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Freight Misconductor is a pixel art railroad switching train puzzle video game under development by myself (Luna Rose) and @msasterisk.
In Freight Misconductor, you operate South Lymer Railway's SLYM-11513, an Advanced Steam Locomotive on the alien planet Gymnome, to shunt train cars between siding tracks in increasingly convoluted rail yards, while minimizing your move count and time so as to hopefully keep your Engineer and Conductor-Brakegoo's spirits up.
More information, FAQ below the cut:
Freight Misconductor is a game based on model railway shunting puzzles like John Allen's Timesaver and Alan Wright's Inglenook Sidings. It has been under development since December 2024. What began as a simple prototype based on the Inglenook has evolved into a much bigger project that has pretty consistently exceeded our expectations. We're having a lot of fun developing it and our closed playtesters are having a lot of fun playing it.
Here are some fairly recent gameplay videos:
Some levels in Train Misconductor feature multiple playable locomotives. This level, based upon the classic Primitive Railroading puzzle, is
Here's a look at version Train Puzzle dot exe (title pending) 0.00, version 0.2, version 0.3, and the most recent milestone version, Train Misconductor (title no longer pending) version 0.4, to see how the game has progressed over time.
Here's some art of the game's Gymnomi Slime alien characters: The Conductor and the Engineer, as illustrated by MsAsterisk and myself, respectively:
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Who are the developers?
A: The development team is myself (whirligig-girl / Luna Rose) and my friend @msasterisk. I am the lead designer and the artist, MsAsterisk is the excellent programmer. In addition there is a closed playtesting group, a work in progress soundtrack being volunteered by SpockAndStep et al, and some additional scenery art assets being volunteered by @vivvy-of-the-lake.
Q: Didn't this used to be called Train Misconductor? I liked that name better!
A: A game developer who I do not want to bring attention to had a trademark dispute, and because we don't have the budget to fight a legal battle, the name had to be changed to Freight Misconductor. I am not happy about this either.
Q: What engine is it?
A: an advanced steam engine utilizing compound expansion of steam to--oh you mean the game engine? Oh. Ok. We're making the game in Godot.
Q: When will Freight Misconductor be released?
A: It depends on a whole lot of factors. We want to make sure it's good and ready before it comes out. Some fundamental features are still not yet implemented, and there is a lot more art left to do. It all depends upon how long a two person hobby indie dev team with no budget can go before getting burnt out. My cute little soundbyte is "if it comes out in 2025 or 2027, something will have gone wrong." But we just don't know.
Q: What platforms will Freight Misconductor be available for?
A: PC for sure, likely also Mac & Linux.
Q: Where will Freight Misconductor be released?
A: We intend to release on Steam and Itch.io.
Q: Is there a Steam page?
A: We're waiting until near the end of this development sprint to do so. at popular request, a steam page has been made, the link is at the top of the post.
Q: How can I keep up with development?
A: You can follow me on Tumblr or on Bluesky, or follow specifically the #Freight Misconductor tag on Tumblr or Bluesky. (note: historical posts before March 8th 2026 will be under the #Train Misconductor tag.) When the steam page goes up, we'll try to keep that up to date as well. There is also a Discord server.
Q: Is there a demo?
A: Not yet; though there will be a short free demo before the game is released.
Q: What will the game cost?
A: We expect to sell it in the roughly $20 (USD) range.
Q: Will there be track laying?
A: Freight Misconductor is a puzzle game that is premised on the restrictions given by a specific track plan, changing it on the fly would mess up the puzzle design.
Q: Will there be a level editor?
A: Though we'd like there to be modding support for custom levels to be made in the Godot editor, there will be no built-in level editor in-game.
Q: Ok I'll bite. What is an Advanced Steam Engine?
A: Historically, Gymnomi locomotives looked something like this: large articulated steam locomotives, garratts especially.
By the 2310s AD, planet Gymnome had largely phased out steam locomotives and switched to diesel-hydraulics.
In 2329 resulting from a regular shift in the planet's orbit as it encountered the coorbital giant planet Omen, a global oil crisis began, which led to steam engines being taken out of museums to run the railways again.
By the mid 2330s, brand new high efficiency steam locomotives with modern electronics were built. The SLYM-11513 is one of these new locomotives. These fictional engines are loosely based on real world concepts like the ACE 3000, LVM-800, and 5AT.
