Century of Steam - Developer Q&A #2 + missed demo features!

We had more things to share from our NNGC demo, and wanted to do another round of answering Patron questions! We hope you enjoy! :D
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[@warmstrong5612]

Once it releases I'd love to see 'The Spiffing Brit' show how 'Century of Steam is a Perfectly Balanced Game' and then proceeds to breaks it.

[@WasatchWind]

Or Let's Game it Out.

[@briannem.6787]

oh yes. That'd be the greatest. I'd love to see both of them dick around in the game. @@WasatchWind

[@Sil3ntD3ath478]

Kibitz finding interesting ways to perfectly break and optimize every route

[@briannem.6787]

@@Sil3ntD3ath478 if industries are able to be hand-placed I guarantee he's gonna make this game look like satisfactory, with millions of factories perfectly placed. Would be a very interesting take.

[@Sil3ntD3ath478]

@@briannem.6787 or it'll be more like what he does on occasion and completely breaks it and nothing works

[@CullenTabaczynski]

This is looking amazing you guys. I know that you guys are THE narrow gauge people, but down the road adding standard gauge steam locomotives would be awesome.. Even if you have more knowledge on narrow gauge trains this game engine just has too much potential to not expand outside of narrow gauge. I hope "we love big choo choo's" means what I think it means. Looks lovely once again.

[@Rheneas1866]

The American narrow gauge people*

[@abuBrachiosaurus]

​@@Rheneas1866 Of course with the Thomas PFP as well

[@WasatchWind]

Gosh every little piece of detail, like the overflow with the firing controls, gosh it's a thing of beauty 👌

[@Josiah100x]

EXCELLENT

[@elmsroth8850]

What diff with derail valley ?

[@WasatchWind]

@@elmsroth8850 What's the difference with Derail Valley? I haven't played DV, but my understanding is that it's equipment is based off of Eastern Europe designs - while Century of Steam is American narrow gauge. Derail Valley also doesn't let you place your own track, which is probably the biggest difference gameplay speaking.

[@WasatchWind]

26:10 - finally a good bell! I feel like whistles get all the love in train sims, but there's something great about a good bell in irl railfanning. This just sounds way better than most you hear in train games, where it's just the same exact audio file played over and over, a complete afterthought.

[@dhxl]

I hate bells since I played MSTS 😒. I don't understand why people do like them 🤷‍♂. I wish American locomotives used whistles as European do.

[@Ti_Daley]

​@dhxl good, you're meant to hate the sound of a bell. Its an unnatural made sound and thus you will notice it and where it came from. Thus its great on a locomotive, as a warning device. Steam locos can be eerily quiet moving about, so a bell is a good "hey im coming through here" sound that won't blow your ears out with decibels that the whistle will do

[@dhxl]

​@@Ti_Daley, I disagree simply because of the European practice. Europeans somehow survived age of steam without annoying bells. Now they have a horn and a whistle. Horns for danger and warnings, whistles are for attention signals. No annoying bells and it's pleasant to hear them. And it must a be common sense to look around when you cross tracks. From time to time I cross tracks, where trains may move on speeds up to 160 km/h and in such a case bells won't help. Just look to the left, look to the right and go or stay.

[@SteamIsntKing]

​@@dhxlWell thats europe, not the U.S, like the other guy said its used as a warning, to alert the train is moving, or coming atleast. that wish will never come true unfortunately, and bells will continue to stay on steam locomotives

[@Ben31337l]

@@SteamIsntKing Although it is their choice whether you use it or not. 😂

[@WasatchWind]

22:11 - thanks for answering my question. Definitely agree, it sounds great at slow speed, especially the initial start. At high speed however, it starts to become a bit garbled, more like a boiling pot of water than a steam locomotive. But I wish you luck as you tackle this challenge, so much of the sound design is already really well done.

