I'm thrilled to share the latest round of updates for Train World! These changes focus on making your experience even smoother, more visually appealing, and customizable. Here's what you can expect in these latest updates:
🔍 Enhanced Camera Controls & Views
- Added a variety of new camera views for following trains, perfect for watching your locomotives from fresh angles.
- Updated the camera-follow UI, along with convenient key bindings for switching views.
- Improved settings to unlock camera rotation when zooming out and fixed camera height issues.
- Adjusted render distance settings to control max camera height and improve performance for lower-spec systems.
🚉 New & Updated Locomotives
- New Arrivals: Third-era diesel locomotives FM H-24-66, C 30-7, and second-era GP 7!
- Model Updates: GP9, C44-9W "Dash 9," and the Mikado locomotive received improvements for a better visual experience.
🌆 City, Station, and Depot Upgrades
- New Feature: Cities can now be renamed! Plus, station, depot, and train names will update automatically when city names change.
- Terminals usage tab: Now, view how many trains use each terminal for multi-terminal stations in the station pick panel.
📈 Refined Economy & Sorting Options
- Enhanced sorting and filtering in the "Trains" and "Economy" panels, now saving your preferences across sessions.
- Graphs in the economy panel have been upgraded for better clarity, along with improved filter behavior.
- New line charts in the economy panel, replacing bar charts for select stats.
🌿 Immersive Environment Updates
- Updated grass models now feature height variations for a more natural look.
- Improved oil pump models with unique animations for each era, alongside enhancements to station and depot models to refine the visual quality.
- Grass, Level of Detail, and Depth of Field now respond to render distance settings, giving you more control over visuals.
🚂 Streamlined Gameplay Features
- Quick Save: Easily save your game at any time with the new “U” key binding.
- Improved tutorial sections, including new content on train creation, editing, management, waypoint optimization, and route setups.
- Enhanced train list usability in various panels, plus a new reset option for custom train list filters.
Thank you for your ongoing support and feedback; it truly drives these updates. I hope these changes make your Train World journey even more engaging and enjoyable!
Happy Railroading!