Q: Will there be a story?
A: There will be some character dialogue and narrative tied to the player's progression. More info to come later.
Q: How can I help?
A: If you're willing to volunteer your skills, contact me and we'll see what we can work out. In particular, additional scenery art assets and soundtrack are wanted. Also, a tip on my Ko-fi would be appreciated. Aside from that, please reblog, share this and other dev posts and keep talking about Freight Misconductor. Indie games live or die on word of mouth. I know it's cheesy to ask for engagement on a social media post, but hey, you read this far, may as well right?
Q: Can I playtest?
A: The playtest group is currently a closed group.
Q: Did you draw a bunch of angles or is it 3D?
A: Although Freight Misconductor is designed to resemble games that use prerendered sprites, we actually use 3D models rendered in real time with a pixel shader.
Q: Can I ask you a question?
A: Yeah sure go ahead. My asks are open, as are the comments on this post.
(looking for my pinned art commission sheet? It's been moved here)
Two slimes girls of different density having sex, but it is just them trying to blend their bodies together. The sensation of attempting to dissolve into each other is overwhelmingly orgasmic, and remains until the heterogeneous mixture naturally separates. They continuously slurry and re-separate, enjoying the bliss of their relative gravities.
"Remember: try not to hold your breath, this isn't like going underwater."
The slimegirl gently cradles your head in her hands, the startlingly cool touch of her surface doing little to ease your concerns.
"What do you want me to do, drown-?" She cuts you off. "No. Ignore your reflexes."
"Breathe."
A jolt against the back of your head is your only warning before your face is plunged straight into her chest, the surface of her form giving way like water. Coldness envelops you, your eyes shut tight, fighting against every urge in your mind to just let yourself relax.
With a tremendous amount of mental effort, you manage to open your eyes. Every part of your brain expects stinging and pain but it feels... oddly normal. A little wet. A little green. But normal.
Your mouth shudders open, a small trickle of slime slipping through your lips. Tasteless. Pooling at the bottom of your mouth like saliva, mixing with it. Feels like a bad nap. Sticky. All you have to do is let it in.
Open slowly.
Breathe.
You gag as slime rushes down your throat before the reflex is immediately stifled. You gasp on reflex. Choking. Tight. One more gasp-
And out. When did you close your eyes again? Did she pull you out? Why does your mouth feel floaty? Are you--?
Breathing feels light. Relaxing. Better than usual. Your tongue meets a bit of resistance as you move it, but it yields to the pressure. In and out. In... and out.
You relax into her embrace. Your breathing slows below resting, each one feeling like aerated bliss. Your vision swims through the goo but you watch bubbles rise through her form like they always do when she stims.
You feel your eyes close not out of fear but out of drowsiness. You let it take you. Safe.
So, you’ve decided you’re a slimegirl. I’ve been on fluid replacement therapy, commonly referred to as slime hrt or shortened to frt, for five years but I haven’t managed to find a decent guide on the effects I’ve been experiencing anywhere on the internet. So I’ve decided to make this little guide for anyone who might still be on the fence. Keep in mind obviously I don’t speak for everyone and other goorl’s timelines might look a little bit different based on like genetics or something.
