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Trailer video, new photo mode features & more! v3.2



Things certainly have been busy over the last few weeks!
New Zealand (where I live) has begun to leave lock-down and things are starting to go back to normal.

During this time I've been making a bunch of additional media for the Paranapiacaba layout, mainly a new video trailer and a 2D track plan image! There is also a bunch of new features added to the in-game photo mode (based around video capture).

[h2]New trailer video[/h2]
Firstly, I've made a new video showing off the Paranapiacaba map!
This is actually the first video I've made for Rolling Line since it's release (aside from the soundtrack videos) so it was great to get my "trailer making" workflow back in to action. You can find the new trailer right on the Rolling Line Steam store page:



Or you can view it on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBQbl56Ng2g

Though since the YouTube version is quite compressed, you can also download a full HD version of the video here:
https://mega.nz/file/C5swGYKJ#P94bCwrsdYa69vF9seFjlCt4cBJkREl2S0BJN91ajQ0

The music used in the video is from the Rolling Line in-game soundtrack, which was actually generated using artificial intelligence! The exact song used is called "Diamond Skies".
I uploaded the full RL soundtrack to YouTube last year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-PxFRlEwvc

[h2]Top-down track plan of Paranapiacaba [/h2]
Just like with the other official maps I've made a proper track plan image for the Paranapiacaba layout:


You can download a full HD copy of the map here:
https://i.imgur.com/mmvY80w.jpg

This map can also be found in-game in the Paranapiacaba layout on the wall:



[h2]New photo-mode features[/h2]
The actual in-game part of this update is all about the photo mode added in the previous update.
In order to film the Paranapiacaba trailer video i added a bunch of camera panning controls, train quickSave/load, and various other small features.



[h3]Panning controls:[/h3]
You can now set an X, Y, Z offset for camera panning. enabling panning will move the camera using the position values you choose. you can also press "V" to enable-disable (start/stop) panning.

You can also set the "reset point" of the camera by pressing "Shift+R". this reset point can be returned to by pressing "R". This means you can set the start of a panning shot to be your "reset point" then continuously repeating the shot by enabling panning and re-setting the camera position back to the beginning.

[h3]Train quickSave/load:[/h3]
A very useful feature for recording shots of moving trains, you can now "quickSave" the position and movement of trains, then "quickLoad" back to that point.
This quickSave/load feature only effects trains and does not require reloading the whole map!
For example, you could set up a moving train, quickSave at the beginning of the shot, then continuously re-load the same position in order to get the shot perfect.

This feature was incredibly useful for setting up shots in the Paranapiacaba trailer that involved multiple moving trains in one shot.

[h2]Steam trading cards[/h2]
Something else to note, Rolling Line now has Steam trading cards, badges, wallpapers and emotes! This is something I've been meaning to add for ages, and it's great to finally have some custom profile backgrounds and such for Rolling Line!



You should start getting these card drops automatically now that they are released.



[h2]Other features:[/h2]
As well as the features mentioned above, this update also includes a few fixes and smaller features.
  • Fixed the depth of field "focal length" setting not working correctly.
  • Added a "press F12 to take screenshot in Steam" help message to photo mode.
  • Pausing time in photo mode now also freezes pantograph spark effects!
  • Fixed small white dots showing up in the transform edit mode view


I'm also hoping to run a competition soon! Much like the Color Comp and Compact Comp of last year.
More news on that later on!

In the meantime, I hope you like the new trailer video! There's lots of exiting stuff still to come, and now that Brazil is all finished I can move my focus on to new ideas!

Enjoy!