- Steam App
- Rails & Rivals (4360900)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 26 August 2026 - 19:39:07 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
AI OverhaulMulti-Turn Planning: Rivals now plan several moves ahead toward a complete turn strategy, making them significantly smarter, less predictable, and more competitive.Smarter Strategy: AI now actively competes for goods, adapts when routes are blocked, manages loans and upgrades more efficiently, and aggressively fights back when behind.Stall Fix: Resolved an issue where AI opponents could get stuck skipping their turns.Steam AchievementsFirst Batch Live: Added the first 10 achievements (only unlockable in online multiplayer games), covering core gameplay milestones.Map EditorReference Image Tracing: You can now load a background image or sketch as a tracing overlay with opacity, position, and resize controls. The image is strictly for design reference and is never saved into your map or uploaded to the Workshop.Camera Behavior: Resizing a map now preserves your current camera po...