This Transportation Management Sim lets you to build through time! Is it good? | Transport Fever 2

Do you find yourself playing city builders because you like managing a complete transportation and logistics network? If so, the game we're playing today - Transport Fever 2 - might be right up your alley.
I'm not sure that any game has been requested more on the channel other then this one, so in this mini-series, we'll give the game a shot by learning it's mechanics through the campaign mode. This video will cover the first chapter, which takes place in the Nevada Territory in the mid-1800s South West of the United States. We'll build our first horse-drawn cargo and passenger vehicles, as well as build our first steam train.
Enjoy!
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[@CityPlannerPlays]

Like this comment if you want me to do a free play after 3 campaign episodes (enough to learn how to play). If this hits 250 likes, that'll be the plan!

[@DoofusScorpio]

If this does hit 250 likes, maybe you could do the missions either in stream or add bonus content to members/Patreon folk. I personally thumbed up because I'm very curious to see you apply your play style to a sandbox (I've only ever watched a KZbinr named Raptor play this game, he has a very different approach than you I think).

[@Plague_Rat778]

This better hit 250 likes 😂

[@StoicBachelor]

About time you added this to your channel. Tighten up buttercup.

[@njabulomphuthi3929]

The video made more 😂😂😂 please use those likes

[@singy209uk1]

I hope people see this to like it! a series would be awesome, love this game

[@BattleshipOrion]

This doesn't deserve to be a short series, it deserves to be comparable, if not a direct auxiliary to your current city builds in CS:2 & CS:1

[@user-ij8mx9on6h]

that's so true

[@artistfkaW]

Nah

[@TheTaxxor]

Take notes Cities Skylines 2, the streets and the train tracks as well as the grass of the backyards all smoothly fade into the surrounding ground textures, this is how it's supposed to look like, not 1 row of grey pixels next to one row of green pixels.

[@bmendez3782]

Exactly.

[@davidty2006]

and transport fever 2 came out 4 years ago now, or something like that. Great game tons of great mods ontop.

[@kml9166]

That's when you noticed how a bad job CO did with CS2!

[@h.f6364]

why do you all talk about CS2 even in videos unrelated to it lmao awk

[@bettysteve322716]

@@h.f6364 because we loved one, hung out for two, and had our dreams shattered.

[@dmdm597]

I love TF2!! It's just one of those games where you can completely lose track of time because building those profitable lines and then see the rewards for it, it's just so addictive.

[@balintx2980]

now there are 3 TF2s, TF2,TF2 and TF2 (team fortress, titanfall, transport fever)

[@typenine38]

lol for that reason a lot of us (in the discord) refer to it as TpF2

[@demonicsquid7217]

Where are the hats though!?

[@pandasauce52]

I'd love to see you complete a play through of this game! I've been really enjoying myself but always appreciate the extra guidance and tips that come from your real-world experience

[@JamesKirslis]

I'm on board for this being its own mini-series.

[@XercinVex]

23:08 campaign side quest legit just said “yeah so there’s the corpse of a child at the bottom of that lake, but don’t worry about it, it’s just a shrunken frozen Bigfoot that we chased off, no further questions.”

[@osasunaitor]

One thing that I love is that the game developers had quite a sense of humour. A bit dark at times. For example in the Switzerland mission set in the 1930s, you'll find some sarcastic references to the events that were happening in Germany at that time...

[@VaingloriousGaming]

missed opportunity for a bridge review...

[@ReallyThatsWhatUchoose]

A Rce fan, I see

[@timmayer1906]

we have a bridge here and you know what this means? We need a bridge Review. This bride is a old fashioned stone bride built in the 1850s of 19 th century. The bridge is stable enough to carry a steam lokomotive and around 300 feet high. So all in all, a great bridge. So i give this bridge a 6.9 out of 10. Bridge revieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

[@TonySpike]

If its not the strongest shape hes not happy

[@ICEE53]

The "Ponderosa Ranch" was a reference to the TV show "Bonanza" it even sits on top of a mountain ridge just like in the show.

