Railway Empire 2 news & patch notes

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.8.1

Tycoons, 

We have just released Railway Empire 2’s Update 1.8.1 for all available platforms. 

This update includes fixes for reported issues and crashes. 

Please find the full changelog below. 

Bug-Fixes 

• \ Fixed an issue where the game would crash when the client player demolishes a warehouse. 

• Fixed an issue where the Warehouse settings in multiplayer displayed manual mode UI when selecting automatic mode and vice versa. 

• Fixed an issue where a Task list hint stated that the city of Fosses in France was part of the Department Paris region, which is incorrect. 

DLC specific 

• \ Fixed the incorrect translation of overhead lines in French. 

• \ Fixed an issue where Aqueducts were missing on some of the Italy maps. 

• \ Fixed Multiple cases of the Hoover Dam being registered as a city for tasks in free game. 

• \ Fixed an issue where the Temple of Heaven was sometimes not displayed correctly. 

• \ Fixed an issue where the Task list would ask to produce manure in a city, which was not possible since it is a rural industry product. 

Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons DLC Out Now, Full Steam Ahead into China!

All aboard for the far East - We have officially unleashed the latest DLC Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons upon the Middle Kingdom. The latest DLC transports players to nineteenth-century China, where ambition meets innovation (and pandas!) on the tracks of railway history. Steel Dragons is now available on PC (Steam, Epic Games), Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4|5 for $10.99 | €10.99 | £8.99, with a 10% discount on the Kalypso Store, Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG for the first week.

Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons Features:  

• The Middle Kingdom: Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons lets you explore and expand your railway network upon China while you enjoy the sights, sounds and panda bears of the varied lands of the Middle Kingdom including the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. 

• Smoke & Steel – Dragons unleashed:  Utilize 8 new authentic Chinese locomotives such as the “Rocket of China” and the Shènglí 8. 

• Shanghai, Peking, and Lanzhou: The DLC introduces 3 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “Humble Beginnings” (1880), "Journey to the West” (1890), and "Of Bicycles and Fireworks” (1900). 

• Forge ahead: The vast and varied landscapes of the Middle Kingdom await you on the regional map "China" – playable as one huge map and as 5 individual map sections. 

• Treasures of the Dragon: Transport more than 20 new regional products from traditional Medicine and mind-blowing Fireworks to Bamboo, Gunpowder, and exquisite Silk Products.  

Pipa, Guzheng, and Suona: Over 15 themed music tracks and jingles inspired by traditional Chinese music to get you in the mood for the new setting. 

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.8

Tycoons!

We have just delivered Railway Empire 2’s Update 1.8 to Steam, Microsoft Store, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One consoles (supported through Smart Delivery). This update includes an option to easily switch factory productions and several display options as well as a handful of fixes.     

Please find the full Changelog below. 

Additions 

• Added a feature to easily switch a factory’s production.  

• Added a feature that makes it possible to reserve industry slots in cities.  

• Added an option to decide if directional arrows are displayed when selecting a rail line in the rail line menu.  

• Adjusted the display of train signals; they now point away from the track. 

• (PC only) The limit of buildable track segments was doubled to prevent old segments from disappearing when new segments are being built in very large save games. 

Bug-Fixes 

• Fixed an issue where goods got stuck in manual warehouses when the source industry was deleted. 

• Fixed an error in chapter 2 that rendered the purchase of a concession impossible in some cases, even when a task demanded it. 

• Fixed a display issue where the American flag has been displayed in the Southern Ontario region. 

• Fixed an icon display error on a Refrigerator Car displaying beer in 1910. 

• Fixed a display issue in multiplayer where goods on a train were not displayed properly. 

• Fixed a rare issue where some scenario and campaign saves could not be loaded with a „Missing Content“ error being displayed. 

• Fixed an issue where the display of the “Missing Content” indicator for unowned DLC content did not include the DLC name. 

• Fixed a rare issue which sometimes made it impossible to deselect and remove goods completely from the warehouse. 

• (PC only) Removed check mark without functionality in engine shed when recolouring engines. 

• (PC only) Fixed an issue that led to ”F2” opening an empty task list in sandbox games. 

• (Controller only) Fixed an issue where a textbox in the warehouse was blocking the UI in large UI mode. 

DLC-specific Changes 

• (Bella Italia) Fixed a rare issue that led to a display of too many overhead lines on tracks. 

• (Industrial Wonders) Fixed an error where the Hoover Dam was getting registered as a city for tasks in Custom Game. 

