Railway Empire 2 News

Attention, Tycoons,

Today, we’re bringing you exciting news straight from the Railway Empire 2 Team and unveiling the first roadmap for PC, Xbox One, Series X|S and PlayStation 4|5 with our first three major stops.

Our Railway Empire 2 journey will follow the tracks laid by its predecessor, with a view of even greater improvements on the horizon. This is just the first roadmap of multiple that will follow, but for now, let’s have a closer look at the first three major stops.

The Railway Empire 2 team has been all ears and are about to incorporate some amazing improvements based on your feedback.

Our journey begins at the first station, which boasts over a hundred fixes to ensure the smoothest possible engine maintenance. We've carefully listened to your feedback and will be addressing a lot of your concerns.

Second on our route is the implementation of manual signals. One of the most requested features across social media, reviews, forums, and discord, was a manual signalling system for Railway Empire 2. We are bringing back the manual signals from the first Railway Empire - as requested by our veteran players. In addition to our newly introduced automated logic with waypoints and track directions, you can then take matters into your own hands for your rail system. This will be a separate mode that will let you start a new game with manual signalling.

At our third stop, we’ll be taking a closer look at the Quality of Life in Railway Empire 2. We have heard your wishes for a more comfortable and customizable gameplay experience and will be implementing additional overlays and shortcuts, among other improvements.

In the future we’re also planning to provide some co-op multiplayer focused improvements. Please keep your feedback coming, in the Feedback and Suggestions forum on Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1644320/discussions/3/.

Your experience matters, and we are committed to making it awesome. We want to hear your thoughts and grow the game together!!!

All aboard!

Your Railway Empire 2 Team

Welcome to the official Railway-Academy, Tycoons! In this post, we will provide you with a few suggestions on how to solve some of the most common questions asked about Railway Empire 2. We hope they will help you enjoy Railway Empire 2 even more!



[h2]Why can I not stockpile goods at a warehouse?[/h2]

• In Railway Empire 2 we have changed the way goods are distributed: Unlike in the predecessor, every transported good gets assigned a final destination when starting its journey. This way goods can switch rail lines with the help of warehouses and get to their different destinations independently. Goods are therefore never sent to a warehouse for storage, but only for transit to an already known destination.

[h2]Why are my trains not running?[/h2]
[h3]Missing station gridiron or missing switch[/h3]

• In general, trains must be able to return to their initial station. If the tracks are given directions, then the trains need the ability to move from one track to another. This necessitates a station gridiron or switches on both ends of the track.

[h3]Minimum required wagons are set above zero[/h3]

• Maybe you changed the minimum number of wagons while editing the rail line. If the train is ordered to only depart once a certain number of wagons have been loaded, then it will wait until that number is reached.

[h3]Problem with route[/h3]

• If the warning “Problem with route” is shown at the rail line, the route could not be created and the trains cannot be deployed. This also means there is an unresolved issue with the route. See “Why is there a problem with route?” below.

[h3]Trains waiting for deployment[/h3]

• There is something preventing the train deployment. For specifics, see “Why are my trains waiting for deployment?” below.

[h2]Why are my trains running empty?[/h2]
[h3]No goods are being requested[/h3]

• Trains only load cargo once there is a demand for it. Goods without demand will not be loaded. For specifics, see “Why is good X not requested?” below.

[h3]Production is halted[/h3]

• It is possible that your factory is running out of raw resources or the export Warehouse reaches its maximum capacity.

[h3]Production is slow[/h3]

• Consider buying and expanding the site, or simply waiting. Normally, businesses owned by the AI automatically expands after some months running at full efficiency.

[h3]No goods in storage (Rural business, factory or warehouse)[/h3]

• If no goods are present, no goods can be transported.

[h3]The demand is fulfilled by a different rail line[/h3]

• It is possible that another rail line is already fulfilling the demand.

[h2]Waypoint error[/h2]

• There may be a misplaced waypoint somewhere along the route, that messes with your trains.
  
