MaSzyna news & patch notes

Dear railway enthusiasts,

we are happy to present another major update for the MaSzyna simulator – version 26.05. This release is the result of the combined effort of our community – developers, testers and railway fans who continuously contribute to the project. It brings new models, sounds, fixes and engine improvements that further enhance realism and immersion while operating trains.

Thank you for being a part of MaSzyna – it’s thanks to you that this project keeps evolving. ❤️

🚄 New models and content

Locomotives:

• EP09 (retro/older version)

• E6ACTadnb-073 and E6ACTadnb-079

Rolling stock:

• 59WS

• 204V, 204Vb, 204Vc

• 203V

Vehicles and objects:

• Volkswagen Crafter (dynamic and static)

• Fire truck

• Houses, greenhouses, carpet beaters, wheelbarrow

• Snowman, goose

• Brake shoe stand

• Buffer stop (Lublin type)

• Long timber stacks

New visual features:

• Animated wipers and improved rain-on-windshield effect

• Seasonal materials (.mat) for animals and objects

Displays:

• New passenger displays for DMUs (KW, KD, Arriva, Opolskie)

• Additional KD variants

🎨 New textures

Added numerous new liveries for locomotives, including:

• Series 193 (multiple new variants)

• Series 383

• Series 475

• Series 6193

• Series EU46

• E6ACTadnb (073, 079)

Additionally:

• Texture fixes for SA132 and variants

• Improvements to EN57, EP09, 2M62 and other vehicles

⚙️ Engine (EXE) changes

• Project migrated to C++20

• Renderer and shader improvements (normalmap/specgloss)

• Parser and resource handling optimizations

• Improved UTF-8 and font support (including Chinese fonts)

• Crash fixes (e.g. when switching cabs)

• Display system improvements (Python 2)

• Rain and wiper system improvements

• Reverser control adjustments

• AI train visibility improvements

🔧 Fixes and improvements

• Model and physics fixes (e.g. Vectron)

• Improvements to vehicles: Elf, Impuls, SA103/106/132, 34WE

• Infrastructure fixes (bridges, signals, sceneries)

• Updates related to LK197 and other lines

• Scenario and consist fixes

• File cleanup and resource optimization

• Removal of redundant and broken assets

🎧 Sounds and details

• New inverter sounds for Elf units

• Sound fixes across multiple vehicles

• Removal of incorrect effects (e.g. Hasler ticking in EP07-544)

📢 Additional changes

This release also includes dozens of smaller fixes across models, scenarios, sceneries and onboard systems reported by the community since the previous version.

Once again, thank you to all creators, testers and players – MaSzyna wouldn’t be where it is today without you. ❤️

🆕 DLC Release

Alongside update 26.05, we are also releasing a new free DLC:

MaSzyna: LK197 Strzebiń – Woźniki Śląskie

This new scenery is another step forward for the simulator and a result of community effort – we encourage you to check it out!

Enjoy your ride! 🚆

Over the past few weeks, quite a lot has been happening on our side — we’ve been working on various improvements to vehicles, scenarios, and the simulator itself. Below you’ll find a quick summary of the most important changes.

Key changes:

General

• Added the ability to change the reverser position while in the first and second throttle positions

• Updated fonts used in onboard displays

• Improvements to display systems and numbering logic

• Various minor fixes and corrections across the simulator

• Cleanups in configuration files (including nodebank.txt)

New and updated vehicles

• Added dynamic model of Volkswagen Crafter

• Added locomotive E6ACTadnb-073 and fixes for E6ACTadnb-079

• Improvements to textures and mini for EN57

• Texture fixes for EP09

• Updated SA103/SA106 interiors (include system implementation)

• Adjusted SA13x model for proper display mapping

• Fixes for SA103 (low-poly model and display numbering)

• Added and updated multiple Vectron and related locomotives:

  • 193 204, 193 236, 193 255, 193 288

  • 193 566-7, 193 578, 193 585, 193 588, 193 588’23

  • 193 849, 193 885, 193 957, 193 958, 193 959, 193 965

  • 383 110’24, 383 216–220

  • 475 410, 475 429

  • 6193 115, 6193 160

  • EU46-501, EU46-506, EU46-513

Scenery and scenarios

• Updated rolling stock assignments in scenarios (L053, L61, L144 and others)

• Adjusted historical scenarios to use correct vehicles

• Added proper cargo for 402R wagons on the Glinojeck scenery

Environment and assets

• Modified Elektrociepłownia Dobre 2 scenery

• Added new track buffer stop model (Lublin type)

• Improvements to alpha-masked textures

• Corrections to vehicle naming conventions (PKPPR)

Removed

• Removed SA132-007 due to insufficient texture quality

Something more...

Apart from the simulator updates, quite a lot is also happening behind the scenes. We are currently working on formalizing the development team — we’ve started the process of establishing an association that will help us organize the project’s future growth and cooperation with partners.

We also have something that might really catch your attention 👀 After discussions with SIM Factor S.A., we’ve begun moving towards broader cooperation and knowledge exchange. One of the potential outcomes is a project focused on recreating the Warsaw Metro within MaSzyna.

If everything goes according to plan, we could eventually see lines M1 and M2 along with stations, tunnels, infrastructure, and metro rolling stock as new content for the simulator. For now, this is still in the planning and development stage, but the direction is definitely exciting 🚇

Thank you for all bug reports and suggestions — your feedback truly helps us keep improving MaSzyna.

See you on the rails!

Dear railway enthusiasts!

We would like to share with you a short summary of the team's work over the past month. During this time, many changes were made regarding vehicle models, scenery, and the simulator's code itself.