• (India) Fixed a minor visual glitch. 

All Aboard - Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons Release Stream!

October 28th at 3.30 pm CET

Tune in tomorrow, October 28th, to our Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons livestream at 3.30pm CET and join us as we experience the beauty of China. We will lay tracks to the farthest reaches of China – from the shores of the East China Sea, along the banks of the Yellow River, through the forest homes of pandas and up the slopes of the majestic mountains of the west in the new Steel Dragons DLC.

Join Rolf and Gordon testing the new authentic Chinese locomotives and exploring the wide landscapes of China and visiting the Great Wall. They will introduce you to the new content and all main features which Steel Dragons has to offer.

Tune in on Tuesday 28th of October at 3.30pm CET!

You can watch it directly here on Steam or on YouTube.

Railway Empire 2 up to 45% off

To Celebrate our upcoming new Railway EMpire 2 DLC Steel Dragons, we offer some great discounts on Railway Empire 2 and all DLCs

Please also wishlist our next upcoming Railway Empire 2 DLC Steel Dragons, which will be released on 28th of October!

You can find more great offers on our Kalypso Media Publisher page!

Next Stop, the Far East! Railway Empire 2 - Steel Dragons Sets Forth into China

Full steam ahead! Kalypso Media and developer Gaming Minds Studios announce Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons. Lay the foundation for the world’s largest rail network, linking key cities and vital industries car by car across the vast and varied landscapes of China. Railway Empire 2 - Steel Dragons arrives on October 28th on PC (Steam, Epic Games), Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4|5.

Transform the railway connections of China into a proud national network working alongside Zhan Tianyou, the “Father of China's Railroad” to connect cities and industries, laying the groundwork for growth and advancement. Venture into major hubs Shanghai, Peking, and Lanzhou in three new, fully voiced comprehensive scenarios, “Humble Beginnings” (1880), "Journey to the West” (1890), and "Of Bicycles and Fireworks” (1900), each with its own unique challenges, shifting markets, and strategic demands.  

Expand across the farthest reaches of China, from the bustling ports of the East China Sea to the Yellow River, through bamboo-carpeted panda country, and up the slopes of the towering western mountains in the new regional map “China,” playable as one huge map and as five detailed map sections. Deploy eight new authentic Chinese locomotives, including the “Rocket of China” and the “Shènglí 8” to haul 20 new regional products from Traditional Medicine and Fireworks to Bamboo, Gunpowder, and luxurious Silk Products. 

Forge an expansive railway empire in the Middle Kingdom, powered by steam, steel, and ambition! Railway Empire 2 - Steel Dragons arrives on October 28th on PC (Steam, Epic Games), Xbox on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4|5.

Railway Empire 2 - Steel Dragons Features:

• The Middle Kingdom: Railway Empire 2 – Steel Dragons lets you explore and expand your railway network upon China while you enjoy the sights, sounds and panda bears of the varied lands of the Middle Kingdom including the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. 

• Smoke & Steel – Dragons unleashed:  Utilize 8 new authentic Chinese locomotives such as the “Rocket of China” and the Shènglí 8. 

• Shanghai, Peking, and Lanzhou: The DLC introduces 3 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “Humble Beginnings” (1880), "Journey to the West” (1890), and "Of Bicycles and Fireworks” (1900). 

• Forge ahead: The vast and varied landscapes of the Middle Kingdom await you on the regional map "China" – playable as one huge map and as 5 individual map sections. 

• Treasures of the Dragon: Transport more than 20 new regional products from traditional Medicine and mind-blowing Fireworks to Bamboo, Gunpowder, and exquisite Silk Products.  

• Pipa, Guzheng, and Suona: Over 15 themed music tracks and jingles inspired by traditional Chinese music to get you in the mood for the new setting.

Railway Empire 2 - Hotfix 1.7.1

We have just released Hotfix 1.7.1 for Railway Empire 2 on Steam.

Other platforms will follow as soon as possible.

• Fixed an issue where the game would crash when delivering gravel from Hoover Dam to a city via an automated warehouse on the route.

• Further stability improvements

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.7

Tycoons! We have just delivered Railway Empire 2’s Update 1.7 to Steam, Microsoft Store, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One consoles (supported through Smart Delivery). This update includes a new manual warehouse operation mode, a new gameplay option to disable “Small breakdowns” and fixes several gameplay and crash issues.   Please find the full Changelog below.

