SplitTrain 1.1 released!

Hello everybody!

Surprise!!! Nearly 5 years have past and SplitTrain finally got another update - and it is a big one!

Here are the most important changes:

• The UI / UX got a complete overhaul including a new “track event” camera, which is now controlled by holding shift instead of switching between the two cameras and the game has a complete new perspective.
• Various indicators that should help players to better understand how fast they should be going and when the next speed change is coming up were added.
• There is a new to-do in form of a “P-Sign” (Pfeiftafel), where you must sound the horn of the train.
• You now have to stop within +/- 10m of the station to complete the level, when you overshoot you get no points.

Some minor new features and changes I would like to mention:

• The game now has some music (Thanks to Incompetech).
  
• Track events no longer have an ETA and reset the multiplier to 1x, if you fail them.
• There is lots of new decoration to make the world feel a bit more alive.
• A third train was added to have more variety in how trains control, as train speed, power etc. is no longer part of the level settings.
• The editor was overhauled to be a bit more clear to read.
• It is no longer necessary to scroll to the next track event.
• Trains now have a top speed.
• Various new sound effects and visual effect where added.

I also upgraded to Unity URP, which is a newer render pipeline than originally used back in 2017 when the first version was released. This allowed me to improve the graphics, but also made the game look somewhat different. I might tweak the look a bit at a later stage.

I hope you like the new features and changes! With this update I do no longer consider SplitTrain to be in beta, but to be frank: There is still work to do in form of releasing some new levels. Let´s hope this does not take another 5 years! ;)

Finally, I would like to thank Marcel for sending me a very motivating email (unintentionally). Without this mail there is a fair chance I would not have touched the game again.

Best
Tom