Edit: Version 11.28 has been withdrawn, as it was found to be non-functional. Work is in progress to fix it, but please use 11.27 in the meantime. Apologies for the difficulties.
A new version of Simutrans-Experimental is available to-day: Simutrans 112.3 Experimental 11.28. See here (http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=1894.0) for more information on how to download, install and set up the latest version. For those already familiar with the installation and setup, here are some quick links:
- Windows binaries (http://bridgewater-brunel.me.uk/downloads/Simutrans-Experimental.zip)
- Linux binaries (i386) - Not available at present (Linux build server down)
- Linux binaries (x64) - Not available at present (Linux build server down)
- Mac OS X binaries (64-bit) - Hopefully to follow
- Linux server binaries (x64) (http://bridgewater-brunel.me.uk/downloads/linux-x64-server-binaries.tar)
- Configuration files (http://bridgewater-brunel.me.uk/downloads/simutrans-experimental-config.zip)
Note that the Windows binaries contain the Windows version of the no-graphics server, Makeobj and Nettool, and the Linux server binary contains the Linux version of Nettool. The Windows version contains both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries: the only discernible advantage of using the 64-bit binaries, however, is that they will allow one to use a game so large that the amount of memory would exceed the limit for 32-bit programmes (circa 2Gb).
This is a minor release incorporating some bug fixes, and some improved diagnostics to help to track down the desynchronisations that people have been experiencing on the online game on the Bridgewater-Brunel server.. The last major release was Simutrans-Experimental 11.0 (http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=12138), which contained significant enhancements over the previous version. Particular thanks to TurfIt for his bug fixes.
A full list of changes follows.
Changes since 11.27
- CODE: Fix a number of warnings
- CHANGE: Reduce path explorer time limits from 32 to 24 (TurfIt)
- FIX: Loading screen bar overflow (TurfIt, from Standard)
- CHANGE: Update the synchronisation checklist for network games to more useful debugging parameters.
- CODE: Remove/disable some common warnings to make analysing the log files easier than at the present.
- CODE: Add some extra debugging output for the path explorer (showing commencement of each phase and completion).
- FIX: Triple, quadruple, etc. headed tender locomotives now reverse properly.
Feedback and testingThanks also to all those who have played Simutrans-Experimental and provided feedback, bug reports and the like: it is very much appreciated. Any feedback from this version would, as ever, also be very much appreciated, including (1) the new features introduced in 11.0 (see here (http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=12138.msg119807#msg119807)); (2) online play (see here (http://servers.experimental.simutrans.org/list) for a list of Simutrans-Experimental servers); (3) general bug reports; (4) information as to how well-balanced that the game is; (5) any difference in approach/strategy needed for Simutrans-Experimental as over Simutrans-Standard; (6) any issues specific to the Windows 64-bit version; and (7) any other useful feedback.
I shall bid people good playing, and look forward to any feedback!
NoteThis topic is locked, as it is intended to serve as an announcement. To report a bug or otherwise give feedback, please start a new thread for
each bug/topic. To ask a question about how to obtain Simutrans-Experimental, use this (http://forum.simutrans.com/index.php?topic=1894.0) thread