Before releasing the next update, we would like to first know the opinion of players who want to participate in testing. Without exaggeration, this is one of the most important updates this year. There are quite a few changes, but in this post we will dwell in more detail on what we would like to hear your opinion about in the first place. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40269024/0806382f5984be6c5ddbd7abc1c5b614bd3c42bd.png[/img] [h2]New balance of "Discover the World" and "Free play"[/h2] We completely rebalanced both modes. We did not like the way the cost of tickets was calculated before as it was somewhat chaotic. Now, this value changes smoothly. Next, a little about how the calculations happen "under the hood". The more territories are unlocked, the more the costs of supporting the infrastructure are. This is reflected in the ticket price. For example, for delivering a passenger from point A to point B, when 1 territory is unlocked, you get a little more than when 10 territories are unlocked. However, in general, due to the constantly increasing passenger flow, you still earn more and more money in total. If we did not change the ticket price, the amount earned would quickly exceed all conceivable limits - hundreds of trillions. The cost of unlocking new territories and the cost of creating routes at later stages of the game were reduced. Now the numbers are more convenient to operate. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40269024/ee1844a6af7de3dba497481da753bd70ca8aabc7.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40269024/9294a7f050a4805c9d04aff958c90fff82a1a94d.png[/img] It also became possible to start the run of "Discover the World" from a random territory. This option is more suitable for experienced players, since it is almost always more difficult to play than in a compact European region. But at the start, you are given twice as much money. Try the new balance and share your opinion. We worked on it for a really long time, and it is important for us to know that our efforts were not in vain. [h2]New balance of the "Loan payment" and "Long distances" scenarios[/h2] The first scenario, in which the balance periodically goes into the negative, was too easy. Now it can be classified as a medium-difficulty scenario. "Long distances" on the contrary was made easier, since in the previous version after rewriting the algorithm for calculating the cost of tickets it was impossible. However, the scenario still remains difficult, as it was originally intended. Important! We need your opinion about these and other official scenarios in the game. Maybe some of them seem too easy to you, and others are impossible? Write, we will definitely check and make adjustments if necessary. [h2]New options - arrows indicating overcrowded cities and disabling notifications[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40269024/8f4ac636139d862c8560ef9a0043069f6be6f1f1.png[/img] By popular demand, we have added two extremely useful options: - The option to disable the automatic panning of the camera to an overcrowded city. Instead, an arrow with a timer is displayed at the edge of the screen. - The option to turn off messages about the city being almost full. This option will appeal to those who find such messages annoying. [h2]New languages - Arabic and Vietnamese[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40269024/271cda3e6c143337213b4087bd2591e5ae8708ad.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40269024/de75a96f6daa6180f00894b792d25d3172c390e0.png[/img] If you know one of these languages, we would be grateful if you let us know about any mistakes you notice. However, we tried to make high-quality professional translations and refactored the interface so that the new languages are displayed correctly in the game. [h2]Many minor edits[/h2] In addition, we fixed the bugs found before and made minor changes to the game. The full list will be published when the update is released for public access to everyone. [h2]How to join the Beta?[/h2] [b]We are starting testing in a closed branch of Steam.[/b] To switch to the test branch on Steam, find the game in your library, right-click on it and select "Properties" in the context menu. There, go to the "Betas" tab and enter the code flycorppublictest. After that, you will be able to switch to the closed test branch public_test in the list above. Attention! Do not forget to switch back to the default branch after you finish inspecting the test branch, otherwise you will not receive fresh game updates in the future, which are published in the default branch. [h3]Attention!!![/h3] If you have any saves of the game in the "Discover the World" mode, it is better to copy them manually into a separate folder. When starting the new version, they will be automatically deleted, since the entire balance is new and is not compatible with the old save files. As always, we invite you to our Discord server to discuss the Beta - http://discord.gg/invite/9eHyYap and to subscribe to our page on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/developer/kishmish.