What's Changed - Summary

Added

auto-save option
timetable has auto-pilot and switch player train options
detailed map which tracks player train
self-installing content
new rolling stock lighting controls, including horn-activated flashing lights
partial turntables
cab controls operated remotely from a tablet or control desk
animations for cab windows
options to configure RailDriver
more accurate wheelslip using Polach adhesion
duplex and booster steam engines (e.g. T1 class)
cloud-free skies
sounds conditional on season, weather and time of day
more air and dynamic brake options for locos
mouse control for scripted brake controllers

Improved

sky, sunrise and sunset appearance
auto-pilot extended to timetables
wheelslip, exhaust and steam
layout of map window
F9 menu for controlling cars and brakes
controls for electric locos
air brake features for both European and American brake systems
accurate friction simulation for 4 types of brake shoes
superelevation system rewritten to be smoother and more configurable

Other Changes

distracting “z-fighting” has been minimised
inactive windows are indicated when several windows are open

Contributors to This Release

C44-9W
cesarbl
cjakeman
CSantucci
deringenieur71
DR-Aeronautics
Fred-si
gpz
Hirek193
James Ross
Looky1173
mbm_OR
Prabs09
roeter
Serana
Siebren
steamer_ctn
YoRyan

Full List of Changes and New Contributors

New Features

• Provide travelled distance to TCS scripts taking into account the running direction by @cesarBLG in #679
• C# signal script extensions by @Sharpe49 in #537
• Container loaded wagons in Multiplayer mode by @Csantucci in #695
• Sync turntables and transfertables in multiplayer mode by @Csantucci in #690
• Add Help Icons to Video tab by @cjakeman in #688
• Diesel-mechanic locomotive not double heading by @peternewell in #677
• More accurate sunrise and sunset colors by @DR-Aeronautics in #630
• Default filename for include statements by @Csantucci in #743
• Cruise Control by @Csantucci in #713
• Brake controller scripts refactoring and improvements for mouse control by @Sharpe49 in #738
• Fixed and improved cabview control conditions related to power supply state by @Sharpe49 in #744
• OpenRailway Map by @sweiland-openrails in #749
• Steam wheel slip#1 by @peternewell in #758
• Container weight management by @Csantucci in #754
• Extended door functionality by @cesarBLG in #706
• Allow unlimited number of TCS cabview controls by @cesarBLG in #717
• Upgraded to MonoGame 3.8.0 (+ small update for other libraries) by @Sharpe49 in #719
• Added new parameter for battery switch by @Sharpe49 in #735
• OpenRailway Map enhancements by @sweiland-openrails in #768
• Control Car additional functionality by @peternewell in #766
• Extends CabControls for user input by @cjakeman in #753
• Partial turntables by @Csantucci in #769
• Accept SpeedMPS as dimension for Approach Control Speed definition by @Roeterdink in #795
• Refine sunrise and sunset by @twpol in #767
• Harmless part of "Improvements for braking systems" by @cesarBLG in #828
• Improvements for air brakes by @cesarBLG in #732
• Web interface to control cab controls with external hardware by @cesarBLG in #751
• 2D Cabview controls for side viewpoints by @Csantucci in #825
• Select track sound volume percent retained in .eng and .wag files by @Csantucci in #823
• Added support for activity location events to the TrackViewer by @sweiland-openrails in #802
• Electric locomotive hot start by @cesarBLG in #830
• Add additional default brakeshoe CoF by @peternewell in #847
• Improvements for air brakes #3 - Emergency valves by @cesarBLG in #829
• Implement brake relay valve by @cesarBLG in #833
• New Triple Valve Features by @SteelFill in #851
• Animate axles separately by @cesarBLG in #844
• Add Alternate Syntax for Confusing Tokens by @SteelFill in #856
• Changes in the Car Operations Menu for the lines with brake information by @sweiland-openrails in #860
• Alternate preset 3D cabviewpoints by @Csantucci in #863
• Animating trainset windows by @Csantucci in #841
• poor mans switch panel on tablet by @sweiland-openrails in #831
• Notify out of focus by @sweiland-openrails in #853
• Adding Air Flow Meters by @SteelFill in #857
• Initail build of duplex steam by @peternewell in #877
• Implement Polach Adhesion by @peternewell in #878
• SwitchPanel disconnect/connect handling by @sweiland-openrails in #883
• Dispatcher window improvements by @Looky1173 in #865
• Dynamic brake controller refactoring by @cesarBLG in #874
• Extra line with all the arguments for debugging purposes in logfile by @sweiland-openrails in #898
• Duplex steam engines - Booster Engine addition by @peternewell in #899
• feat: supports switching adhesion precisions by @cjakeman in #908
• Adjustments to Duplex steam by @peternewell in #914
• feat: Improved system information collection #or-telemetry-system by @twpol in #897
• Lighting Configuration Enhancements by @SteelFill in #917
• Distributed Power Air Brake Synchronization by @SteelFill in #916
• Further enhancements for duplex locoomotive by @peternewell in #930
• Default Asset Improvements by @SteelFill in #924
• Add support for common circuit breaker variants by @cesarBLG in #929
• Add KM/HOUR/MIN to Cabview Units + Custom Units by @SteelFill in #939
• Ctrl-F5 showing yellow rectangles where mouse left button is active by @sweiland-openrails in #950
• New Triple Valve Features Vol. 2 by @SteelFill in #912
• Oil Burning Locomotive by @peternewell in #949
• Autopilot for timetable mode by @Csantucci in #922
• Downloading route content (Github, zip) by @sweiland-openrails in #903
• Blueprint/train car operations UI window by @mbm-OR in #882
• feat: Add notifications to Menu by @cjakeman in #885
• Consolidated wind simulation by @twpol in #799
• feat: Remove unnecessary Windows.Forms usage by @twpol in #970
• WEB based Switch Panel enhancement: Alerter by @sweiland-openrails in #982
• adds LogLocation() to Save() by @cjakeman in #992
• Downloading route content (Github, zip) second part by @sweiland-openrails in #980
• Additional Cruise Control parameters (first phase) by @Csantucci in #839
• Sound play subject to environmental conditions by @Csantucci in #988
• Player train switching for timetable mode by @Csantucci in #984
• Multiple Track Profiles & Superelevation Rewrite by @SteelFill in #954
• Auto save by @Roeterdink in https://gith...

