Unrailed 2: Back on Track News

[h3]Heya Engineers![/h3]

With the holidays just around the corner, we've got a seasonal content update for you!

Here's an image of all the new things for your TLDR purposes:

Now let's dive into the details:

[h3]Crumbly Returns![/h3]
We’ve freshly baked a new batch of our Gingerbread friend and are pleased to announce that they are unlockable together with a festive hat right now until January the 30th! All you have to do is to find a snowman and chop it down!
In addition to our newest character joining Unrailed 2’s roster, we’ve added some more updates.

[h3]Steam Achievements and Trading Cards[/h3]
Yep, you read correctly, Steam Achievements and Trading Cards are now available. Get back on track with Unrailed 2 and earn achievements along the way.

[h3]Bot Improvements[/h3]
We've heard your feedback and invested quite some time into improving the bot experience. Here's what we've changed:

• The bot can destroy moles, webs, bones or canyon mountains
  
• The bot automatically extinguishes the train in wagon mode if there's nothing else to do
  
• The bot can now also handle supercharger, miner, collector, magnet, compactor, transformer, carriage, ghost, slot, piggybank and brake wagon
  
• The bot now avoids getting wiped out or cocooned by enemies
  

[h3]Level Editor Improvements[/h3]
We've also made a couple of improvements to the terrain conductor mode:

• The editor allows to place extensions on wagons to have them start with these extensions
  
• The editor allows to place cartridges on spawn points to equip them to players
  
• The engine counts down at the beginning of a custom map (this does not affect old maps)
  

[h3]Control Fixes[/h3]
We got reports from several players that input devices would disconnect or the game would not or would receive wrong inputs. We've completely changed the input handling to fix this issue. Do let us know if you still have input issues though!

[h3]Ghost Engine[/h3]
Do you sometimes wish your entire train was ghosted? Well now you can make your whish come true with the new ghost engine!


[h2]Soundtrack and Supporter Pack[/h2]
We know you love the Unrailed 2 Soundtrack just as much as we do, and we are delighted to announce that the soundtrack is now available to purchase! 🎶

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3398040/Unrailed_2_Original_Soundtrack

Along with the Original Soundtrack, we have launched a Supporter Pack filled with extra goodies for all those who would like to support Unrailed 2’s development.

• Four exclusive characters.
  
• A special piggy respawn balloon 🐷
  
• 13 wallpapers featuring the cast of Unrailed 2.
  

To find out more about the Soundtrack and Supporter Pack (DLC), check out the link below.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48352/Unrailed_2_Supporter_Bundle

[h2]Winter Sale[/h2]

Don’t know what to get your friends for the holidays? Unrailed 2 could make the perfect gift with the new holiday update, plus it’s currently 20% OFF in the Steam Winter Sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2211170/Unrailed_2_Back_on_Track/


Over the holiday season we'll be less active than usual, but please know that we'll get back to you about any bugs/feedback as soon as we can.


We wish you all a very Happy Holidays! ❄️⛄️

- Indoor Astronaut

New on the experimental branch:

Changelog v-347-dc18e83:
- Improvement: Bot can handle piggy and wagon printer (when the emoji is placed on those wagons)
- Improvement: Bot should be more precise when avoiding explosives (less walking back and forth, waiting longer)
- Bug fix (regression): Respawn balloons in tutorial broken
- Bug fix: The last two Junkyard tracks were never unlocked in the jukebox
- Bug fix: After remapping pick/place, it might not be possible to select or buy a start cartridge slot

Hi everyone!
Here is another work-in-progress experimental version update!

Changelog v-345-ff546d9:
- New: Snowfigures appear randomly in endless and unlock the Santa hat and Gingerbread-person if destroyed (during winter season only)
- New: Winter themed main menu track (during winter season only)
- New: Ghost engine should now be buyable
- Improvement: Bot can now get water in badlands
- Improvement: Bot can build bridges in badlands
- Improvement: Editor engine speed independent of players and the speed can be changed via placing the speed tracks on the engine (similar to the cartridges on spawn points or extensions on wagons) and a countdown has been added
- Improvement: Jukebox track titles added
- Improvement: Main theme and boiler badlands boss music added to jukebox
- Bug fix: Bot loops picking stuff out of box wagon and back in again
- Balance: Toy engine now automatically unlocked with the engine foundry (the steam engine now will only be displayed once the building is unlocked)

Hi everyone!
We’re preparing the Christmas version! As we have some new features, we’d like to collect some feedback first before completely releasing it. Thus, we put it on the new experimental branch on Steam. You can select the branch under the game properties in Steam and under the Betas tab.
We’ll continue working on it, but let us know already what you think and especially if you found some issues..