• Please check your waypoints carefully again, there might be a misplaced one along the route.

[h2]Why are my trains “waiting for goods” for a long time?[/h2]
There are a few reasons why your trains might fall short of the minimum amount of wagons you have set:
[h3]Production is halted or slow[/h3]

• See above: “Production is halted” or “Production is slow”.

[h3]No goods are being requested[/h3]

• There is something preventing your goods from being requested by a destination. For specifics, see below.

[h2]Why are my trains “waiting for deployment”? [/h2]
[h3]Minimum spacing between trains of the same rail line[/h3]

• Trains of the same rail line will try to keep a reasonable distance between each other. To avoid blocking a track, a new train is not deployed until the distance is large enough.

[h3]Too much traffic at the station[/h3]

• There is no free track for the train to be deployed on or the free tracks are already reserved by existing trains on the way to that station.

[h2]Why is there a “problem with route”?[/h2]
[h3]Missing station gridiron or missing switch[/h3]

• In general, trains must be able to return to their initial station. If the tracks are given directions, then the trains need the ability to move from one track to another. This necessitates a station gridiron or switches on both ends of the tracks.

[h3]Track directions only go one way or are conflicting[/h3]

• Perhaps a train cannot follow its route because the track directions you have set would cause a conflict.

[h3]A track is missing[/h3]

• Maybe a track was deleted after the route was created

[h3]A train station was deleted but the route was not adjusted[/h3]

• When a station is replaced, it might not be recognized by the initial route. In such a case edit the rail line to fix the issue.

[h2]Why is a specific good not being requested?[/h2]
[h3]City is not big enough[/h3]

• Certain goods are only demanded once a specific population level has been reached. To check this, select the city and open the list “Goods Supply and Demand”.

[h3]There is an oversupply[/h3]

• If a city has reached its maximum stock for a good, the demand will hold until it had time to consume.

[h3]A competitor is fulfilling the demand[/h3]

• There might be a competitor delivering the same good. Goods in delivery are counted as goods in stock.

[h2]Why is a specific good not being transported?[/h2]
[h3]A sufficient number of goods is already on its way[/h3]

• A city will only request a certain number of goods at the same time. Goods in delivery are counted as goods in stock.

[h3]Another rail line is shorter by more than 25%[/h3]

• If there is another rail line passing the same station, goods may use both unless one is 25% shorter than the other.

[h3]Not enough train capacity[/h3]

• A single train only has eight wagons and needs some time to transport its goods. If it cannot keep up with the demands of the supply some goods will not be transported.

[h2]Why are goods getting stuck at the warehouse?[/h2]
[h3]Not enough train capacity between the warehouse and the destination[/h3]

• A single train only has eight wagons and needs some time to transport its goods. If it cannot keep up with the demands of the supply some goods will not be transported.

[h3]Something happened to the rail line that was supposed to transport the goods to the destination[/h3]

• If something disrupts a rail line, goods in the warehouse aren’t automatically reset. You can always reset the goods in the warehouse by deleting and re-adding the selected good type.

[h2]Why is my new, more efficient, route not delivering the goods it’s supposed to be?[/h2]
[h3]Another rail line is more than 25% percent shorter[/h3]
[h3]A sufficient shipment of goods is already on its way[/h3]

• A city will only request a certain number of goods at the same time. Goods in delivery are counted as goods in stock.

[h3]A sufficient shipment of goods is stuck at a warehouse[/h3]

• It is possible that a number of requested goods arrive at a warehouse, but then aren’t transported to a city. For specifics see above.

