I have to manually buy every single vehicle? Why are there so many steps to setting up something as simple as a bus line? What the fuck do railway semaphores even do, and why at no point does the tutorial explain when to use which type? Why don't my airports come with places to park my planes, I have to buy them manually? Oh god there's voltage and wattage and different voltage wires and how do I know when to use which and make sure everything has the right amount of power the tutorial never explained that-
On one hand, I want to get into this game, but on the other, it seems like I'm going to constantly have my economy crash and fail and have to start over because I forgot the one obscure step in dozens to set up even the most basic of industries.
W&R has a steep learning curve. You can switch certain parts of the game off while you're getting used to it, such as disabling energy/water management. Starting a playthrough requires a couple of hours of thinking/planning to get things set up and running, but once things start running I find the game moves at a steady pace while you steadily plan.
Getting the poop to flow is definitely one of the more annoying things in the game