MaSzyna 26.05 - Update available!

Dear railway enthusiasts,

we are happy to present another major update for the MaSzyna simulator – version 26.05. This release is the result of the combined effort of our community – developers, testers and railway fans who continuously contribute to the project. It brings new models, sounds, fixes and engine improvements that further enhance realism and immersion while operating trains.

Thank you for being a part of MaSzyna – it’s thanks to you that this project keeps evolving. ❤️

🚄 New models and content

Locomotives:

• EP09 (retro/older version)

• E6ACTadnb-073 and E6ACTadnb-079

Rolling stock:

• 59WS

• 204V, 204Vb, 204Vc

• 203V

Vehicles and objects:

• Volkswagen Crafter (dynamic and static)

• Fire truck

• Houses, greenhouses, carpet beaters, wheelbarrow

• Snowman, goose

• Brake shoe stand

• Buffer stop (Lublin type)

• Long timber stacks

New visual features:

• Animated wipers and improved rain-on-windshield effect

• Seasonal materials (.mat) for animals and objects

Displays:

• New passenger displays for DMUs (KW, KD, Arriva, Opolskie)

• Additional KD variants

🎨 New textures

Added numerous new liveries for locomotives, including:

• Series 193 (multiple new variants)

• Series 383

• Series 475

• Series 6193

• Series EU46

• E6ACTadnb (073, 079)

Additionally:

• Texture fixes for SA132 and variants

• Improvements to EN57, EP09, 2M62 and other vehicles

⚙️ Engine (EXE) changes

• Project migrated to C++20

• Renderer and shader improvements (normalmap/specgloss)

• Parser and resource handling optimizations

• Improved UTF-8 and font support (including Chinese fonts)

• Crash fixes (e.g. when switching cabs)

• Display system improvements (Python 2)

• Rain and wiper system improvements

• Reverser control adjustments

• AI train visibility improvements

🔧 Fixes and improvements

• Model and physics fixes (e.g. Vectron)

• Improvements to vehicles: Elf, Impuls, SA103/106/132, 34WE

• Infrastructure fixes (bridges, signals, sceneries)

• Updates related to LK197 and other lines

• Scenario and consist fixes

• File cleanup and resource optimization

• Removal of redundant and broken assets

🎧 Sounds and details

• New inverter sounds for Elf units

• Sound fixes across multiple vehicles

• Removal of incorrect effects (e.g. Hasler ticking in EP07-544)

📢 Additional changes

This release also includes dozens of smaller fixes across models, scenarios, sceneries and onboard systems reported by the community since the previous version.

Once again, thank you to all creators, testers and players – MaSzyna wouldn’t be where it is today without you. ❤️

🆕 DLC Release

Alongside update 26.05, we are also releasing a new free DLC:

MaSzyna: LK197 Strzebiń – Woźniki Śląskie

This new scenery is another step forward for the simulator and a result of community effort – we encourage you to check it out!

Enjoy your ride! 🚆