SimAirport

Released: Feb 28, 2020
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 08:04 GMT

Updates & announcements

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31 Oct 2023Developer post
Dawn Of The First Patch
Last week we said we'll deploy two patches and while we were not specific about the timing for Patch #1 - besides saying it will be on edge soon - we're happy to announce that it's now released publicly on the default branch! This patch includes many bug fixes along with a number
Last week we said we'll deploy two patches and while we were not specific about the timing for Patch #1 - besides saying it will be on edge soon - we're happy to announce that it's now released publicly on the default branch!
This patch includes many bug fixes along with a number of improvements sprinkled about in terms of performance and quality-of-life/UX enhancements. Check out the full patch notes below for a detailed overview!
With a patch comes a live-stream announcement! Be sure to join us for a fire-side chat, to ask questions or to just listen to us ramble!
Live Stream Details
When: Saturday, November 4th @ 2PM EDT // 18:00 GMT // 19:00 CET Where to Watch
YouTube
Twitch
Steam - or directly on this page, once the stream begins!
Patch Highlights

Steam Deck UI
First of all we took a look at the problems making it hard or impossible to play SimAirport on SteamDeck. The major issue was UIs just not fitting on the Screen, specifically two. On the one hand the "quick scenario" UI did not fit at all - while not used a lot on the SteamDeck it is very annoying to fail. On the other hand there's the "Airline Detail View" - the window showing all the information about an airline. It has been an issue even on some Desktop resolution/scale combinations and has been annoyingly going off screen for some time due to the way it is designed. With this patch both these windows have been fixed or reworked to fit on the screen - the Airline Detail View got a lot more love to be more ... detailed - check below to see what changed! Another point for a good experience on SteamDeck is the on-screen keyboard. If you want to enter something, name something or search something you need a keyboard - previously it would not come up automatically for a lot of input fields. This is now fixed - the keyboard will come up and you can type away :)
Airline Details View
This window has been behaving naughty to say the least. Frequently it would either start off-screen or - if it was still in view - try to get off in a hurry. It did so due to a mix of its height and window positioning in general. Considering most of you are playing SimAirport on 16:9 or similar landscape aspect ratios the window had to be reworked to make more sense and use the space more sensibly. Instead of just being one column the new version of the Airline Details View is now split up into two columns. The left side contains the Airline Satisfaction information as well as the Fleet it is using. The right side contains the available contracts section as well as a new list for already accepted contracts made possible by the extra space available due to the extra column. This way you can quickly see - and cancel - contracts by airline. Last but not least below both columns the negotiated deal now has a wider section and two columns of text making it easy to read without having to scroll in most cases. We've given this window a lot of love but we've also found some further things we can improve about it so be sure to take a look at the next edge updates!
Honorable Mentions

Picking (using Q by default) on bare concrete now selects foundation.
Improved visuals of luggage cars when driving to/away from baggage depots.
Fix gates wrongly selecting baggage claims that may result in pax not being able to actually get their bags and bags laying around unclaimed.
Rework metal detectors and body scanners. Pax now have to wait for a little after going through a MD or BS and there is a chance Pax have to wait longer (manually being checked) - this chance is lower on body scanners. In addition metal detectors now have a small chance for PAX to have to go through again and re-scan.
Looking Ahead.
Up next, we're already hard at work on the next patch which is slated to bring an even beefier chunk of new & exciting things to SimAirport! Stay tuned to the edge branch for updates and to follow progress of the upcoming second patch.
Thank you!
As always, massive thank you to the community for helping us get this one through edge so quickly (and extra thanks for catching a last-minute bug). We truly couldn't do this without the community's continued support -- thank you!
PS - We ❤ SimAirport! :)
Full Change Log
Hotfix patch November 5th (Build date November 2nd)

Bunch of minor performance improvements (will mostly impact larger airports - the larger the bigger the impact of these).
Fix fire truck spawned at midnight (i.e. the decorative one) getting stuck if the game is saved and loaded while it is on map. This includes a save fix for existing saves.
Fix modded ticketing desk and kiosks not recognized in ticketing zones.
Fix tutorials not showing assigned keys in texts.
Fix basics tutorial not continuing on the assign queue text if the gate agent desk did not finish construction when the step starts.

Fix assign to dialog opening when changing floor while an object is selected.
Secure area report now shows outside as light green if it is secure.
Add flooring under doors of the starter airport.
Fix metal detectors & body scanners entry delay causing long pause between Pax using it.
Fix work schedule naming dialog showing last entry instead of current name.
Fix clicking on notification sometimes opens the wrong dialog or showing the wrong position.
Fix AI sometimes failing in security and ending up in a loop.
Fix "Assign To" available on ID Check Stand without advanced security unlocked.
Fix security bins sometimes being picked up without one being placed after loading a save.
Fix security bins rendering underneath bag scanners in some configurations.
Fix on screen keyboard not coming up for some inputs on SteamDecks.
Rework new scenario UI to make sure it fits on SteamDecks.
Rework metal detectors and body scanners. Pax now have to wait for a little after going through a MD or BS and there is a chance Pax have to wait longer (manually being checked) - this is lower on body scanners. In addition metal detectors now have a small chance for PAX to have to go through again and re-scan.
Fix script mods failing to load causing the game not to load in some occasions.
Fix removing a gate may cause gate policies to reset.
Rework airline details view. The window now better fits without clipping out of bounds on the top or bottom. In addition it now has a list of accepted flights and the option to cancel them.
Increase escalator speed.
Several minor performance improvements.
Fix ticketing zone validation not correctly detecting missing ticketing desk/kiosk.
Fix move cursor appearing when hovering over flight entry in flight scheduler while the cursor is still over another UI.
Fix "hidden" button on flight scheduler having inconsistent behaviour (now works similar the other filter buttons).
Fix game time/day hover information not taking UI scale into account and possibly overlapping the UI elements.
Fix notifications not scaling correctly in some cases.
Picking (using Q by default) on bare concrete now selects foundation.
Fix missing keybind for zone picking (Ctrl + Q by default).
Fix construction indicator not clearing when upgrading while the upgrade is partially off-screen.
Fix accepting flight from airline jumps the available flights list to the top.
Improve visuals of luggage cars when driving to/away from baggage depots.
Fix gates wrongly selecting baggage claims that may result in pax not being able to actually get their bags and bags laying around unclaimed.
Fix pathfinding issue to prevent reachability problems. NOTE: This may have broken something downstream so please let us know (either here or on discord) about any pathing change that seems wrong or any stuck agents!
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24 Oct 2023Developer post
Time for an Update!
Hello, SimAirport Community! We're alive!! As we've talked about on our live streams , Discord , and on the forums -- we're dying to ship an update for SimAirport, we owe you an update. So, that's exactly what we're working on! We wanted to take some time today to let you know th
30 Jun 2022Developer post
Summer 2022 - Performance Upgrades, Translations, and New Game!
It's summer for us and it's really heating up (and probably starting to really get cold for those of you in the southern hemisphere) -- and with the heat on, it's time for an update to SimAirport! In this iteration we've taken an even deeper look into Performance and we have some
It's summer for us and it's really heating up (and probably starting to really get cold for those of you in the southern hemisphere) -- and with the heat on, it's time for an update to SimAirport!
In this iteration we've taken an even deeper look into Performance and we have some solid gains for you on that front. We have also brought to SimAirport the same Localization system that we've been using for SimCasino, which will make adding & improving translations much simpler for the community. Finally, we'd like to take a short look at our newly-announced upcoming title and talk a bit about how it came to be!
Before we get into the details, we want to make you aware of our upcoming Live-Stream -- planned for this Sunday! We haven't done one in a while but Arthur and Joscha are excited to join you once again to play SimAirport alongside the community and chat with you -- we'll be talking and answering questions about SimAirport and, as usual, it will be a "fire-side chat" style discussion where we'll talk about anything interesting, from gaming & aviation to world news, and anything in between.
We're excited to be back streaming with you and playing SimAirport, so be sure to join us!
Live Stream Details
When: Sunday, July 3rd @ 11AM PDT // 20:00 CEST Where to Watch
YouTube
Twitch
Steam - or directly on this page, once the stream begins!
Performance
As we've always said - we're always looking for performance improvements and if/when we find something actionable, we won't hesitate to jump at the opportunity. Sometimes, however, this isn't enough -- and to get a really deep look into how and what we can do to improve performance improve we've been sitting down together in multiple-hours-long calls and delving deep into the profiling tools at our disposal. For a reference, this is one of the reporting tools that we have available and is a good example of what we're talking about:
Note: This is the Profiling view of our last default build - it helps us see the areas we can Improve on.
Since the last release we've been able to find major performance gains in several of the "systems" that the SimAirport gameplay relies upon to function. Notably, agent movement updates & calculations - these are now parallelized, meaning several threads can run these updates at once leading to a relatively substantial improvement especially for those who have robust CPUs with high core counts.
The second major improvement comes from improving how we organize and approach the agent rendering aspect of the code - specifically the organization & layout of the data, and how many "indirections" were required simply to update the position or facing of PAX and staff. While the new code may not be quite as optimal from a maintainability standpoint, due to the "hot path" that this code has (translation: extremely high-frequency invocation), making this code more 'direct' (even if a bit less legible) directly translated to a relatively major boost in performance -- and one that doesn't change the underlying results whatsoever, meaning the improvements made here will affect everyone!
Lastly, we've improved several aspects related to our "object validation/functional requirement checking" systems -- this handles things like ensuring that objects or zones are functional. We won't dive too deep into the weeds on this one, but suffice it to say that we uncovered several aspects of the system that were substantially slower than they should have been, bordering on egregious even, and much of this code was still nearly "original" from early in SimAirport's development. Suffice to say, after updating these systems and applying better paradigms we were able to make several areas of this system run quite a bit faster! :).
Besides these major systems, we've also fixed various issues as we encountered them across them - check out the full change-log below for all the details!
Results - An 18% Performance Improvement!
We've been able to improve performance by a whopping 18% -- and that's on a massive 14k+ PAX airport!!
A big thank you to Chick for letting us test on his save!
Check out the some of the detailed profiling results we've gathered; this screenshot displays the "before" vs "after" (a comparison between last default and today's default release):
If you'd like to know more about what, why or how we took care of profiling SimAirport, or if you want to understand the things we talked about a little deeper, then be sure to join us on Discord or join us on the upcoming live stream! :)
New Translation System
As you may know, we "crowd-source" translations via you -- the community -- for both SimAirport and SimCasino. While this has been working really great for SimCasino, we've been using an older and antiquated system to handle collaboration by the community for SimAirport, a system that has been in place since the initial release of the SimAirport localization functionality, and which even predates the existence of the system. The new system is MUCH easier, though, and far more user-friendly -- and so we're now making the switch to Localizor for SimAirport, too!
We've been using Localizor on SimCasino since release - it's easy to use for everyone, and now both games can much more easily be translated into many more languages and further refinement/improvement to translations of already-supported languages can continue with far less friction than before.
If you'd like to help us translating SimAirport into your language be sure to check out SimAirport on Localizor - If you have any questions or need any assistance you can always let us know on our Steam Forums or join our Discord Server!
We've also taken a look at, and fixed, several issues related to translations, language-specific fonts, and fonts/text in general. Some fonts (e.g. the one used for Chinese) were not correctly displaying all characters - this is now fixed for all fonts! We also received and confirmed reports of some font-related issues when playing on Apple M1 systems, where only some text would be displayed while other parts were completely invisible - this has also been fixed!
Newly-Announced Upcoming Title!
Escape: The Endless Dogwatch is the next game from LVGameDev and is a project spearheaded by Michael. It's a new and unique genre for us, a point-and-click adventure set on a creepy ship where you, as the 2nd Officer, have to to uncover a secret that the Captain is hiding from you. Wishlist on Steam: Escape: The Endless Dogwatch
Final Words
You may have noticed somewhat of a downtime from us the last few months, in terms of updates for SimAirport and SimCasino. To be honest, we've all been a little burned out to some extent, or at least close to it. To avoid burnout and stagnation, we have all been on vacation recently, and we've all spent some time working on various 'passion projects' to keep the fire alive (along with new game), all in an effort to continue keeping things fresh and fun. Also, some of you may know, Joscha is still in University -- so, in addition to working on SimAirport, that has added a bit of additional downtime as he (hopefully!) starts to wrap up his studies, too.
Luckily, working with ya'll is always a treat - whether on the forums, live-streams, email, or Discord -- we're always happy to chat and discuss how we can best improve SimAirport!
Be sure to check out Escape: The Endless Dogwatch and join our Discord server for some chatting!
Happy Summer (and/or Winter) To All - the LVGD Team
Changelog for the Hotfix of July 5th

