buttons
• Walls built with help of using auto-routing from start to end point

Updates

• All Board Sprites resolution increased
• All stations & autoblocks can be bought from beginning of the endless game
• Autoblock built by converting tracks; bended autoblock supported, signals not enforced
• Autoblock sensors placed in the middle of the autoblok
• Bigger sprite for selected item in menu
• Bounding wall is created surrounding the whole map when map is saved, old map started or old save loaded. Prevents unwanted shortcuts & speeds up topology search if map not enclosed by author.
• Building indicator (cursor) reworked: dashed border not displayed, text & price display unified and colored by possibility to build
• Coach yard can be grabbed and replaced even if it contains trains
• Construction action list & wheel displays balance change if applicable
• Construction messages refined
• Construction sounds improved
• Custom game cursor
• Distance between stations computed by drawing virtual track between them. Need for reversing computation and reversing bounty removed.
• Hyphen replaced with en dash wherever remained
• Localizations (nl: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui; de: ui; fr: ui; no: ui; ru: ui)
• Localizations (ru: research, ui; no: ui; zh-Hans: ui)
• Localizations (zh-Hans: tutorials; ru: ui)
• Milos renamed to Milo everywhere
• Navigation is active on game start when a controller is detected
• New Sink sprite
• Platform and autoblock sensors are being placed in the middle
• Platforms are built by conversion of existing tracks rather than from scratch. Many limitations removed (vertical or even bent platforms allowed, no signals needed...)
• Preserve identity when grabbing signals & coach yards
• Sensors do not split tracks when placed
• Signal rotated, upgraded and downgraded using context actions
• Signal, tunnel portal and coach yard colliders reduced to of grid cell size to allow access to track between them
• Station sign and platform can be centered on grid cell edges rather than only centers
• Station signs no more block building. In Update 11 and newer maps it is up to the map creator if he creates walls manually under them manually. In older maps & saves walls are created automatically once loaded.
• Switches shown in Construction
• Train timelines are affected by UI Scale
• Tunnel can be built from / to empty space
• Tunnel count limit removed
• Visuals on zoomed out map improved
• Walls textures improved, different one used in building
• When building coach yard, nearest station is found if a connection can be built to it, even beyond a tunnel.

Fixes

• Accessibility settings color overrides set before game restart could not be reset
• Autoblock price tag does not make hover sound
• Autoblock Track speed line not visible when the autoblock is built until the construction menu is opened again
• Automation was not triggered in old saves with autoblocks that has only routing sensor
• Build mode was toggled when pressing the keybind while the menu was open or an input field was selected
• Button hover state remained active when navigation was disabled
• Buy platform and autoblock or upgrade track was not possible when infinite money was enabled and not enough money
• Clicking Stop and Reverse almost before the train reaches the platform led to train departure from that platform even before its departure time passed
• Color picker ignoring the hex color provided by input field
• Completed trial train modal had highlighted last stop and did not indicate if trial run matches original contract
• Delete button was shown on map detail page when new map was not saved yet
• Delete map confirmation panel did not prevent you from closing the main menu leaving the panel active
• Detail panel content shown at incorrect position when coming from editor and ui was in expanded state
• Disabled sink toggles in the editor where invisible and toggle labels had the incorrect color
• First map item was not always selected when navigation was active and maps menu page was shown
• FPS drop occureed in the unlock basic tracks upgrade task
• Game controls where disabled after changing a save name
• Loading screen background animation was not smooth
• Missing "can not build' message when building a signal on a switch
• Missing localization on Wave Finished screen
• Mouse only interacted with buttons after clicking and moving it when keyboard key had been pressed before
• Nothing clicked sound had no 3d setting
• Reset all sensor settings did not reset UI completely (warning and default platform not reset)
• Reward icon of prototype train is not placed on the last visited platform
• Selecting the Coach Yard to be one of the sensor routes ends up opening the Coach Yard instead
• Sensors tutorials were not working properly
• Switching pages back and forth from binding options tab would lose navigation
• Train overshot 2nd of 2 consecutive platforms of one station
• Updating track speed not possible after panning the screen
• Waiting train icon of a trial train being placed on a not active platform

Hello Dispatchers, We're excited to announce that Update 11 for Rail Route has officially been released on the Unstable Branch! As mentioned in our previous post, we take feedback from our community seriously. After thoroughly testing the Staging Branch, we're confident this update will enhance your gameplay experience. While we've already shared some significant features in our previous posts, we also wanted to highlight some minor yet essential additions in this update. Keep reading to learn more about what's new in Rail Route!

Simple Switch

New Keybinds

Changes to Map Editing

Update 11: April 24th

Hello Dispatchers! It's been an exciting week for the Rail Route development team as we've been putting the finishing touches on the upcoming Update 11 for our train dispatcher simulator game. This Update is packed with new features and improvements that we can't wait for you to experience. We spent a considerable amount of time last week perfecting the new features and tirelessly bug-fixing, and we're eager to share more insights with you about how we structure our work on the game that we all love. The series will be a little different this week, as I'll give you a deeper look into our development process.

Staging Branch

Automated Tests

Unstable Branch

Issue Management

Update 11 release date

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Hello fellow Dispatchers! I'm excited to be back with another Rail Log, where I'll share the latest Rail Route development team insights. It's been a busy couple of weeks for us, and we've made great progress on new features that we can't wait to share with you. In this blog post, I'll be going into detail about these features, so sit tight and get ready to learn more about what we've been up to! And what you'll see in the upcoming Update 11, which will be live this month during April! By the way, if you want a sneak peek of the update before it hits live, join our community Discord and apply for a closed alpha or open beta test of Update 11. We already got some lovely feedback. It helps us finish this last mile in this significant milestone of construction UX overhaul. Under the hood, the game engine has changed significantly.

Build Actions

Walls Construction

Scale to Zoom

Sandbox Mode

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Another week, another post packed complete with what happened in the Rail Route development team last week. So let's board the train, get your tickets ready (and buy the game, of course). We still got a few copies left! :)

Mod.io Support

Train Reward Icons

Platforms

Sensors Placement

Update 11

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For today's hotfix we have opened up translation and localization of the station names. This started with feedback from the Chinese community that it's tricky to play the game even with the language set to Chinese, because of confusion about the station names. We definitively understand that Rail Route becomes a lot trickier when you have to check twice where you're supposed to be sending your trains! However, now this is a problem of the past, because we've made station names localizable. We have also, together with our lovely community, taken a stab at localizations of the names into the Chinese version of the game. Check it out if you prefer playing the game in Chinese!

Changelog

Hello Dispatchers! Let me share what we've achieved this week while preparing the next update of Rail Route, our train dispatcher simulator game.

Sprites Revision

Building Sprites

New Borders

Zoomed-out Map

Construction UX

UI

Midweek Update

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Hello Dispatchers! This week, it'll be shorter than long as last week flew faster than light, which seems impossible. But yeah, that's how it is, so let's dive into what has happened in the previous week of Rail Route development.

Building, construction

Autoblocks

Bulldozing / Removal tool

UI Update

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Hey, here we are with our next Rail Log, and we'll have a look at our keybinds this time. While a dev team is iterating over a new UI/UX, this is also vital to have thought through beforehand.
Without knowing we'll bring a new UI, we likely target keybinds earlier in our Early Access stage. But waiting had its benefits as we see what's missing, what has flaws, and what kind of features we want to be in the game in much deeper detail than at the beginning of Early Access. So I apologize that we still don't have a keybinding to open a construction mode, for example. A bright future is in front of us; trust me!

Control Schemes

Keyboard & Mouse

The Controller

Context Actions

Building Menu

Bulldozing

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Hello Dispatchers, Welcome to another developer blog series, RailLog! Hopefully, you've enjoyed our small Valentines Update and we are back focusing on the bigger tasks in front of us in our path to 1.0.
This time, I will be focusing on the upcoming changes to the game's user interface. As many of you know, the user interface is a crucial aspect of any game, and we have received a lot of feedback from our players on how we can improve it. Our team has taken this feedback into consideration and has been working on implementing changes that we believe will make the game more intuitive, user-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing. I'd also gather more feedback, so please, put your comment under the post if you have any concerns or ideas! Better now than later.

UI panels composition

Info Panels

Detail Panels

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UPDATE: Back button on error screen now shows keybind and text "Back to menu" UPDATE: Only panels blocking the seed field will now close when hovering over the play button in editor FIX: Advanced arrival sensor would not queue route when all platforms where occupied FIX: Current game page was not always refreshed when a save failed to load FIX: Map detail icons showed when map item on saves page was selected FIX: Map voting buttons ingame where always shown even when already voted FIX: Offscreen train alerts did not point towards train in tunnel FIX: Save modal closable with escape FIX: Stations panel close button did not work in editor FIX: Toggle UI keybind only showed UI

Were filled with love and in a celebratory mood as were headed into the weekend. The game is still available at a discount so tell all your loved ones to join the warm embrace of the dispatcher community. We also have a community contest going on, featuring a special Valentrains map! Join us on our Discord server and check it out: https://discord.gg/railroute See you out there train lovers! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1124180/view/3671032690264134186

NEW: Auto-save the current game (if possible & needed) when new game is started, not to lose any unsaved progress in case of accidental clicking UPDATE: Loading screen between levels updated to match the screen on initial game load UPDATE: Localizations (de: ui; fr: ui) FIX: Navigation could get lost in some cases and navigation highlighter did not fit properly on some elements FIX: Rush Hour maps saved after Update 8 (savedMap.bytes format) did have all stations visually unlocked from beginning (but the traffic spread to them wave-by-wave as usual) FIX: Rush hour mode configuration screen is missing entries 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

This week we want to celebrate all you dispatchers out there by sharing some Valentines love. To start with were releasing another update with tender loving bug fixes, and Rail Route is also on sale at a discount for all the aspiring dispatchers out there that havent jumped on the train yet. Menu and game scene combination As a fairly large change internally, we have combined the menu and game scenes resulting in improved loading times and an overall improved user experience. Upon loading the game for the first time, your last played game or edited map will be loaded in the background. Allowing you to quickly resume where you left off.This change is also part of our transition to the new user interface style and better controller support as we are slowly updating all UI elements.In addition this changes makes it easier for us to improve loading times ever further in the future when switching between editing a map and playing the map as we would not have to load the level twice, once for each mode.
Naming new saves As a quality of life improvement we added the ability to give your save a name before you make a save. Previously you had to save the game, open the load game menu and then edit the name of your new save. And all this is now also done in our new UI style.
Featured maps As talked about in last week's News post, we added a featured maps section to the main menu.You can find this next to the News section. Here we will feature a map from the workshop that we or the community loves and want to highlight. You can play the map the same way the contest currently works.
New loading screen Upon opening the game you will notice that we have a new loading screen! This loading screen looks a lot better than the simple black background with a simple loading icon that was there before.The new look fits a lot better with the game, look at that train go!
Open in workshop button It may not be a big addition but it's nice. On maps that you downloaded from the Steam Workshop, you will now see a Workshop button. This will open the map on the Steam Workshop.
Bug fixes As always we created, found and fixed a lot of bugs with this update. Everything from completely broken saves to buttons not showing when they should. RELEASE NEW: Featured map shown on current game page NEW: Open in Workshop buttons displayed on Current Game and map detail pages when relevant NEW: Previous save loads immediately after game starts, menu is displayed as overlay over it. Works as pause menu as well. NEW: Skipping cutscenes action added NEW: Conguent map added for Valentine's day celebration UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, research, tutorials; de: ui; hu: achievements; fr: ui; nl: all; no: ui; pl: all) UPDATE: New loading screen upon game start UPDATE: nl is now considered translated while jp and de in progress (fell below 90 % threshold) UPDATE: Removed Reset All button from Options UPDATE: Updated graph to new UI style and added Rush Hour progress graph to current game page PERF: Start-up speedup - do not populate Upgrades UI in non-endless levels FIX: Active contest could hide map item FIX: Closing panel button for some panels in editor did not work FIX: Closing modal when another is open unpaused time when it should not FIX: Controller support could break after moving analog sticks FIX: Detail pages for contest and featured map did not show correct screenshot FIX: Flying score elements where invisible on Rush Hour wave completion FIX: Keybind to reset ui scale did not apply to the scale of the main menu FIX: Keybound buttons were triggered even when button was hidden FIX: Loading failed when a referenced station no more existed FIX: Losing wave 3 in prague rush map took player back to prague and finished the story FIX: Map string field was not interactable FIX: Menu scale was too small FIX: Navigation did not work on some modals in the menu FIX: Penalization log was not cleared when a map was edited so it was stored in savedMap.bytes and doubled on each editing FIX: Perpetual route toggle could be set even when that upgrade was not unlocked FIX: Removing all saves from active level while game over screen was shown still showed restart from last save button FIX: Rush Hour tutorial being played on each map even if skipped FIX: Save loading failed for saves containing overriden routes from some signals. FIX: Second of music was played when starting game 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 was removed when the delete map dialogue was hidden while the menu was still shown 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: Various UI elements had incorrect sorting orders resulting in incorrectly hidden or shown elements FIX: Walls buttons were missing in the editor

Hello Dispatchers! We're back with our fifth RailLog - this time, focussing on some more quality of life changes for Rail Route. Hope you enjoy!

Menu and game scene combination

Naming new saves

Featured maps

Bug fixes

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Hello Dispatcher! Excitement continues to build as we progress on our train dispatching PC game. In this blog post, we'll give you a sneak peek into some of the new features and updates we've been working on, so sit back and get ready to hop on board for an unforgettable ride.

