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Level of the Year - 2021



Nearly 1800 Workshop levels and approximately 240 Let's Play Together challenges later the time has come to choose a level worthy of the Level Of The Year 2021 title. It goes without saying that picking a single Workshop submission out of many, many wonderful train valleys is...problematic.

During the course of 2021 with your valuable feedback in mind we have added new objects and mechanics to the game, some still available only in Workshop levels. We are bringing these never-before-used by our level design team mechanics back with another official campaign as well as improving on these ideas and introducing brand new objects, buildings, stations-some are making their way into Train Valley 2 very soon. All that would not be possible without you and your unfailing interest in train puzzles. Flazm Interactive would like to express gratitude to every Train Valley player. You all are brilliant.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2461727621

A process or method through the application of which one attempts to understand through deductive reasoning how a device, process, system, or piece of software accomplishes a task with very little (if any) insight into exactly how it does so.

A fine example of our player's ingenuity that indeed resulted in a new building soon to be introduced to the Editor, Reverse Engineering by @ishKiia is a story of betrayal, hostile takeover, power play among car factory owners, some questionable business practices, heavy duty train deliveries and disassembling ready to ship cars into basic components, smuggling resulting components through many Customs stations filled with officials that are not prepared for a heist of that scale and reassembling cars using smuggled resources after. A complex multistage procedure on its own, while done in reverse requires exponentially more processing power :)

A quaint grasslands valley landscape divided by a waterway suggests several stages to this operation, limited space dictates any crazy track layout you can come up with is the way to go. 15 minutes, Do Not Reverse Trains and Do Not Allow Any Train To Arrive At The Wrong Station. You do have fastest engines from the start.

@ishKiia, outstanding work! A €50 Steam gift card is heading your way right now :)

Train Valley 2 community and developers want you, reader, to bring out your level editor and show us train driving complexity levels we never knew even existed. Build, create, compete. Having fun is a requirement :)

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Weekly Winner - January 17th


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2716030614

A yellow episode of petronille_marie's series of coloured levels-terraforming, fields on naturally occurring wild yellow biplanes and watching your engines delivering components to the yellow potion Lab through yellow flowers populated hills. DNRT.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2717128899
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2720380669

Familiar layout yet different gameplay? @petronille_marie delivers-two different DNSAT levels with same lay of the land: attractive lake setting with islands rising from below the lake and revealing additional production buildings to connect to your supply chain.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2721437868

A terraforming puzzle spiced up with DNSAT, Lost Mines has multi-level terrain that turns every delivery into a separate journey of planning railway network extensions with extra care. With demolition team unavailable and 14 minutes on the 5-star timer, this valley is a formidable challenge.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2715965783

Indeed, we have just 60 seconds on the timer, but combined with Earn 28 000 TV2$ and Blow Up 1 Train objectives Very Short presents a puzzle with curiously higher replayability potential :) Dubbed "evil" by the Workshop commenters, this submission is a different experience.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2720425883

Potion-making, Customs stations, complex railway junctions, unexpected shortcuts, autofactories and unconfirmed reports of some LPT-tier tricks involved. A fine recipe that gives a taste of true train puzzle challenge and strength to enhance on it with your own Editor creations :)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2720368222

A multi network level with quite some multitasking and almost no changing zoom level and moving your camera around. Compact design that houses two separate supply chains is to be united into one with a trivial 350 000 TV2$ construction project. 40 minutes on the clock and at least 200 track tiles to build.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2717265752

We are breaking into a snowman bank/stronghold. We are to rescue snowman crews from under the water, but the Earn At Least 2 700 000 TV2$ objective and seven separate entry points we can blow up to gain access to the shiny treasure indicate we can...pursue additional venues while we are at it :) We have highly trained spiders, dynamite factory ready to go, no idea where the next terrafoming event will take place and 20 minutes on the timer. Enjoy your ride!

Congratulations on your well-deserved award @LittleBear! A €10 Steam gift card will be delivered by our contact ASAP.

Tell us about your TV2 workshop adventures and visit our Discord server for an upcoming LPT challenge. Until next week!

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*Do No Stop Any Trains
*Do Not Destroy Any Track Tiles
*Do Not Reverse Trains
*Do Not Use Pause

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Weekly Winner - January 10th

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2711274403

This train valley's industry specialized in green products and green products accessories is in dire need of its logistics system upgraded with a fleet of shiny new Tier 6 locomotives and a complete railway network overhaul. Green crystals, green water, green across the board.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2707224787
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2708464086

Double entry, each part based on a real-life railroad landmark-the Horseshoe Cruve and the Tehachapi Loop respectively. Generous amount of tips in the levels' descriptions, educational backstories that explain production chains supported by efforts from outside the boundaries, intriguing layouts with possible shortcuts or unorthodox upgrades, top-notch landscaping based on aerial images, completable objectives and timers.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2713728592

A subway train valley with NYCesque layout and Passenger Flow gameplay. Approximately 4000 manually placed skyscrapers, 120 trains to deliver and zero train crashes allowed.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2712427275

A terraforming-powered delivery run with generous timers and somewhat increased restart probability. Prioritize oil extraction, follow that by refinement efforts and Do Not Destroy Any Track Tiles :) LPT'ed and recommended.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2726097497

A rescue operation after an accident in a coal mine requires care, planning, expert and swift execution. Bring miners out, make sure local hospital and rescue operation command has required supplies, and extract remaining coal while you are at it. Look out for secret passages inside the mine, DNRT and terraforming events; manage evolving delivery chains and learn new potion recipes.

Congratulations on your well-deserved award @rrc22! A €10 Steam gift card will be delivered by our contact ASAP.

Tell us about your TV2 workshop adventures and visit our Discord server for an upcoming LPT challenge. Until next week!

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*Do No Stop Any Trains
*Do Not Destroy Any Track Tiles
*Do Not Reverse Trains
*Do Not Use Pause

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:tvhook: Train Valley 2 Discord Server.

:tv2computer: Our Twitter.










More Editor objects coming to Train Valley 2

We can’t believe it’s been almost a week since we shared more details about the Russian Pass DLC, and it’s time to share more!

Introducing Early Warning icons:

Any ideas on what every icon is for? Share in the comments below :)

Quick facts:

  • Found in Flares folder -> look for objects with Icon in the name.
  • Default display time is 30 seconds, an icon blinks during last 10 seconds before disappearing.
  • Display time can be changed through the Activator Args field in icon's Object Settings screen.
  • EW icons can be triggered the same way as any terraforming activable - we have a guide on Editor Scenarios, see section Triggering Activables With Scenarios


We are looking forward to meeting you during this Friday's LPT challenge! Good luck!

Let's Play Together - Un petit paradis

Hello friends! Every Friday 17:30 UTC/GMT we hold a “Let’s play together” competition. During next 24 hours everyone is welcome to try and score the best time in a preselected level. Join our Discord server and keep Discord running while playing — your results will be automatically published in the #lets-play-together channel. You need to get 5 stars to qualify.

Glittering prizes include:
1) Top 3 winners receive one random card each. Collect 18 locomotive cards and advance to next set of 6 all new cards! Complete that second set and enter a final tier of 2 very special and super limited cards! Assemble 26 cards and receive a special prize. Easy!
2) Every player registered by our Discord bot has a chance to get a card. The number of cards depends on the number of participants: one additional card for every 10 train connoisseurs on the list. More players means more prizes!

Visit our Discord server (#lets-play-together channel) to learn more.

A level we are playing this week is
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2700972093
Just open the game - there's a link right in the main menu.

Good luck everyone!