[@JamesPattersonGeepfan]

19:15, I can remember playing the demo at night and there was this weird UFO that appeared on the horizon. Took me a moment, but it was the lights on the ship out on the water. Neat effect!

[@hansvonflammenwerfer2817]

Gotta love the "Get back in the cab before you die" position

[@slanderedstone]

I still absolutely love how they made the injectors work like actual injectors, the game is gonna be awesome!

[@Pyrotrainthing]

"Nuanced little features" just being able to sit in the cab and properly see out the window of a 3ft gauge engine is amazing enough for me you have no idea.

[@eggbob1412]

Boiler explosion?

[@chrisgill7824]

Excellent Work Mark and the rest of the team. I am looking forward to playing this. Having some DV vibes here when things go wrong would be great too!

[@crazygamingfab9338]

This is a very huge project, i'm not sure everyone gets that yet. I hope when you guys release it it's in working condition and it don't get rushed last minute because of financial problems like other small studios with big projects. Looking good so for so keep up the good work 👏 👍.

[@Andrew7923]

Hearing there will be articulateds made my day!

[@yogabumm]

100/10 Cant wait! By the way: will we be able to upgrade track & rolling stock infastructure? Like replacing link & pin couplers with knuckles, (or even split knucles), giving rolling stock roller bearings, replacing stub switches with point switches, or replacing a wooden bridge with an iron one? (This is totally not because I hate stub switches)

[@Trainman-xm3wd]

i know its childish but can you get the reading 5 chime whistle used for the polar express in the game and show it in the next dev update. its one of my favorite childhood steam whistles

[@WasatchWind]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's already in there, considering just how many whistles they have. And I'm sure that when support for standard gauge is added with the steam workshop after release, the second thing someone makes will be 1225, right after a horrific cursed narrow gauge 4014.

[@Andrew7923]

Having a starting line connect to an industry, but still letting you bild track would be nice. I enjoyed RRO, but my first experience was very disappointing when I had to fight with bilding track for 3 hours before I was connected to the saw mill and logging camp and could actually run my first train.

[@WasatchWind]

The youtuber SteR made this point as well with his hardcore maps, that unnamed railroad game really drags early on because you have to lay a bunch of track before you can do any actual running of trains.

[@TarisSinclair]

Optimizing the game for less-than-top-of-the-line-graphic-cards will certainly be a big task. Complexity of models will need to be decimated down and textures will need to get optimized and their resolution scaled down. That way one wouldn't need a 24GB VRAM just to load the texture files. As a former fullstack developer/designer of oldschool upbringing, I wince everytime I see "minimum requirements" for modern games. Somewhere along the line developers and game artists lost the ability to optimize, and instead blame players for trying to run their game "on a potato". Please, please, please.. a thousand time please, don't go down that route. Invest the extra time and effort into allowing less powerful systems to run the game smoothly. It'll pay off a hundred times over in the future.

I've liked trains since I was a kid, and this game seems to be getting really interesting

[@UmoadoGaming]

“Get back in the the cab before you die position 🤣 That IC 3 chime at 26:00 is awesome! Also did I just hear an individual chime at the start?!

[@joshmeister4449]

I know this is a total shot in the dark, but as far as this being Narrow Gauge in America, are there any plans at all to represent any Hawaiian Narrow Gauge? Railroads where a major, major part of Hawaii's development, especially on Oahu with the OR&L.

[@WasatchWind]

If not official, I'm sure it'll be in the steam workshop pretty quickly once they give support for that.

[@neonsamurai1348]

I would love the ability just to lean left and right to see the gauge or stick my head out the window. More immersive that way. Looking great though

[@Havlock]

19:20 "Anything to make the environment feel more lively." Like, for example, the possibility of livestock wandering on to the rails and potentially getting clobbered by the train?