Building Better Train Tracks in Our Game

Reusing Old Tracks is a Breeze

Easy Rotation of Beginning and End of Track

Visual Help When You Need it

Next? Context Actions and Sensors

Menu, Game and Editor - all integrated

New Buildings, New Sensors

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Hello, fellow Dispatchers! As you may be aware, we've never shared a roadmap for our Early Access title Rail Route. Instead, we've opted for a different approach than the "industry standard." After a year and a half in the EA, I can confidently say that this decision has been excellent. Let me explain why - and, of course, I understand that not everyone may agree with me. We've heard a few voices stating that we should make our roadmap public. However, this approach has allowed us to remain flexible and better understand our Dispatchers; how you play the game, what difficulties you experience, what you enjoy the most, and so on. By observing this feedback, we were able to form an actual roadmap, which has resulted in much better outcomes than if we had simply stuck to the ideas we initially thought were great. Additionally, it has enabled us to experiment and be creative.
It's worth mentioning that while we are seasoned software developers, some of us have been in the industry for more than 15 years, the Rail Route is our debut game title, which means we needed to learn bits of the game design as well, right? It was a great ride, but the time has come! We can confidently share a detailed image of what the game will be once hitting the 1.0 release, hopefully, this year. Or just soon (tm) if you want us to use the typical jargon, which we have learned as well :). And I'd like to welcome you to this weekly RailLog blog series, where I will share and explain that image until we hit that release.

Roadmap 1.0

Reworked Tech Tree

The Through Passenger Traffic - Green points

The Advanced Passenger Traffic - Red points

• Train A -> B (pause 20mins), B -> C (or A)
• Train A -> B (pause 20mins), C -> D
• Train A -> B (pause 10mins), B -> C (pause 10 mins), C -> A
• Train A -> B (pause 10mins), B -> C (pause 10 mins), D -> B -> A

The Freight Traffic - Blue points

The Development Update

• Seamless menu integration - Editor and Play mode (will be release on unstable the next week)
• Tracks building UX
• New Accept sensor
• Build menu design (see below)

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UPDATE: Localizations (es: achievements, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui) FIX: Deleted platform / station was not removed from train schedules FIX: Departure sensor's controlled signals were not updated when signal was swapped by sink & vice versa, leading to errors when executing the automation

Hello Dispatchers! What a wonderful week, and here's another Monday and Rail Log from the development of the Rail Route. I told myself I could keep you more in the loop, especially after creating the #dev-logs channel on our community Discord. Let's cover the most important thing first.

Track Building

• Ability to take and move every element (signal, sensors, CY)
• Improved bulldozing (whole tracks by default)
• Sensor placement won't cut the track in two (breaking your configs)

System Upgrades Restructure

Accept Sensor

Main Menu Integration

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Hello @Devlogs Dispatchers, It's the start of a new week, and I've got some fresh news from the development. As you can see in the last hotfix, last week went all great; we delivered a lot of fixes and some improvements to the menu I've covered previously. Let's see what's in the bag for this week:

Main Menu integration

Tracks construction UX

tracks will bend automatically (you can cycle options with a mouse wheel) [/olist]
As you can see, connecting two points will be as easy as clicking on the origin and the end. The game will calculate the track in between these points for you. You can still click in smaller segments if you want more granular control over the outcome. This will be the UX improvement of the month. It will not matter if other tracks need to be crossed! We could apply some hard limits on the maximal length of the track to make that happen.

New System Upgrades design

We've finished the System Upgrades design for 1.0 and are now prototyping the UI before implementing it. I can say now that Upgrades won't be categories (Contracts, Automation, Control, Interface) but according to the type of traffic (and color).
We will have three types of traffic (or contracts)

• Through (green)
• Flip (red)
• Freights (blue)

Every category will have its Upgrades to unlock, divided into Tiers, and an ultimate goal of the Endless map will be operating all of them in some amounts. Automation will be a great help to accomplish that. The primary metric will be the "trains dispatched per cycle," which also gives you the progression in the Tiers dimension. I will talk details later, but you can expect a whole reworked freight traffic contracts and automation of your freight yard just in your Endless maps by 1.0 :-)!
All screenshots are works in progress and do not represent a final state. That's that. Be sure to drop me some comments below or on our community Discord. Until the next week, Happy Dispatching! -Angel Follow us:

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic/

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UPDATE: Available maps in maps list are shown first in Story of Jozic UPDATE: Copy pasting sensor configurations for sensors in autoblock no longer copies assigned signal UPDATE: Current game page now shows recent maps instead of saves and shows a few less buttons UPDATE: Localizations (cs: research, tutorials, ui; no: research, ui; de: tutorials, ui; en: tutorials; fr: tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Map details and difficulty visibility is now persistant across sessions UPDATE: New train arrival alert will no longer show if signal facing train has a route queued UPDATE: Renamed paste-all tooltip to better describe its function PERF: Map list loading speed-up for for installations with many workshop maps FIX: Advanced arrival sensor would not route trains with (any) destination to another platform when highest priority platform was inactive FIX: Attempt to replace an existing platform in Editor failed if it was the first first action after loading a map FIX: Binding images had graphical glitches on low resolutions FIX: Braking train alerts would stay in some cases when stopped train alerts were turned off FIX: Broken keybind would softlock the game FIX: Bulldozing autoblock with sensors would leave sensors behind FIX: Custom Rush Hour levels did not load configuration properly 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: 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: Platforms placed in editor have broken highlight animations until reload FIX: Rail Route banner was not shown on current game page in Story Of Jozic FIX: Station button in editor had incorrect hover text FIX: Train timeline would remain when hovering over incomming train icon while train was spawned FIX: Tunnel would not be destroyed when track connected to entrance was FIX: Unplayed Rush Hour maps always showed 1 completion star 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

UPDATE: All modals now pause the in-game timer while shown UPDATE: Improved text readability and positioning in main menu UPDATE: Localizations (en: tutorials; fr: ui) FIX: Add map description for Steam Workshop maps had incorrect menu name FIX: Bottom panels were never shown when editing a Rush Hour map FIX: Result of map uploading to Workshop was not shown in game + logging for better fault investigation FIX: Some of the trains visit icons in the timeline were under other icons and not clickable FIX: Train longer than dead-end platform with auto-reverse turned on instantly reversed out of platform

UPDATE: Localizations (de: tutorials) UPDATE: Sensor can now be unallocated by right clicking it FIX: Maps in new format (savedMap.bytes) downloaded from workshop produced unloadable saves that were not displayed in Menu FIX: Rejecting a fulfilled urban contract was is not removing the urban train from the coach yard FIX: Station signs where offset to the left after map load FIX: Station vist was not logged if long train was forced to stop with the tail outside of a long platform 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

UPDATE: Localizations (de: all; zh-Hans: research, tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Maps page header will now show for first time players as well FIX: A track loop could be built causing a soft game lock scenario FIX: Contract confirmation dialog did not open correctly & did not work FIX: Right clicking allocated signal in build mode did not deallocate signal FIX: Timeline in editor is always set to 00:00

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: Current Game page in menu displayed Prague if the most recent save was from a workshop map. FIX: Panels in editor would randomly not show when opening them FIX: Unbound connected input devices would prevent using the mouse

UPDATE: Clicking label above non-owned autoblock now acts like clicking the autoblock track UPDATE: Maps menu will now show latest shown map category when shown UPDATE: Unbuilt signal (ghost) rotation matches built signal rotation FIX: Navigation could break when closing some confirmation popups in the options menu FIX: Some train names were shown as icons in the gameover screen FIX: Some tunnel portal train indicators had the number upside down FIX: Story of Jozic did not culminate after returning from Rush Hour Trial FIX: The map selector in the top of the map detail page showed duplicate map names when viewing less than 3 maps

Hello Dispatchers! Update 9 has been released on the stable branch.

What's new?

New Menu

Waiting Train Icons

New crossings

Refactoring

Changelog

• NEW: Export and import of trains in Editor - text file editing support (added because of REFACTORING: Storing maps in binary format)
• NEW: Possibility to build all remaining switches and crossings where at least one path is valid
• NEW: Train reward icons
• NEW: Visual improvements

• UPDATE: Localizations (cs: tutorials, ui; de: ui; en: ui; fr: ui; no: ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; pl: ui)
• UPDATE: Pre-defined contracts in endless game preserve number of their prototype trains from Editor (digits only)
• UPDATE: Reset All in options resets only displayed options, does not reset saved score
• UPDATE: Trains longer than platforms supported
• UPDATE: Trial train from editor stops at all pre-defined stations even if it is not the commuter train
• UPDATE: Vulcan graphics API as a default target for linux
• REFACTORING: Storing maps in binary format (savedMap.bytes) instead of text format (level.txt)

• FIX: AutoBlocks were mistakenly considered reachable by connecting to their signal from illegal direction
• FIX: Bulldozing 3 connected switches in a specific way resulted in an error and a random signal appearing
• FIX: False breaking alerts for passing trains at platform's signal
• FIX: Levels without uuid caused map list not being loaded. Now logged and skipped.
• FIX: Mouse actions executed even though the mouse on a different application above Rail Route screen
• FIX: Focusing on station while focusing on a train was making a glitch and keeps focusing on the train.
• FIX: Non rebindable actions on gamepad were still shown in options menu
• FIX: Restarting Wakefield map caused a time shifting
• FIX: Train overshot station on high speed if there was another platform traversed in the braking distance
• FIX: Wrong instant camera padding if mouse was on a different application and then the mouse clicked on Rail Route screen

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Dispatchers! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route We've been working hard on Update 9 for the last two months, and we are now ready to release it on our Unstable Version. Check out the link how to join: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1124180/discussions/0/4658391921146408195/

What's new?

New Menu

Waiting Train Icons

New crossings

Refactoring

When will Update 9 be out?

Change notes

• NEW: New main menu - both visual and functional overhaul (navigation / controller support)
• NEW: Export and import of trains in Editor - text file editing support (added because of REFACTORING: Storing maps in binary format)
• NEW: Possibility to build all remaining switches and crossings where at least one path is valid
• NEW: Visual improvements

• UPDATE: Localizations (cs: tutorials, ui; en: ui; fr: ui; no: ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; pl: ui)
• UPDATE: Pre-defined contracts in endless game preserve number of their prototype trains from Editor (digits only)
• UPDATE: Trial train from editor stops at all pre-defined stations even if it is not the commuter train
• UPDATE: Vulcan graphics API as a default target for linux
• REFACTORING: Storing maps in binary format (savedMap.bytes) instead of text format (level.txt)

• FIX: AutoBlocks were mistakenly considered reachable by connecting to their signal from illegal direction
• FIX: False breaking alerts for passing trains at platform's signal
• FIX: Focusing on station while focusing on a train was making a glitch and keeps focusing on the train.
• FIX: Signalling the manual signal from the ui panel was ignoring the signal safety

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Hello Fellow Dispatchers! Bring joy yourself and grab the game with a limited-time offer during the Autumn Sale with 20% off!
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UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, tutorials; ja-JP: research, tutorials; fr: 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

Hello Dispatchers! We are running a weekly contest for Rush Hour again, and we've come to a very challenging map that will take you to the next level! and I introduce to you.... The Hague CS
This map has 6 stations that will require you to dispatch trains from first to last to first, the challenge is to not cause wreckage! Prepare your coffee and good luck! Hop on and be the first on the leaderboard. -Pickle Be sure to share with us what kind of maps you like to see! And make sure to visit our Official Discord Server where you can communicate directly with our developers! Discord Official Server
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Hello Dispatchers! We are running a weekly contest for Rush Hour again, and we've prepared a nice map from the heart of the Netherlands this week - Amsterdam Sloterdijk. It was made by a community member Typerim to honor our Dutch developer Rovex.

New Community Manager

Update 9

Menu Redesign

Incom Train Icons & Rewards

Refactoring of construction

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UPDATE: Localisations (fr: tutorials)

UPDATE: Localizations (cs: achievements, tutorials; fr: tutorials) FIX: Alert sounds were not working FIX: Rejecting the trial train after accepting it in Run trial train task was locking the task FIX: Routing sensor override settings were removed when selecting different sensor FIX: Sensor detail panel did not update error message without selecting another sensor first FIX: System upgrades panel content had incorrect size for some languages FIX: Timetable's platforms where being hidden in the station details panel if the platforms numbers were above 11 FIX: With Manual Signal Safety turned on, one route from a manual signal via a crossing was not possible

FIX: Dispatching train from the coach yard using the ECS button was freezing the train when it arrives to a departure sensor

UPDATE: Improved sensor upgrade tutorial text and fixed missing steps UPDATE: Invalid routing sensor configuration shows invalid route in red UPDATE: Localizations (cs: ui; en: ui; fr: ui; no: ui) UPDATE: Trains with finished schedule are now routed as finished trains on all departure sensors FIX: Any platform was neither loaded nor written correctly if map was saved after Update 8 FIX: Braking train alert shown for single frame or stayed when passing sensor FIX: Hint text localizations sometimes didnt load FIX: Routing sensor destination selection did not work when reselecting the same sensor FIX: Save and load buttons shown in upgrade tutorials when they should not FIX: Saving completed indicator would sometimes stay on screen

UPDATE: Localizations (fr: research, ui; no: research, ui) FIX: Arrival sensor showed incorrect configuration when not all platforms could be reached FIX: Game was crashing on some maps with sensors when exiting from building mode or configuring the sensors 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

In celebrating the 2^8 (256th) day of the year, we are releasing the next free content update for Rail Route just now! And by a big coincidence, it's also the Day of the Programmer. So, happy dispatching and celebration!

Update 8

Advanced sensors

Advanced Routing Sensor

Advanced Arrival Sensor

Stacking of sensors

Platforms limit

New Track Crossings

Next?

