Update Notes - Midland Main Line, Linke Rhinestrecke, BRO and More! - 7th June

Good morning everyone,

Today we have a mighty list of changes that will be coming for Midland Main Line, Linke Rheinstrecke, Breme-Oldenburg, Peak Forest, as well as additional changes to Isle of Wight: Ryde-Shanklin, West Cornwall Local, Arosalinie, Luzern-Sursee, Main-Spessart Bahn and the 1938 Tube Stock!

Headliners

Midland Main line *Full host of improvements, including an environment and scenery sweep, adjusting clipping objects and collisions, new timetabled freight services (listed below) and a range of various gameplay fixes. *

• Added 89 HST services, particularly between Derby <-> Leicester

• Added 20 Ivanhoe services between Leicester <-> Nottingham, including 3 freight services

• Added ROG service from Derby -> Leicester dragging the Blue Class 375.

• Re-enabled ROG and Class 375 Blue service

• Re-enabled Toton HL -> Leicester Aggregate freight service

• Updated Class 66 railtour to use SEH Class 66 instead of RHTT

• Overhauled area around Derby station, including adding a Derby Arena football stadium, 3 new buildings on the platforms, barriers and changed bridge supports.

Linke Rheinstrecke

• BR 103 window wipers will now behave correctly

• Vehicles will now correctly stop at level crossings.

• Added OHLE in the ‘Cold Steel’ BR 110 scenario

• Improved visuals for trees across all seasons to prevent them appearing grey and popping into colour on approach.

Full Changelog

Core

• [XSS] Removed large black objects appearing in the sky – Aliens don’t invade TSW until 2177

• [X1X/XSS/XSX] Xbox memory improvements (Saving ~112MB)

Midland Main Line Timetable

• Added 89 HST services, particularly between Derby <-> Leicester

• Added 20 Ivanhoe services between Leicester <-> Nottingham, including 3 freight services

• Added ROG service from Derby -> Leicester dragging the Blue Class 387.

• Re-enabled ROG and Class 375 Blue service

• Re-enabled Toton HL-> Leicester Aggregate freight service

• Updated Class 66 railtour to use SEH Class 66 instead of RHTT

Improvements

• Added Derby Arena football stadium

• Added 3 new buildings on the platforms at Derby station, and updated many others.

• Added Barriers at Derby station

• Changed bridge supports at Derby station

• Adjusted lighting around Derby station

• Updated scenery around Loughborough station based on community feedback.

• Adjusted platform at Barrow Upon Soar so it no longer clips with the 158

• Snow will no longer build up underneath Nottingham Bridge

• Updated East Midlands parkway with signage and display boards to the platforms to better match references, and added weathering on platforms.

• Updated Derby side building with doors, windows and arches, and weathering effects.

• Removed floating benches at Derby station

• Derby station building should no longer be floating

• Fixed light leaking in through underpass roof from the platform above

• Fixed Beeston station stair textures

• Added AWS magnet on the line from Derby -> Spondon

• Added a new bridge around Leicester

• Adjusted platform gauging at Leicester so that platforms better match the curvature of the track

• Fitted incandescent bulbs to signal just north of Leicester station

• Player should now be able to climb onto platforms at East Midlands Parkway and Leicester station.

• Moved Lamp post at Spondon so a car stop could be attached to it

• Fixed rain passing through the canopies at Derby station.

• Created an extra car stop at Loughborough so longer trains can fit more coaches on the platform and allow passengers to board.

• Fixed trees appearing too close to the track

• Added more car variation in car parks around Derby

• Signal LR501 should no longer display double greens on a clear aspect, and appropriate numbers of yellows on caution aspects.

• Fixed custom liveries spawning in HST and 158 formations on introductions and tutorials.

• The model for Derby Roundhouse by Derby station has been replaced with new models and textures.

• Derby Roundhouse replaced by Derby station with new models and textures.