[@loganfrancel9275]

Can we drive model t's? It would be a nice way to get to different map locations or carry coal to a stranded locomotive

[@JuanRempel]

I find it ridiculous to play so many ad's on a video to hype the new game, you lost me after the 3rd

[@ethanlarribeau5959]

Question thats probably already been asked: will there be coal firing in the game? As I commented on your firing 101 video its my favorite on your channel and i'd love the chance to fail at it. If so will it be like firing in derail valley (which I can sorta do) or something different/more detailed?

[@AllisonChainz3718]

NOTE I AM NOT A DEV I AM JUST MAKING EDUCATED GUESSES/SPECULATING Judging by this video they put out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5OmmaaMrNCHkKc it seems they plan to include both coal and wood burning. If you look closely at the tender in the video you can see what appear to be piles of coal and wood for firing the engine. Now granted these could just be aesthetic changes (that is what the linked video is about after all), but I doubt Hyce and Studio 346 would add coal and wood to a tender just for looks. Most likely the oil firing is what got "done" first and is what they are showing off, with coal and wood firing coming later down the pipeline because of their detail, and relative complexity. As for detail, I would assume the coal firing can be very detailed if you want it to be, just like the rest of the simulation seems to be. NOTE I AM NOT A DEV I AM JUST MAKING EDUCATED GUESSES/SPECULATING

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

First off: Patreon questions asked at: 0:38 and 10:32 down below. 0:18 I just joined... I simply had to :) Now the real question is: So where do we ask questions on Patreon that you'll take for these videos? Simply just anywhere? Even here as long as the video isn't visible for all? 0:38 _First patreon question:_ How many patreons does it take to get you a pop filter for your mike? XD (seriously, you should absolutely get one!) 1:21 The gauges aren't that easy to read, at least in that camera angle... and I guess they deserve to be rounder! :) 2:09 LOL! Those memes on the Derail Valley ES&D liveries really got ya! 9:41 You can't discuss things that didn't happen... it is fine! ;) 10:32 In VR as well, at least kinda. Would throw that in as my _second patreon question:_ Will it support VR? If not at the beginning, at a later point? 11:11 Is that a Kenosha happening without the Smells Of Kenosha playing? XD 11:50 I guess he meant that it does move and just doesn't pop and hover static where it came out of the stack. Great to have all the physics have an effect on it! 12:08 Just another Kenosha :) - and I love all theose red barrels you placed on the map for absolutely no apparent reason ;) 18:53 lol. This is fine. 23:50 What a question! They Smell Like Kenosha, that's why they're there! 24:26 Having learnt something, you guys should definitely make them Kenosha-able. 25:23 _It's Time To Pee In A Cupᵀᴹ_ 25:27 BTW, why does the Derail Valley Horror Game Derail sound (y'know, that **KLUNK** thingy...) keep playing in my head when I watch this happening in CoS? ^^ 27:13 Did the dynamo pitch just change slightly? 27:26 It actually did. The details, tho! 28:30 You can just tell Mark really LOVES the Smell of Kenosha! 28:36 Just look at how the train just smacks itself into the splody boïs! Too bad they don't splode just yet... :D

[@overkilldevice6576]

My major worry was that we weren't going to get track laying. I am now infinitely happy my fears have been stomped. So excited to get my hands on this.

[@Josiah100x]

do we have VR planned any in the future?

[@WasatchWind]

They've said in their FAQ it's something they hope to work on eventually after full release.

[@shortlinestudios]

Looking great guys! Can't wait to see more of this!

[@jacobramsey7624]

I was half expecting the boiler to explode there at the end. Will that be simulated?

[@AShadowboxsFSX]

I'd like to know if there will be ways to have different couplers in the game or if it's all going to be link and pin?

[@Stooltoad5017]

Different couplers are used in the trailer, so my assumption would be yes.

[@NowhereMan260]

Your remarks at 19:47 Make me extremely happy, I've been struggling with That eerie feeling for so many train games and this game is going to be a godsend to that.

[@TheUndeadHooligan]

Will we be able to add our own logos/images on tenders? I made a logo for my railroad, the East Georgia Grande (E.G.G.), and was hoping to smack it on the side of my choochoos. PS. Thanks for answering my question about the big choochoos. And love ur work so far.