Full Changelog for Update 8

• NEW: Advanced routing sensor configuration
• NEW: Arrival and Routing sensor can be built at the same place
• NEW: Hot keys (CTRL + L) to switch between English and previously selected language
• NEW: Impossible build message on the platform and the sink.
• NEW: Maps can have unlimited number of platforms
• NEW: More switch variants allowed: crossing, crossing, their incomplete variants and variants with one arm bent 45 degrees left / right

• UPDATE: Added touch pen support (experimental)
• UPDATE: Changed animation when rotating signal
• UPDATE: Improved animations when building and bulldozing
• 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)
• UPDATE: Removed scheduled toggle for arrival sensor and updated sensor tooltips
• UPDATE: Stacked sensor priorities - Arrival Sensor goes first and Routing Sensor acts only if Arrival Sensor did not handle the train

• PERF: Saved game loading optimization and lags removal
• PERF: Various performance optimizations for smooth running on big maps

• FIX: Arrival sensors did not queue up routes
• FIX: Basic tracks update was not unlockable if tutorial was already skipped
• FIX: Boosted contracts upgrade boosted 20x instead of 2x
• FIX: Bulldozing tunnel could freeze in animation
• FIX: Contract with minimum time between stops did not reward full amount
• 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: Long train did not register passing stop and trains longer then tunnel stopped halfway
• FIX: Pause menu was shown shortly when loading save
• FIX: Resetting arrival sensor settings did not show the updated settings
• FIX: Selecting different station for arrival sensor did not update its configuration
• FIX: Sensor settings did not display correctly
• FIX: Test was failing. Switch is no more in Hidden state when route is highlighted.
• FIX: Unlock popup shine animation started and ended in incorrect position
• FIX: Zoom was so close in rush hour maps on start

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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: Timetable maps would sometimes show incorrect time in main menu FIX: Tunnel connected to occupied dead end track could be bulldozed FIX: Unfulfilled contract rejection penalty was not given FIX: Very long trains would show incorrect alerts, not stop correctly or behave expectedly

Hello Dispatchers! It's summertime for most of the development team, and we're off enjoying some free time with our families - but that doesn't mean that we're not working hard preparing the next free content update for Rail Route! We were really happy with the great reception to Update 7, and it's given us a clear direction for our future updates. With Update 7, we wanted to see whether we could deliver important changes and new content in a short amount of time - just under a month of development time. We're happy to say that we were successful. But we'd like to dig into a different topic this time. We've added a lot of new content to Rail Route during the first year of Early Access, including a new game mode called Rush Hour. That particular update made our menu screen cramped, exacerbating a problem with the main menu that we'd had for some time already. So, it's main menu redesign time!

Main Menu Redesign

Most Common Actions

Why Even Have A Menu?

Prototype in Progress

UPDATE: Localizations (cs: all; de: achievements, research, ui; en: research, ui; es: ui; fr: all; hu: tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials; zh-Hans: all; zh-Hant: research, tutorials, ui) UPDATE: New sprite for departure sensor UPDATE: Prague map / Story of Jozic tweaked: narration after building double switch disabled temporarily & a walls added next to Docks's sink to reduce confusion of not being able to connect to it FIX: Blur effect did not go away after changing maps during story FIX: Camera panning could result in unintended camera behaviour FIX: Coach Yard and Tunnel were not visible after being built FIX: Contract generation slowed down after many one-off trains dispatched FIX: Custom level with a lot of schedules doesnt start because of duplicate generated contract numbers FIX: Departue sensor had incorrect sprite and was unplaceable in tutorial FIX: Editor timetable list width didnt update when maximized FIX: New arrival train alert would show on last station if last station was the same as first station FIX: Placing station signs near level border prevented building on bottom left of level FIX: Route preview would interrupt train spawning FIX: Stopped train alert would stay on automaticly reversed train in station FIX: Tunnel entrance on right level edge would dissapear on load FIX: Window mode dropdown was hidden sometimes

UPDATE: (cs: achievements, ui; de: ui; fr: achievements, tutorials, ui; en: research; ja-JP: tutorials; zh-Hans: all; zh-Hant: research, tutorials, ui) PERF: Improving Main Menu (and overall UI) performance PERF: Music intensity adjustments optimized PERF: Station timeline display optimized PERF: Train cars disappearing from map optimized FIX: Editor timetable list width didn't update when maximized FIX: Achievements got awarded in incorrect gamemodes FIX: Added various missing translations FIX: Bad icons after font awesome upgrade FIX: Building animation broke signal scaling FIX: Illustrations should not be loaded into memory if not played FIX: Invalid configuration of routing sensor in autoblock (non-existing track in routing table) caused train being reversed FIX: Missing translations on leaderboard FIX: Train arrived alert showed for single frame when route was set for it

It's update time! (Which is, in my opinion, the best time.) The long-awaited Update 7 is finally here, bringing a multitude of quality of life improvements - and with the improvements, comes this blog post telling you all about them. Let's get into it. Summary: Update 7 is focused exclusively on making your life easier. It includes (but is far from limited to) some of the following:

• Brand-new train alerts, helping you to keep track of your trains.
• The (revolutionary!) ability to build signals on track corners.
• A whole bunch of achievements, both for our story mode and our general game modes.

Changelog

NEW: Arrival sensors can be built inside autoblocks
• NEW: Added animations and effects when building items
• NEW: Added unlockable visual train alerts
• NEW: Added upgrade for manual signal route visualization
• NEW: Internal support for the controllers
• NEW: Manual signal safety upgrade
• NEW: Story and general Achievements.
• NEW: Ability to change the predefined stations' signs colors from Options panel

• UPDATE: Building signals on track corners is now allowed
• UPDATE: Improved signals sprites to highlight the orientation UPDATE: Removed main menu button from wave finished screen in Rush Hour
• 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

• PERF: Game saving switched to a different technology providing faster save&load
• PERF: Save list fetching sped up

• FIX: Basic Tracks upgrade was not unlock able after skipping the story
• FIX: Path decoration effect speed was dependend on fps
• FIX: Time resumed after opening and closing menu while in rush hour summary screen

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It's been just over a year since Rail Route released into Early Access here on steam... and also nearly a year since this curated list started up! Not since we've started doing these highlights, of course, but it's still pretty mind-blowing to see how far the game's come in just a year's time. With all this time behind us, why don't we take a peek back in memory lane and see some of the oldest levels in the curated list?

Bridgeport

Dunstable

DHR Mini

• Smorac
• Century Avenue
• Blairfort & Millings
• San Corbo
• NEC New York Penn - AM Rush

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NEW: Fade in & fade out also for entering the Editor UPDATE: Localizations (cs: research, ui; en: research, tutorials, ui; fr: research, tutorials, ui) FIX: 'Main Menu' button was not working in the Editor and on the Loading Error screen FIX: Full game teaser was displayed in full game FIX: In System Upgrades, time was unpaused after unlocking an upgrade & closing the hint panel. FIX: InterCity and Urban trains were not auto-dispatched from the Coach Yard according to the configured advance time but always 1 minute ahead FIX: Starting certain maps from Editor caused loading error & infinite loading.

UPDATE: Modified Rush Hour editor checklist item and added manual check 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: Not used station sign had a white background color with a white text on station destination sign which was hard to see it FIX: Sensor tutorials failed showing white screen instead of UI highlight FIX: Story could get stuck when buying platforms before building shortcut track FIX: Timetable panel header in editor was set incorrectly on first load UPDATE: Localizations (es: achievements, tutorials; en: research, tutorials, ui; ja-JP: research, tutorials, ui; cs: tutorials, ui)

Hello dispatchers! You've seen the title, you know what we're here to discuss.

• There is now a 20% discount on Rail Route via the Steam Summer Sale!
• Update 6 - The Story Mode Update - is now live!

Update 6

Changelog

New features

• NEW: The Story of Jozic (narrated story on Prague map)
• NEW: Two new music tracks (Brittle Omens, From Wanderlust to Dawn)
• NEW: Added research unlocked popup
• NEW: Narrator volume slider in audio options panel
• NEW: New ambient sound system - used in building mode only
• NEW: Train animation upon click
• NEW: Added code support for achievements (achievements comming next Update)

Updates

• UPDATE: Bigger subtitles
• UPDATE: Bigger resolution sprite for small buttons
• UPDATE: Contract generator tweaks: less traffic to/from inactive stations; reduced preference for shorter routes; less IC traffic via most prominent IC traffic station (e.g. Wilson) until it is active
• UPDATE: Localizations (es: all; fr: tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui)
• UPDATE: Low music intensity while in pause
• UPDATE: Music intensity formula for Endless maps
• UPDATE: Music now plays uninterruptedly in menu as well
• UPDATE: Obsolete tutorial tasks (accept / build / unlock) not created in Washington map & removed when loading any save
• UPDATE: Station colors upgrade is standalone and cheapter to unlock
• UPDATE: Time gets paused when Research panel is open
• UPDATE: Updated editor Rush Hour checklist item to be more clear

Bugfixes

• FIX: Editor timetable UI became cramped when entering long train composition
• FIX: Research panel scroll bar was hidden until clicking any research category
• FIX: Station settings (auto-accept / auto-reverse) were saved only if station was used e. g. by a train / contract...
• FIX: Task panel was either hidden under other panels or obstructing other panels
• FIX: Transcription was incorrect for Tennouji / Kyobashi station names in Osaka map
• and much more smaller issues...

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Hello dispatchers! We are so, so happy to announce that Update 6 is LIVE NOW!

Update 6

Changelog

New features

• NEW: The Story of Jozic (narrated story on Prague map)
• NEW: Two new music tracks (Brittle Omens, From Wanderlust to Dawn)
• NEW: Added Upgrade unlocked popup
• NEW: Narrator volume slider in audio options panel
• NEW: New ambient sound system - used in building mode only
• NEW: Train animation upon click
• NEW: Added code support for achievements (achievements comming next Update)

Updates

• UPDATE: Bigger subtitles
• UPDATE: Bigger resolution sprite for small buttons
• UPDATE: Contract generator tweaks: less traffic to/from inactive stations; reduced preference for shorter routes; less IC traffic via most prominent IC traffic station (e.g. Wilson) until it is active
• UPDATE: Localizations (es: all; fr: tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui)
• UPDATE: Low music intensity while in pause
• UPDATE: Music intensity formula for Endless maps
• UPDATE: Music now plays uninterruptedly in menu as well
• UPDATE: Obsolete tutorial tasks (accept / build / unlock) not created in Washington map & removed when loading any save
• UPDATE: Station colors upgrade is standalone and cheapter to unlock
• UPDATE: Time gets paused when Upgrades panel is open
• UPDATE: Updated editor Rush Hour checklist item to be more clear

Bugfixes

• FIX: Editor timetable UI became cramped when entering long train composition
• FIX: Upgrades panel scroll bar was hidden until clicking any upgrades category
• FIX: Station settings (auto-accept / auto-reverse) were saved only if station was used e. g. by a train / contract...
• FIX: Task panel was either hidden under other panels or obstructing other panels
• FIX: Transcription was incorrect for Tennouji / Kyobashi station names in Osaka map
• and many other smaller issues...

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Hello dispatchers! In celebration of Rail Route's 1-year anniversary, we're holding a little get-together: a developer live-stream! The livestream will be:

• on the 21st June at 19:15 UTC WATCH STREAM HERE

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Rail Route's sixth major content update - The Story of Jozic - will be on June 23rd. And - in case you've missed the previous announcements - here's a brief rundown of everything it'll feature:

• 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!

NEW: Displaying contest leaderboard of recent contests even after contest end NEW: Forward compatibility for saves from demo being loaded in RR before Update 6 (just error prevention) NEW: Rush Hour maps from SteR: Gare Du Nord, Den Haag NEW: Storing when a contest was played per map to display contest leaderboard UPDATE: Localizations (cs: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (fr: ui) UPDATE: Rush Hour comparision to global record changed to global median + added possibility to select an player from the table to be the benchmark UPDATE: Rush Hour editor checklist item did not mention initial stations FIX: Auto accepted train would leave manual train acception in broken state FIX: Disabled saving when rush hour screen is shown to prevent broken save state FIX: Game Over screen in Rush Hour displayed irrelevant comparision to benchmark FIX: Initial research state set incorrect resulting in auto reverse disabled on rush hour maps FIX: Leaderboard panel did not show loader during loading FIX: Map was not loadable after station was removed but the platform was not FIX: Score was always floored instead of rounded properly

Before we delve into the featured list for today, we've got something important to mention!
As you all (should) know, In-Game Rush Hour contests are now a thing. Because of this, we won't be featuring Rush Hour maps as one of our three monthly picks for the time being. We already have a spotlight to showcase them now, after all - it would be a bit redundant to highlight them in the workshop when we can just show them off in-game. We'll still add them to the Curated List on occasion, though. Also, in-game contest support! That's cool, right? While it's limited to just Rush Hour for now, we might get more functionality as time goes on for, say, Endless or Timetable! Don't hold your breath - that isn't a promise, just a personal hope for the future - it's not planned at the moment. But it might come eventually!
There's one other thing - since the contests are in the same vein as featured levels, we're going to still mention them here! At the end of every article from here on out, we'll mention what the contest seeds were for the past month. That way, if you want to go back and replay a contest seed you particularly enjoyed, you can know what it was! We'll be adding that to every article from here on out. You probably came here for this month's picks, though; so let's get this show on the road and show you what we've got!

