[p]Cities will now buy local commodities with less intensity to prevent early depletion;[/p]
[p]Office staff will now have positive and negative skills more often;[/p]
Fixes:
[p]Video card driver updates now work properly;[/p]
[p]Misleading "failed" text for objective will not appear now;[/p]
[p]Some geology staff skills not show proper effects values;[/p]
[p]Farm building cannot be constructed in Chapter 5;[/p]
[p]Sausage Factory building cannot be constructed in Chapter 5;[/p]
[p]Cotton fields now consume fertilizers;[/p]
[p]Achievements will now be issued according to completed chapter;[/p]
[p]Depleted cross marker now has a proper material;[/p]
[p]Railroad construction particle effects optimized;[/p]
[p]Localization improvements.[/p]
Patch 0.8.14024: New features, rebalancing, and a variety of fixes
We’re happy to share a new, exciting update today!
⚠️ Please note that this update comes with a full save wipe due to major system changes.
Gameplay
New mission added to North Subjugation campaign
CEO skill points and skills chart added to North Subjugation campaign
Added Trading Department to office building
Added contracts for goods delivery
Finance Department now allows taking loans and issuing corporate bonds
The finance staff now have skills related to bonds and loans
Company Credit Rating system implemented
Added 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive to research chart
Added new production building – Chemical Plant
Added Trading Academy social building
Balancing
Commodity price and consumption speed now depends on the volume of consumption
Seller price in some cases can now be higher than a buyer price
Initial buy-sell price gap has been reduced
Natural resources available for mining are now limited
Different mineral deposits now contain different capacities
Different capacity resource presets are enabled in generated scenarios
Grain and cotton fields’ production is limited by soil saturation and now consumes fertilizers
Resource capacity is included in the beginning options for generated scenarios
Changes to commodity weights now affect all commodities on the map simultaneously
More staff will be spawned in multiplayer sessions
Multiplayer skill book effects rebalanced
Research projects are now performed faster in multiplayer sessions
License prolongation price can now be adjusted in the beginning scenario settings for generated scenarios
In North Subjugation campaign, player will not lose when all extra funding is spent
UI
Other player locomotives can now be selected in multiplayer sessions
A route can now be copy-pasted between trains in the train side panel
Added money balance tooltip indicating company monthly costs
FPS overlay dialog hotkey switched to F7 (instead of F12)
Staff members can now be fired directly from the department
Added cost marker fly-up for semaphores and railroads
Added sound when all players are "ready" in multiplayer lobby
Railroads and railroad station colors are now visible on the minimap in the Lobbying department
Save files from previous game versions are marked as not supported
Other UI improvements
Fixes
Parallel railroad tool (Alt) is now working properly for slopes and bridges
Parallel bridge construction is not causing the raising of the soil level
Train movement and pathfinding logic enhanced
Now cities are developing further beyond the laid railroad lines
Train breakdowns are now properly synchronized in multiplayer sessions
Train badge now correctly focuses with the player camera
Carriage masses are now shown properly in the cargo tab of a train
Locomotive tech parameters are now properly synchronized in multiplayer sessions
Laws now appear properly for newly established cities
Buildings effects are now updated properly in a building UI
No crash occurs after multiple generations in a single-player generated scenario
Train used to freeze before entering the station in some cases
Player color was not saved from the previous multiplayer session
A commodity is now always available on the map if enabled during map generation
Other
Improvements in localization.
An Exciting New Update Rolls Into Railroad Corporation 2!
Hello everyone,
We hope you’ve all been enjoying your time on the rails, building networks, striking deals, and growing your corporation one station at a time!
Today, we’re excited to bring you a brand-new update! This one’s packed with exciting features, balancing improvements, and quality-of-life upgrades that we think will make your railroad adventures even more engaging.
New Features:
The North Subjugation campaign has been expanded with a brand-new mission and a full CEO skills system. You’ll also find a Trading Department now available in your office, contracts for goods delivery, and a Finance Department overhaul that introduces loans, bonds, and a company credit rating system. More strategic depth? You got it.
When it comes to trains and infrastructure, we’ve added the 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive to your research chart and introduced the brand-new Chemical Plant as a production building. Oh, and there's now a Trading Academy social building to boot.
We’ve also rebalanced commodity pricing, mining resources, and multiplayer staffing, among other adjustments to help the economic simulation feel even more dynamic and responsive.
And yes, there’s a whole wave of UI upgrades, bug fixes, and localization improvements that should make your railroad empire a smoother ride.
⚠️ Please note: This update comes with a full save wipe due to major system changes. But don’t worry—if you want to finish up your current playthrough first, the old version is still available on a separate branch.
You can check out the full patch notes for all the details. As always, thanks for being part of our journey. We can’t wait to hear what you think of the new additions!
Railroad Corporation 2: Disclaimer on an Upcoming Save File Wipe
Hello everyone,
We’ve got a quick heads-up for you today!
With the next update just around the corner, we wanted to let you know in advance that this patch will require a full save file wipe.
We know that’s never fun news to deliver, but we promise it’s for a good reason! The upcoming update brings many exciting new features and changes; unfortunately, some of that fresh content just doesn’t play nicely with the current build.
