What's new in iRunTrains 0.7
Feb 18, 2013
- Both diesel and steam engines that produce exhaust
- Larger variety of rolling stock
- Limited ability to modify train consist (but no coupling/uncoupling yet)
- Sixteen bundled valley and island layouts
- Simulated seaside and lake water.
- Finally some structures. Buildings, bridges, loading docs, etc.
- Automatic train and turnout labels that appear and hide automatically
- SLIF import of both RailModeler v4.0 and v4.1 designs
- Internal optimizations to improve frame-rate performance
New in iRunTrains 0.6 Beta (Apr 12, 2011)
- 3D Sound! Speed-dependent positional "choo-choo" and car sounds from each train.
- Train whistle, bell, helicopter, and other sound effects.
- Zoom most views in/out like a telephoto lens.
- Ride the front/sides of the engine or the sides/back of the caboose.
- A seventh bundled layout called "Roundabout".
- One-key spin of your viewing angle by 180 degrees. Great for seeing what's behind you.
- Toggle focus between engine and caboose. Great for following a train in/out of sidings.
- Improved SLIF import of new terrain options introduced in RailModeller v4.0.2.
- Detailed engine wheels with moving side/coupling rods.
- Better looking terrain. Five ground textures, each in one of five colors.
- Internal optimizations to improve frame-rate performance
New in iRunTrains 0.5 Beta (Dec 19, 2010)
- Much more realistic textured rolling stock.
- New sixth viewing mode: "Caboose Rider View".
- Full control of all views with either the mouse or keyboard.
- Train crash and derailment detection. No more "ghost trains".
- New display preference to control darkness of terrain slopes.
- New keyboard preference to reverse arrow and zoom keys.
- More internal optimizations to improve performance.
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed display frame glitch when using keyboard commands on some Macs.
- Fixed lines of interference that could appear in the sky on some Macs.
New in iRunTrains 0.4 Beta (Nov 7, 2010)
- More realistic textured scenery in one of five colors that you select.
- New textured horizon with blue-sky and moving clouds.
- A sixth beautiful layout called "Triple-Decker".
- Elevated turnout numbers offer improved readability.
- Many internal optimizations to improve performance.
New in iRunTrains 0.3 Beta (Jul 12, 2010)
- More realistic looking track with ballast.
- Three additional viewing modes:
- Motion Match View - Your viewpoint matches the motion of current train.
- Rail Fan View - Stationary view that simulates what a "railfanner" experiences.
- Engine Rider View - View from onboard the engine, like riding a 1/4 scale model.
- Both keyboard and mouse control of most views.
- A fifth fun layout called "The Hill Climb".
- A virtual electronic billboard that you can customize with your own photos or graphics.
- A new menu layout and the ability to set menu text color for improved readability.
New in iRunTrains 0.2 Beta (Mar 28, 2010)
- A fourth fun layout called "Mountain Loop".
- New keyboard commands give improved ease-of-use and international compatibility.
- Support for all Macs (not just Intel Macs) running Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" or newer.
- Bug Fix: Fixes a display clipping problem seen on some Macs (see Release Notes for details).