Additions

• Added an alternate warehouse operation mode. When “Automatic Distribution” is turned off, warehouses can be used as permanent stores (similar to how warehouses functioned in Railway Empire 1) and goods will no longer use them for automatic travel to their destination. Both modes are always available from the warehouse menu and a combination of both modes can be used on the same map. Only one warehouse set to one of the modes can be used per station.

• Added: Difficulty setting “AI Behavior” in Custom Games. Minor improvements for the AI in custom games can now be enabled.

• Added a new Difficulty setting “Connection Bonus”. If set to “off”, there will be no connection bonuses offered during gameplay.

• Added “Pause Auctions” to Options menu. When set to “on” the auction timer will pause when the game is paused AND the player is not the highest bidder in the current auction, so that they have time to react.

• Added a new Gameplay option to disable “Small breakdowns”. Small breakdowns can occur for engines with a maintenance limit between 90% and 50%. If disabled, engines will never break down when above 50% maintenance limit.

• Added Graphics Option “Moving Sun”. When enabled the sun always keeps the same angle in relation to the camera to ensure consistent scene lighting.

• Locked regions are now always visible in track construction.

• Improved terrain contrast overall to make hills and mountains more visible on high zoom levels.

• Added new goods icons to task texts next to the spelled-out name of the good, to increase clarity.

• Goods that are on the way to a foundable rural business are now communicated by a tooltip, accessible via the corresponding interface, similar to the tooltip accessible via the stock and demand overview for existing cities.

 Bug-Fixes

• Fixed an issue where a specific order of commands allowed the speed in ride-along camera to be higher than 1x game speed.

• Fixed an issue where people at stations were not always visible when using the ride-along camera.

• Fixed an issue related to moving the camera before the automatic camera at the start of a new map is done.

• Fixed an issue that caused reduced FPS when changing a selected train to manual loading.

• Fixed an issue where a wrong button was displayed, suggesting a “set maintenance limit” option being available at buildings unrelated to maintenance.

• \ Fixed an issue where “Rice” was not correctly translated in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.

• Fixed an issue where map decorations like boulders, ruins, small buildings, etc. would not vanish if the player laid track next to them. Trains now no longer clip through them.

• Fixed an issue where, when editing rail lines if too many goods were available in a city, they did not fit in the available space anymore, they will now slowly pan back and forth, so that all goods can be seen.

• Fixed an issue where rural businesses visible working areas were not adjusting based on business size anymore. Larger businesses now have more attached working areas again (e.g. fields or clay pits).

• Fixed an issue where the train breaking sound effects were looped when pausing during playback.

Controller only Fixes

• \ Fixed a blocker in the first Tutorial when the user accidentally closed the rail line creation menu before building the first rail line.

• \ Removed a prompt to build overhead lines from rail builder when electrification was not active.

• \ Fixed an issue where Contour Lines did not reliably turn off correctly when leaving construction mode.

• \ Fixed an issue where the “Scroll” button legend was missing in some building screens.

DLC-specific Changes

• \ Region-specific fitting goods are now impacted by refrigerator cars.

• \ Regional specific bridges are now applied to all DLC maps accordingly

• \ Fixed a very rare issue where extra overhead lines were spawned parallel to the tracks.

Railway Empire 2 - Industrial Wonders Available Now!

We have just released the latest DLC, Railway Empire 2 – Industrial Wonders. Jump into the conductor’s seat as Railway Empire 2 journeys to the era of innovation on PC (Steam, Epic Games), Xbox PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4|5 for £8.99|€10.99, with an added 10% discount on Steam and the Kalypso Media store until July 8th.

In Railway Empire 2 – Industrial Wonders, tackle the challenges of a new age in history to expand your empire and stake your claim across three major hubs of production in Germany, France, and the United States. Utilize the newly available steam engines during the era of innovation to ramp up production across all facilities and enable the construction of modern engineering marvels. Test these skills in three fully voiced scenarios, “Industrial Miracle” (starting 1869), “La Dame de Fer” (starting 1880) and “Concrete Giant” (starting 1910), each spanning pivotal moments during the Industrial Revolution.

Take in the views of Ruhr Valley, Île-de-France, and the Colorado Basin as you traverse high-resolution maps; taking in the wonders of the Eiffel Tower and the Hoover Dam in three authentic powerhouse locomotives, including the iconic “Big Boy” and “Heavy Mikado.” Carve out your fortune in each historically significant region and achieve greatness while listening to more than 15 new themed music tracks and jingles to be transported directly into the conductor’s seat of the era.

