chancellor Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago (edited) Hello, there’s a running joke in the SimRail community that content updates only happen on Sundays. But is that actually true? I decided to put together a timeline of content updates for SimRail, from the earliest ones to the latest, to see how the game has evolved over time—and to check which day of the week deserves the credit (or the blame) for bringing us new content. I’ve deliberately excluded hotfixes and patches focused primarily on bug fixes, keeping the list to updates that introduced new content or features. Short version: a timeline of all the content updates. Long version: a detailed list of updates, including what each one introduced and screenshots from the original announcements where available, followed by a breakdown of update frequency by a day of the week. And as it turns out, Sundays might not be as special as the meme suggests.. Disclaimers: 1. The pictures in the updates are taken from the official posts of the appropriate updates. 2. Data based on SteamDB. *** SHORT VERSION *** LONG VERSION: I. SimRail - The Railway Simulator: Prologue – 16.XII.2021 II. SimRail - The Railway Simulator – 13.I.2023 Early Access III. SimRail - The Railway Simulator – 13.XII.2024 Early Access exit 6.II.2023 – Sosnowiec Poludniowy with "temporary computer equipment" 19.II.2023 – EP08 locomotive 21.II.2023 – Idzikowice 10.III.2023 – Grodzisk Mazowiecki and new EDR system 6.IV.2023 – Sosnowiec Dorog podg., Korytów, new cargo loads 18.IV.2023 – cooperation with Koleje Mazowieckie, Szeligi, Juliusz, Łazy-Przemiarki-Kozioł-Dąbrowa Górnicza Wschodnia freight route 21.XI.2023 – Koleje Śląskie and Cargo Unit cooperation, EN57 & EN71, Dąbrowa Górnicza Ząbkowice, Sławków, Łazy Ła, new liveries for EU07, new cabins, multiple EMU connections, new weather system, seasons of the year, CCTV cameras, AI starts filling EDR data, depot mode (vehicle gallery in the menu), gamepad support, contact shadows, foliage and vegetation improvements 22.IV.2024 – Łazy Łb, Dąbrowa Górnicza Huta Katowice, Sosnowiec Kazimierz, Bukowno, Tunel, Kozłów, Pruszków added, players can now be banned for driving and signalling separately ;), players can be banned for text and voice chat separately ;), ETCS levels 1 and 2, shunting in scenarios, three EAOS cars livieries, EP08 livery, removed the ability to spawn passengers in Katowice platforms :(, Cargo Pack DLC: ET22 and new cars), LUA language in scenarios, conductors whistles 13.XII.2024 – full version release, a new timetable, signaller assist, Tunel - Kraków route with Słomniki, Niedźwiedź, Raciborowice, Zastów, Miechów, Kraków Batowice, Kraków Przedmieście, LCS Pruszków + Józefinów, Strzałki + Biała Rawska, Olszamowice + Pilichowice and Starzyny + Sprowa, seat settings, Ty2 locomotive in single-player, 80s scenery, Steam achievements 12.II.2025 – EP08 livery 13.III.2025 – cars Sgmmns-x, Sggrss, Sgns(s) cars, Szeligi - Marków line 30.IV.2025 – DLC Łódź - Warszawa, Warszawa Włochy, favourite servers, filter by vehicle type, sorted train list, EN57 livery, station speed limit now cancelled when the last car passes the last switch of the station 14.VI.2025 – free track question from AI signaller non has a sound 22.I.2026 – saving game (alpha), new suspension, new vegetation and lightning, new motion blur, sun flare 25.I.2026 – Skoda CD163 DLC 26.II.2026 – DLC Impuls 2 + DLC Łódź Junction 26.III.2026 – Newag cooperation, several Impuls 2 improvements, Słotwiny added to Żakowice Południowe, SBL between Skierniewice and Bełchów, TOP fixes, Łódź Olechów PZS stops 17.IV.2026 – Mipmap texture streaming (beta), sun reflections from the ground, higher shadow resolution and draw distance on ultra settings 14.VI.2026 – new timetable crafted with P.Wiśnia's tools, Ty2 added to multiplayer 13.VIII.2026 – DLC Łódź North Region, EU07 livery, 19 Traxx liveries, new action to let a train pass red, double-traction for Impuls 2, added achievements for DLCs Łódź Junction and Łódź North Region 30.IX.2026 – DLC Traxx BR285, DLC North Region update with Kutno - Łowicz Główny section with Jackowice + Żychlin, Stara Wieś, E186 distance counter, E186/CD163 cruise control can now facilitate pneumatic brakes for speed adjustment, Łódź Żabieniec control moved to Zgierz signal box, added terrain slope indicators to the UI *** Finally, there is a running joke that SimRail gets updates only on Sundays. I wanted to check that but keep in mind that, again, I am only taking into account content updates. Hotfixes and the like were more abundant and this graph could look completely different. One could also argue what a content update actually is since some fixes certainly were of large and could be treated as content updates. There, being half a joke and after a very subjective selection, here is the graph with the conclusion: And with that, I wish you a pleasant rest of the weekend and see you in the game! chancellor Edited 17 hours ago by chancellor 2
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