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• fix: Do not allow non-ACE/DDS textures in content by @twpol in #1151

Full Changelog: 1.6-rc7...1.6-rc8

What's Changed

Documentation and Localization

• update Spanish translations by @cjakeman in #1144

Bug Fixes

• Fix Light Position Calculation for Deeper Hierarchy Levels by @SteelFill in #1142
• Content Manager: Fix exception when searching; path was added twice to search list. by @rwf-rr in #1145
• Fix for pantograph events not sent in AI trains by @cesarBLG in #1146
• Lift #1110 into 1.6 release by @twpol in #1147
• Lift #1135 into 1.6 release by @twpol in #1148

Full Changelog: 1.6-rc6...1.6-rc7

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• Minor Fix for Brake Pipe Charging by @SteelFill in #1133

Full Changelog: 1.6-rc5...1.6-rc6

What's Changed

Bug Fixes

• Fixes For Correct Questionable Braking Parameters by @SteelFill in #1132
• Fix Curve Resistance Calculation by @SteelFill in #1136
• Apply brakes at startup on minimal reduction by @cesarBLG in #1137
• Fix Cabview Animation Edge Case by @SteelFill in #1140

Full Changelog: 1.6-rc4...1.6-rc5

What's Changed

Documentation and Localization

• adds missing es.po files by @cjakeman in #1129

Bug Fixes

• Handle null control active locomotive by @cesarBLG in #1123
• Lift #1096 into 1.6 release by @twpol in #1125
• fix: Skip byte position from compressed files as it is not supported by @twpol in #1131

Full Changelog: 1.6-rc3...1.6-rc4

What's Changed

Documentation and Localization

• Updates to German translations by @cjakeman in #1100

Bug Fixes

• Make Control Confirmations Fade Out in Real Time by @SteelFill in #1095
• Fix For Delayed Particle Emitter Spawning by @SteelFill in #1097
• Fix TCS orders not being sent to pantographs by @cesarBLG in #1099
• Fix Stuck Locomotive Brakes After Initialization by @SteelFill in #1102
• Fix diverging force when exceeding max speed by @cesarBLG in #1103
• Fix Horn, Bell, and MU light conditions on AI trains by @SteelFill in #1108
• Fix Erroneous Detection of Departure Before Passenger Boarding Completed by @SteelFill in #1109
• update for V1.6 by @cjakeman in #1112
• Fix Potential Hang in AnimatedPart.SetFrameWrap by @SteelFill in #1116