[@Katoro101]

This would be amazing in vr.

[@WasatchWind]

In their FAQ, they've said they do hope to add VR support someday. 🙂

[@cSalt1]

this game looks so beautiful!! i hope we get to see the K-37 in action soon though. but its whatever im already happy enough with what we have.

[@WasatchWind]

Much to my chagrin, I'm guessing they're saving those for later, both for building that hype, and because the more modern locos probably involve a lot more stuff to work out.

[@jacoblyman9441]

@@WasatchWind IDK, I feel like it would almost be the opposite. The lifetime of customizations on a modern engine is shorter relatively speaking than the lifetime of customizations than the engine they showed off in the Patreon video just due to time released. A K-28 for example was first built in 1923 meaning they only have 46 years of operation covered by the game era and they were locomotives only bought by a few railroads. The 2-8-0's they keep showing in the customization trailer are a roughly 1870s design meaning that is roughly 100 years of customizations and variations to track, many variants of which might not have been photographed and were bought by many railroads. The one thing that might be harder on a more modern engine is simulating the superheating. Superheated steam has a different "characteristic" to it in how it performs than saturated steam does and if they want to capture that detail then a superheated engine needs to have that fine difference in performance. It is not a huge difference, but enough of a tweak under the game's hood it might warrant some finer tuning before it is ready for the big time.

[@MichaelBrown-h3f]

How will the industries/towns work? Are they more like R.O. or derail valley or something different?

[@Tsunami1972]

Was glad to hear there would be options for laying your own track and industries. Honestly, I am not a railfan geek, and I am more interested in just enjoying the railroad aesthetic. I would much rather do the design and layout of towns, industries, bridges, earthworks, tunnels, and rails, and have a simplified train operation aspect. Essentially a 3D "model" railroad builder, with the added aspect of and economic operational model on top. Railroad Tycoon or Railroad Corporation style aspects with the RRO/CoS sandbox 3D model is a dream come true. Will follow the progress with interest -- (became a fan of Hyce and this stuff thru his videos with KAN).

[@thundervallie]

11:13 HAH! I didn't expect to see the whole lead truck disconnected from the locomotive! Oh, what fun. Looking absolutely incredible, love the work you guys are doing!

[@HylianDefender]

Ah yes, I'd love to run along the Sumpter Valley Railway on a moonless night and have to deal with a deer derailing me while my train is due by sunrise

[@apollosaturn5]

18:02 "...It's missing a lot of bits." Well, that's Train Simulator Classic, in a nutshell😁. By DTG standards this game is ready to be released.😉

[@jessemg95]

Oh so very hype. Also super glad we'll be able to just focus on driving and not have to worry about firing, as that might as well be magic to me c:

[@Nareimooncatt]

"The get back in the cab before you die" camera position. Hmm, a little convoluted naming scheme, but can't fault you for ambiguity.

[@abuBrachiosaurus]

Can't wait! Hoping for some Sumpter Valley locos like the huge 2-6-6-2s (ex-Uintah 2-6-6-2Ts)

[@WasatchWind]

I personally want #19 really badly, but I've heard whisperings about it. There's a volunteer from Sumpter who's in the unofficial discord who brings it up to them now and then. My general perception is that they are keeping the more modern and larger locos close to their chest, as a nice treat after a while.

[@cheetalo5977]

I wish my grandpa could have been alive to see this, he would have loved it

[@BigRigginRoger]

if there will be a VR mode, i'll be swayed even more to play this game, i'll still give this game a try when it's released either way. was also wondering if any form of wheel slip will be a feature of the game

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

VR is an absolute must!

[@geyrnauch]

Knowing how this game is set up, I'd probably count on wheel slip being included....

