BUILD 2021.03.22A ----------------------------------------- - New objects added: Best Graphics award, 3 new cabinets, 3 new rugs. - Topics now affect the age rating. - Search function for research can now be done with the "Enter" key. - Message display duration can now be set in options and messages are no longer deleted when the game is paused. - Renamed "Extreme Violence" to "Explicit Content". - BUG: Sorting function for special marketing was reset when the menu was closed. - BUG: Age rating for NPC games was set incorrectly. - BUG: Special marketing did not show if a gold demo was already released. - BUG: Genres: If all target groups were matched, "All" was still displayed as the wrong target group. - BUG: Crash could occur when loading multiplayer save games. - BUG: Menu "Create Game Report": You could not sort by release date. BUILD 2021.03.21B (Hotfix) ----------------------------------------- - For old savegames, all design sliders are set to 5. - Objects can now also be rotated with the "R" and "F" keys. - BUG: With old savegames no remaster could be developed. - BUG: Develop remaster: Some design sliders were not locked. BUILD 2021.03.21A (Hotfix) ----------------------------------------- - The malus for wrong design settings now depends on the difficulty level. - BUG: Optimal design settings for puzzle games was incorrect. - BUG: When creating an cointract game, the remaining design points were displayed incorrectly. - BUG: Random concept settings no longer worked. BUILD 2021.03.20C/D (Hotfix) ----------------------------------------- - BUG: Develop New Game Menu: Tooltips for copy protection and AntiCheat software were swapped. - BUG: Develop New Game Menu: Design sliders were reset when closing the menu. - BUG: Develop New Game: Design sliders were not carried over from the previous game. - BUG: Sometimes the number of remaining design points was displayed incorrectly. BUILD 2021.03.20B (Hotfix) ----------------------------------------- - Hotfix for a bug in multiplayer. BUILD 2021.03.20A ----------------------------------------- - Game concepts: The game design settings (slider) have been completely revised. - Age rating (MGSR) can now be influenced independently of the target group. - 9 new company locations added. - Develop sequel: The main genre is now locked. - BALANCE: The genre "First Person Shooter" is now unlocked in 1991. - BALANCE: Reduced the chance of a game becoming a trendsetter. - BUG: Sound award object was called a graphics award. - BUG: When starting a single player game, it was no longer possible to create a Steam lobby. BUILD 2021.03.18B ----------------------------------------- - 2 new objects added: Motion Capture Studio III, Award "Best Graphics - 14 new Topics added. - Added 4 new company locations: Argentina, Romania, Thailand, Philippines - Options: It is now possible to set how often an autosave is made. - BALANCE: Games can now only become trendsetters in the first 24 weeks after release. - BALANCE: Visual Novel and RPR is now a good combination. - BUG: If you forbade the cleaning robot to leave the building, they sometimes stopped. - BUG: Multiplayer: The chat was positioned incorrectly on some resolutions. - BUG: You could mistakenly have the motion capture studio updated to level 2 in 1995. BUILD 2021.03.18A (Hotfix) ----------------------------------------- - BUG: Some topics were no longer highlighted when creating a game report. - BUG: All created game reports from contract games were no longer displayed. - BUG: It was not possible to create game reports from contract games. - BUG: Error in the Chinese text file that could lead to different bugs. BUILD 2021.03.17A ----------------------------------------- Multiplayer-Update: The multiplayer functions have been completely overhauled. The multiplayer should now run more error-free. It is no longer necessary to enter the IP of the host. The host now starts a Steam lobby and clients can join or be invited to the game via Steam. Old game saves of the multiplayer mode are unfortunately no longer compatible. BUILD 2021.03.15A ----------------------------------------- - Japanese language added. - Topics that do not match the genre are now marked in red. - Create Game Menu: Added a button to enable only appropriate gameplay features. - Staff menu: It is now possible to set that cleaning robots do not leave their building. - BUG: It was possible to turn MMOs into F2Ps before 2003. - BUG: Menu "Develop game" and "Develop addons": The sorting function for gameplay features was reset as soon as the menu was closed. - BUG: Overhype always remained at 200. - BUG: Critical bug fixed in multiplayer (3 players or more). It is strongly advised to create a new savegame if at least 3 players have played! BUILD 2021.03.14A (Hotfix) ----------------------------------------- - Added Mexico, Hungary, Brazil, Portugal as company location. - BUG: English language was not counted for Canada. - BUG: Create Addons: Work priority was not taken from the main game. BUILD 2021.03.13A ----------------------------------------- - Staff menu: You can now forbid your employees to leave the building. - New Game Settings: You can now choose your own special genre. - New company locations: Netherlands, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia - Sales of re-releases like budget games or GOTY editions are now related to the age of the game. - Music is no longer randomly selected, but rotates through the playlist. - A confirmation prompt now appears when you want to disable picking of objects and staff. - BALANCE: Sales of NPC games increased (depending on difficulty). - BUG: Room menus and dropdowns of the main menu could be selected via Arrow keys. - BUG: (Mutliplayer Leaderboard): Company name was too long. - BUG: "Marketing", "Create Remaster", "Warehouse": Sorting was reset as soon as the menu was closed. BUILD 2021.03.12A ----------------------------------------- - Gameplay features now have a suitability in connection with genres. (new game required!) - New object: Motion Capture Studio 2 - 8 new soundtracks added. - Switzerland and Turkey added as locations. - BUG: For Austria (German) and Australia (English) the native language was not set. - BUG: In-App purchases were not reset if you wanted to develop a commissioned game. - BUG: It was possible to run special marketing twice (with two rooms). - BUG: Menu "Create game concept": When clicking on "All Languages", the click sound was played several times. - BUG: Menu "Create MMO Addons": Sort function for gameplay features did not work. - BUG: Error in Chinese translation fixed. This bug could lead to a crash. - BUG: (Multiplayer) clients could not create a GOTY edition. BUILD 2021.03.10A ----------------------------------------- - Marketing Department: Special Marketing is now available. - New objects: Developer of the Year award. - Bugfixing now automatically changes to polishing once the game is finished. - In the menu "Game reports" there is now a button to view the fan letters. - BUG: Costs for game updates did not increase anymore. - BUG: When you manually removed a game from the market, the pause mode was terminated. - BUG: You could not release budget games that were already released as GOTY editions. - BUG: When you created a budget game, the update costs were taken from the original game. - BUG: (Multiplayer): Sometimes the round carpets were not displayed when trying to view a player's office. - BUG: (Multiplayer): It could happen that an old save game did not work anymore. - BUG: When the quality assurance was finished with "Improve Gameplay", sometimes automatic bugfixing was not started.