Hey everyone, we're back with another update at the end of the month. As mentioned in the last update, content updates have slowed down because we're focusing this month on adding some more things for you guys to mod, fixing some UI issues, and designing for some larger updates in the future.
Upload your maps
This month we're pleased to announce that you can now upload your maps to steam workshop! We know this is something you all have been requesting for a long time, so we're happy to finally be able to share this with you. We're also looking forward to seeing your schools!
How to download a map
Map or school mods are just like any other mods in Steam Workshop. We just placed a separate section for such mods in the game so it's easier to locate them.
Instructions
1. In main menu, click on "Mods".
2. In Mods panel, click on the "Browse Maps" tab.
3. When you find a map you want to download, click on the plus sign to subscribe. The map will now be downloaded.
4. When the map has been downloaded, click on the Subscribed tab.
5. Find the map, and click on the check button next to it. Click on Apply. You will be ask to restart the game.
6. After restarting the game, on the main menu, click on the load game button.
7. In the Load Game panel, click on the Subscribed tab. You should now see your subscribed map!
How to upload a map
Uploading your school map to Steam Workshop is super simple, just follow these instructions.
Instructions
1. Start or load a game.
2. While in-game, click on the settings menu.
3. Click on the "Upload Map" button.
4. In the panel that appears, fill in the name and description of your map.
5. Click upload map, then wait for it to be uploaded to Steam.
Notes
1. You can only ever upload one map at a time per game session. This means that if you want to upload two maps while playing the game you need to first go back to the main menu, load up a game, and then upload a new map.
2. After uploading, a mod item representing your map should appear in the Mods panel. However, it doesn't apply right away so wait around 10 minutes to an hour. This item should also appear in the Workshop page of the game on Steam.
Testing out new grants
We've made modification to our grants editor to allow us to be a little more creative with the grants. First off, we're exploring giving you recurring grants that you can use if you want to make some quick cash or to challenge yourself by accepting delinquents into your school. These are the kids that other schools have given up on, can you give them a second chance?
UI/UX Improvements
1) Grants information now integrated into one panel to free up screen space
2) Start School button relocated and redesigned to be more visible
3) When cancelling unbuilt objects on unbuilt floors, the object should be cancelled first, before the floor (clicking and dragging to mass cancel removes all)
4) Added a couple of sound effects that hopefully increases your enjoyment of the game
5) Added a loading screen on start of school year and when loading games because black loading screen can be misleading.
6) Added a panel at the start of the school year explaining the basics of building for our first time players
That's it for this month. We're hoping to be able to add Localization Mods in the next couple of weeks, and in June we should have at least one new zone!