Version 1.0 is a major update in Whitecoast City Railway. It was released on the 22nd of January 2023.
Release[]
Upon release, the update proved to be buggy with the AWS not turning on, lots more derailments, sounds not working and other bugs. Most of these bugs were fixed shortly after the update but the game was still not available to consoles. The update boosted the amount of players on the game as the amount of players online increased to around 300 before dropping to around 100. It later dropped to 10-30, the pre-1.0 concurrent player count.
New Features[]
1.0 introduces the following features:[]
- Working elevators
- A new role: Platform Staff
- More challenges
- Some train services now skip stations (those being CL006 and CL014 at Newingham Street)
- Feather signals added
- Functioning ticket machines and vending machines
- Trains can now swap routes at a terminus
The stations that have been modified are:[]
- Norwich Central: full rework
- Bracknell Parkway: full rework
- Windy Hill: minor upgrades
- Kai Natural Park: full rework
- Mirna Docks: platforms extended slightly
- Northernville: full rework
- Rosewells: platforms extended
- Chichester Terminal: demolished and replaced by Chichester City
- Chichester City: replaced Chichester Terminal
- Chesterfield Green: full rework
- Whitecoast Park: refresh and third platform
- Newingham Street: full rework and CL006 and CL014 now skip this station
- Whitecoast Central: refresh and two extra bay platforms
The following depots and sidings have been modified:[]
- Rosewells Depot: extended
- Whitecoast Park Depot: remade and renamed to Chichester Depot
- Whitecoast Park Siding: new siding!
- Kai Natural Park Sidings: new siding!
- Norwich Central Sidings: new siding!
The following trains have been modified:[]
- Class 331/195: added 3 car variant
- Class 331 and 195: model refreshed
- Class 377: full rework
- Class 158: full rework
- Variants added
New trains:[]
Miscellaneous[]
- New network map
- New menu
- New train driving system
- Station announcements added
- On-board train announcements added
Development Updates[]
| Preview | Date posted | Description | Poster |
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20th February 2022 | Class 142 departing an upgraded Kai Natural Park. | Miguelelpro11p |
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27th February 2022 | The new Class 350 in a tunnel. | Miguelelpro11p |
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5th March 2022 | Level Crossing as well as new meshes for trees and bushes. | StefanNL_Plays |
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20th March 2022 | Class 350 and Class 450 passing Norwich City. | StefanNL_Plays |
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27th March 2022 | Upgrade to Kai Natural Park itself. | StefanNL_Plays |
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4th April 2022 | Upgraded Norwich Central. | Maximal13_15 |
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14th April 2022 | Upgrade to the scenery around Mirna Docks. | Miguelelpro11p |
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24th April 2022 | Norwich Central Low Level Platforms and tunnel to Windy Hill. | Miguelelpro11p |
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6th May 2022 | Scenery upgrades to Norwich Central's approach. | Miguelelpro11p |
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15th May 2022 | Upgraded Bracknell Parkway. | Miguelelpro11p |
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20th May 2022 | Upgraded Chesterfield Green. | Maximal13_15 |
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1st June 2022 | Whitecoast Park Siding. | Miguelelpro11p |
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9th June 2022 | Addition of a decorative heritage railway and upgrade to scenery. | StefanNL_Plays |
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14th June 2022 | Addition of the Class 170 and Class 171, as well as an upgraded Newingham Street. | Miguelelpro11p |
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15th June 2022 | Class 142 exiting Chichester City Depot. | Miguelelpro11p |
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28th June 2022 | Class 331 at Chichester City Depot. | Miguelelpro11p |
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11th July 2022 | Mirna Docks and the ability for Dot Matrix displays to show up to 27 departures, cancellations and delays. | Miguelelpro11p |
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29th July 2022 | Upgraded Whitecoast Central. | Guilherme_RFS555 |
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10th August 2022 | Upgraded Norwich Central approach. | Miguelelpro11p |
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31st August 2022 | New menu screen. | Miguelelpro11p |
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19th September 2022 | Class 331 at Kai Natural Park Siding. | Miguelelpro11p |
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1st October 2022 | New driving GUI. | Miguelelpro11p |
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6th October 2022 | New network map. | Miguelelpro11p |
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12th October 2022 | Class 171 near Windy Hill foot crossing. | Miguelelpro11p |
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15th October 2022 | Chichester City's station building and canopy. | StefanNL_Plays |
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22nd October 2022 | Chichester City's concourse. | Miguelelpro11p |
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5th November 2022 | Line near Rosewells Depot. | StefanNL_Plays |
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10th November 2022 | Feather and alphanumerical signals. | Miguelelpro11p |
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18th November 2022 | New training guide. | Miguelelpro11p |
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28th November 2022 | Whitecoast Central flyover. | Miguelelpro11p |
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10th December 2022 | Chichester City entrance. | Miguelelpro11p |
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13th December 2022 | Class 158/8 and Norwich Central Sidings with snow. | Miguelelpro11p |
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20th December 2022 | Class 170 in Kai Natural Park Siding with snow. | StefanNL_Plays |
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29th December 2022 | Bracknell Parkway's approach with snow. | StefanNL_Plays |
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4th January 2023 | Kai Natural Park Line. | StefanNL_Plays |
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8th January 2023 | Railgrinder at Rosewells Depot. | StefanNL_Plays |
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15th January 2023 | The line beyond Chichester City. | StefanNL_Plays |
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21st January 2023 | Class 121. | StefanNL_Plays |
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22nd January 2023 | Class 377 at Rosewells. | Miguelelpro11p |
Trivia[]
- The update was expected to release on 16:42 GMT 22nd of January 2023 but because of an error, the update was released 8 minutes later.
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| Teaser | Date Posted | Description |
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6th September 2022 | This trailer shows the Platform Staff role and its features (being dispatching and incidents.) Working ticket machines, and "functioning" lifts are also shown. |
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14th January 2023 | This trailer shows various new trains (such as the Class 350) and rebuilt stations. The release date of 22/01/2023 is shown at the end of the trailer. |
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22nd January 2023 | This trailer was released just before Version 1.0 was released. It shows various new scenery around the map. |