- Train World: Two Years On - 30 June 2025
🚂 Train World – Celebrating 2 Years + Ongoing Updates Recap 🚂Hello Engineers,On June 20, Train World officially marked its 2-year anniversary! 🥳🥳🥳Since launch, we've released dozens of updates improving visuals, stability, mechanics, and overall gameplay. With your feedback and support, the game has grown into a robust simulation experience for train fans around the world.Below is a full recap of all updates released since the last announcement.🔧 Tunnels, Camera & Terrain ImprovementsAdded fully-modeled tunnel interiors with electrification wires.Improved camera behavior in drive mode – no more sudden jumps when entering tunnels.Fixed gaps in tunnel interiors on long curves.Fixed tunnel entrance model and added proper collision checking to prevent overlapping tunnels.Added error messages for invalid construction involving tunnels.Fixed wall clipping and camera movement issues insi…
- Train World Update — Coupling & Uncoupling Arrives! - 11 April 2025
A major new gameplay feature is here: manual wagon coupling and uncoupling! This update brings deeper control, new waypoint tools, new locomotives, and dozens of improvements and fixes. 🔩 New Features & Mechanics Coupling and Uncoupling of Wagons - trains can now uncouple and re-couple wagons at designated waypoints. Coupling is only possible with wagons that were previously uncoupled. Includes new sounds, a tutorial, and error handling for uncoupled locomotives. Trains Without Wagons or Locomotives Remain on Tracks - wagons without locomotives stay on the rails, and locomotive-only trains can move independently Movement in Reverse - available at waypoints where a train changes direction (signals and passenger stations). Enables more advanced route setups. Coupling & Uncoupling Tutorial - a step-by-step guide that walks players through how to manage this new mechanic. 🚦 Waypoint Syste…
- New Features & Steam Locomotives! - 13 March 2025
Hello, Railway Managers! The past few weeks have been packed with updates, and I am excited to bring you a massive list of improvements, optimizations, and new features for Train World! From quality-of-life upgrades to brand-new locomotives, there's a lot to cover—so let's dive in. 🚂 New Steam Locomotives 0-6-0 Portola (Era 1) 2-10-4 Texas (Era 2) 2-8-4 Berkshire (Era 2) 4-6-2 Pacific (Era 1) 📊 Industries & Production Panel New UI to track all available industries across your unlocked regions View available production chains and plan your industry expansions with ease 🛠 Major Optimizations & Fixes New "Sell excess wagons" toggle in the Replace panel—excess wagons are automatically sold if the new train setup doesn't match length requirements Updated train panels with larger Replace and Inventory sections "Remove all" button added to quickly clear train layouts Improved route visualiz…
- 🚂 Silverstream Update & More! 🌟 - 14 January 2025
Hello, Train World community! I’m thrilled to share some exciting updates and improvements we’ve made recently. These changes are designed to enhance your gameplay experience and add new depth to the world of Train World. Let’s dive into what’s new! 🌍New Content: Silverstream Bay Map: Explore this charming new map featuring a central shipping lane, picturesque mountain ranges, and a flowing river. 🛠️Gameplay Enhancements: Wagons Panel: Easily view available cargo types and compatible wagons with the new Wagons panel, accessible next to the "Help" button. Prestige Mechanic: Keep track of your Prestige, which grows through activities like purchasing trains, unlocking regions, and more. Prestige decay ensures active gameplay, adding a new layer of strategy. 🎯 Map Targets and Achievements: Complete map targets with achievements to "win" the map and earn stars based on the difficulty leve…
- Updates & Exciting New Game Announcement! - 1 December 2024
🚂 Patch Notes for 🚂 ✨ New Features & Improvements ✨ 🌟 New Visual Updates: Updated game map icons. Refreshed minimap background textures. Added an infinite money symbol for the sandbox game mode. ⚙️ Gameplay Enhancements: Added a "Rotate Camera to North" function while the camera follows a train in Free Mode. "Route Electrified" button highlights the first unelectrified rail segment for trains heading to a route or depot. Added cargo toggles to train settings and pick panels to display cargo destinations. Enabled removing specific cargo/passengers from trains: One-time contract cargo is returned to its origin city for reassignment. All other cargo/passengers are delivered without payment. 🚉 Additional Updates: Added second-era diesel locomotive RS 11. Optimized second-era research and adjusted availability for VO 1000 and RS 1 locomotives. Introduced the third-era RTL turbo train set…
- Enhanced Visuals, Camera Improvements, and New Locomotives! - 28 October 2024
Hello Engineers, I'm thrilled to share the latest round of updates for Train World! These changes focus on making your experience even smoother, more visually appealing, and customizable. Here's what you can expect in these latest updates: 🔍 Enhanced Camera Controls & Views Added a variety of new camera views for following trains, perfect for watching your locomotives from fresh angles. Updated the camera-follow UI, along with convenient key bindings for switching views. Improved settings to unlock camera rotation when zooming out and fixed camera height issues. Adjusted render distance settings to control max camera height and improve performance for lower-spec systems. 🚉 New & Updated Locomotives New Arrivals: Third-era diesel locomotives FM H-24-66, C 30-7, and second-era GP 7! Model Updates: GP9, C44-9W "Dash 9," and the Mikado locomotive received improvements for a better visual…
- Double Specializations, New Locomotives, and More! - 16 September 2024
Dear Engineers, I’m excited to share a series of updates to Train World that bring fresh features, improvements, and significant gameplay enhancements. These updates will have a major impact on your rail empire, particularly with the new economic dynamics. Major Economy Update: Double Specialization Per Region One of the most impactful changes is the new double specialization feature for regions, revolutionizing how you manage your economy: Each region now supports two specializations, providing greater production diversity and more complex logistics challenges. Cities can now host two production facilities, doubling their output potential and offering new strategies for resource management. Maps have been updated to reflect these changes, and I’ve improved the UI to make it easier to manage the expanded economy system. This update drastically enhances gameplay by giving you more contro…
