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Diesel Railcar SimulatorNewsGameplay patch 1
Game update

Gameplay patch 1

Diesel Railcar Simulator · published 11 May 2026, 08:24 UTC · build 23167631

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The first gameplay patch is now released with the following changes:

Penalties

  • Changed "power against brakes" penalty to only apply at 5+ mph
  • Increased headroom for over-rev penalties
  • Disabled gear shifting and missed horn penalties for now because they were not working correctly (might re-enable them later)
  • Added small delays to some penalties that triggered too early

Controls

  • Fixed gamepad right stick to work for handbrake and starters
  • Fixed pressing engine starter buttons with mouse to work properly
  • Fixed gamepad menu navigation d-pad presses to not pass through to the shifter

GUI

  • Fixed guard and tandem achievements to trigger correctly
  • Fixed a crash when trying to change user profile name to match another profile's name
  • Fixed key symbols to match real keys on non-QWERTY keyboards
  • Fixed HUD timetable box to register arrival
  • Fixed HUD gradient to depend on direction of travel
  • Improved responsiveness of route editor 2D mode
  • Improved menu image filler pattern

What's next?


Another patch coming next week.

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