The heart of this update is focusing on the first iteration of the new line manager. With this change it is easier to create lines for your transport routes. You can create lines directly from an industry or the other way around from a shop. From an industry to a shop via the departure function and from a shop to an industry via the arrival function.
We didn’t want to wait until we had the other changes for the line manager in the game, because we think it will push the game forward. Stay tuned for the other changes, including features as you know from the games predecessor like the order for trucks to wait at an industry until fully loaded.
We fixed some issues with the city growth as well as some changes that make the city grow in a way it should be, from a small city to a big city including high-rise buildings and skyscrapers.
We also implemented two of the three top priorities that came out of the survey we started last week. We have changed the speed, capacity and costs for maintenance for trucks and trains and we have added a new map (12x12) to the game and another one will follow soon.
Added
- A new map has been introduced to the game: Arctic Haven (12x12)
- The first iteration of the new line manager. With this change it is easier to create lines for transport routes.
Improved
- Trucks and trains have undergone a balancing change in their speed, capacity, and maintenance costs.
- The mechanics of town growth have undergone significant changes.
- It is now much more common to encounter high-level structures, such as high-rise buildings and skyscrapers.
- To enhance the construction process, it was essential to implement an interpolated step. When constructing at a speed of 1x, the construction fences and scaffolding should expand gradually rather than in abrupt increments, ensuring a smoother transition.
- Chinese localization for the Terrain-Edit message have been successfully added.
- The depot limit has now been established at 25 units per depot.
- Depot Capacity Upgrade Modules: You can enhance your depot's capacity by purchasing Upgrade Modules.
- To optimize the town's demand parameters, the supply level limit has been established at 20%. Additionally, the building level limits will now range between 50% and 70%.
- The implementation of the new demand order has led to a reorganization of city demand, providing players with greater variability than ever before. This works only if you start a new game. Unfortunately it doesn’t work with older savegames.
- New demands have been allocated to the cities on the maps, making them accessible in new games sessions. However, existing save games will retain their original sorting.
- The storage capacity of the shops has been increased.
- In levels 1 to 3 of era 4, additional town buildings can be constructed in cities.
- The feature of shop rating has been disabled due to community feedback.
- Various performance optimizations have been made since the last update.
- We have marked the maps Rivals, Mountain Valley, Twin Peaks as legacy (replaced by V2). They are still available, if you select “outdated maps” at the map selection menu.
- Marking non-default product quality filtering in advanced line menu.
Fixed
- City growth UI doesn’t show demand for every level.
- Lines cannot build, because Truck will not reach the Depot again.
- Wrong behavior with "Residential Building Supply" Layer.
- The application's window cannot longer be reduced to an unplayable size.
- City grows now correctly in all zones who are able.
- Holding Alt while smoothing inverts strength.
- Households go shopping more often than demand indicates.
- Optimize shop distance calculation.
- There was no import and export harbor and airport at the map Peninsula.
- The Terrain edit mode tool leaves terrain elements hanging in the sky.