Railway Empire 2 – Industrial Wonders is available now on PC (Steam, Epic Games), Xbox PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PlayStation®4|5 for £8.99|€10.99 and includes an added 10% discount on Steam and the Kalypso Media store until July 8. The Nintendo Switch version of Railway Empire 2 – Industrial Wonders will release later this summer.

Features:

• Steaming Steel: Railway Empire 2 – Industrial Wonders takes players on an entrepreneurial journey to three pivotal hubs of the age of industrialisation.

• Heavy Duty: Utilize three authentic locomotives, including the iconic “Big Boy” and “Heavy Mikado”.

• Full Steam Ahead: The DLC introduces three comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “Industrial Miracle” (starting 1869), “La Dame de Fer” (starting 1880) and “Concrete Giant” (starting 1910).

• Shaping the Future: Prepare for the challenges of three new high-resolution maps of the Ruhr Area, Île-de-France, and the Lower Colorado Basin.

• Ramp up Production: Become the master of industry with a more complex production system: Establish your own production sites and switch production goods for select rural businesses, while your factories have a greater variety of input and output goods.

• Heavy Tunes: More than 15 new themed music tracks and jingles to get you in the mood for the new environment and locomotives

Spoiler: Addition of the NEW Alternative Warehouse – Mode

Tycoons!

Our next free Update, 1.7, will bring with it one of your biggest requests – an alternative warehouse mode.

As we approach the release of the Industrial Wonders DLC, and alongside it Update 1.7, we wanted to give you a sneak peek!

We’ve heard your feedback about warehouses for a long time, and they have been one of the top topics on our list of player requests since release. Now we are happy to deliver the adapted warehouse functionality you’ve been asking for—similar to what you may remember from the original Railway Empire.

What is the alternative Warehouse mode?

The newly introduced warehouse setting allows you to choose whether goods are distributed automatically, as was the case in Railway Empire 2 up until now, or a manual mode that allows you to store goods permanently until you decide to distribute them.

With this new setting, you can assign up to six goods per warehouse and define individual storage limits between 1 and 99 units for each.

You can also enable the new warehouse mode by checking/unchecking the “Automatic Distribution” - box in the warehouse menu.

Switching Modes in Existing Warehouses

• When changing modes in pre-existing warehouses, here’s what happens: If you change the warehouse mode while goods are already selected but not stored, the goods stay selected.

• If you change the warehouse mode from manual to automatic mode when goods are already stored in the warehouse, a warning will be displayed. Upon confirmation, all goods, except those already with a delivery destination, are deleted.

• If you change a warehouse from the current system to the new manual mode, nothing will be lost and no wares will be deleted.

Good to know:

• City-needs take priority over storing in the the local warehouse.

• The new mode allows you to plan ahead in several situations that were not possible before. For example, a city does not need a good like Liquor yet, but will at a later point and you can produce more than you currently need. You can send Liquor to the warehouse, stock up on 99 units and as soon as the city needs the good, the city will use it from the warehouse.

• The new warehouses need to be managed manually more often in the manual workmode, and you need to keep an eye on them to ensure that everything is properly set up.

• Veterans may find that a mixed version, with some manual and some automatic warehouses, to be the optimal strategy for their railway empire.

• If you change the warehouse mode back to automatic, please note that already stored goods, without an already set destination will be removed. The game will warn you and will ask for confirmation.

• After thorough playtesting, our quality assurance department has found that for many players the manual warehouse mode can have a positive impact on their ability to spot problems and errors on their routes more easily. With complex railroad networks, a lot of problems can be found by just checking the relevant warehouses. For example, if your city is not receiving the goods you want and the warehouse delivering the city is empty, you know that the route to the warehouse must be the fault.

• As usual, 6 products can be selected for each warehouse in the new mode and the stock level can also be determined for each individual good (up to a maximum of 99).

• If you want to set up multiple warehouses that store the same goods with the manual workmode, you need to be careful and ensure that the route does not deliver the goods back to the previous warehouses. If you forget to do this, you can easily create an endless cycle of sending goods back and forth between your warehouses.

• The city uses the warehouse to fulfil its city demands and needs, including industry needs for raw materials. Industries can NOT automatically place produced goods (output) into the warehouse within its city.

• We have added a new paragraph on the help page for warehouses with additional details and explanations.

• The city can use goods that are tagged as stored for city demands.

