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Beta 3

It's been quite a long time since the release of beta 2, so it's time for an update.

Please note the following limitations:

• This is a beta version which is expected to have bugs. Use at your own risk.
• Only a 32-bit release is available. (The final releases will support 64-bit, too.)
• There...

New Maps: Ireland and Russia

The list of maps is growing from time to time. Following a user request, the next two maps are based on the Laurin edition of Dampfross which includes the maps of Bavaria, Kentucky&Tennessee, Russia, and Ireland. The first two have been included for longer; the next release will complete the Laurin...

Beta 1 is ready

The first beta version is available for download now.

Please note the following limitations:

• This is a beta version which is expected to have bugs. Use at your own risk.
• Only a 32-bit release is available. (The final releases will support 64-bit, too.)
• There may be some maps which are not...

Coming next: pre-built tracks

Some maps – notably those of Dampfross 2 edition – contain pre-built tracks. They are available for use in races regardless of whether a player has built them or not. Recently published beta 2 doesn't support this property, but now there's ongoing work.

The current development version can use a...

Beta 2

Two months after beta 1 has been released, we present beta 2. There's been lots of changes and improvements. The most important ones are:

• small towns (those sharing the same town number) can be considered either different or equal; depending on this setting, races have to start or end either at...

What is supported, what is missing

Dampfross for Windows is still under development. Even though it aims at a full implementation of the board game's concept there are currently some differences some of which should be resolved in future releases.

The board game

A major problem arises from the fact that there is no such thing as...

New maps

Since the release of beta 1, three new maps have been added. They will be included in the upcoming beta 2 release.

North Rhine-Westphalia

Spain & Portugal

This map has been rebuilt from the template posted in this game forum.

Czech Republic

The list of maps has grown to 20

The maps of Nigeria and Argentina have been added. This features a total of 20 maps now:

• All maps from Dampfross 1: Germany, France, Western USA, and Eastern USA
• All maps from Dampfross 2: Northern Italy, Southern Italy, Austria, Switzerland
• Southern Sweden
• India
• Malaysia
• Africa
• Yugo...

Dampfross for Windows – Coming soon!

Dampfross for Windows is the PC-version of the traditional board game (Game of the Year 1984 in Germany).

It is still under development, steering towards beta 1. More information soon...