Developer Log 9a - The Next Fest Demo is Now Available!
Hello everyone!
The Next Fest Demo of Railroad Corporation 2 is now available to play during Steam’s Next Fest June 2024! It’ll be available from today, 10th June, until 17th June.
In this Next Fest Demo, your mission is to set up your network and deliver one of three final products. Here, you’ll get a firsthand experience of the core mechanics, and the enhancements that shape the sequel.
Electrification Era and Expanded Railroad Building: Get a firsthand look at the electrification mechanics, including the use of a cutting-edge electro-locomotive. Create intricate networks with crossings, tunnels, and bridges, bringing a new dimension to city connectivity.
Signal Mechanics: The Next Fest demo introduces improved signaling mechanics and track efficiency, ensuring smooth locomotive flows across larger territories.
Headquarters and Department Management: Choose a city for your primary headquarters, aligning with your business strategy, and decide on optimal locations for train stations. Establish and manage your Research Department to hire scientists for developing new locomotives, and a Geology Department to obtain land rights, explore resources, and establish new settlements.
Staff and Operational Insights: Hire staff for both geology and research departments, with staff providing benefits to core mechanics like track building and maintenance. Utilize updated reporting tools to gain better insights into your railroad operations.
Please be aware that the Next Fest Demo might include some bugs and unexpected experiences. Thus, we encourage you to report any issues, share your feedback, and any cool ideas you'd like us to consider for the game on our discussion board, or in our Discord.
We hope you’ll find the Next Fest Demo as enjoyable as it was for us to create this experience for all of you!
Thank you for being a part of this exciting journey. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to build the world of Railroad Corporation 2!
🔴 Railroad Corporation 2: Train Tycoon game - Next Fest Livestream
We're excited to have Railroad Corporation 2 be part of June's Next Fest!
Tune in on Thursday at 9pm CEST as we celebrate our Next Fest demo for Railroad Corporation 2 with a dedicated stream from our friends at Iceberg Interactive!
🔴 Railroad Corporation 2: Train Tycoon game - Next Fest Livestream
We're excited to have Railroad Corporation 2 be part of June's Next Fest!
Tune in on Tuesday at 3pm CEST as we celebrate our Next Fest demo for Railroad Corporation 2 with a dedicated stream from our friends at Iceberg Interactive!
Developer Log 9 - All aboard for the Next Fest Demo!
Hello everyone!
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be bringing back Railroad Corporation 2’s demo for Steam’s Next Fest this June! This isn’t just any demo – it’s packed with exciting updates and new features that are sure to refine your strategies. Starting on June 10th and running until June 17th, you can dive into the next chapter of Railroad Corporation and get a taste of what’s to come.
Exclusive Demo Content
In the Steam Next Fest demo, your mission is to set up your network and deliver one of three final products. This hands-on experience will give you a glimpse into the core mechanics, as well as the enhancements shaping this sequel. Whether you're expanding your corporation or cultivating cities, there's something for every tycoon in this demo.
Electrification Era & Expanded Railroad Building:
Experience new electrification mechanics and research the cutting-edge electro-locomotive.
Build intricate networks with crossings, tunnels, and bridges, enhancing city connectivity like never before.
Improve track efficiency with signaling mechanics and semaphores.
Headquarters & Department Management:
Strategically choose a city for your headquarters and decide on the best locations for train stations.
Manage your Research Department to hire scientists for new locomotive development and a Geology Department to explore resources and establish settlements.
Staff & Operational Insights:
Hire specialized geology and research department staff to tackle more challenging tasks while providing minor benefits to your overall operations.
Use updated reporting tools for better insights into your railroad operations.
As you explore the Next Fest demo in June, some features will be locked in the demo until the feature is ready to be implemented for release. These include the multiplayer mode, certain departments, and other locomotives. Nevertheless, the Next Fest demo allows you to delve into the core mechanics, such as building railroads, bridges, tunnels, and slopes, acquiring locomotives, establishing your office, managing its departments and staff, constructing train stations, controlling production facilities, and transporting cargo.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to explore Railroad Corporation 2. Join the community during Steam’s Next Fest by wishlisting and following us on Steam. If you encounter any bugs or wish to share feedback or innovative ideas during your gameplay, please feel free to communicate with us through the in-game feedback button, Steam’s discussion page, or our Discord channel.