So, if you’ve been eyeing that last business deal or are mid-expansion on your rail network: now’s the time to wrap it up! Make the most of your progress before the new update rolls out.
That said, if you’re not quite ready to say goodbye to your current save, don’t worry. We’ll be keeping the current version of the game available on a separate branch, so you can always hop back in and finish up on your terms.
Thanks for your understanding. We can’t wait to show you what’s next! Corbie Games
Catch Our 6 Month Early Access Overview on YouTube!
Hey everyone!
It’s already been six months since Railroad Corporation 2 launched into Early Access back in October 2024, and we thought it’d be the perfect time to look back at what has happened so far. A bunch of exciting new additions have made it into the game, and our friends at Iceberg Interactive have prepared an overview video, showing off some of the features of the last 6 months.
In December, the Autumn Biome was released, giving you the option of trading the snowy peaks of the winter biome for greener pastures. The new biome came with a variety of new maps with a variety of different playstyles:
Autumn Journey, a new, larger sandbox map.
Nature of Competition, a competitive 2-4 player map, where you can challenge your friends and see who can build the most successful railroad corporation.
Mutual Fund, a cooperative multiplayer map. Instead of competing against your friends, you now have to work together to expand your corporation’s reach!
Two months later, we added Generated Scenarios. You can now generate your own map, with the ability to tweak details according to your preference. Generated scenarios allow you to modify your terrain, add or remove raw materials, choose your objectives and much more - both in single- and multiplayer sessions.
Along with these big additions, there’s been a variety of other notable fixes and improvements throughout the last six months. We updated semaphores, which you can now freely place on the entirety of your track by Shift + Left click, allowing for a much smoother way to get multiple trains to use your tracks. The tax system has also been implemented, adding some difficulty to the game by having to pay taxes every year over the money you’ve made with your corporation.
There’s a slew of other changes that you can review by reading our previous blogs or our changelog. Early Access has been an incredibly exciting time and we can’t wait to see where this journey takes us.
We have a big update, with a bunch of exhilarating features, coming soon, so stay tuned! Can’t wait to see your reactions.
Corbie Games
Customize Your Sessions With Generated Scenarios!
Hello everyone,
It’s been a while since we dropped our last Early Access update back in December! We’ve been working hard over the past few months and we’re super excited about the slew of features we’re sharing with you today.
We know that some of you have probably already explored every inch of our pre-made maps. Well, we have good news: you’ll now be able to create your very own, user-generated landscapes!
Generated Scenarios: Craft Your Own Single- and Multiplayer Sessions
Start your railroad career on your own, uniquely customized maps! You can define your biome & terrain type, choose the size of your map & toggle the availability of certain raw materials. You can further customize your experience by setting your starting capital and handpicking the amount of commodity objectives in any given game.
Generated scenarios are also available in Multiplayer, meaning that you can create unique challenges for you and your friends. Any scenario you generate comes with a unique Random seed, that can be freely saved & shared!
Balancing & other fixes
As with any update, the updated version comes with a range of fixes. We made some improvements to the UI and fixed a variety of bugs that some of you reported! We’ve also improved the balancing on some of the trains and added level requirements in the lobbying department. We’ve also introduced a feature where warehouses can now be used by multiple players in Multiplayer co-op games!
If you want to read a detailed breakdown of our new features, improvements, and fixes, you can consult the full patch notes here.
As always, a heartfelt thank you goes out to the community for your ongoing support and insightful feedback. Your enthusiasm for the game inspires us to evolve with every new update! We can’t wait to hear what you think of the new scenario generator! As for us, we are starting to work on the next patch. :)
We’re thrilled to share the another update for the game! This time, we’re introducing user-generated scenarios!
Gameplay
Added map generator options for Single player and Multi player;
Added special beginning options to generated scenarios;
Added City Hall local consumption behavior;
An ending save file will be created after each chapter is completed in the campaign;
Balancing
Grain and Cotton added to Geology resources and now can be discovered;
Wood logging added to city lobbying in non-campaign scenarios;
Consolidation locomotive rebalanced;
Mastodon locomotive rebalanced;
Warehouses of one player can now be used by other players in a multiplayer cooperative mode;
Lobbyist level requirements for 'This or That' lobbying have been changed;
UI
Notifications added to a Top panel when a research/lobbying/geology is completed;
A Multiplayer saved session is now loaded from a main Load Game dialog;
Cargo list scroll has been added to a Train panel;
Auction panel improvements in a multiplayer versus mode;
Discovered resources via geology are now visible to all players;
Custom save, Autosave and Quick save naming refactored;
Other UI improvements;
Fixes
A special case when save file stuck loading at 72%;
Objectives deadline is now synced properly in a multiplayer session;
Building transaction fly-ups are now visible on a client;
Locomotive broken on the way state is now synced properly in a multiplayer session;
Locomotive animation was not working properly in some cases;
Localization improvements.
Patch 0.8.12156: Autumn biome & 3 new maps
We’re thrilled to share the latest update for the game! This time, we’re introducing the Autumn Biome (A.K.A. the "green biome") with three brand-new maps.
