Hello to all our previewers of EA 0.5!
We hugely appreciate the feedback, bug reports, and community involvement from you all as we work to make this the best update yet!
And so here is a patch addressing nearly everything that has been reported so far!
Build 2437
Fixed an issue with the radio causing time-skipping activities (sleeping, taxi, etc.) to glitch.
Rivals
We've heard the feedback regarding rivals and will be making a few changes - mostly allowing for player counter-attacks against the rivals.
Those are not in this patch, but we did remove one thing - some players pointed out that it wasn't realistic for one person to cause a city-wide product shortage, and we agree. That has been removed for now and will be replaced in the future with a different tactic!
Store Profitability
Due to some other changes we made to the marketplace, players are finding some areas of overly excessive profitability that we will be addressing.
In this patch, we have adjusted customer traffic, almost exclusively focusing on "off-hours".
If your store was only open during "normal" business hours for that store, your profit shouldn't change much at all (if you see something weird, please let us know!). But if you were running stores 24/7, you might notice a big drop in customers during those "off hours".
Be aware: This will cut down profit during those "off hours" significantly
Changelog:
- Added Rivals settings to Custom Game options. Turn to "0" to deactivate the Special Rivals.
- Fixed issue limiting custom game starting cash to $2
- Fixed an issue that was causing buildings to be partially faded/hidden when first loading into the game
- Fixed an issue causing the BizMan > Inventory page to appear empty
- Fixed an issue causing the UMC van to bounce around after calling the tow truck
- Fixed an issue preventing player-created blueprints of the new warehouse types
- Fixed MarketInsider including wholesalers in their product count
- Fixed Contacts page was showing wrong opening hours for businesses
- Fixed an issue causing employees to threaten to "quit" every hour without actually quitting
- Fixed issue where employees quit immediately after being hired to replace a previous employee
- Fixed issue causing both headhunter options "recruit continuously" options to appear disabled
- Fixed no visible security guards
- Fixed player getting stuck in skate park
- Fixed some issues causing lower FPS in Ika
- Fixed tooltips overlapping mouse at the top menu bar
- Fixed some number formatting issues
- Added if you click on a business in the Rivals app, it opens the business
- Fixed some furniture items going through walls
- Widened some UI to fit text better
- Fixed a second issue with the map filters not allowed WASD movement on the map
- Fixed an issue where the player wouldn't unpause if packing up a box
- Fixed a few places where "Operating System Number Formatting" wasn't being used
- Fixed "Operating System Number Formatting" settings weren't being saved
- Fixed can't click on hospital chairs to sit at desk
- Fixed shopping baskets in customers' hands appear default color instead of matching custom colors
- Fixed Settings button wouldn't work in VoogleMaps
- Fixed Entry pad would get skewed if you interacted with certain buildings in Lower Manhattan
- Fixed nightclub store hours getting messy in 12-hour time.
- Fixed a few items in Ika that were unclickable
- Added donuts to AI stores "Donut Days" (note, won't update existing stores)
- Fixed issue causing 32 4th Ave to appear as a car dealership in VoogleMaps after visiting the casino.
- Fixed an issue causing multiple speakers in a large business to not play in-sync
- Uploaded EA 0.5 translations for several languages
- Fixed help text bookshelf capacity issues
- Slightly reduced building pop-up UI size
- Fixed a few Lower Manhattan Warehouses were listed as having buildings that were too small
- Fixed security camera can't change color in interior designer
- Fixed UI obscuring "change sign settings" options
- Fixed several trees in the park were not hiding when running by
- Fixed an issue with the Persona App UI not masking
- Fixed missing Computer Monitor demand description
- Fixed noticeable audio loop in Vord Tiara Vic engine sounds
- Turned off UI popups while using a mop
- Fixed issue in NY Distro where vehicles had to be close to the cash register
- Reduced frequency of radio jingles, and prevented them in clubs and while DJ-ing
- Fixed large truck traffic issue at 10th and Broadway
Note 1:
If you had the bug where your inventory page was blank, that should be fixed now, however, you might have to do this trick:
- Load the saved game
- Take your business (example: A Law Firm)
- Open that business' BizMan > Settings page
- Turn it into something different (example: Web Development Agency or Graphic Designer)
- Click "save".
- Turn it back into the original business
- And click save
Note 2:
If you have music playing in normal speakers in your home, and you try to use a DJ booth, both devices will play music at the same time. We will be fixing this. For now, just manually go to your speakers in your room and turn the volume down before you use the DJ booth!
Now it's time to fire up the game, enjoy your weekend, and let us know if you find anything else weird!
~Hovgaard Games
