- Further refinment of the cab relfections animation.

- Train performance charactoristics have been refined.

- Left window viewport has been improved.

- performance tweeks to improve video playback framerate.

- fixed a bug which caused the passanger information display to disapear.

- Updated the dynamic signalling system.

- Some other small fixes.

A number of 2D assets have been updated to improve the resolution of the simulation; this will be particularly noticable on larger, widescreen monitors.

Cab inertia when accelerating and braking has been improved.

A few graphical glitches have been improved.

Some other small fixes in non- graphics related areas.

Update to version 1.011

This is a minor update which adresses some issues with the 'apraisel' scoring system.

In addition, the view settings ( cab position & zoom, scenery / track orientation ) are now remembered for the duration that the application is running along with other settings applied during a run.

The view settings can now be saved for when the application is re-launched or reset to defaults from the options page - see the last page of the ( updated ) PDF for further details.

Update to version 1.010

A number of improvements and another round of bug fixing.......

Rain will now build up slowly on the windscreen in the areas beyond the reach of the wipers - it will also dry off slowly if the rain stops.

The speed setting controls have been 're-calibrated' and are working properly & accurately.

Cab shading has been further refined.

The cab shading will now track the sky in sunset / sunrise services.

Various other graphical glitches resolved or improved.

Work has been done to improve the simulation's handling in the event that you overshoot the station stopping point -

There will still be a brief pause while the program searches for the earliest frame where the videoed train's speed is one quarter of the speed you are travelling at since the video can only be sped up by a maximum of 4X.

However, the speed resumption is now much smoother and any deceleration your train is experiencing is now tracked more accurately when factored in.

Despite this improvement, the recommended driving style is to stop at the correct stopping point or at least, slightly short, to avoid any issues altogether.


Testing will continue and if satisfactory, this latest update is likely to herald the transition from early access to full release, plus the addition of a free demo version, which will be drivable only from Brighton to Three bridges & only in the one direction.

However, updates will continue, at a slower pace......

Update to version 1.009


Includes the addition of some very minor functionallity, but the cab lighting system has been extensively overhauld:

- Occasionally, the doors may fail to close properly, due to an obstruction.
If trhis happens, opening and closing the doors again will resolve the issue.

- You can now use the two way radio to find out how long you may be held up by a red light. Press E to use it.


- Various bugs have been identified and resolved.

Update to version 1.008

This is a fairly hefty update, involving a total overhaul of the dynamic weather

system, the timetables, wheel-slip, a minor update for the HUD, improved

authenticity of some of the 377 functionality and a complete reworking of the

demo mode, now referred to as the AI driver.


In addition, there has been further work on the cab lighting, more done to

brighten stations in night services and the user guide PDF has been updated and

expanded. Miscellaneous bugs have also been identified and fixed.


AI driver:

The original demo mode was put together in the tradition of Konami's 1981

classic 'Frogger' e.g. it would play the game but not very well!

This has now been replaced with a competent AI system which drives like a pro

and kisses the station stopping points with good accuracy.


Time tables:

All unnecessary slack has been taken out of the timetabling and time compression

when waiting at stations is now turned off by default but can be set using the G

key.

The HUD now provides a wind readout as well as a weight reading.
An 'RA' indication now will appear in the HUD at relevant stations.


Train Functionality:

The cruse control speed setting is now notched and you have to be accelerating

for the system to engage.

The reverser will not move if you are accelerating, but if the power handle is

in neutral, switching the reverser will apply the brakes if you are moving.

Reversing is still not permitted but the train can now gently roll backwards with the doors closed.

The on-board computer now has an animated traction page.

Wheel-slip has been overhauled to improve authenticity and is less likely to occur unless weather conditions are very severe.

See the User Guide for more details.

This is a minor update which has dealt with some anomilies with the cab

lighting and a few other issues:


The last update introduced some issues when pulling out of London Bridge - now

resolved.

I've had some strong words with the AI driver about speeding - now the AI

driver will apply brake notch 3 if it finds itself over the speed limit.

Night services - a few changes have been made to brighten the stations a bit

more.

A few other bugs have been quashed.


TIPS:

I'll take this oppertunity to provide a couple of tips -

A shortcut to setting the passenger information display is to quickly engage

and then disengage the AI driver (demo mode) F1 key.

Since this software is for entertainment, you have the luxury of being able to
cancel ATS before the train has come to a stop. Press 'U' to do this - the

combined power handle will remain in emergency brake position, but control of

the combined power handle will be returned to you.

Under certain weather conditions, the windscreen may start to mist up; opening

the air-con or setting the cab temprature to minimum will clear it after a

period of time.


Work will continue on Train Operator 377........

Unfortunately, the last update came with a bug which caused the cab to be too dark on the last stretch of the Brighton to London route.

This has now been fixed.


Further work has also been carried out on the exiting of tunnels.

Also, a few other glitches have been spotted and fixed.


There is always a concern that updates could introduce a bug that hasn't been picked up, but testing is continuous so if there are issues they will be identified and dealt with quickly.

Thankfully, updates to Train Operator 377 seem to only take a few seconds.

Update to 1.005

This is quite an extensive overhaul and aims to deal with video glitches and other annoying bugs, among other things:



Further work has been carried out on cab lighting.

The wind generation algorithm has been further updated.

(Wind characteristics vary with each session and are not under user control. However, the wind has only a very minimal effect on train performance.)

Train physics: retardant forces have been adjusted slightly and as a result the train performs better at higher speeds and coasts better at most speeds.

(These attributes are of course, affected by gradient and train weight.)

The video frame search mechanism has been totally overhauled and will hopefully lead to less glitches and lock-ups, when the video is 'caching,'

Audio system has had a load of bugs remedied; audio now fades in at the start of the session.

The interior cab light has been improved.

The signal at Gatwick is now working properly again.

Numerous other bugs have been straightened out.