RAILROADS Online — patch notes and updates
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| Steam Autumn Sale: Save 15% on Railroads Online!❄️ | 2024-12-19 | Get cozy and check out these discounts!❄️ Take a nice hot chocolate, your favorite sweater and get cozy in your gaming area! To warm up the wintry cold and make room for your memorable gaming sessions, we have prepared some hot discounts on a broad range of items from the amazing astragon lineup! 🏂 The Steam Winter Sale has returned, alongside some amazing deals, waiting for you to be discovered! This year's Steam Winter Sale ends on January 2, 7PM CET! Save 15% on Railroads Online and discover the world of remarkable locomotives at a newly discounted price!🔥 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696810/Railroads_Online/ The offers extend thr |
| Railroads Online - Hotfix Update: Build 52150 | 2024-12-18 | Dear Community, We have just released a hotfix update to the default branch! This update fixes a bunch of issues that came up since the Full Release and were reported to our team by the community. Thank you for your support!💜 Your Railroads Online Team The following issues have been resolved: Fixed an issue where the iron works output was not displaying pipes Fixed an issue where tender paints were not matching their locomotives Fixed a center of mass issue on the Mallet Should feel more stable when moving forward Fixed an issue where shovels of coal was not refunding the correct amounts Fixed an issue where the radial menu could be kept on |
| Happy Release Day: Full Release and Console Release Out Now! | 2024-12-05 | Happy Release Day, everyone!🎉 We’re finally here! Today, we are beyond excited to celebrate the big milestone we have been passionately working towards for such a long time. Thank you so much to everyone who supported us all the way on our development journey and welcome to everyone who is discovering this amazing game right now! Railroads Online has left Early Access and is NOW officially released for PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5! In the past years, so much has happened with the game! Therefore, let us have a small look back at our journey with the game in Early Access: We released 9 exciting content updates! Lake Valley and Aurora |
| Railroads Online Release Livestream – We're finally leaving Early Access! | 2024-12-04 | We're just one day away from Railroads Online leaving Early Access on PC – and also finally launching on PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S! Join Stefan from the development team and Jason from GametechUK for a very special livestream where you can learn more about the development of the game and what’s new! 👀 📅 Date: December 5, 4:00pm CET | 10:00am EST | 7:00am PST We can't wait to celebrate the official release of Railroads Online together with all of you. Thank you so much for joining us on this wild ride and see you in the chat ♥ Your Railroads Online Team |
| Discover the amazing maps of Railroads Online | 2024-11-26 | Railroads Online is like a playground – and we offer you some amazing maps to get creative on, each with completely different challenges and characteristics. In today's trailer, we showcase their beauty in all its glory! With Railroads Online leaving Early Access on December 5, maybe it's time to start from scratch on another map? Pine Valley embodies the vast and untamed beauty of the North American wilderness during the early railway era. Its lush forests, towering mountains, and deep canyons create a diverse and challenging landscape for aspiring railroad builders. Lake Valley is also inspired by North American scenery, features iconic mou |
| Full Release & Console Release coming on December 5! 🌟 | 2024-11-21 | To all passionate locomotive drivers: Listen up! Just recently, we have celebrated our three-year anniversary of the game and soon we can finally celebrate a whole different kind of milestone: We are not just leaving Early Access - but will also finally release the game on consoles! The Full Release for PC and the Console Release of Railroads Online are officially coming on December 5, 5PM CET! So, what is to be expected? Since, this will be a very special day, we took time to prepare a great release update, which is filled with a whole bunch of very exciting additions, improvements, and further polishing! Let’s dive into all the details: Arr |
| The Anniversary Update is now available on the Main Branch! | 2024-10-14 | What an exciting day! In the past (two) weeks, our latest update has been tested on the beta branch. Thanks a lot to everyone who gave feedback and reported bugs to us! With your help, we’re now finally ready for the next step: The Anniversary Update is now available on the Main Branch! Let’s dive right in and have a good look at all the new content and what we have adjusted in these past weeks: The UI has gotten a fully new design! 🔄 Yep, it was about time! The User Interface has undergone various changes over the years, but it never felt cohesive. We've had a placeholder UI for a long time now, and it never really all fit together that wel |
