New Combat System, Collectible Golden and Colored Eggs, and Performance Improvements

Dear Passengers,

Thank you for your continued support of OxyRail! 🚂🌱

As the train ventures deeper into the unknown, we have continued working to make this world even better.

This update introduces:

🥚 Collectible Special Eggs
🎨 The Dye Workshop
🐺🐻 An Overhauled Animal Combat System
📦 New Resource Crates to Discover
🗺️ Expanded Map Resources
⚙️ Extensive Performance and Stability Improvements
🌐 Improved Localizations

Based on your feedback, we have also made numerous improvements to multiplayer, train operation, building, visual effects, and overall game stability.

We hope this update makes every expedition, every battle, and every journey even more exciting!

Thank you for all your suggestions. Your feedback helps OxyRail keep growing. 🚂

🆕 New Content

🥚 New: Collectible Special Eggs

Chicken coops now have a chance to produce special eggs!

New:

✨ Golden Eggs

• Have a chance to be produced by chicken coops

• Cannot be eaten

• Can be placed on tables as collectible decorations

• Can be sold at the Bandit Shop for Oxygen Coins

🌈 Colored Eggs

• Have a very low chance to appear

• Cannot be eaten

• Can be displayed or sold as rare collectibles

Your chicken coops now hold even more hidden surprises! 🐔

🎨 New: Dye Workshop

A brand-new dyeing facility has joined the technology tree!

Changes:

• 🏭 Replaces the original Dye Barrel in Tier 4 technology

• 🎨 Players can craft Dye Barrels at the Dye Workshop

We will continue expanding it in the future with:

• New items

• New blueprints

• Crafting features

• More visual details

This opens up even more possibilities for the dyeing system.

🐺🐻 Animal Combat System Overhaul!

We have significantly upgraded combat for wolves and bears, making fights fairer and more challenging.

⚔️ More Accurate Hit Detection

Improvements:

• Players now take damage only when an animal actually swings its claws

• Fixed cases where players could take damage even though the animal did not perform an attack animation

Combat feedback is now much more accurate.

💥 New Stagger-Resistance Mechanic

When hit, animals now have a chance to continue their attack without being interrupted.

This means:

• Players can no longer lock enemies down with an endless chain of attacks

• You will need to watch the enemy's attack rhythm

• You will need to learn how to dodge dangerous attacks

Current settings:

🐺 Wolves

• Stagger-resistance chance: 0%

🐻 Bears

• Base stagger-resistance chance: 50%

• Stagger resistance increases with the number of players present

🔊 Improved Attack Feedback

Improvements:

• Fixed the final blow playing a regular attack sound on clients when an enemy was defeated

• Enhanced the feedback when defeating an enemy

Every hit and defeat now feels clearer.

🐻 Easy Mode Bear Adjustments

To let more players take on the challenge of fighting bears:

Bears now also spawn in Easy Mode.

Changes:

❤️ Health reduced by 50%

⚔️ Attack damage reduced by 50%

🛡️ Stagger-resistance chance reduced to 20%

With some luck, players may even keep attacking a bear until it is defeated without the bear successfully completing an attack.

🐾 Animal Behavior Improvements

Improvements:

• Wolves and bears now use a special departure effect instead of disappearing suddenly

• Improved wolf pursuit behavior in the main snow region

  • Note: Wolves will not chase players in the starting tutorial snow region

• Fixed wolves and bears being unable to move properly at higher elevations

• Fixed animals moving endlessly after becoming trapped by circular obstacles

• Fixed an issue that caused every wolf to spawn as a black wolf

• Clarified Easy Mode tips to reduce ambiguity

🎯 New: Quick Crafting

Crafting is now more convenient!

When an item requires additional intermediate materials:

➕ Click the plus button to quickly craft the required materials.

This reduces repetitive actions and makes building flow more smoothly.

📦 New: Resource Crates in the Wild

You can now discover more hidden resources while exploring the world.

New:

🪵 Small Damaged Wooden Crate

Contains basic resources.

📦 Sturdy Wooden Crate

Contains a large quantity of resources.

