Thanks for having me explain some of the changes to you! Cheers kAN! - Hyce / Mark. Also, PSA - this occurred after the video, but we will be adding "Arcade" and "Casual" modes to lower weights. Stay tuned :)

The fact that this guys runs real trains, I figured he'd be running them perfectly in the game, without any derailings and no flipping the wrong switch. Should I be concerned now that he's running real trains? lol

I really like the developers train names. Creative.

2:02 look at the Eureka's tender. Well damn 😂

I'd love to see more vids where you play with the devs, whether it's for future updates or just in general. This was actually *super* interesting

Dude! Having the Dev join a player in a test server to just casually talk about the technical sides of the game it so clutch! some of the questions about the balancing/physics calculations are now known and not just some assertion made up from the community

when i went to a steam school for traction engines (steam tractors) the way they described the reverse was once you pull the reverse back you're using more of the expansion of steam rather than direct boiler pressure. Essentially a way to turn down the steam consumption while maintaining decent power, you need less throttle to maintain the same engine speed. I did run them for a day or 2 to get used to them and that indeed was the case, you pull the reverse back and the engine speed increases as you're using more of the steam itself rather than direct pressure

Honestly, this is possibley the best train sim ever made. With multi-player, making your own track to get to places you need. Honestly I want this game to blow up big. So much better then train simulator that gave up on making a good simulator and made it way over priced. For such little content. If they open it up like they want to with the workshop, we will be able to make evey time Era, standard gauge, and our own locomotives. These guys are on point with this concept and has the potential to be big. I do hope they add in a larger narrow gauge locomotive

this game should get vr support, just imagine operating the levers by hand!

Ive been watching this series since day 1, and I still love it. Keep up the good work kan

everyday when i wake up i have a smile on me face looking forward to one of your railroad online videos, it helps me get through the day watching these.

You know you have now set yourself a goal of 67 cars right? Kan?

Brilliant video. Great to hear from one of the developers. The enthusiasm for trains is tangible in the game and I’m very pleased to have stumbled across your videos to find out about it. (My day job is driving mainline trains and now I simulate driving them in my spare time too!)

That’s good to know about the 60fps physics because I get less than 60 so I had it easy going up hill

Its amazing to see a game made by people who are passionate about the subject. Its amazing to see a game being made to be to have as close to real life physics. This game is both of those and it really shows.

I absolutely love the fact that even the dev give his train a 'unique' name!! 20:24

1:07 Honestly, I feel the same way (Lettering on the Caboose)

You can see how knowledgeable the dev is with how seamlessly he can go between answering Kans questions and going over what he has in his change log

I hope the devs add some more engines soon, I'd like to see something like a AD60 class Garratt in the game

Pulling back on the reverser reduces the stroke of the pistons. You basically change the displacement of the cylinders to favor either torque or speed

Cool to work with someone from the dev team. Thats great to hear that they have real train fans working on the virtual ones.

i really enjoy saw your videos, is so comfortable the way you play with the people that join your server or the people with you play with, like now... it feels great and look so friendly

It was awesome to have Mark on here! You should have him again on your map!

Thanks for this! It clarified a lot of suppositions running around the community. Loved the use of Eureka as well.

Honestly this was one of the best RO episodes imo

Like WOW! I've been watching you, and two others with this game. I purchased the game, and going through the beginning motions. Love this vid! Learning much more than I ever would, without a Dev! I hope the creators will keeo doing this with you. Little happy banter without meaning a point, means a great deal!

I‘m getting some Insym vibes, plays an indie game, kinda get‘s a lot of popularity because of it (to be fair you had it already) and then have devs actually play the game with you.

One of the upsides of the remote-switching app is apparently that you can also remote-control the locomotives, making it easier to solo-operate multiple power units controlled from the brake-van/caboose in the rear aside from refueling the fireboxes every few minutes... or running multiple shunting/switching/loading operations from the ground. Also, I think I noted earlier in the multi-porter run that running a Eureka and a porter in-tandem would also be lighter than *just* a Heisler (about 50% lighter, or half as much deadwieght as a class 70) but provide same-ish tractive-effort (actually about 1,000 pounds more). Therefore making such a tandem *slightly* superior in a hill-climb. Oh right... At the fork for between the sawmill, Iron-mine, and smelter... if you put a hump out there, you can have a slip-train of cordwood go down to the smelter with each trip to the iron-mine. The cordwood cars would then meet you done at the smelter while you bring the iron down from the mine. Assuming you can keep the cars from derailing (essentially a gravity-train/roller-coaster, with some slight curves to keep it from building too much speed... may need to make a test-track to see how fast a cordwood car loses speed due to rolling resistance, but I'm pretty sure you can get a constant 1% grade with a 10% curve angled slightly upwards to allow them to coast to a stop.) Similarly, if you can hump the coal-cars over the hills to the west (keep the hill to your left, eventually taking a NW leg until you round the summit... could probably even do it on a zero percent grade... up until the 10% drop on the other side) somehow, even one at a time, you can let them loose down towards the refinery/iron-works and collect them from there rather than the long-haul back and then find a beefy enough train to pull them from the bowl the smelter is in. *If you take the loco on that.. you may want a switchback so the train with it's airbrakes is in the back. And yes... American logging rails actually used to do this. *It's how roller coasters got invented.*

