Update Notes (Rivet Games Add-ons) - May 14th

Good afternoon everyone,

Today we have an update to Train Sim World 4 that focusses on improvements for Rivet Games add-ons, including a large update to Fife Circle, bringing new services, route improvements and key fixes for issues raised by the community from launch. There will also be a range of improvements for Edinburgh Glasgow, including for the EDG Engineering Express pack, Bernina Line, Isle of Wight 2022, Luzern – Sursee and some minor localisation changes on West Cornwall Local.

This update should be available on all platforms from 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST, please allow up to 24 hours for updates to come through.

Headliners

Fife Circle

• General route optimisations and performance improvements

• Added 33 services to the base layer. These are the Cowdenbeath services

• Added 6 Flying Scotsman railtour services

• Added 2 Jubilee railtour services

• Added 2 Class 40 services going to and from Dunfermline City.

• Added procedural foliage system (as seen in the Overground Line)

• Fixed 'pop in' issue of the Forth bridge on Xbox One

Bernina Line

• Fixed various AI gridlocking issues around Tirano when spawning into services

Luzern - Sursee Feedback from the licensor on providing a safer interpretation of the route, the team at Rivet Games have made some small changes to the RABe 523.

Full Changelog

Fife Circle

• Added 33 services to the base layer. These are the Cowdenbeath services

• Added 6 Flying Scotsman railtour services

• Added 2 Jubilee railtour services

• Added 2 Class 40 services going to and from Dunfermline City.

• Added procedural foliage system (as seen in the Overground Line)

• Added additional passenger spawn volumes at stations to help with missing NPCs and boarding issues during Scenarios

• Added more details to the Edinburgh airport area

• Added functional level crossing to Kingseat Crossing

• General route optimisations and performance improvements

• Coupling between two 170s, or a 170 and a 158 should now be possible

• GSMR radio should now display correct headcode for service

• Adjusted passenger spawning and movement behaviours at various stations

• Adjusted draw distance on various objects around stations

• Adjusted draw distance on signs and improved visibility at night.

• Adjusted Ballast colour to have more red in it

• Removed grass in places it shouldn’t be

• Fixed 'pop in' issue of the Forth bridge on Xbox One

• Fixed an issue so Scenarios should have working auto-announcements (1 and 4 will not, due to the type of scenario)

• Fixed an issue on Scenario 2 to correctly hear an announcement that will play as soon as you arrive at Markinch

• Fixed spelling error on auto announcer magnets, "Cardenen" -> "Cardenden"

• Fixes houses that had floating chimneys

• Minor localisation changes.

Class 170

• Various adjustments to engine audio, affecting attenuation distance and motor sounds fading as deceleration occurs. (Sound should fade out as the train reaches a slower pace.)

• Reduced silence time between announcements

• Fixed an issue where you could walk through the closed passenger doors

Edinburgh Glasgow

• Adjusted uncouple task to appropriately set automatic couplers and prevent trains that cannot be coupled to.

• Fixed spelling mistake on Glasgow Central in destination controller

• Class 385

• Added audio value transition for power

EDG - Engineering Express Pack Class 66

• Ensured Safety system score is awarded correctly when AWS/TPWS are enabled.

• Added AI uncoupler tasks for delner coupler

Bernina Line

• Journey Mode chapters should be playable

• Fixed various AI gridlocking issues around Tirano when spawning into services

• Cars are no longer buried in the platform at Ospizio-Bernina Station

• Players will no longer be able to get inside staircases at Cadera Station

• Removed snow from Cavaglia platform at ticket machine and triangle on platform

• Fixed an issue with passengers getting stuck in walls at Campascio Station

• Fixed issues with ballast textures being a lower resolution

RhB ABE 8/12

• Fixed cab textures to ensure it is correct during both day and night lighting

• Adjusted audio for Throttle and Cab buttons

Isle of Wight 2022

• Class 484 should now have emissive light materials and working lights on ToD 4 routes.

• AI services should now have a driver model.

• Adjusted audio for Throttle, Power Handle, cab levers and cab buttons

Luzern - Sursee Based on feedback from the licensor on providing a safer interpretation of the route, the team at Rivet Games have made some small changes to the RABe 523

• Change cruise control dot from purple to yellow

• Make pantograph lever change when master key is turned

• Door release indicator will only blink once when coming on

• Door close indicator will blink 3 times when door state changes

West Cornwall Local

• Minor localisation changes.