- New Features, Fixes, and One-Week Demo Access! - 19 August 2024
Hello, Train World Engineers! I am excited to bring you the latest update, Version 1.17.50, packed with new content, improvements, and bug fixes. Alongside this update, we are thrilled to announce that the Demo version of Train World will be available for one week! During this time, you can explore one map and research the entire first era. Don’t miss this chance to experience the game if you haven’t already! Here’s a detailed look at what’s new: New Locomotives and Research Updates First-Era Steam Locomotives Added: 0-4-4 T Onward 2-6-6 T Mason New Second-Era Diesel Locomotive: DT-6-6-2000 Research tree updates, including increased availability for RS1 and VO 1000. Adjustments to the Mogul and PS 10 locomotive parameters for better balance. Expanded and Improved Tutorials New Tutorial Sections: Research Tutorial Regions and Production Rails Directions Markings and Basic Signals Operati…
- Happy Birthday to Train World! - 20 July 2024
🚂🎉 Happy 1st Birthday to Train World! 🎉🚂 Today marks a special milestone as we celebrate one year since the launch of Train World! It's been an incredible journey, and I couldn't have done it without the amazing community of players and supporters. Over the past year, I've seen Train World grow and evolve in ways I never imagined. Here are some of the exciting changes and improvements made: New Trains and Maps: A variety of new trains and maps have been added, enhancing your gameplay experience and expanding the world of Train World. Overhauled Economy: The in-game economy has been completely reworked and polished, providing a more balanced and engaging experience. New Mechanics: I introduced new mechanics such as the Reputation system and the ability to select cities for industries, adding more depth and strategy to the game. Comprehensive Updates: Every aspect of the game has been…
- Biomes update, new content - 26 June 2024
The biomes and vegetation update cycle begins. I've updated the data structure and increased the number of biomes represented in the game. At this time changes will be minor. This first step will allow me to introduce new trees and vegetation to the biomes without map updates. Older maps will be updated with time and their appearance may change significantly. All of this will not influence previous save files. These changes will be purely visual. New trains were added in today's update: J Class is a powerful steam locomotive that bridges the gap between Big Boy and less powerful steam locomotives in the second era NRE 3GS is a diesel locomotive with moderate power that will be very useful in the late game for routes that do not have a lot of cargo capacity ACS 64 is a powerful electric locomotive that has been requested for some time now and will be equally useful for passenger and frei…
- Industry, ports, and more - 20 May 2024
Hi everyone! I am happy to announce a new big update in Train World is live. Here are the changes that were made to the game since the last announcement. New features Added ability to set production in the cities. Now players will have to choose where each factory goes or what cargo the city is going to produce. There are multiple strategies possible as to how you assign production: shorter distances, higher train utilization, or maximum cargo consumption. Also, players will be able to see in advance what production will be available in the future and plan rail network expansion accordingly. Cities that have production in them will show industry buildings. Access to ports is now available. A nearby city will turn into a port city and will start to generate contracts to and from it. Also, ports will provide access to resources needed for production that are not available on the map. Some…
- New trains have arrived - 14 March 2024
Hi everyone! I am glad to announce the addition of new trains to the game. It took longer than I wanted, but I had to work on stabilizing the game after a big December update and then economics updates. Anyway, new trains are here, and more trains are added to the 3rd era, I will compensate for this by adding more trains to the 1st and 2nd era in the future. Next, I will start working on the new update where I want to start introducing a new management layer for industry and cities. I can't go into much detail as a lot of the features need to be tested first. Still, in general, I want to add more tools for the player to influence industry development in the region and individual city's development. I will not be posting here details on updates that were introduced. Detailed information on each update is now published in the dedicated topic in the discussions section. Let me know what lo…
- Work continues - 24 January 2024
The main focus of recent updates was on improving the economic aspect of both passenger and freight transportation. A lot of work was done on streamlining train creation and editing processes. The Research section got a big update, a softer transition between eras was introduced. Several important tools were added as well, two new maps were introduced, and some visual improvements were made. Here is an overview of the changes since the last announcement. New stuff: One-time contracts are now displayed on the map Added ability to change one-way rail direction during station or depot during construction/edit Added zero start for economy data logs Added data selection slider instead of only showing the last quarter Added data time scale for company-related graphs Transfer passengers have boarding priority Passenger loading is made proportional to waiting amounts Added "Mouse movement" opti…
- Happy new year! - 31 December 2023