Disable LRT Sounds until we can either improve it or add a slider for it.
Fix text settings and make sure we're using the right font in all places.
Fix setting font in some places - we don't need to set the font, it should be correct from the get-go.
Fix setting objects constructionstate to finished twice when constructing using instant build which may have caused an issue where the AI would only chose one object instead of spreading out to several of the same type.
Update TMP package to fix texts going missing.
Fix mod closing mod status menu using ESC while mods are being downloaded causing the game to be stuck on paused.
Actually fix fonts being broken - I thought I had fixed this for Chinese and some other Languages but it appears it was still broken; Should now be fixed.
Fix some text being displayed all scrambled up due to using the wrong Font.
Fix deleting non-functional queue resulting in non-functional warning being left until reloading the save.
Full Change Log

Prevent functional object updates from being calculated on threads which could have caused problems. Dev Note: It was probably fine and wouldn't be noticeable but this just makes sure nothing can break while not impacting performance :)
Improved performance of functional object checks.
Check up to 20 objects at once for whether or not they're functional (this will result in faster updates if e.g. the secure area is broken).
Fix PAX being spawned all at once causing a lag spike whenever a bus, LRT or plane unloads.
Various smaller code refactors to improve performance.
Improve runtime of some agent tasks.
Improve performance of updating agent positions (~3.5x faster on our tests, should result in a pretty good improvement overall).
Improve calls on (smart) objects.
Fix some objects/elements using the wrong font possibly causing some objects not to display text on M1 Macs.
Add a system to concurrently update agent movement.
Fix some texts not receiving the right font when switching language.
Add Radial menu for tools and UI (two separate ones); these are mostly for controllers but can be used on desktop to; On desktop they're setup for Mouse Button 4 and 5, if your mouse doesn't have any extra buttons check out the keybindings!
Theme hotkey bindings menu to be in the same look as the rest of the game.
Update steam integration libraries to prevent possible crash on launch and other inconsistencies with Steam.
Update translations from github.
Moved translations to localizor - update about this with a more detailed description to follow soon.
Fix issue where too many characters in one Font may cause an overflow and all further characters to only show up as rectangles.
Fix possible issue where pax don't go home after a flight was unable to land.
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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
03 Mar 2022Developer post
March Update - Performance, Input and the Steam Deck
Celebrating the launch of the Steam Deck, we're happy to bring you today's patch containing improvements to Input handling (including full Controller support!), several performance improvements, and a bunch of general bug fixes, too! Input Rework To support all inputs of the Stea
Celebrating the launch of the Steam Deck, we're happy to bring you today's patch containing improvements to Input handling (including full Controller support!), several performance improvements, and a bunch of general bug fixes, too!
Input Rework
To support all inputs of the Steam Deck and to have support for Controllers we've completely overhauled our input system. Previously we've done most of the input stuff ourselves (we're really the people who'd like to do everything by ourselves) but have now upgraded the whole system to use Rewired - a well-known and highly regarded input system for Unity.
This rework allows us to not only support the Steam Deck better but also allows basically all Controllers, Joysticks, or other Gamepads to be used in SimAirport - the list of supported hardware is indeed rather long. In addition, it does simplify the code for us by a lot and helps us with any new features or additions requiring input.
In addition to what's in this update, we've also got some further improvements planned that didn't make it into this update. For example, having a radial menu (which will be usable from KB/Mouse as well as Controller) makes it simpler to open tools or windows - especially without having to remember the keybindings!
Performance Upgrades
We'll keep this one short as we've already spoken about what exactly changed on our dev-log in the beginning of February; Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/598330/view/3118182224262686059
In short, however: We've found a good performance improvement that will have a good impact, especially on bigger airports where a lot of AI agents need to check if objects can be reached.
We have also improved the handling of 'queue overrun' conditions and how the game handles it to keep the airport running well even on high load (e.g. when first loading a massive save) - check the above-mentioned dev-log for more information on that topic, too! :)
Lastly on this topic we've been experimenting with some further changes that may improve performance - we need to test these experiments further to be sure they're actually improvements and more work is needed in general; We'll update you as soon as we have more news on this!
Final Words
As always thank you all for being around! If you have received a Steam Deck be sure to leave some feedback for us on how the controls feel and what games you're playing besides SA :)
If you want to see some of the experiments and/or early previews of stuff we work on be sure to join the Discord server - always happy to talk to ya'll!
All the best wishes and hopes ya'll are safe from the team!
Full change log

Add a button to teleport apron vehicles to their hangar in case they're completely stuck without a road.
Add detection for whether or not a mouse is connected to hide the virtual cursor on launch (The virtual cursor is the one used when you're controlling the on-screen cursor using a controller).
Add setting for virtual cursor speed.
Add on-screen keyboard component to input fields for use on the steam deck (this can probably be used on other systems too - let me know if you'd like to use an on-screen keyboard anywhere!).
Fix RESET startup option not running correctly sometimes.
Some minor UI improvements.
Update Steam integration.
Fix issue in ModLoader possibly causing some mods to not load correctly on new saves.
Add check to make sure one-way paths cannot be placed on security zones (placement in security zones may cause issues with the zone, you can still place them behind the zone though).
Fix "Show Non-Secure Path" not being removed after closing the selected object dialog.
Fix a possible issue that may cause planes to be missing completely instead of showing UFO sprite.
Fix possible issue where some data is not reset when sectors rebuild causing areas to rarely not show correct status for security availability or reachability.
Rework automatic slowdown - the game was already slowing down when the job queue got overwhelmed but will now do so in a more consistent manner and will show it in the speed display under the clock.
Improve several reachability and object choosing algorithms - this should give a boost across the board but especially for big airports.
Fix some missing mods not correctly listed in the missing mods list.
Fix build menu overlapping bottom menu buttons when UI scale is not 100%.
Fix issue with how the game looks at neighboring cells in several places of code.
Fix issue where agents would rarely overshoot and run out of a secure area re-doing security (this was caused by the above issue).
Add check to make sure pax can walk diagonally and improve flow field generation (basically how agents move around).
Fix old save-fix possibly despawning cars that were on a road ramp up causing pax of a flight to go missing.
Some cleanup of the scene to fix some missing warnings.
Fix possible scaling issue with notifications.
Improve animations of new agent sprites standing at or boarding from the LRT Platform.
Improve default stationary state for new agent sprites.
Fix runway upgrades working while being under construction.
Fix "Fastest" quality setting causing mods to render incorrectly.
Fix mod-loader not taking into account all loaded mods when checking for missing mods causing a lot of mods to show up as missing but installed.
Add early setup for some user settings to make sure they're setup even on the first launch of SA.
Fix some sprites of multi-level objects being rendered on the same/wrong floor due to some missing configuration.
Fix modded sprites being offset by the SpriteManager - now rendered correctly.
Add a fallback in case a floor goes missing (e.g. when a mod is removed) - the game will now use concrete in this case instead of just having no floor and failing to load the save.
Add seeding to agent names so saves now get a different set of names for initial agents.
Fix taxiway not placeable if extrusion is on the spawn road or LRT track.
Fix mods using auto-foundation visible on all levels but the one the object was actually placed on.
Fix some input devices randomly scrolling in dialogs/UIs.
Modding: Fix LRT boarding not using all doors on modded LRT trains.
Modding: Use SpriteManager for LRT Tracks allowing LRT Track modding.
Modding: Fix modded sprites pivot calculation.
Modding: Fix mod OnLoad causing an exception stopping the game to load completely.
Modding: Add an exception for .pdb files in scripts folder to help debugging mod code/scripts.
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09 Feb 2022GamingOnLinux
SimAirport getting some great upgrades ready for the Steam Deck
A little building and management on the go? SimAirport from LVGameDev LLC sounds like it might be a good choice, with the developer highlighting upcoming changes and improvements for the Steam Deck and it will help all platforms. Read the full article here:
08 Feb 2022Developer post
Dev Update: Steam Deck and Performance Improvements!
To kick February off we'd like to talk about the upcoming SimAirport update - along the lines of a dev-log, so you know what we're currently working on & what you can expect from SimAirport in the near future! Steam Deck Valve will soon be launching the 'Steam Deck' and as th
31 Dec 2021Developer post
December 2021 Update
Just shy of 2022 we'd like to present you the December update for 2021 - while it took longer than expected on our end we're happy to release this load of fixes and improvements to you all. Patch Notes - Notable additions Remote Gate Improvements! Remote gates have gotten one hig
Just shy of 2022 we'd like to present you the December update for 2021 - while it took longer than expected on our end we're happy to release this load of fixes and improvements to you all.
Patch Notes - Notable additions
Remote Gate Improvements!
Remote gates have gotten one highly requested feature as well as some general improvements and bug fixes (e.g. not loading a plane if part of the crew is already on the plane while the rest are still on a bus). Remote bus pickups now have three modes, Pickup & Dropoff, Pickup Only, Dropoff Only. By default the P&D mode will be selected which works the same as the previous implementation where the same stop will be used for both arriving and departing passengers. In addition to the modes you can also assign several bus pickups to the same remote gate. The Pickup Only mode - as the name states - will be used to load any departing pax onto the bus that would like to get to the aircraft. The Dropoff Only mode will do the reverse, it's used for any arriving pax coming into your airport being dropped off from the aircraft. In addition, while using the Dropoff Only mode on a remote bus pickup it can be assigned to as many remote gates as you wish meaning you can have a central dropoff area for all arriving passengers.
Steam Integration Improvements
We've updated our Steam integration in this cycle - while the old version wasn't broken it did start to show it's age (e.g. in the missing mods dialog not correctly showing the status). Coming with this upgrade we also reworked the missing mods dialog - it will now correctly show status for downloads and, as soon as all mods were downloaded, will ask if you'd like to reload your game right now. The menu will also include mods besides airlines and aircraft - so any object mod or script mod that may be required for a save.
Modding Improvements
With this update saves will now store all mods you've been using while playing including any script and object mod besides airlines and aircraft. This means you can now safely share your games with friends or on the Workshop an other people can correctly load the game with all objects in place - made even easier with the improvements to the missing mods menu mentioned above :) The update also helps us out - if you run into an issue with this version while using a lot of mods we can debug it with the mods you've been using, so no broken or unusable airports on our end anymore! Lastly, small but notable, the capacity of dumpsters can now be modded.
MacOS Text Issue Hotfix
We just set live the Hotfix for MacOS not having any text, be sure to let us know if any text issue still remains or rendering is now back :) The hotfix is live as of now (January 2nd ~21:20 UTC) - you may need to verify your files if you don't see the update yet.
A few words to you!
Thanks for being patient with us through this year - we're really happy to get this update out to you! I'd like to say sorry for the delay though - many of you know we're a small team, sometimes we underestimate what needs to be done for a release and this was definitely the case with the December update. We would've liked to have it out a week ago right around the holidays but pushed it back a week to get some more issues fixed (check the changelog below for all fixes/improvements). At this point I'd like to mention our discord server - while we're active on most platforms Joscha is usually around to answer questions on discord, if you run into any issue you'd like to discuss or have any questions in general be sure to let us know! Link: https://discord.gg/ShqSSEK And lastly, we wish everyone a happy new year! May 2022 be a good one!
Full change log