Railway Empire 2 Full Steam Ahead into the Industrial Revolution

Features:

• Steaming Steel: Railway Empire 2 – Industrial Wonders takes players on an entrepreneurial journey to three pivotal hubs of the age of industrialisation.
• Heavy Duty: Utilize three authentic locomotives, including the iconic “Big Boy” and “Heavy Mikado”.
• Full Steam Ahead: The DLC introduces three comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “Ruhr Valley” (starting 1860), “Eiffel Tower” (starting 1889) and “Hoover Dam” (starting 1931)
• Shaping the Future: Prepare for the challenges of three new high-resolution maps of the Ruhr Valley, Île-de-France, and the Hoover area.
• Ramp up Production: Become the master of industry with a more complex production system: Establish your own production sites and switch production goods for select rural businesses, while your factories have a greater variety in input and output goods.
• Heavy Tunes: More than 15 new themed music tracks and jingles to get you in the mood for the new environment and locomotives.

Fixes

• Fixed issues with carriages not being displayed properly.

Railway Empire 2 - Minor Fix for Update 1.6

Fixes

• Fixed issues with game crashing while loading certain save-games.

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.6

Improvements

• Added an option to display bonuses while in contour mode. New option added to: Options | Display.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with camera movement at the start of a game.
• Fixed an issue where freight boxcar wheels were not rotating correctly.
• Fixed another issue where the modern coal wagons were being displayed in 1830.
• Fixed various spelling errors.
• Fixed an issue where the City Lakhnau incorrectly displayed in a task hint during a scenario.
• Fixed an issue with an incorrect task hint in the Third Scenario.
• Fixed an issue with Edge-Scrolling not working properly on a multi-monitor setups.

Railway Empire 2 – Bella Italia Delivers a Taste of Italian Elegance

Railway Empire 2 – Bella Italia Features:

• Bella Italia: With the new Railway Empire 2 DLC, players experience the beauty of Rome, the Tuscan and Umbrian landscape, the relentless sun of Sicily and the magnificence of Milano, tackling various challenges from financial crises to ‘creative’ ways to avoid them.
• Classic Chique: Choose from 8 new locomotives such as Mastodonte dei Giovi and Signorine FS Class 640 II.
• Rome, Naples and Milano: The DLC introduces 3 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios with varied approaches: “Bella Roma” (starting in 1850s), “Per la Famiglia” (starting 1870s) and “Milano Magnifico” (1880s).
• Buckle down: Explore the Italian countryside on one vast map of all Italy or two highly detailed maps covering northern and southern Italy.
• Gourmet Heaven: Transport 22 new regional products from pasta and grappa to the rare white marble.
• Dolce Vita: 19 new jingles and tracks will transport you right into the sweet life in Italy.

All Aboard - Railway Empire 2 - Bella Italia Release Stream!

Tune in on Tuesday 25th of February at 3pm CET!

Encounter the Wonders of Italy with Railway Empire 2’s Latest DLC “Bella Italia”

Railway Empire 2 – Bella Italia Features:

• Bella Italia: With the new Railway Empire 2 DLC, players experience the beauty of Rome, the Tuscan and Umbrian landscape, the relentless sun of Sicily and the magnificence of Milano, tackling various challenges from financial crises to ‘creative’ ways to avoid them.
• Classic Chique: Choose from 8 new locomotives such as Mastodonte dei Giovi and Signorine FS Class 640 II.
• Rome, Naples and Milano: The DLC introduces 3 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios with varied approaches: “Bella Roma” (starting in 1850s), “Per la Famiglia” (starting 1870s) and “Milano Magnifico” (1880s).
• Buckle down: Explore the Italian countryside on one vast map of all Italy or two highly detailed maps covering northern and southern Italy.
• Gourmet Heaven: Transport 22 new regional products from pasta and grappa to the rare white marble.
• Dolce Vita: 20 new jingles and tracks will transport you right into the sweet life in Italy.

Railway Empire 2 - Fix for Update 1.5 - Trainlogic

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where trains were waiting at station gridirons and not utilizing available train station tracks, which then often led to traffic jams near train stations.
• Fixed a pathfinding issue for trains, that caused trains to make unnecessary stops and detours.

Railway Empire 2 - Hotfix 2 for Update 1.5

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with saves from previous version not loading properly after installing the latest update.
• Fixed an issue with improper camera behavior while using “Dunham” ride along feature.
• Fixed visual glitches and improper textures.
• Fixed wrong spelling in German localization.
• Fixed an issue with “Curry On!” achievement not unlocking properly.

