Trainz Plus Beta TLR Phase 3 - Windows & Mac (134634 & 134645)

[n3v_laurence]

Hello Everyone,

We have the latest TLR Phase 3 build ready for testing. This build includes precached shaders. There has been several Imposter optimisations and tweaks in addition to the shaders. One of the focuses was improving building rotations so please report your impressions on the building scenery.

For those trying the TLR Phase 3 beta build for the first time, please refer to https://forums.auran.com/threads/trainz-plus-beta-tlr-phase-3-132833.182313/ for details on all the new Dispatch Manager & Passenger Line features.

Key Features:

• Passenger Support (TLR)
• Advanced Dispatch Settings
• Automatic Runaround Support
• Full Imposter Support
• S20 Bulk Replace options
• S20 Inspect Baseboard
• New Build version 5.7
• [Mac] New audio method to resolve iOS 26 update

Change Log: (133407 to 134634)

• Misc Imposter tweaks & optimisation
• Localisation update
• DirectX 12 option has been disabled
• [Fix] PF Foliage flickering yellow when transitioning to/from imposters
• [Fix] MPS now supports generating lines
• [Fix] MPS auto generated lines had negative scores
• [Fix] TLR Run around not applying handbrake to rolling stock
• [Fix] Two Dispatch Manager windows after switching between S20 & Driver
• [Fix] Trees flickering in distance due to TurfFX
• [Fix] High satellite view renders baseboards transparent
• [Fix] Splines rendering below baseboard
• [Fix] Crash caused by spinner glyph when opening station distances list
• [Fix] Train cars with multi mesh incorrectly handled as imposters

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 133407 (PC). This is a large patch 9.0 GiB for build 134634

Mac: Requires Trainz Plus 133399 (Mac). This is a large patch 9.0 GiB for build 134645

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

Known Issues:

• MPS is not supported for this build
• Passenger Lines can not be assigned platforms
• 'ESC' missing from Press ESC to skip during cinematics
• Package 696 assets not rendering
• Building assets categorized as Class F (Foliage) will appear as Imposters closer to the camera than expected.

Change Log: (133110 to 133407)

• [Fix] Low resolution text for very long logs
• [Fix] Driver control centre not resizing correctly
  • New: Driver Control Centre can now be resized
• [Fix] Effect Layer cursor missing
• [Fix] Slow update of terrain edits in Surveyor
• Toggling thumbnail causing asset palette to scroll
• Tweaks and adjustments to the UI
• [Windows] DirectX 12 option re-enabled
  • Note: This is a WIP feature
• [Windows] TurfFX re-enabled for DX11
• [Mac] New audio method to resolve iOS 26 update
• [Mac] Upscaling support for retina monitors
• [Mac] [Fix] Path searches constantly increasing
• [Mac] [Fix] Command icon misalignment

Change Log: (132833 to 133110)

• Additional Information now accessible on Dispatch Manager
  • Locomotive names
  • Product
  • New option Items (Passenger Lines)
  • Focus on <Driver> (Listed under Status)
• Passenger Lines
  • Track Path & Passenger Icon will show when selecting Passenger Line from Passenger Line Window
  • Colour option for Track Path can be configured for Passenger Line
• S20 UI Improvements
• Increase score for distance for nearby Passenger Lines
• Save games now list as Save Game type in Content Manager
• [Fix] Crash for 'Show Industry' when using unknown commodity
• [Fix] Drag & Drop to Content Manager inconsistency
• [Fix] Highly reflective clutter
• [Fix] Undo track height changing trackside assets height
• [Fix] Merge Route being significantly bigger & junk data randomly occurring in route & session saves

Change Log: (132513 to 132833)

• [Fix] Stall when enabling generating lines
• [Fix] Failure to Assign Task on first attempt for Passenger Lines
• [Fix] Driver commands not correctly refreshing
• [Fix] PF trees placed with incorrect rotation
• [Fix] Large transparency shift with imposters for foliage assets
• [Fix] Improvement to Imposters for non-foliage assets
• [Fix] Undo of a Junction creation causing offset of other trackside assets
• [Fix] Filter and Asset Palette bugs
• [Fix] Blue texture after bulk replace on HD Terrain
• [Fix] Several Inspect Baseboard bugs (incorrect texture % usage, delete textures when multiple versions used, undo after several texture deletes)
• [Fix] A route specific case which had constantly increasing path searches
• Added entries to Activity Logs for failed dispatch message (Assign Tasks)
• New TLR banners