Key changes:

General

• Numerous bug fixes and minor issues reported by the community

New and updated vehicles

• New model for 59WS series wagons

• New models for 204V, 204Vb and 204Vc wagons

• Added locomotive E6ACTadnb-079

Scenery and scenarios

• Fixes to the Wrzosy ROM44702 scenario

• Added dependencies for LK197

• Removed large-area grass from nodebak

New decorative models

Additional decorative objects can now be placed on sceneries:

• brake shoe rack

• fire brigade

• goose

• wheelbarrow

• greenhouses

• houses

• snowman

New textures – Siemens Vectron

We have added new liveries for the following vehicles:

• 193 227

• 193 424

• 193 508

• 193 760

• 193 791

• 383 051

• 383 057

• 383 221

• 383 222

• 383 223

• 383 301

• 383 302

Thank you for all bug reports and suggestions – your feedback helps us continuously develop the simulator and improve its quality.

See you on the rails!

Screenshot: Kolejara /Tomaszewo

Recently, a meeting took place between representatives of the MaSzyna team and the SIM Factor studio. Participants included members from various departments of both projects — ranging from technical teams, through development and organizational roles, to those responsible for long-term vision and direction.

During the meeting, a wide range of topics related to the development of both simulators was discussed. The conversations covered, among other things, future development directions, approaches to realism, technical challenges, as well as experiences gained from many years of working on simulation projects. It was also an opportunity to exchange perspectives and look at the future of railway simulators from different points of view.

An important part of the discussions concerned potential areas of cooperation between MaSzyna and SimFactor. Possible forms of collaboration were explored that could, in the future, bring benefits to both teams and, most importantly, to the community of players interested in realistic railway simulation. At this stage, these were conceptual discussions aimed at achieving a better mutual understanding of the needs, capabilities, and philosophies of both projects.

The meeting was held in a constructive atmosphere and proved to be a valuable experience for all participants. Although no binding decisions were made, the dialogue provides a solid foundation for further discussions and potential cooperation in the future.

Dear railway enthusiasts!

After the simulator’s release on Steam, we would like to regularly share information with you about project progress, new features, and improvements. Our goal is to keep our community up to date with what is currently being developed.

Good news to start with

We have completed testing of the Railway Line No. 197 scenery. The route will be released in the next update as a free DLC.

What’s new over the past month?

• New static models:

  • Volkswagen Crafter

  • Bathtub

  • Carpet beaters

• New liveries – Vectron:

  • 193-489

  • 193-566

  • 193-731

  • 193-902

  • 193-942

  • 6193-058

  • 6193-060

  • 6193-325

  • 6193-400

• New and improved vehicles:

  • EU07-067 locomotive

  • EP09-046 on a new model

  • New inverter sounds – Pesa Elf

  • Window fixes in EN57AKM-1682

  • Improved thumbnails for 2M62

• Routes and scenarios:

  • Fixes for Całkowo v2

  • Fixes for the Wrzosy EIC2620 scenario

  • Rain-on-window effect for Traxx locomotives

  • Improvements to mini-route creation scenery

  • Include files for signals and boards (Tomaszewo)

Code changes (branch: public-beta):

The public-beta branch now includes a version with many stability and performance improvements. We encourage everyone to test it and report any issues — your feedback has a real impact on the further development of the simulator.

• Improved stability and thread handling

• Added support for Chinese fonts

• Full renderer improvements

• Better model loading

• New brush options in the environment editor (F11)

• Parser optimization

Thank you very much for the great reception of the Steam version! We are happy to see new players joining the community and hope that together we will continue to develop the simulator.

Thank you for your support and see you on the tracks!

• Repair of the Kucelin bridges

• Remove old scenarios that do not meet the standards

Fix for not closing properly MaSzyna process

• Vectron wipers texture darkened

• Fixes for 193 215

• Fixes for power characteristics for older Vectrons

• Improved cab activation behavior for Elf EMUs

• Improvements for 34WE EMU engineroom

New content:

• New 3D model of electric locomotive EP09

• Decorations for Zwierzyniec scenery

• New horn sounds for Pesa Elf EMUs

• New trees and grass decoration models

• Lusławice station building model

• New crossroads lighthouse model

Textures & liveries:

• Added a large set of new Vectron locomotive textures (multiple series: 191, 192, 193, 383, 471, 6193, 7193, 1293, EU46, X4E, X4EC, X4EAB and others)

• New textures for locomotives:

  • Series 181 (181 029-0)

  • Series 182 (182 071-1)

  • Series 754 (754 080-0)

  • E6ACTadnb (E6ACTadnb-072)

New in EXE / Engine updates:

• Rain effect on windshield for Vectron locomotives

• Debug window shortcut changed to Shift + F12

• New brush mode in F11 editor

• Mouse-based in-cab interaction (experimental renderer)

• Clouds added to experimental renderer

• General visual improvements to experimental renderer

🚆 MaSzyna Train Simulator – coming to Steam January 2026!

Since 2019, the MaSzyna development team has been working hard to bring our beloved open-source railway simulator to Steam. After years of technical improvements, new rolling stock, and an entirely refreshed visual engine, the Steam release is finally on track — and it’s official:

📅 Release date: January 2026

The upcoming edition — MaSzyna 26.01 — will mark a major milestone in the project’s history. It will introduce a stable Steam build with automatic updates and built-in tools for verifying and repairing the game files.

A journey that began in 2019

Development of the Steam build started back in 2019 as a side project, aimed at making MaSzyna easier to install and maintain. What began as an experiment has grown into a complete release — thanks to the passion of our contributors and the incredible support of the community.

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