| Railroads Online – Beta Hotfix: Build 51175 | 2024-10-09 | Dear Community, We just released a hotfix on the beta branch for the Anniversary Update! With this update, we're fixing a bunch of issues that came up since release and were reported to us by the community – thank you ♥ This update will once again only be available on the beta branch – so if you want to try it out, make sure you're on the right version! Go to your library in Steam, right-click on Railroads Online, open Properties, go to Betas, and select "Beta" under "Beta Participation - an update will now be triggered. The update isn't available for you yet? Please make sure to verify your game files after downloading the update: Go to your |
| The Anniversary Update is out now on the Beta Branch!🎂 | 2024-10-01 | Happy 3rd Anniversary, everyone! 🎂 Three years ago today, we first released Railroads Online and the game has evolved quite a lot since then! It is so exciting to see how far we’ve come with the development and with you as a community, supporting us on every step of the way! Soon, we will even leave Early Access and finally release the full version of Railroads Online, for which we are beyond happy and thankful. As already announced last week, we have worked for this special day on some very exciting additions and improvements that are now finally on the Beta Branch for all of you to try and review! Making it official: The Anniversary Update |
| The Anniversary Update is coming to the game on October 1st! | 2024-09-24 | Hello everyone! It’s officially autumn and we’re slowly getting closer to the Full Release of Railroads Online. But before we get there, there is a very special date right ahead. Do you remember, what this is about? Yes, you’re right! Almost 3 years ago, we first released this game to the public and so much has happened since then! We are beyond thankful for these past years and can’t wait to reach this milestone! To celebrate, we will push an exciting update with loads of content and quality of life improvements! Here is: The Anniversary Update, coming on October 1st! You already got a little sneak peak of our plans a couple weeks ago, durin |
| The Railroads Online Showcase revealed some very exciting plans and insights! | 2024-08-23 | Hello everyone! We had a great time and atmosphere today at our gamescom booth, where we showcased all the exciting plans we have for Railroads Online in the near future! Let's have a little recap on the key points shown! Multiplayer gets an Ingame Chat! We’re adding an 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭! This highly requested feature is finally coming to the game in the near future! For the smoothest visuals! New 𝐔𝐈 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 and 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 will also be introduced, to really round up the visuals. Also, there will be new Gameplay, Construction and Player Statistics Menus for a nicer handling of the game. A desert themed map! We really wanted |
| Railroads Online Showcase – Tune in to learn more about what's coming next! | 2024-08-19 | Hello everyone! gamescom is almost here and we have some extra special content reveals and thrilling insights prepared for you: Join us this Friday, on August 23, 3:15 PM CEST | 9:15 AM EDT | 6:15 AM PDT on our official astragon YouTube channel for a special showcase! In the livestream we will reveal to you insights on new UI elements and a new way of communicating ingame… Do you have a guess? Additionally, we will give a first look at a brand new map and have some other great announcements ready! Stream the showcase on the official astragon YouTube channel on August 21, 3:15 PM CEST | 9:15 AM EDT | 6:15 AM PDT to get all the info and insight |
| Railroads Online leaves Early Access later this year – and releases on consoles! | 2024-07-23 | X Hey y'all, this is exciting. We're just mere weeks away from our third anniversary, and the last few years have definitely been quite a ride! From the release of new features and constant improvements to major upgrades like the launch of Unreal Engine 5, there hasn't been a single week where we haven't been incredibly busy. And now we're taking the next big step: Later this year, we'll finally leave Early Access. And even launch on PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X! While we have a tentative timeline for fall, a precise release date is yet to be determined as we continue to work on our roadmap, further enhancements and community feedback. This |