Fix moving the ATC Tower may cause no planes to land until reloading a save.
Fix "Show non Secure Path" button on objects that require a secure area but are in an unsecure area. It now actually shows the path correctly :)
Fix runways not being placable close to fences. Fences were already placable close to runways so now both work.
Rework how aircraft sprites are loaded. Previously all aircraft sprites would be loaded at once, they're now loaded only when required. In addition fleets in airline details will use a smaller image instead of the whole aircraft sprite. This should save a lot of VRAM helping systems with iGPUs as well as older GPUs.
Fix road reachability sometimes determining a bus pickup cannot reach the gate while the vehicles are using it without a problem (more technical: The reachability check did not include both directions on the apron side, it now does since vehicles on the apron can drive on the road both ways).
Fix issue where a runway may be removed even through the dismantle project was cancelled.
Fix tasks to dismantle upgrades from runways and baggage hubs when dismantling the base object not saved/lost after reload.
Fix upgrades comming up as "UNKNOWN" and in a bugged state if dismantling the base object and reloading the game.
Fix runways not correctly being detected as usable if it was marked for dismantling, saving the game and reloading the game and cancelling the dismantling again. Previously the game would detect the runway only after another reload, now works correctly.
Fix notification hover text showing the full text of any object previously hovered over if the cursour was moved from said object onto the notification.
Add new notification in case a passenger was not able to board a plane in case they're unable to reach the gate door from the gate agent desk.
Fix "Browse Saves Folder" not actually opening the browser on MacOS.
Fix possible nullref in mod status menu.
Overhaul missing mods/mod status menu. The menu now lists all mods (not just aircrafts and airlines) and the download will now run correctly with updates being shown in the list.
Saves will now store what mods were used at save-time. Sharing a save will now bring up the missing mods screen for all mods correctly and with the overhaul all mods can be downloaded easily.
Fix the naming convention of some languages.
Fix remote bus pickup stating it requires a door on the ground floor while working perfectly fine underground.
Fix PA Amplifiers erroring with "Must be placed in valid electrical zone" in case it's placed facing towards a wall.
Fix aircraft gate flyout menu (the one for reports/overlays) always being disabled.
Fix time slot highlighting in master flight schedule ending after ~50 gates - we did not expect ya'll to have that many gates but it will now scale to the window so I dare you to break it again!
Backported some fonts and the font choosing/updating system from SimCasino - changing language should be a lot more consistent in terms of actually showing the new right font.
Fix crew boarded state not correctly being set on some remote gate flights in case only part of the crew is on board of the plane while another part is waiting in the second bus. Save fix included :).
Fix possible issue with objects failing their functionality checks.
Fix possible issue with apron buses in case a plane doesn't arrive or depart on time.
Fix maintenance panel not correctly working in case a mod needing maintenance is missing.
Fix several issues with maintenance trying to start out of window or without actually needing maintenance.
Fix not being able to change bus pickup assignment if no plane or bus is using the pickup or any assigned gate while a plane was scheduled on any gate.
Improve runway placement tooltip - now only shows the 5 planes with the longest requirement that could use the currently placed runway.
Update steam integration (for stability and workshop compatibility).
Increase max pathfinding length for planes to enable bigger maps (planes could get stuck due to not being able to pathfind on some modded sizes).
Fix maintenance not correctly finishing in some cases.
Add ability to connect bus pickups with the terminal using sidewalk and crosswalks (like remote gates already work).
Add ability to assign more than one bus pickup per gate.
Add ability to select what mode a bus pickup should run in (Pickup & Dropoff (default), Pickup Only, Dropoff Only) - In Dropoff only mode a bus pickup can be assigned to as many gates as you wish.
Fix remote gates in walking mode not working if crosswalk is used as last walking part adjacent to the gate.
Fix objects taken down for maintenance before actually having to be maintained.
Add warning on metal detectors, body scanners and bag scanners in case one of their usage positions is not in a security zone.
Fix reception desk is placeable on walls and outdoors.
Fix maintenance sometimes getting stuck when the task fails due to a nullref exception.
Fix objects may not be correctly staffed if a worker doesn't correctly get to the object.
Increase max flight count per airline (mostly helps with modded airlines).
Fix fuel UI hover showing "Current Reserves" where it should state "Pending Deliveries".
Fix fuel amount could overflow on the valuation UI (the cash calculation was not affected).
Fix wander near object task could choose a position to wander to that would end up in the agent having to re-do security.
Fix wrong detection of when walking through walls is needed - in some rare cases workmen could not path and a construction project might get stuck.
Fix runway tooltip breaks when placing runway lights using instant build while having the game paused.
Enable thirst and hunger for arrival passengers.
Fix gate <=> ticket zone were assigned twice on save load.
Fix pax may run around on the grass when deplaning from a walking remote gate.
Fix hover box sometimes loosing its layout when leaving the hovered object.
Fix missing text on police cars and fire trucks.
Fix "Z fighting" on the flight scheduler, now the time row is always on top.
Improve flight schedule entry UI, the line spacing is smaller and it'll shorten the airline name to better fit in the little space available.
Modding: Fix uploading UI never resetting the tag selection.
Modding: Fix mod airlines and aircrafts sometimes breaking due to bad ID datatype.
Modding: Add ability to view local aircraft and airline mods while offline.
Modding: Make dumpster capacity moddable; attribute "Capacity" was added to the config with type int. The base game one has a default of 10.
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01 Dec 2021Developer post
Not Forgotten! Upcoming December Patch!
As some of you may have heard on our recent live streams, we are actively working on an update for SimAirport!! We've talked about it on our last few streams & we have discussed it quite a bit on Discord (be sure to join!) -- but we wanted to make sure everyone was aware, hen
18 Oct 2020Developer post
Interview with SimCasino Composer Jerry Martin!
We've posted an interview with composer Jerry Martin in our SimCasino news! Check it out now, and make sure to add the game to your Wishlist if you want to stay up to date! What is SimCasino? A Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expa
15 Aug 2020Developer post
August 2020 Update
August, a hot summer month and the host for our latest update! Wrapping up this cycle today we're getting out a lot of fixes, stability, and some quality of live additions while we're also working on SimCasino. If you haven't heard of SimCasino yet be sure to check it out over he
August, a hot summer month and the host for our latest update! Wrapping up this cycle today we're getting out a lot of fixes, stability, and some quality of live additions while we're also working on SimCasino. If you haven't heard of SimCasino yet be sure to check it out over here!
Developer Live Stream
We'll be hosting our typical fire-side live-stream next weekend, to answer questions and just have some fun with the community.
When: Friday, 21st of August @ 11AM PDT // 20:00 CEST Where: YouTube, Twitch, and Steam The Airport: This Airport on the Workshop :)
Patch Notes - Notable additions
Remote walking gates!
Sometimes you may want your terminal to be small and have several gates in front of it - all reachable by walking from the terminal to the gate - just like the low cost airlines often do! This is now possible! Remote gates can now be switched between the bus mode (having a road in front of them) and walking mode (having a sidewalk in front of them). To switch the mode just click the gate and select the "Switch Mode" button. You'll get different requirements for both and the game only displays the problems for the current mode. Once switched just connect the gate's "terminal side" to a door in the terminal. You can use Sidewalk, Crosswalks, and any modded material that is set up for usage in the secure area (check the Workshop and take a look at the flooring mods). One building idea from our side: You can put these walking gates just a little further than you'd usually place a terminal gate and add remote bus pickups. This way you can combine remote bus gates and remote walking gates all on one terminal front! Be sure to share a screenshot of your layout with us!
Underground Roads
Roads can now be placed underground and can tunnel under existing structures. Usually, this would be a small point but we wanted to share that this one is a point where you guys changed our minds! When adding a new feature we try to make it some challenge or add some gameplay relevant aspect to it, it should always be a task to work with but we're not always right on making that "task" fun. With underground roads not being able to tunnel under existing structure we hit one of these challenges that just didn't fit. Based on your feedback, in the forums & during live-streams, we went ahead and removed this restriction completely for both roads and road ramps!
Notification System
We've added some smaller notifications to help you in day to day gameplay or just show you something that may get missed for a veteran player or a new player doesn't know about.
Transport Capacity: Lets you know when the transport capacity has been reached (and passed) and pax may not be able to get to your airport. Will open the transports and deliveries section when clicked.
Kitche problem: Sometimes we miss an object or don't remember to get stock into the kitchen, this notification will let you know when an order could not be fulfilled. Will go to the kitchen and open the kitchen's overview when clicked.
UI Improvements
We went ahead and tweaked some of the UI, notably three smaller changes:
The save game UI will now use your last save name even if you expanded your airport.
Sections on the grants UI now better fit their content mostly removing scrolling on the track list and the track description.
The perfect ops detail overview will give more details on why, when and where a plane was delayed or a passenger missed their flight.
A few words to you!
We just want to say thank you! Thank you for your commitment to us, our community and for helping us out with feedback and reports. We're always happy to talk with you - whether it's on the forums, Reddit, Twitter, Discord or on our live streams - you guys are the reason we're where we are today. We'd also like to take a second to get a big thanks out to everyone creating mods in their free time for others to have fun with! We, along with the community, appreciate your efforts tremendously -- we love seeing all the awesome new stuff you guys put out -- thank you! We hope to chat with you on our next live stream, stay safe and keep on building!
Full change log

