In this exclusive developer interview, Bekka sits down with Max from Simuverse to talk about the development of SubwaySim 2, the return of Hamburg, the new Berlin map, game modes, upcoming events, and more! 👀

👉 What you’ll learn: – What’s happened since the Mega Update
– Why Berlin was chosen
– What’s new in Hamburg
– Discount for SubwaySim Hamburg owners
– Official partnership with BVG & Hamburger Hochbahn
– New event in Berlin
– Career & Scenario Modes
– Development challenges and future plans

📦 Plus: Insight into development, realism of subway models, tech behind the game, and more!

💬 Got questions or feedback? Drop them in the comments!

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✨ Authentic train models and stations
✨ Challenging scenarios and free exploration modes
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For almost 7 years, we have been dedicated to developing exciting and technically accurate simulation games. During this time, we have celebrated some incredible milestones and we have grown in many ways.

We are very pleased to announce that we are now incorporating our passion for excellent simulators into our name. From now on, HR Innoways will be known as Simuverse Interactive.

Starting today, we will release all our games under this new name, and our existing products will gradually be rebranded to reflect the new brand.

Despite this change, the same team remains behind the company, and our mission to create top-notch simulation games also remains unchanged.

This brings us to the next question many of you have been asking:

When is the next update coming?

Don't worry, we are still working on the next update in the background. However, some functions have a significant impact on the game logic (especially the new timetable layer that comes with the announced construction site). Therefore, we have to ask for a bit more patience – as mentioned before, we are working on it in the background.

In the somewhat distant future, the AL1 will also be coming, and who knows what else might follow ;)

Cheers to a promising future!

We would like to thank you all for the exciting weeks since the release of the MEGA update. Your positive feedback has motivated us to continue developing the product, and today we have some news to share!

In the near future, the next update will be released. With this update, we will introduce the U3 line closure between Kellinghusenstraße and Barmbek into the game. This way, you can experience the operation as it currently is in Hamburg.

Furthermore, there are several other improvements based on your feedback, including an updated vehicle physics system that is now much closer to the original. We have also fixed some bugs in the game.

On the roadmap, you can see our plans for SubwaySim Hamburg for the coming months. Next up is the battery locomotive AL1 - more information about this will be available soon. And who knows what else the future might bring?

We look forward to an exciting time with you!

In celebration of our anniversary, we proudly unveil the SubwaySim MEGA Update for all SubwaySim players, and thereby festively end the MEGA update's publicbeta phase!

The MEGA Update introduces the highly anticipated Scenario Mode, which comes with 6 captivating missions, along with the addition of the DT5.1 as a new vehicle for the HOCHBAHN's fleet.
With dozens of new features as well as massive bugfixes and improvement, we celebrate SubwaySim Hamburg's first birthday at the highest level!

More than 70 % of the game's source code was rewritten from scratch to facilitate this update. However, this huge milestone wouldn't have been possible without your invaluable feedback and the valuable input of our beta testers. Thank you for your support on this challenging, but exciting journey!

Note: If you are experiencing problems, we'd like to ask you to share them in the #en-support section of our Discord server (see https://discord.gg/aWG2k6VPbQ). If you don't have a Discord account, please use the Steam Discussions section instead. Thanks a lot!

Enjoy the MEGA update - we're looking forward to your feedback. Happy Anniversary!

Your HR Innoways Team

▶️ Changes since the last Beta Update:

• DT5: Fixed faulty buzzing
  
• DT5: Fixed missing door sound
  
• DT5: Fixed faulty door to the passenger area
  
• WK: Passengers no longer walk across the tracks
  
• Fixed numerous map errors

Today we can finally tell you the release date of the upcoming MEGA UPDATE of SubwaySim Hamburg.

🥳The update will be fully released on May 16th, the one-year anniversary, and will bring a lot of new features and improvements. What are you most looking forward to?

Today we finally have the next update for you in the public beta! In today's MEGA Update v4, we are finalising many things that we have been working on in the background and that we really wanted to add to the MEGA update during the beta phase. In particular, some of the bugs relating to scenarios, expert mode and passengers not disembarking that crept in with the last update have now been fixed.

And so we are pleased to present the MEGA Update v4 to you, which you can now test yourself in the public beta. By the way: The reopening of the entire U2/U4 line has of course also found its way to SubwaySim!



▶️ Highlights:

• Numerous bug fixes to scenarios and the game overall
  
• New skin for the DT5.1 with adjusted roof livery
  
• Bug fixes in expert mode
  
• Improved lighting on the DT5
  
• Improvements to the interlocking/control center system

▶️ Improvements:

• Fixed light bleeding in the DT5 interior
  
• Passenger area light no longer bleeds onto the tracks
  
• Reduced tunnel light flickering
  
• Adjusted positions of some platform cameras
  
• Additional trees planted in the KE to EP section
  
• Improved response to interactions between passengers and doors
  
• The folder `%localappdata%\SubwaySim` no longer needs to be manually deleted
  
• Reduced opacity of the objective marker

▶️ Bugfixes:

• AI trains now have light in the passenger area again
  
• Doors of AI trains can now be opened by clicking them
  
• Repaints are now correctly loaded after restarting the scenario
  
• Fixed faulty guidance after turning around in expert mode (activating the wrong cab, missing guidance)
  
• Fixed door opening prompts on the wrong side during turning maneuvers
  
• Fixed faulty interlocking/control center behavior during turnaround in BL/11, RA/12, and MU/12
  
