Version 2.0

Release date

12 August 2024

Additions

Update including a revamp of the HUDs, as well as upgrades and expansions of stations and fleets.

Minor
updates

V2.0.1 (12 September 2024)

Chronology

← Previous update	Next update →
Version 1.10 Version 1.10.1	Version 2.1

Version 2.0, or simply V2.0, was a major update for Stepford County Railway released on 12 August 2024 at 21:00 BST. The version number was confirmed on 25 December 2023 through a sneak peek.

This update encompassed 2 updates, the major V2.0.0, and 1 minor content update.

The_wait_is_nearly_over_--_SCR_Version_2.0_Trailer — The wait is nearly over -- SCR Version 2.0 Trailer

SCR Version 2.0 Video sneak peek

Official changelog

New features

Introduction of a new train movement system with trains now accelerating and decelerating in a more realistic manner
User interface changes
- A new driving UI has been implemented
- A new dispatching UI has been implemented
- Minor changes to the guarding UI have been implemented
New trains:
- The Class 156/4 (2-car) and Class 156/9 (2-car double) have been added to Connect
- The Class 385/0 (3-car) and Class 385/1 (4-car) have been added to Connect
- The Class 800 has been added to Express
- The Class 170/2 (2-car) and Class 170/5 (2-car double) have been added to Connect
A new extension has been added from Edgemead, with new stations at:
- Aslockby (ALB)
- Carnalea Bridge (CLB)
- Rayleigh Bay (RLB)
Signalling additions:
- A new signal zone (Zone H) has been added for the Rayleigh Bay branch
- Semaphore signals have been added to the Rayleigh Bay branch
Announcement effects:
- Effects have been added to station announcements to better suit the size of the station
- Spatial on train announcements have been added
- Train delay announcements have been added^{[note 1]}
New diesel exclusive routes on Stepford Connect:
- RLB - EDG (R049)
- RLB - LYN (R050)
- RLB - LTW (R100)
- RLB - LTC (R101)
- RLB - WYV (R102) (Class 156 exclusive)
New diesel exclusive route on Stepford Express:
- RLB - LYN (R087)
New routes on Waterline:
- BEN - CON (R019)
- NRH - MGT (R120) (2-car diesel exclusive)
Next stop displays have been added to the exterior screens of select trains
Cosmetic train management system (TMS) screens have been added to the cabs of select trains
Mile boards have been added at select stations around the map
Class 380/385 specific stop markers have been added at select stations
All buffered termini now have a 15 MPH speed limit on approach and a 30 MPH limit on departure
New forms of 'clutter' can be found around the map

Upgrades

Upgraded trains:
- The Class 313 has replaced the Class 508 on Waterline
- The Class 319 has been upgraded to mesh
- The Class 321 has been upgraded to mesh
- All variants of the Class 43 have received upgrades
- The Class 170 has received upgrades
- The Class 171 has received upgrades
- The Class 357 has received upgrades
- The Class 365 has been rescaled
- All variants of the Class 165 and Class 166 have been rescaled
- All variants of the Class 143 have been rescaled
- The Class 68 has been rescaled
- Side destination screens on select trains have been upgraded
Upgraded stations:
- Edgemead has been rebuilt
- Westwyvern area has been rebuilt
- Faymere has been rebuilt
- Millcastle has been rebuilt
- Water Newton station building has been rebuilt
- Stepford Central has received improvements
- Stepford Victoria has received improvements
- Leighton Stepford Road has received improvements
- Northshore has received improvements
- Old Upper Staploe has received scenery improvements
Depot upgrades:
- Northshore depot has been rebuilt
- The spawn menu depot has been rebuilt
- Static trains have been added at various depots around the map
Electric trains limited from running on diesel only routes:
- Newry Harbour branch (NRY - NRH)
- Morganstown flyover (MGD - MGT)
- Rayleigh Bay branch (EDG - RLB)
Water Newton (WTN) has been added as a calling point on SAZ - LSR (R057)
Platform extensions:
Sound upgrades:
- New IET sounds
- Class 321 sounds
- Class 313 horn
- Class 350 horn
- Classes 158/319/321 door sounds changed
- Varied guard buzzer sounds to suit stock
Signalling changes:
- Certain unnecessary signals have been removed from the Benton area
- Certain unnecessary signals have been removed between Millcastle and Westwyvern
- The Signaller Training Academy at Llyn has been upgraded to support trainings
- Additional repeaters have been added to hard to sight signals in the Stepford area
- Additional OFF indicators have been added at SHS and MGT
Electrification added:
- OLE added to Stepford Victoria
- OLE added to Connolly
- Various miscellaneous electrified sections added around the map
Cancellation announcements at termini have been tweaked to announce where the train has come from rather than to
Various speed limits and speed warning boards have been updated/moved to fit the new movement system
Headcodes will now count sequentially from a random integer
In-game guides have been updated
Role uniforms have been updated
Certain Timetables have been modified
Old branding and billboards around the map have been updated
Various minor upgrades across the map

