Dear Community,

It has come to our attention that some of our user sessions were compromised in the last few days. We understand the seriousness of this matter, and we want to assure you that we take the security and privacy of our community members very seriously. We want to sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern this issue may have caused you.

We've taken measures to identify and address this issue to prevent such incidents from happening in the future. See the patch notes below for our security patch.

We're sorry for any distress this incident has caused on your end and hope this security patch fixes this issue once and for all. We absolutely do not want you to feel unsafe in the world of Railroads Online! ????

Patch notes for build: 0.5.9.8.4

• Added server password encryption
• Added login password when hosting a server
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• The Server can set a login password when hosting a server
• The Client must set this password in the server search menu before joining the server if the server has set a login password
• When the Client tries to join and the login password is incorrect the connection is rejected and the Client is instantly kicked from the server
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Explanation of the Login Password setting:

1. The Host sets a SERVER PASSWORD as usual (ABC).

2. The Host can also set a LOGIN PASSWORD (123).

3. The Host lets the client know those 2 passwords.

4. The Client will enter the LOGIN PASSWORD (123) in the Server Search menu in the field on top where is written: "Enter Server Join Password".

5. The Client clicks on "Join Server". If a SERVER PASSWORD is set, the client has to enter the SERVER PASSWORD (e.g. ABC) as usual.

The LOGIN PASSWORD is optional.


We hope you have a wonderful week ahead of you. Happy Railroading! ????

Your Railroads Online Team