direction control, online synchronization optimization and a large number of experience upgrades!

Dear Passengers:

Thank you for your continued support of "OxyRail"! 🚂

Based on player feedback, we continue to optimize the game experience and have added new features in this update Direction control system, online synchronization optimization, new building model, sound effect upgrade and many bug fixes.

I hope this update will allow everyone to have a more stable, immersive and interesting train adventure experience!

New content

🧭 New: Direction Console

Now you can decide the future direction of the train through the direction console!

• 📘 Added new unlock position in the front-end of the secondary blueprint

• 🚂 You can control the train interactively to select the left and right directions of the subsequent road

• ⚙️ Added gear rotation sound effects during control to make the operation more realistic

Your train route is now up to you!

🌐 Brand new resource synchronization mechanism

We have re-optimized the resource synchronization logic in multiplayer to allow the host and client to see a more consistent world.

Optimized content:

• 🌲 The resources that have been collected will not be seen again by players who join the game later.

• 🔄 The problem of resource status being out of sync no longer occurs during the game.

• 🗺️ After entering the new map, the resource display is more accurate

• 🪓 When cutting down a tree, other players can also see the animation of the tree falling.

Make multi-person cooperation more stable and smooth!

🔋 Newly added: Large battery cabinet

We retuned the battery system:

• 🏭 Level 4 technology adds “large battery cabinet”

• ⚡ The properties are consistent with the original large battery

• 🔊 Add sound effects during the charging process to improve feedback during charging

Also adjust:

• Small battery:

  • Replacement with older medium battery model

  • Data remains unchanged

• Medium Batteries:

  • Replacement with older version of large battery model

  • Data remains unchanged

🔥 New Model: Earthen Grill

Remastered:

• Model

• Material

• Visual style

Make the overall architectural style more unified.

📦 New model: Shelves

The shelves have been completely reworked:

• ✨ New models and materials

• 🎨 More consistent with the overall art style of the game

Due to possible position and size offset issues with older versions of shelves:

• New shelves will be added as new blueprint items

• Players need to re-unlock crafting

• Newly made shelves will use new models

☀️ New Model: Solar Panel

Solar panels upgraded:

• ✨ Remade models and materials

• 🎨 Improve overall visual unity

• 🔋 Added power storage work sound effects

It is now more intuitive to tell whether a solar panel is working.

🎵 Gramophone animation upgrade

Gramophone now has a more vivid appearance:

• 💿 When playing music, the record will rotate with the music

Make the entertainment facilities in the carriage more realistic.

🌱 Plant growth effect upgrade

New:

• 🌿 Plant growth stage switching animation

• 🔊 Added sound effects for planting and harvesting

The planting process provides a greater sense of feedback and accomplishment.

🛠️ Optimization and repair

🤝 Online experience optimization

Fixed and optimized:

• Fixed character overlapping exception when viewing friends

• Fixed the abnormal name display when friends join

• Fixed the issue where the name of a friend is displayed as a number when joining

• Fixed the problem of characters flashing from a distance when friends join

• Smoke effect appears when new friends join.

• Fixed problems caused by multiple people moving objects or demolishing buildings at the same time

• Fixed the problem of failure to join a friend’s room

• Optimize the prompt message when unable to enter the room

🚂 Train and mobile optimization

Optimization:

• Train rotation logic

Now when a long carriage train turns, it will be more consistent with the real rotation axis effect.

Fixes:

• Continuous flickering between carriages

• Players still follow the train after jumping off the train.

• Problem with abnormal inertia when throwing packages on a moving train

• The problem of abnormal package delivery due to network delay on the client side

🏗️ Construction experience optimization

Fixes:

• Walls not building properly

• Problem with abnormal display of ground shadows

• Problem with animation remaining after building demolition

• Problem that edge areas cannot be built

Optimization:

• Build relevant perspective experiences

⚡ Industrial Equipment Optimization

Optimization:

• Carbon engine color effects

• Electric engine color effects

Fixes:

• Issue with sound playing when the windmill is not placed

• Issue with sound playing when arc blast furnace is not placed

• Issue with sound playing when micro nuclear reactor is not placed

🔊 Sound effect upgrade

New:

• 🎯 Defeating enemy sound effects

• ⚔️ Attack sound effects with more feedback

• 🔋 Sound effects related to electricity storage

Optimization:

• Adjust the propagation distance of ordinary sound effects

• Optimize sound playback logic

• Fix the abnormal sound of drinking milk

• Modify the sound effects of ointment use

Let every operation have clearer feedback.

👥 Character performance optimization

Fixes:

• Abnormal color of hands in first person view

• Molding problem when sitting on chairs or sofas

• The height of the name above the friend’s head is abnormal.

Optimization:

• The player name display position is adjusted to the character’s eye height

• Names are displayed more naturally when squatting, sitting, and lying down

📦 Other fixes

• Charcoal and coal stack quantity:

  • 20 → 50

• Fixed the position and effect of treasure chests appearing when digging mounds of soil and sand

• Fixed the problem of other players seeing the misalignment when the squirrel is holding an item.

• Optimize the viewing angle effect of some parts of the page

• Fix form name display problem:

  • Game window name now automatically changes based on language

🗺️ Terrain and track upgrades

🌳 redwood forest

Optimization:

• Adjust the branch track to make it more consistent with the ground

• Reduce track undulation and improve train passing stability

• Removed floating yellow flowers in the sky

• Fix underground ground joint problem

🌋 volcano

New:

• Add direction control function to mountain branch road

Route selection is now possible via the direction console.

❄️ Snow

Fixes:

• Joints in the underground land cause the problem of seeing the ground

🏖️ Beach

New:

• Branch routes with controllable direction

• You can choose left to get to the bridge area faster

Optimization:

• Remove small gravel that tends to float

🏜️ desert

New:

• Branch routes with controllable direction

• You can bypass the pyramid area to the left

Optimization:

• Re-laying tracks

• Reduce the problem of train mold penetration

💬 Thank you for your support and feedback

Thank you to all passengers who boarded OxyRail and explored this unknown world! 🚂🌱

Whether it’s sharing your gaming experience, suggesting improvements, or helping us find and fix issues, every piece of your feedback helps us make this train better.

We know that "OxyRail" still has many areas for improvement, but we will continue to listen to everyone's voices and constantly optimize the game content to bring you a more stable, rich and interesting train adventure experience.

⭐ Your review is very important to us

If you like OxyRail and would like to support our development, please feel free to share your real-life gaming experience on Steam.

Every real review will help more players get to know this train, and will also help us continue to develop more content.

Of course, if you think the game has shortcomings, you are more than welcome to tell us your thoughts.

We will carefully read every feedback and continue to improve the game.

Thank you to every passenger for accompanying OxyRail forward. 🌱🚂

Looking forward to sailing with you to a farther future!