0-6 months
• For the first 3 months the effects are, I’m told, similar to estrogen’s first couple months, you’ll notice for sure your skin getting softer, your face might round out a bit, but the most you get are the side effects
• I personally was not prepared for how thirsty I got, I had heard about it but you really don’t know how much of your body isn’t liquid until you’re replacing all of it
• At 4 months is when I noticed my skin and body were moving kinda differently, tho this got the most pronounced at 6 months
• At 6 months all of my skin rippled like the surface of a pond whenever anyone touched me or like if the wind started blowing
• My joints got a lot more flexible, and my elbows and knees became double jointed (don’t do this too much)
• My hair didn’t get tangled overnight anymore
• My finger prints went away
6-12 months
• Here’s where the real magic starts, I got a lot thirstier for one and specifically had cravings for gatorade, I think this has something to do with slimegirls being partially salt water, but it could also be the food coloring in it (this is a joke about me drinking a lot of light blue gatorade and then being light blue)
• On the subject of color my skin got a sort of blue tinge to it, and most notably got completely see through by my 8 month mark
• The changes start from the thinnest part of your body and goes in towards your core, so even by 5 months your fingertips might be completely clear
• This next part is partially why I wanted to make this guide, so obviously your body doesn’t liquify at the same rate all over, for me this meant I was able to see the muscle in my upper arms if I looked through my fingers, this is both normal and something you’re going to have to get used to as you continue your journey
• Your toes are also going to turn at the same rate, this will probably be your first experience with lint getting in your slime bits, you don’t need to worry about your bloodstream getting infected with sock but regularly picking out bits is good hygiene and something you wanna get into the habit of
• My hair officially finished it’s transition into one solid shape, it still had defined follicles but if you tried to grab a strand of hair the rest would try to come with it
• People also started to ask me who dyed my hair, please note it’s always funny to say “it’s the way Goo-d made me” in response to this
12-24 months
• This window is larger than the others because all you’re going to notice from now on are the big changes
• Avoid tanktops past 14 months, your arms should be entirely translucent at this point and while having a buncha stuff floating around in my goo is kinda gender for me, people generally do not like to see slightly dissolved organs and ribcage
• 14 months was also when I noticed that my arm bones had entirely disappeared, my leg bones were also just barely holding in there, moving without bones was so freeing
• if you ever want anyone you know to stick their fingers in your slime, now’s probably the first time anyone's willing to stick their fingers far into your arms and legs, try to get them to wiggle their fingers. if they’re really adventurous they’ll stick their whole arm through to the other side, which still makes me a little squeamish
• Now that we’re at the part where I was mostly slime, we should probably talk about slime color. I’m going to dispel this misinformation, there is no way to find out what color a slimegirl is going to be before she starts transitioning. Some people say its eye color but that’s a lie. I am naturally a blue slime girl but my eyes pretransition were green. To dispel another myth you can dye yourself with food coloring, so you don’t even really have to stress about it
• By 18 months the only part of me that wasn’t slime was my head, the skull takes the longest time to dissolve because you’re doing the skull and all the organs in there all at once, see the human body really really wants to keep the brain safe, so when your brain gets the signal to get rid of your bones, it just does it all at once
• Some people say their eyesight got better, tho that seems to be anecdotal (mine stayed the same sadly)
• 18 months is also when I started experimenting with my shape. This was probably the most frustrating part of it for me, shapeshifting your goo is like a muscle, the more you do it the easier it’ll get. If you want a specific shape, spend enough time in it, and it’ll become your default shape, though you’ll never forget your original shape.
• 24 months is the last point I want to cover, by 24 months I was 100% liquid, the heavy viscosity from early transition leads to something closer to a liquid jello. I can detach parts of my body and then move to replace it, and I can reabsorb the parts I leave behind
• Clothes should rest just on the surface of you, though I know a lot of girls just change themselves to look clothed (probably more than you think ;)
• Suspenders and heavy cardigans break surface tension for me, luckily that's also a cute look so sometimes I match my cardigan with overalls for an aquarium effect on the overall straps
• This was also when I stopped breathing and going to the bathroom
• Some people report “knowing” when certain parts of their brain turn into goo, I didn’t experience that but it certainly could happen
Things I didn’t know where else they would fit
• I feel like a lot of this post was mainly dry, so in the interest of avoiding having a dry slime girl post, this section will mostly just be slime things that brought me joy
• I love speaking in slime puns, I keep a little book of slime puns and slant rimes just in case the slime arises that i would ever ooze some
• Being out in the rain or being out on a windy day is so much better when you can feel your entire body move in the wind, in particular go out on a rainy day without anything on, and lay down on the ground, the rain rippling through your entire body is heavenly
• Speaking of weather, when I first noticed I was refracting light on a sunny day I almost started crying, I felt so pretty and right :)
• I said I stopped needing to use the bathroom, but I still do siphon off some goo once a month. Mostly this is to get out bits of trash that accumulate and also because it feels exactly like taking a shower after a hard sweaty day’s work
• Speaking of bits, get a powerful magnet and metal shaving and you could probably waste a whole day just moving metal shavings through your body
• This might be a bit late in the guide for this, but when my arms finally turned I pulled a great prank on my at the time girlfriend by sticking my hand into a blender (do not do this if you still have bones, or value your girlfriend not being really really mad at you)
So that's all you need to know before starting frt, becoming the slime of your dreams is a difficult and beautiful process. I know a lot of what i described here might be frightening but if it sounds enticing at all know that it’s worth it.
