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Dev Vlog Coming Tomorrow!

Hey everyone! Jake here. I took on the responsibility of getting this month's dev vlog filmed to help give Mark some well deserved time off. This is my first time leading one of these myself, and w...

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Questions Welcome!

We hope you all have enjoyed the extra long vid for our one-year anniversary of public development! We'll be taking a bit of a breather for the next video and will be once again answering patron qu...

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Biggest devlog yet - hauling freight with a Shay! | CoS "July" Devlog

It took a little bit of extra time to get done, but the amount of little, big, and complicated things that went into this one was very high! Several new features, a ton of optimizations, and the fi...

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Next Video is Nearly There!

Making final preparations for filming! It's been many nights of hard work but we're excited for the groundwork this episode will lay for the next part of our developmental journey, as the hills of ...

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We're Still Burning the Midnight Oil...

...so much midnight oil that we've sent Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company #5 out to fetch some more. Before its several-decades-long tenure as a logging locomotive in Hobart Mills, CA, you ma...

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July Dev Vlog Update & Sneak Peek

Hello all,

As a heads-up, July's Dev Vlog requires a bit more time in the oven, but for good reasons: we have a lot in the works currently and want to ensure that it all is up to snuff for it...

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Meet the Research Team! | CoS Devlog June 2024

"We put eight nerds in a discord call."

As aforementioned, the Studio 346 software crew is out this month for rest and recovery, so we've pulled back the curtain to discuss at length the imm...

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Preface to June's Vlog, & Questions Welcome!

Hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather this summer (or cooling off in the southern hemisphere!) We wanted to let you all know in advance that there has been a small change in scheduling, so t...

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You Asked for This.

One of the most frequent questions we're asked is if Century of Steam will showcase Eastern U.S. narrow gauge. We've dropped countless hints, from the EBT hoppers in our announcement trailer, the E...

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Yes Rico, Kaboom. | CoS Devlog May 2024

More whistle-isms, water sim, oil burning sim for reals, and, then the ramifications of that...

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CoS April Devlog - Ponderosa & Level Design!

Hello Patrons!

This month we've got a fun look at Ponderosa in more depth, seeing some historical images that relate to it, and getting into what we think of level design in a Podcast between...

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Questions Welcome!

Hello again to all of you here, with the time for another dev vlog approaching, we will be doing things a bit differently this time around. This month we want to discuss and showcase the ongoing wo...

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CoS March Devlog - The 8-18C, *Advanced* Couplers, and 3rd Person Controls!

Howdy folks! Welcome to our March 32nd Devlog, where we look into an even more customizable locomotive than the 10-24E, our "DCC" system like model trains, coupler shenanigans, and the joy...

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Howdy Folks,

Just wanted to check in and ensure you that we haven't forgotten about March's dev vlog. Between the holiday (Happy Easter, by the way!) and some final adjustments, we are currently working to get ...

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CoS February Devlog - Knuckle Couplers, Draft Gear, and Automatic Airbrakes!

This month, we're excited to show off the operational fun and nuances of working with knuckle couplers and automatic airbrakes, alongside some modernized locomotives and cars.  There's some se...

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CoS January Devlog - Fire in the Hole!

Hello Patrons! This month we have a very *hot* and *steamy* fun video to show you! This month, we're taking an in-depth look at how coal firing works in Century of Steam, featuring the wonderful Ba...

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CoS December Devlog - Customization Pt. 2

Hello Patrons! This month we're showing off a seriously exciting bit of kit - and that is our new menu setup and customizations for all rollingstock. It gets pretty involved, and you'll really be a...

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Steam, Smoke, and Sim - CoS Devlog

Howdy folks! This month, Mark has some fun and exciting features to share related to steam, smoke, and simulation aspects of Century of Steam's locomotives! Don't forget that Customizations Part 2 ...

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CoS November Devlog - Railroad Tycoon 3 Retrospective, "What's the game?" of CoS; and Developer Q&A!

Hello Patrons! This month we wanted to celebrate and reflect upon 20 years of Railroad Tycoon 3. The game is an undeniable classic, and has informed a lot of our own design decisions related to Cen...

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Happy Halloween from Century of Scream!

Hello Patrons! We at Studio 346 have been working hard this spoopy season, and despite a few errant werewolf bites and demonic possessions, we've got some new spice to share: Our first gas-mechanic...

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There's HOW MANY million customizations for this ONE locomotive in Century of Steam?

In this video, 3D modeler Dan and President Mark discuss the COUNTLESS (by one person, at least!) customization options for our Baldwin 10-24E 2-8-0!  

Million is a smidge conservative. ...

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Locomotive Customization Update:

Hello Patrons! Please bear with us as we need a little more time to finish up the last details on the upcoming customization dev vlog, so we will be publishing that in October. We hope you enjoyed ...

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Century of Steam - Developer Q&A #2 + Missed features from the demo!

We realized we didn't show off *everything* that we put together for the demo, and wanted to make that right... and figured it was a good time for more Q&A! Enjoy!

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Just how many customization options are there? A sneak preview of the next Dev Vlog!

The next Dev Vlog is going to be talking about all things customization, and just how many customizations are possible for the locomotives in Century of Steam...

Here's just a few ways you ca...

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Check out gameplay from our NNGC Demo of Century of Steam!

We are here at the National Narrow Gauge Convention having fun showing off our tech demo of Century of Steam! We know not everyone could make it out to Denver, so here's our president Mark playing ...

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Sneak Preview of the NNGC Demo!

Just a little taste of the Full Demo Gameplay video coming here in a few days to Patrons!

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Sneaky Screenshots!

So technically since Mark is the social media manager he should be the one to post these things, but I couldn't resist! I figured since I'm up early working I'd take some early morning scr...

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Patron Q&A #1

We've heard your many questions, here are some answers for you! Please note that this video is a Patreon Exclusive.

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All About our Whistles!

Hello all,  

Thank you for supporting Studio 346 and welcome to our new Patreon! This is the first of many development videos where we can show you behind the scenes updates as we create...

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Welcome to Studio 346!

Thank you for checking out our Patreon page! Our first postings will become available to all patrons at the same time as the trailer launches today (July 28th, 2023), and we are very excited to sha...

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