Trainz Plus Beta TLR Phase 2 - 128152

[n3v_laurence]

Hello Everyone,

As we gear up to release TLR - Phase 2 and SP5 updates, we have a new build which has restored previous rendering. This build has all imposter use turned off, Assertion Errors disabled and it includes prebuilt shaders.

With these changes, performance should be restored to SP4 release levels

Please use https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/xRdryu to report any bugs or issues found.

Change log (127542 to 128152)

• Imposters completely disabled
• Shaders prebuilt
• Assertion Errors disabled
• DirectX 12 option has been disabled
• Content update
• [Fix] Merge Route causing trains to appear offset
• [Fix] Stall after saving route/overwrite session
• [Fix] Overlapping of commodity icon
• [Fix] Copy Load not working for double stack containers
• [Fix] Screenshot and Session black thumbnails
• [Fix] Brake pressure being lost
• [Fix] Independent brake getting stuck on
• [Fix] Several localisations issues
• [Fix] Slow down when changing Filter Visibility
• [Fix] Scenery assets flickering with camera rotation
• [Fix] Asset Preview reporting increase triangle and draw count
• [Fix] Street light night time textures rendered differently
• [Fix] Track and trains not rendering from saved game
• [Fix] Opening Edit menu causing lag spike
• [Fix] MPS Rolling stock not updating commodities
• [Fix] MPS Assigning Drivers causing Activity Journal error
• [Fix] MPS Industry commodity adjustment
• [Fix] MPS Dispatch Manager missing item name
• [Fix] MPS Driver commands missing from initial route upload
  

New Feature: Dispatch Manager


Where to find it:
Dispatch Manager can be located via Tools menu or opened via “Show Dispatch Manager” found under Driver properties, Dispatch Status

What you can do with it:

• Easy way to monitor all dispatch tasks and identify any issues
• List all Drivers and their dispatch status
• List all the industries and dispatch status
• List all Trains and the list can be broken up into rolling stock and powered trains, or both
• Find rolling stock for a product
• Find and claim a task to drive as the player

New Option: Claiming a Task (TLR)

• Claiming a task will behave differently depending on whether it’s an active task or not.
• If an active task, the current driver commands will be cleared, and the train will be brought to a stop. The train control mode will be switched to either DCC or Cab control, depending on the session/player default
• Tasks can be claimed via Dispatch Manager or via Driver Details, under Dispatch Status

In addition to the Dispatch Manager, there is a new vehicle queue editor with reworked UI, and a new Activity Journal.

Update: New Vehicle Queues Editor

• A new UI can now be found for vehicles. This replaces the old script and will resemble the interface used for Industry queues
• Accessed by CTRL + Right click on rolling stock in Driver or Edit Details in Surveyor
• Can add commodities directly
• New copy and paste feature to copy commodities to other rolling stock

Activity Journal Script API

• A more compressive logging system in order to track activity with dispatch and AI driving behaviour

How to try TLR Phase 2:

1. Install the latest Trainz Plus Beta update (128152)
2. Install "Coal Country (HDT)" (simc:1663)
3. Drive "<kuid2:661281:110131:1> Coal Country TLR Session"
4. Feel free to watch the drivers carry out tasks or claim a task for yourself to perform

Key Features:

• Dispatch Manager
• New Vehicle Queue Editor
• Activity Journal Script API
• Access to Coal Country HDT
• New Build version 5.6

REMINDER:
** Please ensure you have a backup of your local data folder before using it with Trainz Plus Beta **

INSTALLING & PATCHING:

For Trainz Plus Beta via the Trainz Plus Beta Stream
Trainz Store Only:

PC: Requires Trainz Plus 127542 (PC). This is a large patch 2.4 GiB for build 128152

Mac: There is no Mac update at this time

Please report any bugs using this link: https://n3vgames.typeform.com/to/xRdryu

Change log (127161 to 127542)

• Imposter use is now limited to speed trees
• Fix: Car movement on roads
• Fix: Derailments due to coupling with slow performance
• Fix: Duplicate Commodities shown in vehicle commodity overlay
• Fix: Failed to take exclusive lock - Rolling stock commodities
• Fix: Overlapping textures on HD baseboard error
• Fix: Tutorial 5 AI behaviour change
• Fix: Bookmarks are no longer cleared when exited from driver
• Fix: Classic rename assets
• Fix: Trackside issues
• Update to Built-in Content

Change log (127058 to 127161)

• Fix to trackside assets height after track adjustment
• Fix to cars having wrong orientation on road
• Fix to cars not disappearing when they reach road end
• Fix to Scrapbook paste HD to non HD texture overwrite
• Fix to Scrapbook paste forming ridges when pasted over baseboard edges
• Fix to Undo of HD edit low-res tile flagged as promoted

Change log (126280 to 127058)

• Dispatch Manager (new)
• Living Railroad Dispatch Disable/Enable option under Session Options (removed)
• Claim Task option (new)
• Vehicle Queues Editor (new)
• Activity Journal Script API (new)
• DirectX12 Beta option (returned)
• Validation change - validation errors were in specific cases, sometimes hidden from the output, and should now be shown reliably in those cases
• New Build 5.6
• Misc Bug fixes

Known Issues:

• HD baseboards low detail may load incorrectly

 

[pdkoester]

Not to throw a curve ball here, but has there been any reports of problems with Windows 11 24H2 vs 23H2 and older? I had to revert to 23H2 because a few other games/software were having crashing/freezing issues and that was the only way to fix the problem. Thank you for you time.

