A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism news & patch notes

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's for their support of "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We have just released the latest version, "34396.1074," which fixes the issue that with the in-game help. The updates are as follows.

• Fix to make the in-game help available again

Hello fellow train enthusiasts! We're happy to announce that A-Train 9 V5.0, which contains many new features, including compatibility with A-Train9 TRAIN CONSTRUCTION, is out now in Japan. Additionally, we are currently working hard to bring this experience to everyone around the world. Currently, we are looking to release V5.0 globally in 2025. Thank you for being a fan of our series, and we hope that you are excited to see the latest version pull into the station around the world!

Thank you for playing the game! We have found out that a recent update to the Steam client results in an error when trying to access the help from the game. While we look for a solution to the problem, you can still open the help doing the following: 【Local Version】 Followin the steps below, you can open the local version of the help {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/251373496165f126290265ff6a4cccc2fdea4643.png 4: Open the folder: 「A-Tourism_Data」>「StreamingAssets」>「html-document」>「webdocs」 5: Open the folder for the language you want to read in, see list at the bottom. 6: Open the index.html file. 【Online version】 Open the following URL in any browser: https://www.artdink.co.jp/manual/a-tourism/steam// Language code ・English「en」 ・Japanese「ja」 ・German「de」 ・Simplified Chinese「zh-CN」 ・Traditional Chinese「zh-TW」 ・Korean「ko」 Sorry for the disagreement

Dear Users, We are pleased to announce the complete renewal of "A Train jp" ( https://www.atrain.jp/ ), the official portal site for the urban development railroad simulation games "A-Train" series. The site is like a terminal station where information on "A-Train" related products and projects can be found more easily, and where fun videos created by users can be gathered. - About the renewed "A-Train jp" - "A-Train jp" ( https://www.atrain.jp/ ), the official portal site for the "A-Train" series, is a portal site where information on the "A-Train" series is gathered. The site has recently undergone a complete renewal. We have improved the ease of use and gathering of information so that newcomers can quickly access the information they want and fans will want to visit the site again and again. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/debe2c3376552d44962ae4576d3ccc5f67b1ae9a.png It is now easier to find products! Added category search by platform to the "Products" page. It is now easier to find A-Train that can be played on your platform. Also, we have enhanced the product description so that you can compare products without having to jump to the official website. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/11b818734373c4af922ff8fa2f9accecec0df693.png A place where users' videos gathered! Added search by product title and play style such as "Car Window" and "Urban Development" to the "Minna no Machi Video Plaza" page. It is now easier to find videos of your choice. In conjunction with this change, we have updated the "Video Submission Guidelines" that have already been published. Your videos may be featured on this page!? We are looking forward to your video submissions. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/cbfc2d0379670e59c7aef53cb82b40b6221d7ad5.png Enhancement of image materials and postings We have added image materials for "A-Train 9" and "A-Train Exp." to the "Video Submission Guidelines," as well as an "Illustration Museum" and a "Wallpaper Corner" in the "Special Events" section. You can view and download images used in the game and images that have been posted on SNS and other sites. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/0dc73ac76f8afd6d3a19a5f591a9e5b6315d80f9.png User Survey Started In conjunction with the renewal, we have started a "User Questionnaire". We would like to ask all "A-Train" users to answer the questionnaire so that we can use it as a reference for future product development and promotions. (until October 31, 2023). We will continue to provide information on "A-Train" through this website, and we appreciate your patronage. - About the "A-Train" series - The "A-Train" series is an urban development railroad company management simulation game, the first of which was released by Art Dink in 1985. Players take on the role of the president of a railroad company and work to realize an ideal city through urban development, railroad operation, and company management. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/5e043f62b67e66f80337ef7f39f4389eb1a0499b.png The "A-Train" series is highly creative and satisfies the unique goals and desires of each player. Feel the joy of developing a railroad line where the railroad and the city are in harmony. Examine the best diagram for the city's demand and find the optimal solution Grow the company with skillful management skills and lead it to accomplish large-scale projects Savor to your heart's content the expansion and development of the city's possibilities --The variety of the company's appeal has not faded, and it continues to be loved by many people. We offer two types of products, "Realistic" and "Hakoniwa", depending on the features and contents. Please enjoy the world of "A-Train" to your heart's content with the system of your choice. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/563d50c585634a7409a4c3999f2c914577a25572.png

We are pleased to announce the winners of our recent scenario contest. Please check the contest website for details. https://www.atrain.jp/at-scenario/ Two entries from the Steam version also received awards. Please give them a try!! We want to thank all the participants. We hope you keep enjoying playing "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism!"