• NPCs will now spawn at East Midlands Parkway

• Lamps no longer clipping into the wall at Derby station

• Added missing track point blades coming out of the tunnel before East Midlands Parkway

• Adjusted platform height at Syston station

• Fixed hedge materials displaying incorrectly

• Fixed holes in the scenery at Derby station - Talk about mind the gap!

• Fixed a gap in Leicester footbridge.

• Activated AWS ramp for signal just north of Beeston station.

• Passengers will no longer get stuck in the ground before boarding a train at Loughborough

• Fixed a crash starting the ‘Set Pieces’ scenario.

• Fixed missing ‘set junction’ objectives on the ‘Set Pieces’ scenario.

• Fixed conflicting speed limit information around curve at Long Eaton and before East Midlands Parkway from Nottingham

• Rain/snow should no longer clip ends of Redhill tunnel

• Fixed posters clipping into fences at East Midlands Parkway

• Fixed flowerpots attachment to fences at Long Eaton station

• Shelters at East Midlands Parkway will no longer change size when moving away.

• Removed snow build-up appearing on platform 1 at East Midlands Parkway

• Fixed floating assets around platforms near Barrow Under Soar and Nottingham.

• Fixed issues with passengers getting stuck or floating at Nottingham station

• Renamed text above lounge on platform 7 at Derby to read “EMT Lounge”

• Achieving a gold medal on ‘5D90 Derby Etches Park’ will now correctly display on the menu

• Fixed text at the end of ‘The Night Train’ scenario from disappearing quickly

• Fixed Nottingham station platform number signage with correct numbers

• Redesigned Sawley level crossing to be more natural, added angled crossing plate

• Removed short 90mph section when leaving Nottingham station

Additional

• Fixed various collision errors and clipping across all stations and along the route.

• Fixed various camera clipping issues – players can no longer fly through iconic buildings.

• Corrected various spelling errors

Class 158

• Door panel buttons should function as expected.

• Passengers no longer stand in the vestibules and block the player

• Fixed an issue causing to guard panel local door to not work as expected in the Open position

• Added two help tips that show the player how to open doors using shortcuts.

• Fixed areas where the model and textures were low resolutions

• Various changes to emergency brake physics and logic

• Reduced amount of sliding and slipping in conditions with bad adhesion

• Removed “ripple” visual effect on front window texture

• Fixed issues with lighting in the passenger compartments

• Fixed lighting on the rear of the train at the start is showing red and white (service 5C20)

• Brake demand light will now flash when brake demand is triggered and the TPWS/AWS reset button has not been pressed.

• Cab Dial needles can now be seen at night with cab lights off

• Disabled Sander and Uncouple button lights from illuminating

• Add DSD pedal animation and sounds

• Orange swooping line on the exterior of the 158 shall now end with a sharp point, base don community feedback and reference images.

• Ensured climb up options for all doors

• Fixed texture seam alongside the side of the reverser handle

• In both 52 and 57 variants, the key will now correctly disappear once players have stopped interacting with the key VHID in the guard panel.

• Changed wiper mode speeds for different slow and fast settings.

• Raised driver view point by 5cm

• Window wipers now properly clear rain/snow.

• Cab gauges will now be visible if instrument lights are inactive or when in direct sunlight.

• Adjusted Vigilance penalty and pedal emergency timers to align with real-life setups.

• Added Glass Breaking to the Vigilance Isolation, and Traction Isolation switches, also changed the switches to be toggleable.

• Allowed gangway door to be opened from opposite cab of two coupled units.

• Added a set to set the Reverser to “Off” in the tutorial.

• Added animations and a toggle to Clipboard light switch.

• Prevented players form being able to click the front coupler in external views.

• Implemented Fault Lamp Test - When button is pressed the Engine Stop and both Transmission Fault lights are illuminated.

• Additional various fixes and improvements to the BR 158-2

• Fixed Class 158 Head/Tail light mimic panel to display marker lights as intended

• Corrected coupler button logic (to establish jumper cable connection the "Couple" button has to be pressed with reverser in Neutral)

• Taillights are now correctly red.