Thank you for being with us on this exciting journey!
We’re back with another blog today and we’d like to showcase a small but crucial new addition to Railroad Corporation 2: Company Reports!
Company reports offer a comprehensive overview of your corporation's performance. Let's delve into each tab of the reports section to understand their significance.
Overview
Starting with the Overview Tab, this tab serves as the control hub for your corporation. It presents key information at a glance, including your current cash reserves and outstanding debt. You'll also find a summary of your property holdings, such as buildings and locomotives, essential assets for expanding your operations. Additionally, the overview tab offers insights into the extent of your railway network, showcasing the mileage of tracks you've laid out. Furthermore, you'll have access to details about the manager you've hired, including their specialty and costs.
Balance Sheet
In the Balance Sheet tab, you'll dive deeper into the financial health of your corporation. It provides a breakdown of your assets and liabilities, allowing you to assess your company's overall worth. By comparing year-to-date figures with historical data, you can track the trajectory of your financial standing and identify trends that may impact your strategic decisions.
Profit and Loss
The Profit and Loss tab is where you monitor the financial performance of your corporation in detail. It records your revenue from various sources, including raw material purchases and sales, and transportation income. Simultaneously, it tracks your expenditures, such as operating costs, maintenance expenses, and employee wages. By analyzing these figures over different time frames, you gain a comprehensive understanding of your company's profitability and operational efficiency.
Transaction Log
The Transaction Log tab acts as a ledger, providing a comprehensive record of all your financial transactions. Every purchase and sale within your corporation, from acquiring new locomotives to selling surplus resources, is documented here. The log uses a color-coded system to differentiate between income-generating activities (highlighted in green) and expenses (highlighted in red), enabling you to quickly assess the financial impact of each transaction.
Graphs
In the Graphs tab, you'll find visual representations of your corporation's financial performance. The Net Profit graph illustrates the trend of your profits over time, allowing you to identify periods of growth or decline.
Meanwhile, the Asset Balance graph tracks the total value of your company's assets, providing insights into your wealth accumulation and asset allocation strategies. These graphs offer intuitive visualizations that complement the detailed numerical data presented in other sections of the Company Reports.
That concludes today's update! We hope you find these company reports valuable as you step into the world of Railroad Corporation 2. Let us know what you think about this update on Steam’s Discussion Board, or Discord, and stay tuned for more updates!
Thank you for your ongoing support and enthusiasm!
Developer Log 7 - Implementing New Special View Modes
Hello everyone!
In this developer log, we're excited to introduce one of the new features that were inspired by your community feedback: Special View Modes!
This feature will bring you enhanced tools to keep an overview and organise your railroad tracks effortlessly. This will let you pinpoint exact areas where on your tracks still require electrification, as well as identify areas for track optimization with greater ease.
Electrification View
During the Alpha Demo, we noticed that some players had encountered some challenges when attempting to electrify entire railroad networks. In response, we've developed a special view mode specifically tailored to help players identify segments of the track that have not yet been electrified. So, in case you’ve missed a certain segment of the track, the electrification view will have your back.
Railroad track with a small segment without electricity.
Blue highlights the electrified railroad track, while red highlights railroad tracks without electricity.
Moreover, we’ve added in a new status for electrical locomotives: they will now be able to alert you when it cannot reach its destination because there isn't a fully electrified path available.
Height View
In addition to this electrification view mode, a special height mode has been implemented. This makes it easier to check elevation on your railroad layout and see where a slope or a drop have been created.
Tracks highlighted in green denote ground-level tracks, while blue tracks signify those below ground level. Yellow tracks indicate the first level above ground, while red indicates the second level above ground, which is the highest level within Railroad Corporation 2. So, if your train seems to be moving unusually slowly, you can use the height view to see if the train’s slowness is caused by a change in elevation.
And that concludes our update for today! We're making steady progress on Railroad Corporation 2, and we're eager to share more of the game with you soon! For those who missed the alpha demo, don't worry – there will be another opportunity for you to try it out later.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm, let us know what you think on Steam’s Discussion Board, or in Discord, and stay tuned for more updates!
Developer Log 6b: Thank you for playing the Alpha Demo!
Hi Everyone!