All Aboard! Railway Empire 2 Launches DLC Set in Vibrant India

Master India’s railways with authentic locomotives and three new scenarios in Railway Empire 2 – India

Railway Empire 2 - India Features:

• A new look: Railway Empire 2 – India takes you into the vast Indian subcontinent, filled to the brim with exotic and colourful treasures and buzzing mega-cities that wait to be explored
• Steaming Goodness: Utilize 4 new authentic Indian locomotives such as the “Fairy Queen” and the BNR class N, plus 5 imported locomotives that are reimagined to fit the new region.
• Bangalore, Calcutta and Bombay: The DLC introduces 3 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “Foreign Regency” (starting 1840), “Karmic Justice” (starting 1854) and “Colours of India” (1865).
• Explore & Expand: Plough through the vastness of the Indian countryside with the regional map "India" – playable as one huge map and 4 detailed map sections.
• Treasures of India: Transport 16 new regional products from Raw Silk and traditional Naan bread to spiced Chai tea. Some versatile locations will also now allow you to swap between two possible productions, allowing you to further shape how the Indian economy develops.
• Sitars & Strings: 20 new themed music tracks and jingles to get you in the mood for the new setting.

Railway Empire 2 - Update 1.5

Improvements

• Multiple improvements to the train logic, removing several traffic jams especially around supply towers, grid irons and train stations (including trains showing “Train waiting on itself” notifications).
• The maximum amount of research points granted until 1930 has been adjusted to reflect the increased need with the High Voltage and the Journey to the East DLC.
• Added: The Station clocks now display the current system time.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where coal wagons during the early ages of 1830 looked too modern.
• Fixed an issue where manual signals impeded traffic and caused traffic jams when they were built too close to supply depots.
• Fixed an issue where the refund message did not display multiple refunds when deleting multiple trains at once.
• Fixed an issue where the manual loading indication allowed you to mark goods to be unloaded at a station that has no demand for it.
• Fixed an issue where the achievement “Three Cheers for Progress” was not unlocking correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the “Balance (last 7 days)” overlay did not display the production cost correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the “New Saboteur” tooltip did not appear directly underneath his icon after recruitment.
• Fixed an issue where the game continued running in the background after opening the Tips & Tricks menu.
• Fixed an issue where the quarterly report did not include the luxury passenger revenue.
• Fixed an issue where the White Nougat factory was not available after loading an older save game.
• Fixed an issue where the electric pole placement at parallel rails was not correct.
• Fixed an issue where the electric pole placement at train stations was not correct.
• Fixed an issue where the “Build Overhead Lines On/Off” and “Pause game” were on the same controller button. “Build Overhead Lines On/Off” now requires holding the left stick during track construction instead of pressing the left stick.
• Fixed an issue, where the electric train icon indication in the “Locomotive Selection” screen when editing a rail line was missing.
• Fixed an issue where the left button to cycle through stations was mispositioned when playing with controller.
• Fixed an issue where the key bindings did not differentiate between the normal “+” icon and the Numpad “+” icon.
• Changed the key binding for tilting the camera to prevent the double usage of the key within the tutorial.

From the River Ganges to the Taj Mahal, expand your Railway Empire into exciting new lands

Railway Empire 2 - India Features:

• A new look: Railway Empire 2 – India takes players into the vast Indian subcontinent, filled to the brim with exotic and colourful treasures and buzzing mega-cities that wait to be explored
• Steaming Goodness: Utilize 4 new authentic Indian locomotives such as the “Fairy Queen” and the BNR class N, plus 5 imported locomotives that are reimagined to fit the new region.
• Bangalore, Calcutta and Bombay: The DLC introduces 3 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “Foreign Regency” (starting 1840), “Karmic Justice” (starting 1854) and “Colours of India” (1865).
• Explore & Expand: Plough through the vastness of the Indian countryside with the regional map "India" – playable as one huge map and 4 detailed map sections.
• Treasures of India: Transport 16 new regional products from Raw Silk and traditional Naan bread to spiced Chai tea. Some versatile locations will also now allow you to swap between two possible productions, allowing you to further shape how the Indian economy develops.
• Sitars & Strings: 20 new themed music tracks and jingles to get you in the mood for the new setting.

