Stadler GTW Changelog : The Spirit of Flight Simulation

Latest Update: 2024/08/21

The below log shows all updates for this product since release:

v3.0.0

Mid-life update. IMPORTANT: THIS UPDATE WILL NOT WORK WITH OLD ROLLING-START
SCENARIOS, OR OLD REPAINTS / RESKINS. THERE ARE TOO MANY CHANGES IN THE BLUEPRINTS.

Art - Exterior / General
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- Migrated all 2012/2013 models up to 3ds Max 22 and re-linked all objects, recreated all animations and materials
- Fixed a gap in the windows on the Arriva Merwedelingelijn Abk1
- Removed white stripe from wheels
- Fixed a texture issue (fuzzy yellow line) on the nose of the ODEG Abk wagon
- Fixed the missing blocks in the windshield for the windshield heaters (external view only)
- New driver figure
- New scharfenberg coupler model and fixed the coupler geometry so the ‘coupled’ version isn’t mirrored
- New bogie and wheel geometry and textures
- New region-correct fonts and colours for the destination boards
- Fixed some axle decals
- New higher resolution window frame textures on the passenger windows
- Fully re-built UIC codes with consist numbers and names (where necessary) coded into every UIC code so they’re now a common format across every version of the GTW – DMU and EMU

- Two new names on the DMU Achterhoek versions
-- 10256 = PIET OUDOLF (letter W in the numbering convention)
-- 10370 = PIET MONDRIAAN (letter X in the numbering convention)

- One new name on the EMU Vechtdallijn version
-- 10525 = REINIER PAPING (letter O in the numbering convention)

- New Qbuzz EMU version
- New Blauwnet DMU version
- New Arriva Nevenlijnen ‘Teal’ DMU version
- New Arriva Limburg DMU and EMU versions

Art - Cab
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- Made new texture for all warnings and buttons in the cabs to clean up the old, ‘noisy’ buttons that were hard to read
- Made cabview windows less “foggy”
- Corrected the cab tempomaat / cruise display to be correct to the real train
- Added train number, clock and traction block indicator to the multi-function display
- Corrected cab MFD to use the correct font
- Higher resolution / new, clearer hand-created textures for cab displays and GSM-R
- Fixed the overhead lights and speakers in the cabviews. The speaker was originally a light and the lights were originally air vents. Oops!
- New illuminated instruments for night, and new more accurate desk reading lights
- Corrected one of the brake meters to now correctly read up to 12 bar

Art - Thurbo
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- corrected the inside passenger door colour from red to dark grey
- corrected the shunting light to be the left light instead of the top light
- corrected the colour of some of the lights / buttons in the cab
- added new UIC codes to one side of each driving wagon
- removed a lot of screen information in the cab to comply with new SBB license conditions

Art - Capital Metro
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- updated external colours and swapped MAN power unit for DEUTZ
- added some geometry and texture changes, new brake lights, new side reflectors etc.
- 4 new destinations – MvKalla, Broadmoor, Special Event, Do Not Board
- updated cabview to be much closer to the real thing with new geometry and textures, new bell control button, new brake lever
- added destination pre-setting

Art - ODEG
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- changed RB33 end station to Potsdam Hbf to reflect current schedules

Audio
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- Fixed a missing cross-linked pantograph sound from another train
- EMU engine ventilator audio now only plays when pantograph is up
- EMU pantograph sound modified so it shouldn't play every time the train comes into view
- Horn sounds re-done with loop points
- Miscellaneous bogie and wagon sound changes
- New control sounds for many of the cab controls, recorded from cab ride
- Moved the traction motor sound to the engine wagon instead of the passenger wagon (!)
- Removed the ‘voices’ from the Thurbo PZB emulation
- New 'at speed' cab sound effect for general wind/rail noise, recorded from cab ride
- Removed the 'crash' sound and replaced it with a schafenberg coupler sound, for coupling
- New (irritating) cab wiper sounds :)