Add a new mode to the remote gates, they now support Bus and Walk mode.
Add crosswalk to allowed walkable space in the secure area.
Fix several sector reachability <-> error situations that would end up with sectors showing not accessible even though they are.
Remove tunneling restriction when placing roads underneath existing structures.
Add option to ignore admin requirements to the sandbox menu.
Fix instant build not costing money.
Fix zone texts sometimes ending up bigger than expected.
Fix garbage trucks sometimes getting stuck when a trash bag is moved into a container while already on the list of tasks for the truck.
Fix cost display for moving walkways when placing while some material is in storage.
Fix sandbox menu trying to save the size making the text disappear.
Fix nullref that could cause issues related to crosswalks (i.e. having 10 dismantle buttons on the selection dialog).
Expand checks on parking lots to specifically check for spawn/despawn connectivity to prevent stuck cars.
Fix tooltip not disappearing when right-clicking with some tools active.
Fix runways possibly placeable off-grid on some occasions.
Fix road ramp validations - they're now in-line with the road placement restrictions and tunneling works for them too!
Fix issue where a direction change on escalators would mean no pax use them until the sectors are regenerated.
Fix cars sometimes spawning underground leading to stuck cars/nothing spawning.
Limit max interest rate to 50% instead of 500%.
Improve flight crew boarding (they'll try to get to the gate earlier).
Fix stat for lifetime revenue is not correctly calculated for terminals.
Rework grants UI to better show track list and track description without scrolling.
Fix save name showing "land_expansion" when saving after expanding the airport - now shows your last saved name.
Add QuickSelect as default keybind.
Fix pax getting stuck if their flight's gate doesn't exist anymore.
Fix vehicles stopping on road ramps and trying to pick up pax.
Add notification in case a vehicle could not stop and pick up passengers.
Fix standby gates not used in case both gate agent desks are in the same security wing but the origin desk can't reach the standby desk without re-doing security.
Add the ability to add default airlines to existing games.
Fix delays when recalculating a secure area in some cases.
Add notification in case the transport capacity has been reached.
Fix parking vehicles not spawning in rare cases.
Lower minimum schedule time for flights to 45min (Note: Use time wisely, 45 minutes will work for small planes but anything from a 737 up will most likely take longer!).
Fix auto fuel delivery not taking into account pending reserves that should be delivered at the same time.
Fix bankruptcy giving the accomplished achievement instead of the unaccomplished achievement.
Add error message for remote gates placed against a terminal and terminal gates placed into the open field.
Fix remote gate prices (previously all were 20k cost).
Fix issue where cars would not drop off their passengers leading to some pax never showing up for a flight.
Fix parking vehicles never resetting their parking start time leading to extreme profits from parking lots.
When selling a fuel truck fuel is now moved into the system or sold.
Fix position for when an agent ends up on a conveyor transition.
Show green color on flight status pax boarded only when all pax have been scanned, otherwise show orange.
Rework perfect ops details - it now better shows the actual information of interest (for new flights - old flights may not have all details).
Fix ID Check not taking into account downstream objects when dequeuing agents.
Fix text in tutorial stating to assign a queue to an object (you can only assign an object to a queue).
Change stuck message on aircraft in case they're not able to reach the runway (they now state which runway they cannot reach and the direction of takeoff).
Fix some components possibly re-using an old path renderer leading to UI issues (e.g. staff scheduler not opening correctly).
Add minimum runway length to master flight schedule entry (shown on hover under arrival and departure times).
Fix flights shown as delayed when changing gate due to bad ChangeGate flag.
Add no stock warning to the kitchen overview display.
Add notification in case a kitchen cannot fulfill orders (due to no stock or missing objects).
Fix runway upgrades may be placed on level -1 leading to funky rendering.
Fix parking vehicles not despawning when a lot went MIA in some cases.
Fix pax not able to exit conference rooms.
Fix crosswalk cannot be walked on in outside + secure areas when placed directly on the terminal.
Fix buses possibly getting stuck when they stop in a corner road and their position is not actually on the road.
Fix instant build failing to correctly construct runway lights.
Modding changes

Modding: Fix modded objects with newly added AttachToWall property failing to correctly position on the map.
Modding: Fix several nullrefs in case mods are missing.
Modding: Fix security zone not working in case several SmartObject components are on the same placeable config.
Modding: Fix issue when using several security components on one object.
Modding: Add exception handling in case a script mod fails to load with a ReflectionTypeLoadException.
Modding: Fix some possible issues with mod uploading & save game steam_ids to ulong to prevent issues with overflowing ints.
Modding: Fix modded toilets and sinks not satisfying restroom zones.
Modding: Fix materials not showing up if any more than one atlas is used for modded floors.
Modding: Add a configurable mask to bag scanner component.
Modding: Add the ability to use i18n key as mod name.
Modding: Add field on construction materials, it can now be set to be walkable outside in a secure area.
Modding: Fix no error showing up in case an i18n file is failing to load.
Modding: Fix floor mods having lines due to wrong filtering mode.
Modding: Fix modded remote monitoring stations that don't require staff won't work.
Modding: Fix some problems with modded body scanners.
Modding: Fix arcade mods not satisfying requirements for the arcade zone.
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27 Jun 2020Developer post
Live Stream & Announcement
We're happy to announce our next SimAirport live stream! And a bit of an extra treat today, too! ːsteamhappyː Join us in this latest installment of the "fireside chat" dev live-stream! Get your burning questions answered, provide feedback on SimAirport, discuss ideas directly wit
We're happy to announce our next SimAirport live stream! And a bit of an extra treat today, too! ːsteamhappyː
Join us in this latest installment of the "fireside chat" dev live-stream! Get your burning questions answered, provide feedback on SimAirport, discuss ideas directly with the dev team, tell us what issues or quirks you've encountered, even discuss the meaning of life -- or just drop in to say hello! We'll even be talking a bit about our next game, SimCasino! ːsteamhappyː
Live Stream Details
When: July 1st @ 11AM PDT // 20:00 CEST Where to Watch
YouTube
Twitch
Steam - or directly on this page, once the stream begins!
SimCasino Announcement!!!
We're happy to finally announce our second game - SimCasino! SimCasino is a tycoon-style management/builder game where you'll be tasked with building a casino/hotel empire. Endless possibilities, like its older brother, though this time in full-fledged 3D & with even more design/customization options! Made by the same team that brings you SimAirport, and with the same enthusiasm and community focus, we hope you'll be excited to build & manage your Casino empire when SimCasino releases later this year!
Wishlist SimCasino today! See SimCasino on Steam for details, screenshots, & the trailer!
Have no fear! There's still plenty more in store for SimAirport, too! We will continue dedicating full-time resources to SimAirport for the foreseeable future, and there's still more coming -- check out the Official SimAirport Roadmap to see what's in the pipeline currently!
Programming Streams
If you're interested in how SimAirport is made or just want to chat with us while we work on the game we're frequently doing programming streams, usually on the weekend. Those are not announced but following us on Twitch or subscribing on YouTube will notify you whenever we go live!
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28 May 2020Developer post
June 2020 Update
Welcome to the June 2020 update patch notes! This cycle brings a large selection of quality of life improvements, lots of fixes and behavior improvements, and a few major new features such as parking lots and gate policies . See below for the full details! Developer Live Stream W
Welcome to the June 2020 update patch notes! This cycle brings a large selection of quality of life improvements, lots of fixes and behavior improvements, and a few major new features such as parking lots and gate policies. See below for the full details!
Developer Live Stream
We'll be hosting our typical fire-side live-stream this weekend, to answer questions and just have some fun with the community.
When: Saturday, 30th of May @ 11AM PDT // 20:00 CEST Where: YouTube, Twitch, and Steam The Airport: This Airport on the Workshop :)
Patch Notes - The Big Stuff
Parking!
Ever wanted to create a massive plot of asphalt with a couple of squigly lines? You can now do so, and even profit from it! Build modular parking lots around your airport, or even below it underground. Passengers will come in with a car and use the free spots (usually the ones closest to your dropoff) and catch their flights as usual. Later, the cars will be used by arriving passengers to get home -- and they have to pay the fee you've set in order to do so - be careful though, if fees are too high it's likely to discourage the usage of your parking lots!
Gate Policies
As gate control received a warm welcome there was also the question for more fine control, gate policies make it possible. Gate policies replace the gate control system and can either be used as a drop-in replacement with nothing changed, or as a strong fine-tune control mechanism for your specific needs. Custom policies for remote or terminal gates or a specific setup for one terminal - you can choose precisely what the policies do and to which gates they are applied. Small Tip: Policies can be applied from the gate control in the Operations Control Panel & on the selected-object menu after clicking directly on a gate, too!
Notification System
All new in-game notifications; keep an eye on the left side of your screen, just under the main menu button, and you'll occasionally see some icons popping up. This is the new notification system -- it will inform you if anything noteworthy happens in your airports, such as a fire breaking out or flights being canceled. Hovering over the icons will give you additional information, and left-clicking will center the camera to the point-of-interest. Right-click on a notification to dismiss it.
Hiding Airlines from Saves
This one was highly requested, you asked for a way to remove airlines, and we went ahead and implemented it for you! Removing an airline isn't completely possible, there always needs to be at least a reference to it in a save since data for at least 30 days is saved (including flights and airlines), but we now allow you to effectively "perma-hide" airlines from all display locations if desired. You can now hide any airline in a given save; to do so use the flight scheduler and click "Hide" on the airline you want to no longer see or depend on. Once hidden, the airline will no longer show up unless you enable the "Hidden" filter. Additionally, any hidden airline will be ignored if their definition is missing, meaning no "Missing Mods Detected" dialog if you hide them all!
Smaller Notable Changes
Added a "Random" option for sprites and a message for new players to let them know of the option to choose between "legacy" and "new" character sprites.
Added a sandbox menu, in sandbox saves it can be used to toggle real instant build, money (on and off) as well as immediately completing all research with a single click!
Reworked the LRT tracks in regards to pathfinding; agents will strongly try to avoid the LRT tracks and crosswalks can now be placed on the track to give agents a place for them to cross over the tracks.
Full change log