Other Changes

• Re-add missing PR #1103 by @twpol in #1119
• Fix color of DB in DrivingInfo when in setup with DPU fenced. (r1.6) by @rwf-rr in #1114
• Fix DPMode when last remote is moved to front. (r1.6) by @rwf-rr in #1118

Full Changelog: 1.6-rc2...1.6-rc3

What's Changed

New Features

• Provide travelled distance to TCS scripts taking into account the running direction by @cesarBLG in #679
• C# signal script extensions by @Sharpe49 in #537
• Container loaded wagons in Multiplayer mode by @Csantucci in #695
• Sync turntables and transfertables in multiplayer mode by @Csantucci in #690
• Add Help Icons to Video tab by @cjakeman in #688
• Diesel-mechanic locomotive not double heading by @peternewell in #677
• More accurate sunrise and sunset colors by @DR-Aeronautics in #630
• Default filename for include statements by @Csantucci in #743
• Cruise Control by @Csantucci in #713
• Brake controller scripts refactoring and improvements for mouse control by @Sharpe49 in #738
• Fixed and improved cabview control conditions related to power supply state by @Sharpe49 in #744
• OpenRailway Map by @sweiland-openrails in #749
• Steam wheel slip#1 by @peternewell in #758
• Container weight management by @Csantucci in #754
• Extended door functionality by @cesarBLG in #706
• Allow unlimited number of TCS cabview controls by @cesarBLG in #717
• Upgraded to MonoGame 3.8.0 (+ small update for other libraries) by @Sharpe49 in #719
• Added new parameter for battery switch by @Sharpe49 in #735
• OpenRailway Map enhancements by @sweiland-openrails in #768
• Control Car additional functionality by @peternewell in #766
• Extends CabControls for user input by @cjakeman in #753
• Partial turntables by @Csantucci in #769
• Accept SpeedMPS as dimension for Approach Control Speed definition by @Roeterdink in #795
• Refine sunrise and sunset by @twpol in #767
• Harmless part of "Improvements for braking systems" by @cesarBLG in #828
• Improvements for air brakes by @cesarBLG in #732
• Web interface to control cab controls with external hardware by @cesarBLG in #751
• 2D Cabview controls for side viewpoints by @Csantucci in #825
• Select track sound volume percent retained in .eng and .wag files by @Csantucci in #823
• Added support for activity location events to the TrackViewer by @sweiland-openrails in #802
• Electric locomotive hot start by @cesarBLG in #830
• Add additional default brakeshoe CoF by @peternewell in #847
• Improvements for air brakes #3 - Emergency valves by @cesarBLG in #829
• Implement brake relay valve by @cesarBLG in #833
• New Triple Valve Features by @SteelFill in #851
• Animate axles separately by @cesarBLG in #844
• Add Alternate Syntax for Confusing Tokens by @SteelFill in #856
• Changes in the Car Operations Menu for the lines with brake information by @sweiland-openrails in #860
• Alternate preset 3D cabviewpoints by @Csantucci in #863
• Animating trainset windows by @Csantucci in #841
• poor mans switch panel on tablet by @sweiland-openrails in #831
• Notify out of focus by @sweiland-openrails in #853
• Adding Air Flow Meters by @SteelFill in #857
• Initail build of duplex steam by @peternewell in #877
• Implement Polach Adhesion by @peternewell in #878
• SwitchPanel disconnect/connect handling by @sweiland-openrails in #883
• Dispatcher window improvements by @Looky1173 in #865
• Dynamic brake controller refactoring by @cesarBLG in #874
• Extra line with all the arguments for debugging purposes in logfile by @sweiland-openrails in #898
• Duplex steam engines - Booster Engine addition by @peternewell in #899
• feat: supports switching adhesion precisions by @cjakeman in #908
• Adjustments to Duplex steam by @peternewell in #914
• feat: Improved system information collection #or-telemetry-system by @twpol in #897
• Lighting Configuration Enhancements by @SteelFill in #917
• Distributed Power Air Brake Synchronization by @SteelFill in #916
• Further enhancements for duplex locoomotive by @peternewell in #930
• Default Asset Improvements by @SteelFill in #924
• Add support for common circuit breaker variants by @cesarBLG in #929
• Add KM/HOUR/MIN to Cabview Units + Custom Units by @SteelFill in #939
• Ctrl-F5 showing yellow rectangles where mouse left button is active by @sweiland-openrails in #950
• New Triple Valve Features Vol. 2 by @SteelFill in #912
• Oil Burning Locomotive by @peternewell in #949
• Autopilot for timetable mode by @Csantucci in #922
• Downloading route content (Github, zip) by @sweiland-openrails in #903
• Blueprint/train car operations UI window by @mbm-OR in #882
• feat: Add notifications to Menu by @cjakeman in #885
• Consolidated wind simulation by @twpol in #799
• feat: Remove unnecessary Windows.Forms usage by @twpol in #970
• WEB based Switch Panel enhancement: Alerter by @sweiland-openrails in #982
• adds LogLocation() to Save() by @cjakeman in #992
• Downloading route content (Github, zip) second part by @sweiland-openrails in #980
• Additional Cruise Control parameters (first phase) by @Csantucci in #839
• Sound play subject to environmental conditions by @Csantucci in #988
• Player train switching for timetable mode by @Csantucci in #984
• Multiple Track Profiles & Superelevation Rewrite by @SteelFill in #954
• Auto save by @Roeterdink in #891
• ContentManager Enhancement: show more info for consists by @rwf-rr in #936
• Multiple type trainset lightglows by @Csantucci in #981
• Replace dynamic brakes by engine brakes at low speeds by @cesarBLG in #996
• Route all logging via Trace #or-std-log by @twpol in #1016
• Clean up logging during loading #or-std-log by @twpol in #1003
• Telemetry collection and menu options #or-telemetry-system by @twpol in #1001
• Multiple signal light textures per signal by @cesarBLG in #1033
• Standalone Multiplayer Server (forked from Open Rails Ultimate) by @Csantucci in #1031
• Improvements for Power Supplies by @cesarBLG in #961
• Better Missing Track Section Error Message by @SteelFill in #1063
• Enhancements for EP brakes by @cesarBLG in #1015
• Sound triggers for player and AI trains (first implementation) by @Csantucci in #896
• Locomotive operation from control car by @cesarBLG in #1000
• DMI in 3D cab + two more dials by @pzgulyas in #900
• Signal Function OPP_SIG_ID_TRAINPATH by @Roeterdink in https://...

