Railroader 2024.3.0 Released!

Railroader 2024.3.0 brings new engines & customers, plus revamped coal & water consumption, updated vegetation, performance improvements, a new Engine Roster window to keep tabs on your power, and a whole lot more!

• Atlantic Locomotive Works is now offering three new steam locomotives: T-22, A-23, and F-71!
  
• C-55 and old wooden caboose models updated! Old wooden caboose is now colorable.
  
• Revamped tree/grass/plant rendering! River and roadbed edges are more natural now, too.
  
• Added customers at Nantahala, Hewitt, and Wesser.
  
• Revamped water and coal consumption: usage is significantly lower and is governed by reverser and throttle position. Tractive effort is not affected. (RR-367)
  
• Added Engine Roster window (open with `R`) to ease switching between power.
  
• Performance enhancements relating to car movement.
  
• AI now warns when handbrakes are on or brake line is open when starting movement. (RR-297)
  
• Compass display at top of screen is now much more accurate and tracks directly with camera rotation.
  
• Added percentage graphic to tooltips for equipment loads and fuel loaders.
  
• Added time to console messages.
  
• Added Shift-Click on engine in map view to select.
  
• Added "Add from train" button to Switch List.
  
• Added `/repair` command to repair selected train (host, sandbox only).
  
• Updated car tag colors to be more evenly distributed across the railroad.
  
• Adjusted default Post Exposure & Contrast, customizable in the Preferences window.
  
• Fixed Ela trestle abutments. (RR-318)
  
• Fixed overhead camera snapping to directly above car. (RR-348)
  
• Fixed AI reading 25mph speed limit near Bryson East and Whittier Wye. (RR-350)
  
• Fixed AI not keeping current speed when enabling road mode while moving in reverse.
  
• Fixed car tag overlay rendering behind water sometimes. (RR-353)
  
• Fixed higher tree density causing trees to appear in places they shouldn't be.
  
• Fixed engines consuming coal when there's no water and vice-versa. (RR-361)
  
• Fixed mines loading too many cars when waiting/sleeping.
  
• Fixed signal lenses appearing impossibly dark in fog.
  
• Made water hatches more lenient in positioning below water columns and towers. (RR-257)