Melumberget

Derby Yard

London st Pancras

• [ITALY] Bolzano's Rush Hour
• Yeovil in the 2000s
• Miami Central
• Anatidae
• Modany Kids

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Hey everybody! In preparation for Rail Route: The Story of Jozic's upcoming release, we're super excited to showcase our new music track! And, as a special treat alongside it, we're showcasing some of the cinematics from our upcoming release. We hope that you enjoy! Feel free to wishlist Rail Route: The Story of Jozic whilst you're at it - it helps us a lot! [previewyoutube=hE9d4aY9t5A;full][/previewyoutube] - The Rail Route Team Follow us:

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NEW: Adding data to leaderboard records to detect cheating by map file modification NEW: Message in Rush Hour map indicating why the unlocking order can not be created UPDATE: Added Rush Hour editor checklist item for 2 station schedule UPDATE: Localizations (ja-JP: ui; pt: ui) UPDATE: Reworked wave screen animations and added seperate game over screen FIX: Changing platform number in schedule did not update train label platform FIX: Clicking on news items in main menu did nothing FIX: Coach Yard was sometimes wrongly assigned to a Station when loading saves of older maps where save overrides topology assignment FIX: Editor map settings not showing for correct mode on initial load FIX: Returning to menu while saving in editor could lead to save corruption FIX: Seed was not preserved in save leading to ... in leaderboards for anybody that finished the playthrough from a loaded save. FIX: Train were not entering the map when building was on FIX: Upgrading signal when between 8k and 10k gave 2k instead of charging 8k

UPDATE: Contest leaderboard now hides level seed and play with seed button UPDATE: Localizations (fr: ui) UPDATE: Time limit removed from 'Failed to accept train...' message because in-game time is never displayed UPDATE: Updated the animation on the timer after Rush Hour wave completes FIX: ExclusiveFullScreen removed from fullscreen options and reset to (borderless) FullScreenWindow because caused crashes on some GPUs FIX: Options confirmation modals hidden and options could be closed while confirmation panel was still active FIX: Resetting gameplay options switched to video tab FIX: Restarting a loaded game from an older save resulted in time set to 0:00:00 instead of 7:59:59 FIX: Rush Hour pause modal was shown over wave end screen FIX: Stations were not colored in Rush Hour map after restart FIX: Timetable was lost when going to editor from level FIX: Window mode dropdown in Options was not populated if Options opened shortly after game start

NEW: Added level seed and steam profile to leaderboard display UPDATE: Editor mode configuration panel changed to be shown with dedicated button UPDATE: Localizations (fr: tutorials, ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui) FIX: Buttons locked in timetable / rush hour map via research configuration displayed misleading tooltip and opened Research Panel FIX: In Timetable, if station colors are disabled, game still displayed colors FIX: Mac did not see old saves & community levels FIX: Newly created timetable map had all stations disabled until some other property (e. g. name or best score) changed after mode change

It's arrived! Dive in and see some of the new features for yourself!

What's New

Leaderboards

Contests

New Maps

Main Menu Options

Changelog

New Features

• Rush Hour maps can be started with a seed that determines the traffic.
• Contests support added - special main menu item loaded from web server, runs a given map with a given seed. Subscribes and downloads map from workshop if needed. Submits score to own leaderboard.
• Added leaderboard modal for use in main menu leaderboard viewing
• Added hover and click effects to news item in main menu
• Added option to toggle leaderboard submissions on or off
• Added pause screen to Rush Hour with benchmark graph
• Leaderboard and benchmark times shown when playing Rush Hour
• In Main Menu, score & percentile displayed from leaderboard for Rush Hour maps
• Editor support to configure Rush Hour wave intensity phases
• Copy & Paste sound
• Possibility to allow / forbid each train being generated per Rush Hour's wave onset phase
• End of wave sound
• Platform number is shown on train destination popup
• Possibility to mute narration on Wave Complete screen
• Rush Hour maps from SteR: Chicago Ogilvie Center, London DLR, Central Tokyo
• Show score for endless maps in map tiles
• Floating score is having a sound
• Sound for perpetual route
• Sound for train delay, run-through and occupied penalties
• Sprites for zoomed out signals

Updates

• Do NOT stop time while in construction mode
• Added tooltip with full map name when it was truncated in the menu
• Clear display of tracks when zoomed out
• Don't move the camera when accepting a contract
• Finished maps have different color in menu
• For Timetable and Rush Hour maps the primary action in Main Menu is 'Start new game' instead of 'Load last save' if the level was finished after the save was made.
• Incentive to try Rush Hour mode removed from tutorial for now - too complex for a new player
• Leaderboard and wave end screen updated
• Localizations (fr: tutorials; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: all; zh-Hans: ui)
• New button layout for level items in main menu
• Pause real time in Rush Hour when pause menu is opened
• Precision key (X) hides trains to make small track segments clickable
• Slower speed for music intensity change
• Station + platform display simplified
• Timer display for prototype trains counts down 1 minute since contract acceptance

Bugfixes

• Clicking item locked by research did not show related research when research panel was opened for the first time
• Deallocating signal in build mode would add signal to inventory without bulldozing
• Do not autosave after wave 10
• Editor timetable columns were misaligned
• Floating score text started from outside timer UI
• Fullscreen mode actually set borderless windowed mode
• Global leaderboard was displayed empty if the player was not in + combination logic reworked
• Going to main menu from game end screen was making a save again
• Graph was not drawn properly sometimes
• It was possible to build a tunnel from/to an allocated track
• Keystrokes +/- modified autoblock size by 2 instead of 1 if platform was built before
• Long level names went past level list item borders
• Next benchmark button during Rush Hour didn't show next benchmark
• Old Rush Hour maps were missing wave onset phases
• Old saves were missing some narrations in the first train chapter
• Removed hover sound inside level item in menu
• Save and share panel had text going past the panel
• Station Sign on Wave Screen was smaller than text & misaligned
• Station labels were not displayed in the Visual Timeline after omitted station (...) become visible station.
• Typo in playthrough (not) randomized
• Unlocked items didn't show at end of wave
• Various contest item fixes and visual improvements

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It's been about a month since Rush Hour released, and you know how we are - As soon as one major update releases, we get to work on the next as soon as possible. As you probably noticed, we've got a story mode planned for the near future as a (free) standalone game - While a lot of our efforts have been diverted to making this experience a reality on time, we're not going to neglect the main game. After all, improvements for Rail Route are also improvements for the Story of Jozic, right? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896900/Rail_Route_The_Story_of_Jozic/ Well, bugfixes are, at the very least. There's far more to be excited about in Update 5 than bugfixes, though... Wanna see?

STEAM LEADERBOARDS

• Your Previous Record
• The Best among your Friends
• The Global Highscore

MAIN MENU OPTIONS

NEW MAPS

London's Dockland Light Railway

Central Tokyo

Chicago Ogilvie Center

EDITOR TOOLS

Update 5: May 16th!

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UPDATE: Incentive to try Rush Hour mode removed from tutorial for now - too complex for a new player UPDATE: Localizations (cs: all; de: all; fr: ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui) FIX: 'Track 40' was auto-selected after opening build menu even if not displayed (e.g. in Prague Rush Hour); click on 'Track 80' was needed to build something. FIX: Adjusting contract menu was not exited when rejecting that contract FIX: Currently disabled but enabled inventory items in previous version of level shown in Rush Hour FIX: Sensor connection indicator was not hidden when node detail was not in focus

Another month, another set of maps to try! Unfortunately, no Rush Hour ones yet - we've all been busy on other things recently and haven't really had the time to try any. We've been hard at work with something special, and just haven't had much of a chance to get any onto the list yet. Sorry! Despite this, we've still got a good handful of creative maps for you to try! Why don't we just get right into it?

142

Hamburg Port Railway North

Growing Metropolis

• Martslock
• Aresund
• Lyon Part-Dieu
• Garnish
• Derby Yard

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NEW: Added checkmark in editor for rush hour initial stations in schedules UPDATE: Allocated switch next to free track can now be deallocated with right click UPDATE: Localizations (cs: tutorials; de: tutorials, ui; fr: ui; ja-JP: ui; zh-Hans: ui) FIX: Finishing Rush Hour wave 10 displayed wave 11/10 FIX: Keybind could contain the same modifier key twice FIX: Trains could be accepted on platforms without a sink

Hello Dispatchers! We know that youve all been wondering what our next, major content update will be (and what the teams been so busy working away on), and here it is: The Story of Jozic A Rail Route Prologue! [previewyoutube=ragwNg78ofk;full][/previewyoutube] What is it, you ask? This one is a little different than our other updates. Well be releasing this as a free, standalone game on Steam at first, and it will later become part of Rail Route. Were doing this so that we can give more people a taste of Rail Route and, truthfully afford us some more visibility so we can make making the game we love!

Features of The Story of Jozic:

• Embark on a fully-voiced narrative, taking on the role of an apprentice train dispatcher being taught the ropes by, you guessed it, Jozic.
• Explore the dramatic machinations of becoming a train dispatcher and the suspense as Jozics past comes back to haunt him
• Forge your network, dispatch your trains, earn rewards, and chat your way through multi-choice dialogue options never before seen in Rail Route.

Update 5 soon

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NEW: Visual feedback when game is saved UPDATE: Improved coach yard train count text visibility UPDATE: Localizations (fr: ui, tutorials, de: tutorials, zh-Hans: ui) FIX: Destination animation was played so many times, how many paths were possible between signal and destination. FIX: Inconsistent new contract button had wrong tooltip and active state FIX: Level station count included platformless stations (signs) FIX: Main Menu button remained when hiding UI FIX: Removing platform in editor did not always remove it from train schedules FIX: Rush Hour autosave on wave end could cause new inventory items to get lost FIX: Shown offered contract times were not updated once generated FIX: Sign activation sound played when buying platform on already unlocked station FIX: Starting custom Rush Hour level sometimes resulted in an error FIX: Station colors were shuffled if game was started directly from the Editor FIX: Track speed could not be upgraded in editor because of initial research state settings FIX: Traffic intensity for wave onset phase was wrongly computed FIX: Tualatin / Tualatin Acres station name in WES map was misspelled

NEW: UI autoscales on window resize UPDATE: Item inventory amount now always animated on build menu opening UPDATE: Localizations (de: ui; fr: ui; ja-JP: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: all) FIX: Default paths were reset after building (even if nothing changed) FIX: Final Rush Hour score on screen did not match actual score FIX: It was possible to dispatch a train from an empty Coach Yard using the round train icon above station sign FIX: Loading of save was not possible if it contained obsolete default paths (referencing non-existing nodes) FIX: Options menu could be closed when confirmation window was active preventing it from being closed FIX: Overlapping map settings text FIX: Rush Hour wave finished while train was still waiting at final destination FIX: Train could be spawned on inactive platform FIX: Urban transit 'per unique station' label and reward value were not shown correctly (translation missing / value not updated) FIX: When upgrading / downgrading a signal, the scroll text displayed wrong value (sum instead of difference)

Man, it's been an eventful month, hasn't it? We've all been hard at work making sure Update 4 was the best it could be before April rolled around. Hopefully you all have been enjoying the new features! We sure have, and we've got some more in store for you in the following weeks. Unfortunately, that means we've been so busy that some other subjects - such as these monthly featured list updates and the contest results - were delayed. Sorry! I hope you can understand why we've put this off for a bit, though - Update 4 was a huge game-changer (quite literally), after all. Either way, we're here, with three new maps to show off from the community! And let's start with the most important one of them all: Who won the contest?

Westendhafen

Sudoku

Hostivice

A tip

• Pine Rice Area control
• Pulse
• Small Town with small coach yard
• Gieen
• Growing Metropolis

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Hello Dispatchers! 31th March, 7 pm UTC Live stream This is the date of our second Steam Simfest stream. Be sure you check it out!
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Hello Dispatchers!

New Game Mode

Changelog

New features

• NEW: Ability to research and toggle colored station signs
• NEW: Accept train buttons above station signs
• NEW: Added `Rush Hour` workshop tag
• NEW: Animate a track path created from auto signal queue
• NEW: Animated end of wave screens for waves of chaos mode
• NEW: Better hover animation over highlighted track
• NEW: Editor support for waves of chaos game mode
• NEW: Macer Extension rush hour map
• NEW: Outlining of route to be created & cycling through possible routes with mouse wheel; created route remembered and preferred next time
• NEW: Play a sound when selection signal/connection in sensors
• NEW: Rush hour mode chapter in the tutorial
• NEW: Save score for waves levels
• NEW: Show score also for Rush Hour maps in main menu
• NEW: Show train destinations over the train in new game mode
• NEW: Signals can be deallocated during construction
• NEW: Simple train schedule destination view
• NEW: Tracks visuals improved with emissive lightning
• NEW: Unlock sound for station sign
• NEW: Wave schedule view per station
• NEW: Added button to open map creation wiki in editor
• NEW: Added checklist for map creation in editor
• NEW: Right clicking a train in an autoblock will reverse it if possible
• NEW: Wave onset in Rush Hour can have reduced intensity (some trains dropped before start)
• NEW: Added time to score animation on rush hour wave completion
• NEW: Rush hour view starts focused on unlocked stations

Updates

• UPDATE: "Not built from inventory" message displayed on applicable tracks as bulldozing cursor moves
• UPDATE: Accept trains by clicking tracks
• UPDATE: Automatic signal sprite improved
• UPDATE: Better music intensity during tutorial
• UPDATE: Blinking station signs removed
• UPDATE: Color space switched into the gamma space
• UPDATE: Create as less garbage as possible in Train.Move()
• UPDATE: Default music volume level normalized
• UPDATE: Different sound for contract accept/decline
• UPDATE: Don't play open sound for modals with overlay
• UPDATE: Due to the performance, train labels at slower pace
• UPDATE: Due to the performance, update trains in station timeline at slower pace
• UPDATE: Improved train label visuals
• UPDATE: Inventory changes displayed in scroll text when building from inventory
• UPDATE: Less intensive train light
• UPDATE: Localizations (de: research, ui; cs: tutorial)
• UPDATE: Make building button non-interactable if there is no item in inventory for it
• UPDATE: Music intensity for timetable maps based on trains to dispatch
• UPDATE: Music intensity in Endless maps based on time speed
• UPDATE: New look for number badge on game and building button
• UPDATE: Not acting signal graphics improved
• UPDATE: Removed black background option from the game (will be replace by color picker)
• UPDATE: Showing only items in Construction menu that are or once were present in the inventory (not applied on economy-based maps)
• UPDATE: Signals hover animation improved
• UPDATE: Station sign graphics has been improved
• UPDATE: Station sign unlock animations and wave modal visual refactor
• UPDATE: Switch background improved
• UPDATE: Switch hover animation improved
• UPDATE: Task panel spacing was wrong
• UPDATE: Track colors match more signal colors
• UPDATE: Train sprite improved
• UPDATE: Waiting train buttons display next station color and accept timer
• UPDATE: Added station sign item to Rush hour checklist in level editor
• UPDATE: Corrected editor train occurrence tooltip
• UPDATE: Localizations (de: all; fr: all; ja-JP: tutorial)
• UPDATE: Removed Rush Hour option from first time player menu
• UPDATE: Switched next wave button order
• UPDATE: Train notifications and color coded stations research video updated
• UPDATE: Zero inventory item count is shown
• UPDATE: Building items no longer disabled when no items left in inventory
• UPDATE: Localizations (de: all; fr: research, ui; ja-JP: all; zh-Hans: tutorials)
• UPDATE: More trains to accept button now shows timeout