I wish you a Happy New Year! To be honest, this was not an easy year to put it lightly. Most important we made it. The release and first big update are behind us. A lot was achieved, mistakes were made, and a lot of knowledge and experience was picked up. During the past week a lot of small updates and fixes were made. Here is an overview on what was done: Fixed train teleportation on rail/signal construction Fixed train teleportation on train wagons edit Improved incorrect direction of movement on route edit Reduced prices on the passenger wagons for medium era Numerous localization fixes Added station name to station options panel Fixed a couple of small bugs Fixed stuck passengers after route edit Fixed terminal selection Fixed incorrect waypoint selection after route edit Reputation points for region opening is lowered a bit Fixed estimated train speed calculations for freight train…
- Big update arrived - 21 December 2023
I am happy to say that the Big update is here. In my previous announcements, I already shared some information on the changes. Here is the last part. Reputation: Calculated each time the train delivers cargo. Train utilization and connection utilization are taken into account Reputation controls how many research points a player gets Low reputation will block loans or the unlocking of new regions Achievements: In-game achievements are almost the same as Steam achievements, but they are unique for each session and provide an additional income stream Achievements are useful, especially during the early stages when cash is low Trains inventory: Added inventory allows a player to keep locomotives and wagons for future use This is very handy for completing one-time contracts as a player does not need to sell the train or wagons after use Locomotives in inventory do not lose lifespan or pay m…
- Development update - 12 November 2023
Hi, I want to give an update on the development process for the upcoming big changes to the game. I want to give a high-level overview of what is in the works and also what is planned to be added in the update. Note, that all of the things below are current state descriptions and are subject to change Transport logic: Passengers and freight are constantly transported by other means. The train transport now competes with these other means. So, no more situations when the production is not operating because one of the components is not delivered Economy: Passengers are separated into two categories: local and regional. Local passengers want to travel to the neighboring cities. Regional passengers want to travel between neighboring capitals The player is able to set a price level per connection. This influences the number of passengers generated by the connection. The relationship is not l…
- Work progress - 4 September 2023
As promised the game continues to be updated, new features are added and issues are addressed. I constantly publish updates with fixes and new features. I try to swiftly react to the issues or requests that the players have. Below is a list of features that were added/updated/fixed during the past 3 weeks. Features added: Added a toggle to the map view that will keep the map camera position on the view changes Added per-platform maintenance for multi-platform stations Added signals auto placement tool (allows instant placing of multiple signals) Added ability to rebind controls. In the tutorial, default controls will be used. Help also will reference default controls. Keys like Esc, Tab (for view switch), and cursor keys could not be changed Added sandbox game mode where a player can choose: starting era, unlock all regions, unlock all research within the starting era, infinite money, a…
- Quality updates - 13 August 2023
The new game update is live. Here is the list of changes: - A lot of backend fixes - A player now has the ability to remove stations and signals that are assigned to lines - It is possible to delete or modify rails occupied by trains - Added station "Maintenance" label to stations construction panel - Added "Clean distance" label to rails construction panel. It displays the length of a rail section not obstructed by intersections, junctions, or signals. It is very useful for siding construction. - Updated text field for naming and save file name edit. Added blinking cursor - Small UI fixes in Research and Regions panels. Updated cargo icons layout for Full HD resolution - Lists panels are made resizable in height (trains list, lines list, etc.) - Regions prices increase the more regions you have. For the biggest map, the maximum possible region price is 31 million I will continue workin…
- New maps - 2 August 2023
Two new maps are added in the last update: Small Nordic island that has only 4 regions Large map with a massive lake in the middle Feedback on the maps is very important, I will be happy to hear what you think about new and existing maps. A couple of suggestions are also included in the update. Station and rail construction maintains your last selected options, no need to pick high-speed rails every time. The same is done for train and line sorting. Also, a lot of work is being done on improving quality. I am highly determined to bring quality to the highest possible level. I am trying to address all your concerns and questions in a timely manner and will continue to do it in the future. Thank you for your support and will see you around!
- Train World is live - 22 July 2023
The game is released. What does it mean for Train World? This means you have a chance to support me in future project development of new content and features. You now have a real impact on what happens next. Your feedback and support are crucial for the project. A few updates have already been published, most are about bug fixes. There are also a few changes: added v-sync option, this could help with screen tearing and the smoothness of the game difficulty setting is now available. It influences money income, loans, and taxes. Current saves will not be influenced by this I've added X 16 time scale button. This should make the game more comfortable and reduce moments where you need to wait for long periods of time. Note, with this change I had to remove the ability for the camera to follow the train at X8 and X16 time speed. This is done to remove any chance of issues when following high…
