Today we are announcing the next big feature for the SubwaySim MEGA Update: The brand-new Scenario Mode!
In a total of 6 exiting scenarios with a total play time of 240 minutes, you will experience a wide variety of situations along the U3 route. The picture below is just showing a first teaser.
What is Scenario Mode about?
In Scenario Mode, we will guide you through various events relating to the operation of Hamburg's U3 line. Each scenario has its own backstory, and in some cases, there are even special announcements and radio messages from the dispatch.
The particular advantage of Scenario Mode is that there is a close coordination between environment, story, timetable and signalling. For example, scenarios can influence AI traffic on the U3 or on other lines, and scenarios can also alter how busy the line is in terms of passengers. As part of the scenarios, we can even transfer player trains to the AI and vice versa. And of course, there's the hazard signal, which is particularly important for one scenario.
Thanks to the completely rebuilt signalling system - you'll perhaps remember our post from earlier this year - we can now depict processes that are far more complex. This includes the coupling and uncoupling of vehicles, which is part of a scenario. In that particular case, the signalling system must recognise that the one part of the train is actually allowed to enter the track section that's already occupied by the other half. Accordingly, you will see a special signal aspect for this case. Oh, and in many of the scenarios, you'll also have to turn around and continue in the opposite direction, sometimes three times or more.
Actually there's even a special version of the DT5, namely the graffiti-covered train in the picture below. To wrap it up, there's lots of exciting content waiting for you - and more information will follow soon!
Everything you need to know about the MEGA Update!
In the next few weeks, we will be releasing a MEGA update that will include fundamental changes to the game, with approximately 70% of all gameplay-related code being rebuilt from scratch. We've rewritten all the game's core systems from the ground to provide you with the best possible experience.
We are progressing quite well regarding the MEGA update's development and we hope to be able to launch a public beta phase in the next weeks. Stay tuned - there's more announcements on the MEGA update to come!