Open Rails 1.5.1 has been released!

Download: http://openrails.org/download/program/
Manual: http://openrails.org/learn/manual-and-tutorials/

What's Changed

• Fixed brake controller script not being loaded in timetable mode by @Sharpe49 in #741
• Fixed battery switch timer not working properly by @Sharpe49 in #734
• Fixed battery switch sound being repeted by @Sharpe49 in #733

Full Changelog: 1.5...1.5.1

Open Rails 1.5 has been released!

Download: http://openrails.org/download/program/
Manual: http://openrails.org/learn/manual-and-tutorials/

Headlines

• Container Loading and Unloading

What's been added

• End Of Train (EOT) devices
• Distributed Power display, in-cab and on webpage
• Progress bar for timetable "pre-run"
• HUD extended for diesel-mechanical loco

What's been improved

• 64-bit compatibility lifting the 3GB RAM limit
• Better use of VRAM

Other changes

• F5 key now opens Driver Info window. For HUD, use Alt+F5
• Some trial options are now always active including:
• map window (Ctrl+9)
• de-brief evaluation (F1)
• web server

Contributors to this release

• cesarBLG
• cjakeman
• Csantucci
• DR-Aeronautics
• FrannDzs
• mbm-OR
• peternewell
• pzgulyas
• Sharpe49
• twpol
• Weter-ORTS
• YoRyan

A full list of changes (https://launchpad.net/or/+milestone/1.5) is available.

Important notes

• Open Rails develops features and bug fixes in public at https://github.com/openrails and http://launchpad.net/or
• Open Rails is distributed under the GNU GPL v3 free software license