Blueprints
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- Excluded miscellaneous blueprints from the content browser (like smoke, lights, drivers etc)
- Add all Dutch freeware routes to consist blueprints for the Dutch GTWs so they can now show up as AI and quickdrive consists automatically
- Changed reverser from percentage to A-0-V in the HUD
- Fixed some brake controls that were not set to ‘apply to consist’
- Corrected all brake blueprint data to be consistent with other ChrisTrains models
- Updated dynamic braking blueprints
- Re-wrote and simplified the combined throttle / brake controller. It now has correct notches for 10% (tempomaat), 0% (off), -10% (brake 1) and -20% (remcrit) with linear control outside those ranges.
- Fixed an error in the motor wagon blueprints where the train brake and dynamic brake controls were missing (!)
- Reduced camera sway/jolt movement in the cab
- Made second camera view in cab tilt slightly downwards
- Flipped the motor wagon in the consist blueprints – it was in backwards originally

Scripting
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- New ATB-EG and ATB-NG functions to match all other recently-updated trains
- “E” shortcut now zeros out throttle/brake controller
- MUCH more prototypical performance under acceleration and braking, from newly-collected real-world test runs of EMU and both types of DMU from various drivers across the Dutch networks. You know who you are - Thank you !
- Updated logic for manual use of pneumatic brakes – now correctly overrides throttle control and requires manual throttle reset in order to gain traction again
- Added holding brake when stopped
- Emergency brake now requires correct reset procedure with pneumatic brake handle and optionally ATB-release (if triggered by ATB)
- Added throttle smoothing/averaging
- Added dynamic brake smoothing/averaging
- If the reverser is set to 0 it now requires a throttle reset before power can be applied
- New scripting around the re-written throttle/brake handle
- More efficient code for cruise/tempomaat display function
- Added a traction block indication to the MFD
- New, up-to-date headlight functions including new high/full beam headlights - the headlights in the GTW are now based on the driver being in the cab. There is no longer an "off" position
- New, up-to-date driver figure logic
- Pantograph animation logic now much more efficient – doesn’t try to continuously animate pantograph every frame
- Cab lighting now visible from outside when cab lights are on
- New controls for passenger area lighting. Passengers are not present and wagons are now unlit when parked.
- Corrected the cab braking / traction meter in Dutch and German versions
- The second set of rear lights on the Capital Metro version actually function as brake lights in the real train – added that functionality to the model
- New local master destination list for all Dutch versions with massively expanded range of stations and messages, and destination pre-setting in the wagon number.
- Added destination pre-setting to Thurbo, ODEG and CapMetro versions but they have their own custom lists of destinations

v1.2 - 06/07/2015

DMU

- New: When more than 50% dynamic brake are used, train automatically applies 0.3bar of pneumatic brake. This will help slow heavier consists.

- New: Second cab camera position - slightly further back to see more instruments

- New: Sander control. Orange button ("Z" or "S"), left side of cab next to brake.

- New: Tempomaat / tempomat / cruise control speed readout on right side LCD display (when cruise control is engaged)

- Fixed: Removed sander sound from cab - not audible in the real train

- Fixed: Bad geometry in the left side door opening of the Capital Metro version.

- Fixed: Now even if the pneumatic brake is commanded to 'release', the dynamic-to-pneumatic blend still works to bring the train to a complete stop

- Fixed: Removed some redundant controls from the engine blueprint

- Fixed: Removed wheelchair access door button from doors where it was incorrectly placed.

- Fixed: Cab door indicators do not have audible 'beeps' or bells in the Stadler GTW - they are now removed but the lights remain

- Fixed: Handbrake now works ("/"), on all wagons

- Fixed: ATB-NG doesn't repeat 3-bell "target speed" sound if brakes are re-applied whilst slowing down

- Fixed: Missing texture error for some cabs

- Fixed: Made pneumatic brake 20% more powerful

- Fixed: Dodeman vigilance system now works in Arriva Achterhoek version

- Fixed: Rear destination boards sometimes did not work

EMU

- New: When more than 50% dynamic brake are used, train automatically applies 0.3bar of pneumatic brake. This will help slow heavier consists.

- New: Added Thurbo (Switzerland) version. PLEASE READ THE MANUAL FOR NEW INFORMATION