Keep an eye on your surroundings while exploring—you may find an unexpected reward!

🛠️ Improvements and Upgrades

🚂 Train System Improvements

We have further improved train operation to make every journey smoother and more stable.

Fixes:

• Fixed stuttering that occurred while a train was moving but disappeared after it stopped

• Fixed routes jumping unexpectedly before the train reached its final destination

Improvements:

• Improved train-related performance

• Reduced the performance impact of having multiple trains at the same time

Long-distance journeys are now more stable.

🌳 Improved Gathering Experience

We continue to refine gathering feedback so that every action feels more satisfying.

Improvements:

• Improved impact feedback when breaking ordinary objects such as clay pots and wooden signs

• Improved the related impact sounds to make them feel more natural

• Added synchronized shaking when multiple players chop the same tree

You can now see more clearly when another player is chopping a tree.

⚡ Energy System Improvements

Fixes:

• Fixed some powered devices being unable to reach a full charge even when the battery was full

Improvements:

• Fixed wind turbines failing to rotate properly on clients

• Improved the visual indication of a wind turbine's operating state

🔊 Comprehensive Audio Upgrade

We continue to improve the game's audio feedback to make the world feel more believable.

Improvements:

• Replaced the female character's vomiting sound to avoid unintended interpretations

• Adjusted the volume of the female character's suffocation and damage sounds so they are not uncomfortably loud

• Replaced the overly wet fruit pickup sound to make it less unpleasant

• Added a draw sound when switching to a handheld weapon

Fixes:

• Fixed the swimming sound not playing when entering the sea from the beach

🤝 Multiplayer Improvements

We continue to improve co-op so that teamwork between passengers is more reliable.

Fixes:

• Fixed overhead player names failing to adjust their height with character animations

• Fixed other players' jumping animations being out of sync with their actual movement

• Fixed friend character names displaying incorrectly

• Fixed friends' names appearing as numbers when they joined

• Fixed joining players popping in from far away or appearing to twitch

• Fixed enemy health displaying incorrectly when a client attacked desert enemies

• Fixed arrows displaying incorrectly above bandits' heads

• Fixed enemies failing to fall properly when defeated by a client

Improvements:

• Friend names now appear more naturally

• Character animations synchronize more accurately

• Multiplayer is now more stable

🏗️ Building and Item System Improvements

We continue to unify the visual style of in-game items while improving the building experience.

🪴 Upgraded Flowerpot Models

Replaced:

• Small flowerpot model and texture

• Medium flowerpot model and texture

📦 Upgraded Chests and Shelves

Replaced:

• Small chest model and texture

• Shelf texture

Changes:

• Improved the shelf's default orientation to make placement easier

Also:

• Replaced many item images that did not match the overall style

• Unified the overall visual style

🌑 Visual and Performance Improvements

We have made extensive low-level improvements to the game's runtime stability.

Fixes:

• Fixed shadows shimmering across the entire map

• Fixed shadows flickering rapidly at regular intervals

• Fixed some floating objects displaying incorrectly in certain scenes

• Removed several branches that were floating in the air around beach areas

Improvements:

• Upgraded the underlying resource-cleanup system

• Reduced stuttering caused by resource cleanup

• Improved the core code structure

• Extensively optimized the game's underlying logic

• Improved overall runtime stability

💾 Save and Stability Improvements

In response to issues reported by some players, we have further improved game stability.

Fixes:

• Fixed a chance for the game to display “Not Responding” while saving

• Fixed potential errors caused by the tutorial quest system, reducing the chance of stuttering and crashes

Improvements:

• Significantly reduced the chance of save errors

• Improved the save system's runtime logic

Your train journey should now be more dependable.

🌍 World Exploration and Resource Improvements

We want every region to offer a more distinctive exploration experience.

🌎 Biome Resource Overhaul

Now:

Small logs and stones on different maps have unique models matching their biome.

For example:

🌳 Forest Regions
🏖️ Beach Regions
❄️ Snow Regions
🌋 Volcanic Regions

Each environment now has a more distinctive appearance.

