Unrailed 2: Back on Track News

[p]Heya engineers![/p][p][/p][p]Have you always had a couple of friends or family you wanted to introduce to the world of Unrailed? Now's the perfect time to do so - we are doing a free weekend starting starting NOW where you can play Unrailed 2 for, well, free![/p][p](Note that you keep the game only temporarily until September 1st 7pm CET)[/p][p][/p][p]Here's a little trailer showing you what you can expect:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Enjoyed your time on the tracks? We have an extra special 30% OFF Unrailed 2 for a limited time! [/p][p][/p][p]So why not hop on board and see where the tracks take you.[/p][p]

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[p]Hi everyone![/p][p][/p][p]We just pushed a hot-fix for the update yesterday and even added some small improvements! If you have any further issues let us know :)![/p][p][/p][p]But that is not all! We also added a branch ("godotrecent") where we built the game with the latest Godot Version. It's less tested but it might fix some issues related to the engine. So feel free to try it out and let us know if it works better/worse![/p][p][/p][p]Changelog v-605-fc20aea: [/p]

• [p]Improvement: Music dims when the spider queen is watching,[/p]
• [p]Improvement: Roll Mart Soundtrack is playing in the classic shop,[/p]
• [p]Improvement: Classic mode shows the biome title banner when entering a new biome (similar to endless),[/p]
• [p]Balance: Biomes can also be unlocked when playing classic mode,[/p]
• [p]Bug fix: Bots tried to avoid non-activated bombs in versus,[/p]
• [p]Bug fix: The new cartridges did not get sampled correctly in endless[/p]

[p][/p][p]See you on track![/p]

[p]Heya engineers![/p][p][/p][p]It's time for a new update! And it's another big feature request from the early access survey: the sandbox mode, allowing you to set up your train and basically the entire game up to your wishes! There is more of course, but as always, here's the TLDR-overview for this update first:[/p][p]And now in more detail:[/p][p][/p][h3]Sandbox Mode[/h3][p]Do you want to try out the mathematically best possible train configuration? Do you only want to see slot machine stations? Or play with 8 players, where two players have axes and another 2 players have pickaxes to get even more resources? Now you can with the new sandbox mode! [/p][p][/p][p]Here you can configure your train setup and basically the whole game to your liking![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Classic Mode[/h3][p]A special case of the new sandbox mode is the classic mode, where we tried to recreate the setup of Unrailed 1 as closely as possible. Perfect if you're feeling a bit nostalgic😉[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Classic Soundtracks 🎵[/h3][p]Due to popular demand, we’ve brought back some of the beloved classic soundtracks from Unrailed 1, now played across multiple biomes! Get ready to groove to a fresh version of “Steampipe Sonata” in Autumn Meadows, jam out to “Desperado Desert” in Cargo Canyon, relive “Endtrailed” in Boxcar Bayou, and vibe with “Anchoovy” on Island Interchange.[/p][p]Also, as a special treat, you can now listen to the complete soundtrack on YouTube. So head there and leave our composers some love ❤️!
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And if you'd like to give us additional support, check out the Steam Soundtrack, which we updated with the new tracks as well![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]New Cartridges[/h3][p]We've also added FOUR new cartridges to unlock for those of you who already have everything:[/p]

• [p]Meteor: Has a chance to spawn a meteor at the beginning of a map that crashes into the ground and mines resources in a radius[/p]
• [p]Wagon Buff: Buffs wagons close to you[/p]
• [p]Insta-Crit: Has a chance to instantly destroy an enemy on the first hit[/p]
• [p]Grappling Claw (Action Cartridge): Allows you to draw tools and items to you from a distance[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]New Characters[/h3][p]Two new characters are about to join the roster: Spike the cactus and Bernd the Beaver! Also new - thanks to Tana over on our Discord server - the cardboard hat![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Free Weekend![/h3][p]Have you always had a couple of friends or family you wanted to introduce to the world of Unrailed? Now's the perfect time to do so - we are doing a free weekend starting on the 28th August at 7pm CET / 10am PT, where you can play Unrailed 2 for, well, free![/p][p][/p][h3]Changelog[/h3][p]Highlights
- New: Classic Mode
- New: Sandbox Mode (defeat 3 bosses to unlock)
- New: 4 Classic soundtracks from Unrailed remade and added for U2
- New: Cactus & Beaver characters & Cardboard hat added
- New: 4 New cartridges
Claw action cartridge to draw distant items
Insta kill NPCs cartridge
Meteor cartridge
Wagon buff cartridge