[@Vlaxie]

I would love to see the Smokebox level of simulation depth in this game, it's far more entertaining when there's an actual challenge to keeping the train moving and having to worry about all the woes of running a realistic steam engine. RRO puts you to sleep with its full throttle- forward reverser- sit back and do nothing for 10 minutes thing, idk if it will ever even get anything resembling the real thing.

[@TheRealArtist2228]

I ow the detail in this game is unreal I cannot wait to play it from the trains the mountains the landscape the sounds the music everything is so good I’m so exited keep up the good work also will there be Shay locomotives in the game.

[@LiamCorbett-m8k]

I’d love to see the Kansas Central Railroad finally get attention. I didn’t even know of its existence until last fall, and I’ve lived in Kansas my entire life (and not very far from where it ran). It was a 150 mile narrow gauge railroad across the Midlands and Flint Hills of northeast Kansas, with a near constant up and down 1.5% track profile

[@apenasgargorio]

a viable way to drive the locomotive inside the cab :D

[@dcp3789]

Hyce?

[@o-tuathail]

hello, i love all the insightful questions the people offer! i don’t have enough money to become a patron, however i do have a question which an answer would be much appreciated if possible - will there be any communication or voice chat in the multiplayer, such as telegraph or spatial audio?

[@WasatchWind]

Good question. My assumption would be relying on discord or something for that, but yeah, some kind of text chat would be great in game.

[@johnk8475]

will there be more modern steam locomotive options in the full game? and will this game work on a mac?

[@Stooltoad5017]

There are diesel locomotives in the trailer, so my assumption would be yes. Can’t answer the second one. Do note that I am not a part of the team.

[@WasatchWind]

The team hasn't said anything about Mac and Linux support to my knowledge, though they have been clear that console support isn't in the cards. Modern steam will definitely be in the game. In the trailer you can see two types of more modern locos, and given the end date of the game, 1969, it's clear that we will get a lot of later steam power. 🙂

[@ozinAdelaide]

The look and feel of the landscape is truly beautiful. The colours are stunning. Was blown away with the detail about the snow clearing . That will be amazing. I waited 30 years to be in s position to see the OY on the C&TS, only to be defeated by covid and closed borders 😢 Are you looking at s 2025 release? It will be a hard wait that is for sure. I am giddy like a millennial in anticipation 😅

[@strasburgrailfan90]

That bell of yours is smelling like Kenosha

[@xgusart]

i'm preatty sure that no one in your team will even pronounce that name, but i'm gonna say it. If this stills like this, this game will be the Railroads Online killer. Let's see wich game wins

[@bebo995]

Isn't this Hyce from RR Online? If so, Aare you done with RR Online?

[@ravenwda007]

The fact that there’s an in game ui that shows the track and junctions is a quality of life requirement that should be in every game. No third party program is required like this other train game.

[@philtheairplanemechanic]

I'm a mechanic so hearing maintenance due to wear and tear is simulated is so exciting.

[@kingkramer]

The cars sprinkled around are so beautiful, and I get the urge to drive them around just as much as I wanna drive the trains around

[@evil_me]

It would be easy to model air leakage, use number of cars and environmental temperature. Would be a simple way to model air leaking

[@goldenfoxysworld3427]

Please tell me when you’re finished I’ll come out on Consol as well as PC

[@generaltophat5877]

Mark that was the smoothest transition I’ve ever seen

[@painless-0606]

I hope there is coming more Information about the build System and are there also small diesel trains ?

[@lakesiderailwayco2484]

Wait. Mark, is the Huber whistle going to be in the game?

[@WasatchWind]

Yeah he showed it in the whistle dev showcase.

