[Update v1.7] Map Editor Now Open to All Players

Update v1.7 is live! This release opens the Map Editor to all players, letting you build and play your own original maps.

🗺 Map Editor — Build Your Own Maps ・Open the Map Editor from the title screen and create your own original maps ・Design track circuits, stations, platforms, switches, routes, signals, and train timetables — all within the editor ・Finished maps are playable from the new "User Maps" entry on the title screen ・Each map supports metadata (title, description, author) stored in a bundle.json file ・Use the "Capture Preview Image" feature to save a thumbnail screenshot of your map

📚 Greatly Expanded Help Articles We've published a set of help articles to support v1.7's map-making workflow. Pick the entry point that matches your goal.

▼ If you're building your first map ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-start.en.html"Your First Map" — overview and first steps for users opening the editor for the first time ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-tutorial1.en.html"Tutorial 1: Single-track passing loop" — a step-by-step walkthrough for the simplest possible layout ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-tutorial2.en.html"Tutorial 2: Reversal at a double-track station" — a step up, covering turn-back operations and multiple platforms ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-tutorial3.en.html"Tutorial 3: Shunting with a pull-out track" — a full walkthrough for stations that move trains out to a pull-out track and turn them back

▼ If you want a feature reference for map-making ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor.en.html"Map Editor Overview" — an overview of every editor mode ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-company.en.html"Company editing" — creating companies, lines, and maps, and their defaults ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-wiring.en.html"Wiring editing" — placing track circuits, stations, and switches ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-equipment.en.html"Equipment editing" — levers, routes, signals, and departure buttons ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/map-editor-trainlist.en.html"Operations editing" — path groups, train operations, and the diagram view ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/glossary.en.html"Glossary" — track circuit, route, approach locking, and other terms in one place

▼ If you want to play maps made by others ・ https://tadimaru.github.io/steam-support/user-maps.en.html"Playing User Maps" — how to install and launch maps shared by other players

📊 Floating UI — Free Placement and Multi-Monitor Support ・The Diagram View, Log Window, and Departure Board are now all floating windows ・Drag any window to reposition it; resize from the corner; positions are saved between sessions ・A ⇄ button in each window header moves it to a connected second monitor — keep the diagram on your sub-display while managing operations on the main screen ・Add as many Departure Boards as you like with the ＋ button; each instance has its own station, direction, and row count settings ・Diagram, Log, Departure Board, and Menu are now unified in a toolbar in the top-right corner

🚦 Improved Visibility in the Simulation Screen ・Short tick marks now appear at track circuit boundaries, making it easy to see at a glance where each block section begins and ends ・A click sound effect now plays when operating a switch or opening a route

Thank you for playing! We are continuing development toward v1.8 (Steam Workshop integration).