Networking
- New: Online settings menu to reduce bandwidth (increases ping though) or force relay servers
- Improvement: Dynamic extra bandwidth reduction & congestion avoidance
- Bug fix: Lobby browser should be stable now https://u2.unrailed-online.com/#/sessions and allows to join when the game is running by clicking the play button in the browser
- Bug fix: Web map browser creates also a lobby when you’re in the main menu and clicking the play button in your browser https://u2.unrailed-online.com/#/maps

Balance
- Balance: Ghosted train & fully upgrade a wagon achievement can’t be unlocked in a shop anymore (you must leave it once)
- Balance: Players with tools & buckets don’t get cocooned anymore from the spider boss
- Balance: Magnet pick & claw cartridge and magnet extension can’t pick up from the opposite team in versus anymore
- Balance: Players need to defeat one boss to unlock the Time Mode

Misc
- Improvement: Lobby player count added to the steam rich presence
- Improvement: Buttons that need the privacy policy to be accepted are now hoverable (as they can be clicked)
- Improvement: Default volumes are now all 100%
- Improvement: Better progress bar readability in settings
- Improvement: Cleaner ESC menu
- Improvement: Progress is now shared among all steam users on the device (before the game supported multiple users but it led to confusion)
- Crash fix: Possible crash fix with 8 players
- Bug/Freeze fix: You should now be able to use the keyboard without joining a second player when hovering text fields with the controller. It should probably also fix the freeze issue for some players
- Bug fix: When carrying the cannon cart flag, it was playing the shooting animation even though it’s not shooting
- Bug fix: Cannon cart is sometimes spamming particles in shop
- Bug fix: Lava blob not visible in shop on storage wagon
- Bug fix: Lava blob ropes not visible when its carried
- Bug fix: Wagon remove bubbles sometimes not deleted when scrolling in a replay
- Bug fix: When using the bucket once with a milk wagon, the longer (milk wagon) effect duration stood even when milking directly an animal afterwards
- Bug fix: Auto-track pickup from a mimic as a crafter did not work
- Bug fix: Transformer drops items with box pull extension
- Bug fix: Bot looped with a transformer with box push and pull
- Bug fix: Controller rumble reenables every restart
- Bug fix: There was a locked non-existing cartridge slot in the cartridge shop
- Bug fix: Game sometimes showed the same unlock pop-ups after starting the game
- Bug fix: Selection in highscore menu sometimes flipping down
- Bug fix: When remapping a split input, it wasn’t possible to navigate through the menus anymore
- Bug fix: When remapping a split input and restarting the game, the new mapping got mixed with the default mapping
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[p]Hey everyone![/p][p][/p][p]We just pushed another experimental version update. If you want to be the first to see the new features that will come to Unrailed you are in the right place![/p][p][/p][p]You can access the experimental version via right click on Unrailed -> settings-> Betas.[/p][p]Note that changes are not yet complete and things might change depending on your feedback.[/p][p]You can give us feedback right here or on Discord ( https://discord.gg/unrailed ).[/p][p][/p][p]Changelog v-602-50f4c32:[/p]

• [p]Improvement: Claw cartridge can now also be used to grab the closest commodity of each type [/p]
• [p]Improvement: Claw cartridge can be used by the bot [/p]
• [p]Improvement: Buttons that need the privacy policy to be accepted are now hoverable as they can be clicked which was not before [/p]
• [p]Bug fix: Lobby browser should be stable now https://u2.unrailed-online.com/#/sessions and allows to join when the game is running by clicking the play button in the browser [/p]
• [p]Bug fix: Bot looped with a transformer with box push and pull[/p]
• [p]Bug fix: Web map browser creates also a lobby when you’re in the main menu and clicking the play button in your browser https://u2.unrailed-online.com/#/maps[/p]
• [p]Improvement: Default master volume now 85%, all others at 100%[/p]
• [p]Bug fix: Controller rumble reenables every restart[/p]
• [p]Balance: Magnet pick & claw cartridge and magnet extension can’t pick up from the opposite team in versus anymore[/p]
• [p]Improvement: Better networking compression 2nd try (first try led to disconnections)[/p]

[p]See you on track![/p]

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]The U.L.T.R.A. Tournament is a community-run Unrailed 2 event featuring some of the game’s best players. With creative rules and unpredictable twists, it’s a fun chance to see top teams adapt under pressure.[/p][p]Watch the recap here:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Note that this is a community event, not officially run by the devs.[/p][p][/p][p]See on on the tracks![/p]