Bug fixes

Train bugs:
- Issues with spawning the Class 720 at Coxly Station Siding have been fixed
- The Class 458/5 has had a 'ShortDoor' set up to fix issues with Guards not being teleported to a door on the platform at stations with short platforms
- Missing sounds have been added to the Class 755 variants
- The driver/guard root on all variants of the Class 158 have been moved back to prevent players' legs sticking through the front of the train
- Missing seat bricks in the Class 717 have been added
Scenery bugs:
- The platforms at Whitefield have been lowered to fix cosmetic issues with Mk3 doors clipping through them
- The platforms at Woodhead Lane have been lowered
- Platform markers in various places around the map have been repositioned (where stopping positions allow) to prevent doors from opening whilst off the platform
- A Buffer sensor has been added at LBTS platform 0
Visual errors:
- Trains driven by other players will now appear smoother
- Issues with concourse boards not loading for trains which spawned after you joined a server have been fixed
- 'Click to zoom' tooltip remaining visible when returning to the menu has been fixed
- Signals associated platforms not showing correctly on Supervisor signalling desks has been fixed
- Old rank emojis used on the signalling UI have been updated
- Platform screens displaying AirLink trains as Stepford Connect trains has been fixed
- 'Stepford United Football Club' has been shortened to 'Stepford UFC' on signalling screens to fit
- Outdated branding from around the map and UIs has been removed
An error meaning players were unable to terminate at Edgemead has been fixed
Random errors experienced when using the 'trainlist' command by players have been fixed
'Farleigh' announcement audio has been added to Connect and Express
Cancellation announcements will no longer play for trains that despawn whilst having a 3 headcode
Various minor scenery, cosmetic and programming bug fixes

source: ^[1]

Other changes

There were also other changes that were undocumented for this update.

Stepford Central has also added a statue of Stece_Sama near the Main Approach spawn.
The price of the Class 143 was increased to 2,000 points, from 1,000 points.
As part of the update, the Hub Site was released to the public after a closed beta test.^[2]
Platform numbers at all stations are now coloured to reflect their operator.

Reception

This update introduced the new train movement system which made trains accelerate more realistically. However, upon release, many players found this slower acceleration/deceleration hard to use compared to the old train movement (namely overshooting platforms or eating buffers), and demanded that the old movement system be added as an option.
Since release, ghost trains would appear in depots and sidings. These ghost trains did not exist in game and blocked any spawning of trains at the spawn point.
- Despite the attempted fix in V2.0.1, ghost trains still appeared.
With the opening of the Rayleigh Bay Branch, Edgemead was overhauled and now serves as the connection between the Stepford Main Line and the branch. However, only Platform 1 is equipped to serve trains entering and leaving the branch. As it is now also the terminating platform, coupled with many players wanting to visit the new branch, a lot of trains were backed up to Leighton City and Westercoast due to the large volume of trains wanting to entering Edgemead Platform 1.
- Many players criticised this and had requested a capacity upgrade at Edgemead. However, management have denied this due to the recency of the overhaul and that the congestion would decrease after a while.

Trivia

Over time, multiple non-official sneak peeks have been released by the developers in chat channels of the official Discord server, which contain no new information about the update. Among other things, some images have shown snippets from the changelog showing the amount of different changelog entries or screenshots of Roblox Studio.
None of the rescaled trains got their bogies updated to have the correct proportions. As a result, they are all either oversized or undersized, depending on how the train was rescaled.
Tying with Version 1.5, Version 2.0 has the fewest patch updates, moving on to V2.0.1 before updating to Version 2.1.
The trailer was created by Dweller, and was inspired by Ding - A short Metro film, a trailer which SquadFam9000 created for a side project called CashCraft.

Sneak peeks

For simplicity, this gallery only contains the official sneak peeks and the dates of their releases. For more detailed explanations of the sneak peeks, please see Sneak Peeks/Version 2.0.

The wait is nearly over -- SCR Version 2.0 Trailer

Notes

↑ Train delay announcements were broken on release and were not available in game until Version 2.2.

References

↑ What's New? on SCR Hub Site (12 August 2024). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
↑ What's New? on SCR Hub Site (12 August 2024). Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[1] Train delay announcements were broken on release and were not available in game until Version 2.2.

[2] What's New? on SCR Hub Site (12 August 2024). Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[3] What's New? on SCR Hub Site (12 August 2024). Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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