[@MadocComadrin]

Yep, even the Cartwrights were mentioned in game!

[@witchdoctor1]

He's probably too young for that show, but I guarantee he'd recognize that theme song if he heard it.

[@ICEE53]

He's definitely older than me lol but yeah it probably just didn't click if he did watch it. Great show though!

[@beth7808]

The show was supposed to take place in the area and the town scenes were filmed in Virginia City, which still has the Old West buildings. It was the starting city for the scenario.

[@_.zwieback._]

also Sam Hawkens and the phrase "if i'm not mistaken" are a reference to the german book series "Winnetou" by Karl May, in which he's one of the side characters who always says "wenn ich mich nich' irre" which can be translated to "if i'm not mistaken"

[@ipottinger]

You can move the Cockpit Camera while riding in vehicles using W/A/S/D, Q/E, Z/X, and R/F. So you can ride inside the locomotive or any of the passenger cars. Check out all the Key Mappings in Settings by clicking the Menu icon in the upper-right corner, then Settings, then Keyboard. Thanks for the playthrough of Transport Fever 2. Along with Timberborn and Stationeers, it is one of my three favourite games. I'm looking forward to watching more.

[@Menschi0]

also you can look around using the mouse

[@Franimus]

The dotted animated paths that appear when placing a stop are a more definitive way of seeing where people will walk from/to for that stop

[@theragemachine]

Love me some Transport Fever 2, please make this series as long running as you can handle

[@idontgetjokes5644]

I don't usually comment on these, but I definitely want to see this be made into a series !

[@jrbbopp]

Born and raised in Carson City here, loving the lore-Lake Tahoe (though the real thing is so much more beautiful), the Cartwrights at the Ponderosa (does anyone remember "Bonanza"?), and even Sam Clemens at the Territorial Enterprise, before he became famous as Mark Twain!

[@Subreon]

i love these games where you build transport and the cities build based on your progress in feeding their needs. i started with that theme way back in chris sawyer's locomotion. open ttd is a newer game with that tile aesthetic. i wish cities skylines had a game mode that was similar to these transport games where you build networks and watch the cities grow themselves over time. with realistic zoning and such. even these old games do this too. they have industrial, shop, and house zones and setting up transport between them helps them grow too. ah. i love it.

[@ZeroWinter812]

As someone with 4k hours+ I think I should explain some things, detailing is amazing, and that’s not including mods, speaking of mods, I think it should have been mentioned more as well, with thousands of mods that improve the game in numerous ways are amazing! There’s countless great discords for the game as well, also the depots don’t need road connections, but it you want to for realism nothing is stopping you. Overall this is by far my favorite game and can’t wait to see you play more!

[@okabc-ho9xw]

what are some discords?

[@osasunaitor]

​@@okabc-ho9xwmore than one discord

[@ZeroWinter812]

There is multiple such as general tpf2 Server, as well as servers for specific regions and country's, such as North America, United Kingdom, Germany, France.

[@metalslinger]

I do believe Ponderosa and the Cartwright Ranch is a reference to the old show Bonanza. BTW, I would love for this to become a series. I love this game.

[@daveschz]

I’m so happy to see you playing this game. It’s one of my current obsessions, I found it before CS2 came out and while I’ve liked your videos on that game I couldn’t get into it for reasons. Please keep making these and playing this game, I will watch them all!

[@amritanshkumar9072]

Im also loving these videos! Try watching colonel failure, its the channel that got me into the game a year ago!

[@jeremiah2876]

Thanks for picking up this game!! I've loved every part of your transportation management in cities skylines series and just wanted more of it, and now I do!! Makes me so happy especially since I'm abroad and unable to play and get to see your amazing attention to details and in depth explanation of what you're doing and why. I love it

[@darksaber2k]

TF1 & 2 really nicely fills that Transport Tycoon Deluxe gap nothing else has quite nailed.

