Railway Empire 2 | Update 1.8

nadinewolf9
Oct 28
2 min read

Tycoons!

We have just delivered Railway Empire 2’s Update 1.8 to Steam, Microsoft Store, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One consoles (supported through Smart Delivery).

This update includes an option to easily switch factory productions and several display options as well as a handful of fixes.

Please find the full Changelog below.

Additions

Added a feature to easily switch a factory’s production.
Added a feature that makes it possible to reserve industry slots in cities.
Added an option to decide if directional arrows are displayed when selecting a rail line in the rail line menu.
Adjusted the display of train signals; they now point away from the track.
(PC only) The limit of buildable track segments was doubled to prevent old segments from disappearing when new segments are being built in very large save games.

Bug-Fixes

Fixed an issue where goods got stuck in manual warehouses when the source industry was deleted.
Fixed an error in chapter 2 that rendered the purchase of a concession impossible in some cases, even when a task demanded it.
Fixed a display issue where the American flag has been displayed in the Southern Ontario region.
Fixed an icon display error on a Refrigerator Car displaying beer in 1910.
Fixed a display issue in multiplayer where goods on a train were not displayed properly.
Fixed a rare issue where some scenario and campaign saves could not be loaded with a „Missing Content“ error being displayed.
Fixed an issue where the display of the “Missing Content” indicator for unowned DLC content did not include the DLC name.
Fixed a rare issue which sometimes made it impossible to deselect and remove goods completely from the warehouse.
(PC only) Removed check mark without functionality in engine shed when recolouring engines.
(PC only) Fixed an issue that led to ”F2” opening an empty task list in sandbox games.
(Controller only) Fixed an issue where a textbox in the warehouse was blocking the UI in large UI mode.

DLC-specific Changes

(Bella Italia) Fixed a rare issue that led to a display of too many overhead lines on tracks.
(Industrial Wonders) Fixed an error where the Hoover Dam was getting registered as a city for tasks in Custom Game.
(India) Fixed a minor visual glitch.