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

Captain of Industry · published 2 Feb 2026, 22:18 UTC

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Hello and welcome to the 53rd edition of Captain’s Diary. I am Captain Marek, and today I’d like to share what we’ve been working on for Update 4, including its release date and a large set of quality-of-life improvements.

The short version is this: Update 4 launches on March 9th, 2026 alongside the Trains Expansion DLC.

To recap, here are the key features of Update 4:

Tier 2 trains (both locomotives and wagons)
Bridges building with dynamic surfaces
Amphibious trucks and excavators
Path-finding for ships (unrestricted docks placement)
An unannounced stacker tower (stay tuned!)
Improved performance
Quality of life (presented in today’s post)
And more!

This Captain’s Diary covers Update 4’s release date and a focused overview of the features arriving with the update, Today we walk through several quality-of-life improvements, including global map search, new productivity and idle-time statistics, train color customization, and major improvements to mod support and backwards compatibility.

For the full blog post with all details, explanations, and screenshots, check it out here:

https://www.captain-of-industry.com/post/cd-53

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