Trainz Plus News

[h2]TRS22 - The Latest Trainz Retail Edition
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1784570/Trainz_Railroad_Simulator_2022/

Trainz Simulator 2022 was released in May 2022 and includes five brand new routes, each with a range of new sessions and highly detailed new trains for you to enjoy.

TRS22 also delivers a brand new experience to Steam with "Multiplayer Surveyor" (MPS) allowing you to build and drive in a world you can edit online with friends.

Originally priced at $69.99, you can now grab a copy of TRS22 for just $17.99.

[h2]Want Better Value For Money?[/h2]

The TRS22 Platinum Edition bundle includes our most popular DLC items and offers almost $400 of value, PLUS it includes the brand new Surveyor 2.0 world-building tools.

Build your routes faster and easier with multi-select, scrapbooks and much more.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33349/TRS22_Platinum_Edition_Bundle/

[h2]Explore more Trainz Content[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/553520/Trainz_Railroad_Simulator_2019/

Trainz Simulator 2019 launched in January 2019 and delivered a whole new graphical experience including the introduction of "Physically-based rendering" providing more accurate, and therefore more realistic, lighting effects.

With five new routes and a huge range of USA locos, TRS19 was originally priced at $69.99, TRS19 is on sale now for just $9.99!

Get one or both versions for our lowest ever prices.

[h2]Complete your Collection
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Why not get all 3 versions of Trainz for the full experience?

Trainz A New Era was first launched on Steam in 2015 and has been enjoyed by thousands of train fans ever since. Originally priced at $69.99

https://store.steampowered.com/app/315660/Trainz_A_New_Era/

Grab your copy for 66% off during our Black Friday sale or check out our newer versions of Trainz.

[h2]Want Even Better Value For Money?[/h2]

Even better value, with over $300 worth of content included, is this massive T:ANE Platinum Edition bundle!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/5306/Platinum_Edition_Bundle/

The next generation of gameplay is here - "Trainz Living Railroad" - automated sessions where the Living Railroad Scheduler calculates which industries to service using the available trains and rolling stock.

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Key Features:

• Trainz Living Railroad - Phase 1
  
• Implementation of Clutter 2.0
  
• Simplified Chinese support
  
• MacOS Game Controller support
  
• GPU Clutter Mac support
  
• MPS stability improvements
  
• HD Terrain improvements
  
• Support for Trainz build 5.4
  

Want to expand your Trainz Collection? Now is the perfect time to pick up a bargain!



Did you know that your content from Trainz A New Era and TRS19 also run in TRS22 and Trainz Plus?

All our Trainz products are on sale this week only, so upgrade to the latest version or check out our earlier editions at rock bottom pricing.

HD Terrain gives you 1600x more data density to manipulate and texture the terrain.

3D Thumbnails
Not all thumbnails are created equal, and for this reason the S20 Assets Palette now shows 3D previews of all your content.



22KM Draw Distance
We have increased the draw distance from 15km to 22km so now you can see even more detail than ever before!
HD terrain should go out to 30km regardless of your draw distance setting. You can set the master draw distance to 3km, it will still draw HD terrain out to 30km.



Effect Layers
The limit on total Effect Layer data size has been raised substantially allowing for a greater number of effect layers per route.
In addition to this, Clutter is now processed on the GPU giving better performance
(windows only).

Living Railroad
We've unified and overhauled the Surveyor "Properties" and Driver "View Details" windows to bring you a UI fit for the next generation of gameplay. New industry queue editors allow instant configuration of processes and commodity levels, and a powerful new "Activity Log" lists related railroad activity from all over the Route.

and much more...

Multiplayer Surveyor
The latest Trainz Plus update introduces a new era of route construction, all powered by MPS technology. We've substantially enhanced our MPS servers and client code to streamline cloud-based route development.



There are no restrictions concerning content. Our dedicated content team stands ready to assist in bundling new content into deployable packages, all to be used alongside your route. This encompasses all sorts of content, whether it's freshly created by you or the team, DLS content, or DLC content. It's all now available for integration into your MPS routes.

We are in the process of setting up several teams to work directly in MPS and our content team will be jumping in and out of their routes providing creation support. If you are interested in a collaborative environment to help build your route creations then this update is one for you!

Get Trainz Plus for all this and more!

The latest feature update for Trainz Plus users is now available. This release also delivers a "Service Pack 1" update for TRS22 users to maintain compatibility for routes and content between TRS22 and Trainz Plus builds.



The latest update includes the following highlights:

• Custom Content Package support*
  
• TZARC compression - 50% reduction in file size
  
• Update to Trainzbuild 5.2
  
• Improved audio - XAudio2 sound system API update for PC
  
• End of official support for Windows 7
  
• A range of other tweaks and bug fixes
  

* Note: Requires Surveyor 2.0 / Trainz Plus.

[h2]Content Package Palette[/h2]
The new Content Package palette now available in Surveyor 2.0 provides the ability to enable and disable various content packages for use in a route.

This system is required to enable additional content for MPS routes. It will also greatly benefit all route builders by identifying which packages are being used in your own routes, and those which you plan on sharing or uploading to the DLS.

This means that Trainz Plus members can now enable any existing DLC packages for use in their MPS routes, and other users will then be prompted to install the required packages prior to entering the route.

[h2]Custom Content Packages[/h2]
It is also possible to create your own custom packages through the Trainz Content Creation Program.

As this is a new system, we’re looking for a couple of teams interested in working closely with our content team to iron out any kinks in the process. Just submit your package through TCCP and let us know in the comments you're interested in MPS.

Full details about Content Packages can be found in this wiki link.

[h2]TZARC Compression[/h2]
All users (TRS22 and Trainz Plus) will benefit from this feature which reduces the size of .tzarc files by roughly 50%.

There are three main benefits to TZARC compression:

• Faster downloads (twice the speed since DLC packages are half the size)
  
• Lower on-disk footprint (including for the built-in content)
  
• Potentially faster loading, especially on slower drives (depends on your hardware)
  

Note that your existing installed content is not automatically reduced in size. It requires either a resave for modified content or a new package downloaded for DLC items.

[h2]Improved Audio[/h2]
This is a back-end update that brings support for the latest Microsoft sound API to PC users. This resolves a rare but long-standing bug in the OpenAL API (where Trainz would crash when you reached 63mph) and delivers improved sound across the board.

Please note that there are no other changes to the internal sound system. That project is a major undertaking and will be addressed when we find more time in our schedule.

[h2]End of Windows 7 Support[/h2]
XAudio2 ships with Windows 10 and as a redistributable for older Windows versions. As Microsoft updates their API, it is likely that Win 7 initially, and then Win 8 will no longer be supported.

We are announcing the end of official support for Trainz for any Win 7 users (which ended official support with Microsoft in January 2020). You will need to either remain on your current build, or update your operating system to use any future Trainz updates.

If you need to go back to a supported build, we have archived the Win 7 supported builds here.

Also as a side note, Microsoft also ends Win 8 official support in January 2023.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
As we work to continually add features and improve Trainz, we also work on fixing as many bugs as possible.

The key to resolving any outstanding issues is finding a reliable way to reproduce the issue.

If you have an issue that has not been addressed, then please submit a detailed report through our online bug reporting form.