Railway Empire 2 News

Railway Empire 2 a new live stream on Tuesday
June 6st at 7pm CEST / 6pm BST / 10 am PDT / 1pm EDT 🕖

[h3]Tycoons![/h3]

On Tuesday Patrick and a team of special guests are exploring in Railway Empire 2 the Co-op game.
Watch Patrick and his team of tycoons facing the challenges of running one train company together and expanding the business into differrent regions.

You can either watch it directly on Steam or via Kalypso_live on YouTube! 👀

Save the date and get on board!🚂



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/Railway_Empire_2/

Railway Empire 2 live stream on Thursday
June 1st at 7pm CEST / 6pm BST / 10 am PDT / 1pm EDT 🕖

[h3]Tycoons![/h3]
Join conductor Patrick on a new train ride in Railway Empire 2!
Tomorrow, together with a guest from the development team, we’ll show you in detail some of the new quality of life features and other highlights of Railway Empire 2. The Game offers a lot of new challenges for you.

You can either watch it directly on Steam or via Kalypso_live on YouTube! 👀

Save the date and get on board!🚂



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/Railway_Empire_2/

[h2]The second iteration of hit railway management franchise arrives in digital storefronts today[/h2]

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Hopeful entrepreneurs can begin staking their claim as a magnate in the golden age of locomotives. Take on the role of a railway tycoon and build the most expansive transportation empire across over 250 cities throughout North America and Europe. Manage resources, construct tracks, and grow ever-evolving cities to build the greatest railway network the world has ever seen!

Building on the success of its predecessor, Railway Empire 2 brings the same immersive gameplay and 60 historically accurate locomotives along with new content and expanded features including 4-player cooperative multiplayer*, improved track construction, a five-chapter campaign, 14 scenarios, free play, and new construction modes.

Railway Empire 2 is out now on Steam, with Xbox Game Pass for console and PC Game Pass for PC and is available on Epic Games Store, and PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles (supported through Smart Delivery).
The title will be released on Nintendo Switch™ June 22, 2023.
Included in the Deluxe Edition are two exclusive locomotive skins, three station skins, a company HQ building skin, as well as the digital soundtrack.

[h2]Features[/h2]

• History in the making: In 1830 at the dawn of the age of railways, build a grand railway empire from scratch and choose from 60 detailed, historic locomotives that you can customize with your preferred colors and company initials.
  
• A sprawling landscape: Huge and detailed game world covering the whole of the USA and Europe in one single map each*, as well as more detailed regional maps.
  
• Endless Possibilities: Choose how you want to play from the 5-chapter campaign set across iconic regions of Europe and the US, 14 scenarios, the customizable free play mode, the relaxing construction mode, and co-op multiplayer* for up to 4 players controlling the same railway company.
  
• Improved track construction: Laying Tracks is easier than ever with automatically placed signals, bridges that can hold more than 4 tracks, train stations with up to 8 tracks and new train station attachments to customize your stations. The land also adapts to your track layout as your tracks cross mountains, valley and plains.
  
• Enjoy the view: Ride along your train and see the landscape rush by from the inside of the wagons or from the front seat in the driver’s compartment of the steam engine.*

*Denotes features not available on Nintendo Switch edition.



The latest Express train has brought with it an important package from BILDNER Verlag: The Official Guides for Railway Empire 2!
Whether you'd like more insight into your trains, details on the games content, or tips for the campaign, the Official Guides will set you right on track.

Join us in unboxing the guides over on our Youtube channel:
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You can grab your own bundle digitally via Steam, available along with the release of the game for 14,99 $/€.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8861/
The physical version will be available later in June for 24,99 $/€.

Tycoons,

The ride towards our destination “Release City” was an exciting one for us, and we’d like to recap our journey and have a look at the ride so far.
From December 6th to 20th in 2022, we had an exciting closed beta to which far more players applied than we expected. Seeing the enthusiasm for the game this far ahead of release was inspiring for us!

The detailed and plentiful feedback we have received has been carefully evaluated, along with all the constructive criticism and helpful suggestions that were given to us by our community during our Beta.

Below, you can have a glimpse at some of these major changes, already implemented as a result of Beta player’s feedback, with many more for you to be excited about at the Railway Empire 2 Release-Station:


[h2]Important Changes[/h2]
As any good train ride needs a well-built track, we have implemented some important changes to ensure the ride will be a smooth one and live up to our passengers' high expectations.

• Custom Game settings are now more advanced to provide a more customisable experience. Please stay tuned, more details will follow, but just to spoil a few of them: You can now choose the Inflation Rate, Transportation Revenue, the cost of tracks and Maintenance, among other things.
  
• The warehouse can now be unlocked right at the start of the campaign. Originally this was a lot further down the tech tree, but your feedback underlined the importance of this strategically essential building.
  
• We have implemented a dynamic technology tree wherein older technologies might become available for purchase or through events.
  
• The time for bidding is now longer, to make sure you can take your time to carefully read through the auction details.
  
• Sandbox maps now have the option to be played without a time limit.
  
• After numerous requests, double track building has now been added! It is as simple as pressing a single button after creating a track as usual.
  
• Track crossings are now possible.
  
• You can now quickly recognise and distinguish between freight and post/passenger trains via additional symbols in the track lists.
  
• To make it clear at which size a new industry building gets unlocked in a town, we have made that information visible to the player.
  
• We have made it clearer that you need a university to grow your city if you already filled the special city slot with another building like the library.

[h2]Quality of Life[/h2]
Furthermore, we have been working on improvements to the quality of life of your gameplay experience, to make sure you find the ride enjoyable. Below you can find some examples of these changes:

• Auctions can now be minimized so that you have the chance to issue a bond to pay for it.
  
• Windows can now be closed by using the Escape button to be more in line with player expectations.
  
• An arrow now gives a visual indicator on the currently selected object (e.g. a train or a building)
  
• Added automatic savegames when a task group was completed, so that the player can fall back to when each set of tasks were completed.
  
• Three different font size settings have been added to improve readability.
  
• You can now fully cycle through the number of cars in the train set-up on your train from 8 down to 0.
  
• Additional customizable keyboard shortcuts have been added (e.g. build supply tower, build train station, etc)
  
• Auctions now have a description of what the offered technologies do, allowing for an educated decision worthy of a terrific tycoon!
  
• It is now possible to scroll the map using your mouse. You can enable this feature via the settings. Furthermore, there are now additional options in the in-game settings for you to choose from.
  
• Thanks to your notes, we have added more tooltips to the game.
  
• Autosave intervals have been shortened to 5 minutes for a safety net with less lost progress.
  

Railway Empire 2 pre-release live stream on Wednesday
May 24th at 7pm CEST / 6pm BST / 10 am PDT / 1pm EDT 🕖

[h3]Tycoons![/h3]
We’re warming up the boiler already and getting release-ready with a live stream just ahead of departure: Tomorrow, together with a guest from the development team, we’ll show you some of what you have to look forward to in Railway Empire 2 – from the new track construction and the tech tree to 4-player co-op multiplayer.

You can either watch it directly on Steam or via Kalypso_live on YouTube! 👀

Save the date and get on board!


[h3]Don't miss the pre-order train! 🚂[/h3]
Until Thursday you have the opportunity to pre-order the Standard and the Deluxe Edition with a saving of 10%!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644320/Railway_Empire_2/