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Update 4.1 - Trains networks and Quality of Life

Ahoy everyone, Captain Marek here with an exciting announcement: we’ve just released Update 4.1, bringing fully automated train logistics, along with lots of smaller features and quality-of-life improvements. Here is a short trailer: Update 4 recap Before we jump into 4.1, I wanted to briefly recap Update 4 from last month. We’re happy to say Update 4 had a very smooth launch, and we were very pleased to see fewer issues than with any of our previous major releases. This was

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Update 4 is out!

Ahoy everyone! We are excited to share that Update 4 has just landed on Steam! In Update 4, you can expand your train network with tier 2 locomotives and wagons! Cross intricate terrain features and water areas with two types of bridges with dynamic lanes. Deploy amphibious excavators and trucks to expand waterways that can now be navigated by ships, thanks to their new pathfinding. Automate dumping using the new stacker tower. Use sandbox mode to design your blueprints and p

Mar 9

Captain's Diary #54: Bridges, stacker, sandbox and more in Update 4

Ahoy everyone! Captain Filip is back, and I’m excited to share more information about what’s coming in Update 4. To recap, the update is scheduled for March 9 . Since this post only covers the stuff we haven’t shown you yet, here’s a quick recap of everything else that’s coming with Update 4: Tier 2 locomotives and wagons, waypoint stations [ CD#51 ] Amphibious trucks and excavators [ CD#51 ] Path-finding for ships (unrestricted docks placement) [ CD#51 ] Quality of life: idl

Feb 24

Captain's Diary #53: Quality of life, Update 4 release date

Welcome everyone to our first diary of 2026! We are bringing exciting information about Update 4 including its release date, so let’s roll! Update 4 launch date Let’s cut to the chase, we are launching Update 4 together with the Trains Expansion DLC on 9th of March, 2026 ! We've been counting the days (and drinking a lot of coffee) and can't wait to get it into your hands. To recap, here are the key features of Update 4: Tier 2 trains (both locomotives and wagons) Bridges bui

Feb 2

Captain's Diary #52: Optimizations of vehicles and ocean

Hello and welcome to the 52nd edition of Captain’s Diary. I am Captain Marek, and this week I will share some details about my recent work on optimizing vehicles and ocean simulation. This is a slightly more technical topic, so the TL;DR is that, due to complications with amphibious vehicles, we have optimized vehicles and the ocean simulation, and you will be able to enjoy 10-15% more FPS! Read on if you want to learn how these gains were achieved and why this has anything t

Dec 10, 2025

Captain's Diary #51: What’s coming in Update 4

Hi everyone, after a short break, Captain Marek reports for duty. This time with some highly anticipated news regarding our next major Update! Patches Before we dive into Update 4, I wanted to quickly mention that since our last Captain’s Diary we have released four large patches containing hundreds of fixes and many improvements. Here are the highlights: New powerful entity replace/upgrade/downgrade system (e.g. placing an entity over another one can perform upgrade/downgrad

Nov 3, 2025

Captain's Diary #50: Post-launch payload

Hi everyone, Captain Marek here with our 50th diary post. It’s been four weeks since Update 3 dropped, and we’ve already shipped five...

Jun 11, 2025

Update 3 is out!

Captain of Industry Update 3 is here, featuring trains, a space station, and exciting new features! Read the full patch notes to stay up to date.

May 14, 2025

Captain’s diary #49: Update 3 Release Date Change and New Content!

Update 3 launches May 14! Dive into aluminum & titanium chains, new settlement services, Electronics IV, enhanced maps, trains, and extensive game-balancing improvements.

Apr 19, 2025