• Removed ability to interact with the second man’s seat window through the front cab door

• Fixed AI trains so they can couple without issue

• Train should work as expected when taking over from the AI after being previously coupled

• Ensured that all guard panel buttons are clickable, and that buzzer has audio.

• Starting engine with "Aux lights" extinguished will not trip Alternator Excitation

• Ensured local control only shuts off the local engine and the engine can be restarted by pressing Engine Start

• Fixed issue preventing sanding to never be applied on rear coach

• Fixed Blue Door light to stay illuminated until all doors in the consist are closed and interlocked

• Adjusted platform height at Syston station

• Various fixes to audio

Class 43 HST

• Fixed DRA and AWS isolate switches being reversed in operation

• Passengers will correctly board and disembark, and will not go through staff/guard doors.

• HST cars should be in the correct order

• Fixed an issue preventing players to interact with the gangway doors

• Fixed an issue where the TPWS trips with penalty brake on entry to Nottingham (approach C-Line below 48 mph, the TPWS should not trip)

• Removed blocked windows of Mk3 TGS Coach and added interior model for rear side guards area.

• Fixed issues with shadows casting behind decals on Mk3 coaches

• [PS4][XB1] Fixed text appearing blurry and illegible on decals

• You can now sit in passenger seats once again

• Fixed ‘Not Quite Awake’ scenario to now start with the HST's reverser facing "Forward"

• Fixed issue where doors appeared open after closing them from a distance

• Fixed gangway doors to correctly display “Open/Closed”

Linke Rheinstrecke Gameplay

• Chapter 8: Alternating Current will now have a BR 110 loco at one end (Service RE3444)

• Fixed multiple red signals outside of Koblenz station that were preventing progress in services and Journey mode.

• Fixed Signal sequencing at Mainz station

• BR 103 window wipers will now behave correctly

• Vehicles will now correctly stop at level crossings.

• SIFA on BR110 is now audible on outside camera

• Headlights on n-Wagens will now correctly illuminate surroundings.

• Improvements to DB Shimmns-u 708 and DB Tadgs 959 physics and brakes, ensuring trains are capable of departing and can stop within a reasonable distance.

Route Art

• Added OHLE in the ‘Cold Steel’ BR 110 scenario

• Improved visuals for trees across all seasons to prevent them appearing grey and popping into colour on approach.

• Improved snow-build up appearing across the landscape and not over roads.

• Fixed position of platform end signal box at Koblenz station.

• Fixed missing collision to various fences across the route

• Fixed area where grass texture cut through a main road.

• Fixed signs clipping in station at Boppard Bad Salzig

• [PS5] Fixed an issue that caused many areas of the environment to have a chequered texture.

UI & Menus

• Added missing full stop to the “St. Goar” station name

• Fixed blank options from appearing in Scenario Planner

• Fixes to subtitled text in the 'Bnrdzf 463 n-Wagen Introduction' Training Module.

• Fixed incorrectly localised PIS on the side of IC coaches.

*Note: physics improvements to the BR 103 will come at a later date. * Bremen-Oldenburg

• Improvements to Brake Pipe phyiscs on the Tadgs 959, Habbiins and Laaers

• Voiceover and Subtitles will now correctly match in the BR 110 Training Module for French and German languages.

• Fixed subtitle error in BR 463 Tutorial

• Fixed ‘Load passengers’ objective to be completable in the BR110 Introduction

• Fixes to the BR 103 Introduction when operating the door via D-pad or Analog Focus

• Added missing speed reduction on approach to Bremen Neustadt

• Mastery Tile will correctly show as available once the player has earned it.

• Vorsignals will behave correctly on SH1 and HP2

BR 110

• Improvements to the BR 110 passenger doors functionality.

• Fixed BR110 SIFA audio not being played outside when activated from the menu

• Window wipers will work as expected

• Corrected intensity of headlights for the BR110 and n-Wagens

BR Press 155

• Adjusted Tap Changer notch up/down time according to real world data

• Tuned brakeforce, pressure and general brake physics to be more prototypical

BR 425

• Fixed throttle movement lag on BR 425

BR 463

• Improvements to the interior model in the cab.

