Run 8 Update #2

Run 8 Studios has done it again! With the release of the latest update for Run 8 Train Simulator Version 2. Update 2 features many enhancements to the program including a fix for the "Red dot of despair" that some users encountered, and enhanced industry configuration tools to select specific car types to serve industries, so no more crude oil cars at corn syrup factories! Also there are now bumpers on the ends of some of the tracks. A full change log can be found in the read more section.  

Update 02 (Version 06.02.2017)

• Fixed a very minor math error regarding arc-length of curves on a grade due to such curves actually being helical
• Text Messages now show in the F3 DS Screen
• Code modded a bit so that if Windows Defender\Firewall\AntiVirus programs update themselves and start mistakenly blocking V2, they won't cause the existing license to fail:
• You MAY STILL get a RED DOT in such circumstances, which is outside of our
  control, due to V2 being interfered with by an outside program
  • You will need to go to the settings for that program and tell it to stop
    blocking V2 (aka Exclusions, Unblock, Allow, etc). If successful, the next time
    you run the sim, your dot should return to “Green” within several seconds
  • V2 needs to have normal read\write access to the Hard Drive, System
    Registry, and occasionally the Internet (if multiplayer or if entering your
    transaction ID). This is all perfectly normal and acceptable behavior
  • Licensing Note: When entering the Transaction ID and pressing “Save”, give
    the system about 10 seconds before freaking-out about a Red Dot. If you
    correctly entered the Transaction ID, it will most likely turn from Red to
    Green within that time
• Road System modified to allow various road types for routes that use them
• Please Note: If you are Kicking cars or Humping a train whilst in a multiplayer
  session:
  • It is YOUR responsibility to remain in the session until all the cars have
    stopped; this is because any rolling cars that you hump\kick remain under
    the control of your computer
  • Kicking\Humping with a dodgy internet connection can cause problems for
    other folks on the network
• Corrected situation that caused the “Red Dot of Despair”, where the Menu Settings and license code would be lost
• Corrected an erroneous signal-aspect when a GCOR diverging precedes another Diverging-Approach-Medium or Diverging-Clear
• Corrected non-dwarf NORAC signal system to allow for proper:
  • Medium Approach (Red/FlashingYellow, Red/Yellow/Red)
  • Medium Approach Medium (Red/Yellow/Green)
  • Restricting (Red/Yellow, Red/Red/Yellow)
• Corrected a condition that would cause a previously valid license to wipe-out (ie,
  the Red Dot of Despair)
• Fixed a condition that would cause the triple-valve of MU'd locomotives to get
  “stuck”, and not be able to recover from an EMG Brake Application
  • Also increased the PCS Timeout from 60 seconds to 90 seconds, which is closer to prototype, ensuring all triple-valves have had time to recover from the EMG position. Sometimes a valve, under the right conditions, would take longer than 60 seconds, causing the user to not be able to recover even though the system said he could
• Corrected a condition that would cause a null-reference crash when humping Selkirk Yard under the right circumstances
• Corrected a condition that caused large objects to disappear at certain angles
• Maximum number of AI Trains increased from 60 to 80
• Specific cars can now be specified for specific industries, ie, instead of only being able to assign a “tank car” to an industry, you can specify exactly which tank-car. This is useful, for example, for preventing tankers that carry chemicals from being used at a corn-syrup facility
  • This is accomplished in the Industry Configuration window, using the “Filter” Button for the desired car-type
• Added moBetta logic regarding the MU Headlite Switch when using AutoCB Button on a locomotive:
  • If loco is by itself, it will set to “Single-Middle”
  • If loco is leading a train, it will attempt to set itself Short or Long-Hood Forward depending on how it is coupled to the train
  • If all else fails, it will just set itself to Short-Hood Forward as usual
• You can now adjust the in-cab volume of the locomotive using the Int. Volume Slider in the Options Menu. This adjusts how loud the outside sounds appear when hearing them inside a closed-cab
  • The “normal” setting is halfway on the Slider, this causes the sound to be exactly as it was in previous versions
  • Setting above halfway causes the outside sounds to seem louder than normal
  • Setting below half has the opposite effect
• Fixed a couple naughty DS Block Lights on the BNSF Mojave Sub east of Summit Switch
• Brad made some cool new Sessions (World Saves) for the Southern CA Region
• Fixed a condition that would cause certain Tunnel Liner objects to disappear at certain viewing angles
• The Sim can now handle proper Track Bumpers, wherever they are used
  • Don't be an idiot and crash into them at 20mph... bumpers are meant to prevent movement, not stop it! If you hit them at more than a few mph, the sim may not register the collision
  • The faster you hit a bumper, the more likely you will break the knuckle!
  • If there is no bumper, or a car “passes thru” one, V2's existing normal end-oftrack logic will apply
  • Bumpers only affect a player's own train, or any cars he has humped\kicked on his computer
  • Bumpers DO NOT affect network trains nor AI-controlled trains. You may see another guy's train pass-thru a bumper due to internet delays