Railroads Online – Beta Hotfix: Build 51175
Railroads Online Patch Notes — October 9, 2024
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.

Dear Community,
We just released a hotfix on the beta branch for the Anniversary Update! With this update, we're fixing a bunch of issues that came up since release and were reported to us by the community – thank you ♥
This update will once again only be available on the beta branch – so if you want to try it out, make sure you're on the right version! Go to your library in Steam, right-click on Railroads Online, open Properties, go to Betas, and select "Beta" under "Beta Participation - an update will now be triggered.
The update isn't available for you yet? Please make sure to verify your game files after downloading the update: Go to your library in Steam, right-click on Railroads Online, open Properties, go to Installed files and click on "Verify integrity of game files".
Your Railroads Online Team
New Features
- Added the ability to control multiple Units
- To gain access to this feature simply couple your engines together then to the rest of the cars
- This is an automatic feature for ease of use
- It works for several locomotives coupled together, no matter which directions
- You will always see the controls of the locomotive in which you entered
- A single engine controls all connected engines
- Brake
- Throttle
- Reverser
- Whistle
- Brake
- Added the ability to see freight counts while in the unloading/loading camera
- Added UI elements to show keybinds
- Added UI elements to show keybinds
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where first person sliders would not change increments until the mouse button was let go
- Fixed an Issue with brake not applying until higher values
- Fixed an issue where cars would stop a train when trying to couple to them
- Fixed an issue where language options were not saving properly
- Note: some settings are global setting meaning, they are saved meaning settings are saved across all saves until the player changes them, weather, fuel, couplers, autosave, time of day, etc
- Note: some settings are global setting meaning, they are saved meaning settings are saved across all saves until the player changes them, weather, fuel, couplers, autosave, time of day, etc
- Fixed an issue where auto-saving intervals were not being saved and applied properly
- Fixed Spanish translation issues
- Fixed an issue with the D&RG gondolas not coupling together
- Fixed an issue where it was hard to select a car or train when it was derailed upside down
- Fixed an issue where crossovers would derail trains
- Fixed an issue where the camera would auto rotate while the train was moving in the unloading/loading cam
- Fixed an issue where turning graphics settings to low caused the ground to disappear
- Disabled right clicking in the construction menu
- This caused some confusion with players on how to spawn items
- To open sub menus
- Left click on the 4 colored boxes in the upper right of the left menu
- Once the sub menu opens Left click on the item you want
- Right clicking no longer spawn objects or opens menus
- This caused some confusion with players on how to spawn items
- Fixed an issue with Cooke 2-6-0 Coal
- Removed a knuckle from the cook 2-6-0 on the rear of the cab
- Tender now couple properly
- Adjusted front knuckle coupler
- Adjusted front marker lights
- Tender now couple properly
- Removed a knuckle from the cook 2-6-0 on the rear of the cab
- Fixed an issue with knuckle couplers
- They should no longer fall out of the pockets when derailed
- They should no longer fall out of the pockets when derailed
- Fixed an issue where the sand house would refill sand slowly
- Takes about 15 seconds to recover 1 sand
- Takes about 15 seconds to recover 1 sand
- Fixed an issue where the D&RG water tower was not filling
- Takes about 10 seconds to recover 1 water
- Takes about 10 seconds to recover 1 water
- Fixed an issue where the parallel track tool was not closing properly after switching to a new tool
- Fixed an issue where the steam animations were not playing properly
- Steam should now flow smoothly like it did pre-anniversary update
- Steam should now flow smoothly like it did pre-anniversary update
- Fixed an issue where clients would not gain xp or money for the hosts while in a company
- Fixed an issue where the game wouldn’t update server set FPS
- FPS set by the host for the server will update for clients after a few seconds
- FPS set by the host for the server will update for clients after a few seconds
- Fixed an issue where the spawn tracks could be unintentionally deleted by the players
- Fixed an issue with the multiplayer server list
- Server list now shows correct ping
- Removed player count, when joining a full server a prompt will be displayed
- Server list now shows correct ping
- Fixed an issue with locomotives and cars
- Locos and cars paints should match the colors as the host
- Fixed an issue where locos were missing parts
- Fixed an issue where the shay had no collider on the front of the cab
- Fixed an issue where freight lost their hit boxes after being derailed
- Locos and cars paints should match the colors as the host
- Fixed an issue where there were some missing props
- Re Added the chair prop
- Re Added the water tower prop
- Re Added the rail rest prop
- Re Added the chair prop
- Fixed an issue where cars and engines would spawn on top of each other after being bought from the store
- Fixed an issue where the camera could be turned upside down
- Fixed an issue where the sandhouse and telegraph office did not have the grounds works option under them
- Fixed several issues with the pre-laid maps
- Fixed an issue where trees and rocks were in the tracks
- Added an alternate route to Pine Valley for the iron ore mine to help with early game. About a 3% grade then the final stretch is a slow 6% climb.
- Fixed an issue where trees and rocks were in the tracks
- Fixed an issue where tracks were sunk into the ground
- Fixed an issue where facilities with foundation snapped to the ground
- Fixed an issue where loading from the car at the refinery didn't work
- Fixed an issue where 12 AM and 12 PM were flipped
- Fixed an issue where some freight types showed the wrong sales price in their texts in Wiki
- Fixed an issue where clients didnt see the correct in- and outputs on the Maximap of some industries
- Fixed an issue where loading didn't work as intended (e.g. cordwood, beams, lumber...)
- To gain access to this feature simply couple your engines together then to the rest of the cars