Station to Station News

Version 0.1 of the Station to Station demo has been uploaded. These patch notes summarise the updates for the latest patch.

[h2]New features:[/h2]

• Support was added for the following languages:
  - Arabic
  - German
  - Spanish (Latin America)
  - Spanish (Spain)
  - French
  - Hindi
  - Italian
  - Japanese
  - Korean
  - Malay
  - Polish
  - Portuguese - Brazil
  - Russian
  - Thai
  - Turkish
  - Vietnamese
  - Simplified Chinese
  
• The church now upgrades to a third, even bigger version when a town is completed.
  
• When starting a level, the intro screen now has background music.
  
• Most carriage couplings now stay attached better when the train goes over the top of a small and high bridge.
  

[h2]Small changes:[/h2]

• Tweaked auto-detection of graphics settings to favor framerate over graphics quality more.
  
• Improved framerate when creating new railroads in a level that already has a lot of stations.
  
• Improved framerate in situations where the camera is fully zoomed in and the sun is behind the camera.
  
• Improved framerate in main menu by disabling invisible background rendering.
  
• Removed the word “Loading” from the loading screen
  
• Houses in cities now spawn when the church lands instead of before
  
• Advanced graphic settings are now hidden behind a new checkbox
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed the button for level two, where it would glow despite it being completed.
  
• Fixed a bug where pressing spacebar in the pause menu or settings makes it open again after closing.
  
• Fixed a bug where the tooltip did not show up when the player did not have enough money.
  
• Fixed the fund challenge thumbnail so that it accurately represents what percentage complete it is.
  
• Fixed that a part of the anchor point tutorial would mistakenly appear in level 2 or when you are not in tutorial mode.
  
• Fixed that the railroad price would not display as green when using a cheaper rails card.
  
• Fixed that station connectors and railroad anchor points looked blurry when the camera was zoomed in.
  
• One of the cliffs in level 1 has been changed so you can no longer softlock yourself by placing a station in between the cliff and the building by blocking off all station connectors.
  
• You can now no longer lose a fund goal that was already achieved after level completion.
  
• New cards and new building icons are no longer placed over the settings menu.
  
• It’s no longer possible to have two level completion windows overlap each other.
  
• It’s no longer possible to softlock yourself in level 1 when building a railway with bridges during the tutorial.
  
• Fixed that sometimes the unlock building tutorial message was stuck on the screen
  
• Fixed that there were holes in some of the rock models
  
• Buildings now look for a new, nearby spawn position when there is already a railroad or station on the intended position of a building. (Previously they would just drop on top of the railroad or station.)
  
• Fixed that the game was called UE4 in taskbar and processes.
  
• Fixed that some tunes would not continue playing when setting music volume to 0 and then back to an audible volume.
  
• Fixed that graphics auto-detect didn’t affect the settings for fields and props.
  
• Fixed Visual Effects quality setting affecting a number of props in level
  
• The pause menu will no longer close when pressing the following buttons: Left Alt, Right Alt, Left Cmd, Right Cmd, Tab, Left Ctrl
  
• Fixed multiple keys not working when being rebound in the control section
  
• Removed “Reset to defaults” option from graphics settings, because defaults differ based on hardware and that’s what the auto-detect button already does.
  
• Fixed that you could place a station on top of a building if you press space and click at the same time while hovering over a building.
  
• Tooltip for unlocks no longer shows when there are no more unlocks available in the level
  

A number of these new features are based on your feedback, so keep it coming! Many of these bugs were also solved by your reporting, so thank you for being so diligent.

We hope you enjoy these new changes and please fill out our feedback form, if you haven't already. We're reading every response to make sure we can make the full game even better!

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Hello conductors,

On Tuesday 19th June, we will be broadcasting The Cozy Gaming Club’s playthrough of Station to Station’s demo and answering questions from the community!

This will take place at 10AM PDT, 6PM BST, and 7PM CEST for two hours if you want to tune in and take part.

If you can’t make it to the Q&A you can also join our Discord to ask our devs any questions you may have:



Our demo will be live throughout Steam Next Fest if you want to give it a go 🚂

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378470

Hello conductors,

On Tuesday 19th June, we will be broadcasting The Cozy Gaming Club’s playthrough of Station to Station’s demo and answering questions from the community!

This will take place at 10AM PDT, 6PM BST, and 7PM CEST for two hours if you want to tune in and take part.

If you can’t make it to the Q&A you can also join our Discord to ask our devs any questions you may have:



Our demo will be live throughout Steam Next Fest if you want to give it a go 🚂

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378470

Hello conductors,

Welcome to our first official devlog for Station to Station!

Firstly, we wanted to say a big thank you so much to Wholesome Direct and Future Game Show for sharing a first look at the gameplay for our little train game!

If you missed it, here’s the video. Or keep scrolling if you’d rather read a more detailed explanation.

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And, if you haven’t already, why not download and play the Station to Station demo? It’s live on our Steam page now and lets you try out the first three levels of the game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2378470

[h2]Starting a new level[/h2]
Every level of Station to Station starts with a handful of rural buildings. Each building has resource requirements. For example, a mill needs wheat to make flour.

Your job is to build a railway network that connects buildings to the resources they need. You do this by building stations and laying tracks that connect those stations.

But you’re on a budget. Every station costs money to build. The longer your railroad, the more money it costs, and bridges cost extra money.



In each level, you’ll also receive a handful of cards with a number of uses. Cards like Cheap rails and Cheap bridges can be used to save money on construction. These are especially useful if you’re trying to complete the optional challenges.

There are also cards that offer you special trains, like the Heavy Freight Train card. This card doubles the money you earn from building a connection.



Your goal for each level is to connect every building with the resources it needs to run. For every complete building, you’ll gradually populate a beautiful and ever-brightening landscape

Then connect these buildings to a city in order to share the produce with them. This will help your city grow and thrive!



That’s a very brief overview of Station to Station and the main features you can expect from the first few levels.

If you’re going for the high scores then here are some tips to get you started:

• You don’t need to directly connect each building. A train will travel through multiple stations in order to reach its destination.
  
• Try connecting your buildings in a different order to get a higher Stack Bonus.
  

We hope you enjoy the Station to Station demo and please fill out our feedback form so we can make the full game even better.

Galaxy Grove

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Hello conductors,

Grab your whistle; we couldn’t wait any longer to let you board the Station to Station demo express!

The Station to Station demo offers you an exciting opportunity to play through the first three levels of the full game. Experience the gorgeous voxel graphics and bring the world to life through the construction of a widespread railway network.



The first biome in the game is the countryside, filled with rolling green hills and little cobblestone towns 🌳

The demo will also showcase two unique locomotives - Virginia and Truckee Railroad No. 22, "Inyo" and DRG series 89 (Prussian T3), with the complete game featuring more models.



The demo will also introduce you to our card mechanics. Cards can be used in Station to Station to save costs or use special train types.



Levels 2 and 3 also come with two optional challenges for players looking to add a little challenge to their gameplay. It’s possible to get a gigantic stack bonus of over 750 in the third level, and any achievers of this will receive a special role in our Discord to show their prowess!



[h2][/h2]
⏰ Length: 30-40 minutes
🌳 3 levels to play through
🏅 4 optional challenges to complete

We hope you enjoy your ride on the Station to Station demo. Don’t forget to wishlist the full game and please take the time to fill out our feedback form to help us as we roll full steam ahead to our next stop: launch!

Galaxy Grove

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