The 8-18C, Advanced Couplers, 3rd Person Controls, and Deep Snow!

Howdy folks! Welcome to our March Devlog, where we look into an even more customizable locomotive than the 10-24E, our "DCC" system like model trains, coupler shenanigans, and the joy of slamming into snow taller than you are...
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[@mdgfb05]

not going to ignore the boxcar in the turntable pit....

[@IstasPumaNevada]

I'll never be the level of train enthusiast who cares about the specific paint scheme details between different railroads over a century ago, but I enjoy other peoples' enthusiasm about such things and I'm glad this game will give that satisfaction to those who seek it. :) I'll also appreciate the beauty of the models and attention to detail even if the exact specifics are lost on me.

[@WasatchWind]

The thing that's nice is that I feel like they capture the most important thing for rail fans like us that just enjoy the experience - the capture the sights and sounds of railroading. They want great sounding whistles. Steam that responds to weather. Landscapes that actually match the part of the country they're imitating, with the correct species of pine. They know that in the end, they need to make the game _feel_ good to capture that great romance with railroading.

[@ezekielmorris6800]

@@WasatchWindthe ace combat of train games basicallh

[@MadisonKirkman]

Hyce, suggestion for you, headlamps should not be blindingly bright when you are not directly in the direct path of the beam. I would have to run some math and what a typical 20 inch would reflector would have for a spread of light, but I can do that for you. The parabolic reflector does a good job keeping the light concentrated forward. When I built Glenbrook's headlamp burner, I was able to easily light up trees about 120 ft away, but only in a concentrated circle. Other than being able to see the flame directly, and maybe some flaws in the reflector, if you are 15 or 20 degrees off center from the normal of the headlamp, you really wouldn't have a terrible glare from the headlamp. I mentioned this because the reality of it will make the game a bit more playable if you're beside the locomotive at night in game, not always getting blinded.

[@Hyce777]

Madison! So good to see you here. I actually used some pictures I've seen of work you've done to try and get the overall tone and color right for the oil lights. I'd love to directly chat with you about how it should look - you fine folks are the ones who know it better than anyone else. That said there may be some limitations within the lighting engine but I'll give it the best go I can. :)

[@samgineer9857]

3:01 Sir, you've got a boxcar parked at 45 degrees!

[@cadetkohr5508]

Love the reference!

[@ajaxengineco]

The brakeman turned a ghastly green and grabbed the telephone....

[@yogabumm]

@@ajaxengineco then half a bottle of brandy and he caught the the next ride home, caught the next ride home-!

[@barrydheil]

Gotta make sure failing at railroading works as well as succeeding at railroading.

[@train0996]

What would be cool to see in a future dev vlog would be two or three K-28s pushing a Rotary Snowplow through a large snow drift

[@danius_huganius]

That would be amazing, but i think the setting of the game is kind of an obstacle tho

[@Pyrotrainthing]

39:00 Oh my god I love this UI it's so cool looking, stylized, and it doesn't obstruct what you want to see (if only some games that release now could learn that last one), having a key that allows the UI to hide is amazing, too! Edit:Oh my goodness I love the snow fighting! It looked like those pictures of the locos fighting big drifts of snow with a wedge plough on the front!

[@darkflame2601]

As a consumer, I am more than ecstatic that you guys are raising the bar (Johnson). I gunienly believe that you guys will set the new standard for every train related game moving forwards proving what can be done with true effort. Can't wait!

[@crazyjack3357]

One thing I just realized you could recreate certain railroad chicanery for 3/4 show, like how you almost recreated the great snow

[@Railfan105.]

How do you know when you've reached the peak of train nerdiness? When you're watching videos like this while attempting to build a generic 6" diameter hooter out of lego. I don't regret this decision one bit.

[@TB-ModelRR]

Doing the same thing as I'm waiting for my hand built N gauge turnouts to set up so I can start weathering! 😂

[@lukemendel8197]

Suddenly, the snow causes the RGS Snow incident on the ES&D.

[@awildjared1396]

no no no, this isn't the RGS's old lady that swallowed a fly

[@bobross4449]

⁠@@awildjared1396the ES&D swallowed the RGS lmao

[@UmoadoGaming]

Props to the modeler that 8-18c 1:55 and 10-26D 2:26 are beautiful! 37:15 wow. Simply wow. 39:17 Rock Island, one of my favorites! 42:19 Whistle distance delay(light travels faster than sound). I really wanted this!