Fixes

• FIX: 'Change Speed' and 'Tunnel' building buttons remained inactive after return from in-game tutorial (e. g. arrival sensor tutorial)
• FIX: Clicking on a track caused sound even when no routing was posible
• FIX: Do not display price 0 when building from inventory
• FIX: Do not display price 0 when bulldozing to inventory
• FIX: Game over screen button width did not fit text
• FIX: Ghost track in bottom left corner of the map
• FIX: NPE was thrown in Editor
• FIX: Small tracks have a mouse priority over switches when routing from auto signal
• FIX: Station sign could become uninteractable after opening menus
• FIX: Subtitles panel was too small on smaller screens
• FIX: Deallocating signal in build mode would add signal to inventory without bulldozing
• FIX: Routing highlights remained after cancelling routing during animation
• FIX: Train schedule didnt remove previously shown stops on shorter schedules
• FIX: Locked building items were only shown as locked after researching anything
• FIX: Trains collided where a train just left a switch
• FIX: Bottom menu was not shown after game restarted from pause menu when level / wave finished / game over screen was displayed
• FIX: Sometimes no train went to newly activated station if intensity lower than 100 % was set
• FIX: Time was not updated

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Hello Dispatchers! We announced last week that our Fourth Update, Rush Hour, would be arriving on the 28th of March. Now, we need your help. 28th March, 7 pm UTC Live stream To make our launch (perhaps our most important one since we entered Early Access) the best it can be, well be hosting a Steam livestream showcasing the update! More than that, this livestream will be part of the Steam SimFest - meaning the more viewers we get, the higher up Rail Route will be on the festival page! This is where you come in. If youre around, wed love for you to join Angel (thats me!) and MasterHellish for the livestream at 8 pm London Time on the 28th March. The more people we can get, the better! Well be exploring the new mode, cracking jokes, and generally chilling out. Finally, a huge thank you to you - our community - for making this update (and all of our others) possible. We think youll love it, and were really proud of it. And, as always, happy dispatching! - Angel

It's our goal to release a DevBlog every month, but sometimes we happen to miss them. Often this is because we're so focused on a massive update that requires our constant attention, and we just don't have the time to provide you all with some insight into what's coming next because of how much we need to develop it first. It could also be procrastination, vacation time, sick days... Only we know, really. This last month, we slipped, but fortunately, it's not due to procrastination. Instead, we've been hard at work, getting you all something new to play with. Check out... Rush Hour. [previewyoutube=sn48dTtySIA;full][/previewyoutube] Look forward to this new mode on March 28th!

New Rush Hour Mode

Train timeline

New Interface options

Accepting trains

Map Editor

Systems Available

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Hey folks! It's March, and you know what that means, right? If you thought "It's time for new workshop highlights", well... yeah, that's true, but that's low-hanging fruit. It's the title of this article, after all... It also means the Contest is closing soon. If you'd like your level to qualify, submit soon! Submissions close this Saturday. If you're not interested in submitting, why not play the levels and vote instead? Alright, enough of that. You already know about the contest. What about this month's front-page features, though?

Artificity

Copenhagen

South Station

• Boston Commuter
• Finland
• Melissenstadt
• Sudoku
• Redlang Junction

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Let us announce that Rail Route is now fully translated to German language. Many thanks to our community! UPDATE: Localizations (de: all + "in progress" flag removed; jp: all; fr: tutorials, ui; zh-Hans: tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: ui) FIX: It was possible to create a loop ending in a switch (illegal situation) by deleting a signal in the loop (legit situation)

UPDATE: Localizations (de: all; en: research; fr: research, ui; zh-Hans: all) FIX: Building constraint did not show reason during tutorial FIX: Bulldozing a switch that is connected to dead end tracks with signals on them was leaving those signals floating without tracks FIX: Long trains waiting in station showed incorrect train label color FIX: Sensor got left behind when deleting autoblock in editor FIX: Subtask ui panel's color was getting stuck with yellow color if the task was fulfilled and unfulfilled quickly FIX: Subtitles were missing for first train routing back to Dejvice narrations (repeated instruction to set switch & flip signal).

UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: tutorials, research; fr: tutorials, ui) FIX: Autoblock with preceeding green manual signal got deallocated when train exited FIX: In levels without economy, it was possible to remove signal bridging two tracks with different speeds with track speed being unified to the lower speed but inventory was neither checked if there is enough items nor updated after removal FIX: Previously used track speed was not re-selected when the building menu was reopened. FIX: Upgrade to Auto Signal button on Manual Signal Detail did not work FIX: When a signal was bulldozed at the end of a bulldozed track, no money was returned

There's over 750 maps on the workshop now! It's seriously impressive how many levels have been made since our last contest. It's roughly two maps a day! I'm really glad to see the creative minds of the community are using their sparks of inspiration well and giving us more and more levels to play. Keep up the good work! Last time we did a contest, we did it to try and highlight a new feature and get people to know about it more. Can you guess what new feature we're doing this time? That's right, the Inventory!

Mapmaker Rules

• Timetable maps only
• Map can be no longer than 1 hour and 30 minutes
• You may include up to 80 trains
• Max score cannot exceed 1500
• Max score cannot contain any penalties
• Inventory must be turned on
• Level must use at least 20 Inventory items
• No text-file exclusive edits
• Only one submission per person
• Submit by March 12th

Playing and Voting

Some Inventory Tips

Don't get overwhelming

Wall 'em in

Leave room for slack

Testing your Map

Need more guidance?

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NEW: Hints and notes narrations in tutorial UPDATE: Localizations (cs: tutorials; fr: ui; jp-JP: ui, zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Localizations (fr: tutorials; ja-JP: research, tutorials; zh-Hans: tutorials) FIX: Asian languages ellipsis was not working FIX: Auto accept trains upgrade task was broken if you unlocked that upgrade before the task starts FIX: Custom resolutions was always displayed resolution change popup FIX: Destination's station in the train timetable panel was not being highlighted when the train move to another station until you click on the train again FIX: Long narrations were being repeated after save and load in the tutorial FIX: Resolution confirmation modal popped up every time in windowed mode FIX: Reason for locked autoblock tooltip was unclear

Hey folks! Another month has passed. It's been exciting, huh? Not only did we have our first workshop highlights article, but Update 3 released and has many new tools to make level creation even easier and more exciting. I can't wait to see what we as a community can make with the Inventory! Another month also means it's time for us to feature another three new maps. So, what do we have now?

Qidu Station (2022. Normal)

Menchen Ostbahnhof

River Creek

• Fintails
• 142
• Tiller Loop
• London St Pancras
• Hostivice

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UPDATE: Load last save made first option after train crash; Restart suppressed unless no saves for the map UPDATE: Localizations (zh-Hans: tutorials, research; ja-JP: tutorials, ui) UPDATE: Reload level list even if workshop map fetch ended unexpectedly. FIX: Build / Buy buttons were displayed after switching from Prague to Wakefield in narrated story FIX: Inbound icon was not displayed in Chinese and French localization of timeline legend, \uf08b displayed instead FIX: It was possible to build a track from inventory joining at the end with an original track FIX: It was possible to change track speed but it is not supported in inventory-only maps FIX: Short track built from inventory between two original track could not be bulldozed

It's been a while, huh? It's been over two months since we released Update 2. While time may fly when you're having fun, we've been hard at work here getting ready our next big update for you all. In fact, we've already released it - Update 3 is ready to roll! How about we dive into some of the new features you're bound to see as you explore this latest update?
There's a lot to cover! Let's get started with the biggest news:

The Inventory

How to Play with the Inventory

New Accessibility Features

Track Speeds - Pick your Perfect Colors

Timetable Troubles

Locomotive Redesign

Editor: Trial Trains

Automation - Copy & Paste

That's all for now!

What's been added

• Ability to set amount of build items in inventory from editor
• Added some juice to all buttons
• Better slider sprite
• Brand new train sounds
• Button click sound when clicking all table items
• Change arrival time on multiple stops at once with modifier keys in the editor
• Clock icon changed when time is stopped
• Copy & paste for coach yard automation settings
• Copy & paste for sensors
• Credits screen
• Dropdown hover and select sound
• Highlight stop when clicking stop in editor timeline
• Hint when train is acceptable on train detail
• Holding modifier keys while adjusting the timetable in the editor now highlights affected stops
• Hover & sounds for toggles
• New sound for nothing clicked
• New sounds for modal dialogs
• Routing practice chapter in the tutorial
• Slider hover sound and animation
• System Upgrades tutorial introduced
• Time buttons sounds also when switched by keybind
• Timetable color coded station visits
• Timetable tutorial Ft. Jozic
• Train highlight when mouse is over
• Trial trains will now show (any) for platform in train detail screen
• Accessibility menu with color selection added to Settings
• Option to toggle vignette added to settings
• The Inventory for Timetable maps
• Trial trains in Editor

What's been Updated

• Improved highlighting to station detail toggles
• Added single stop adjustment hint to timetable adjustment panel
• Changed "play tutorial" and "new game" button sounds
• Default UI scale reduced to 80% of original value
• Improved performance to all list layouts
• Lock time buttons when time is stopped
• Locomotive sprite improved
• Long narration subtitles displayed in shorter, timed segments
• New contracts added to the bottom of the list instead of the top
• Node detail panel performance improved
• Overview item click sound as train select
• Reset the volume settings to defaults for everyone
• Settings menu reordered
• Station timeline graphics improved
• Train label highlighting improved
• Train label in station timeline improved
• UI performance of destinations and of train detail panel improved
• Wider offered contracts panel
• Braking penalty removed from various trains in Daytona, East Sinnoh, Glouchester, Iron Falls, Pleasant St. Redsnag, South Honk and cinawka rednia
• Auto-signals added to Gateway
• Localizations (cs: all; fr: tutorials, ui; it: tutorials; PT: all; zh_Hans: all; zh_Hant: all; ja-JP: tutorials; jp: tutorials, ui)

What's been fixed

• Actions with a modifier activated when typing in input field
• Adjusting future trains could make past schedules invalid
• Adjusting timetable platforms did not update shown platform
• Adjusting timetable stops did not update shown time
• Auto-accept trains tutorial chapter no longer repeats narrations
• Automated contract manager panel no longer overlapped by offered contracts panel
• Bad editor timetable layout
• Error screen when loading saves
• Color change preferences did not save
• Platform length changes in editor now save
• Timetables no longer change trains passing stations to stopping
• Charleroi's Beaux-Arts station sign replaced
• Option in contract manager for Coach Yard only now allows for inbound contracts to generate
• "Contract limit reached" tooltip displays accurate max number of contracts
• Cyrillic script font scaled down to match Latin font
• Delete timetable entry button in editor fixed
• Deleted routing sensor on autoblock now permanently deleted
• FPS limiter no longer resets itself to 240fps on disabled FPS limit
• FPS limiter no longer fails to enable VSync
• Sensors can now be built in sensor tutorials
• Trial trains can be run if origin station has no station sign placed
• Two platforms cannot be built on top of one another
• Same station can not be selected twice in routing sensors
• Link to video tutorials fixed
• Map grid background matches map size
• Map select SFX now plays
• Map setting panel sizing and spelling fixed
• Map size no longer allows invalid values
• Multiple selection boxes can no longer be active at the same time
• End of Chapter narrations no longer repeated when saving and loading
• New contract destinations no longer cropped by scrollbar
• Right-clicking on an already cleared auto-signal no longer clears routes in front of said signal
• Rebinding controls outside of main menu no longer stops all controls
• Red cross no longer appears when trying to build possible options in the editor
• Resetting video options did not apply default UI scaling
• Reverse button unlock tooltip did not show unlock requirement
• Saving in editor with train schedules involving deleted platforms no longer fail
• Score UI height correctly aligned with other top-aligned UI elements
• Segment of a loop split by just one signal no longer incorrectly bulldozed
• Signals on the right edge of the map now load
• New contracts now updates to match selected language
• Station detail current time indicator text no longer causes long station names to disappear
• No longer booted from audio tab when changing audio settings
• Time switching buttons updated
• Station timeline highlight no longer overlaps legend button
• Track color option show speeds, duplicate text removed
• Train accept hint narration in tutorial no longer plays when there are no waiting trains
• Trains on timetable display correctly
• Trial trains from editor now use custom train car layout
• Tunnel near train could be bulldozed, resulting in a stuck train

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Hey everyone! Happy new year! I hope these early months are treating everyone well. Let's talk about the front-page featured levels on the Workshop this time before we have the Update 3 finished.
In case you somehow haven't noticed, the Steam workshop has this part of the front page where we can personally feature maps, giving a spotlight to some of the more fun and better designed stages the community has made.
You might be wondering how these levels get featured. It's fairly simple! Some of our community's best mapmakers go out of their way to play every level available on the workshop, and the ones that are both fair and entertaining are added to a curated list which is frequently updated. Every month or so, we take three levels from the list and put them straight onto the front page to give their creators the recognition they deserve! Well, "once a month" has arrived; the list is updated, and the featured levels have a new cast to check out:

