Big Ambitions EA 0.6: Assemble the Line
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Hi there!
The latest update for Big Ambitions is here! The team has been working tirelessly to bring you a bunch of new features and improvements to enhance your gameplay experience. We appreciate your patience through this longer-than-normal update! Dive in and start exploring the new improvements today!
Factories
It is time to take your business to the next level. We’ve added factories that let you produce most of the products available from the wholesale importers. From simple hotdogs to flashy jewelry to high-tech smartwatches.
New Pier Area
Your new factories need raw materials, so we added a whole new pier area! Here you can import the materials needed to get your factory production up and running.
The beautiful pier houses three new purchasing sites:
- Lunar Tide Shipments at Pier 6 for food
- Maritime Freight Line at Pier 7 for consumer goods
- Aquatic Bay Cargo at Pier 8 for drinks
Or just take a stroll around the pier and enjoy the views!
Interior Design
Get ready for a complete overhaul of our Interior Designer feature! We listened to your feedback and have streamlined the design process with an intuitive "mode" switch and a handy toolbar.
Finding the right tools are now easier than ever—right at your fingertips. Dive into a smoother, more enjoyable designing experience in our latest update!
From being able to easily copy and paste designs on all your furniture, to filling in an entire wall or floor with one click by holding “shift”, the entire process is much easier now!
Moving Service
Outgrown your current space? No problem! Say goodbye to manually packing and moving items with hand trucks. The moving company fully automates the process, making your transition to a larger or different building seamless and hassle-free.
What are you waiting for? Come on down to Manhattan Movers!
Indoor Delivery Spots
When you enter your apartment or business, you will now see that it has undergone renovation. All rentable spaces now have a designated delivery spot for you to receive any kind of wares directly into your home or business.
Overlay and UI Improvements
We've streamlined our overlays and popups for a cleaner, less intrusive experience. Now, only the most essential information is displayed, including employee names right at their desks for easier management.
Plus, we've resolved the issues with popups triggered by keyboard commands or player proximity, ensuring a more cohesive and consistent UI as our game grows in complexity. Enjoy a more intuitive experience with these quality-of-life upgrades!
Visual Improvements
We have been working on improving the visuals and performance of the game. This has resulted in some spectacular lighting improvements. Here is a highlight of the most noticeable changes:
- Improved "time of the day" feeling with a rotating sun.
- Moonlight shadows
- Improved exterior and interior lighting
- Each district has a different atmosphere with their own effects such as fog
- Added more trash and dirt to the streets
Task Management Overhaul
Previously, changing an employee's status or settings could erase their associated tasks and information. Now, we've tied tasks to the HQ, not individuals. Whether an employee leaves or changes roles, no data is lost—tasks automatically reassign or stay pending. Plus, you can now easily transfer task information when relocating, ensuring seamless operations.
Help Page Updates
The F1 help menu now features a search bar and the ability to go back and forth between pages.
And More!
The subway system has been upgraded with two new subway stations - one in Hell's Kitchen and one near Ika - plus we have a fancy new destination system to make it easier to navigate!
We've added the frequently-requested ability for the player to sit on any benches or chairs! Plus, now if you have somewhere to sit in front of your TV, you'll automatically sit there when you watch TV!
We've also balanced a few businesses:
- Hairdressers were a little too powerful
- Jewelers should now sell a few more expensive jewelry
- And Nightclubs should have some more customers at a time
And players can now buy the Delivery Truck!
Quality of life improvements & Bugs
There are so many bug fixes, improvements and balancing we have knocked out of the park for this update.
- Starting a repeating PA contract - now you can set up a contract in advance
- Removed theft from fast food, coffee and nightclubs
- Updated the wording of the Logistics Manager popup to make it more clear
- Added a “Are you sure” confirmation option before shutting down a business
- The button for ending a call has now changed to make it clearer if you are canceling the order or ending the call
- Fix vehicle refueling by itself
- Fix removing store is dirty task at 90% clean
- Fix "days hired" not resetting on replaced employee
- Fix school showing negative numbers when course is completed
- Fix grabbing a box/paperbag while holding an item destroys that item
- Fix antialiasing not updating when changing settings while in-game
- Fix poaching same employee more than once
- Fix Mr. Scott's wrong items for sale
- Fix gap in the floor on I4 layout
- Possible fix to 6th Ave/1st St flying trucks
- Update 46 4th St entrance
- Fix issues enter/exiting: [list]
- 42 2nd St
- 1 12th St
- 6 12st St
- 8 12th St
- 26 12 St
Special thanks to everyone who tested things out on the experimental branch and gave a lot of valuable feedback! Due to all your help, we really believe this is the biggest and best update yet!
From the entire Big Ambitions team, we hope you enjoy this update!
~ Hovgaard Games and the entire Big Ambitions team!