[@oriontaylor]

I must say, the 8-18C rounded pilot as seen from 12:40 is one of the loveliest I've ever seen on a 19th century locomotive.

[@o484]

25:23 LO&S number 6 is the engine Strasburg claims to be the "ghost whistle" that "answers" the whistle at Carpenters Crossing.

[@SteamfanScott]

This game, the level of detail and gameplay. Folks, I hope it isn’t lost at how spectacular this endeavor is given this isn’t being built by some big game developer with unlimited resources to create it. A true testament to the hard work and dedication of all the people creating such an immersive and realistic steam railroading experience in a video game.

[@SmackyTheB3AR]

While this era of steam never bit my interest the same as the late steam era (1930's to 1950's), I appreciate the absurd attention to detail they are giving these locomotives. Instead of loosely copying a single prototype of a 4-4-0 and giving it 6 different paint jobs, they have gone into an absolute maniacal level of detail. Lots of respect and keep up the good work!

[@loficampingguy9664]

I'm not really someone who is much into railroad history, but I will watch every single one of these videos and if things continue the way it looks to be I will play the hell out of CoS whenever it releases, six months or six years from now. So much of the internet creative space feels like one-upmanship and exclusive ideas on how to create and discounting anything whoever's typing doesn't like. Instead, CoS looks to be the prime example of passion, love, care, and community in a project that many of us aspire to. Each video is not only an incredibly positive experience, it's almost soothing to watch the pure love every single one of you has. Keep on making your vision a reality, we will all keep being here for it :)

[@ashleytaylor896]

3:22 * happy cockatoo noise's *

[@The_Pennsy]

I like how E&P #11 looks with the order boards and the headlight.

[@ozinAdelaide]

Wow!! ❤ I have been lucky enough to have seen and ridden behind Dan Markoff's beautifully restored E&P No 4 several times, it has been one of the drawcards for my US trips. Stunning representation, just amazing. The snow fighting with the stunning sound is just sensory overload. Gimme now 😂😂 Not sure just how much longer I can deal with the anticipation I really hope we get to experience this all this year. Watching the stack heat haze with the snow capped mountains in the background is just so lifelike. Hats off to everyone involved; modelling, teraforming and sound just phenomenal. ❤

[@WasatchWind]

The release of the game is a "get there when we get there thing." They don't know if it'll be this year, next year, or whenever. They want to get the game right, something that's not just pretty, but _feels_ good to experience, is fun to play, and is historically accurate. All that will take time. Thankfully they're showing us a lot, so I feel like I can endure the wait. 🙂

[@Shadowwand]

I like the idea of the semi random failures to couple, I hope that's part of settings we can change to either always mate, semi random, or Sim, where it bases it on Sim maintenance

[@ChromeCorvette2]

Don't know if this'd be too insane or not,but: what if there was an advanced consist mode where you give proper whistle commands, and following locomotives will acknowledge and act according to command? That or you just give a whistle signal and they sync their controls to yours and use a whistle signal to show they're doing what you're doing.

[@Spitfire602]

The one video I look forward to each month

[@munkeyman6669]

Excited doesn't quite cover how much I am looking forward to this game.

[@TheNorthDevonOrganist]

this sim look so so good. I hope the sounds are as deep and accurate as the graphics. thanks for all your work. Cant wait to get this!

[@gearandalthefirst7027]

11:26 White Cloud Jumpscare

[@FuelFire]

Eureka my beloved. (I'm not a simp for 4-4-0s I swear)

[@Dj3ndo]

So excited for this!! The attention to detail is what draws me in.

[@KingAir90Pilot]

I am beyond excited for this game. It’s at the top of my wishlist on steam. Keep up the good work!

[@22TwentyTwo]

I loved how you guys did the UI controls, really intuitive and simple to learn, I am so excited for this game

[@LateGreatTranscon]

Me: Alr, i'ts 10:00, time to go to bed. Studio 346: New vid just dropped! Me: What's one more hour, right?

[@JamesPattersonGeepfan]

I'm getting snowfighting PTSD from this video and the snowy season isn't even over here yet........ darn that flakey weather!