| The Loading Screen & Rights and Alerts Update is now available for everyone! | 2024-07-15 | Wonderful Monday, everyone! Thank you all so much for testing the beta of the combined Loading Screen & Rights and Alerts Update – due to your feedback we were able to progress swiftly and make it available for everyone on the main branch. Happy Release! You haven't had the time to try out the update yet? Well, no excuses anymore! Let's dive right into what it contains and what we did since the release of the beta. A new loading screen experience 🕒 In our constant commitment to polish Railroads Online further, we wanted to finally tackle the always present topic of enhanced loading screens. Previously, they consisted of a black screen with.. |
| Railroads Online – Beta Hotfix: 0.9.0.0.0 / 49389 | 2024-07-10 | Dear Community, We just released the first hotfix on the beta branch for the Loading Screen & Rights and Alerts Update. The update fixes a few issues that came up since release and were reported to us by the community – thank you ♥ The following issues have been resolved: Fixed an issue where the permissions for Multiplayer could not be set Fixed an issue where telegraph office with ballast transported a player underneath the map Fixed an issue where the Key binding for the whistle was missing in the 3rd person driving menu You have not spotted the update yet? Please make sure to verfiy your game files after downloading the update (go to your |
| Out now in Beta: The Loading Screen & Rights and Alerts Update! | 2024-07-08 | Hey there, everyone! Today is the day! We have just released the newest update to the Beta Branch for you to try and test out: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 & 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡! This update tackles above all the User Experience of the game and gives you useful tools and satisfying transitions to put up an overall smoother experience when playing the game! Let's dive into the details: Satisfying screen transitions!🎴 Are you tired of boring and plain loading screens? With the Loading Screen Update we have added several new loading scre |
| Coming July 08: The Loading Screen & Rights and Alerts Update! | 2024-07-01 | Hey there, everyone! How is your adventure on the railroad going? Have you been waiting for a breath of fresh air to level up your game? Well, here it is: The Loading Screen & Rights and Alerts Update is coming on July 08 to the Beta Branch! Let's have a look at the details: Beautiful new Loading Screens! No boring loading screens in Railroads Online! Above you can see only one example of many different new loading screens, each featuring a different picture of the magnificant maps! Every screen will include helpful, funny and interesting infotexts to give you a nice and smooth transition to your next screen 😎 Let's bring some order to Multi |
| Steam Summer Sale: Save 30% on Railroads Online! | 2024-06-27 | The summer is burning up prices on Steam!☀️ What was that? This gaming summer has become so hot that it burned the price tags?🥵 Guess, we need to give out some discounts to freshen things up and cool down the locos: The Steam Summer Sale is returning, alongside some cooling fresh deals!🌊 This year's Steam Summer Sale ends on July 11, 7PM CEST! Save 30% on Railroads Online and discover the world of remarkable locomotives at a freshly discounted price!🔥 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696810/Railroads_Online/ The offers extend throughout a broad variety of games from the amazing astragon library! Check out these great discounts: Police S |
| The Map & Spline Update is now finally out on the Main Branch🚂 | 2024-06-03 | Hey everyone, so many updates have been released on beta in the last few months – and now they've finally been crafted together in a wonderful composition. The Map & Spline Update is now finally available on the Main Branch! A big thank you to all of you for reporting bugs and issues to us. Thanks to you and our passionate team we also have already resolved any major bugs that were reported in the past few days, which is why we're now ready to move the content of both updates out of the Beta Branch 🎉 Today's update contains lots of new content and improvements, like the new Driving UI and theodolites from the March Update, the new Mini- and |
| Railroads Online – Hotfix: 0.9.0.0.0 / 48659 | 2024-06-01 | Dear Community, We just released the first hotfix on the beta branch for the Spline and Map Update. Please make sure to verfiy your game files after downloading the update (Go to your library in Steam, right click on Railroads Online, open Properties, go to Installed files and click on "Verify integrity of game files"). Following issues have been resolved: Fixed an issue where the sun rised in wrong direction Fixed an issue where splines continued in the wrong direction after snapping them to existing splines Fixed an issue where help UI did not disappear anymore Fixed an issue where Minimap did not display content anymore after changing maps |