As Steam's Capitalism & Economy Fest comes to an end, we want to thank each one of you who participated in trying out the Alpha Demo! Your valuable feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for the game have been immensely appreciated, and we hope you’ve enjoyed the demo!
As we close the Alpha Demo, we are committed to utilizing the insights gathered to improve and make Railroad Corporation 2 even better. If you have any other cool ideas or feedback that you’d like to share, feel free to drop it at the discussion board, or in Discord.
Rest assured, there will be another opportunity in the near future for you to play the demo once again. So stay tuned for more exciting developments as we continue to build and enhance the world of Railroad Corporation 2!
It's been almost 2 days since we've released the Alpha Demo, and we've been receiving bug reports, feedback, and suggestions pouring in from both the Steam discussion board and Discord.
We'd like to personally thank you all of your for your support and valuable comments! We have carefully considered all inputs received. Your feedback is incredibly invaluable to us, and we encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts, not matter how big or small, as the alpha demo will remain available available up to the 15th of January!
With this, we'd like to release a small update based on your feedback that aims at addressing and enhancing minor issues that are relatively straightforward and quick to fix.
Changelog 0.5.5712:
Quests are now completed during game pause.
Locomotive engine and ambient sounds have been tuned.
Tech details button is now functions in a train dialog.
Goal hints are now properly managed, incase the objective is completed earlier than requested.
Cargo weight is now properly shown in a cargo bar.
Letters and goals hints are hidden when a locomotive technical details scene is active.
Edited the Buy Locomotive button look on Train stations.
Added a hint to a train condition bar showing current mileage and age.
Station facilities tooltips fixed.
Train station scale is reduced in cities.
16:10 resolution monitors the game will now be switched to 16:9.
Trains pathfinding improvements.
Local trading UI improvements.
Other minor UI fixes & improvements.
If you haven't seen any specific changes mentioned for an issue you brought to our attention, it's likely that further investigation is needed, or that we're currently working on it, and will provide a solution soon.
Thank you all for your passion and contributions to improving the Alpha Demo! We deeply appreciate your support and look forward to continuing this journey with you!
Developer Log 6a: The Alpha Demo is Now Available!
Hello everyone!
The first Alpha Demo of Railroad Corporation 2 is now available for play during Steam’s Capitalism and Economy Festival from January 8th to January 15th!
In this Alpha Demo, your objective is to unlock all 4 available locomotives by upgrading your depot. And throughout this journey, you'll have the chance to immerse yourself in the core mechanics of this singleplayer mission, including:
Choose your starting location and establish your office in a city of your choice.
Build train stations in cities you need to reach.
Manage your own production facilities.
Construct railroads, bridges, tunnels, and slopes.
Placing semaphores to organise train directions.
Transporting cargo inbetween cities.
Keep in mind that this is a very early alpha version, so you may encounter bugs and unanticipated experiences. Thus, we encourage you to report any issues, share your feedback, and any cool ideas you'd like us to consider for the game at our discussion board, or in our Discord. Nevertheless, despite its early stage, we want to offer you a glimpse into what Railroad Corporation 2 has in store!
We hope you’ll thoroughly enjoy the Alpha Demo just as much as we enjoyed creating this experience for all of you!
Thank you for being a part of this exciting journey, and stay tuned for more exciting developments as we continue to build and enhance the world of Railroad Corporation 2!
As we usher in 2024 with enthusiasm, we are delighted to participate in Steam’s Capitalism and Economy Festival, taking place from January 8th to January 15th, to celebrate all things tycoon and capitalism!
Following the announcement of Railroad Corporation 2 in 2021, we are thrilled to reveal that we will finally be launching the first-ever alpha demo during this festival.
The first alpha demo offers a deep dive into the core mechanics of the game. You will have the opportunity to engage in activities such as building railroads, bridges, tunnels, and slopes, acquiring locomotives, establishing your office, constructing train stations, managing production facilities, and transporting cargo. While other features will be present in the game, they will remain locked until their implementation upon release.
In essence, this demo provides a glimpse into the intricate operations required to run your Railroad Corporation in this long-awaited sequel. We sincerely hope you find this experience enjoyable! Should you encounter any bugs or wish to share feedback or innovative ideas during your gameplay, please feel free to communicate with us through the in-game feedback button, Steam’s discussion page, or our Discord channel.
Thank you for being a part of this exciting journey!
