I'm enjoying the sequel. I love the grander strategic scale. But it is clearly lacking in the department of explaining mechanics and surfacing features in the UI.

Here are my tips:

• The game does not make it clear that certain buildings are linked to certain districts, e.g. the Research Institute can only be placed in housing districts
• The trail-making mechanic is not intuitive. While clicking the black dots, you have to extend the trail to the "pin" outside New London (which represents the Logistics Station you built).
• A nearly hidden mechanic: you can do a Rush Research mode if you click into the Research Institute and find the button for it (at the cost of societal trust)

I hope the studio improves UI and/or tutorials to better this experience. Not everyone new to the game is going to be as patient as enthusiasts like us in this sub...