Change Log: (132284 to 132513)

• New Window: Advanced Living Railroad Settings
  • (Global) Dispatch Status, Train Return Tasks, Automatic Run Around, Automatic Driver Spawning, Stuck AI Cooldown Timer, Stuck AI Restarting Attempts
  • (Freight) Automatic Freight Dispatch, Maximum Delivery Distance, Minimum Time Until Empty, Queue Full Percentage
  • (Passengers) Automatic Passenger Dispatch, Automatic Line Generation, Minimum Line Length, Maximum Line Length, Minimum Station Distance, Maximum Station Distance, Allow Mid-Line Start
• Passenger Stations filter added to Dispatch Manager
• Dispatch Manager will now display passenger stations
• New Window: Passenger Lines List
  • Lines are given a scoring which help determine which lines are 'good'
  • New options:
    • Rename Line
    • Edit Line
    • Clone Line
    • Disable Line
    • Import Lines from Session Rules
• Passenger Lines can be assigned to Automatic Scheduler or to a driver directly
• Automatic Runaround Support (Enabled by default)
• S20 Bulk Replace options: Everywhere in the Route, In Current Baseboard, In Selection
• Inspect Baseboard added to Marquee contextual menu
  • Options added for the listed textures
    • Copy
    • Replace Texture with Selected Asset
    • Delete Texture from Baseboard
    • Focus in world
    • Select in World
    • Select in Assets Palette
    • List Assets in new window
    • Refresh
• New Window: Validate Route Data - This replaces Delete Missing Assets & Compact Route
  • Delete Missing Ground Textures (Default Enabled)
  • Delete Missing Splines (Default Enabled)
  • Delete Missing Objects (Default Enabled)
  • Delete Invalid Track Objects (Default Enabled)
  • Validate Layer for Track Objects (Default Enabled)
  • Delete Overly Long Splines (Default Enabled)
  • Recalculate Splines (Default Disabled)
  • Rebuild Named Object Tables (Default Enabled)
  • Validate World ID Polarity (Default Warn Only)
  • Compact World IDs (Default Disabled)
• [Fix] Imposters correctly render with screenshots
• [Fix] Junction Leaver offset when adjusting position using the Info Palette
• Assets will show current seasonal version on Asset Palette
• All compatible scenery will now render using the Imposter System

 

[wreeder]

Really slow download speed for 5 a.m. 6.3 MiB/sec

I'm assuming I'm not throttled by Spectrum again.

 

[pware]

Downloading now - a 9GB update so it will not be quick. I did have a bit of a shock when the download indicator initially reported 8 hours remaining but after about 10 minutes, it has settled down to a more relaxing 20 minutes remaining. Currently at 6.1 MiB/sec at 10:30pm (local).

 

[pware]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh! With just 13 minutes to go. Retry did not solve the issue.

Will try again tomorrow.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Just started downloading latest patch 134634. Coming down at 10.4 MiB/sec, 13 mins left.

Mike.

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[wreeder]

OK, the download completed and install went fine. TLR is greatly improved for me. I was getting a locomotive failing many times trying to couple to a car. This has been fixed. I like that the Dispatcher seems to vary the tasks assigned much more. It was getting stuck in loops between two industries. Now on my test setup of one engine and one flatcar it is picking up loads from many different sources and dropping off to many different destinations. Very nice work.

 

[ColPrice2002]

Installation went OK (08:00 UK time)
One option I miss is the option to "disable dispatch for this industry" - present in the previous version.

There's a couple of industries in an isolated loop from the main route that I normally disab.e

 

[BN1970]

n3v_Laurence, when you refer to fix for splines rendering under baseboard, is this what you are referring to or do I need to submit a bug report? This is Build 133407, and what is happening is AI trains will dive below the baseboard and derail when encountering a WHITE (I assume unlocked) spline point. YELLOW spline points do not do this.

 

[pware]

Attempt #2 at 7:30am the following morning. The download succeeded taking only minutes at an average speed of 46MiB/sec. The only difference that I could see is that this time our cat was sitting on top of the desktop box.

 

[alfredo_20]

6 minutes for downloading and applying the update.
This weekend I will test this version