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Lots of New Updates

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New Versions for Everyone!

For the first time in a long time, the newest versions my major games are available for iOS, Android & Windows Store in the same time.  I usually focus on updating Android first and then spend the time to port the new updates to iOS & Windows (because iOS and Windows is much harder to do).  In reality this means that the iOS & Windows Store versions of Train Sim, Flight Sim, Car Crashers & Kids Car Racers are often 2 versions behind the Android counterparts.

However because the last few versions of my games had some fairly significant updates I spent the time necessary to update these games for all the platforms.

Here are the highlights of the recent changes:

  • Flight Sim received its 10th airplane and some major bug fixes.  Version 2.1.2 available now on iOS and Android
  • Car Crashers received a T34 Tank you can crash and some significant user interface fixes.  Version 1.8.6 is now available for Android, iOS & Windows Store (Windows Phone Coming soon)
  • Kids Car Racers received an 18th car (GoKart) and an improved menu with pictures, so that kids can easily see what scene they are choosing.  Version 1.9.2 is available on Android and is under review for iOS.  Windows Store/Phone coming soon.
  • Most importantly Train Sim has been updated to contain 3D Cabins for all trains.  Version 3.4.4 is also available for Android, iOS, Windows Store & Windows Phone

What’s Next?

I have a finished Airbus A380 Model finished for Flight Sim,  my next focus will be to update Flight Sim with its 11th free airplane.

 

Train Sim All 3D Cabs

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As promised in my Post in February, I have been focusing on delivering 3D cabs for all Trains in Train Sim.  With the addition of a 3D cabin for the Flying Scotsman my goal is complete and all 40 trains in Train Sim now have a 3D Cabin.

Flying Scotsman Cabin

Now to be fair not all the 3D cabins have the same standard.  The weakest of the lot are the Dash 9, LNER Mallard and the NY Hudson.  I will be focusing on improving these in the near future.  There are also a few Passenger Cars that do not have a 3D Interior that will have to be fixed.

However for now I am happy to report that there are no more 2D Train Cabins in Train Sim and that all future trains will also have 3D Cabins.

Train Sim Google Play (Android) Store

Metrovagonmash 81-760/761 Added to Train Sim

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Metrovagonmash 81-760Train Sim 3.4.3 was release for Android.  This is a rather large update that added a new Subway Train and an amazing 3D Cab for the Challenger Locomotive.  This means that The Flying Scotsman is the last train to feature a 2D Cabin and I hope to have that fixed in the next release.  In this release I also made it possible for all opposite trains to stop at stations, making their behaviour slightly more realistic.

Metrovagonmash 81-760Here is the list of new features in Train Sim version 3.4.3:

-3D Cab for Challenger Train
-Track Switching to the Desert andMountain Scenes
-Metrovagonmash 81-760 Subway Train
-More Historically Accurate Flying Scotsman Tender
-Opposite Trains now stop on stations

This weekend I will try to get Train Sim iOS version updated as well, which means it could go live within 7-10 days.

40 Trains 50MB

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The next update of Train Sim will feature a new 2-6-0 Mogul type steam locomotive.  This will bring the number of playable  Locomotives to 40.  This is a significant milestone for Train Sim and a bit of a technical achievement as all these trains fit in a 50MB download just under the limit imposed by Google Play.  On top of the highly detailed 3D Train Models and their 3D cabins the game also contains 23 Car models, 8 scenes and over 100 environment models and textures that make the scenes look real.  At this point there are no other mobile train simulators that can even approach the number of Trains available in Train Sim.

Train Sim Mogul

Why is this important? At some point in the future I will have to make a decision about going over the 50MB download size and splitting the download into 2 parts.  This means Google Play users will first have to get a smaller 20-30MB download and then get prompted for the additional download portion that will contain the remainder of the game.  This is not a great user experience and I am hoping to avoid this.  I hope that at some point in the near future Google will expand their single download maximum size to 100MB solving this issue.  However if that does not happen and I want to add more trains and scenes I will have to move to an “additional download” model.

For now Train Sim still fits under 50MB so enjoy the new version Coming Soon to Android (iOS and Windows platforms to follow)

Flight Sim & Train Sim Updated

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Flight SimRecently I was showing off Flight Sim on my LG Nexus Phone when I noticed that the map was not rendering correctly. I am not sure why this happened but it started happening after the 5.1.1 Android Update. So I decided to recompile Flight Sim with the newest version of Unity and the Android SDK to make sure it does not have any issues with the newest version of the Android operating system. From my personal tests it seemed to fix the issues.  There will be a larger update to Flight Sim hopefully within the next month as I am waiting for completion of a new airplane.

Train SimulatorAlso I am happy to report that Train Sim for Android was also updated to version 3.4.0. This is a minor update that fixes a potential crash with track switching and also a new 3D Regio Panter Cabin.  This leaves just a few more train cabins to convert to 3D.  After that I can focus on improving the Airport Scene and adding more Trains.

Train Sim 3.3.7 Released

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Train SimulatorTrain Sim Android 3.3.7 Released

-Added 3D Cabs for SD7 & TGM3
-Sky now gets cloudy during Rain
-Improved Night Mode
-Improved User Interface

This is part of the ongoing updates to improve all 28 trains in Train Sim so they have the same level of quality and 3D interiors.  I am also going to try to implement Track Switching as I think I finally figured out how to do it.

Updates to Amazon, iOS and Windows platforms will follow.

Train Sim 10 Million Downloads!

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Train SimulatorTrain Sim has just reached the milestone of 10 Million Downloads on Google Play in just 27 months.  I would like to say thank you to all the fans who have downloaded Train Sim and a special thanks to everyone who has been helping me make Train Sim even better over the last 2 years by sending me your bug reports and suggestions.  To Celebrate more Trains and Updates coming soon!

Train Sim – Subway Update

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Train Sim SubwayA new version of Train Sim is now available for Android and iOS, featuring a Train Sim Subwaycompletely new and much larger Subway Scene. An updated Subway Scene has been requested by users for some time now, and I decided to not disappoint.  The new Subway Scene features 15 Stations and 3 outside portions.  Simply put, its huge!

This new version of Train Sim also contains another much requested feature, electrical poles! When running an electric train, the Metropolis and Port scenes will display electrical posts above the track.  I have not yet added this to the other scenes because I am not sure how well the electrical poles will look in the Desert.

Train Sim SubwayTrain Sim Future: I am planning to add additional subway trains and expand some of the existing train to feature 3D cabs with the eventual goal of having 3D cabs in all Train Sim trains.  Also electrical poles will for sure be added to the Airport Scene

One of the challenges I am currently facing is download size.  Train Sim Android is currently just under 50MB, meaning it can be downloaded as a single file.  Once I cross the 50MB file size I will be forced to split Train Sim into 2 downloads (main and additional content).  This is something I really do not want to do.  So I will have to spend some time modifying existing content to be stored more efficiently.  This will hopefully postpone this issue by an extra year.