Devs, if you see this, please make one of those locomotives which take human power to move things! Being able to move a few empty carts with a lightweight locomotive which you can place at any time, which you can also use to move faster than by running (i.e. to catch up with a running train), would be very useful. It has to be lightweight and have high-enough torque to go uphill on a 4 degrees with a single person, while also not being too overpowered in terms of moving anything else around. Ideally, make it able to hold 4 people, to increase the torque and max speed, so 4 people could use it to catch up a train running on a 0 degrees rail after losing it's carts. Edit: I see you have the hand-car, at 40:20, but I don't know if ordering it will make it available right where you are, instead of at a certain place on the map. And you could still make a smaller bare-bones version which can only pull the gamers, and maybe an empty cart or two on a 0-degree rail, which cannot be bought but can be used by the gamers at any time they are on a track, and getting off the track would make it despawn.

WHOOOO These videos are always my favourite Love the series, you've make great videos

Thanks for doing this Kan, most of it flew past my face but it was informative and fun to listen to while stuff happened in the background. You forgot to ask about the platform placements and why the ratios on the depot are the way they are. Also dang that guy had an account for 15 years, wow! ... Impressive.

This was an absolutely fascinating episode. Love how open Mark was about everything. This is such an awesome game!

1:07 I died reading this

This was a great video, lots of super cool steam engine knowledge plus chilling with a really cool developer, this game was built really well from the ground up!

1:59, love the name on the car.

Awesome video. I can't wait for this to go live. Thanks Hyce for information!

As a traindriver in real life I can say it felt true to life when you came to a slow stop not being able to pull the heavy load uphill. Nice work! :)

Great job guys. Enjoyed all of the great info. Thanks!

I've been subbed to Hyce's channel for the better part of year now, and it never ceases to amaze me what a delightful human being he is. You're not half-bad either kAN. ;-)

29:05 I had never imagined an incredibles reference would show up here I love it

Been having a rough week, these videos have helped me get through it, thanks.

I am so excited now. The only thing that could make kAN's videos better would be more math talk. This was really interesting to be able to hear some of the game mechanics explained by the developer.

This is high quality content! Nice to see a dev

I had no idea this game was in miniature gauge... I spent a few hours rebuilding a bridge to avoid an awkward 5% grade on the Y track between the iron mine, smelter, and sawmill. But now that I know that 5% is perfectly acceptable and the physics is being overhauled, I feel better about having that short awkward section.

Hey Kan, I am sick today but I know this will cheer me up. Keep chugging along!

In Austria, Europe we actually have normal gauge tracks with around 3% elevation. Actually some of our heaviest trains travel on this Route.

His tender is the best thing I have seen all day

Buying the game soon! You've really got me into it kAN

we need to see 67 loaded cars on a straight track pulled by the gutless.

I can say that I do love the way the trains feel in this update, very smooth and natural like the dev said.

I was thirty minutes in before I noticed the tender. That’s amazing.

I really enjoyed this episode. Looking forward to some more of this series.

This is so cool talking with a dev.

This is an example of the kind of interactions we need from devs on all games!

I noticed the firewood depot across from the beams at the sawmill. I never even thought about that for the beams, i just use that trick for the cordwood dock to make money, but having it at the sawmill for beams makes waaaay more sense...

Steam engines are most efficient with the regulator wide open and the reverser just above zero. Steam is admitted at the beginning of the stroke and quickly cut off again. The steam then expands in the cylinder. Ideally all of the pressure is used driving the piston and there's none left at the end of the stroke when the exhaust valve opens. In the opposite case, with the reverser fully forward and the regulator nearly closed, steam (at lower pressure) is admitted into the cylinder for the whole stroke. At the end of the stroke all of the pressure in the cylinder just blows out the exhaust.

Here is a little trick to not having steep track Start from the top and build down in a decline you're comfortable with The ground work will no doubt be very high at some sections but it will save you a lot of headaches Also the Heisler keeps snapping the links of a 21 car train at the iron mine very frequently when I try to align the cars with the docks, so I built a flat platform on the plateu so it doesn't go rolling down hill or down mountain Also you guys are such train nerds I love that you put this much effort into the game cause I like trains too tho I never got to actually analysing them on a functional level

FYI, there is a still in operation narrow gauge railroad in Buena Park, CA... at Knott's Berry Farm. Walter Knott bought it when it was being put out of service and moved it to his theme park.

