Changes: SCR Version 1.6

Revision as of 08:55, 9 July 2020

Stepford loop with extra track — The new network map introduced in Version 1.6

SCR Version 1.6 was an update released to the public on June 22nd, 2020. This update, nicknamed the 'Rebrand' by this community brought a full Stepford Connect and Waterline rebrand, a Connect extension to a new area Willowfield, and Morganstown became a triple line Interchange upon a new Waterline shuttle to there.

Official Update Features

Willowfield extension including new stations Beechley, Hemdon Park, and Willowfield.
New siding (Beechley Sidings) for 7 routes to Stepford Victoria
New siding (Morganstown Siding) for Morganstown Shuttle
New Bypass Siding (Coxly Bypass Siding) for trains that start after Coxly.
Coxly Depot replaced with Coxly Station Siding.
8 new routes and an extra exclusive Class 68 route
Rebuilds of Stepford Victoria, Stepford High Street, Stepford UFC, and Coxly.
Stepford City scenery upgrade with lots of scenery replacement, including new seating
Part Streaming rewrite including automatic throttling and priority zones
Stepford Connect rebranding, first introduced with the Class 380 rolled out to the entire fleet
Waterline rebranding finished with the Class 508 and 319 receiving a rebrand
Baseplates now are allowed to be walked on
Morganstown <-> Benton shuttle for 2 car Waterline trains added.
Newly remodeled mesh signals that reduce lag
Better track despawning
Core signaling system was rewritten, reducing processing and increasing reliability
Smart procedure for Multi-SPADs that means you can't get trapped
As a result of Multi-SPAD upgrades, Leighton Stepford Road introduced as a terminus for two new routes to Westwyvern and Llyn-by-the-Sea.
New badge
Lighting adjustments
Default fog now changed to the Atmosphere system
Teleport failure handling now prevents a rejoin required
Tweaks and fixes to Train HUD messages
Tweaks and fixes to dispatch timing (relating to scheduling)
Tweaks and fixes to OFF indicator positioning and availability
Tweaks and fixes to platform length announcements
Tweaks and fixes to spawn location orientations
RoPrescence support

Reception and Community Feedback

The Class 707 was criticised for having a debatable livery extending to the front

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 == Official Update Features ==
-* Willowfield extension including new stations [[Beechley]], [[Hemdon Park]] and [[Willowfield]].
+* Willowfield extension including new stations [[Beechley]], [[Hemdon Park]], and [[Willowfield]].
 * New siding ([[Beechley Sidings]]) for 7 routes to Stepford Victoria
 * New siding ([[Morganstown Siding]]) for Morganstown Shuttle
-* New Bypass Siding ([[Coxly Bypass Siding]]) for trains which start after Coxly.
+* New Bypass Siding ([[Coxly Bypass Siding]]) for trains that start after Coxly.
 * [[Coxly Depot]] replaced with [[Coxly Station Siding]].
 * 8 new routes and an extra exclusive Class 68 route
-* Rebuilds of [[Stepford Victoria]], [[Stepford High Street]], [[Stepford United Football Club|Stepford UFC]] and [[Coxly]].
+* Rebuilds of [[Stepford Victoria]], [[Stepford High Street]], [[Stepford United Football Club|Stepford UFC]], and [[Coxly]].
 * [[Stepford City Zone|Stepford City]] scenery upgrade with lots of scenery replacement, including new seating
 * Part Streaming rewrite including automatic throttling and priority zones
-* [[Stepford Connect]] rebranding, first introduced with the [[Class 380]] rolled out to entire fleet
+* [[Stepford Connect]] rebranding, first introduced with the [[Class 380]] rolled out to the entire fleet
 * [[Waterline]] rebranding finished with the Class 508 and 319 receiving a rebrand
 * Baseplates now are allowed to be walked on
 * [[Morganstown]] <-> [[Benton]] shuttle for '''2 car''' [[Waterline]] trains added.
-* New remodelled mesh signals that reduce lag
+* Newly remodeled mesh signals that reduce lag
 * Better track despawning
-* Core signalling system rewritten, reducing processing and increasing reliability
+* Core signaling system was rewritten, reducing processing and increasing reliability
 * Smart procedure for Multi-SPADs that means you can't get trapped
 * As a result of Multi-SPAD upgrades, [[Leighton Stepford Road]] introduced as a terminus for two new routes to [[Westwyvern]] and [[Llyn-by-the-Sea]].