Spring Core Update - April 11th Patch Notes

Good morning everyone,

This week we released our Spring Core Patch, which brings a range of improvements to core features and key fixes across various add-ons such as London Overground, Maintalbahn, Rosenheim, Arosa Line and for the ÖBB 4024 loco. Additionally, a few changes have been made to Nahverkehr Dresden, Glossop Line and Blackpool Branches.

Alongside the full patch notes detailed below, the Formation Designer beta will be available to console players with this update.

[h3]Headliners[/h3]
Core

Formation Designer beta is now available on console platforms.
Player Assist settings will now correctly save their configuration on console platforms
Correct scoring adjustments when using safety systems, and various adjustments to scoring thresholds to enable medal collection on Maintalbahn, Bremen Oldenburg, Rosenheim and Blackpool Branches.

London Overground

Class 710 passenger doors will no longer show as Locked if automatically closed.

Maintalbahn

Improvements to substitution to allow for the 628 and the red 363 to appear in AI traffic

Arosa Line

Updated Gepackwagen to use the TSW4 updated glass weather effects

[h3]Full Changelog[/h3]
Core

Improvement to ensure correct function of Door HUD elements when coupling and uncoupling
Player Assist settings will now correctly save their configuration on console platforms
Fixed an issue causing “I’m stuck” physics reset to not work
Fixed a crash when returning from pause when in free cam mode
Fixed an issue where PS4 players were unable to download owned content using the in-game store.

Achievements

For PS5 users, the ‘BKG: Jobgoblin' trophy will now unlock correctly after collecting all the route tasks

Scoring

Bonus score should now be correctly be applied when using Safety Systems

Scenario Planner

Custom weather should correctly appear when restarting the game and playing after user creates a scenario.

Formation Designer

Formation Designer beta is now available on console platforms.
Maintalbahn stock should now be correctly utilised in Formation Designer
Rosenheim stock should now be correctly utilised in Formation Designer
Fixed a crash instance when adding and duplicating locos
Fixed a crash instance which occurred when adding custom formations

London Overground

Fixed issues with various passenger behaviour during the Football Focus scenario.
Fixed floating grass outside of Barking Riverside
Passengers will now sit correctly on the benches at Barking Riverside
Platforms at Barking Riverside will now correctly react to Snow / Rain.

Class 710

Passenger doors will no longer show as Locked if automatically closed.
Restricted Passenger door open buttons from being operational whilst moving
Fixed brake release sounds not playing when moving from emergency to notch 3
Adjusted GSMR start-up audio
Increased volume of safety system sounds when played through haptic controller

Maintalbahn

Improvements to substitution to allow for the 628 and the red 363 to appear in AI traffic
During the Running on Vapours scenario, stopping at Aschaffenburg Sued should no longer be exact and should clear at any point within the ribbon.
Adjustments to scoring thresholds on various scenarios to ensure gold and platinum medals are achievable as expected.
Fixed various services which weren’t completable (including EKZ 54871)

BR 642

Added controls for Ebula brightness and contrast, and screens will start in contrast by default at night.
Adjustments to throttle sensitivity

ÖBB 4024

Adjusted PIS to correctly display on all 4024 screens (front, side and interior)
Should now correctly be listed in the Scenario Planned with “off the Rails” switched off
Updated collision for the seats and cab to prevent player from climbing up on seats and seeing through the roof.
The driver character will now correctly appear when the player sits in the driver's seat.

Rosenheim

First aid kit sounds should now be played when collecting wall mounted first aid kits found at stations.
Adjustments to scoring thresholds on the Malfunctioning Madness scenario to ensure gold and platinum medals are achievable as expected.
Fixed instance of a main signal way with a wrong placed PZB magnet on approach to Übersee.
Removed floating trees in the distance near Rosenheim

Dopplestock

PIS will now include correct usage of umlauts
Added yellow line above door to reflect real life design.

BR 111

Fixed safety system audio not playing after reloading from a save or when returning to the train from far away.
Fixed an issue where safety system indicators stopped working after reloading from a save.
Various audio adjustments to brake squeal

Arosa Line

Updated Gepackwagen to use the TSW4 updated glass weather effects
Minor adjustment to EW1 audio to ensure the sounds are as expected.

RhB Arosa Aggregates Pack

Fixed an issue with players being stuck when collecting the mail bag during the Mail Delivery scenario
Updated Hakone Livery so front is now orange in colour
Fixed the direction of the coupler on the FAC wagon and ensured the coupling works correctly.

RhB Anniversary Collection
GE44 loco

Fixed cab numbering so that it will either show ‘I’ or ‘II’
HUD and minimal HUD functionality should work as expected
When using the Bernina Line livery on the GE44, you should be able to drive close to other vehicles with issue.
Fixed an issue on the R1433 (11:07) service which prevented the loco from moving.

GE44II loco

Adjustments to ensure cab decals and external numbering is correct.

Nahverkehr Dresden
BR 185

Driver assist should not show messages related to pantograph or circuit breaker when running, unless appropriate
Various changes to ensure save game stores the correct status of the loco.

Glossop Line

Corrected the ‘32.3 Miles Driven’ reward to trigger at 32.3 miles, and not 3.23 miles.
Fixed a crash when using the NJP Class 37 without having SEHS installed

Blackpool Branches

Updated various scoring thresholds to more appropriate values.

Please let us know if you have any issues installing this update - thank you :)