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

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:

• [p align="initial"]Tier 2 trains (both locomotives and wagons)

• [p align="initial"]Bridges building with dynamic surfaces

• [p align="initial"]Amphibious trucks and excavators

• [p align="initial"]Path-finding for ships (unrestricted docks placement)

• [p align="initial"]An unannounced stacker tower (stay tuned!)

• [p align="initial"]Improved performance

• [p align="initial"]Quality of life (presented in today’s post)

• [p align="initial"]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