[@noblehypocrite]

I love this game! Thank you for starting a series, I can’t wait to watch each episode!

[@RiaWalker81]

This game is so good! I always struggle to move into the more modern years! A playthrough, unmodded, series would be great to watch! Thanks 😊

[@Ripcode2233891]

I love and envy how appreciative you are of the finer details. I wouldn't have the patience to play the tutorial like you did, but it's such an enjoyable experience now that I've seen it this way

[@kacamac]

So happy to see you playing this. Love this series, I appreciate how much effort they put in the campaign. Even Transport Fever 1's campaign is worth experiencing too one day. Free play is fun but I definitely enjoyed the world tour campaign through the years of transport history.

[@Irrevatic]

Phil! We love to watch you play any game you have fun playing! This game and manor lords are welcome and encouraged, especially as we wait for cs2 to slowly improve its asset library to feel worthwhile. Thanks for the content as usual!

[@Torgonius]

I love how deep this game is. Looking forward to seeing you play it!

[@max_geiger]

tpf2 is one of my discoveries of 2023 for sure! the community on youtube is super chill, the mods are near endless (if maybe sometimes a bit chaotic) and there's just so much to get into you don't even see upon the first look! i'm looking forward to see some more content by cpp on tpf2, it just feels like the perfect combo :)

[@DudokX]

my favorite virtual model railroad simulator :) There are so many amazing mods with nearly every possible vehicle and train on the workshop and other sites. After playing CS2 for a while, I have totally forgotten how nice leveled lots look like, instead of the stretched asphalt parking lots and weird sidewalks. Also the smooth placement and fiddleless building.

[@tykl-]

Loved this video!! I'd watch the hell out of any continuation of this as a series :)

[@potatoesforsale]

Glad you’re playing TF2! I always thought you would really enjoy the road/rail building tools. The ability to choose bridge/berm/tunnel and slope mechanics are my favorite.

[@kevinouellette4443]

It doesn't matter what game you play, it's you that're so entertaining and comforting! You make me want to play pretty much every game you do, but I don't have the time or money for that, so I just enjoy watching your gameplay. Thanks for introducing me to such interesting games! Keep being you! Your Carson City "Bus" would probably be considered an Omnibus, which I think is where we get the term "Autobus/bus".

[@Shari-gt8bk]

Steam sales are the bane of my bank account

[@jaquto3699]

Real

[@cooltwittertag]

bot account stealing comments and already has 10x the likes

[@AceEverett]

@@cooltwittertag Bet they use their bots to like their own comment 3-4x more than the original to push it higher.

[@doodlesbug]

So happy to see you playing this. I started playing TP2 last year. It's been a lot of fun and I play on sandbox now, but I'd happily start over to play along.

[@jasonjtg21]

I like it! I agree with you it’s laid back and lets you enjoy the missions come together. Keep playing it!

[@django8888]

Yes please!!! I’d love to see you take on the campaign and then free play! I’ve been playing since the first game can out and I’d love to see your way of tackling the game! Even years later there’s always new things to learn!

[@robbie__uk]

So glad you are playing this game 😊 I love transport fever 2, I love your story making in other games, so look forward to your take on this game 😊

[@unclemikeyplays]

16:58 I am fascinated how the green/blue/yellow color scheme for RCI, dating all the way back to SimCity, persists in totally unrelated games!

[@markvogel5872]

I'm so happy to see you playing this. I bought it a few months ago but haven't played it yet much.

[@keizervanenerc5180]

This game is great, and i feel like it is a bit of a hidden gem. It has some decent campaigns, and millions of asset and map mods that make the game way better (just like with Cities Skylines). There are 2 major drawbacks that all games in this series suffer from: poor optimization (it just really dislikes some graphics cards), and the cities just don't grow nearly big enough for any kind of realism (some modded maps do plop multiple cities right next to each other to kind of try to make a larger city, but the supply-demand will always stay seperate between the 2).