Tower City

Panworth

Bremen

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• Central
• Red Garden
• Westend
• Esbly Junction
• Termicross
• Munich Subway
• York
• Hamburg Port Railway North

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NEW: News displayed in main menu fetched online NEW: zh-HK and it languages added to game for translation works to start UPDATE: In Options, icon displays work-in-progress state for the incomplete localizations + fallback language displayed according to actual settings (was: English only) UPDATE: Localizations (es: tutorials, ui; zh-Hant: tutorials, ui; zh_Hans: tutorials; fr: ui) FIX: Accept contract chapter in the tutorial was being broken when the trial train failed FIX: Crash when accepting first one-off contract after researching something FIX: Error screen back button was unresponsive when loading a save FIX: Occupied track could be upgraded FIX: Timetables could be created in the editor with conflicting stops FIX: Train overview ui was overlapping FIX: Two trains could be spawned simultaneously, one auto-spawned and the other spawned manually FIX: UI scale did not update when changing resolutions

Its hard to believe another month has passed, but here we are again, with more insights from the dev team for whats happening with the game.
But first, lets talk about the endless contest that just wrapped up. I must say, Im pleased with how it went - it seems lots of people enjoyed it, and we got a ton of feedback from it. It forced players to play the game a little differently and pursue different play styles to try and get as far as possible. We got a nice amount of submissions and some amazing discussions both on steam and on our community discord server that thought up of the best methods out there, and it shows, considering how large the highest score was! Its great to see the community getting so involved! Now, we tried something a bit different this time with the results. Rather than just a straight first-second-third ranking, we decided to go with some creative categories. After all, endless is a mode all about personal creativity; wouldnt it be fitting to encourage multiple styles of play? Check out the winners:

• Most Points: LHGKA
• Most inspiring: Typerim
• Most Innovative: romanamor

Update 3

The Inventory

Editor Trial train

Editor timetable shifting

Stations Timeline Improvement

Accessibility improvements

Tutorial

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UPDATE: Improved key rebinding to enable cancelling prevent duplicates and properly rebind keys with modifiers UPDATE: Increased options menu dropdown width for longer translations UPDATE: Localizations (ja-JP: research, ui; zh-Hant: all; de: tutorials; zh-Hans: ui) FIX: Adjusting timetable could cause station visit to change to passing FIX: Cycle reward would count downgrading track speed as reward FIX: Double text contract when failing trial train FIX: Highlighting track when in change speed mode and holding CTRL reset track speed visualisation FIX: Level item properties in main menu did not update localisations correctly

Hello Dispatchers! Winter is nearly upon us, and what better way to celebrate than wrapping up warm, grabbing a mug of hot tea, and settling down to a nice, relaxing game of Rail Route? And, with our newly released tutorial, theres never been a better time to start! (Trust us, Jozics soothing tones are enough to lighten anyones day.) If youre looking for a sneak-peak of what the Rail Route experience is like, look no further! Weve got just the video for you: [previewyoutube=qN2AwZJyN6E;full][/previewyoutube] And, of course, we cant forget our new music collection - the perfect, melancholic tunes for a cold winters day. Recollection, created by the incredible @RupertCole, is a set of new tracks made exclusively for Rail Route. We think that theyre the perfect mix of nostalgia, whimsy and relaxation, and we hope that you do too! Though theyre already in the game, weve got even more planned for our music - including layered, dynamic tracks. Got a lot of freight trains? Here's the big cello. A lot of commuters? Perhaps the smooth sound of a full-piano arrangement will accompany you. No matter the situation, the music will create the best atmosphere possible. We hope that you enjoy, and feel free to join our Discord if you have any questions. As always, happy dispatching. - Aidan Follow us:

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NEW: Highlight Next train navigation button when adjusted statio visit is in past UPDATE: Localizations (cs: research; ja: all; de: tutorial) UPDATE: VSync default is off FIX: Big pauses between two sentences in narrations removed FIX: Contracts Limit Hint Message did not display current contract limit FIX: Disabled changing resolution or window mode until current change is confirmed or reverted FIX: Double text contract when failing trial train FIX: Missing translation for add level string FIX: Overlay closed with resolution confirmation while options menu was still open FIX: Removed non functional top right closing button on resolution confirmation popup FIX: Reverting resolution or window mode change did not update the option dropdown in the options FIX: Scrolling in Linux UI using mouse button was slow. FIX: Trains on 25x speed could brake too late for signals

What's new in 1.2

Osaka Map Contest!

• Start a new endless playthrough of Osaka
• Play until the 24th score cycle (24 in-game hours)
• Take a screenshot of your score, with all statistics displayed
• Send the screenshot in the comments on this post before 23:59 UTC on December 16th

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NEW: Confirmation screen after changing UI scale NEW: Navigation between trains of a contract UPDATE: Increased tutorial subtitles size UPDATE: Localizations (fr: all; jp: all; zh-Hans: ui) UPDATE: Made train accept on platform buttons larger UPDATE: Renamed timetable button to full hour FIX: Accepting of freight trains was not possible if destination station did not have a Sink. But freights disappear instead of exiting. FIX: Cycle UI with 1 cycle had empty space on side FIX: It was allowed to accept a contract to a station that has no active platform connected to a sink FIX: Mismatch in one of the subtitles in the tutorial FIX: Skipping tutorial sometimes left game constraints applied (like time could not be ran faster). FIX: Tips hover panel had wrong position

Let us announce that Rail Route 1.2 is out! We covered most of the upcoming news in two previous blog posts:

• Meet Jozic! covers the new narrated tutorial
• DevBlog: Version 1.2 soon ... is about the major features we added

Update Changelog

Narrated Story Tutorial

• Simplified menu for a new player
• Story-based tutorial for a new player

Contracts

• Structural Contracts Manager upgrade that allows setting preferred contract types and rejects other offered contracts
• Financial Contracts Manager upgrade that allows setting minimal reward for contracts and rejects offered contracts that do not provide it
• Boosted Contracts upgrade for contracts to generate twice as fast
• Regional Contracts Manager upgrade that allows setting preferred station contracts should use and rejects offered contracts that do not
• More Contract Offers upgrade for increasing the offered contracts limit to 10
• Ability to adjust entire train timetable at once
• Added and updated tutorial video for adjusting timetable with new UI
• Added clear field button to minimum reward field
• Extra research options for offered contracts limit

Endless Score and the Cycle Report

• Cycle Report and score for endless maps
• Cheating via Debug panel registered, score hidden after cheating
• Don't make a ding sound in the first cycle
• Sign "" (en dash) shown instead of "0 %" in cycle report if the previous cycle field value was 0

Sounds & Music

• Sounds made by S. Ronchetti
• New music track Recollections, made by R. Cole
• Show FMOD logo on splash screen, required by license

Maps

• WES timetable map
• Osaka endless map

Quality of Life

• Display tunnel connector and price during building
• Explaining text displayed when not possible to bulldoze a signal because one of connections is not free
• Maps can be unsubscribed from Workshop ingame
• Show upcoming trains on the overview when no trains to dispatch
• Research item that raises switch speed limit
• Trains UI panel is no longer being highlighted (dose not require attention) when stop at queued auto signal
• TrainVisits in station panel in editor are now clickable same as playmode
• When mouse on queued auto signal it will highlight the first destination track
• When TimeTable panel is maximized in the Editor, the station panel will be moved to the left of it instead of being disappeared
• Zoom on active station when starting endless map
• Cleaned up offered contracts UI
• Localizations
• Music tracks are streamed - much faster map loading, much lower RAM usage
• Sensor detail - signal selecting auto-activated if signal is not linked yet to save click
• Text size increased in whole game
• Train arrival sound muted for now
• Train will now reverse if stopped and the game is paused
• Update overview table less often to increase the performance

Things That Belong Nowhere

• Add VSync toggle in Options
• Added animated text on the transition screen
• Help translate button in the Options
• Simple background of loader scene
• Do not auto-unlock Faster Switches upgrade for timetable maps saved in versions before 1.2.0 (faster switches => faster trains => unwanted impact on map difficulty / challenge)
• Game icon improved
• News section in Menu
• Remove all screenshots when removing the map
• Unity Localization package has been upgraded
• Work in progress text on Loader

The Oldest Bug Fixed

• FIX: A loop could be built by using a switch causing trains to become stuck
• FIX: Active contracts UI filter options size and color were different
• FIX: Cancel queued autosignal route caused invalid braking penalty
• FIX: Departure sensor did not trigger when train came from other station with same platform number
• FIX: Departure sensor was not triggering when train entered different track on same station
• FIX: Dispatching a train from an unconnected Coach Yard was freezing the game
• FIX: Distance traveled by train was wrongly computed in frames when it just reached the target speed
• FIX: Long trains stopped at a station got braking penalties from manual signal
• FIX: Minutes Slider value was being reset to 0 after closing and opineng the editor
• FIX: Prevent floating signals and sensors after deleting their tracks
• FIX: Prevent timer from being negative if you set it in editor to start from 00:00
• FIX: Search for nearest platform when building a coach yard was improved.
• FIX: Sounds did not stop playing on level reload or switch to menu
• FIX: Special character "|" could be used in station name that would break loading the map
• FIX: Stations for CoachYards in old maps assigned using old method, CoachYards in new maps using new method.
• FIX: Steam workshop upload added all files in folder
• FIX: Steam Workshop upload could fail if preview image already existed
• FIX: Texts were dissappearing (linux, mac) - different material now used for UI and 3d space
• FIX: Time was erroneously truncated to milliseconds each tick what caused large (5 %) errors when running on normal speed.
• FIX: Train was able to escape autoblock if going full speed
• FIX: TrainStoppedAtSemaphore event was triggered twice (most probably caused double penalty in the timetable maps)
• FIX: Wrong localisation settings prevented station sign from being clicked in tutorial
• FIX: Editing timetables from the past could cause desync in future trains for that contract
• FIX: A loop could be built by using a switch causing trains to become stuck
• FIX: Accepting the contract was possible even before the Accept Contract task in the tutorial
• FIX: Active contracts could be rejected during tutorial
• FIX: Build Track Task was started even if the track was occupied, preventing the building
• FIX: Contract Accepted narration was being played regardless if you refused or accepted the contract after the trail train
• FIX: Contracts were not being generated after skipping the AcceptContractChapter
• FIX: Train of the FirstTrainChapter was considered as one of the trains that need to be dispatched in DispatchTrainsChapter
• FIX: Cycle report UI text was overflowing with 1 cycle report
• FIX: Auto signal route could not be removed when part of route was occupied
• FIX: Bulldozing two tracks that have mutual start and end switches was not possible for one of them
• FIX: Contract limit reached hint did not display actual limit value
• FIX: Departure Sensor wanted to select a signal (was highlighted red) to connect the sensor to (misfiring shortcut valid for Arrival / Routing sensor)
• FIX: Editor train search only found trains starting with search term
• FIX: Endless hints button was not working on Prague map
• FIX: Loops were not checked and message displayed when bulldozing by right click
• FIX: It was possible to open other panels while menu panel was opened in editor
• FIX: Only one of the tunnel portals was becoming occupied when train is inside tunnel
• FIX: Version text overlapped offered contracts text
• FIX: Tooltip panel was improperly padded
• FIX: Selecting station sign was not showing you the scheduled trains in the station panel if you were adding new stops for trains
• FIX: State of the train in the train label detail was showing "stopped" instead of "stopped at signal" if the signal was queued
• FIX: Station blinking sound has not been stopping
• FIX: Station Timtable panel was not being closed using ESC button
• FIX: Train color was staying white after you select it
• FIX: Upgrade price tags had wrong size in some orientations
• FIX: Various improvements to better visibility of bigger texts
• FIX: Was not possible to highlight a track when choosing UpgradeTrackSpeed mode if that track was so short and is surrounded by tunnels

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Hello Dispatchers!
While I am writing this blog article, the rest of the team is hardworking to have the new version 1.2 ready for you. I expect it'll take a week to move it to the stable branch. In the meantime, you can test it on the Unstable branch. Try it for free, but on your own responsibility ;)! But first, I'd like to take the time to announce the winners of our timetable map contest! I thank all participants (creators as well as voters) and congratulate the winners!
[olist]

The Grand Station, by Toby [/olist] Be sure to check out the winning "Inside the Coachyard" map and give it a try. I am sure you'll enjoy it as I did! Or just check Mr. Hellish playing it. And btw. I am a host in his show there: [previewyoutube=_VoWexD4xRs;full][/previewyoutube]

1.2 - the Contracts Update

Initially, we wanted to focus on one category and make the new content update around that category. But later on, we've included much more things into the update, so we somehow left that idea behind. On top of that, the new version features the updated tutorial mentioned in the previous post. And we plan to expand it with future updates even more. I'll tell you about that plan in one of the forthcoming blog posts.

Contracts Managers

The most significant and most notable feature is the Contract Managers. These new upgrades in the endless mode help you automate the workflow of the contracts management. We find choosing the proper contracts (and declining the others) a core part of the gameplay. But later in the game, you may find yourself in need of a specific contract. And we know that waiting is a little troublesome. Fortunately, with the help of new upgrades, you have the option to configure your expectation. You set up the conditions which contract you'd like to see. And the contracts managers will do the hard job of declining the contracts you don't want for you!
On top of that, we also increase the number of offered contracts you can have at once. In the beginning, there's a limit of three offered contracts. But you can increase that number to up to ten offered contracts at once with proper upgrades. There's also an upgrade for boosting the speed of how often the new contracts are generated.

