n3v_laurence
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Just in time for Christmas, we have released Trainz Plus Alpha build 120247.
Those lucky enough to be selected for Trainz Plus Alpha, which features HD Terrain & Trainz Living Railroad, will receive an email to your registered MyTrainz email which includes a link to the installer for build 120247. It is a full installer 9.9GB, please use Trainz Plus Alpha stream for the online installer. There are no patch options available.
If you would like to join the testing, you can register your interest through this link: https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/XWZ3YK6p (Based upon feedback from our first group of testers, we will add more testers in the coming weeks)
This build introduces several new key features coming to Trainz Plus in 2023. Please note this is an Alpha release and features are subject to change. All work done with this build should be considered “throw-away”.
We recommend you start with a fresh local data folder, using the built-in content first. Once familiar with the changes, then look at importing content from the existing local data folder.
** DO NOT USE YOUR EXISTING LOCAL DATA FOLDER **
Information on these changes and how to use them along with our future plans can be found here: https://docs.trainzsimulator.com/docs/hd-terrain
Please use this link to report bugs:https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/xRdryu
Key Features:
Change Log:
Surveyor 2.0
Known Issues:
HD Terrain
Trainz Living Railroad
General
REMINDER:
** ALL work done with Trainz Plus Alpha is to be throw-away. It will not work in ANY future builds. **
** Do NOT use your existing local data folder! **
TESTING FEEDBACK
Once you’ve had a good play around with the new systems, please give us your feedback through this form:
https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/ie8XJ5ud
Those lucky enough to be selected for Trainz Plus Alpha, which features HD Terrain & Trainz Living Railroad, will receive an email to your registered MyTrainz email which includes a link to the installer for build 120247. It is a full installer 9.9GB, please use Trainz Plus Alpha stream for the online installer. There are no patch options available.
If you would like to join the testing, you can register your interest through this link: https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/XWZ3YK6p (Based upon feedback from our first group of testers, we will add more testers in the coming weeks)
This build introduces several new key features coming to Trainz Plus in 2023. Please note this is an Alpha release and features are subject to change. All work done with this build should be considered “throw-away”.
We recommend you start with a fresh local data folder, using the built-in content first. Once familiar with the changes, then look at importing content from the existing local data folder.
** DO NOT USE YOUR EXISTING LOCAL DATA FOLDER **
Information on these changes and how to use them along with our future plans can be found here: https://docs.trainzsimulator.com/docs/hd-terrain
Please use this link to report bugs:https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/xRdryu
Key Features:
- New HD Grid resolution
- Trainz Living Railroad - Prototype #1 - Freight Operations
- Clutter Effect Layer Rework
- New Color Tint Effect Layer
Change Log:
Surveyor 2.0
- New: HD Grid Option
- New: Add New Baseboard
- Change: Convert Existing Baseboard to
- New: Minimum 0.125m Radius size* (HD Terrain only)
- Note: *Minimum Radius size is subject to change.
- New: Maximum texture limit (16) on individual baseboards
- Change: Resolution of terrain and textures are automatically reduced further from the camera.
- Change: Removal of Rotation and Scale options for HD Textures
- Change: Rework and improvement of Clutter Effects
- New: Effect layer type added: Color
- New: Session Option: Living Railroad Dispatch (Enabled/Disabled)
- New: Driver Assignment: Player Controlled/Automatic Scheduler
- New: Driver Track Path Display
- New: Driver Properties Window
- New: Driver Settings, Driver location, Player Assignment, Dispatch Status, Command status, Activity log
- Change: Vehicle Properties Window (New properties as per Driver)
- New: Driver MiniMap (found in Driver Properties Window)
Known Issues:
HD Terrain
- HD Terrain works only with S20
- HD Terrain does not support seamless joins between different resolutions
- HD Terrain not compatible with Legacy Water
- Converting from HD Terrain to 5m & 10m will cause some loss of detail
- Scrapbook Clone & Brush (and Copy & Paste) are currently WIP. While using HD Edits, performance may be slow using the Scrapbook Brush tool. Large edits will cause a HD Paste Disable.
- Snow does not render correctly on HD Terrain
- Water Effects Layer requires refresh to render correctly after changes. Toggle visibility off then on again.
- Color Effect is limited to minimum 5m radius
- HD Textures are rotated 90 degrees from default classic direction
- Textures have been rescaled (approximately 3x smaller than previously). This will help most textures, but not all will be perfect
Trainz Living Railroad
- Dispatch Tasks are limited to Freight Operations from A to B
- Any Industries and Trainz that use passengers will be completely ignored by Dispatch
- Dispatch control has no concept of whether a train will "fit" in the industry destination (so the player currently needs to resolve loading/unload for long trains, or cutting up trains and pushing cars into industries etc)
- Leading Track Path flashes as it refreshes
- Track Path Display may show the destination of a train. It will not always show the path the train actually takes.
- When Track Path Display overlaps, only one is shown in the Map View
- AI Drivers may get stuck and fight over junctions. It is currently up to the player to prevent trains competing for the same track segment. (e.g. by using “Pause” and “Resume”)
- AI improvements are scheduled for a future update.
- Currently spammy debug logging is enabled. (Filter these out clicking on the grey filter button).
- TLR has some performance issues
General
- Slow loading of Main Menu
- Assertion Errors are enabled for this build. Users can select Continue and Ignore Errors. (Reporting when these occur with bugs will help with troubleshooting)
- Trainz will pause until Assertion Errors are closed
- DLC packages will report a failure to download precache data. Clicking retry will ignore the error and proceed to complete installation
- DLC Packages will report a precache assertion error during database rebuild. Select Continue and Ignore Errors
- MPS unsupported (during this phase of testing)
- Incorrect FOV for animated Drivers.
- DirectX 12 is not supported. Please use DirectX 11 for testing.
REMINDER:
** ALL work done with Trainz Plus Alpha is to be throw-away. It will not work in ANY future builds. **
** Do NOT use your existing local data folder! **
TESTING FEEDBACK
Once you’ve had a good play around with the new systems, please give us your feedback through this form:
https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/ie8XJ5ud
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