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Run8MapHost v0.2.0-beta.1

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@sjstein sjstein released this 11 Sep 01:28
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Beta / prerelease. Everything below is new since v0.1.0. Existing v0.1.0 installs are not auto-notified of a beta (the update check only points at stable releases), so grab this one manually to try it. Please report anything odd.

To run it: download Run8MapHost-0.2.0-beta.1.zip below, unzip, edit Start Map.bat (set your world-save path and port), and double-click it. See README.txt inside the zip.

What's new

  • Optional label editing (#56). Hosts can now let trusted staff add and edit the map's text labels live, behind a shared password. The map stays read-only by default — you turn editing on by setting RUN8_EDIT_PASSWORD in Start Map.bat. Staff type the word edit on the map (there's no visible button) and enter the password to get the Add-Label tools; "Leave editing" locks it again. The password itself is never sent over the network. If you enable editing, serve the map over HTTPS via a free tunnel (Tailscale Funnel) rather than a raw port forward — see the new "ENABLE LABEL EDITING" section of README.txt.
  • Grade heat map (#57). A new Grade overlay colours the track by steepness (grey → yellow → red), with a legend. Hovering or clicking a section now also shows its grade.
  • Track labels (#58). A new Track label category for individual yard tracks (e.g. "WC 904"), shown only when you're zoomed in close so they don't clutter the map.
  • Text Size slider now scales all map text, including industry tags — not just area labels (#82).

Config quality-of-life

  • Region directory = entries can now be just the route-folder name (e.g. BNSF_MojaveSub) instead of a full path (#55).
  • The [tile_based_plot] config section is renamed to [tile_grid] to reflect that it's the coordinate grid, not the old removed viewer. The old name still works.

Notes

  • The .exe is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen / antivirus may warn on first run — see README.txt ("Run anyway"). Nothing about your Run8 server is exposed except the read-only map (unless you deliberately enable editing).
  • Run8MapHost-0.2.0-beta.1.zip.sha256 is the checksum of the zip.
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