📈 Resource Spawn Improvements

Improvements:

• Moderately increased resource spawn rates across multiple maps

New resource locations should now be easier to discover while exploring.

🌋 Volcano & 🔴 Red Desert Mineral System

New:

A special mineral-spawning system for distinctive terrain features.

Players can directly pick up:

• Mineral fragments spawned on the ground

• Each pickup provides 1–2 fragments

These drops are also affected by applicable bonuses.

Fixes:

• Fixed minerals displaying incorrectly

• Fixed cases where invisible collision blocked players while the mineral appeared elsewhere

📦 Exploration Reward Improvements

Improvements:

• Improved the effect when crates emerge from sand and dirt piles

• Made discovering hidden resources feel more rewarding

And there's more:

🗺️ Map Content Upgrades

We continue to expand each region's exploration content, giving every biome a more distinctive adventure.

🌳 Redwood Forest Upgrades

New:

🌲 Hidden Small Wooden Crates

• Added many small resource crates hidden throughout the forest

• Contain basic materials

📦 Hidden Sturdy Iron Crates

• Contain a large quantity of resource rewards

Improvements:

• Replaced some older models

• Improved the region's visuals

• Improved transitions between tracks and terrain

• Fixed terrain seams that allowed players to see beneath the world in some locations

Exploring the Redwood Forest should now feel more natural.

🏜️ Desert Upgrades

New:

🏛️ Large Pyramid Supplies

• Added abundant supplies to collect at the top of large pyramids

📦 Small Pyramid Supplies

• Added resource crates to the lower level of small pyramids

Exploring pyramids is now more rewarding.

🌋 Volcano Upgrades

New:

• Added several resource-rich locations to search

• Added more content to explorable areas

New resources are waiting to be discovered.

🔴 Red Desert Upgrades

New:

• Added several small resource locations to search

• Added the special mineral-spawning system for distinctive terrain features

Improvements:

• Fixed unnatural transitions between tracks and terrain on the Red Desert map

• Fixed track-to-map connection issues

• Stopped trees from spawning incorrectly in the Oxygen Town area

🏖️ Beach Upgrades

New:

📦 Resource Locations

• Added several small resource locations to search

• Added several large resource locations to search

🐚 Floating Starfish and Conch Shells

Now:

• Starfish and conch shells can float on the sea's surface

• They are easier for players to find and collect

Improvements:

• Removed some small rocks that could incorrectly float into the sky

• Removed some incorrectly displayed floating branches

The beach environment should now feel more natural.

❄️ Snow Region Upgrades

New:

• Added several elevated areas that players can climb and explore

Improvements:

• Fixed snow-region bridges not meeting the ground correctly

• Improved exploration throughout snow regions

Players are encouraged to explore higher and farther than ever.

🌐 Localization Improvements

To provide a better experience for players in more regions, we have made extensive localization improvements.

Improvements:

• Made text sound more natural

• Reduced ambiguity

• Improved phrasing in several places

• Made game content easier to understand across languages

We will continue investing time in improving every language version.

💬 Thank You for Your Support and Feedback

Thank you to every passenger who has boarded OxyRail and explored this world! 🚂🌱

Whether you share your experience, suggest an improvement, or help us find and fix an issue, every piece of feedback helps us make this train better.

We know there are still many ways to improve OxyRail, but we will keep listening to our players and refining the game step by step.

In the future, we will continue adding more:

🌍 Regions to Explore
🏗️ Building Content
⚔️ Combat Features
🚂 Train Features

We look forward to bringing you an even richer and more enjoyable train adventure.

⭐ Your Review Matters to Us

If you enjoy OxyRail and would like to support our development, please consider leaving an honest review on Steam.

Every genuine review and suggestion helps more players discover this journey while helping us continue to improve the game and develop more content.

Of course, if you feel the game still has room for improvement, we would also love to hear your thoughts.

We carefully read every piece of feedback and will keep improving the game.

Thank you to every passenger who has joined OxyRail on its journey forward. 🌱🚂

We look forward to traveling farther into the future with you!

— The OxyRail Development Team 🚂✨