Hello everyone!! Our big patch 2 is finishing up and will be released soon! But for today we wanted to push a hotfix to address some AI concerns. As always - we've been following along with all of your feedback, and the use of some AI textures has frustrated some players. So, we removed and replaced them! We removed AI textures from the following: · NPC Store Billboards · Two plant textures · A…
Big Ambitions is here! Build your business empire and overtake your rivals as you grow from rags to riches in New York City. After years of hard work, we are extremely excited to share this BIG moment with you all! Whether you've been here from the early days or you joined along the way - the time has arrived! PLAY BIG AMBITIONS 1.0 NOW! Check out our full release trailer: Big Ambitions 1.0 Hig…
Hello Ambitioneers The time is nearly upon us for the Big Ambitions 1.0 release! Thank you all for your support during our early access period as we've developed and tweaked Big Ambitions with your encouragement and feedback! And don't worry - this isn't the end! We are still planning more updates, content releases and eventually a couple DLCs! The adventure will continue! Let's take a sneak pe…
Hello everyone! It's August! We've officially entered the final stretch before Big Ambitions 1.0. We know many of you are eagerly waiting for the release date announcement - and we're excited to share it in the upcoming weeks! We'll be sharing the release date, the 1.0 trailer, and more as we count down to launch. Stay tuned! First up: 1.0 beta testing! The whole team is hard at work testing an…
Hello Ambitious People! We have an update today for you to fix a few issues and add some better error tracking in general! Changelog: · Fixed issue causing factories to report delivering their entire "up to" number even when they didn't · Fixed some text localization in the blueprint creator · Fixed MarketInsider not sorting by proper name · Fixed MarketInsider list not showing up in some cases…
Hello everyone! Thanks for bearing with us as we fixed the GE Force Now issue, things seem to be working now with the previous patch, but please let us know if you experience anything strange! A couple players were getting stuck at 9% Loading, but it seemed to fix itself after restarting their computer! Here are a couple more quick fixes from your feedback: Changelog · Fixed the Cheese Platter…
Hello to you all! We have another patch for our EA 0.11 release based on your fantastic feedback everyone! Thank you! 3539 - GE Force Now We believe we have successfully found and fixed the issues players using GE Force Now were experiencing! Issues like employees complaining about too many hours / daily expanding wages / new saves not working. You might have to pass a day or two to clear out o…
Hello everyone! The response and feedback to our EA 0.11 release has been amazing so far! Your support has continued to energize the team! GE Force Now We have found that a small number of players are having some big issues in the new version, and we are investigating that right now! So far, the common factor seems to be users using GE Force Now (GFN). We tested ourselves and experienced the sa…
Hello Mods and Modders! It's time for EA 0.11! Are you ready to mod? Because we're ready to see what you create to make the world of Big Ambitions...better? Or at least different! And if mods aren't your thing - don't worry, we have a few other updates for you now. Plus, our big 1.0 release with private drivers, the Hamptons and much more is next on the horizon! Let's take a look at what's new!…
Greetings, Business Moguls! We have one more patch for you here that should clean up the remaining issues in the EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview branch before it's fully released! Changelog 3524: · Fixed achievements weren't all firing due to some mods changes · Fixed an issue that could cause duplicate employees to lock up your game Changelog 3532: · Fix more missing English text (full…
Hello again everyone! In case you missed the post last week, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun! But clearly a lot of you DIDN'T miss it because the workshop has already begun to fill up with new mods, which is so exciting! And to go along with the excitement, we have a few bug fixes for you as well! 3528 Changelog: · Fixed using Unpacking Tool and rotating the item wasn't saving…
Hello, Business People! In case you missed the post yesterday, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun! Some of you have already started playing and noticed a couple bugs and had a little feedback, so we have our first EA 0.11 patch before the weekend! And just a reminder - localization for the new keys will happen before the full EA 0.11 is released, so right now, translations will b…
Hello Mods and Modders! Let's preview EA 0.11! Are you ready to mod? Because we're ready to see what you create to make the world of Big Ambitions...better? Or at least different! And if mods aren't your thing - don't worry, we have a few other updates for you now. Plus, our big 1.0 release with private drivers, the Hamptons and much more is next on the horizon! The complete patch notes will be…
Hello everybody! Today we just have a tiny patch for EA 0.10 to ensure tomorrow's EA 0.11 Experimental release doesn't cause problems between new mods and EA 0.10 blueprints! Oh yeah - I just said EA 0.11 Experimenta l is coming! We had a slight delay due to making sure blueprints and mods would play nicely together (thus this patch). But things are looking good and we're just about ready to re…
Hello everyone! 3466 Update - Here's one extra fix to cover some cases where VoogleMaps could still trigger this issue! 3465 Update - Thanks for the continued bug reports! With those, this new fix should prevent this issue now! Tiny patch today! After reviewing some new reports on the "game seems paused but I can't un-pause it", we have pushed another fix! If you still experience it, please hit…