[@ianstrickland5280]

this is insanely amazing

[@railwayjade]

This is gonna be SUCH an awesome game

[@crrm]

Cool coupler update!

[@TrainMedia00]

12:39 21:13 24:28 33:33 These 4-4-0s are gorgeous I can't wait to get my hands on these.

[@ashleytaylor896]

this game when it come's out is really going to set the bar high when it come's to realism. it's not often we have the privilege to see a masterpiece being made

[@webbgrey3335]

So fast process OMG! please keep going

[@polarvortex6496]

The plow! The plow! The plow! But seriously, though, the snow is gorgeous - particularly in that light. Can't wait to fight through those conditions.

[@c.h.s9022]

MIND. BLOWN.

[@Shade91671]

I am so hyped for this game

[@akaBoG]

thanks for the update...

[@dougd4917]

Im shocked by this game so far. Thanks again for doing this guys

[@trainsimulatordriver]

looking very grand. This will sound weird but I particularly like the crash/derail physics. It is great to see the equipment continue to behave like equipment even though its not on the tracks. Another first.

[@titusseptim]

This reminds me a bit of that scene in the old Murder on the Orient Express movie where they were using a snow plow engine to get to the orient express.

[@npk765fan]

3:00 did someone put a boxcar into the turntable pit?

[@johnrhodes4273]

Anybody else notice the boxcar partway into the turn table pit? Surprise it wasn’t an ES&D car.

[@jason38321]

Apparently it wasn't a deliberate easter egg. They accidentally put it there, noticed right before recording, and since it was after midnight decided to just leave it there.

[@maharaja87]

So cool!!

[@BattleshipOrion]

These guys pulled off what the RR:O teams says is not a possibility. No, can y'all do me a favor, and take a note from Red Dead Redemption II, and give scenic vista's? Some examples might be Valentine looking west at the mountains, and the top of the Grizzlies & other peaks looking east/southeast. Ya know, those money shots, cuz that'd be another nail in the coffin for RR:O

[@the_darkgameryt]

omg i cant wait for this

[@xinlu2806]

If I ever get this game I am gonna be so overwhelmed by the amount of engine options lol

[@HeyCraze]

Century Of Steam is going to be a good if the best train sim on the market. And My God not to mention the eye candy on the locos and the camera shots!!!

[@theswissarmyman1125]

Comments for the algorithm!

[@WasatchWind]

Replies for the algorithm

[@balaclavaboi7785]

First 5 seconds I literally forgot this was a game

[@sockenbullegaming]

the way those couplers moved and interacted with eachother once again made me really excited for this game, breaking links are gonna be fun aswell also CUSTOMIZATIONS WOOOOOOOOO and history lessons that are way more interesting than what school had to offer :] andthe visuals in general are so nice but one question regarding physics of the trains i have is when for example a train goes around a turn a bit too fast will it just slip off the rails or tip over and if it does tip over do rolling stock with a higher center of weight like a boxcar tip easier than something like a flatcar?

[@sockenbullegaming]

and also dose ramming the snow actually damage the locomotive in game and how bad is it for a real loco?

[@sockenbullegaming]

Will the wheels be able to have flat spots?

[@MachRacer4]

At 2:44, why is there a boxcar in the turntable well? Who put a boxcar in the turntable well? That will surely cause confusion and delay.

[@taylorstout2067]

The third person controls is a god send for someone who plays by themselves

[@thejdmguru621]

I can’t wait till this game releases on steam (Ba-dum csh)

[@TB-ModelRR]

Great to see young guys with enthusiasm for steam. When are you anticipating the release of this game?

[@fairywolf7515]

That snow plowing is awesome Is this the first train game to actually incorporate snow physics like that

[@CinderMachine]

Hi hyce can't wait for the game

[@MikeyMechanics]

0:38 that intro was sick!!! I can ALREADY tell that this is gonna come out WAY better than derail valley! (Altfuture if you’re seeing this sorry if I disappointed you I still play derail valley :D

[@WasatchWind]

Eh, derail valley is a different kind of game. It uses pre placed track, focusing on complex operations, this will do its own gameplay stuff. Derail valley gives a look at European railroads, and CoS looks at American narrow gauge. There's plenty of train games, but they can all exist in harmony. After all, even buying like four train sims is still cheaper than getting into model railroading 😆

