Update v57.4: Free Camera, New Settings, Content & Optimization

🕹️ Game

• Added free external camera (fly using ←, →, ↑, ↓ keys; sensitivity (flight speed) is adjusted with the mouse wheel)

• Updated camera tips: in external camera mode, ↓ key sets the camera to the locomotive

• Added view distance setting (in the launcher you can set the desired draw distance with additional parameters)

• Added flickering of VL80T cab lights during traction position changes

• Oncoming train blinks its bright headlight if ours dazzles it with bright light

• Updated coordinates of oncoming train headlights (match real positioning)

• Added different screeching sounds for curves and switches

• Updated fan sound for ChS7 (will be further improved)

• Enabled smoothing for locomotive signal light (allows creating more universal locomotive signal models by reducing polygons)

• Increased draw distance for signal lights

• Fixed malfunction #80 (will be further improved)

• Fixed nose-dip when entering a curve

• Fixed traffic issue from Steam Workshop where models and textures did not match

• Improved display of level crossing signs and brake test points on 2D profile

• Optimized graphics performance

• Added input.ini file for test mode to override key codes

🚆 Content

• Updated rear section of VL80T, added rear cab with control desk

• Updated EPT block for VL80T (improved model and texture)

• Updated sounds for ChS8

• Updated radio lighting for ChS4KVR

• Changed ChS7 number from 065 to 180 (matches Ukrainian registration with speedometer)

• Fixed signal errors and display in Lviv–Stryi route

• Added new DLC — Shepetivka–Lviv route. Built from Shepetivka to Dubno. Construction ongoing.

🛠️ Tools

• Added ZD Receiver — example of accessing game variables for integrations (in Content Editor folder)

• Reduced sensitivity to script file formatting errors in Scenario Editor

• Created a page for suggestions and voting: https://suggest.zdsimulator.com/