Endless Cycles

Next to the contracts managers, we are introducing the cycles in the endless maps. As you may know, the recurrent contracts repeat every hour. And we now call this one hour a cycle. And when the cycle ends, we calculate and show you a score. Are you better or worse than the previous cycle? There is no better use of score at the moment, but we still find it interesting! And with it, we bring you a nice and shiny overview of your finance in the last few cycles.
The score is as simple as turnover from contracts for the last hour. We prototyped a few formulas, and we've chosen the simplest one.

Faster Switches

A new upgrade allows trains to go much faster on switches when not in a straight direction. We hope this will enable you to optimize the traffic even more to your liking. Speaking of this category of upgrades, I am still unsure whether to include a new "what's straight direction" configuration on every switch. That would bring even more possibilities with traffic optimization. Let me know your points on this topic in the discussion.

Screenshot sizes

Finally, we have decreased the sizes of screenshots drastically, so your saves won't take so much space. The screenshotting process is more streamlined, so there's no UI flickering anymore. I am sorry we haven't done this earlier :).

The Development Team

The great news in the end! Our development team has grown bigger. Initially, it was only Michal and me, but Roel and Zaher joined us at the beginning of September and are already fully helping us with the game! Those on Discord perhaps met them there; they are an incredible help to the game development. And thanks to them, we are bringing this update just around a month after the previous one! This frequency would be crazy, but we'll try something like an update once in two months. But we don't promise!

Up Next?

There will be a follow-up article about the new sound design, we are putting into the Rail Route, starting with the 1.2 update! Happy Dispatching! Follow us:

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Updates localization and fixes various minor bugs that occurred recently UPDATE: Localizations FIX: Arrival and routing sensors can no longer be placed on track ends FIX: Error message flashed sometimes during switch to Main Menu FIX: Max platforms number is 11 now (it was able to create 12) FIX: Max speed track highlight was hard to see FIX: Routing sensor configuration warning did not update after setting routing FIX: Train disappeared if created in editor with 2 stops (where 2nd was non-border), tested via Play button and then 3rd stop added to the schedule. FIX: Train highlight yellow label was showing wrong number FIX: Train name was missing in overview on Russian language FIX: Train yellow highlight label was blinking

Hello Dispatchers! Hope that youre doing well and having a great early Autumn. Weve got some great new content planned for release soon, and we thought that wed tell you a little about it -- so stay tuned!

Revamped Tutorial

Upcoming Story

Meet the narrative designer

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Fix for Mac users is here! Steam integration was not working on 1.1 correctly for them. Should be OK now. [quote] FIX: MacOS steam integration was not working FIX: UI too big if display has scaling factor set in OS (better default value computed) [/quote]

Hello, But this should really fix the Russian localization issues with the contracts etc. I am not sure whether the saves from 1.1.16 - 1.1.17 are or can be corrupted at the moment. Please, accept our apologies and sorry for the inconvenience! UPDATE: Added difficulty tags to Steam workshop upload UPDATE: Autoblock in editor will now have manual signals instead of auto signals UPDATE: Editor station search bar now has search icon UPDATE: Localizations FIX: Bulldoze was possible outside of build mode in editor FIX: Prevent tunnels from passing through station signs FIX: Return from arrival sensor tutorial did not work [quote] A few more hotfixes incoming in following days! We're maybe making issues but we're solving fast ;-). [/quote] Happy Dispatching! Angel

[quote]Do you know you can easily subscribe to any map in the Workshop and it will automatically appear in the game?[/quote] I can't believe there are over 450 maps in the Rail Route's Steam Workshop! It's wonderful to see all your creativity there. I personally hope we will be able to give you even more tools to be even more creative in the map design. I see it as an important part of the game. So, to promote the Workshop and with the recent 1.1 update, we would like to arrange a map contest! And you can either create a map and apply or you can vote for the maps! Or both!

For the map Creators

Some old saves/maps cannot be loaded in 1.1. This should help. FIX: Reverting fix that prevents construction on the edge of the map

Small hotfix for not so small issues. NEW: Terminate search for reachable autoblocks if takes excessive time and allow all autoblocks to be bought (some buggy maps took ages to start) UPDATE: Localizations FIX: Endless map loading error in RU langage due to typos in localized strings

Hello Dispatchers! [quote] New version 1.1 has finally made it to the public. It's our first content update after the Early-Access release. Our primary goal was to stabilize the code, solve as many bugs from the release and prepare for the future iteration over the new content. We managed to redesign a lot of code internally, switched to the new input system, upgraded the Unity version, and improved the performance of the game. We know this does not bring you value at this very moment - but trust me, it allows us to work on the game even faster. And hopefully, you'll see that coming in the future updates, which are already in the go! On top of that, we've included a bunch of new features as well. Angel [/quote]

Notable new features

• Menu - sorting and filter

  
  Sort and filter your maps easily.
  

• Maps difficulties

  
  See how hard the map is supposed to be.
  

• Broken Sensors Configuration

  
  See your sensors broken instantly
  

• Default routes for arrival sensors

  
  Route trains with "Any" platform properly.
  

• Keybindings in Options

  
  Set your own keybindings in the options.
  

• Timetable Map rating from game

  
  Give your opinion on the map after you finish it.
  

• Urban transit

  
  Accept new type of contracts in the endless game.
  

• Routing sensors on Autoblocks

  
  Place routing sensors inside the autoblocks.
  

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With the summer coming to its end, we finally have a new content update ready in the testing branch. It took us more time than we initially expected. And the reason was not the summer vacations Mio and I took with our families but the number of changes we did under the hood. We already mentioned some of the features in the 1.1 update, but here are the other ones (and I probably forget some of them).

Input System

Performance

Refactoring

Urban Trains

Sensors on Autoblocks

• Enabling the player to build multiple sensors in the same place.
• Enable the player to build one sensor (e.g., Train Run-over Sensor or Train Departure Sensor) and buy multiple automation modules (e.g., Long-distance Routing module, Arrival-to-Platform Routing module, Reversing module, )
• Completely splitting the sensing logic (sensor triggering an event, e.g. a train is here) and the automation logic (actuator operating signals and switches according to the event). Here we have an idea that the events could be color-coded according to players configuration. E.g., in a particular sensor, trains going to London trigger red event while trains going to Liverpool and Manchester trigger blue event. Then, the actuators would create routes according to event colors (red to this track and blue to that). It would enable the player to combine the colors visually to build complex logic from basic elements (e.g., route freight trains differently despite heading to the same station, apply and logic operations and much more).

FIX: Disappearing texts in Linux (quickfix)

A small update - just a couple of fixes for minor issues in the game. NEW: Support for trains longer than AutoBlock UPDATE: Do not close Research Panel after Upgrade unlocked UPDATE: Localization sync FIX: DepartureSensor.FinishedScheduleRoute shall not be triggered by disappearing freight train ending there. FIX: Follow cam - while train is in Tunnel, TunnelPortal where it will go out is centered FIX: It was not possible to buy some AutoBlocks FIX: Misleading pointer to Map Settings in tooltips when sharing not available. FIX: No penalty in timetable mode across midnight (if train came on time) FIX: Too strict schedule for one-off trains, sometimes not able to reach platform from coach yard without penalization FIX: Train longer than 2 km displayed split in AutoBlock (only first and last segment occupied) FIX: Train reversed when entering the AutoBlock left the AutoBlock unusable PERF: Switch to Buy mode sped up

Probably last update to the 1.0 version is bringing the Japan localization! We are working on 1.1 version.

Hotfix 1.0.16

So, June was our release month and it was a great time to be with Rail Route, for sure! One of the asked questions we get is, what order should I play the maps in?And you know what? Theyre good questions! Theres currently no way to tell how hard the official levels (and unofficial levels, for that matter) are without playing them yourself. We didnt have any trouble with this back in, say, March when we had only three maps in the game, but now theres a whopping twenty-three maps to navigate through. There needs to be a better way to find the correct map and organize the menus to find them faster. As you may know, weve started preparing the next content update recently, and we have already done some groundwork (no major bugs incoming)! These new additions are pretty notable, and since theyre coming up soon, I should tell you all a bit about version 1.1.x.

Map Difficulties

• Basic - A breeze to beat
• Easy - Just as it says. Easy.
• Moderate - Not a walk in the park anymore
• Challenging - Reasonably difficult, but not impossible
• Ludicrous - Only the best dispatchers can handle these maps

In-game Map Difficulties

• Basic: Wakefield, Daytona, Redsnag
• Easy: Gateway, Marradon, Glouchester, Scinawka Srednia
• Moderate: Wading the Willamette, Yamanoue, Charleroi, Swindon, East Sinnoh, Jaukeldyne
• Challenging: Round-And-About, Pleasant St, Iron Falls
• Ludicrous: South Honk

Menu Icons

Map Rating

Workshop Curation

• Zhenlong Area - a nice, simple map. Despite being fairly basic, this level has a decent schedule and is just short enough that it never gets dull. A nice map if you want a laid-back experience.
• DHR Mini - a great map if you want something unique, this map is filled to the brim with switchbacks and loops. The tiny trains may be a bit slow, but they get the job done. There's never a dull moment here.
• KB-SUZURANDAI - what looks like a fairly simple line provides a very unique challenge. Your goal isn't just to route the trains into the main station - it's also to figure out which platform works best for each train. Nearly every train can go to any platform on Suzurandai, but figuring out which track is best for the job isnt easy. This level is a very unique and fun experience.

Tutorial

Broken Sensors Configuration

Arrival sensor - any platform

Other things

Road Map

Just a small hotfix. Bigger download size is caused by Japanese font. NEW: Japanese font created. Chinese set to dynamic font atlas UPDATE: Localizations FIX: New contracts count badge was not cleared when loading / restarting game without scene switch FIX: Trail trains for accepted/rejected contracts were stopping in subsequent stations, leading to strange behaviour FIX: Wrong contract average speed due to wrong distance computation

Here's the riddle: You see it in nearly every Rail Route video, and yet, it took us quite a long time to fix it! Answers in the comments :)! FIX: Auto-dispatching from CoachYard did not process trains already waiting to enter a station (station sign blinking), resulting in missed trains in some corner cases FIX: Bulldoze Tunnel returning also the upgrade cost FIX: Errors in texts fixed (handfull, enternity) FIX: Horizontal scrollbar in Contracts panel interfered with vertical scrolling by mouse wheel. FIX: It was possible to stop & reverse train just exiting the Coach Yard resulting in ghost state of the train - not disposed & added to the CY but running inside the CY FIX: Overview's Sound Notifications setting was not loaded properly FIX: Prevent black station signs in the editor FIX: Proper color for Aublocks & Tunnels when changing speed FIX: Rarely train was now disposed after entering CoachYard FIX: Remove station sensors with platform

It's been a busy week. We released Rail Route into Early Access! And we finally showed a game we feel has a well-defined core. A solid foundation we can build onto throughout Early Access, after the Alpha stage. We hope you enjoy the feel of what it's like playing a game inspired by train dispatching mixed with the tycoon. Actually that you still are enjoying. I would tell it's already having a solid 10-20 hours of content to unlock & play but I've seen hundreds and one thousand! Hehe, that's a lot :). A big thank you to those who have been with us since the beginning for more than 2 years already! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124180/Rail_Route/ Don't limit yourself; there are many maps in Steam WorkShop. And/Or you can try different endless styles! I mean, do one of these as a first thing in Endless Mode:

• Unlock faster tracks first (better rewards early)
• Unlock auto-blocks (rapid expansion, more traffic variety)
• Unlock automation (automate three starting stations)
• Unlock Coach Yard (whole different level of traffic)

Feedback

Tutorial

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NEW: Hide allocated/occupied colors when changing track speeds NEW: Hide trains when changin track speeds UPDATE: Differentiate track speed colors better UPDATE: Substract 1 min when starting a map from the Editor FIX: Contracts were not generated in prague 1.0.8 FIX: Enable custom contracts button when paused FIX: Force clear button interactable only when force clear available FIX: Glassgow map missing border station flag FIX: Missing smart strings for Prague tutorial FIX: More space on CY detail panel for text FIX: Random crashes in autoblocks and overran signals due to wrong motion calculation (deceleration not accounted to motion step length) FIX: Train lights bad rotation FIX: Workshop items not loaded in 1.0.8 MOD: IGameMod improved, context switching defined, IControllers introduced MOD: Load mods in main menu - allow mods for game as well as editor

FIX: Autoblock train labels coloring (if unlocked) FIX: Average speed into two lines (offered contract) FIX: Debug (F2) window was not closed when click 'x' FIX: Moving station sign cased duplicity FIX: Reccurent contract hint missing text in some languages FIX: Remove close 'x' button in game mode select in tutorial FIX: Show departure time for finished trains & proper coloring FIX: Upgrades detail panel scrollable MOD: BoardTrack.GridTrackPoints moved into Track NEW: Right-click clearing the sensors allocation UPDATE: Make all scrolling texts same slow UPDATE: Queue all routes when signal already having a queue

FIX: Tutorial was not working because of missing East End And I really don't know why, corrupted build 1.0.5 or something... :( Thank you all for understanding!