Hello everyone! It's time for a new patch for Big Ambitions! Changelog · Fixed import index being incorrectly low, resulting in low export prices for items like expensive jewelry and electronics. · Now, when there are active businesses selling an item, the import index is higher, making it more profitable to manufacture and sell those items back to the importer/exporters! · Fixed using undo/ESC…
Hello everyone! Welcome to all our new players, and welcome back to everyone else! It's time for a new patch for Big Ambitions! Changelog · Fixed can't click Pier 6 or 9 while the building is hidden · Fixed Logistics Menu help link · Fixed (hopefully) issue causing game to be stuck "paused" · If you still experience this, please let us know! · Added some schedule demands for cinema/theater empl…
Monday Patch! Let's start the week with an update! Hello everyone! We got a few bug reports over the weekend, so we fixed them in this patch! Returning With an Older Save? Older saves (EA 0.8 or before) probably won't load directly into 0.10. However, you should be able to bring it forward via EA 0.9! · Right-click on the game in Steam and click Properties. · Then go to Game Versions & Betas an…
A Small Patch for the Weekend Hello! We hope you're enjoying EA 0.10: No Business Like Show Business We have a little patch for you here to fix a couple small issues we found before the weekend kicks off! ChangeLog: · Took addition steps to ensure 1 theater and 1 cinema remain available to the player · Those two businesses should also be owned by the City of New York, instead of rivals, so you…
Hello Ambitioneers - it's time for EA 0.10! There's a LOT of new stuff in this update, so let's walk through it all! EA 0.10 brings Cinemas, Theaters, a Factory revamp, massive optimization and more! Cinemas / Theaters Roll out the red carpet! EA 0.10 introduces two brand-new, high-end businesses : Cinemas and Theaters. These premium venues are ready for you to expand into large-scale entertain…
Patch Time! Hello everyone! It's time for another patch for the EA 0.10 Preview Branch! This patch cleans up EA 0.10 and gets things running smoothly now! We should have cleared the bugs you have all reported, plus added the proper "two-floor support" for the theaters! Changelog · Ensure Theater/Cinema is available for new players (some players didn't get one opened up) · You can now properly s…
Hello again! We have a bigger patch for you today for the EA 0.10 Preview Branch! This should knock out a bunch more little bugs, and a couple big ones too! Stuck at Installation Firm One big bug that should be squashed - if you were stuck trying to install either default blueprints or a residential "compatibility" blueprint from the installation firm, that should be fixed now! If you still hav…
Hello! Glad you're already enjoying the EA 0.10 Preview Branch! We got a few bug reports and wanted to clear a few of them before the weekend, so here we go! Changelog: · Updated some help files · Fixed some help file weren't translated · Updated cinema default blueprints · Updated display case sizes · Fixed click some items from a hand truck and they disappear · Fixed can't place cinema/theate…
Hello Ambitioneers! We know you've been waiting for the big EA 0.10 update, and the preview branch is finally here! Bringing you Cinemas, Theaters, a Factory revamp, massive optimization and more! Phew - Who's ready to preview and test this fantastic new update for Big Ambitions? The complete patch notes will be included when EA 0.10 is ready for its full release, but for now, here are the chan…
Hello everyone! We've seen the anticipation building as everyone is asking "Where's the update?" And we're excited too! The whole Hovgaard team has been working hard getting EA 0.10 ready, and it's looking really good! The only problem is we've run into some performance drops that we aren't satisfied with. We really wanted to hit that January estimate, but decided to delay slightly - because mo…
Long time no talk Hi everyone! I'm Jonas, the founder of Hovgaard Games. It's been almost a year since my last studio update. Considering how much has happened at the studio since then, I think it's time for another update. 1.1 Million Copies Sold! We are proud to announce that Big Ambitions has now sold more than 600,000 copies. Together with Startup Company, this pushes our lifetime Steam sal…
Greetings to our new and returning legends! It's time for an EA 9 patch with some more fixes! Build 3234 Car Spawning Bug Just a quick extra fix to yesterday's fixes listed before - some vehicles were being ejected from their streetside parking spots. We have prevented this from happening, and if your vehicle was flung onto a rooftop, it should be rescued and moved to the parking lot at 73 3rd…
Hello everyone! We've got one small update, with a huge impact! It looks like we found the causes of the hourly lag many players started experiencing in EA 0.9! We've tested this with a few players that were experiencing TREMENDOUS amounts of lag and taking several minutes to skip a day, and now the game is running smoothly with this new patch and they can skip 24 hours in more like 18 seconds!…
It's time for an EA 0.9 Patch! Hello everyone! You might have noticed that we initially released this patch last week. One of the fixes was to address the low FPS issues people were having, but that fix caused some secondary issues! We rolled that fix back for now, but wanted to get the rest of the improvements out to you! New Custom game options Many of you have been enjoying the new 0.9 progr…
Hello everyone! It's been great to see all the feedback and discussions! We've also been monitoring your bug reports and It's time for a patch! Game lags or crashes while saving We found an issue with a few languages where the default save game would contain a colon ":" and would crash the game! We fixed the translations and also added a check to remove the colon or other invalid characters so…
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