Fix possible "ghost taxiways" appearing when demolishing an under construction taxiway and add a save fix to remove them on load.
Fix underground fuel tanks can be placed inside foundation.
Fix fuel ports not checking if anything is underneath them (like foundation).
Fix agents possibly getting stuck in unwalkable space in low FPS scenarios.
Fix object selection distance normalization broken for far distanced objects.
Fix circles being shown for pax that have boarded an apron bus.
Fix critical construction bug where piles would not get delivered correctly in some cases.
Some minor code improvements.
Fix luggage task using a luggage car that has been sold.
Fix pax sometimes using wrong security zone ending up in wrong security "wing".
Update loading screen i18n to better show what the game is doing.
Fix outdoor luggage task not correctly saving / loading the amount of bags to transfer.
Fix road rendering above most objects and vehicles on -2.
Fix XL remote gates would not count towards unlocking airlines that require XL gates.
Fix sector accessibility warning behind reception zones.
Fix reception zone not showing error in case the reception desk is missing.
Fix vehicles sometimes using side-roads that don't lead to the target.
Fix possibility for pax to get stuck behind a reception.
Fix pax using id check if the assigned downstream objects are not available.
Fix pax avoiding crosswalks instead of using them in some cases.
Fix LRT/Crosswalks block each other for construction.
Fix emitter reports (environment, info, PA) not updating when rotating the object.
Fix possibility for pax to get stuck on conveyor transitions.
Fix pax appearing on wrong floor when boarding an apron bus underground.
Fix search for languages using accents (i.e. in Spanish searching for "a" will also bring up "á" now).
Force construction materials to load earlier to not run into graphics issues in some rare cases.
Disable V2 agent renderer if GPU support is missing, use V1 as default in case only partial support is available & V2 when playing with full support for the needed feature set. Also improves the detection of GPU feature support.
Fix pax trying to choose close objects and possibly just sitting around when having to re-do security.
Fix for construction projects not correctly cancelling and leaving workmen stuck.
Fix edge case de-securing bug in case objects are inside a security zone and the only way to get to the security zone is via de-securing.
Add sandbox menu to configure some stuff in sandbox mode.
Add airline hiding system (will hide in airline list and from the "missing mods" dialog).
Add high penalty to walk over LRT tracks so pax avoid them.
Add the ability to place crosswalks on LRT tracks.
Add check to verify having at least one crosswalk on the LRT track (when trying to dismantle a crosswalk on an LRT track).
Add crosswalk on the LRT track on the starter airport.
Update gate control UI to allow defining Policies and applying Policies to gates.
Update all translation files.
Fix width of clothes display.
Fix several problems regarding the new sidebar in the main menu.
Fix non-build retail objects ordering stock.
Fix LRT station not requiring research to be placed.
Fix transport capacity graph including the LRT when it's researched but no platform was placed yet.
Fix security zones caching the same object multiple times (would mean too high numbers were showing on objects regarding assignments).
Fix loan interest estimate not updating in some cases.
Fix zoom to mouse.
Fix apron buses (the way they detect for when they drive to the gate got a rework, should mean no stuck buses anymore).
Fix remote bus pickups spawning pax on G even when placed underground.
Fix remote bus pickups working with staff doors.
Fix remote bus pickup always shows assign button on G.
Fix agents cannot pass security from one secure area to another secure area.
Fix zoom jumping when scrolling inside UI and then scrolling to zoom.
Fix subsectors not regenerating when placing objects.
Fix scrolling on macOS (and possibly Linux), should feel better now.
Add random option for legacy sprites and sidebar message informing new players of the setting.
Fix bug where shadows would not be removed when all buildings on a floor were removed.
Fix crosswalks not placeable underground and set snapping to 1 for easier placement.
Fix agents de-securing when trying to walk in a sector that is 'unknown' security status.
Add temporary fix for pax freezing when too many workmen try to pathfind (we're working on a long term fix in the upcoming cycle).
Fix LRT not able to spawn staff.
Add new notification system showing small bubbles for various things happening on your airport.
Fix fire trucks sometimes getting stuck in idle (they shouldn't get into that state but did so in some cases).
Fix pax using secure areas between insecure areas, to pass from a secure start to another terminal in case a connecting flight would need them to move out of the secure area.
Modding changes