This has to be the greatest game I’ve seen, I can’t stop watching it I’m really curious about how weather will be implemented in the future updates

Kan is physically not able to let the dev finish more than 2 sentences without talking over him. Lol

This physics update is outstanding! Thanks guys!

Dev sounds cute, updated looks great. Am literally gona buy a PC for this incomplete game I love watching you play it so much

That tender 🤣 I love when devs get on with you tubers and show how real of a person they are. This guy reminds me of a camodo lol. And I need to get a pc so I cab play this game among a few others.

I'm waiting for the track laying tools update before I get into this game. Glad to hear those are planned at least!

When im playing something like train simulator running a steam engine it helps me to think about it like this. The regulator is the amount of pressure you are sending to the cylinders and the reverser is the volume of steam. The reverser is like turning a tap. You can have it all the way on and use lots of water (steam) or you can open it a crack and use a tiny amount of water (steam) while the regulator is like putting your thump over the end of a hose to make the water spray out with more pressure. Really all the reverser does is adjust the timing of the valve to control how long they are open and how long they are letting steam into the cylinder. Put the reverser on 1% and the regulator on 100% and its basically a full pressure super short puff of steam going into the cylinder. If you reverse that (reverser on 100 and reg on 1) it is a loooong but not very powerful blow of steam into the cylinder.

That's how I did my Iron route! slipped right over that ridge haha

before this episode, i had some doubts about this game and whether or not it was as actively developed, but hearing one of the devs talk about it and seeing their enthusiasm really made me believe more in this game

I have always had an interest in steam engines and steam locomotives in general. This was due to my dad’s and his step-dad’s love of steam locomotives. My dad’s first time diving a vehicle ANY vehicle was driving a steam tractor. The 1/8 scale steam model trains in Rohr Park in Chula Vista have always impressed me because they are so small and strong yet have the same mechanics as the full scale. Note: derailing a 1/8 scale engine is still a big problem.

Very cool to see, maybe do a strength test type of thing with it?

What a great guest to have!

When the reverser is closer to 0, it reduces the stroke length, which then makes it easier for the engine to climb slopes etc, like a lower gear on a car to climb a hill

I knew he drove trains right when he blew the horn twice

I love his company name

wow nice! you got developer!!!

I’d like to see a train system and eureka in the scrap mechanic if world. Might not work super well but it would be cool

I'm glad a developer came on and explained some stuff

26:00 the steepest standard gauge I know of for the USA is about 2.4% The "Sand Patch Grade" (run by CSX) is the steepest I believe at 2.4% and the "Cajon Pass" with a max of about 2.2% (run by BNSF) and both of those are steep

The regulator controls pressure and rate of flow into the cylinder. The Reverser controls the amount of time the inlet valve is open, allowing more or less steam into the cylinder each stroke.

OK, you win. I’ll be happy seeing you pull just 50 loaded cars.

The Eureka rolled off the track like it was tired and wanted to take a nap. 😂

I love the devs company name Caught a glimpse and had to rewind

Local grade a 5 minute walk from me on the CNR Dundas sub @Hardy Rd is about 1.6% and does challenge trains regularly. To the East at Copetown same line in spots it approaches 1.8% and poses similar daily challenges. Neat hearing engines full bore with everything they have going westbound

Awesome. Now you can build some crazy rails

For England and our EMU’S and DMU’S - Electric Multiple Units and Diesel Multiple Units - we have TOPS so you have - for example - the class 101 and 102 are heritage DMUs which were withdrawn in the early 2000’s and were put in service in the 1960’s. However 52002 would be D453 for example - not really that number, just an example.

Also keep up these rails online videos kan love ur vids❤️❤️

I am excited to look how the locos will perform in this update

I love the name on his Tender car! hahaha ESnD

I would actually like a quick Spreadsheet math before the haul starts. That would be really cool to see!

I really hope that they add more trains such as the mercury locos

1:20 Frick. Didn't recognize this video, and thought it was an episode of the let's play series from after the physics update came out.

Loved the name on the side of his tender

The math reminds me of Kerbal Space Program. I always had a calculator with me when I played that game so I could calculate delta v.

The way the dev just casually mentioned that he drives the Class 70 in real life and kAN doesn’t care is really crazy. I’d like to see a video of them driving irl

I love the name of the first train. The"EatShit & Die" very nice

You've gotta do it, I wanna see all them cars move

When you get two math nerds together you get a big mess of conversation that know one understands🤣

this is the definition of math joining the game

I hope u guys play on kan's map and see how he reacts to the map pls pls

I'm glad the snow is finally gone.

I know after a long long time after the whole map and the whole ui and all features are finished, polished and done, I hope they will make new maps more trains and other such stuff