Happy Halloween from Century of Scream!
Hello Patrons! We at Studio 346 have been working hard this spoopy season, and despite a few errant werewolf bites and demonic possessions, we've got some new spice to share: Our first gas-mechanical switcher and our first four-axle caboose! The Davenport 30-ton switcher was originally built in 1937 for the Sumpter Valley Railroad as #101, and was later sold to the D&RGW in the 1960s to work as the Durango switcher, where it received the iconic #50 that it still carries today. The locomotive was then sold to Roaring Camp and eventually found its way to the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, CO, and we've been able to use the prototype as a guide to aid its digital replication. Across the Rockies, the Carter Brothers Caboose pays homage to the early side door caboose designs that were common in California with assistance from real Carter Bros. restoration projects, this example being used on the South Pacific Coast railroad and later the Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge as caboose #400, the carbody of which survives at the SPCRR at Ardenwood, CA We've also had more than a little fun recreating late 19th century headstones with equal parts wit and whimsy. New Dev Blogs are in the works as well for more rolling stock customization, industry interaction, and some exciting new updates on what Hya-Synth can do to raise the bar in audiovisual simulation. Next month, we will be marking a special occasion for the 20th anniversary of Railroad Tycoon 3, and we feel it's worth paying homage to that game, discussing why it has been so influential and how it has inspired our work in a full retrospective. We hope you all stay safe and have fun, and from all of us here: have a very happy Halloween from Century of Scream!
Comments (27)
cant wait to meme it up with a bunch of these pulling cargo somewhere.
What do you think is the best tier to sign up for if I would like early access to the game
Wont be anything like that for a while.
With terrain editing tools in the game and my love for building in a 3D environment Will there be Paint tools to repaint ground after editing terrain? Will grass still be sticking up in rail beds ballist after laying track on grass land? Will Towns already be in place or can we add them? Will there be any building engineering physics added to the game so suspension bridge building can cause structures to fail if built crazy? Thank You
I have a question for the next q&a. Will there be an auto driver? You've mentioned an auto fireman, but for those of us who are pyro-maniacs and like to swing a shovel, is it possible to get an auto driver function for when we play in single-player mode?
*cough* *cough* *DIESEL-MECHANICAL* *cough* *cough*
I have a question for the next q&a. Can you change the numbers and names of the locomotive?
Yes. Look at the image of the three locomotives again.
Q&A question: If you have the liberty to say, how will delivering cargo be handled? Will it be done as like contracts, where a facility/town needs so and so materials, akin to Snowrunner, or will each location take certain materials, and give back other materials, like Railroads Online. Also, loving the game so far and can't wait to see more.
too bad we didn't get a good look on the loco :(
There's plenty more where this came from, we'll be happy to give a proper look at these in the near future :)
Absolutely awesome! Love to see some diesel love!!
just watched you whistle video hyce. will you have your whistle in game i absolutely love your whistle
It's already in the game. Watch the rest of the whistle vid.
Any plans to make the the D&SNG RB1? Would be a fun doodlebug to add! ;)
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of RRT3 can only mean one thing… we’re gonna need the Orca Coronation in the game
Another... a... whoa... *misc happy sounds*
Happy Halloween!
20 years of RT3, man do I feel old.
Lol pls scary white pass stuff
As a fan of steam there is truly nothing scarier than a diesel locamotive lol.
Happy Halloween
For the next Q&A: How are you guys doing the physics of the wheel-rail interaction? Like actual flanged wheels with lateral and suspension and everything, or are you using some simplifications for the sake of performance? Also, will we be able to properly quarter slip an engine?
Ballin.
Oh man, that Combine looks so good. Great job y’all!
Some fantastic D&RG gems have been/are at Roaring camp! And there are a few Carter cars floating around that mean so much to some of us Californians. Thanks for sharing this Eerie Update!
Yes! Guaranteed Sumpter Valley representation!