[@MikeyMechanics]

@@WasatchWind Lol i see what you mean 😊😊

[@SheepInACart]

Its wild to think that if even one in a million combinations make sense, everybody to ever play the game would likely still have combinations nobody else has ever used. Crazy town. Having played a lot of games with terrain deforming "mud" before, I do worry a little bit about watching the plow "creeping" forwards under power when stopped into the snow bank, there needs to be some threshold of speed which a train needs to reach else it becomes stuck fast, or players will just leave the bar forwards and go for a cup of tea while it inches away, rather than actually enjoying immersive/emergent game-play the requires either new techniques or equipment... but I remind myself how far this has come in the last 6months and not to judge things you haven't really talked about in detail yet as if they where the final versions intended for release.

[@LTLucario96]

20 bucks says that RO steals something from this

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

In a week

[@RainShadow-yi3xr]

They could try, but I don't think they have the skills to pull it off

[@SirJenno]

when has RO stolen from COS?

[@therailfanman2078]

What is RO?

[@ninjia7347]

​@@therailfanman2078 railroad online

[@willbradshaw3555]

Game is looking so good!!!! Just wish that there might be VR support for this game for a TRUE first person perspective!!!!

[@WasatchWind]

In their FAQs they've said that VR is something they'd love to explore - someday. We probably won't see it for a while - but I agree, it'd be cool.

[@Mark_The_Railfan]

i cant wait to do an RGS moment in Ponderosa!

[@thetoontrain6073]

Can’t wait to have a fleet of rolling stock with mixed couplers. Don’t have to waste money on knuckles

[@tobinrowe9558]

When this game comes out, I feel like someone somewhere will recreate the "Great Snow on the Rio Grande Southern."

[@edwardpapak4234]

that first clip of the locomotive, sounded like Detroit & Lima Northern #7 at a distance

[@gunrunner7224]

All the cool and looking fun train games and no PC so i can only watch.

[@WasatchWind]

Well with the game taking a while, anywhere from a year to two or so from now, that leaves you some time to save up. 🙂

[@wolflordreaper20]

Holy crap that's a lot of choices

[@eddingtonrailroading]

An idea for getting new locomotives and rolling stock I have is have an NPC or something they would use back in the day for long distance communication, and when the player interacts with it, a menu pops up showcasing a list of different builders like Baldwin or Lima, that existed at that time and when the player clicks on a builder they are taken to a menu showing different types of locomotives and locomotive designs said builder made and the stats of each. Also have a brief description of each locomotive or design that is historically accurate, and have the player click a button that says “order” or “buy”. Each locomotive and design should be fully customizable, and have the builder bring the ordered locomotive or completed design based on the player’s customization choices to the player on an optionally customizable interchange track. Same thing applies to rolling stock., which can be in the same menu as the locomotives and locomotive designs for simplification purposes. Also have a sell option for the player, so they can sell stuff they don’t need and is taking up needed space. Also, have an optional message pop up saying where said sold item(s) were sold to. Items can include things like locomotives, rolling stock, parts, and required materials to build a locomotive. The place where these items get sold to should be random and based on where these items would be sold to back in the day. Each different selling place should give the player more or less money than others depending on the place and number and kind(s) of items sold.

[@planetfrontierland]

Hey that was awesome! This is going to be an epic train game. Are you guys gonna give us a release date soon? I think we are all ready for some sort of info on that. Great works guys. Be safe, until next time.

[@GameMaster0025]

can't wait to finally play this Game again (PC not strong Enough to play game ) building new PC

[@trainnerd25]

hah! finally got his licks in about Eureka!!

[@Baltic115]

Very good as always! Are you guys gonna add any tank engines in-game?

[@pvt_picklestomp3014]

I need a 3-4-6 wheel arrangement stat!

[@Andrew-xs6oj]

I already love this. This is better thant RRO.

[@JDski]

The snow will muffle the sounds somewhat compared to a clear fall day. I'm particular about steam engines sounds at night in the snow.

[@erumaaro6060]

player: I am going to have every possible engine in my save. game: sure, got a quantum computer with planet sized memory?

[@the_guy_without_a_creative1808]

I think you should use the whistle hotkey using the mouse to quill like railroader does

[@erumaaro6060]

very noice.

