Game Update City Transport Simulator: Tram – Update 1.0.3

Good morning folks,

The ViewApp team just released the latest update on Steam, introducing further improvements, reducing crashes and adding customisation options. You can read the full changelog further down.

This update is now available on Steam, with Epic Game Store and console versions following later this week.
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Key Features

Customizable Controls
- Custom keybindings for both keyboard and controller.
- Invert X & Y axis for camera movement via mouse & gamepad.
- Additional settings for joystick users.
- Support for multiple bindings and reset-to-default options.

Personalization
- New personalization menu added to the career mode menu.
- Option to rename the city added within the personalization menu.
- Operational personalization options have been moved to the personalization menu.

Improved Vehicle Lighting
- Speedometer, voltmeter, and door sensors now illuminated.
- Dynamic interior lighting for better readability day and night.

Station Announcements
- Station announcements are now activated and function as intended on PlayStation 5.

Trams
- Error notifications now trigger when attempting to release the doors without applying the parking brake.
- An error notification for the main switch has been added.
- Illuminated speedometers and battery voltmeters added for ULF and R2.2b trams.
- Pantograph rope-hold animations implemented for the GT8N tram.

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Bug Fixes & Optimizations

Crash Fixes
- Fixed a crash that occurred when walking near Sternengasse while E1 AI trams were assigned to a line.
- Fixed a crash when saving and starting the game.

AI Traffic & Vehicle Behavior
✔ Fixed an issue where AI cars were driving on the wrong side of the road near Hauptbahnhof West stop.
✔ Adjusted AI car spawn distances to improve traffic flow.
✔ After a forced green phase, the traffic light now completes a full cycle before another forced green phase is triggered.
✔ Taxis now appear more frequently and in the correct color.
✔ DHL delivery vans now appear more frequently.
✔ Trains at Hauptbahnhof Tramau now spawn more frequently.

Tram Switch Logic
✔ Fixed an issue where switches near Oberer Ring stop were incorrectly set after loading a new save.
✔ Corrected the signal direction indicator between Jacob-De-Zoet and Eglundsdorf.

Collision Fixes
✔ Fixed missing ground collision near Löwenstraße stop.
✔ Improved collisions between Eglundsdorf and Löwenstraße areas.

⚙️ Passenger & NPC Behavior
✔ Improved passenger pathfinding from waiting areas to tram doors.
✔ Fixed an issue where NPCs mistakenly boarded AI trams on the opposite side of the street near Gabriele-Münter-Straße.
✔ Improved pedestrian behavior to prevent passengers from getting stuck inside each other.
✔ Adjusted pedestrian paths to prevent passengers or pedestrians from crossing roads incorrectly.

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Enjoy Update 1.0.3!