Pre nekoliko dana je izašla nova verzija Open Rails Train Simulatora.
Za one koji ne znaju, Open Rails Train Simulator - ORTS, je besplatna platforma za upravljanje vozovima koja je nastala s ciljem proširivanja mogućnosti koje je imao Microsoft Train Simulator.
To znači da je sve dostupno za MSTS, od vozova i aktivnosti do ruta, moguće igrati u ORTS-u, ali zahvaljujući razvoju ovog programa, iskustvo je mnogo bolje budući da se gotovo svakodnevno dodaju nove mogućnosti koje povećavaju realnost, ali i omogućavaju druga poboljšanja.
Verzija 1.3 između ostaloga donosi sledeće:
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What's been added
- Steam locomotive vacuum brake ejector and general improvements to vacuum brake operation
- Route-wide sounds when trains pass over switches
- Route-wide sounds when trains pass over low radius curves
- Save and resume in multiplayer
- Signal script functions can be reused by multiple signal types
- Car spawner option to support walking people
- Cab radio sound triggers
- Command-line tool to load all supported file formats
- Activity randomization, including dynamic weather and mechanical problems
- Persistent variables in signal scripts
- Pooling of available trains in sidings for timetables
- Explicit train speed setting in timetable editor
- Visual steam and smoke effects for locomotives and wagons
- Fuel gauge cab control for steam locomotives
What's been improved
- Content-creator option to keep trees off roads and tracks
- Station and siding labels fade in as you approach
- Multiple passenger viewpoints inside train cars
What's been improved (continued)
- AI trains open and close doors at stations
- Steam locomotive simulation and content-creator options
- Content-creator per-model and per-instance level crossing sounds
- Various new signal script functions
- Explore route in activity mode
- Better commands for manually changing weather
- Load animation can be used on wagons and locomotives to vary physics properties
- Option to load only day/night textures as needed, not both
- Can define custom signal function types
- Content-creator options for controlling signal light glow
- Additional animations and mouse control for cab controls
- Improved AI waiting point control in activities
- User and content-creator options for sound attenuation in cab and passenger views
- Content-creator timetable commands for stop positioning
- Content-creator timetable options for random delays on various actions
- Expose to users internal option to force all objects to cast shadows
- Content-creator option for timetables to override default stopping time at stations
- Better checks for when trains stop at stations
- Simulation of wind resistance forces
- Option to automatically discard abnormal values in locomotives