In case you encounter a gameplay issue not mentioned above, or none of the mentioned solutions helped you resolve the situation, please send a message to [email protected]. Please provide them with a Description of your issue, a DxDiag.txt and the affected savegame. You can find all the necessary information on how to acquire these things in the Technical FAQ

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1644320/discussions/2/3843304884848397475/

Dear Tycoons

We just released hotfix 1.0.2 for Railway Empire 2 for Steam, Xbox Game Pass for console and PC Game Pass for PC, Epic Games Store, and PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles (supported through Smart Delivery), which includes several fixes you’ve been reporting to us around launch.
Of course, this is just the first small step amongst many to come, and we want to once again assure you that we are diligently working on the game and towards the first update and a first list of planned improvements for you.

We encourage you to continue sharing your feedback on the forums https://steamcommunity.com/app/1644320/discussions/3/ and discord.

Stay tuned for the exciting developments that lie ahead! Your Railway Empire 2 Team,

[h2]All platforms[/h2]

• Fixed several rare crashes .
  
• Fixed an issue where the achievements “Call of Duty” and “Accurate” were not being triggered.
  
• Fixed an issue in Tutorial 2 where the player could switch rail lines via event symbols on other rail lines, even if the tutorial did not intend for this to happen.
  
• Fixed an issue in Tutorial 2 where the player was able to switch to the railway buildings tab when not allowed.
  
• Fixed an issue in Tutorial 2 where the Confirm button was hidden by a speech bubble.
  
• Fixed an issue in Tutorial 3 where the player was unable to proceed because of an engine breakdown.
  
• In Tutorial 4, the waiting time for Sacramento reaching 40.000 citizens has been reduced.
  
• Fixed an issue in Tutorial 5 where the player got stuck if an industry is bought too early.
  
• Fixed an issue in Tutorial 5 where players could get stuck if they didn’t have enough money to participate in the auction.
  
• All trains have their correct whistle sound now.
  
• Fixed an issue where the displayed user score in the rankings showed 0 when the player performed much better than the average.
  
• Fixed an issue where some connection bonuses were not getting paid out.
  
• Fixed an issue where parallel track were using unnecessary bridges.
  
• Fixed an issue where the player was unable to fulfill the task “Ensure 95% train utilization for X in Y”.
  
• Fixed an issue in the scenario “Gold Rush” where the custom company name chosen by the player was overwritten.
  
• Fixed a multiplayer issue where only the host was able to demolish industries via the “Demolish Industry” button.

[h2]PC only[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with the game requiring the AVX CPU feature which lead to crashes on very old CPUs that don’t have it (this affects 10+ years old CPUs). Instead of crashing, the game will instead not display videos on these CPUs anymore as a temporary workaround. We will provide a thorough fix in a later patch.

[h2]PS5 only[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where the trophies for finishing Campaign missions were not getting awarded. Loading a save game just before a mission was finished and finishing the mission again will now properly unlock the trophy.

[h2]Xbox One consoles/PS4[/h2]

• Improved loading algorithm for better performance when scrolling over the map.

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Dear Tycoons,

We wanted to send our heartfelt thanks to you, our awesome community, for your incredible feedback during the first 2 weeks of Railway Empire 2's launch!

Just as we did with Railway Empire 1, our aim is to transform Railway Empire 2 into the game that aligns with the vision of our community. We are committed to collaborate with all of you to achieve this goal.
We have been overwhelmed by the response, with over 400 threads on Steam, more than a thousand reviews, and numerous other sources of feedback. Rest assured, we are taking the time to meticulously evaluate and gather all the input in order to plan our next steps and the first updates.

We have already received a wide range of suggestions, from minor tweaks to substantial improvements, and we are eager to engage in discussions regarding them. We kindly request your patience as we strive to take all your feedback on board.

In the meantime, we want to assure you that we are diligently working on the game.
We will soon release fixes which will address multiple issues that you have reported in-game, on Steam, through reviews, on social media, and on Discord. As we have long-term plans to support Railway Empire 2, we encourage you to continue sharing your feedback on the forums and discord. Stay tuned for the exciting developments that lie ahead!

Once again, thank you for being a part of our passionate Railway Empire community.

Your Railway Empire 2 crew