 

[wreeder]

Thanks, have a happy whatever you do when America has Thanksgiving Day. Go to the beach I guess.

 

[Paul_Bert]

What’s an imposter? Mentioned in the release notes.

 

[wreeder]

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/imposters
There is a simple explanation.

 

[ricomon35]

Thanks, have a happy whatever you do when America has Thanksgiving Day. Go to the beach I guess.

Maybe. But only for those living on the California and Gulf coast. It freezing ass cold everywhere else, LOL

 

[Paul_Bert]

Thanks

 

[wreeder]

Maybe. But only for those living on the California and Gulf coast. It freezing ass cold everywhere else, LOL

True. but in Brisbane it is spring now. I'm assume the programming team released this build today rather the usual Friday afternoon drop time cause they have time off.

 

[wreeder]

Thanks

You're welcome. I had to look it up myself.

 

[Paul_Bert]

Downloaded version 128152. Everything went fine. Took about an hour to do the database rebuild. All my routes work fine. Several of the old bugs are now fixed: schedule library, and clutter as examples. I have about 10 packaged assets which show as faulty. I have submitted these in a bug report. I have not been able to fix them myself: open for edit, submit, etc.

The frame rates are still good with everything maxed out. Even on the most complex routes CPU usage is between 40 and 50 percent. Temperature on CPU rarely goes above 60 degrees - most of the time between 45 and 55 degrees.

Extended running of my routes looks good.

 

[Paul_Bert]

Anyone else seen a thin vertical line at the far-left side of the all the screens: menu, surveyor, and driver. The line is about 1/3 of the way down from the top left corner.

 

[Lewiscc65]

Sorry,I do not see this.

 

[pware]

Me neither.

 

[wreeder]

No line here.

 

[Paul_Bert]

Problem solved. The most recent Windows update added a thin sidebar at the far left side of the screen. I deleted the sidebar and things are fine. Never had that happen before.

 

[JohnnyC1]

Only problem is, with me. is the game menu font size. Did they get smaller? Not CM.

 

[poolboy]

I Have one built-in asset <kuid2:506034:507341:2> JR SL(04) 1-H-SS-solar center 20ft showing as faulty in 128152 already made a bug report. otherwise this a beater build so far.

 

[pware]

I Have one built-in asset <kuid2:506034:507341:2> JR SL(04) 1-H-SS-solar center 20ft showing as faulty in 128152

I have the exact same asset but it is not showing as faulty in my build 126280.

Perhaps the initial DBR after installation did not complete. Try a manual DBR.

 

[poolboy]

Hi pware, <kuid2:506034:507341:2> JR SL(04) - locally modified 1-H-SS-solar center 20ft can not find asset "solar battery" with in its library because it does not contain that mesh <kuid2:506034:500774:6>. - built-in JR Searchlight Signal mesh library (H,H-2 type) , but the <kuid2:506034:500774:5> JR Searchlight Signal mesh library (H,H-2 type) contains the the mesh asset "solar battery". hope that helps

 

[pware]

can not find asset "solar battery"

My copy of <kuid2:506034:507341:2> JR SL(04) 1-H-SS-solar center 20ft, which is built-in and is showing no errors, has the following dependencies:-

<kuid2:45324:10101:4> Red Corona
<kuid2:506034:500774:5> JR Searchlight Signal mesh library (H,H-2 type)
<kuid2:45324:10102:4> Yellow Corona
<kuid2:45324:10103:4> Green Corona
<kuid2:45324:555100:20> Jointed Rail Smart Signal library v1.77a
<kuid:506034:653578> SL Spring Switch sign mesh library (H,H-2 type)

JR Searchlight Signal mesh library (H,H-2 type) is present built-in as an earlier version with a different <kuid> (:5 instead of :6).

"solar_bat.lm.txt" and "solar.bat.im" are both present in the mesh library identified above.

One thing that puzzles me is that you have identified the asset as "Modified" which normally means that you have opened it for editing and then submitted it. Did you edit anything in the asset? Just submitting without editing can create the "Modified" label.

Try using CM to select the asset (right click on it) and select Revert to Original from the drop down options.