Open Rails 1.1 has been released!
Download: http://openrails.org/download/program/
Manual: http://openrails.org/learn/manual-and-tutorials/
Summary:
- Refuelling from water troughs added
- Activity restricted speed zones added
- Switching control to another train (AI and static) added
- Auxiliary tender support added
- Blended dynamic brakes support added
- Improved sound cut-off distances
- Additional sound triggers added
- Multiple freight animations added
- Loading/unloading animations for freight animations added
- Join/split functionality with player and AI trains improved
Details:
- Code has been re-factored to ease future developments
- 3D cabs loaded by default when present
- Quick access to documentation from the menu
- Activity events can now dynamically change the weather
- AI trains can now get permission to pass signals at danger
- Super-elevation updated and harmonic-rocking improved
- Manual signalling mode can be engaged while moving
- Compressor information now shown in HUD
- Additional locomotive's brake status now shown in HUD
- Engine brakes extended to work with tender
- Keyboard commands for cutting off power and setting brakes off added
- EP brake partial release support added
- Brake pipe pressure propagation improved
- Bailoff on twin pipe airbrakes improved
- Engine and independent brakes improved
- 3D cab digital gauges improved
- Train lights condition for "service" improved
- Sound looping improved
- Stereo/mono cab sounds improved compatibility
- Gear cab view control added
- Projected speed cab view control added
- Friction braking cab view control improved
- Night-switching of cab view in tunnels improved
- "Variable1" in gearless diesels improved
- "Variable2" in electrics improved
- "Variable3" in diesels and electrics improved
- Multiplayer can now connect to domain names in addition to IPs
- Options to limit safe speed through curves, with penalties for breaches
- Options for improved weather visuals on supported systems
- Optimizated selection of track sounds
- Correction of faulty engine parameters added
Also:
- Activity event popup is larger and more responsive to lots of text
- Messages for AI trains improved
- Train Operations window updates at reversal points
- Signal lights reliability improved
- Save/Resume after train reversal improved
- Fuel consumption calculations improved
- Doors open correctly after reversal
- "Include" directive for content improved
Important notes:
- Open Rails develops features and bug fixes in public at http://launchpad.net/or
- Open Rails is distributed under the GNU GPL v3 free software license