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/775a33a8e44b7187cb3e3bed21bccacfd1626fa6.png *All scenarios need to be submitted in Japanese and by users who live in Japan* The best part of tourism planning is developing a destination by leveraging the power of the railroad to take advantage of the region's attractions. There will be as many stories of towns overcoming problems and growing as there are tourist destinations to aim for. In "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism," you can not only develop an existing town but also create the story of the town from scratch, from the topography that forms the foundation of the town to the thoughts of the people involved in its development. In this scenario contest, we are looking for scenarios with the theme of "a sightseeing spot with a problem" that is filled with the possibilities of such a story. We are looking forward to receiving your powerful scenarios filled with your passion for urban development!

Submission Period

Monday, March 13, 2023 - Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (JST) Entries received after the end of the application period will not be considered.

Application Theme

"Tourist Attraction with a Problem." Just as the attractions of unexplored hot spring towns and remote islands surrounded by nature...... vary from tourist destination to tourist destination, the types of problems they face also vary. In this contest, we are calling for scenarios with potential for development based on the theme of "tourist attractions with problems."

Prize Money

50,000 yen (6 winners) The amount may be increased or decreased depending on the entries.

Entry Rules

For more information, please check the contest website. https://www.atrain.jp/at-scenario/

※This DLC is only available in Japan※ For one week from today, March 3rd, "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism - Vistas Abound" will be on sale for 10% off! Please take this opportunity to purchase the game. Bundle https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/28261/A/ DLC only https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168690/

About "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism - Vistas Abound"

The "A Train" x "Sightseeing" will "expand" even further! "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" has been upgraded to "Vistas Abound" and now you can play through this title with even more possibilities! As the president of a railroad company, the player extends the tracks, develops the infrastructure, and transports many people. By doing so, the city grows, and the company's revenue increases. It is up to you to decide how to develop the city as the company grows. Why don't you create the future of the city with "A-Train"? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/3a1cd8f5b97d5b26a71fca511d33d71e9dbcecf7.jpg There are three key points of the "Vistas Abound." With the addition of actual sightseeing trains, bullet trains, etc. from all over Japan, "Railroad Cars" will expand!!! New sightseeing buildings, stalls, signs that represent the bustle of the city, and "Railroad Museum," where you can display your favorite trains, will expand city development! You can share your original train cars or just the topography of your city online, and even process the scenery of your city. You can also share your original train cars, share only the terrain of your city online, and process the scenery of your city with the "Photo Mode" to expand the circle of the A train!

"Kohma's First Look at a Game in Action"

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/1bb02704ed27b8f2220196d6fb4f01f26f9dc6ba.png "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism - Vistas Abound" will be introduced on the YouTube channel of development simulation game player Kohma. ※This stream will also be mirror streamed on Steam. Date and Time ： Friday, March 3rd, from 9:00 p.m. (JST) Youtube page ：https://youtube.com/live/gliuGNmsR44 Kohma Twitter ：https://twitter.com/kohma_game

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's for their support of "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We have just released the latest version, "34385.1014," which fixes the issue that will cause the clear description of the scenario downloaded from the Steam Workshop to disappear. The updates are as follows.

• Fixed a bug when in scenario editing in Construction, pressing the "Add" button when the number of dialogue slots was at its maximum would force the game to close.
• Fixed a bug in the list display when the window size is set to portrait.

We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so please let us know if you have any other feedback.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168690/ATrain_All_Aboard_Tourism__Vistas_Abound/

★THIS DLC IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN JAPAN REGION★

Let's expand! Creating a bustling city with that train running! The definitive version of the urban development railroad SLG, in which you develop cities, operate railroads, and manage companies. The tourism plan that has just begun will expand even further. Includes 33 real cars from railroad companies all over Japan! The "High Quality Texture" mode in the Steam version allows you to run your city with beautifully detailed rolling stock that looks just like in the movie. Here are the videos showing off some of the real vehicles ahead of the March 2ed release!