[@lakesiderailwayco2484]

Thx, i didn’t look properly i think.XD

[@nickirwin8824]

This demo is astounding. My grandfather built railroads & I believe he also operated several trains. My question is would it be possible to add european trains from this time period in the current enviroment for some fun & imagination? Or do you think it be better for you guys to make a completely new game based on european steam locomotives in there native enviroment? The reason I ask is because while I see alot of games do trains from north america it would be nice to see a game where you could do the exact same thing with european trains in the countryside & even with other players too. My idea of a train game is kinda like you log in, select your job/s for the day then you go out & talk to friends i.e other people about any new developments with for example a new building thats under construction that you could go assist in building. Basically what your currently doing with century of steam but in a different reigon of the world. I don't know about everyone else but that would be a sleeper hit. Blend of construction & train/railroading sim with mmo elements.

[@Stooltoad5017]

Pretty sure the project will stay in North America. I’d imagine it comes down to the fact that the team is somewhat experienced with North American narrow gauge steam locomotives while not being nearly as familiar with European steam locomotives. Do note I am not a member of the team.

[@peterjames6080]

Any plans to add a “camera shake” function as real engines would shake, rattle and roll I imagine are very bumpy to be in the cab …. Please let us know thanks so much for this outrageously incredible sim guys

[@jacoblyman9441]

With the "other railroad game" in mind, I do think there is a good balance. I think a small bit of shake would be okay, but the "other railroad game" has so much shake it is impossible to operate in motion while in first person view.

[@LadzManz]

Me and my friends are gonna have some good fun in this game. we already are in Railroader :]

[@o-gpro664]

Question: will u make cars drivable?

[@gundamwarrior]

The front end fell off. What do you mean the front end fell off? The front end fell off.

[@C.I...]

The steam side and water side of the injector are a single valve?

[@IffathZiyard]

even the Cow is ANIMATED, Dovetail games Failed here. Look at the amount of Details!!!! I'd buy this game full price 60USD bro! FR

[@henriettalacks90]

Hey mark you sound like @hyce

[@Miss-Stephanie-Night]

OMG you got to my question, thanks a bunch for the answer! - looks like i need to hit the books, on the oil burners, building a steampunk transportation game in my spare time where oil burners is deffinatly planed and i get a lot of my knowledge from you and the gang, so figured i would ask here first :D Thanks for the update on the century of steam, looking forward for when it will be in our hands :)

[@WasatchWind]

Love the random derail at 11:15 xD

[@stratagama]

Idkif this has been answered before, but is this gonna support the rail driver controller? Also, I pray to god that I didn't just hear you pronounce the S in Illinois at 25:56. Itis silent and should never be pronounced even when used in a possessive or or plural context.

[@algaefour2327]

Thank you very much for the reply.

[@Dumbrarere]

That bright headlight actually hurt my eyes a little even behind the screen. That's some excellent realism, I gotta say. 😆

[@brenthinshaw8391]

Oops I derailed it again My train's in the dirt Pee cup needs a squirt Oh baby baby Oops that siding was small Now corporates involvedddd I swear I'm innocent Just had to get my Brittany on real quick

[@brayidur]

Hearing "hey guys it's Mark" instead of "Hey guys it's Hyce" was kind've astonishing and weird. This looks so amazing so far keep up the amazing work, looking forward to this!

[@cmd062]

Congratulations on what you have done so far, it looks like this game will be amazing. It's not even released yet and you are years (maybe decades) ahead of RRO and the anticipation to even play a beta is through the roof. I love that you plan to offer maps with lines that are laid already with options to buy more trackage through progression or for those that wish to they can lay the track themselves, I enjoy planning/laying out lines but would rather switch and run trains. If its not been considered or suggested, maybe having a togglable switch list that they player can create themselves and/or that the game can generate can be included? It would be helpful to have it in game rather then have to alt/tab out of the game to a googledoc or write it down.

[@raymarshall6721]

Why do i hear Hyce.... Which would completely make sense for this game.... ... And i just went to the website, A: Hyce, you look nothing like i imagined... B: im glad you are away from the other nightmare and being a foundation for a good game

[@abyssminiaturestudios6103]

So Easter egg idea, have an old farm some were on the map, and in the Barn is a Huber Traction engine that we can fire up and drive around, for fun funsys. Just an idea . Very much looking forward to the game when it's ready . Don't want to end up like cdprojectred on cyberpunk release, lol. Cheers to Mark, Jersey and rest of the dev team.

