Today’s update focuses on helping you find your feet in the city, with clearer tutorial guidance and more hands-on practice. The update is now live in both the main game and Playtest.
Improved first-time guidance
- Added a first-time tutorial prompt to help new players get started.
- Added hands-on camera practice for movement, zooming and rotating with the middle mouse button.
- Camera practice now recognises when you perform the requested actions.
- Improved tutorial progress indicators and guidance between steps.
Clearer directions
- Added clearer target highlighting and directional arrows to help you find the right control.
- Improved arrow placement around nearby buttons.
- Refined tutorial wording and camera instructions.
- Improved how tutorial guidance behaves around the morning report.
Less waiting, more learning
- Introduced speed guidance earlier in the tutorial.
- Added a speed tip explaining how to move through quieter periods more quickly, while leaving the choice with you.
- Added contextual auction guidance.
- Added guide options in Settings.
Languages and layout
- Updated tutorial and guidance translations.
- Improved the layout of the new guidance cards across supported languages and smaller window sizes.
Multiplayer fix
- Corrected the default target for Worth on Paper to 75,000, preventing the incorrect starting target from ending a new match immediately.
Additional improvements in today’s update
- Added a spotlight effect and larger tutorial arrows to make it easier to see where to click.
- Fixed an issue where resizing the game window could prevent selecting shops during the tutorial.
Thank you to everyone who has played and shared feedback! Your first impressions have been especially helpful in making Lotwick Hill easier to learn.