Trainz: A New Era Hotfix 1 Released

Today we have released an update for Trainz: A New Era that delivers a range of optimisations and adjustments to improve the overall frame rate across a wide range of hardware.

This auto-update is approximately 30MB in size and applies to the build numbers listed below:

• Simulator Central Box and Digital Edition - Build 75947 to 76401
• Kickstarter Digital Edition - Build 75947 to 76401
• USA/Australia Retail Box Edition - Build 75947 to 76401

If you dismiss the auto-patcher prompt or it doesn't appear, follow these instructions.

Change log:

• Added a mechanism tying speedtree density to tree detail settings for the Hinton route
• Adjusted the settings sliders to make performance settings more intuitive.
• Made scenery culling more aggressive at responding to settings changes and camera movements.
• Fixed an issue where the "x" (cancel) button in the in-game settings did not work as expected.
• Fixed an issue where some detail settings could become saved into a session, overriding the user's desired settings.
• Minor performance improvements included for the in-game profiler
• Moving around the baseboard in roaming view no longer results in a visual stutter of the compass.
• Improved some cases which could lead to long "not responding" delays while installing content.
• Improved the robustness of database writes against unexpected failures, and improved logging of write failures.
• Enabled language selection for the Simulator Central/Kickstarter release.
• Added some minor performance improvement for routes with excessive numbers of objects in the scene.
• Improved the render synchronisation between smoke/exhaust pfx and train motion.
• "Remove Column" and "Insert Column" are now localized in CM.
• Fixed a potential crash when opening the launcher window from in-game.
• Fixed some problems with the in-game "purchase route" and "purchase session" buttons.
• Launcher now occasionally reminds people that there is an uninstalled update.
• Fixed an issue where automatic delete/rename retry would never fail out regardless of the number of failed attempts.
• PCs which swap between an integrated Intel GPU and a discreet graphics card now offer less confusing options in the display selection menu.
• Improve the handling of alt-tab and print-screen in DirectX.
• Fix a case where a missing thumbnail graphic could cause the framerate to drop substantially.
• Fixed an issue where a spurious dependency was reported when attempting to start a multiplayer session.
• Fixed the minimum allowed window size to take into account the window frame size.
• Fixed a case where resizing the window rapidly could result in an incorrectly scaled render output.
• New EN/PL localised manual added (where appropriate.)
• Splines (v2.9+) now respond to the scenery detail slider.
• Assorted minor optimisations.
• Fixed an issue where the "starting trainz" status text could be clipped incorrectly.

Patches for the following builds are undergoing testing and made available soon:

• Koch/Deep Silver/Europe Box (En/Fr/De) Build 75894
• Koch/Deep Silver/Europe Box (En/Fr/De) Build 75938
• Kickstarter Box Edition Build 75971
• Steam (patched via Steam)