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Rail RouteNewsHotfix 3.0.18
Game update

Hotfix 3.0.18

Rail Route · published 14 Sep 2026, 13:04 UTC

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Rail Route 3.0.17 & 3.0.18

A lot of performance and memory improvements!

Performance

  • Fixed multi-second freezes after every build or bulldoze on big maps with busy station throats (Rotterdam Port)
  • Fixed heavy stutter while a maintenance route waits for a free service loco
  • Fixed stutter from a train waiting to enter a shunting group

Memory

  • Loading another map no longer keeps the previous map in memory
  • Memory no longer grows during long sessions (train animations, Happy Passengers travel log, incident markers, menu screenshots)

Waypoints

  • Waypoints are now optional: a train that reaches its next station without passing a waypoint continues normally instead of jamming its schedule
  • Custom Endless map with a waypoint no longer crashes at first start
  • Waypoints in a Rush Hour contract no longer freeze the wave flow or break the save

Multiplayer

  • Signal routes no longer drift apart between host and clients after building
  • Building in multiplayer no longer freezes all players for seconds

Interface

  • Fixed the frame rate dropping for the rest of the session after using the next-due button in the Contracts panel on a contract with no upcoming service. The button is now greyed out when there is nothing to show.
  • The train bottom bar no longer gets stuck showing leftover placeholder elements after that click.


Main menu

  • The map list no longer comes up empty when a mod.io session has expired. Official and Steam Workshop maps stay listed, and only the mod.io maps are missing until you sign in again.
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Game update1 Sep 2026Patch 3.0.16Performance · Fixed multi-second freezes on big automation maps and when closing the build menu on large saves · Train labels and panels no longer rebuild the UI every frame · Smoother spawn/despawn bursts, distant train sounds culled, slow frames no longer snowball into stutter Maintenance and service locos · Service loco can now couple a train broken down at the mouth of a Coach Yard (loading…Community3 Aug 2026The Performance Update on Beta BranchThis build is all about performance. No gameplay changes intended, just the same game running a lot smoother, especially on large automation maps at high speed. What's fixed · Multi-second freezes on big automation maps caused by a flood of sound instances · The long freeze when closing the build menu on big saves · Constant UI cost: train labels and panels no longer rebuild the interface every…Game update31 Jul 2026Hotfix 3.0.14New · Contract period is now editable on accepted contracts. Changing the period replans all upcoming services, and the contract view follows the replanned schedule automatically. Updates · Map progress and stars now sync via Steam Cloud. Progress moved from local registry storage into your profile; existing progress is migrated automatically. · Overview panel is much faster. Opening and scroll…