1.4.0 – Production Release

New Module: Belt Loader: Equipment 101

Basics

• Immersive Point-of-interest walkthrough with floor-marker navigation and clickable hotspots guiding trainees to seven key components.
• Animated belt demo, spawning and moving baggage forward/reverse to illustrate core belt functions.
• Boom articulation showcase, with front and rear boom raise/lower animations at multiple heights for clear mechanical understanding.
• Guardrail deployment/retraction cycle, demonstrating safety rails in action with accompanying sound effects.
• Cabin reveal, including door-open animation and highlight of interior control panels for a full-equipment overview.

Conveyor Belt Operation

• Hands-on belt controls: Natural push-button interaction for forward, stop, reverse and emergency stop, with snap-to hints or far-cast UI guidance.
• Rotary speed dial: Grip-and-turn precision control allowing trainees to adjust belt speed in real time.
• Safety enforcement: Built-in "stop before reverse" rule and emergency-stop scenario with reset procedure to reinforce real-world protocols.
• Immersive overlays: Visual highlights, arrows and idle reminders ensure correct sequence adherence.

Belt Elevation

• Dual-button deadman safety requiring simultaneous hold of the deadman switch plus elevation buttons for both front and rear booms.
• NPC hazard scenarios: Trainee must pay attention to colleagues crossing their path while lowering the belt, and must request a misbehaving colleague to move off the belt before raising it — simulated injury animations drive home safety.
• Live external view: Integrated screen inside cabin shows a live camera feed of boom movements for better spatial awareness.
• Free-practice mode: Dynamic raise/lower controls at 2× speed for efficient rehearsal of elevation sequences.

Cabin Controls

• Zone-guided exploration: Interactive zone labels, point-of-interest circles and per-zone element reveals focus trainee attention zone by zone.
• Custom UX elements: Clickable zone labels switch to checkmarks when done; element-level labels include progress indicators and voice-over sync.
• Comprehensive dashboard intro: Detailed walk-through of gauges, switches, warning lights and utility panel functions.

Guardrails

• NPC-led demo: Observational learning where an NPC performs full guardrail sequence before trainee practice.
• Posture-based tasks: Step-up/down and kneel/stand transitions enforce correct ergonomics for lower vs. upper rail operations.
• Full-range interaction: Realistic grab-and-push or pull mechanics for synchronous lower-rail extension and independent upper-rail handling, with soft-error feedback.
• Practice flexibility: Free-practice mode with on-demand icons and error checks ensures mastery of rail deployment.
• Injury visualization: Falling off belt is visualized as a clear danger to teach trainee not to get close to hazardous areas.

Walkaround

• Comprehensive point of interest inspection: Systematic walkthrough covering all pre-use checks with concise text-over prompts and voice-over explanations.
• Fault-finding exercise: Trainees identify various planted issues, guided by interactive highlights and a real-time counter.
• Structured assistance: First two faults are highlighted; next six must be found independently; last two revealed on demand, reinforcing detection skills.
• Safety-critical scenarios: Checks include fuel, leaks, guardrails, tires and electrical faults—mirroring real ramp-operation standards.

Exam

• Assessment of all knowledge learned during the Belt Loader: Equipment 101 lessons through an intuitive UI with 20 multiple choice questions.

Further Changes

• The Ramp Safety - Personal Protective Equipment lesson has been adjusted to account for the optional Bump Safety Cap, and the ID card has been removed
• The Place Chocks Part 1 lesson has been reworked: the requirement to chock the front first has been removed, and the jet engine is now off
• Baggage-bursting animation: Baggage pieces will now burst open dramatically when dropped. Implemented across all Loading / Unloading: Bulk lessons
• IATA-consistent baggage cart positioning for Loading / Unloading: Bulk lessons
• NPC avatars now wear their uniforms properly: Closed vest, and some with safety bump caps
• Higher quality belt loader model added to all lessons containing a Belt Loader
• Standardization of UX/UI elements across all lessons
• Many bugfixes & performance optimizations