Multiplayer Stability, Building Replay & Wheelbarrow Improvements Update
Update - v1.2.0
This update focuses heavily on multiplayer stability, connection reliability, saving, and synchronization, while also expanding Building Replays, improving Wheelbarrows, and fixing several gameplay issues.
Multiplayer Stability & Connection Improvements
Improved network message handling and connection cleanup to address potential causes of multiplayer disconnects.
Temporary Steam lobby data issues no longer unnecessarily close an active multiplayer session.
Improved Steam lobby creation reliability.
Improved connection retries when the host is temporarily unreachable.
Adjusted synchronization of large worlds to reduce network congestion when players join.
Reduced unnecessary network traffic when multiple players use scaffolding.
Prevented new connection attempts from starting while the game is closing.
Improved network cleanup during game shutdown.
Save Reliability & Performance
Optimized save preparation to reduce gameplay hitches.
Improved overall save reliability.
Fixed an issue where leftover save-file cleanup could incorrectly report a successful save as failed.
Improved handling of final saves when closing the game.
Optimized timelapse processing to reduce performance spikes during gameplay.
Building Replay Improvements
Building Replays now save their full photo history between sessions.
Added a slider for browsing through replay photos.
Improved camera and timelapse capture when:
Minimizing the game
Using Alt+Tab
Restoring the game window
Brick Recovery Fixes
Fixed loose bricks becoming trapped inside or underneath completed buildings.
Improved section-completion timing when bricks were still finishing their placement.
Wheelbarrow Improvements
Added bulk loading into Wheelbarrows using the existing bulk-drop ability.
Added a hold-to-load interaction hint when looking at a Wheelbarrow.
Improved Wheelbarrow turning.
Improved Wheelbarrow controller controls:
Left Stick: Move
Right Stick: Steer
Controls, UI & Customization
Improved Blueprint readability when using higher FOV settings.
Added new pink customization options.
Ending Sequence Improvements
Improved the ending sequence when player appearances load late.
Improved handling when participants leave the multiplayer session during the ending sequence.
Window & Stability Improvements
Improved minimize, Alt+Tab, and window restoration handling.
Added safer handling for camera and timelapse capture during window state changes.
Improved shutdown handling for:
Final saves
Network cleanup
Diagnostic reporting
Added more detailed connection and window-state diagnostics to help investigate remaining stability issues.
Added limits to diagnostic logging to prevent excessive log generation.
Prevented diagnostic initialization failures from interrupting game startup.
Thanks for all your reports and feedback! We’ll continue improving Brick By Brick: Tidy Up The Small Town! with future updates.