★Vehicle Introduction - East Japan

★Vehicle Introduction - West Japan

By the way, if you find the A train difficult, ask a competent secretary to teach you the basics! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2938008644 ※Texts are in Japanese Merchandising license granted. JR Hokkaido Merchandising Permission granted. Approved by JR East Approved by JR Tokai Approved by JR West Approved by JR Shikoku Approved by JR Kyushu Eizan Electric Railway Co. Enoshima Electric Railway Co. Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Kinki Nippon Railway Co. Keihan Electric Railway Co. Kobe Electric Railway Co. Sanriku Railway Co. Shinano Railway Co. Takamatsu Kotohira Electric Railway Co. Tobu Railway Co. Donan Isaribi Railway Co. Hakone Tozan Railway Co. Hankyu Corporation Hanshin Electric Railway Co. Fuji Sanroku Electric Railway Co. Watarase Valley Railway Co. Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau All company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's for their support of "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We have just released the latest version, "34358.975," which fiexs the issue that will cause the clear description of the scenario downloaded from the Steam Workshop to disappear. The updates are as follows.

• Fixed a bug when "Verify integrity of the game files" is performed, the clear status of user-created scenarios is overwritten.
• Fixed a bug in which the trophies are not displayed in the DL scenario list screen.

We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so please let us know if you have any other feedback.

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's for their support of "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We hope you are enjoying building up your touring plan so far. We have just released the latest version, "Build 30257.629," which contains a few bug fixes as usual. In addition, we are sorry for not being able to provide the new DLC to players outside of Japan due to the licensing issues, but you can still enjoy the following new features that we implemented for the DLC. The updates are as follows.

Camera

・Tracking Camera 　Added "Bullet Train" and "Private Automobiles" as targets. ※"Private automobiles" can be tracked by selecting a private automobile on the road. ・Layer Display 　Added a shortcut to change the layer view. 　It can be used on the screen where the "Whole map" icon is displayed. 【Controller Controls】 　X button + directional pad up: Moves up one level. 　X button + Directional pad down: Lower level by one 　X button + Directional pad left: Displays the current layer/all layers (to switch over). 　X button + Directional pad right: Displays current level/all levels (to switch over). 【Keyboard Controls】 　Shift + move up key: Moves up one level. 　Shift + move down key: Moves down one level. 　Shift + move left : Displays the current layer/all layers (to switch over). 　Shift + move key right : Displays the current layer/all layers (to switch over). 【Mouse operation】 　Shift + wheel up : Moves up one level. 　Shift + wheel down : Moves down one level. 　Shift + wheel pressed in : Displays the current layer/all layers (to switch over).

　Add "Empty Lane" to "Parking Location."

・Bus Development 　Stickers on the front and back of the bus are now separated and can be applied separately.

・"Auto-Develop Pausing" has been added to "Regional Settings". 　You can choose to have the city develop automatically for all regions or for each region. 　If stopped, the city will not automatically develop during constructions.

・"Anti-aliasing" was added to "Graphics". ・Added "Close Menu Tracking Camera" in "Other Settings". ・You can now set "Flip camera up/down" and "Flip camera left/right" separately for Free view and Isometric view in "Other Settings".

・Additional content for "Vistas Abound" has been added.

※Please note that plans created before "Build 34350.965" will no longer appear as bonus plans in saved data created with "Build 34350.965".

・Fixed a bug when "Change Formation" and "Replace" were performed consecutively, the display of cars became incorrect. ・Fixed a bug where Freight Trains can be purchased as a single-car formation. ・Fixed a bug in which the Y button icon would be displayed at the transit point other than the stops on a operating route. ・Fixed a bug where when designating a garage for a stop with the parking location set to "Empty Lane", the automobile exiting the garage would make an emergency stop. ・Fixed a bug in which Parking Lot 1 (both attached and independent) could not be constructed under the elevated train lines and roads at the height of 2F. ・Fixed a bug in which the impact of "Cargo Handling Area 1" and "Freight Handling Area 2" on surrounding subsidiaries was incorrect. ※If "Cargo Handling Area 1" and "Freight Handling Area 2" are already located on the map, the impact will be changed to the correct one. ・Fixed a bug in which the description of "Low-Rise Buildings 16" was incorrect. ・Fixed a bug where when two or more tourist destinations are removed at the same time, the information of one of them would remain in the tourist information. ・Fixed a bug in which tourists would illegally go back and forth between stations on a tourist route that includes the bullet train. ・Fixed a bug in which a trade port could be built at the edge of the map. ・Fixed a bug in which the player was unable to unlock achievements under certain circumstances. ・Fixed a bug in which the player was unable to unlock the "Metropolis" achievement. ・Minor problems that have been corrected in other console versions have now also been fixed here. We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so please let us know if you have any other feedback.