Peak Forest LMS 4F

• Turned down the volume of the safety valve to match 8F and Jubilee

Isle Of Wight: Ryde-Shanklin Class 483

• Added emergency brake that can be toggled with backspace ‘-‘.

• Animated guard panel buttons and increased button size to make them easier to click

• Speedometer should correctly match the speed shown on the HUD.

• Train will correctly load passengers after saving and reloading from the menu

• Fixed HUD display swapping Brake Cylinder and Main Res

• Headlights should function correctly on AI services

• Driver seat is folded down by default when starting a service.

• Reduced hitbox of gangway door to prevent it getting in the way.

• Added collisions to passenger seats to prevent walking through them.

• You can no longer flip up the driver’s seat while sat in it.

• Sliding shoes will now properly contact the third rail.

• Removed guard panel cameras.

• Adjusted internal weather sounds.

• Reduced volume of door warning audio.

• Implemented guard buzzer audio.

• Improved footstep audio

• Fixed entrance and exit animations when climbing aboard.

• Fixed animations for the guard's door open and close buttons.

West Cornwall Local

• Removed chance for player to escape the world at St Austell Station (no fourth-wall breaking here!)

• Updated footstep audio at St Erth station

• Updated draw distance for tunnel and crossing at Truro station – passengers should also no longer clip onto the road as much

Class 150

• Adjusted fuel position on Class 150

• Added wheel sparking effect, plus water and snow kick-up effects

• Increased revs when starting train in Notch 3, dropping down when torque converter is filled – this is mainly an audio improvement

Class 37/5

• Class 37/5 headlights will now correctly illuminate surroundings.

Main-Spessart Bahn BR 204

• Fixed ‘Release Brake’ objective in training module, allowing it to be completed.

• Added Walkie-talkie model to front of cab which is used to contact signaller.

• Added fuel caps and refueling setup.

• Increased strength of headlights, and also warmed the colour slightly.

• Manual wipers will now correctly clear rain & snow on windows.

• Removed duplicated BR 204 in the service listing.

• Two 204s now couple closer together.

• Throttle power notches 4,5 and 6 will now do something (notches 1,2 and 3 power reduced)

• Fixed Full-service brake to correctly display.

• Fixed HUD brake% to match the output shown on the level.

• PZB should now appear on the HUD as well as the dashboard lights.

• Changed SIFA warning from bleep to “Sifa, Sifa” audio.

• Adjustments to cab audio, including PZB beeper volume.

• Reduced sensitivity of reverser control.

• Various adjustments to brake physics.

• Added Rail Driver support.

Arosaline

• Added Resume Last Played image.

GE 4/4

• Updated running audio, flange audio, and whistle audio – also, whistle/horn volume will now correctly decrease as the camera moves away

• Improved wiper audio panning, and fixed external audio for wipers

• Fixed snow effect artefacts on the front window

• Fixed clock in cab 2 to no longer be blank

• Improvement to headlights

• Improved animation of Master Key turning

• Added wheel sparking effects, and water and snow kick-up

Luzern-Sursee RABe 523

• Rounded timetable to nearest minute

1938 Tube Stock

• Improved running audio when coasting

• Tweaked audio for battery, running, and traction motor

• Headlights should now always turn on

• AI drivers should now be sat in their seats (time to rest those sore feet!)

• AI trains should now have passenger lights on, with lighting adjusted in AI trains

• Passengers should now correctly sit down, without piling on top of each other

• Fixed animations for guard panel buttons, with a second button added to open doors

• Guard buzzer functionality added

• Increase of cab light brightness and headlight brightness

• Added wheel spark effects

• Improved handbrake animation

• Doors can no longer be opened whilst the train is in motion

• Wiper buttons should now be operational with the gamepad

• Driving across gaps in third rail should no longer result in you losing power