28 Jul 2022Developer post

User Interface Design Improvements, Casino Demand Info, and Critical Fixes

Hello everyone! Thanks for giving us your valuable feedback, we have a pretty substantial update for you all today! New Logo! We decided to go for a simpler logo design with a new red tone! User Interface Design Lower HUD We're proud to present a number of user interface clean-up

Hello everyone! Thanks for giving us your valuable feedback, we have a pretty substantial update for you all today!

New Logo!

We decided to go for a simpler logo design with a new red tone!

User Interface Design

Lower HUD

We're proud to present a number of user interface clean-up improvements, with additional changes to make the colors more appealing and modern looking as well.

We have reworked the overall layout of the HUD to make the buttons and text stand out more. This takes more advantage of the horizontal space available, and should make certain icons, buttons, and error notifications easier to see.

NEW VERSION:

OLD VERSION:

Management Window

This also comes with some tweaks to the "white space" of the management window, which adds more space and makes certain buttons bigger and easier to find.

Reporting Data

Finance Window

The finance window now compares the current selected day to the previous day, making it much easier to see trends!

Guest and Gambling Statistics

"Average need level", from the guest need screen, has been renamed to "average satisfaction" for clarity. In other words, it is now obvious that a high value is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Some of the formatting for the headings and statistics have been cleaned up.

Demographic Demand Bars

The arrows for the demands have been replaced with bars. These now show the demands of each demographic relative to the other, and they update throughout the day.

For example, a casino that attracts 100 gamblers and 20 executives at night will show 100% gambling and 20% executives (the demographic with the most is always the highest value). Then, during the day when only 10 gamblers are attracted and 200 executives want to do business then the bars will show 5% gamblers and 100% executives.

BONUS: Clicking on the demand bars now takes you directly to the demographics & marketing window for quick access to all of the details!

Community Translations

Lastly, we updated all submitted community translations.

The fixes!

Instant Research Is Finally Instant!

An important change to make research less confusing to players: if you have instant research enabled, then all research is automatically completed at the start. You no longer have to manually trigger each one for free.

Measuring Tool

The measuring text when using the construction tool no longer hides behind objects, and this works for all languages!

Stuck Guests and Slowdown

We've fixed the strange behaviour caused by guests not being able to find their way out of the casino. Sometimes this caused them to get stuck, and for other times they got lost or went down strange paths.

This could even cause slowdown depending on how frequently the game was reporting errors.

Thieves Not Getting Caught

Similar to the above issue, criminals will now correctly find their way to the exit and this allows guards to plan their attack. Without this info, guards were getting confused about what to do (and causing slowdown errors too!)

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07 Jul 2022Developer post

Changelog July 7th 2022

We have updated to the latest community translations! Thankyou to everyone who submitted new text! We also removed some unneeded assets and we have adjusted the way of loading the level to make it load faster! Please let us know if you have any problems with your casinos. Finally

26 Jun 2022Developer post

Our New Game! Escape: The Endless Dogwatch

An Adventure Like No Other This autumn we'll be releasing a new point and click adventure game set on a creepy ship. January, 1928. The SS Carolina is lost deep in the ocean. There's a deadly chill outside. The captain is hiding something from you. By night 2 you're attacked and

12 Apr 2022Developer post

Changelog April 12th 2022

Another quick update! Fix construction text hiding behind walls and objects. Also updated community translations again.

10 Apr 2022Developer post

Lock the Cursor! & Community Translations

A small update to allow locking the cursor to the screen. Also includes new community translations.

22 Feb 2022Developer post

February 22nd 2022 Hotfix

Just a little update today! Thanks for those who submitted bug reports! Hotfix for security sometimes not carrying out tasks.

11 Feb 2022Developer post

Localization Hotfix 11th February 2022

Hey everyone! We have a small update to fix a number of localization issues and to add newly added translations from the community! Thanks to everyone who contributed, and thanks to those who tested this version on edge!

20 Jan 2022Developer post

January 20th 2022 Bug Fixes

UI Cleaned up the main menu screen. No longer select random map in new profile screen. Update community translations. Bugs Fix no revenue coming in from computer rooms. Industrial park, main square, and rocky street have proper maximum gambling stats. Fix an issue where table gam

13 Dec 2021Developer post

Gambling Data Improvements Update - December 12th 2021

As we teased in our last update, tonight's patch contains the new Gambling Report - an extensive report sheet found under Attractions which aggregates some existing data & also includes new data that is now tracked for all your slot machines and table games. We hope this new

01 Dec 2021Developer post

Slot Machine Odds Fix - November 30th 2021

Thank you to those of you who have been reporting bugs and helping us track down issues - and allowing us to continue improving SimCasino! Based on community reports were able to track down an issue with the math behind slot game odds, specifically with how often gamblers can win

Thank you to those of you who have been reporting bugs and helping us track down issues - and allowing us to continue improving SimCasino! Based on community reports were able to track down an issue with the math behind slot game odds, specifically with how often gamblers can win the Jackpot.