Changelog:
- New: New input system allowing for up to 8 connected controllers (on Windows)
- New: Ghost engine added
- New: Crumbly skin added
- New: Editor allows to place extensions on wagons to pre-equip them
- New: Editor allows to place cartridges on players to pre-equip them
- New: You can now preview skins or items you ha
- Improvement: Bot can destroy moles, webs, bones or canyon mountains if they’re on the marked path to reach the mining goal
- Improvement: Bot automatically extinguishes the train in wagon mode if nothing else to do
- Improvement: Bot can now handle the supercharger, collector, magnet, compactor, transformer, carriage, slot and brake
- Improvement: Bot can use throwing, multi-mine
- Improvement: Bot now avoids getting killed from the sandworm and sandworm boss
- Improvement: Bot now handles the spider boss gameplay
- Bug fix: Waterbar and loading bar of wagon printer overlap
- Bug fix: Cartridge toaster and wagon printer sometimes did not yield a reward when used in combination with the supercharger
- Bug fix: Run-Id on the replay screen now correct
- Improvement: Replay button with icon
- Bug fix: Sandworm spawn-area hit & debris sounds were missing
- Bug fix: Bot sometimes operated far off screen
- Bug fix: Lagging issues when a checkpoint has been loaded (especially with toy engine)
- Balance: Crocodiles have health 9 in instead of 3

[h3]Heya Engineers![/h3]

The Unrailed community continually inspires us and something we would like to start doing every month or so is feature some of your creations in our Community Spotlight posts. This could be anything from fan art, funny clips, maps you’ve created in Terrain Conductor mode (which in case you didn’t know is a level editor where you can create your own Unrailed maps!), screenshots from your playthroughs, or maybe you’ve seen a really cool train IRL and would like to share a photo.

If you’d like to submit your creations for your chance to be featured, you can either post them in our Discord in the channel called ‘community -creations', you can also share screenshots, artwork and video in our Steam forum - please make sure they adhere to our Community Rules.

For our first Community Spotlight we’re going to focus on the Terrain Conductor!

You’ve been super creative crafting customs maps in the Level Editor and it was extremely tough to choose. We eventually narrowed it down to 3 maps we’d like to feature this month:

[h3]Throw and Shoot[/h3]

This map makes you search for the station and includes hidden upgrades, wagon extensions and cartridges everywhere!


Created by yuita.
Map link.


[h3]Divided Straight 2 Player[/h3]

This map forces you on two separate paths - you’ll have to pass tools and resources between them to get to the station.


Created by れもぬってん.
Map link.


[h3]Bombing Pioneer[/h3]

Here the path to the station is simple - but can you blow your way to the needed tracks in time?


Created by れもぬってん.
Map link.


Want to see even more maps created in our Level Editor? Check them out here.

[h2]Tips For Creating Your Custom Level[/h2]

• Let your creativity guide you. Whether you enjoy creating a serene landscape full of resources or maps full of hazards for players to overcome, the Level Editor is your oyster (without the seafood smell).
  
• Beginners might find it easier to lay the ground across the whole blueprint and chip away once you get into the full swing of your level design.

• Add hazards such as NPCs, laser beams, barriers, or a boss to make things interesting!
  
• Speed things up-or slow them down with a variety of tracks to choose from.
  
• Set camera tracking points to control what the camera shows when the map is being played. A camera point will save the current camera position and zoom when placing it. When playing, the game will interpolate between the closest camera tracking points to the engine
  

[h2]How do I share my map with the rest of the community?[/h2]
Once you’ve crafted your level you can use the top-right drop-down menu to either play your level or publish it to the rest of the community and see it.


Since Unrailed 2’s launch, we’ve been hard at work bug fixing and going through all your feedback, and we’d like to thank everyone for helping us make Unrailed 2 even better. There’s still new content and fixes in the works, so make sure you check back for future updates.

Have fun on the tracks! Choo choo 🚂

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