I think it'd be cool if each type of cargo was visible in the cargo car and had its own physics. Hay could be a little bouncy, honey could be sticky, and ice could be slippery

Looking amazing!!

The driving style here is definitely spirit tracks inspired, even down to throwing the train in reverse from full throttle causing passenger complaints

I just had an idea! if you use a bell chime noise, you can intergrate level crossing noises into your music; i've done this in a previous composition and it sounds EPIC

i just found this, tought this look a lot like spirit tracks and now i hear the spirit tracks soundtrack :D

OMG THIS IS P E A K

I see that you gave three of the paint jobs for the locomotive the appearance of the Jupiter, the 119, and the General. However, there is one problem: those three locomotives are 4-4-0s, not 4-2-0s.

oh I love this. I love trains and I love this. I will be watching this game’s progress closely!!!! :3

i think it'd be fun for the locomotive have different configurations, like a traditional 4-4-0 or a 2-4-0..!

I think you should make the plushy of the train and I like your game❤

It would be funny for there to be a sandbox mode Like making your own layout

I have only just discovered this project and I am floored with not just the progress but the effort and quality the team put into this cozy train game. I am looking forward to seeing more updates. Regarding feedback (as I’m not in the discord) I suggest a few different freight cars for specific/unique loads. Tankers for liquid, hoppers for stone/coal, flatbeds for lumber, post-vans for mail. That and maybe short industrial lines for shunting work. In any case your team has done a great job and should be proud of their work.

please make a locomotive with a propper wheelbase i love the main loco but please make it a propper 4-4-0 it just makes me angry when i see the odd 4-2-0s people make

The way the train looks sorta reminds me of the pacific data images "locomotion"

ive never wishlisted a game so fast after seeing JUST THE COVER

potentially making an underground railway could be interesting, there would actually be dangers but could be used to shorten the distance between large distances on the map, could also have additional mole villagers

6:33 Comet and CaliFornia Comet are the same color (or is it?)

Y'all should add a boxcar for the cheese & fruits and dynamite, while having 2 new loads for the gondola. Lumber, & crates for example. Also what about having orher xar types outside of that? A baggage car could maybe bring in more money from passengers going longer distances, the afor mentioned boxcar, a flatcar & a tankcar for idk...water? And maybe have a couple of static freight cars at industries to add life that way too.

I love the look of the game so far! I can definitely see the Spirit Tracks inspiration, I can’t wait to see the whole game finished in the future! Side note, I love the look of the engine, rolling stock, & passengers. They look so cute!

Add different trains and to get different trains by money and a steam works and a slider of trains

Here's an idea A hidden object style "mini game" So for short its like mini quests, that are a sort of hidden object esque, For example "I forgot my luggage at Station X! Could you get it for me?" Then at Station X! you have to click/tap on the luggage....if you can find it....or perhaps "I need an idea for a post card for back home, can you find <insert object here> like say a cow, or windmill, or something along the track that you have to click on, or maybe perhaps a whole camera tool thing, with "side" "quests."

Suggestion suggestion! What if you add some small dialog from the passengers in the corner? Have them react to being thrown forward when you break suddenly, whine or compliment performance, or some random, small dialog during their journey to make them seem a bit more alive!

You know what about adding whistle codes Like, let's say leaving a station two long blasts I think would be a nice touch and the railfan community will totally go crazy for it

Maybe you should add other trains and a story

Maybe have a timeline where you can go through years and eventullay buy diesel locos

Some reccomendations: instead of a camera shake when the brakes are applied, sparks from the wheels would make much more sense, if not both effects. Also in regards to the caboose model it would probably be a good idea to replace the remains of the clestory on the roof (reused from the passenger cars) with a roofwalk instead (and if wanted change the roof style to be angular like on the locomotive.) Also would help to change the windows on the top coupola to be regular (no halfway opened effect with the line) and lettering text below the main windows instead of along the top. (maybe also a number to give cabooses more identity) I also cant help but notice the fact the passenger cars (and caboose since textures are reused) dont actually have doors to get in... if implemented They should be on the ends, so would replace the windows. (a window would be on the door anyways)

Much of this reminds me of Zelda spirit tracks

Perhaps adding a visual indicator of how well you service a station? (Like have a small town in the background)

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A 4-2-0? That is not going to be able to pull much IRL… an Aristocraft 4-2-2 still can’t do much.

This game looks great. Say, I'm not sure if this counts but I have a few ideas that could work for it. For example, what if there were diffrent weather patterns that could effect your travel like For example fog will make you have to travel slow to not wreck. Rain or thunderstorms could cause reduced visibility and make rails slippery due to them being wet resulting you having to use sand to get up steep hills. Snow will slow you down and can make rails slippery and you would need to use snow plow. How about adding a box car or flat bed wagon to the game. A box car to handle certain special cargo like stuff that can't get wet like exotic silk for example or meat or grain or what have you. A flat bed for wood or bricks. Also how about diffrent locomotive types you can drive like 4-4-0s or 4-6-0s for example or like you can use these other engines if your train breaks down and you have to use other engines until it's repaired. What do you think?

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It's so cute, I love the buildings and the steam powered crane

Sound interesting and Amazing, the inspiration of the Zelda spritit track wish everyone is favorite game + animal crossing that is cool 🤩

this is a tiny little thing, but I reckon there should be some little sparks that come from the wheels when you slam on the brakes :3

as a train fan you could add sparks when someone slams the brakes

You should add a difficulty setting to the freight jobs! The freight can diifer in difficulty with cargo durability, there could be three types: fragile, sturdy, tough. Tough cargo is the easiest kind of cargo to carry, but you gain little money from it, fragile cargo would be the hardest where you have to be very careful with speeding down the line lest you break the cargo and lose value. And maybe you could assemble your train as well in shunting yards!

While I can understand your still quite early in development, it does feel a little odd with there being no other actual locomotives. Seeing how much you put into making unique NPC models was nice, but feels contradictory to what you call "the main character" not being given anything beyond some recolours.

If you do any effects for the brakes, such as sparks, I'd recommend that you make sparks come from the brake shoes of the locomotive, but not the wheels, unless they completely lock up.

Perhaps you could add in an arrogant rival train in the style of a 4-6-4 hudson or some other big american engine that steals jobs or sabotages the railway

i see the inspiration from TLOZ: Spirit tracks i really love that game

This train really reminds me of the Casey Jones cartoon

Every time I think I need to learn how to make a game to make a Spirit Tracks successor someone beats me to it. I am so looking forward to this wishing today.

Mhm yep I’m getting this game

I had to track down what this game reminds me of cause it was driving me CRAZY! The way the engine and cars move reminds me of that old short film called Locomotion (1989), where the engine is sentient and jumps over that hole in the bridge so he isn't late and doesn't get scrapped! (Kinda morbid if you think about ngl) Anyways yes I'm in love with this game so far! The vision is very stylized and adorable. I can't wait to see more of this in the future!

I suggest looking at cartoonified versions of other train types, that might help y'all design new engines!!

yasssss here from Saby!!!!

can you please add mountains and stuff like in rdr2. this game is gorgeous

my only suggestion is moving the first class car to just behind the tender. The closer something is to the locomotive the smoother the ride is. Naturally you'd want the first class passengers to have the most comfortable ride possible. Its the same case when animals were moved by trains. Stock cars were at the very front of the train as to provide the smoothest ride possible.

It's so adorable, i love it!! I would def buy it if y'all made a console port WAYYYYYYYY off in the future