Tonight's Patch - Slot Machine Odds Fix
Tonight’s patch fixes the problem so that slot machines, especially lower-denomination slot machine configurations, are able to be profitable -- and function as they were intended to & as you'd expect them to.

We've also tweaked the 'gambler confidence' system a bit: $1 slots will now generally be played by most all casino patrons, allowing for a wider range of patrons to potentially play your slot games. The default settings for slot machines have also been adjusted (increased) in alignment with these changes & the fix above. The overall result is that default slots (i.e. upon placing a slot machine without changing any of the settings) will now be profitable & have positive expected value / ROI, which is what we intended & as you'd generally expect.

Existing saves with 'default' slot machine settings will also be updated automatically -- this will happen once, as soon as you load your save in the latest version, and from there you'll be able to alter settings (i.e. back to the 'old defaults') as desired.

Upcoming: More Gaming Data / Insights
We've realized that there's a sorely missing element of "insight" / data / reporting for gaming machines & table games, and the fact that the above issues made it to release really underscored the need to make improvements here. We're currently working on an update that will include additional 'gaming-related' data & reporting, so you will able to better follow, visualize and understand your casino floor. You'll be able to quantify what machines are getting played, how much money is being gambled ('total handle' in industry jargon), and really understand how profitable any given space is on your casino floor, and then be able to use that information to tweak your setup for maximum value & ROI.

As always, thank you for your dedication and help in identifying & fixing issues -- and even just for chatting with us & supporting us in general - we appreciate it very much!

Thank you!

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20 Nov 2021Developer post

Performance Fixes November 20th 2021

UI Update community translations. Bugs Fix slower performance when moving the camera. Fix slower performance when hovering over hotel rooms and dressing rooms. Fix error in the eye dropper in some rare cases.

18 Nov 2021Developer post

Update November 18th 2021

Improvements Bingo customers can now purchase more than 3 games at a time, which should reduce queues. Guests are more likely to leave the casino if their group has left. A new leader is assigned if their leader leaves. UI Clone tool snaps near outside walls better when trying to

17 Nov 2021Developer post

Hotfix November 17th 2021

Fix some cases where guests all pile onto the same object instead of distributing themselves out more.

16 Nov 2021Developer post

Hotfix November 16th 2021

A hotfix for chefs getting stuck in the kitchens and for some kitchen equipment that require a chef self-activating at times.

16 Nov 2021Developer post

Full Release Out Now! Livestreams! Game Update!

We've Left Early Access! ...But it's not all over! We still want to make this game better, and of course we will still respond to bug reports, we just hope that we do not need to! A big thankyou to all of you for helping us make this the best game possible, and for testing and re

We've Left Early Access!

...But it's not all over! We still want to make this game better, and of course we will still respond to bug reports, we just hope that we do not need to! A big thankyou to all of you for helping us make this the best game possible, and for testing and reporting issues.

We're also planning a future update for our previous game, SimAirport, and we will be (likely) talking about it in one of the livestreams!

Livestreams

We're planning a few livestreams this week so you can get to talk to the developers and watch us play!

When
Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th, & Saturday 20th
7pm BST / 8pm CEST / 11am PDT!

For all three dates, they should start at the same time. We will let you know if that changes - keep an eye on our twitter and discord!

Where?
YouTube, Twitch, and Steam

15th November Update

We have set the game assets to uncompressed. This will result in a much larger file size for the installation, but it should fix cases where Steam gets confused about what files were updated. It can also improve loading times in some cases.

Improvements

Neighbor casino income updates every hour instead of daily and includes both cash and card payments (similar to the cash distribution screen). We recommend letting time pass on each map to improve the accuracy of their income.
Security can now look out for criminals while doing restock tasks. They will alert other guards in the process but not chase them - in a future update when we do more testing we want to allow them to start chasing if they can.
Admin, such as research and pit boss staff, now sit at desks! UI
Starter map preview is bigger in the new profile screen and a random one is selected by default.
Clone tool allows cloning an area even if some of the objects cannot be - they will be skipped. This does not work for certain wall object situations.
Clone tool toggle all button works like demolish the tool and ignores two level option.
Fix eye dropper prioritizing wallpaper over wall objects.
Hovering over a hotel room now highlights the full connected areas.
Allow buttons to be interactable while viewing overlays.
New icon for toggle zones.
New button for toggle measurements.
Stolen money is counted towards estimated expenses in distribution screen.
Fix error when closing bar UI window.
Fix zoom center on mouse not always setting on launch.
Fix error in construction helper visual.
Fix a number of UI elements sometimes responding to key presses unintentionally. One example is the keys becoming unresponsive when using the patrol editor.
Hide build dates in game.
Remove Hebrew from the game. We cannot support right-to-left languages.
German is fully translated.
Updated community translations. Bugs
Guests only play in bingo halls they bought cards from.
No longer incorrectly count a bunch of sports bets as uncollected prizes.
Fix rare case where a sports betting customer gets stuck at a closed cashier window.
Fix poker table minimum players resetting.
Fix shows being cancelled when theatre stage is moved.
Fix queue sometimes going into the air, causing stuck guests.
Fix rare case where kitchen equipment no longer functions.
Autosave no longer happens with control S during first person mode - fixes getting stuck in that mode.

