The world of VELTRAIL
Floating stations of ceramic, brass and glass hang above a sea of clouds. Couriers on magnetic skates carry energy to them along rails they lay themselves — and where it arrives, bridges switch on and mechanical flowers open.
Illustrations on this page are concept art, except the ones marked as screenshots from the game.
Choose a point on the map to read about it. Everything on the map is also listed below.
“Bright islands with plants and tall coils”From the 1.1 game data — may change
First in line: the expedition is being built here before anywhere else. It borrows the look of the Coil Garden arena.
See the concept panoramaIn this concept art the glowing lines between the islands stand for rails. In VELTRAIL 1.0 you lay rails across the arena as you ride: a rail appears behind your courier as you move, and pulses ride it from your team’s generator to the receiver.
How a match works“Industrial bridges and cargo platforms”From the 1.1 game data — may change
Planned for a later stage of 1.1. Not to be confused with the Cloud Wharf arena of version 1.0.
See the concept panorama“Cold clouds, emergency beacons and discharges marked in advance”From the 1.1 game data — may change
Planned for a later stage of 1.1. So far it exists only as a design and a description — there is no in-game look yet.
See the concept panorama01 / The archipelago
This map is concept art. It shows how the biomes planned for version 1.1 could sit side by side. The three arenas of version 1.0 are separate stations and are not placed on it.
“Bright islands with plants and tall coils”From the 1.1 game data — may change
First in line: the expedition is being built here before anywhere else. It borrows the look of the Coil Garden arena.
See the concept panoramaIn this concept art the glowing lines between the islands stand for rails. In VELTRAIL 1.0 you lay rails across the arena as you ride: a rail appears behind your courier as you move, and pulses ride it from your team’s generator to the receiver.
How a match works“Industrial bridges and cargo platforms”From the 1.1 game data — may change
Planned for a later stage of 1.1. Not to be confused with the Cloud Wharf arena of version 1.0.
See the concept panorama“Cold clouds, emergency beacons and discharges marked in advance”From the 1.1 game data — may change
Planned for a later stage of 1.1. So far it exists only as a design and a description — there is no in-game look yet.
See the concept panorama02 / In the game today
Every match of VELTRAIL 1.0 is played on one of three floating stations. Each asks the same question in its own way: where is the short route — and who can cut it?
Russian name: Сад катушек
An open arena: central receiver, two flank routes and a bridge.
The central receiver stands on an island ringed by a pond. A bridge in two spans is the short way in; two routes lead round the flanks. A powered bridge opens for everyone — rivals included.
Russian name: Ткацкий двор
Levels and ramps: routes cross over each other without connecting.
Raised decks pass over the lanes below. A rail on a deck and a rail underneath never join, and a pulse tool fired from the ground can’t reach a deck. There are no bridges here.
Russian name: Облачная верфь
Two bridges and an always-open safe route.
A ring of quays runs along the edge as the safe way round, and two drawbridges are the shortcuts. Beyond the walkways there is only open sky above the clouds.
03 / Coming in 1.1
Version 1.1 is in development. Its planned solo expedition, Endless Flow (working title), goes ever deeper into a darkened archipelago, through three biomes. None of them is in the current game, and the panoramas below are concept art.
“Bright islands with plants and tall coils”
First in line: the expedition is being built here before anywhere else. It borrows the look of the Coil Garden arena.
Coil Garden and Coil Gardens are different places: the first is an arena of version 1.0, the second a biome planned for 1.1 that borrows its look.
“Industrial bridges and cargo platforms”
Planned for a later stage of 1.1. Not to be confused with the Cloud Wharf arena of version 1.0.
“Cold clouds, emergency beacons and discharges marked in advance”
Planned for a later stage of 1.1. So far it exists only as a design and a description — there is no in-game look yet.
Follow the development diary, or see where you can play VELTRAIL today.