Hello everyone. The new DLC "A-Train Vistas Abound" is set to be released on March 3rd (JST), but unfortunately for our users outside of Japan, there is some bad news. Due to copyright reasons related to the real Japanese trains involved in the DLC, we are unable to license the rights to release the game outside of Japan. We understand that to the fans of the game, this is very disappointing news and we are also disappointed that we cannot bring this expansion to everyone around the world. Thank you for playing this game, and we are sorry that we could not bring you more of it. Thank you for understanding. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168690/

Dear Users, "Steam Deck" was released a few weeks ago, and although not everyone has gotten their hands on this fantastic device, we would like to make sure that "A-Train All Aboard! Tourism" is compatible with it. We are pleased to announce that "A-Train All Aboard! Tourism" is fully compatible with Steam Deck with the last update! We are still waiting in the queue to get reviewed, but if you already have Steam Deck, please go ahead and fire up the game while on the go! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/51dd2bd2f137fea717d5524e72b8bce6f40f5aeb.jpg

• Japanese keyboard input is not supported by Deck at this moment.
• Help is only available online.
• High-quality textures are not available.

We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so please let us know if you have any other feedback. Degica Games team

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's support towards "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We hope you are enjoying building up your touring plan so far. We have just released the latest version, "Build 30257.629," which we fixed a few minor bugs to improve the overall user experience. The contents of the update will be as follows.

• You can play the scenarios in a different language than the one in which they were saved. (*Text may not be displayed correctly on certain occasions.)
• Fixed the bug in which the effective state of the turnaround setting was not taken over when replacing a train.
• Fixed the bug that caused tourist routes to be established where tourists traveled long distances on foot.

Attention!

Starting with this update, system data is also saved in the cloud. If you are playing on multiple PCs, please start this game with the highest level of progress first. *The first PC that starts up will have its subsidiary release status and scenario clear status saved in the cloud, and the second PC that starts up will have its system data overwritten. We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so please let us know if you have any other feedback. Degica Games team

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's support towards "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We hope you are enjoying it so far. As promised earlier, we have just released the latest version "Build 29927.542," in which we improved the user experiences and fixed bugs that the players reported! The contents of the update will be as follows.

★ Settings can be changed right from the start of the game

・System settings will be added to the title screen. ・You can access the system settings from the beginning of the tutorial. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/91964a7b8c842fc7a42365afce522134de677957.jpg

★Operability improvement of the mouse

・Changed "long press to decide" to "one-click to decide" (press the left mouse button and release it without moving between the press and the long press). ・Expanded the setting range of the system's long-press time (10-150%). ・Track and road laying: Go back one unit by right-clicking while laying the roads. ・Line and road laying: You can continue laying the roads by clicking on the map after laying a slope. ・Right-clicking during individual editing and land development to return one unit.

★🔔Merry Christmas🔔★

Santa Claus will appear from the south at around 4:00 pm on December 24. 🎅 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/e633e05c9d4f47642409ee9e236c40ccb6b4977b.png We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so please let us know if you have any other feedback. Happy Holidays, Degica Games team

Dear Users, We would like to thank everyone's support towards "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism." We have heard all the suggestions from everyone, and we would like to share the information on what will be updated in the coming weeks. The contents of the update will be as follows.

★ Settings can be changed right from the start of the game

・System settings will be added to the title screen. ・You will be able to access the system settings from the beginning of the tutorial.

★Operability improvement of the mouse

・Changed "long press to decide" to "one-click to decide" (press the left mouse button and release it without moving between the press and the long press). ・Expanded the setting range of the system's long-press time (10-150%). ・Track and road laying: Go back one by right-click during laying the roads. ・Line and road laying: After laying a slope, you can continue laying the roads by clicking on the map.

About Convenience Controls

Here are some useful operation tips to improve your playing experience.

・Convenient movement

Click where you want to move on the mini-map: teleportation LT button + left stick: move with double speed

・When you want to return to the main screen immediately while operating in a menu:

Press and hold the right mouse button. Press and hold the Esc key. Press and hold the B button. Press and hold the Back button at the top left of the game screen.

・Display of two or three rows of the main menu:

Drag/swipe the icon menu to the left. Move the cursor to the menu and press the left key/button.

・Hide UI in the main screen:

Right click + wheel button BackSpace key Back button

・Fast forward and rewind conversations:

Click the fast forward and rewind buttons on the lower left RT button, LT button

・Open "Help" for basic operations and detailed instructions:

Click on the book icon in the upper right corner of the game screen Menu button H key i.e. "Help" Operation Explanation > Mouse & Keyboard {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41386106/9c6f68e0d351c498ea65e4bb311232c3fa1b358c.png We are keen to provide the best "A-Train: All Aboard! Tourism" to you, so if you have any other feedback, please let us know. Cheers, Degica Games team