Mac Support

We are very sorry to have to announce this, but we have had to come to the difficult decision of no longer officially supporting the Mac version. It has been a challenge over the last year to get the game to run on as well as we intended across all versions.

The Mac versions of the game will still remain up so that they can still be downloaded and played, and we know from our own experience that it can work on both Intel and M1 versions, but with issues. It's also important to note that future updates of the game will still include "builds" (or playable versions) for Mac - we're not just going to drop it or completely remove it.

In other words: we are simply no longer advertising the Mac version, but we will still keep updating it with improvements from the Windows version and allowing people to play it.

As a side note, we also do not officially support Linux, however, it apparently works well with Proton.

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09 Nov 2021Developer post

November 9th Bug Fixes

Hey everyone, sorry for the delay with updates. It's flu season and we've had illness in the team! Improvements Added a 2-wide archway. Maximum capacity of cashier window increased to $10k and large cashier cage increased to $80k. Speed up washing up in kitchens by 3x. UI Togglin

28 Oct 2021Developer post

28th October 2021 Update

AI Improvements Guests now queue in lines! It should wrap around custom fence shapes too. You can have up to 6 guests in a hotel bedroom. Lower gambling advertisement on bingo. Reduce queues at money services by encouraging less guests to use them when leaving. Only a small amoun

AI Improvements

Guests now queue in lines! It should wrap around custom fence shapes too.
You can have up to 6 guests in a hotel bedroom.
Lower gambling advertisement on bingo.
Reduce queues at money services by encouraging less guests to use them when leaving. Only a small amount of uncollected prizes is reported as such - that part is "free cash".
Slightly reduce number of thirsty spawned guests.
Slow down thirst, bladder, and environment needs.
There are a lot more frequent sports events.
During a sporting event, some guests will arrive already knowing what bets they want to place and go to the betting window instead of to a betting screen.
Make sports events a bit less likely and a little less popular during the week compared to weekends.
Disable social need for non groups and balance some need effect properties of a few objects.
Playing bingo or sports betting reduces social need a bit.
Bingo winners get small gambling boost.
Bingo reduces entertainment need a bit faster.
Tweak the overall AI effect numbers for when guests decide what objects to choose. Trash Improvements
Reduce how quickly bins fill up when trash dropped into them.
Guests produce trash after using cashier cage and ticket machine.
Guests no longer make trash at cash registers.
One in every ten guests has trash on arrival.
Guests likely to drop trash sooner, and spawn much more at bars. Improvements
Destroying an object gives cash refund instead of dropping stock.
Add an angle offset for modded object effect emitters.
Can now set the commission for poker tables. Higher commission angers players as they play.
Double serving speed of ATM and cashier cages.
Increase likeliness that goods go onto shelves. UI
Added distance markers to show how far objects are from the nearest wall or identical object while placing. Press Alt to toggle.
Add option to sell all crates of same type.
Replace red patrol line with blue. No longer looks like an error.
First person UI stays on.
Notifications show for longer if there's only a couple of messages.
Add a permanent error notification on the lower HUD if a performer cannot find a suitable dressing room.
Update community translations. UI Bugs
Fix for in-game menu not showing when hovering an object and pressing escape.
Fix fridges not showing in stock screen.
Fix demolish tool not going to map edge. Bugs
Fix rare case where guest gets stuck off map trying to get picked up.
Fix fence underlay poking through floor. Add thickness to ceilings.
Fix guests not being able to pay for bedrooms by cash.
Slot machine installation fees no longer count towards multi-plot costs.
Fix guests getting comped access to a buffet even when the cash registers are closed.
Empty fridges can take spare food crates from other kitchens if needed, which should help with some kitchen balance issues.
Fix guests getting stuck at small cashier windows if they have lots of tickets.
Fix income tax calculation deducting expenses.
Fix hotel room occupancy rating resetting each load.
Fix table game max bets being set too low by default, meaning that most players could not take advantage of it. More confident players should generally bet more.
Fix a saving issue causing sporting events to never start.
Cashier cages no longer collect payout receipts.
Fix no one able to use the Sports Book.
Fix error in convention stand after load.
Fix bingo and sports books increase trash need but not increasing trash.
Fix error with bar staff.
Fix a rare error with some guests using incorrect movement target when approaching objects.