Modding: PA speakers now use the angles defined in their configuration.
Modding: Fix modded PA amplifiers failing to check for a zone.
Modding: Fix crew chance modifier showing up as high number instead of a percentage.
Modding: Fix aircraft mod edit UI not showing correct values but placeholders when opening the UI for the first time.
Modding: Add POConfig_Crosswalk config - it's a crosswalk eh.
Modding: Fix custom cash registers not working in cafes.
Modding: Fix hangar vehicles spawning on level G even if the hangar is underground.
Modding: Fix retail cash register not working without staff even if it's configured to not need staff.
Modding: Add additional error logging for failed aircraft loading (now actually shows the underlying exception).
Modding: Fix demo spawn aircraft being below the taxiway.
Modding: Add sub-folder loading and enable i18n to use sub-folders as language selection.
Note for June 2nd: Small deploy to fix possible crash from logging in some rare cases - same build date, no other changes.
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03 Apr 2020Developer post
April 2020 Update
A little more than a month ago, SimAirport was cleared to land -- today we're bringing you several updates and numerous fixes to improve gameplay & increase overall stability for everyone. We're also releasing some new features to the 'Edge' branch today -- and we've got more
A little more than a month ago, SimAirport was cleared to land -- today we're bringing you several updates and numerous fixes to improve gameplay & increase overall stability for everyone.
We're also releasing some new features to the 'Edge' branch today -- and we've got more coming to the Edge branch this month, as well. Read below for the full details on these new additions and check out the Official Roadmap to see what else we have in the works!
Developer Live Stream
We'll be hosting our typical fire-side live-stream this weekend, to answer questions and just have some fun with the community.
When: Saturday April 4, 2020 @ Noon PT / 21:00 CEST Where: YouTube, Twitch, and Steam The Airport: This Airport on the Workshop :)
Default Update - The Main Event.
We actually scheduled this update earlier than tonight but, as you may know, we encountered several stability and platform-specific issues that caused us to run behind schedule. We had two primary code issues: the way we log messages, and our Steam integration code. Both of these are now fixed alongside a number of smaller problems & gameplay bugs that have since been squashed. Check the change-log below for the full change details.
Edge Update - New Today & What's Coming!
We've been working on some new things, some of which are immediately available on the Edge branch -- stay tuned for additional features coming this cycle, too!
On Edge Branch Now:
Real instant build in sandbox mode.
Notification System to let you know of important things happening on your airport.
Coming soon: Additional 'Gate Control' capabilities to give you precision control!
Help us out by testing these features on the edge branch, for a detailed change-log of the Edge deploy see this post.
Thank you!
We'd like to thank you, especially in these hard times, for the continued support and help from you and all of the community. No matter what - bug reporting, modding or helping out other people on Steam, Discord or Reddit, we're thankful for your continued engagement and support!
We hope to catch you on stream tomorrow, and hope everyone is & continues to be safe and healthy.
-LVGameDev Team!
Default - Full Change Log
Improvements
Update logos.
Update and improve Steam integration code.
Implement new logging system to prevent crashes with the old system.
Rework zoom levels and mipmap level selection (should significantly reduce tearing on textures).
Enable auto saves by default.
Add longer delay and startup argument for switching quality setting (you can now use "quality x" where x is a number from 0=Fastest to 5=Fantastic).
Add manual check for finding the workshop folder, the game will try to find the workshop folder in offline mode and load mods when found.
Modding: Added improved error handling for script mods, an exception in a script mod will now be logged and the mod will be disabled to not cause further harm or FPS issues.
Fixes
Fix issue where objects would never finish repair if they're down to 0% maintenance.
Fix sort order for underground roads, previously a taxiway on floor G was rendered above a road when viewing floor -1 or -2.
Fix auto removed planned walls setting is not using the correct initial value starting the game.
Fix trucks could get stuck unloading on road ramps in spawn blocked condition.
Fix planes not getting baggage loaded when PA speaker went missing.
Fix name updates overwriting a file in the Steam directory meaning Steam would always find one corrupted file on verification.
Fix recurring fuel order not updating the price basis.
Fix pax sometimes getting stuck when going to a bag scanner that is changing shifts to no workers.
Fix baggage claim only checking against the first pickup for reachability (now checks for all)
Fix several issues for old saves, now even more old saves can be loaded!
Fix time formats and add a new option for the 24 hour clock.
Fix issue where passengers and flight crew may de-secure and cycle security.
Fix pax sometimes using a longer path than expected after using a gate agent desk.
Fix ability to un-assign or remove remote bus stop if flights are scheduled for a gate.
Fix agents getting stuck outside on the apron in some cases.
Fix aircrafts sometimes choosing bad takeoff direction when loading in on a taxiway and choosing a different runway after loading vs before saving.
Fix legacy maintenance objects failing when loading old saves.
Fix auto foundation when placing objects in negative map space (i.e. west of the main road).
Fix notable properties for PA speakers.
Fix fuel UI showing 0% current storage with more than 0% fuel in storage.
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29 Feb 2020Developer post
Cleared to Land
SimAirport arrives after spending almost 3 years in Early Access! We are very excited to celebrate the transition to full release with you today! Developer Live Stream We'll be hosting our typical fire-side live-stream this weekend, to celebrate and answer questions, and just hav
SimAirport arrives after spending almost 3 years in Early Access! We are very excited to celebrate the transition to full release with you today!
Developer Live Stream
We'll be hosting our typical fire-side live-stream this weekend, to celebrate and answer questions, and just have some fun with the community.
When: Sunday March 1, 2020 @ 10AM PT / 19:00 CET Where: YouTube, Twitch, and Steam The Airport: This Airport on the Workshop :)
Transition to Full Release!
We have enjoyed every minute of Early Access and we hope you have, too. We undertook some major transformations along the way, doing our best to embody what we felt Early Access should be all about. Although we encountered some turbulence initially, we hope you appreciate the many achievements along the way and that we delivered what you expected. It's truly an incredible difference today versus the game that released in 2017 (if you're adventurous, check out the archived 'beta' branches!). From the size of airports to massively increased passenger counts, new aircraft, the thousands of bugs squashed, hundreds of feature requests delivered, the arrival of multiple floors, Workshop & mod support, and so much more.
It's been an absolutely incredible journey, one of international proportions, and we hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have -- and we hope you continue to enjoy it, too!
This won't be the last update!
We started building SimAirport simply because it was the game that we wanted to play; that hasn't changed and there are still things we'd like to add, and it is likely that there will always be more things that we'd really like to add or improve further upon. That said, we feel extremely good about the state of SimAirport today; it may not be perfect, in fact it is not perfect, but overall we feel very good about the state of gameplay today.
Speaking More Personally: I've come to face the reality that I will never be completely happy with all aspects of SimAirport. There will always be aspects that I'd like to change, update and improve upon. And that is the plan -- we will continue to add features, release updates with improvements & additional content, and to continue supporting & adding functionality to the modding systems, bug fixes, and the like. There's a lot left that I'd like to do with SimAirport, and we'll do our best to do exactly that -- even if I probably won't ever be fully happy with it, even if it may never be perfect, it doesn't mean we won't strive for perfection regardless! :)
All New: Frequent Flyer Program
Do you want to immortalize yourself in SimAirport forever? Enroll today in the new Frequent Flyer program -- step up to the Platinum Diamond Gold Status and you'll be able to put your name-in-the-game PLUS access to 19 all-new objects and aesthetic variations created by our team. It's also a great way to show your support for SimAirport, and for the team here at LVGameDev. :)
Become a Frequent Flyer Today!
Thank You!
Huge thank you to the community and all of the supporters who continue to make SimAirport's development possible, who keep it fun for us, and who have made reaching this milestone possible. While it's a small button-click for a developer, it's a giant and seemingly impossible OnClick event for a new game developer. If it wasn't for you, the community, we wouldn't be able to accomplish any of this -- and we certainly wouldn't have any fun, either.
We appreciate you all immensely and hope to see you on the stream this weekend! Thank you!! :)
Hotfix 1st of March 2020
We just deployed a small hotfix that solves issues where the game crashes when placing an escalator or pax have to repath a lot due to changing something (i.e. placing walls or objects).
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11 Feb 2020Developer post
Hot February Update Out Now!
We're back with another big update to help you continue expanding your airports. As a change of pace, this update even brings the ability to accidentally (or intentionally) burn your airport down, too! We're gearing up to transition to "full release" status very soon -- so if you
We're back with another big update to help you continue expanding your airports. As a change of pace, this update even brings the ability to accidentally (or intentionally) burn your airport down, too!
We're gearing up to transition to "full release" status very soon -- so if you're on the fence, this is a great time to dive in! And don't worry, we aren't finished yet! We have more in store for SimAirport and you can expect continued updates into the future. :)
Huge thank you to the community and all of the supporters who continue to make SimAirport's development possible, and who keep it fun for us. Especially those of you playing the Edge branch, reporting bugs & keeping us on our toes, and just generally being engaged and challenging us. We appreciate you all immensely, and we hope to see some of you on the stream this weekend! :)
Developer Live Stream
As always with big updates, we'll do a live stream so come and join us for questions, suggestions or to just say hello!
When: February 15, 2020 @ 11AM PT / 20:00 CET Where: YouTube, Twitch, and Steam
Patch Notes - The Big Stuff
Fire!
A chef severely overcooked something, machine failure, a passenger throwing something hot into a trash can or you simply having some fun -- these are all possible ways to have a fire start in your airport! If a fire breaks out any work will be dropped and all nearby passengers and staff try to run out (avoiding the fire if at all possible) and they won't go back until the fire is extinguished. No need to fear, however! The local fire department is quickly called and will come out to get your airport back up and running. While on your land fire trucks may park on the public road but can also drive onto the apron side even using taxiways, however they will only park on roads so not to block the air traffic, having a good apron side road system that is connected to the public road system and some staff doors every so often will greatly improve your ability to fight fires! As fires expand in size they can burn things down to bare concrete, and as the severity of the fire increases the fire department will call for additional trucks. Fire begins small as simply heat and smoke, but can quickly increase in strength. We chose a moderate rate-of-spread that is rather realistic, based off of the 'fuel' available to it, but not too fast to overwhelm you. We have also added the ability to mod most of the key fire related elements, meaning the community can create mods to change the dynamics of fire-starting, the rate-of-spread, and more! If you want to play with fire alone you can press either ctrl+4 or F4 and fire will be spawned at your cursor! Have fun burning down your airport! This is the first push towards random events, and if you'd like to have them happen in your save can toggle them in the options!
Gate Closure Setting
After completing Research, you can now set gates to close at a specific amount of time before departure. Once a gate is closed it will no longer take in any more passengers, even if the passenger is already in the Gate Desk queue -- the plane will depart. If you're the type of person who wants to run the tightest possible schedule then this may come in handy to get planes out on time, even if at the expense of a few hard feelings from your passengers (and Perfect Ops Bonuses!).
Large and XL Remote Gates
This update contains numerous fixes related to remote gates, as well as the two missing remote gate sizes: Large and Extra Large (XL)! The bigger brothers of the 'S' remote gate work the same but can accommodate the larger aircraft & allow more concurrent buses to service the gate, providing an extra efficiency boost to your shuttle bus operations. Make sure to always have enough buses on standby!
Configurable Tooltip Delay
A highly requested feature, you may configure a delay for tooltips in the settings menu.
Outdoor Passenger Relaxation & Relief Areas
Previously passengers would never run outside in a secure area to do stuff, this is to prevent them running around the apron to go from one terminal over to another. This has now changed, from now on pax can go outside into the secure apron side if you lay down some Sidewalk for them, you can use several objects outside and even some mod objects to give your pax a nice outside relaxing area!
Misc. Gameplay Additions and Changes
Update translations and added missing keys.
Rebuild base game atlases to 4k and applied compression (lossless) to allow more mods to be used at once.
Add ability for passengers to walk in outdoors secure areas that have sidewalks (i.e. pax will walk outside if it is secure & sidewalk; they'll not leave the sidewalk in outdoor secured areas).
Improved search in flight schedule, you can now search for airline and flight number!
Add on/off toggle for script mods (you can now disable script mods in Settings/ModSettings).
Added auto-foundation on the current level for conveyor transition and stairs/escalators.
Game now saves the immediate fuel on/off state.
Adjusted PA speaker frustration to compensate for more calls; HD amps boosted as well.
Added second taxiway planning color.
Improve performance of flight schedule UI, shouldn't be a hit to FPS anymore.
Lots of Bug Fixes!
Fix issue where the LRT may not spawn pax or only few pax and flights leave near empty.
Fix order in which pax are spawned for flights, earlier departures are now spawned with a higher priority (previously was more or less random).
Fix agents sometimes getting stuck on road ramps.
Fix agents sometimes getting stuck on corners in low FPS cases.
Fix ability to completely lock out traffic (if all traffic is blocked for some time workmen will spawn without a bus, car or LRT and supplies spawn at the delivery zone).
Fix aircraft gates cannot be placed on roads even if a road can be placed at the same spot if the aircraft gate was placed first.
Fix issues appearing with auto-foundation and modded Placeable Objects.
Fix airplanes getting stuck in some cases while maintenance is active on a runway.
Fix airplanes not using an available runway while one is under maintenance.
Fix repair projects not considered finished even though all tasks where done.
Fix workmen not unloading the supply truck if the truck is partially stopped on a road ramp.
Fix road ramps sometimes pulling in agents until they're stuck forever.
Fix baggage depot showing too many gates as possible candidates.
Fix placement validation if a second level is only partially used on an object.
Fix runway lights showing up as not build even when they are.
Fix agent colorization bug, agents are now way better saturated.
Fix stairs could be placed up and no foundation would be built if there was any material laid down (i.e. sidewalk).
Fix ticketing desks not operating when there's a connected segment but the desk isn't yet connected to a hub (will fall back to golf carts).
Fix remote bag scanners working while staff is on its way to the monitoring station but not yet looking at their monitor.
Fix grant/objective for airline satisfaction would take all airlines into account (should only calc for the ones that you are working with).
Fix escalator not used/valid when surrounded by security zone.
Fix loading/deserialize issue on some older legacy save game files.
Fix cash registers with one shared queue accepting only 1 passenger for the combined lot.
Fix baggage tutorial not correctly passing step 1.
Fix cafe objects capacity being shared over all objects of the same type.
Fix PA tutorial stating PA must be assigned to gates though it's now outdated.
Fix build menu not sorted when playing on any other language then English.
Fix apron buses sometimes waiting too long instead of driving off.
Fix road nodes not rendering when too many are placed on one floor.
Fix meetings getting cancelled due to late zone validation.
Fix crosswalks penalization, crosswalks are now favored over roads.
Fix planes sometimes ending up with negative pax spawned which lead the game to think it'd have to spawn more pax than needed.
Fix planes may show 100% boarded with some pax not boarded.
Fix conference rooms claimed with too few seats.
Fix cash register not showing up as required in cafes.
Fix airline interest using all airlines, now only shows airlines you serve.
Fix pax satisfaction including slight discomfort, now ignores slight discomforts in overall calculation (should increase rating on all airports slightly).
Fix runway light upgrade can be placed while another light upgrade is already queued.
Fix clothes display C was not working as product display.
Fix buses and LRTs may get stuck on really old saves.
Fix second bus for remote gates sometimes failing to come out and run the task.
Fix missing jewelry display C.
Fix edge scroll options On/Off were reversed.
Fix switching language may leave some objects on the old translation.
Fix current stock jumping to the next line when hovering over an object button in the build menu.
Fix endpoints of some objects (e.g. conveyor transition) could not be placed on belts in some cases.
Fix rare autosave and land expansion failure when the save folder doesn't exist
Fix fuel tanks sometimes not move/sell fuel when dismantled.
Fix pax would get stuck in walls in some cases when trying to get unstuck from a wall.
Fix underground roads can not be placed under placeable objects.
Fix lights on some gates have wrong position/size.
Fix information and environment emitter position issue on right facing objects.
Fix bags not deserializing correctly removing them on save load.
Fix zones outdoors loosing their text when switching to a higher level.
Fix aircraft may get stuck on a remote gate when a bus aborted its deplane task.
Fix maintenance sometimes stuck when partial repairs did not complete.
Fix remote bus pickup sometimes failing to detect doors due to floating point issues.
Fix remote bag scanners showing no staff when scheduled but not currently present.
Fix office zone and store zone could be used with no objects present.
Fix inconsistency when dismantling an upgraded object; upgrades will now dismantle too.
Fix conference room may not display an error when in insecure area but reachable by a reception zone.
Fix pax may get stuck when their fix position task ends up in a position that is not useable for a passenger.
Fix agents may get stuck if they stole an item inside the secure area and then left the secure area, *stealing is actually just a side-effect.
Modding related changes
Modding: Added new setting values: Checkbox, Dropdown, Label.
Modding: Added stepping and value format for the slider setting.
Modding: Added sort order for settings.
Modding: Fix creating an airline may overwrite an existing airline if the same random ID was rolled.
Modding: Fix security zones not working with modded Placeable Objects.
Modding: Fix transfer flow animation on baggage depot not using the baggage cars level.
Modding: Fix baggage cars driving into modded baggage depots.
Modding: Added scale and position to digital ad board so custom ad boards can be made, custom ads coming soon.
Modding: Fix OnRoads not working for underground roads.
Modding: Fix slider setting defaulting to show 1 instead of the actual value.
Modding: Implemented new SpritePacker, from now on the new sprite packer is used which can generate more than one atlas!
Modding: Fix missing reference for aircraft modding.
Modding: Fix modded hangars not working on -1 or -2.
Modding: Fix underground roads not checking for OnRoads property.
Modding: Fixed hangar menu to take up to 20 vehicle slots.
Modding: Added ability to save data using OnAirportSaving and OnAirportLoaded, be wise what you save as it is saved in the save and saves may get pretty big!
Modding: Fix construction materials not correctly saving and missing on load.
Modding: Fix construction materials not correctly rendering.
Modding: Fix VDF file failing to load paths on linux that contain windows directory separators.
Modding: Fix issue where the game state is cached and appears to always be on the loading screen.
Modding: Fix ATC Tower component not working with modded ATC Towers.
Modding: Fix staff limit not affecting how many staff one can schedule on an object.
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21 Dec 2019Developer post
Dev Stream & Fire-Side Chat!
We're happy to announce our next live stream! Join us in this latest installment of the "fire-side chat" style dev live-stream! Get your burning questions answered, provide feedback on the game, discuss ideas directly with the dev team, tell us what issues or quirks you've encoun
We're happy to announce our next live stream!
Join us in this latest installment of the "fire-side chat" style dev live-stream! Get your burning questions answered, provide feedback on the game, discuss ideas directly with the dev team, tell us what issues or quirks you've encountered or are driving you crazy, even discuss the meaning of life -- or just drop in to say hello! ːsteamhappyː
This one is going to be special though! As you may have seen on the store page, we're collaborating with Green Gemini for some much-appreciated video content. And, on this upcoming stream, we're going to be live alongside Green, to give you some great content and answer as many questions as we possibly can! We look forward to seeing you then!
Check out Green Gemini on YouTube
Green Gemini's YouTube Channel
Live Stream Details
When: December 27th @ 11:00 AM Pacific Where to Watch
YouTube
Twitch.tv
Steam - or directly on this page, once the stream begins!
Happy Holidays from the LVGameDev Team!
From the entire team here at LVGameDev, and on behalf of everyone who is working on SimAirport -- we wish you all a wonderful, safe, fun, and magical holiday! Happy Holidays!
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27 Nov 2019Developer post
Developer Live Stream
Friendly reminder that we'll be live-streaming today starting at about 11:30AM Pacific! Join us in this latest installment of the "fire-side chat" style dev live-stream! Get your burning questions answered, provide feedback on the game, discuss ideas directly with the dev team, t
Friendly reminder that we'll be live-streaming today starting at about 11:30AM Pacific!
Join us in this latest installment of the "fire-side chat" style dev live-stream! Get your burning questions answered, provide feedback on the game, discuss ideas directly with the dev team, tell us what issues or quirks you've encountered or are driving you crazy, even discuss the meaning of life -- or just drop in to say hello! ːsteamhappyː
Live Stream Details
When: November 27th @ 11:30 AM Pacific Where to Watch
YouTube
Twitch.tv
Steam - or directly on this page, once the stream begins!
We hope to see you on the stream and we are looking forward to chatting with you while we try out some of the latest community mods! :)
Thank you!
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23 Nov 2019Developer post
Remote Gates, Full Mod Support, and Lots More!
Tons of great new features, content, and of course many fixes have arrived -- with the latest SimAirport update which we're releasing now! ːsteamhappyː Developer Live Stream - 11/27/2019 @ 11AM We will continue the live-streaming tradition to coincide with this big new update --
Tons of great new features, content, and of course many fixes have arrived -- with the latest SimAirport update which we're releasing now! ːsteamhappyː
Developer Live Stream - 11/27/2019 @ 11AM
We will continue the live-streaming tradition to coincide with this big new update -- come and join us next week to ask questions, provide your suggestions, or even just to hang out and talk! :)
When: November 27 @ 11AM Pacific Where: YouTube, Twitch, and Steam
Patch Notes - The Big Stuff
Remote Gates
Remote gates are a new type of Aircraft Gate that can be located remotely, away from the terminal, and served by buses. Several new objects and vehicles have been added to accommodate the new functionality; here are the details of this new feature:
To start off you'll need an Apron Bus in a Hangar of your choice (it must be connected to the road or taxiway network still!).
Remote gates can be placed anywhere and do not require the usual terminal door, buses will drive onto it from the taxiway and will drive off using the taxiway or a road on the normally terminal side of the gate.
To transfer passengers you'll need a remote bus pickup, a structure that handles arrival and departure passengers for a remote gate, it'll need a road connection on one side and terminal on the other.
The bus pickup can be used with one or two doors, if you use two you can select which one will be used for arrival and which one for departure passengers.
Full Modding Support - Objects, Graphics, and Code!
It took a bit longer than expected, and there will almost surely be some additional APIs requested, but we're extremely excited to be releasing major new modding capabilities which have now tested for quite some time over on the Edge branch.

