TrainPlayer 3.2 for Mac Now Shipping

For once, a TrainPlayer newsletter that doesn't say "Windows Only!" For you Mac users, we are happy to announce the release of TrainPlayer-TrackLayer 3.2 for Mac, a whole new line of products built in OS X, packed with the same great features and content we've been adding for Windows users over the last several newsletters.

Premium Content

The new version comes with a lot more scenic acreage to operate on, and a lot more choices of rolling stock to do it with. This release features the Premium Layouts and Cars collection, a huge gallery of fascinating layouts, plus over eight hundred cars and locomotives of all styles. The set includes a dozen beautiful, original layouts by Peter Lloyd-Lee, an amazing collection of operational rail yards assembled from satellite photos by Bruno Pigozzo, not one but four stylish versions of the full Gorre & Daphetid, original artwork by Nicolas Villarreal, and way more.

Scripting

Scripting is a fun new way to program your layout so it can run itself automatically. Let TrainPlayer create a script for you as you drive, or try your hand at writing one using our simple operations language. Sample layouts include a scripted version of the Turtle Creek -- click, sit back, and watch a typical day of pickups and deliveries.

CAD Import

For the serious Mac-oriented track planner, TrackLayer 3.2 offers a full-service solution. Design your layout with ease and precision using the popular RailModeller CAD system from MacRailSoft, then let TrackLayer 3.2 automatically lay working track on it, so you just add trains and run.

This work would not have been possible without help from Jan Barnholt of MacRailSoft, who arranged for RailModeller to export data readable by us. Thanks, Jan.

And More

Operation is more fun with improved controls and sounds, now including diesel running sounds. Laying track is more precise with snap tools for switch angles and yards. New chooser dialogs give direct access to our large and growing collection of layouts and cars on the web. You can link your layouts together so a train cruises from one right onto the other. If you have OS X 10.5, you can flip through mini-layouts in Finder with Cover Flow, as shown here.

More Info

For a complete list of features with plenty of screen shots, see the Mac 3.2 Page.