[h3][b]Greetings to you, tycoon enthusiasts and future publishers![/b][/h3] First off, a massive and heartfelt [b]THANK YOU[/b] to everyone who signed up for the Closed Beta. Your support means the world to us as we're working very hard to bring the best possible version of News Tower, and we are so excited for you to try it during this Closed Beta! [h2][b]Guess what? The Closed Beta is officially live! 🎉 [/b][/h2] For those of you who have been selected, [b]congratulations[/b] are in order! You simply need to check your Steam email confirming your access. If you missed the boat, [i][b]there's still a chance[/b][/i]; we might open another round of playtesters on Friday, December 2nd... so grab your mouse and click on the "Request Access" green button on our Steam page right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649950/News_Tower/ [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40684736/f17fb7887a81a54a9206921d60ff3d0e614a3f55.png[/img] [h2]WHERE DO I SHARE MY FEEDBACK?[/h2] During this Closed Beta, we highly recommend that you join our Discord to give your feedback and discuss with the team and devs! This will make it much easier for us to gather everything you might share and answer to everyone in one place :) There are even dedicated channels on our server for the Closed Beta participants. [b]You can join the Discord right here:[/b] [url=https://discord.gg/Duns4DStVe]BRING ME TO THE NEWS TOWER DISCORD PLEASE TY[/url] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40684736/f17fb7887a81a54a9206921d60ff3d0e614a3f55.png[/img] [h2]WHAT CONTENT CAN I EXPECT?[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40684736/9407b50e467d15613a26da2b6d18f6a9ec961a59.jpg[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40684736/f17fb7887a81a54a9206921d60ff3d0e614a3f55.png[/img] [h2]KNOWN ISSUES[/h2] [h3]IMPORTANT[/h3] [list] [*]On rare occasions, employees can get stuck in the tower. Picking up the employee will fix this. [*]Introduction can lock on rare occasions, somewhere in the second week around building the stairs to the newly added floor. [*]Selling workstations (such as typesetters and assembly tables) while an item is being processed results in the loss of the item. The incomplete item can never be finished and may lead to unexpected game behaviour, such as the inability to save for a couple of weeks or potential corruption of the save file. If you did happen to come across this bug, delete the item using the trash can button on the article drawer.[/list] [h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3] [list] [*]Employee’s salary is severely undercooked, best left untouched. [*]Employees that get unassigned from their desk while walking a staircase or elevator will fall to the ground and drop their item if they were holding one. [*]“No Light” status icons are affected by lamps rotating after placing an object. [*]News item completion time estimates are sometimes too high. [*]Some objects take up less space than the visual shows (Gramophone, Telegraphing station).[/list] [h3]NYC MAP[/h3] [list] [*]Tags that are asked by districts are sometimes overrepresented in the following week’s news. [*]Some items in the shops are missing an icon. [*]The “Globe” buff object must be bought in a shop even though it is automatically obtained when playing with introduction. [*]The “Clock” object must be bought in a shop even though it is automatically unlocked in both play modes. [*]The “Wide Lamp” object must be bought in a shop even though it is automatically unlocked when playing without introduction.[/list] [h3]UX[/h3] [list] [*]Article drawer sub item can be hidden in some cases. Closing and expanding all items fixes this. [*]The purple Mayor tag is displayed as a Mafia tag. [*]Clicking on the portrait of a reporter in the employee list doesn’t do anything if that reporter is assigned to a Storyfile in a news item. [*]For limited stock build objects (e.g. Telegraphing station), the amount left in stock displayed in the top left corner of the build card doesn’t update after placing it in tower.[/list] [h3]VISUAL[/h3] [list] [*]Lots of Z sorting issues (especially for employees that are holding stuff). [*]Some pedestrians are missing an umbrella when they’re walking in the rain. [*]Lamps stay rotated when building in pause.[/list] [h3]IN-GAME TEXT[/h3] [list] [*]Contains a lot of spelling mistakes.[/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40684736/f17fb7887a81a54a9206921d60ff3d0e614a3f55.png[/img] [h2]FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS[/h2] [h3][b]What platform can I play the Closed Beta on? [/b][/h3] The News Tower Closed Beta will be available on PC for Windows. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [h3][b]Can I register after Closed Beta starts? [/b][/h3] You can still register for the Closed Beta, but we might be able to invite other players than those we selected on November 28th. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [h3][b]Will there be another Closed Beta? [/b][/h3] We do not intend on having another Closed Beta before our launch early 2024, so don’t miss out and register right now! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [h3][b]Am I allowed to share what I see? / Is there a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in place? [/b][/h3] There is no NDA for our Closed Beta, you can share and stream your game. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [h3][b]When is the early access starting? [/b][/h3] We are targeting an Early Access release for News Tower in early 2024. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [h3][b]Will I be able to keep my progress at launch? [/b][/h3] As we're still in development, significant changes are on the horizon during and after the Closed Beta. Unfortunately, this means progress won't carry over to the full launch. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40684736/f17fb7887a81a54a9206921d60ff3d0e614a3f55.png[/img] Keep in mind that the Closed Beta represents a work in progress, providing an early look at the rich content and mechanics that will define News Tower when it launches in Early Access. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm!!! We are VERY excited to see you in the world of News Tower! [h3]The News Tower Team[/h3]