'Placeable Objects' mod support. You can create new in-game objects, add your own graphics, and do pretty much anything you want -- from simple "copies" of existing objects to objects that create entirely new mechanics.
Custom Code mod support. You can now load your own code and take advantage of APIs to run your own logic -- create new mechanics, give yourself unlimited cash, modify existing gameplay, and much more. Tons of possibilities!
Graphics / Texture Overrides support. It is now very easy to bring your own graphics and artistic creations directly into the game; you can quite easily replace any existing art to customize your experience.
All With Workshop Support! All of the mod functionality, both what was existing and all of the new stuff added in this update, is compatible with the Steam Workshop! You can easily share your own mods with the community, and play mods created by others!
Head over to the modding repo on GitHub where you can learn the basics and dive right in. We're always here if you have any questions or requests, too!
Multiple Dropoff & Pickup Zones
You can now place up to 3 dropoff and pickup zones; all zones will get their own bus.
This means you can completely separate the two, without buses re-spawning if they only reached one zone. You can even add completely separated terminals with their own pickup/dropoff zones!
Note: Upgraded buses do not spawn two buses per interval anymore! Make sure your transport capacity is high enough with these changes!
Queue Tools: Major UI/UX Improvements
Draw full queues in one "drag" -- no longer does it restrict you a straight-line per draw!
Queues now show "Head" and "Tail" as well as their length at each piece while drawing, should remove any confusion regarding where the start/end of the queue is.
Shift+Click with the 'Remove Queue' tool now removes the whole queue; no more following piece-by-piece anymore.
Full List - All Additions, Changes, and Fixes
Added a hint when hitting the maximum ownable area
Added several missing translations
Improved quick-select to be able to pick in-construction floor.
Added ATC callouts for landing and takeoff.
Added small remote gate and bus pickup.
Added warning for conference room to be behind a reception zone.
Airlines will now have a minimum trust unless their facility needs are not met.
Improved queue tool, you can now drag in any direction while making a new queue or extending an existing one.
Added shift+click on queue removal to remove the whole queue.
Modifications to entertainment/boredom effects for Electronic vending to make it more popular. Default price slightly reduced to also help.
PA Systems no longer need assigning to each gate, and announcements will be made to every speaker. They still require assignment to amplifiers.
Up to 3x dropoff and 3x pickup zones. One bus will be spawned for each of the zones, and pax will be much more intelligent in deciding which to get off that. This includes LRTs. May cause far away LRTs and dropoff zones to become unused. The distance is worked out based on how far away the nearest security zone is.
Upgraded Buses still doubles the capacity to 150, but no longer spawns a second. However, with the higher zone count you'll see up to 6 buses at once!
Improved escape mechanisms so stuck pax are less likely.
Added text to show speed of moving walkways.
Security zone error messages improved.
Limit the maximum number of passenger cars that can be spawned at once to help avoid endless traffic congestion.
Improved purchase chance on all products to increase sales, and balanced the attraction of them better to avoid rushes on candy and book stores.
Trains spawn pax up to twice as fast to improve traffic flow.
Improved pathfinding algorithm accuracy - you should see more pax using crosswalks and avoiding slower obstacles!
Fuel tanker trucks from the outside world are sped up when unloading at fuel depots. They also only spawn the amount of fuel needed for all *connected* fuel tanks.
LRT Station now shows "Requires Ground Floor" as a requirement when placing.
Distance calculations (which should include Dropoff-Terminal distances) take into account moving walkways as being faster or "shorter distance".
Schedule-staff objects stop using staff when they are no longer functioning.
Added an additional tooltip for the remote bag scanner. Advice: they work at their most efficient with up to 5 scanners connected.
Today's & yesterday's earnings
Today's & yesterday's staff expenses at that till
Many timed events end when they are supposed to more accurately. This makes a bigger impact at higher game speeds.
Increased the movement speed of all agents to 1.25x.
Added option to invert the mouse zoom and scroll direction in general settings.
Added new option for edge scrolling "Inbound only", when used, scrolling on the edge will only happen inside the game window, not when on another window
Disable shadow on high zoom level to improve FPS when overlooking a big part of the airport.
Added mipmap levels, this reduces the quality and increases the performance when looking onto your airport from a higher zoom level. We currently enabled up to 5 levels, let us know if you see any issues especially on the highest zoom!
Fixes, all the fixes