[@Shmew455r]

Dang, limiting city growth removes so much incentive

[@osasunaitor]

​@@Shmew455rcities always keep growing, but they are small to begin with, so they never reach real-life sizes. Then again, every resident that you see walking around in this game is an individual npc with its own name, address, workplace and transport preferences (you can see all that by clicking on them). So, naturally, it would kill the game performance to have a city with a million residents, because the game would need to simulate a million npcs travelling around nonstop. That's why city sizes are scaled down, and they might feel a bit underwhelming at times.

[@aleks5405]

The devs have also stated that their plan is to release several iterations of Transport fever until their product will have everything from AI competitors to huge maps. Transport fever series is a project that will take decades to reach the final product but they are open and honest about releasing a new version whenever they have something significant to add to it. I expect it to be a game series I'll happily introduce to my future kids.

[@EmeraldGamerOriginal]

YES! I’ve been waiting for you to do a transport fever 2 series! Please keep going on it.

[@LordKarronz]

Love this! I hope to see more of this on the channel!!! Some sandbox mode once you know the in's and out's as well

[@ironhideautobot4731]

This has been on my wishlist for years seeing you play it may finally make me hit the buy button 😅

[@osasunaitor]

Bro, do it. You won't regret

[@max.ferrari]

I actually really dig watching you play this game - but I’d definitely be even more excited to see your own playthrough rather than the challenges.

[@beanpwnz]

Would love to see more of this. Watching this convinced me to buy the game.

[@RunningBearxbox]

you got me thinking about getting it next month on the xbox. would love to see more of this game!

[@all_the_moga]

I've recently re-started this game again :D Wonderful to see you giving it a go aswell, Phil.

[@speedbrake22]

one of my favourite youtubers playing one of my favourite games :) let's go!

[@Couldnt_let_J.Marston_die]

The Ponderosa ranch and the Cartwrights... Are we gunna start filming Bonanza soon?

[@PockyFiend]

I think they don't have the copyrights for that yet.

[@nessthecat]

Oh my god, you're literally playing my FAVOURITE transport game! Looking forward to this!!! Can I hope for a semi-long series?

[@BRY0NZ]

Keen to see more of this! possibly another lets play of free mode starting from the past again but with purpose

[@trashtroll666]

great first episode! excited to see how you tackle the later challenges

[@netkitten]

I haven't played this game but I watch a lot of it on YT. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a mode just like this for Cities Skylines too. I love being able to progress through history with historically accurate buildings and vehicles.

[@jannekuijpers8457]

This was really nice to watch. Love to see more!

[@wil6164]

Never heard of this game and promptly bought it now thanks to you, great that its on a huge sale! ❤

[@EntrerrianoMapper]

I am in the middle of my playthrough of Transport Fever 2 rn, so the timing is great!

[@hiroantag]

I definitely wanna see more from this! The same way your series helped me learn C:S I'm kinda excited now to get back into a game I bounced off before

[@spaceflightfox8494]

I've been playing this game for years now, soo excited to see you enjoy it!

[@Jesyx]

I like how every intro about a new game he's playing sounds like a sponsored segment. I guess that's just thorough explanation of a game, great job!

[@AndrewScheel]

Love this game .. so glad you're showing it off.

[@Eden21425]

i loved this game so much, probably have a few hundred hours on it, glad you made a video, i really hope there will be a third version of the game

[@shawn635]

Looks good! I have been on the fence about this game for a while and just bought it due to this video.

[@timscott124]

okay this looks awesome. i love the tech changing over time

[@nat20dm]

I've been a fan of both TF games, and the sequel definitely took the foundations of the first and improved it. Spent a ton of time playing! Can't wait to see more of it from you!

[@climatectrl3350]

Totally down for more of this! I'd like to see some of this progression through eras. It's one thing I like about 4x games like Humankind and Civ, with my love of city builders and management sims.