• Fixed unintended despawning of some AI trains at Baumwall station
  
• Line Closure scenario is functional again (interlocking/control center error resolved)
  
• Graffiti scenario: Improved process, no double activation/deactivation
  
• Graffiti scenario: Fixed errors in coupling and recognising the vehicle to be coupled
  
• Resolved inverse depiction of door states before stopping
  
• Fixed inverted orientation of some AI vehicles
  
• Passengers now consistently disembark correctly and do not simply stay in the train
  
• Settings: Central switch to "very high" now functional
  
• Improvements to signals RA/A and RA/R12
  
• Improved lighting in MU and PA (relevant for low graphic settings)
  
• Added missing wall piece in BT and adjusted to clearance profile
  
• Improved stairs on BT platform 1
  
• and some more

Since 28 March 2024, you can finally try the long-awaited MEGA update for yourself in the public beta. Remember that you will have to switch to the beta branch before you can enjoy the new experience.

Note: This is a beta version which may contain bugs and issues. If you are experiencing problems, we'd like to ask you to share them in the #en-support section of our Discord server (see https://discord.gg/aWG2k6VPbQ). If you don't have a Discord account, please use the Steam Discussions section instead. Thanks a lot!

We hope you continue to enjoy the MEGA Update and thank you for all the feedback!

The MEGA update has been in public beta for almost two weeks now. We are delighted with the incredible amount of positive feedback from you and would like to thank you for your support!

We have just now released the third update for the public beta phase. That's enough reason enough to publish a changelog of all things modified since the MEGA update. Don't worry, we will also announce the changelog of the MEGA update at the end of the public beta phase.


▶️ Improvements regarding the vehicle:

• Adapted headlights
  
• Improved curve driving noise with smoother transitions
  
• Fixed faulty artefacts in the door closing sound
  
• Improved interior lighting logic with smooth fade in/out
  
• Improved light sources for interior lighting
  
• Missing cancellation of door unlocking at >= 40 km/h added
  
• Fixed loss of traction after opening the "Traction" page on the DMI
  
• Bug fixes for the train destination display in connection with repaints

▶️ Improvements regarding Dispatch and Control Center:

• Fixed red signals due to overly restrictive flank protection (occurred e.g. in Mundsburg, Baumwall, Hbf. Süd/Mönckebergstraße and Wandsbek-Gartenstadt)
  
• Fixed faulty route exclusion in Kellinghusenstraße (route conflict between reversing journeys and U1 services)
  
• Fixed an error in connection with a service departing at 06:12 from Kellinghusenstraße
  
• Fixed signalled speed when travelling from Barmbek to Wandsbek
  
• Improved conflict detection for prioritising routes
  
• Improved timetable accuracy on AI services of U1, U2 and U4

▶️ Improvements regarding the Level:

• Newly placed stop signs in all stations, which now correspond better to the displayed markers
  
• Revised placement of stop signs in reversing tracks for shorter distances
  
• Incorrect speed restriction end after Baumwall towards Wandsbek fixed
  
• Incorrectly placed 30 km/h announcement between Rathaus and Mönckebergstraße fixed
  
• Incorrectly configured 50 km/h announcement between Dehnhaide and Hamburger Straße fixed
  
• Fixed incorrect speed restriction end between Berliner Tor and Hauptbahnhof Süd
  
• Some missing buildings corrected

▶️ Highlights:

• Entirely reworked joystick Input System - you can now calibrate joysticks in Main Menu!
  
• Fixed issues with expert mode (which now works correctly for 2 or more rides)
  
• Fixed Route Closure scenario (now works without red signal at Mundsburg station)
  
• Sensitivity of throttle lever increased to your feedback, and reduced threshold to get to neutral position
  
• Added antennas for the Platform CCTVs to all stations

▶️ Improvements and New Features:

• DT5.1: Added correct triggering of brake sounds
  
• Added an input key that immediately brings the throttle lever to its neutral position. Default keybinding: S
  
• Signal speed limit is now automatically repealed after the station's last switch (and not just at the next signal afterwards)
  
• Signal speed limit when coming from siding tracks is now repealed upon arrival at the platform
  
• Trains from WK terminating at BK will now be directed to siding track 12 instead of 11 (allows for more flexibility)
  
• Intensity of Camera Dynamics Effects can now be configured in settings menu
  
• Increased Maximum FOV angle

▶️ Further bugfixes:

• DT5: Automatic door closing now works as expected
  
• Timetable mode: AI trains can no longer spawn for future player services
  
• Fixed issues with selecting the audio output device causing "no audio" issues
  
• Fixed CCTV camera in Saarlandstraße track 1
  
• Added missing building at Rödingsmarkt
  
• Fixed automatic interior light controls
  
• Minor fixes for the exterior camera
  
• Fixed log issues when despawning trains
  
• Fixed misconfigured RA->RD speed limit
  
• Increased MU->HS speed limit to 70 kph
  
• Added missing DE->HS speed limit

• Bugfixes regarding the selection of the game's language
  
• Optimized Field of View
  
• Minor Fixes

Since 28 March 2024, you can finally try the long-awaited MEGA update for yourself in the public beta. Remember that you will have to switch to the beta branch before you can enjoy the new experience.

Note: This is a beta version which may contain bugs and issues. If you are experiencing problems, we'd like to ask you to share them in the #en-support section of our Discord server (see https://discord.gg/aWG2k6VPbQ). If you don't have a Discord account, please use the Steam Discussions section instead. Thanks a lot!

We hope you continue to enjoy the MEGA Update and thank you for all the feedback!