Fixed pax may end up on Fuel Pipes
Fixed and improved deboarding of the LRT, it's still crowded but pax will actually deboard towards the station
Fixed zones on level 2 could be selected from level 3 when no foundation is placed on level 3
Fixed in-construction objects not using the grey scale setting
Fixed maintenance projects would not repair the object when loading from a save
Fixed placeables could be placed on underground roads
Fixed baggage carousels (from above) having wrong connection position for left/right facings
Fixed tutorial window getting stuck in minimized mode when finishing a step of some tutorials
Fixed "Airport Efficiency" grant would not complete in some cases
Fixed "Overloaded Operator" achievement was not achievable with >= 30 days of perfect ops
Fixed resizing a flight in the flight manager from the left would have the arrival jump back to the original value
Fixed baggage carousels not getting a number when constructed
Fixed several spelling mistakes
Fixed pax sometimes trying to wander outside and getting stuck
Fixed slowdown due to queue calculation for some objects placed outdoors
Fixed baggage loading task may not run outdoors when baggage unload would
Fixed foundation placeable near runways while the runway is under construction.
Fixed objects could be placed on baggage carousels on their "other" level.
Fixed crash when expanding airport while construction is going on.
Fixed auto-foundation for conveyors would place concrete over conveyors.
Fixed queue line visualization is visible on all floors.
Fixed security bins would not be correctly sorted on remote bag scanners.
Fixed some placement indicators would not update when not in the current viewable area.
Fixed remote bag scanners would not slow down when too many are assigned to one monitoring station.
Fixed LRT wouldn't allow boarding when another LRT was departing the station while the arriving one was entering it.
Fixed "Scientific Method" achievement would not fire even when everything is researched.
Fixed flight crew walking to the end of the queue instead of directly going to the gate desk.
Fixed several issues with security bins and missed flight pax that may slow down bag scanners.
Fixed an issue where a stuck pax may get stuck forever when the gate he should've used is removed.
Fixed conveyor transition being zoneable in some layouts.
Fixed flights may get stuck when delayed for a long time.
Fixed inside-inside windows would be rated the same as inside-outside windows for environment.
Fixed maintenance would not finish in some cases even when the object is fixed to 100%.
Fixed save dialog hanging when opening with a lot of saves.
Fixed: PA amplifiers would not play sound when placed vertically.
Fixed: Airlines with low first class percent don't care for first class lounges in negotiations and shouldn't ask for it.
Fixed: In the flight scheduler, auto-increase size of flights on hover if they are very small. Allows to drag easier.
Fixed: Text formatting for "Pax Flow" so that it no longer goes outside of its hover box.
Fixed: Aircrafts with high minimum runway requirements might land delayed or with too high separation.
Fixed: Foundation could be placed over outside objects without removing them first.
Fixed: Storage shelf's would show an error when placed in deliveries.
Fixed: Fading between standby and normal gates.
Fixed: LRT only picks up pax in some configurations.
Fixed: Using the clone tool you could create some objects without foundation on another floor.
Fixed: Gate stairs where not placeable when a road was placed first.
Fixed: Pax would try to use LRT stations that where not finished building.
Fixed: Pax sometimes leave the secure zone and have to go through security again.
Fix uncommon error in clean floors janitor tasks
Fix conveyor sometimes not invoking auto-foundation properly
Fix road ramps errantly able to be placed near taxiways in certain configurations
Fix road project construction indicators not persisting after loading save game
Fix null reference issue inside certain repair object tasks
Fix runway lights not correctly aligning/placing
Fix quick-select usage on floor transition objects
Fix dismantle runway not working when runway is being repaired
Fix transport capacity graph quirks & handling of EAM wrap-around flight pax
Fix issue with busses and trains not spawning pax in rare airport situations.
Fixes for moving flight entries in the manager. Now the left-half of the flight cannot be moved, it must be picked up from the right side where the PM time-slot is. Note: it can still be dragged to extend or reduce the time.
Building an escalator or staircase into a security zone should not cause problems with access anymore.
Planes shouldn't get stuck in certain large, complex one way taxi systems.
Food displays and cash registers no longer function in non-functioning zones.
Fix a rounding issue with the airline satisfaction grant objective.
Pax can no longer use auto-kiosks if they have a bag to check.
Fix passengers leaving behind trays at the bag scanners, causing them to get stuck.
Fix meetings may get stuck when no host is available.
Fix an issue of the auto-hiring system adding and removing staff rapidly in rare cases.
Fix bag count is wrong when saving/loading mid-unload.
Fixed dumpsters not saving their trash amount.
Fixed zone toggle not toggling the base pattern of zones.
Fixed tutorial saves were the tutorial was finished.
Fixed agents sometimes getting stuck when leaving a gate and saving/reloading in a specific moment.
Fixed outdoor objects not de-zoning when placed.
Fix maintenance objects using only the global schedule and not checking for their object settings (anytime etc.).
Fix issue were pax would target a bad position after loading a game (e. g. when on a moving walkway).
Fixed bag booster placement on right facing baggage hubs.
Fixed major slowdown when rebuilding the security status after construction or a direction change on a moving walkway or escalator.
Major fixes to the reachability checks, sectors should now correctly show when they're not accessible or cannot be exited at all. Let us know if you find anything wrong!
Fix baggage hub upgrades can be placed on any floor.
Fix conference rooms falsely showing missing conference table error when any other error was occurring to the room.
Hotfix patch notes for the 26th of November:

Fix agents getting stuck behind escalators and stairs.
Fix pax getting stuck on the LRT platform in some rare cases.
Fix text on retail placeables, now shows correct text and revenue again.
Fix fuel station not working.
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26 Oct 2019Developer post
Q4 2019 Status & Looking Ahead
Five by five, loud and clear -- yes, we are still here!! ːsteamhappyː We want to provide everyone with a brief update -- it's been a while since we provided an official update and although we've had a few live streams & are easily accessible via our various channels, we're st
Five by five, loud and clear -- yes, we are still here!! ːsteamhappyː
We want to provide everyone with a brief update -- it's been a while since we provided an official update and although we've had a few live streams & are easily accessible via our various channels, we're still long overdue for an official status report! :)
We've definitely been quieter on the public announcements front, and our overall development pace has slowed compared to what we previously had been able to maintain, but we want you to make no mistake about it -- we're still here every day, working extremely hard, and there's still a tremendous amount going on -- both behind the scenes and in the code, as evidenced by the latest Edge branch updates.
For those of you who haven't had a chance to check out Edge lately or if you've missed any of the live streams, here's what's been going on!
Dev Cycle Status - On 'Edge' Right Now

FULL MOD SUPPORT! Custom code, custom graphics -- the sky is truly the limit. We're just now beginning to see some of the stuff that we expect modders to be able to create; we expect to see awesome stuff as the API continues to mature.
Remote Gates. One of the top most-requested features, your ability to expand operations grows dramatically with this new mechanic.
Multiple Pickup/Dropoff Zones. Another one that was highly-requested by players -- it required some new Pax AI 'smarts' but opens up new possibilities & some new transport-related challenges, too.
Game Speed & Balance Improvements. Agents now move faster and 'timings' have been adjusted, which is especially impactful when playing at high speeds or with lots of passengers.
And More, Including... Individualized cash register reporting; Pathfinding improvements; Dynamic air-traffic control audio; and hundreds of bug-fixes, balance adjustments, and general quality-of-life improvements.
Overall Status & Timeline
As mentioned in previous posts, we had aimed to transition to full release by end of Q3 2019 -- perhaps not surprisingly, we've missed that target, though we are making great progress towards that goal.
'Full Release' Transition Target: by EoY 2019
Of course, we could simply hit the big red button now -- but, as those who have followed closely likely already know, that really is quite simply just not how we do things. Since the beginning we've done our best to do things "the right way" -- even if we were perhaps a bit naive at times, we have always done our absolute best to be extremely transparent with you, and to generally just do things correctly. Whether that meant facing technical challenges head-on, putting in the time to debug and fix bugs, or the undertaking of large-scale projects like 'performance' overhauls, 'multiple floors' mechanics, or 'full modding support' -- and to be honest about the time/dev impact they would have.
Similarly, to "do it right" and be in a position where we feel the game is sincerely ready for transition to 'full release' means that we want to meet specific gameplay/feature/UX goals that we have for the game -- once we hit those goals and we've had a chance to polish up the player experience and fix any lingering bugs, that's when the transition will occur; we're hopeful that will be by EoY, but we intend to do things the right way. If that takes a bit longer, then so be it, but that's our goal and it has remained the same since day one -- to make a great game!
LVGameDev - Growing Our Small Team
We're a very small team here at LVGameDev, as many of you know and evidenced by the fact that many refer to us directly by name. Despite being small, we have been making a steady & concerted effort to grow over the past year or so -- to improve our capabilities and bandwidth, maintain development pace, avoid burnout, and begin gearing up for another game -- and to do so while ensuring we're able to not only get SimAirport to the finish-line but also continue to support it well into 2020, as long as we can really!
One of our primary goals in increasing the team size is to ensure that we can continue to support SimAirport -- with both bug-fixes and content -- well into the future, to allow us to face the economic realities & work on the 'next game' but without stealing resources away from SimAirport. It's certainly a tricky balance, and the reality is that new additions to the team actually causes temporary slow-downs (somewhat counter-intuitively), simply due to the required ramp-up period with the code and team workflow dynamics.
I'm happy to say however, we anticipate being able to support SimAirport long into the future -- while also facing the economic reality that is the business of making games!
One More Thing: 'Dev Therapy'
We're going to do a short series of dev-blogs over the next few months -- perhaps for our own purposes more than anything and, as a result of that, we're going to call it "Dev Therapy".
We've tossed around the idea of doing something like this before, on the update videos & live-streams, but essentially it's going to be an outlet for us to reflect on the development process, and will provide a venue for open and candid introspection. We'll be talking about the good & the bad, the mistakes we've made, the successes we've had, the things that we'd do differently, and providing insight into the day-to-day challenges and stresses -- technical, emotional, physical, personal -- and looking look back at how we tackled the challenges and the effectiveness of those approaches, and probably ranting about some of the failures, too! ːsteamhappyː
TLDR Summary
SimAirport - Release & Support
At least TWO 'Default' patches before exiting Early Access
Transition to 'Full Release' by end-of-year 2019
Continued SimAirport support -- bug-fixes and content -- into 2020+
Coming Soon from LVGameDev
Dev Therapy, a short series of 'behind-the-scenes' dev-blogs
All-new title from the team slated for release in 2020!
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Updates & announcements

Live Stream Details

Patch Highlights

Steam Deck UI

Airline Details View

Honorable Mentions

Looking Ahead.

Thank you!

PS - We ❤ SimAirport! :)

Full Change Log

Hotfix patch November 5th (Build date November 2nd)

We're Alive!

Live Stream

What Are We Working On?

- Patch #1

- Patch #2

We ❤ SimAirport

Thank You!!

Live Stream Details

Performance

Results - An 18% Performance Improvement!

New Translation System

Newly-Announced Upcoming Title!

Final Words

Changelog for the Hotfix of July 5th

Full Change Log

An Adventure Like No Other

Let Us Know What You Think!

Input Rework

Performance Upgrades

Final Words

Full change log

Steam Deck

Performance Upgrades

Queue Overruns

Final Words

Patch Notes - Notable additions

Remote Gate Improvements!

Steam Integration Improvements

Modding Improvements

MacOS Text Issue Hotfix

A few words to you!

Full change log

Timeline: Holidays 2021

We've posted an interview with composer Jerry Martin in our SimCasino news! Check it out now, and make sure to add the game to your Wishlist if you want to stay up to date!

What is SimCasino?

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Patch Notes - Notable additions

Remote walking gates!

Underground Roads

Notification System

UI Improvements

A few words to you!

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Modding changes

Live Stream Details

SimCasino Announcement!!!

Programming Streams

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Patch Notes - The Big Stuff

Parking!

Gate Policies

Notification System

Hiding Airlines from Saves

Smaller Notable Changes

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Modding changes

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Default Update - The Main Event.

Edge Update - New Today & What's Coming!

On Edge Branch Now:

Thank you!

Default - Full Change Log

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Transition to Full Release!

This won't be the last update!

All New: Frequent Flyer Program

Thank You!

Hotfix 1st of March 2020

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