Tracks - The Train Set Game News

Hello Everyone,

Tracks - The Train Set Game is continuing to evolve and improve. On 2nd August we will be implementing controller support and adding a few more objects which can be added to your wonderful towns and other creations. Over the coming months there are more items and more features planned.

Take a peak below at the new screenshot and you may even be able to spot a few of the new items:



We will also be transitioning to full release within the next few months. This means that we will also be increasing the price of Tracks, alongside this new update on 2nd August, to $19.99. We will not be increasing the price again after this.

This price increase reflects how far the game has evolved and how much more content it has, opposed to when it launched in Early Access. We wanted to give you all a week's notice so that you do have a chance to purchase the game now before the price increases on 2nd August.

We have an internal schedule of content over the next few months and you will soon see much more regular updates.

Thank you for all of the support so far and I hope that you enjoy the content we have planned over the weeks ahead!

Thanks,
The Tracks Team

Hello everybody!

Today's Tracks update includes a lot of bug fixes and the addition of a couple of new objects and new passenger types. Over the coming months we are working on several new additions and features for Tracks: The Train Set Game. Once we have more details, we'll make sure to share them with you in a future announcement. But for now, let's go through today's additions.


Stop on the turntable and turn left or right to spin the train in place. It can also act as a normal cross junction which automatically switches when the train approaches. This has been added as an experimental object meaning that it may need more testing - if you notice this track piece behaving oddly, do let us know!


The Merry go round will rotate, play music and also light up when placed in a night time environment.


A few new passenger types have made their way into the game. Right now they behave just like the standard passengers without their own special station but we hope to continue adding more types throughout development. Let us know what kind of passengers you'd like to see in the future.





The full change log for today's update is below:





ːromopolis_houseː Construction passengers
ːromopolis_houseː Rail Worker passengers
ːromopolis_houseː Farmer passengers
ːromopolis_houseː Skier passengers
ːHealUpː Passengers are now saved to your save-games if they haven't walked to a Platform
ːHealUpː Passenger placing can now be undone

ːromopolis_houseː Turntable
Easily one of the most requested features finally comes! Turn left or right while sitting on the turntable to spin in place. It'll automatically turn to catch you if it isn't aligned with where you're coming from and it is big enough to turn with one carriage attached.

ːromopolis_houseː Merry-Go-Round
A spinning, bouncing, music playing, lit up carousel.


ːHealUpː Objects with track (Tunnel, Turntable) now have sockets to easily build from
ːHealUpː For the first time ever every object has a thumbnail ːsteamhappyː
ːHealUpː Added Snow as an option for Floor texture and added labels for each
ːHealUpː OpenGL 4 mode

ːfixː Passengers no longer clip into the floor in Clear
ːfixː Improved ramp building to make going back to a flat piece easier
ːfixː Text boxes (e.g. Signs) no longer need to be clicked before typing
ːfixː Improved Buffer Stop so it won't block track building as often
ːfixː Fixed restrictions on allowed characters in a save-game name being ignored when renaming
ːfixː Improved passenger layout in the Spawn menu
ːfixː Swapped around some categories in the Spawn menu
ːfixː Fixed carriages not spawning at the correct initial rotation/location
ːfixː Fixed the build socket ball being blurry when first appearing
ːfixː Swapped the Clear and Bedroom music for some variety
ːfixː Fixed an issue with Undo when removing track placed after a building
ːfixː Adjusted the positioning of Passengers in a Carriage so they have more space
ːfixː Replaced the tooltips for Cargo related objects
ːfixː Improved how Passengers pick their spot in a Carriage to reduce clipping
ːfixː Decreased the default snapping size for Signs
ːfixː Adjusted the text in the Sign pop up message

Hello everyone,

Today's update contains a few new objects, introduces animals, new building objects and the introduction of cabin toys for you to use while driving the train.


To celebrate Easter, we've introduced a 10% discount and have added a few more bits of content into the game! One of these is an Easter egg which can be placed into your environments. It's a rather bright and quite large egg - multicoloured and comes in various sizes in-fact.

For those of you who enjoy Easter egg hunts, we've hidden ten Easter eggs in the image below. See if you can find them all! A link to the full size image can be found just below too!


https://www.dropbox.com/s/l04qopjyarh36jk/Screenshot%202018-03-29%2010.41.11.png?dl=0


This update includes the first of many different interactive trinkets for your train cabin. Eventually they'll be optional and customisable, and perhaps impact gameplay. The first is the steam whistle, which you can look at, and click & hold left click to activate.