[@YassTheMach]

Awesome video. I love this game, I have a lot of hours on it and I would love to see you playing it.

[@Lazu90]

I liked it and would eagerly watch more if you're going to make it a series

[@dukesalt]

I love the campaign in this game, it's got a ton of variety and fun to complete all the little objectives. Would love to see a campaign letsplay!

[@janeknisely4383]

I would enjoy your series, I love this game!

[@Pingours123]

I'm so happy to see you play Transport Fever 2 !! Would love to see a series in free game instead of campaign

[@R4ZORLIGHT]

Cool you are featuring this incredible game. I hope they will announce the 3rd game soon.

[@danielkols5503]

I have seen alot of other people play this and they dont do the citybuilding commentary you do AND i have missed it in those episodes. Their series tend to be more chaotic eheh❤🎉❤❤

[@demonabis]

Very excited for a full series!

[@ArchaicLoL]

Yes would love to see a Transport Fever 2 mini series.

[@realShadowKat]

This is a great simulator... had it since the beginning. Honestly always played in sandbox mode so it's nice to see what the Scenarios are. Hope you play more.

[@EverShy_]

I've actually never seen the campaign! And yes for making this a series!

[@patrickhundley1203]

I would love to see a series on this, it’s such a good game!

[@Ryousake]

I played the entire campaign after watching you on stream and now I play freeplay, but I'm glad you're jumping into the campaign. It can get pretty difficult at times because the instructions aren't always clear... but also I turned off the voice and reading wasn't something I did either so it might be easier if you take the time to listen/read haha! Great first episode!

[@NoDecaf7]

I'd love to see you play more of this! I watched the live stream, but didn't really know what was going on 😅 Now I'm getting to learn.

[@MagooManor]

I'm on my way to buy this, now! Thanksfor the review!

[@navad108]

Would love to see you play more of this. Very fun game.

[@alflp2159]

Please more!!!! I'd love to see you continue the campaign on YT :D

[@mrtbts]

perfect timing for the video, i just bought it 2 days ago (aka the date this video is posted) free tutorial yay

[@KurtVW]

I've been playing this one since TF1, great game, I enjoy chill logistics games. Always fun to see what you come up with.

[@caramelldansen2204]

Finally! I've been asking for this for a hot minute! 😅

[@starrwulfe]

Glad Phil is doing this! I was looking at playing this on Linux actually so, here we go

[@Owenzzz777]

I pretty much stopped playing city building games after CS2. Now you’re dragging me back into transport fever 2 😅 didn’t really play this game much as a city building game back in 2020, but it for sure looks fun again

[@cassycreates481]

I look forward to your series on this game!

[@lisamagnussonbiel5695]

YES! I am so excited you're playing ths!!

[@ExpedientFalcon]

Steam sales are the bane of my bank account.

[@CityPlannerPlays]

Tell me about it!!

[@legdig]

Minmaxing this game is part of the fun for me! I remember having to use a 6 track mainline to keep up with passenger demand at one point.

[@ChristianBoedker]

Would love to see you do a campaign run! Completed the campaign myself in February when you opened my eye's for the game. There are some really fun and 'brain twisting' missions I would love to see your take on :)

[@user-ty8ge3kr6i]

We definitely need a Beginners Guide series.

[@Bloobz]

The campaign IS the beginners guide

[@HCMCDrives]

Love this game. I tend to just start a new game/map every few months. Love it.

[@617aaron617]

I would really love to see a full series.

[@sacb0y]

i love this game, the campaign is fantastic, and I love how it tells some history as it goes. The free mode can be very challenging. If you finish the campaign, I would love to see a series of a map in free mode.

[@TheNextMarx]

You got to do a series for this.

[@redtwtwo]

Love this game and would love to see you play it more, especially the free play.

[@Franimus]

11:00 GORGE-ous!😂

[@Littleblueneon]

This is one of those games I always wanted to get but have never pulled the trigger on buying. Would love to watch you do a play though!