[@K10wNs-Shed]

That pile of cars at the end. LOL. Like you just can't help yourself hey.

[@ZackaryMartin-p8h]

Will this game come to console?

[@Elliottblancher]

Oh god the fact that The Thumbnail is a crashed Train means Hyce is going to Crash alot when he plays this

[@christiankroemer4267]

Really awesome that keyboard controls will be an option. Definitely would make the game more comfortable.

[@tankfighter2767]

I need to get a new laptop in the future, and I'd so hyped, so what specs would I need to aim for to be able to run it?

[@WasatchWind]

From what I heard that were using some sort of Alienware laptops for the convention demo, but I'm not sure beyond that. That was just a demo. Maybe it will need something beefier for the full game. Maybe you won't need something as powerful because of optimizations. You're best bet is probably asking on the discord.

[@tankfighter2767]

@WasatchWind awesome thanks :D

[@bluejacketwarrior2457]

Two person crews on steam engines. *Looks at Cripple Creek* But yeah. Still hyped for what's coming. Keep at it y'all!

[@Hugo-xr1mg]

Me and a friend had a thought of making a train tycoon, it never happened really but it let out some interesting concepts like the encouter of bisons/bulls and how they would try to tip the locomotives, We even thought that by using the cylinder cocks it would scare the oxes, Heheh. Will we have any wildlife capable of doing something like it?

[@MasterMayhem117]

I don't know what the plans are for laying track, but please make it at least an option to do a top down RTS-style cam. Bonus if there is a topographic map mode. It would make laying things out so much easier, I never understood the first person track laying.

[@lightningwingdragon973]

What do you get when your train cant stop for a cow? A1 Brake Sauce! Mmmm chunky marinara

[@TheBmwDriverM3]

hyce for the love of all things railroading please develop a damn dcc decoder with the whistle effects you guys have placed in this game....the steam era model railroading community needs you! Lmfao

[@157RANDOM]

I'm excited to learn firing on locomotives. I was a Marine Engineer for a short period of time before changing career paths, and also went to school for power engineering. So I am very experienced with Marine and Stationary boilers, but locomotive boilers are a different beast and I think it will be a fun challenge to learn the unique characteristics of mobile boilers, such as steam injectors. All the boilers I have worked with have separate pumps for basically everything, since space isn't a concern for them.

[@the_guy_without_a_creative1808]

When using hotkeys for controls there should be a display pop up on the bottom saying throttle % or the status of whatever you're controlling. That's one thing I feel is lacking in dv bc irl you'd bc able to feel how much you're moving controls but with keyboard buttons you don't have a sense for how much it's moving and can move it too far or not far enough

[@Adesterr]

I wrote this before, but i will repeat it because i think this is very important. The game seems to run very nice. Sure, you might have a very good PC, but it certainly shows that the developers and designers know what they do. There were so many releases with abysmal performance in the last years and often enough they were just assets slapped together without any idea about how much a computer can handle. This is quite refreshing.

[@williamsexton970]

Can we please tell everyone that century of steam can work peacefully while railroads for online tries it's best too for locomotive, rolling stock, industry, and narrow gauge content

[@Fan_of_steam_locomotives]

Can't wait for this game to come out hopefully very very soon

[@Zankoran]

I always wanted to simulate the job of a signalman. Would that be a thing I could do rather then drive the trains? I always wanted to chill out in a signalbox and pull levers and telegraph stuff

[@TheUndeadHooligan]

This might be a bit of a big ask, but I was wondering if you could run the class 125 compound next time. Or one of the Ks perhaps. Hope it’s not too late.

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Can you guys please put a whistle in the game that’s like the 4449 Daylight whistle, i love her whistle so much and it’s sounds so good