Kalypso Media turns 18 - with Merch

Power Up Railway Empire 2 with High Voltage

Features:

• The Age of Electrification: Railway Empire 2 – High Voltage vaults players into a new age, as the Steam behemoths begin to lose ground to the new electric powerhouses of the era.
• Fully Charged: Utilize 10 authentic reproductions of electrical locomotives, such as the Ce 6/8 III Krokodil and the PRR GG1 Blackjack, including 3 new electronic locomotive sounds.
• Wired In: The DLC introduces 2 comprehensive, fully voiced scenarios, “High Voltage” (starting 1914) and “Power to the People” (starting 1920).
• Rise to the Peak(s): Expand through the middle of Europe in the new regional map "Switzerland" – playable as one huge map and 5 detailed map sections.
• Swiss Craftsmanship: Transport 10 new unique regional products from iconic Swiss Pocket Knives and Herbal Candies to delicious Cheese Fondue.
• Fresh Frequencies: 20 new themed music tracks and jingles to get you in the mood for the new environment and locomotives.

Railway Empire 2 High Voltage DLC Release Stream

Get ready to enter the the age of railway electrification! July 30th at 3.00 pm CEST

DLC Spoilers Quiz: New Trains and Ware Revealed!

Number 1:

Who’s That Train?

Number 2:

Mystery Train

Number 3:

New Ware

Get an early glimpse at Railway Empire 2 - High Voltage!

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Railway Empire 2 - Quality of Life Update 1.3

Quality of Life Additions

• Added: More custom shortcuts Multiple new keyboard shortcuts have been added to the game. These shortcuts can be viewed and customized in the Key Bindings menu: Options -> Controls -> Keyboard Layout
  • Construct New Rail Line: Z Open the “Create New Rail Line” panel.
  • Demolish: ENTF Opens the demolish panel.
  • Global Confirm: RETURN Affects all modal dialogs, as well as in track building.
  • Cycle Rail Lines + : PgUp In the World View: Cycle through the trainlines to the right
  • Cycle Rail Lines - : PgDn In the World View: Cycle through the trainlines to the left
  • Adjust rail height + : POS_1 During rail building, while hovering over a rail point, increase the height of the track.
  • Adjust rail height - : END During rail building, while hovering over a rail point, decrease the height of the track.
  • Rotate Building + : I In building mode, rotates the building to the right.
  • Rotate Building - : O In building mode, rotates the building to the left.
  • Tilt Camera + : Y Tilts the camera upwards.
  • Tilt Camera - : X Tilts the camera downwards.
  • Open Task List Screen: F2 Opens the Task List Screen.
  • Open Company Screen: F3 Opens the Company Screen.
  • Open Research Screen: F4 Opens the Research Screen.
  • Open Engine Shed Screen: F5 Opens the Engine Shed Screen.
  • Open Personnel Screen: F6 Opens the Personnel Screen.
  • Open Multiplayer Screen: F7 Opens the Multiplayer Screen.
  • Open Rail Lines List: J Opens the list of all rail lines to the left information interface.
  • Open City List: K Opens the list of all cities to the left information interface.
  • Open Flow of Good: L Opens the flow of goods display to the left information interface.
  • Open Additional Overlays: Ö Opens the additional overlays to the left information interface.
• Added: Option to hide UI The “Photo mode on/off” option has been added to the key bindings menu. It is now possible to hide the UI by pressing the F11 key.
• Added: New option "Align Railpoints to terrain", where track construction will follow the incline of the terrain rather than cutting straight through every hill and across every drop The “Align Railpoints to terrain” option has been added to the Gameplay options menu. If set to “on”, when placing a “Track Point” on a planned track segment which deviates from the terrain’s height, the “Track Points” height is set to the terrain’s height.
• Added: Trains avoid stations now if they do not plan to stop at that station and if there is a quick way around Then train logic and behavior has been changed. If trains do not plan to stop at a city train station, they will now try to use an alternative track to bypass the city train station. The alternative track must not be too long, or they will fall back to drive through the train station.
• Added: New “Track utilization” overlay The “Track utilization” checkbox has been added to the “Additional Overlay” menu (This menu can be accessed by pressing on the “i” icon in the top left corner of the screen). When this option is turned on, tracks will now be given a colour based on their train usage: from white (low usage) to dark red (high usage).
• Added: New Highlights for tunnels, bridges, and gridirons in track construction While being in “Track Construction” mode, certain track parts are now coloured differently to allow for a better distinction between them. Gridirons are now coloured in an orange & white dashed line, Tunnels in a purple & white dashed line, and Bridges in a blue & white dashed line.
• Added: New “Connected citizens” metric to company overview The “Connected Citizens” information has been added to the “Company” menu. The number of citizens connected by the player will now be displayed there.
• Added: New “Number of businesses” metric to “Flow of goods” The “Number of businesses” information has been added to the “Flow of Goods” menu. When selecting a resource, the total number of businesses located on the map is displayed there.
• Added: New Option to hide rail line information window while a train is focused While having a train selected, a new “Retract” button is now available to hide the UI. The button is located below the “Delete Rail Line” button.
• Added: New “Apply to all” button to maintenance post window The “Transfer to All” button has been added to the “Maintenance Post” menu. The button behaves the same as the “Transfer to All” button from the Maintenance depot. When clicking this button, the current settings of the selected building are applied to all other buildings of the same type.
• Added: Path of goods through warehouses to “Flow of goods” When selecting resources in the “Flow of Goods” menu, the overlay now also shows the path of goods through warehouses.
• Added: New ”Number of citizens” metric to city list When selecting “Cities” in the “City List” menu, the number of “Citizens” is now displayed below each city name.
• Added: Last camera position in ”Ride along” mode is now saved The last camera position used during a “Ride Along” is now saved when leaving and reentering this mode.
• Added: After adding a new station building, the buildings information window will open so that the player can make adjustments to the new building After building a new extension at a train station through the “Construction Extension” menu, the newly created building’s overlay is now immediately displayed.
• Added: New ”Switch between cities” arrow buttons in the city information window When selecting an owned city, arrow icons to switch between player owned cities are now displayed in the city overlay next to the its name.
• Added: New arrows showcasing connections between rail line stops when constructing/viewing a rail line While creating or editing a new rail line, the connections between train stations are now additionally indicated with arrows pointing between the different connections.
• Added: New Option to adjust volume of locomotive sounds The “Trains” sound slider has been added to the Sound Options menu. The sound volume of trains can now be separately adjusted via this menu.
• Added: Currently selected train is now highlighted in Rail Lines overview When selecting a train, the corresponding train in the “Rail Lines” menu will now be highlighted with an arrow pointer.
• Added: New Warning in rail line information window if prioritized goods couldn't be transported (automatic loading) A new warning has been added if a rail line is unable to transport prioritized goods. When hovering over the exclamation mark, a detailed message with the reason why the prioritized good can’t be transported is now displayed.
• Added: New Warning in the rail line information window if goods couldn't be loaded (manual loading) A new warning has been added if a rail line is unable to load prioritized goods. When hovering over the exclamation mark, a detailed message with the reason why the prioritized good can’t be loaded is now displayed. Example: “Unable to load prioritized good. Unable to load in : No demand for this good”.
• Added: Increased character limit while naming train lines to 69