Take a look at this short Youtube video to hear the whistle in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_KvsRW9TYc


A selection of new objects included in this update are below:

ːromopolis_houseː Stables
ːromopolis_houseː Cow
ːromopolis_houseː Chicken
ːromopolis_houseː Pig
ːromopolis_houseː Horse
ːromopolis_houseː Hedge
ːromopolis_houseː Flower Pot
ːromopolis_houseː Tractor
ːromopolis_houseː Radio Tower
ːromopolis_houseː Painted Egg





And below are the other changes and fixes included in this update:
ːHealUpː Added an option to mute all gameplay sounds

ːfixː Made passengers a little bigger
ːfixː Removed the snapping restrictions from:

• Stations
  
• Platform
  
• Corkscrew
  
• Collect/Deposit towers
  
• Tunnel

For anyone who has been experiencing this error message, please check the forum thread for an update and new instructions for a potential fix.


We still have more planned for Tracks - we are working on a few ideas to increase the scope of the game. Once we cement these ideas down we'll begin communicating them publicly, but rest assured that we really want to see Tracks grow!

As always thank you for being a part of the development and we hope you continue to enjoy the game and the new additions.

Just fixing up some issues with the latest patch, new content coming in the next one.

ːHealUpː Added a V-sync option to the graphics menu
ːHealUpː The currently active graphics option is now highlighted
ːHealUpː Replaced the snap option symbols with new icons

ːfixː Fixed issues which made you unable to select/build track caused by using undo to reverse:

• Placement of spawn-menu track pieces
  
• Clicks to move along track pieces in build mode
  
• Cycling through track endings with R

ːfixː Improved undo behaviour by filtering out actions which had no impact (e.g. selecting the previously selected piece of track) so you don't need to double click passed them
ːfixː Fixed some pieces sometimes not being saved to your file
ːfixː Fixed certain pieces of loaded track not being removed with Clear Track
ːfixː Moved the Hay items into the Nature spawn category
ːfixː Fixed an incorrect track suggestion with two opposite turns facing each other
ːfixː Fixed reverse collisions (e.g. into a buffer stop) not working correctly
ːfixː Fixed the speedometer not changing to match the gingerbread train
ːfixː Fixed save games created this session not being cached for the fast load system
ːfixː Fixed the Flower Shop turning black when very far away

ːromopolis_houseː Buffer stop
ːromopolis_houseː Barn
ːromopolis_houseː Hay Bail
ːromopolis_houseː Haystack
ːromopolis_houseː Terrain: Hay
ːromopolis_houseː Terrain: Sand

• You can now rotate objects in amounts smaller than 90 degrees
  
• Both Rotation and Location snapping options are now available in the Scenery menu
  
• Added a Constant Grid option to choose whether acutely rotated objects will stick to the normal track grid, or stick to one based on their rotation (so it can line up with others)

When you open the save menu for the first time ever after this update, there will be a potentially long delay/stuttering. Just let it run, this will only happen once and then loading will be much faster forever!

ːHealUpː You can now delete a platform with passengers waiting on it
ːHealUpː Added some sounds for the Passengers Jump objective
ːHealUpː Added train camera keys to the Controls menu
ːHealUpː F10 and § can now be used to open the console for non-English keyboards
ːHealUpː All number key bindings are now duplicated on the matching Function key

ːfixː Fixed Terrain Blocks sometimes clipping into objects placed on top of them
ːfixː Water Blocks are now slightly lower than the others
ːfixː Banned some special characters from save file names because they cause problems, and added more descriptive warnings if your name is rejected
ːfixː Fixed some issues with the Jumps objective in Passenger mode
ːfixː Fixed an issue loading scenery settings if you haven't played this session
ːfixː Fixed Lamp Post 3 not having a night-time icon
ːfixː Fixed Spawn and Scenery menus both being visible in certain scenarios
ːfixː Placement snapping now locks to the standard size and rotation for objects which require track alignment (e.g. Stations, Corkscrew, Tunnel)
ːfixː Fixed a typo in Terrain Block descriptions
ːfixː Fixed many objects not having placement sounds
ːfixː Fixed the game no longer starting in Windowed mode by default
ːfixː Fixed some outdated credit/license information