Second-day hotfix is here! The main issue was wrong rewards when modifying the contracts. Sorry for that ;). Happy Dispatching! UPDATE: Decrease the number of autosaves to 5 UPDATE: Toggle to control dispatching ICs from Coach Yard in reversed order FIX: Contract reward dialog displayed strange numbers for corner cases FIX: Destinations close together in UI FIX: Don't close Upgrade window when converting points FIX: If custom map can't be loaded, don't ruin the whole main menu FIX: It was possible do downgrade not-yet-bought platforms and autoblocks FIX: Node detail panel show allocated instead of free

The first batch of fixes in Early Access. Enjoy! NEW: Zoom with page up / page down (in case you don't have mouse wheel) UPDATE: Better button box on the timetable destinations UPDATE: Bigger victory screen (+detail icon swap) UPDATE: Increase max value for UI slider UPDATE: Localizations UPDATE: Show tunnel building errors upfront FIX: "Penalizations" exported to be translated FIX: Allow use time keybinds during map panning FIX: Clear 'Other to / Finished to' via button was not working FIX: Commuter trial triggered PlatformSensor automation twice in station that was not next mandatory station FIX: Enqueued route not set Perpetual even if Shift pressed FIX: Gameover messages exported to be localized FIX: It was possible to create perpetual autoroute even if not researched - using Shift FIX: Missing border flag in Viafier retica map - trains were not properly generated in Arosa, Ens, Klosters Terminal, and Scuol-Tarasp FIX: Missing text for ECS detail FIX: Right-click tunnel to force clear FIX: Running sensor tutorials locked the upgrades

Rail Route officially launched on Steam. Thank you all for the awesome alpha period. We hope the Early Access will be even more awesome! Enjoy the game. Be sure to grab the game during the launch week sale. We won't discount the game for at least a year (or more) and we will probably increase the price during the Early Access. So you won't see the price as low as during the launch week.
Thank you! Angel

Rail Route will officially launch on June 23rd, 11 AM UTC! (04 AM PST | 6 AM CST | 1 PM CET | 2 PM MSK).
Join us on a launch stream and have a chance of winning a steam key. We will drop Steam Keys randomly once every hour in the chat of the Store page broadcast stream! Chat with the developers and ask any questions youll have. This event will run from 11 AM UTC to 3 PM UTC. So, dont forget to join and say Hi. Let's make the stream chat a lovely and unforgettable place to attend together. I will be more than happy to see you all on board the train. See you! Happy Dispatching!

A few changes to the demo during the Next Fest :). We are preparing on the release, bunch of new maps included! See you on release! NEW: In-game Tutorial for Departure Sensor NEW: Manual routing is disabling signals in the opposite direction (same as auto routing) NEW: New bunch of maps for the release! NEW: Right-click track, signal and auto-block clearing the allocation state (force-clear) NEW: Video description for Autoblock Upgrade UPDATE: Better save-in-progress indicator (fullscreen for some cases) UPDATE: Building buttons are activated by text below UPDATE: Clear signal selection when selecting Train in AutoBlock (made similar to clearing when selecting Train on Track) UPDATE: Close all windows when opening pause menu UPDATE: Do not clear signal selection when selecting Train on Track (made similar to not clearing when selecting Train in AutoBlock) UPDATE: Enable sensors in the Editor UPDATE: Localizations UPDATE: Localizations UPDATE: Pass Routing Sensor Tutorial)when all 3 trains pass the controlled signal rather than when they stop to prevent hanging of tutorial when the player lets the trains beyond next signals UPDATE: Prevent CoachYard from being built at border station UPDATE: Remove stream news UPDATE: Show occupied or allocated info during building FIX: 40kmph tracks and Manual Signal and Bulldozing were disabled after returning from sensor tutorials by Exit Game FIX: 40kmph tracks and Manual Signal were disabled after returning from sensor tutorials FIX: Autosave was not working when map name contained spec. chars FIX: Bulldozing of sensor was possible despite track occupancy FIX: Bulldozing was disabled after returning from sensor tutorials FIX: Check train's reporting number (unique) after the change in the editor FIX: Departure sensors on custom maps were not triggered FIX: It was possible to create invalid loop by creating valid one (two outgoing Tracks) and deleting one of the Tracks FIX: Save&Exit was not working FIX: Stalled Trains fixed: Remove StopReason.Station if Train stopped outside Station because such Train will never start moving again FIX: Switch delete propagation led to deleting of connection to Tunnel Portal; such delete was forbidden FIX: Switch deletion propagation check was too broad, prevented deleting of switches that did not interfere with allocated tracks. FIX: Tutorial4 mode selection shown on fail FIX: ZH localization no station name

Hey! Rail Route will be featuring on Steam Next Fest.

Second Stream: June 18, 8pm UTC

Release: June 23 2021

Hey! Rail Route will be featuring on Steam Next Fest.

First Stream: June 16, 8pm UTC

Second Stream: June 18, 8pm UTC

Release: June 23 2021

Hey! Rail Route will be featuring on Steam Next Fest.

Second Stream: June 18, 8pm UTC

Release: June 23 2021

The Early Access release day is approaching, and we are trying to have everything under control. You probably know that situation: you think you have everything under control, but in reality, you don't. That's Michal and me nowadays. But I would like to tell you what we have done during the previous month May 2021.

DevBlog May 2021

Endless Hints

• a first recurrent contract
• a first one-off contract
• offered contracts limit reached
• five experience points gained

Unlock description

Tutorials

Sounds

Ambients

EA Launch Trailer

Other Things

Next Fest

Rail Route demo has been updated to 0.15 version. Here's the change log from 0.14.7 to 0.15.7 NEW: Editor button on Timetable finish screen (when run from editor) MOD: AbstractElements support for custom UI elements introduced NEW: Animated videos for Upgrades NEW: Configuration modal after changing the resolution NEW: Contract reward updates when changing first stop arrival / last stop departure time = timetable can be optimized to upgraded tracks NEW: Custom mods loading support through IGameMod NEW: Disable autosave option on debug panel NEW: Iron falls map NEW: Mid-game tutorials with smooth transitions NEW: PlatformSelectorTutorial.from Arrival Sensor added NEW: Play tutorial in-game modal confirmation NEW: Show Score for timetable maps in main menu NEW: Show modal warning when switching language NEW: Show proper Upgrade detail after unlock NEW: Show research descriptions as hint NEW: StationSelectorTutorial accessible from Research Tree with return back NEW: Train particles can be turned on/off in Options NEW: Tutorial5 (auto-routing) is optional, can be accessed through System Upgrades NEW: Various videos on unlock descriptions PERF: Lags in Editor when Coach Yard is out of station range avoided REFACTORING: Saving is done on background thread not blocking the game UPDATE: 'x not unlocked' phrase changed to 'x locked' UPDATE: BORDER2BORDER freight contract pass destination station UPDATE: Better background color for Upgrade details UPDATE: Better train alerts setting UPDATE: Better welcome modal on main menu UPDATE: Chinese glyphs - punctuations added UPDATE: Don't open timetable modification by clicking on destination. Better UX overall UPDATE: Enable routing sensor for tutorial even in demo UPDATE: Hide upgrades that are not part of the game UPDATE: Localization UPDATE: Localizations UPDATE: Localizations UPDATE: Main menu displaying endless and timetable maps separately UPDATE: Make Com trains less overwhelming UPDATE: Map is not saved after Save Panel is open in the editor UPDATE: New UI/nodes hover sounds UPDATE: New contracts list is reversed - newest at top UPDATE: Offered contract, Victory screen new sounds UPDATE: Prevent adding same station into routing table of Routing Sensors UPDATE: Removed km/h from Unlock descriptions to prepare the game for miles per hour UPDATE: Resolution confirmation modal increased to 20s UPDATE: SingleImage component to include screentshots for some unlocks UPDATE: Sound for unlock Upgrade UPDATE: Upgrade names & descriptions remake UPDATE: Welcome screen & news UPDATE: When no translation is found, english is shown UPDTE: Arrival tutorial small tweaks FIX: Coach Yard did not display trains to dispatch + switched labels for arrival / reuse waiting trains FIX: Dispatch from coach yard did not work in Timetable mode FIX: Do not display "station omitted" when train dispatched from Coach Yard while game paused FIX: Don't destroy visible modal FIX: ECS was dispatched with two control posts at the end. FIX: Editor - Timetable - Train Detail: Just checked "Any platform" checkbox was unchecked when arrival time or waiting time was changed FIX: Localized texts should not be visible in some rare cases FIX: Missing texts marked for localization FIX: Proper building button locked/unlocked state on restart FIX: Proper display of train direction in AutoBlocks FIX: Proper hover (minor zoom) effect for signals FIX: Save&Exit not available in tutorials FIX: Show station detail on endless map start FIX: Train following button can be turned off FIX: Train labels were not upgraded after load

Hey! Rail Route will be featuring on Steam Next Fest and I will run a series of streams!

Release: June 23 2021

Rail Route demo has been updated to 0.14.7.

Changelog

New

Updates

Fixes

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Demo anniversary

Editor

Steam Workshop

Hints

Building

Full Demo Changelog

New

Updates

Hey! Rail Route will be featuring on Steam Next Fest and I will run a series of streams! I've even bought a camera, so expect me a doing a stream talking about the game and answering your questions. Until then, enjoy the Rail Route Demo!

First Stream: June 16, 8pm UTC

Release: June 23 2021

Hello everybody :). The release date of the Early Access is approaching and we are happy to share the exact date with you: 23 June 2021
Become a train dispatcher and make sure that the train traffic you have contracted runs smoothly. Monitor rail traffic screens, analyze train speeds, station arrival/departure signs, rail paths, infrastructures to be developed and make the right decisions. [quote]-Please ensure you have a valid Wishlist ticket to travel.[/quote] The price will be $14.99 with 10% launch discount. We dont plan to discount or participate in any sale for the whole period of the Early Access. This ensures you are getting the best possible price right with the release. There is also a high chance we will increase the price during the Early Access period when we will feel the game is ready and there will be more content delivered through updates. Thank you for all your support during the Early Access. Don't forget to join awesome Discord community and submit your score from timetable maps for a giveaway. Happy Dispatching!

There is a new Demo update available. See the list of change below. There is also a new map Daytona which is second map of our ongoing community challenge. Join our Discord and have a chance of wining the Steam Key.

Changelog

New features

Updates

Fixes

Hey all! We're hosting a community giveaway on our Discord alongside this new Demo release, and we have some plans for more in the future. If you want to have a chance of winning a full game, give it a go! :sparkles: Timetable Maps I will release a new contest map in Demo from time to time. Submit your score for every map in our Discord to participate. Winners will be chosen at random from all players! But, of course, the best player will get something... special :wink:. How do you participate? Well, it's simple: [olist]

The Rail Route Demo is now available. You can try the game until the end of the next Steam Festival in June. We really hope you will enjoy the game. And please, don't forget to tell us your feedback as well! Help us make this game even better. Our development is heavily inspired by the community suggestions. The best way to reach us is to join our Discord and talk directly to the developers - Angel or Miso. We would love to have you on board of the train. We will be constantly updating the demo with the bug fixes and improvements. We are used to that from our alpha period. And you can expect these updates in the Early Access version as well. We love developing this game, it's our hobby, passion and job :). Happy dispatching!

One of the currencies in the endless mode are the experience points. They are shown as green and red train points at the top of the screen.
You are awarded the experience point(s) for every non-delayed train when it reaches its final destination (together with the money reward). The amount is based on the contract definition as you can see on the screenshot below.

Upgrades

• Contracts
• Automation
• Controls
• Interface

Contracts Upgrades

New Type of contracts

Contract adjustments

Future unlocks

What will follow?

Fellow Dispatchers! Join the next broadcast and see the Rail Route gameplay in action! I will be streaming the Prague map which will be included in the upcoming demo. The stream will be about the basics of Endless mode.

Contracts in Rail Route are an important part of the Endless Mode gameplay. Except for a few in the beginning (in Prague map), the player chooses the most profitable contract that fills gaps in their schedule. They are also the main source of money and experience points. The list of offered contracts is being constantly filled with randomly generated offers over time and you are free to decline those not matching actual need. The generator is using the configuration from the map, especially the weights which are defined for every station and every train type (defined in the Map Editor). The weights are used to compute the probabilities that the contract for given train type and station will be generated but are actually hidden in the normal game play. The generator also gives a boost to the stations that are already unlocked (at least one platform is bought) or are neighbours to already unlocked stations.
Currently there are two types of contracts - recurrent and one-off.

Recurrent Contracts

Trial Train

Optimizing the Contract

One-Off Contracts

IC Trains

Freight Trains

Planned Features

Fellow Dispatchers! Join the next broadcast and see the Rail Route gameplay in action! I will be streaming the Prague map which will be included in the upcoming demo. The stream will be about the Endless mode and give you a basic idea of what it looks like to play this mode. I will use my save from the previous broadcast and hopefully get my hands on the automation as well. Every question regarding the game will be answered.
The public release of the Demo is planned in a few weeks.

There are several types of train in the Rail Route with different modes of operation. Most common are the commuter trains (starting with 'Com' prefix) that stop at every station. Currently, there are two variants:

• There-and-back trains (e. g. DejviceBubnyDejvice) abundant from the very beginning of the game. The player just dispatches them according to their schedule as they appear and disappear at border stations.
• One-way trains (e. g. DejviceBubny) which are more complex to handle because they stop at their terminus and wait there until the player reuses the train by accepting another contract (e. g BubnyPodbaba).

Troublesome Conversions

The Coach Yard

Contracts

• Contracts for trains coming from outside of the map and ending in some of the stations are generated once Coach Yard is unlocked, but the player is not able to accept them before he builds a coach yard for the destination station.
• Contracts for trains starting in a station are generated if there is a stabled train (of matching type) in the station's coach yard
• "Incoming" and "outgoing" contracts and trains are no longer linked by converts fromconverts to binding.
• There-and-back commuter contracts and IC contracts running through the map from border to border are unaffected.

Long Story Short

Balancing the Unbalanced

Experience Points

• 1 Basic Experience Point (green one) is awarded for each commuter and freight train
• 2 Basic Experience Points (green ones) are awarded for each IC train
• +1 Advanced Experience Point (red one) is awarded if the IC or commuter was dispatched from a coach yard
• +1 Advanced Experience Point (red ones) is awarded if the IC or freight train is the one-off one (contract generated if InterCities / Freights unlocked. (Or even +2 if IC is expected to achieve average speed exceeding 100 kmph)

The Shunting

"I Can't Wait for It!"

While we are working on the next content update for Rail Route we also managed to finish the Early Access trailer! Check it out: https://youtu.be/zo56vPcvMWA We would be grateful if you can share it with your friends!

What are we working on?