Further adjustments

• The maximum engine speed of several locomotive engines has been adjusted.
  • Maximum engine speed for Inyo, Mountain and Texas increased.
  • Maximum engine speed for Forquenot, T16, P8, and Bay AA_I decreased.
• Reduced speed when using the "ride along" feature The game speed in the “Ride Along” feature has been adjusted to give a better viewing experience while following the train.
• Various smaller improvements on wagons, like reduced initial dirt, missing lights, colors, etc. Several visual improvements have been made to train wagons. Adding visual effects like lights, improvements to colors and objects, fixed “level of details” with some wagon types, and reduced dirtiness / dirt levels on a new train are a few of the additions.
• Reduced water consumption of waiting trains Waiting trains now consume less water when they are stationary. This means they need fewer stops at the “Supply Tower”.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the research for speed bonus was also applied to all future locomotives of other decades, instead of only engines of the same decade. This fix only applies to new save games.
• Fixed a graphical glitch in the "Manual Loading" interface where it looked like you could unload goods in cities that don’t have demand for that good.
• Fixed an issue with manual signals where trains didn't detect the next viable stop correctly.
• Fixed an issue where the Refrigerator car was always unlocked on Europe map.
• Fixed some issues where goods sometimes weren't properly transported via warehouses.
• Fixed an issue with task generation where the player had to connect too many cities to the network.
• Fixed an issue where automatically built factories were positioned in front of train stations, blocking future track construction.
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to confirm track priority.
• Fixed some text-alignment issues within the Arabic localization.
• Fixed an issue where, in some eras wrong luxury wagons were displayed.
• Fixed an issue where Seasonal Snow was not available on the Balkans map.
• Fixed an issue where luxury passengers weren't loading and unloading properly.