Revision as of 14:10, 2 April 2015

This page is designed to give users a central location to find out more information about current "known issues" with Trainz: A New Era or useful hints and tips about how to use the product.

TANE "Community Edition" V1.0

This version was release in December 2014. It was released to provide Kickstarter backers and pre-order customers a "sneak peak" at the current state of development of T:ANE and as a goodwill gesture since we had to delay release of the full version they were suporting.

This version included initial implementations of many of the new T:ANE features including shadows, train motion, procedural junctions, Test Track physics tools, multiplayer, pfx collisions and much more.

It did not include:

• Superelevation
• Interlocking Towers
• Merge Route
• In-cab controls (do not operate using mouse but hotkeys work)
• Alt y and alt u (additional camera options in surveyor)
• User Message (Driver reporting dialog)
• Engine Features:
  • Post-processing effects (HDR, bloom, depth-of-field, SSAO etc)
  • New shaders to add animated water effects
  • Mirror reflections on water
  • Environment cube-map support for "basic" reflections
  • DirectX texture extraction (ie. screenshot)
  • Extended scene shadow culling
  • Differential shadows

A list of known issues was posted at: http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?116149-Your-T-ANE-Community-Edition-questions-answered-(Incl-Known-Issues

For people that understood this was not a final version of the product, it provided a great opportunity to see the work-in-progress and to help N3V Games identify the key issues that needed addressing.

TANE "Community Edition" V1.1

This version was released on Jan 28, 2015. It provided a huge list of updates to V1.0 (although a number of key features still needed to be implemented).

Updates included work on procedural junctions, content manager, shadows, basic post-processing effects, and a huge list of bug fixes and content updates: http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?117145-Community-Edition-V1-1-Update-Now-Available

TANE "Community Edition" V1.2

This version is currently in final testing with our Kickstarter backers. It will be released in early April to all pre-order customers. It will continue the overall improvement process as we head towards our release day version of T:ANE on May 15, 2015 and delivers the "target graphics" feature set including per-pixel lighting, full world shadows, post-processing effects, water reflections and environmental fogging.

Updating to CE v1.2

There are several options available to update to CE v1.2 (build 74539).

• Full install - this wil be available via your MyTrainz login
• Patch from CE v1.1 (build 72079; 4.4GB) - start build 72079 and you should be prompted to download the Trainz patcher.
• Patch from build 73706 (4MB) - start build 72079 and you should be prompted to download the Trainz patcher.

You will be advised via email when you are able to upgrade to the latest version.

Trainz Patcher

The auto patcher appears when a new update is available on the patch server. If you cancel this the first time, you will need to manually trigger the update by clicking Launcher > Trainz Settings > Install > Check for T:ANE Updates You will be notified if a patch is available. Click OK to begin the process.

Once the Trainz Patcher is downloaded, it will begin the updating process. Waiting for Trainz: A New Era to safely shut down... (this step may take a minute or so) Checking for available disk space for patching. Searching for patches... Downloading patch file... (this step depends on your Internet speed - a 4.4GB patch may take several hours to download) Unpacking patch file... Patching from 71986 to 74539... (this step depends on your hardware and will take from 10 minutes to an hour or more) No (more) patches at server for version: 74539 Updating Trainz asset database... (this may take several minutes) Patch Complete

If you do not receive the Patch Complete message, your update has failed and you are likely to have problems. We suggest that you reinstall the game and begin the process again.

V1.2 Known Issues

• Installer shows as "Not responding" for 10-30 minutes during install. Please be patient - it is working.
• "Starting TANE..." window appears for 1-3 minutes on first "Start Trainz" (compiling graphics shaders for chosen performance settings)
• Game pauses occasionally for 10-30 second when first loading a session or when moving to a new location or placing a new loco (this is due to compiling new material shaders which is done only once for each new material type in the scene)
• Performance can vary dramatically from one start-up to the next (for some hardware configurations using the same settings each time). We are looking into this issue as a priority but encourage users to check for more information on performance tuning at Help:Video_Settings
• Procedural Junction currently supports single turnouts only (the basic 1 track in, 2 tracks out junction)
• Still some minor issues with blade gaps, blade length, sleeper spacing, level of detail, moire effect that we are fine tuning
• Speedtrees not lit by train headlights
• Session loading can stall for several minutes (this is usually fixed on subsequent loads).
• Superelevated track is supported but not included in built-in routes (additional tools to come)
• TS12 built-in content that is NOT on the download station cannot be imported into TANE due to file formatting issues. We will be updating the DLS with additional TS12 content to ensure broad compatability
• Older DLC items are not supported yet but we aim to have most existing DLC supported by release day.
• After downloading the Deluxe Routes you may need to exit the game window and click Start Trainz to see all the content in the Routes and Sessions menu.

General Hints and Tips

• When laying procedural track, use the straighten tool to lead into the junction to improve the junction shape.

See Also

TANE Performance Settings