Autumn Journey A single-player endless mode with no objectives, designed for creative exploration and experimentation. This map is larger than the ‘Frozen Lakes’ map you’ve gotten to know so well by now.
Nature of Competition A competitive 2-4 player versus map with specific objectives focused on managing and delivering certain commodities.
Mutual Fund A cooperative multiplayer map that illustrates a collaborative plan to fund and develop a railroad network in a resource-rich area, addressing regulatory requirements and shared risks.
We do advise players to play the Frozen Lakes or Northern Subjugation maps first as those include vital tutorial elements explaining core mechanics.
We’ve received numerous requests for an alternative to the winter biome since our Early Access release. To accommodate this, we prioritized the Autumn Biome earlier in our roadmap. And yes, we know it’s winter, so releasing an autumn-themed update might seem...unexpected. Think of it as a cozy warm-up to the snowier adventures ahead!
The Autumn Biome sets the stage for new main campaign chapters that will be created using this new biome. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Key Features in the Update
Larger Sandbox Map: Autumn Journey offers more space to explore than Frozen Lakes. However, we still encourage new players to start with Frozen Lakes or Northern Subjugation, since they offer a clear introduction to the mechanics of Railroad Corporation 2
New Versus Map Objectives: Multiplayer objectives now emphasize specific commodities, adding a fresh layer of strategic challenge.
New Cooperative Map: Large cooperative map with a variety of challenges. Great for co-op players who already have some experience in Railroad Corporation 2.
Improvements and Fixes Here's a list of all changes and improvements. As always, you can also follow the change log over on our Steam discussions thread.
Patch change log:
Content - Added three new maps set in a brand-new Autumn biome.
Balancing - Adjusted research values for the Mason Bogie locomotive. - Large bakery stores are now allowed to be constructed.
Fixes - Resolved an issue where multiplayer sessions could not be loaded after geology succeeded. - Fixed a bug where newly created cities were missing a City Hall in some cases. - Addressed an issue where not all commodities were visible in the Warehouse panel. - Corrected a problem where trains occasionally failed to leave a station without an obvious reason.
A Little Holiday Gift: The Autumn Biome is Here!
Hey everyone!
The Early Access train is steadily chugging along and as we’re working hard on new updates for Railroad Corporation 2, we’d like to take this opportunity to wish you Happy Holidays from the team at Corbie Games!
During the holiday season there will be a limited-time discount on Railroad Corporation 2. The game will be 20% off until January 2nd! If you haven’t embarked on the journey to expand your railroad yet, or want to convince a friend to play our multiplayer mode with you, now is the perfect opportunity to do so.
Before we wrap this year up, we have one final surprise for you: A big update!
The green hues of the Autumn Biome are set to arrive in Railroad Corporation 2 just before the holidays, with a fresh update rolling out today! Read all about the new update in our patch notes.
Players will explore three new maps:
Autumn Journey, our biggest single-player sandbox map offering endless adventures to players already familiar with our wintery sandbox,
Nature of Competition, a competitive 2–4 player multiplayer map with new commodity-based objectives,
Mutual Fund, a cooperative multiplayer map that illustrates a collaborative plan to fund and develop a railroad network.
Born from community requests for a change from winter’s chill, the Autumn Biome offers a vibrant new setting while paving the way for future main campaign chapters.
Though autumn might seem unexpected during a winter sale, its release marks a warm and colorful step forward in Railroad Corporation 2 its evolving world.
With our Early Access Roadmap in mind, we know that 2025 is going to be a promising year for Railroad Corporation 2. We can’t wait to show you what we have in tow and we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
Patch 0.8.11493: Multiplayer Saving, Improved Taxes, and more!
Hey everyone!
We’re thrilled to bring you another exciting update for Railroad Corporation 2! First, a big thank you to all of you—our dedicated community of players—for your support and valuable feedback. Your passion for the game keeps us motivated to improve and innovate with every update.
After last week’s addition of the ability to place multiple semaphores using Shift + click on a single railroad segment, today’s update introduces some highly requested features, along with some quality-of-life enhancements to make your experience smoother. Let’s dive into what’s new in this release!
Major Updates
Multiplayer Save/Load Mechanic You asked, and we delivered! Now you can save and load games in Multiplayer mode, making it easier to keep your epic multiplayer games on track and pick up where you left off.
Tax Payment Mechanic Improvement Managing your finances just got better! We’ve fine-tuned the tax payment system, ensuring a smoother and more intuitive experience when balancing your books. After tax is calculated, player will receive one payment reminder. After the year ends, players have to more months to pay off taxes..
Employee Indicators Ever wondered which employees aren’t currently engaged in projects? Worry no more! A new indicator now highlights idle employees, helping you optimize your workforce with ease.
Additionally, we’ve been rolling out minor improvements - such as localization enhancements and UI improvements - with each patch. You can always find a detailed change log of all patch notes in on our Steam Discussions thread.
Once again, thank you for being part of the Railroad Corporation 2 journey. We hope you enjoy these new additions and improvements! Stay tuned for more updates, and as always, keep the feedback coming. See you on the tracks!