[@blendpinexus1416]

9:30 "you mean i didn't lay that?" no mark, unfortunately there is apparently there is another hell track layer around.

[@TheDutchRanger]

I wonder if its modelled that rain or snowfall would reduse the range of the audible sound, like a whistle in the distance, to be heard.

[@CrkdFngrGngrBndt]

This is just awesome and I’m looking forward to more and more content on this. Is there any plans for having the 10-26 D from Baldwin such as the ET&WNC locos 8-14?

[@captainkrazee7726]

I think it’s already in the game no?

[@wyattdoran9611]

I know this sounds weird, but maybe it’s just cause I like the clean aesthetic but I wonder if you could put the air pump underneath the smoke box where the ash injectors are,I know that sounds weird and it’s probably not historic ( it would have to be sideways too would be the only way to fit one ) anyway but maybe it would look kinda nice if you think about it maybe I could be definitely wrong though I love steam engines but I’m definitely not an engineer when it comes to everything, wish I was though especially with how beautiful this game looks❤

[@t-12productions15]

A question I have is if the crosshairs and the ghost outline will be a toggle, fo example you could toggle the ghost outline on for giant op sessions with friends or livestreams, and vise versa you could toggles it off for hardcore sessions and for youtube lets plays.

[@jouebien]

digging through a history book and it looks like Baldwin recycled the patten for Queensland Railways (running on 3ft 6 inch gauge). Although you'll notice right away the that for quite a while QR ordered them with tenders that sat on 4 wheels instead of on two trucks. With later orders they ordered higher capacity tenders that sat on two trucks. The photo's of these engines are some times a bit odd - you have a US looking loco pulling UK style passenger cars. When they were overhauled QR didn't bother with the tapered boilers as they didn't have the expertise to build boilers that complex.

[@noahpeters1851]

There’s a 4-4-0 at travel town in Los Angeles

[@MVF_2024-]

Ngl I would be happy to draw locomotive designs for a game

[@wilfstor3078]

The bug that's also a feature, yet still a bug, hit me close to home, working with TRHA #1 and CP Cape Race in the winter at the Toronto Railway Musuem with a frozen coupler, the damn thing just would not align properly, and thus, would not close. I will be very happy to not need to relive that experience if it gets fixed ;I

[@_Studio346]

It will be fixed! It was an amusing bug for sure but not something we want players to deal with during play. - Jake

[@TheCobraCommander]

I'm actually a Mainer myself, and I never knew Maine had narrow gauge at all.

[@brijekavervix7340]

'Couplers not wanting to mate...' Oooooo I just discovered this irl after getting my first ever model train and smashing, I mean, carefully driving, a VR T Class into some VR MF cattle wagons!

[@stelerElk]

What's the creepiest or most haunting whistle in Century Of Steam?

[@destructionhome2689]

as long is there is no text limit, including text, each loco has an infinite number of combinations

[@captainkrazee7726]

The point was just the mechanical bits and pieces

In the future are you going to put geared logging locomotives in the game.

[@ShayLocomotivePro93184]

Yes would love to see a Shay or other Geared Locomotives

[@TSMGL_Youtube]

Can't wait to fight some snow drifts when the game is released! Do have to ask though, will auxiliary water supplies be a thing?

[@lets-go-larson5]

Can you make a video where you showcase all of the locomotive's and there customizable features?

[@Demo-xu6bl]

This is my personal opinion but I would like to see folders for the Eureka class shapes of the Eureka's that were made at the time. Eureka's from many different time periods right there in my Railroad. Locomotive so that we can have them so that way we can have the original locomotives there in our hands

[@MLIW265-FAN]

1 will there be types of rotary plows 2 will there be different types of locomotive mounted plows 3 when will you guys get to the more modern k-27s and k36s

[@WasatchWind]

They have alluded to having rotaries in the future. The game after all is trying to give a portrayal of accurate narrow gauge railroading from 1869 to 1969, and rotaries would have been a big part of winter railroading in the mountains, when wet get into the more modern era. As for the more modern equipment, I _really_ want to see it too. It seems like they're focusing on honing the earlier parts of the game first, and also keeping that heavier modern equipment as a nice treat for later down the line 🙃

[@ColtonRMagby]

We went from 43,200,000,000,000 configurations to 11,500,000,000,000,000,000 configurations? BLOODY HELL!