Sweet Transit, the train-focused city-builder by Ernestas Norvaišas, gets its third big update for its current Steam Early Access release. It’s available now.
Ttield “Swift Expedition”, the update adds some new content and a bunch more improvements to make the nitty-gritty process of running railways and towns a bit more enjoyable.
the main star of the update is the addition of six new locomotives:
- SDF10 locomotive
- DMU10 locomotive
- DT30 locomotive
- Added Jet10 locomotive
- Added Jet20 locomotive
- Added DTJet locomotive
The SDF10 locomotive is a steam train that can move backwards, while the DMU10, the diesel-powered train, can move passengers faster.
The Jet10 and Jet20 are jet-powered trains, which require Jet Fuel, a whole new production line. Getting these online will allow you to transport people at faster speeds across the map.
Oh, the DTJet locomotive is, fascinatingly, a hybrid of jet and diesel power.
Alongside that, there are few other changes to existing systems, which includes the following, as per the patch notes:
- Increased locomotives count from 5 to 11
- The decoration system is reworked to be more natural in how it works
- Residences will gradually increase their upkeep and goods need based on inhabitants
- Trains will load only the needed amount of people in settlements
- Map generation is improved to remove small “ponds”, islands and holes in mountains to make expansion more pleasant
- Requirement signals visual update with additional chain requirement signal
- Automatic route naming with an option to randomise settlement names
- Infinite end goal generation for people who enjoy going past 100 train colonies
The way decorations work has changed, and the UI has been overhauled. For a full list of changes, check out the patch notes here.
Sweet Transit is what happens when Transport Tycoon lets you manually build the cities. It has city-building elements, but the core gameplay here is creating the logistic systems where you transport people to workplaces outside of town- like mines and farms, and then transport the produce back to town, and then to other towns. All while glorifying the power of mass transit.
It’s good to see Sweet Transit is chugging along nicely since we last checked it out during its Early Access launch.