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19 Oct 2021Developer post

19th October Update and Livestream

Livestream It's time for another developer livestream with Arthur, Michael, and Joscha! Join us for a couple of hours to discuss the current state of SimCasino. WHEN: Thursday October 21st @ 7pm BST, 8pm CEST, 11am PDT WHERE: YouTube , Twitch , and Steam Update Changelog Improvem

16 Oct 2021Developer post

October 16th 2021 Hotfix

October 16th 2021 Hotfix A small update to make some guests thirstier on arrival and to make wealth and gambling confidence much more distributed. Additional Just a quick note that we'll be having a stream sometime next week, so keep an eye out for more updates early next week! W

15 Oct 2021Developer post

October 15th Update: AI Improvements and Bug Fixes!

Quick Update Just a note that we'll be having a stream sometime next week, so keep an eye out for more updates early next week! We're planning to launch in the near future, it's exciting for all of us here at LVGameDev! Changelog Guest Improvements Slow down bladder and hunger ne

Quick Update

Just a note that we'll be having a stream sometime next week, so keep an eye out for more updates early next week! We're planning to launch in the near future, it's exciting for all of us here at LVGameDev!

Changelog

Guest Improvements

Slow down bladder and hunger need a bit.
Reduce starting confidence for rich guests a bit.
Increase how thirsty some guests are when arriving.
Increase the rate at which guests get thirsty.
Reduce max stay hours for guests.
Guests are much less sensitive to constantly converting tickets and chips, but are much more likely to do it when leaving.
Convention hall runners no longer leave the casino mid convention, and they better prioritize their other needs.
Convention hall runners no longer visit other stands.
Tweaks to improve how guests decide to leave the casino.
AI adjustments made to theatre performers to get them on time to their shows!
Improve how performers walk onto the stage and choose a location.
Dressing room scores are less sensitive and a bit easier to fulfill for acts. Bedroom scores are the same as before.
Betting players no longer use the booths before placing a bet. Your betting screens will get busier!
Boost confidence for rich guests compared to poorer guests on spawn.
Increase the random chance of getting a rich guest. Improvements
Double cashier cage serving speed. UI
ATM restock is now it's own money category.
Added thoughts for guests if they have low or high confidence.
Update community translations. UI Bugs
Fix not being able to select a profit and loss option at certain points.
Fix patrol UI layout being wrong / overlapping.
Fix guest stats and gambler stats showing wrong days - which also fixes recent players club members not showing up. Also make them update more frequently. Guest Bugs
Fix error if friend is off map while going to see them.
Friends no longer stand in the same spot to talk to each other.
Fix groups of agents not evaluating objects correctly and end up lost.
Fix performers sometimes unable to start the show.
Guests check if they have enough confidence to place a bet before using the betting zone. Bugs
Fix some recently delivered food crates never getting moved.
Fix a particular save where the vault showed no schedule.
Fix an error in the security chase task.
Fix kitchen fridges not always getting restocked.
Fix kitchens stealing stock from other kitchens.
Fix colors trying and failing to update on a hidden object.
Fix move crate task sometimes failing to start depending on where the staff and crate are, causing some jobs to not get done and downstream issues.
Fix some objects with wrong maintenance group applied breaking saves.
Fix speaker music pitch randomly changing.
Fix some sound effects not updating on floor change.
Shrink the vending machines a little.
Raise camera booth out of floor slightly.
Fix chairs being sat in wrong at high speeds - looked like floating guests.
Fix chefs delivering food to wrong kitchens. They also prioritize restocking over cooking.
Fix ambient not resetting on leaving game scene, causing a ghost effect of the last played casino.
Fix some objects not showing on reloading the game scene.

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Updates & announcements

New Logo!

User Interface Design

Lower HUD

NEW VERSION:

OLD VERSION:

Management Window

Reporting Data

Finance Window

Guest and Gambling Statistics

Demographic Demand Bars

Community Translations

The fixes!

Instant Research Is Finally Instant!

Measuring Tool

Stuck Guests and Slowdown

Thieves Not Getting Caught

An Adventure Like No Other

Let Us Know What You Think!

We've Left Early Access!

Livestreams

15th November Update

Mac Support

Livestream

Update Changelog

October 16th 2021 Hotfix

Additional

Quick Update

Changelog