In this update we have prepared both new game features and bugfixes.
Major changes:
- Added active pause mode. Now you can pause the game and during this time perform necessary actions - build new rooms, improve service rooms, check in guests and so on.
- Added the ability to choose the specialization of elevators. Now each elevator can be general (by default), for staff only or for guests only
- Added the ability to hire managers in Free Play
Other changes:
- Added an option to stop clouds in Settings
- Added an option to change the temperature scale
- Global map is now zoomed out a bit more so that the maximum number of cities fit on the screen
- Improved overall game performance
- Changed some interface elements
- Fixed some localization bugs
- Fixed an issue where if there were two laundry rooms on neighboring floors, porters would only deliver laundry to one of them
- Fixed a bug that caused the exterminator's room to render on top of the wave indicator
- Fixed a bug where a porter would be removed immediately after pressing the cross button, rather than after agreeing to a prompt
- Fixed a bug with the sound of defrosting rooms
- Fixed a bug with restarting a Free Mode session where the game would rarely crash
- Blizzard volume is now linked to the SFX volume setting
- Fixed a bug where it was possible to start Free Mode session without selecting a difficulty
- Fixed a bug where the game speed would not slow down during the countdown that shows before a guest is missed
We are already preparing the next updates. They will include underground parking lots and a new service room - Internet Cafe.
We are also considering adding a Sandbox mode, where you can customize the game for yourself - choose parameters, for example, remove patience timers for guests, set the number of waves and their composition, and so on. What do you think about this idea? What game parameters in the settings of this mode would you like to see?