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Genre: Racing, Simulator, Strategy, Indie

Hypertrain

Update v0.4.6 released!

A new update has landed!

New Features




  • Steam achievements! The first batch of 14.

  • Active Missions overview in Map Screen. Includes the option to cancel a mission, at a cost.

  • Exit signs that help you find the right exit on ring roads.

  • Elevated ring roads. And wider ring roads to reduce the chance at traffic jams.

  • Horn function to chase away other hypertrains.

  • World Generation customization.

  • German language support. Thanks to Lord Kekz! ːsteamhappyː

  • Game ratings. Win a game and earn a C, B, A or S rating!

  • Player leveling. Your level increases by game rating. Players are ranked by their levels on the Steam leaderboards.




Changes




  • Improved ring road junctions.
  • Added extreme loopings and spirals.
  • Added a variation in the number of lanes per road.
  • Removed obstacles at the base of loopings.
  • Added more title screen backgrounds.
  • Mouse Invert Y does not affect the Orbit Cam anymore.
  • Various minor changes.



Fixes




  • Issue that caused a black screen at start up.
  • If you sold a cargo wagon then you would still get paid for the cargo when the mission was completed.
  • Various minor fixes.


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Game updated! v0.4.5

Hi guys,

As promised, another update. A lot of time went into Multi-language support. Not a very sexy feature I know :) But important regardless for the future of Hypertrain. And when german is added soon Steam allows me to call the game Hochgeschwindigkeitszug ːsteamhappyː

Unfortunately Steam Achievements take a bit longer than expected. Hopefully they will be done for the next update (v0.4.6).


New Features




  • Wagons Screen: here you can reorder your wagons and optionally sell them.

  • Multi-language support. The first supported language is dutch! More to come.

  • Mouse Invert Y setting.

  • VSync setting.


Changes




  • Added 1680x1050 screen resolution.

  • Visiting a station will not reset the turret cool down time anymore.

  • A long AI player will not risk his train by attacking you.

  • A successful mission now yields +10% reputation.

  • Faster bullets.

  • Changed the boosting sound.

  • You need to be driving less than 100kmph to be able to enter Build Mode now.



Fixes



  • Pressing 'v' crashed the game.

  • Keys didn't work when CAPS LOCK was on.

  • Some world seeds caused the game to crash.

  • Sometimes the game screen remained black after a load.

  • A blue/purple power item showed a hp bar when it was hit by a bullet.

  • Sometimes the tutorial got stuck in a step.

  • It was possible to get multiple Hall of Fame entries by finishing the same save game multiple times.


And some optimzations all around.

Thanks for your feedback. Happy playing!


Update v0.4.4 released!

Wow! That was quite some week. Thanks everybody for your support! We're super motivated to make Hypertrain as good as it can be.

Here's the first official update which includes many suggestions and bug fixes as reported by you guys. Thanks for that!

Important: the Steam Overlay caused problems for some people. With this update the issues should be resolved. So you can safely turn on the Steam Overlay again. :)

New Features




  • New terrain features: rivers and windmills.

  • More variation in city styles and a new style.

  • Zen mode. Totally relaxed driving: no traffic, no other hypertrains, no marauders, no obstacles.

  • Screen resolution setting.

  • Fog banks.

  • Info bits are now shown in the loading screen.


Changes




  • Cleaned up the new game dialog.

  • Map Screen icons won't overlap anymore.

  • Distant geometry now gently fades in.

  • Settlements now start with random population sizes.

  • Made compass look more like an actual compass.

  • Added controls info in the Map Screen.

  • Settlement details in Map Screen now show discovery bonus amounts.

  • Changed the looks of coin items.

  • Brake sound will not play anymore when braking at a speed below 100kmph.

  • Decreased AI train firing distance and accuracy.


Fixes




  • Steam overlay caused rendering artifacts.

  • Jet engines upgrade was not activate until a new wagon was added.

  • Screen sometimes turned black when travelling at very high speeds.

  • Empty save file names crashed the game.

  • Pressing ESC in the save dialog caused weird GUI issues.

  • Map direction icon and compass icon were not in sync.

  • Trains were sometimes respawned backwards.

  • It was possible to delete a segment while driving forward.












The game will be released on the 3rd of May at a 25% discount!

DISCOUNT



It's almost time for departure! Be sure to grab the game during its first week while it is priced at a 25% discount.

NEXT UPDATE



In the meantime we're already working on the next update, which includes (amongst others):

  • rivers.
  • more variaton in settlement styles and a new exotic settlement style.
  • improved night visuals.
  • fog banks.
  • various UI improvements.


Happy driving!