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Quality of Life + Achievements Update: Unstable Version Now Available!

Ranch Simulator · published 2 years ago

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Hello Ranchers,

Life is better on the ranch, but it isn't always easy. So we've have been hard at work on a quality of life update, which will make your in-game lives a little easier!

An early version of this update is available now for testing on the unstable branch. The public version of this update will release for everyone within the coming days.

This update introduces autosaves - you can still save manually of course, but autosaving now occurs every ten minutes by default. One less thing to worry about! We've also added an option to save and quit when exiting the game via the menu.

And we've also added light switches, which allow you to turn on various lights in your buildings and houses at once. To set up a switch, simply open the construction book, place your light switch where desired, left click on the light switch, left click on the lights you wish to connect to the switch, and then left click on the switch again. Ta-da! You can still turn your lights on and off manually if you wish.

The long awaited, much requested Steam achievements are also here! We have 39 Steam achievements for you to unlock. Achievement hunters, have at it!

Last but not least, you can now modify the colour of your coolers. Lovely.

We've also snuck a couple bug fixes into this update.

- Fixed an issue with horses not training in paddocks
- Fixed an issue with controller interaction when creating a character

How to Access the Unstable Branch

To access the unstable branch, do the following:
- Load up Steam and head to your Library
- Right click on Ranch Simulator and then select ‘Properties’
- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select ‘unstable_branch’ (no password needed)
- This will then download the new build for you.

We want to know what you think of this latest update, so do keep the feedback coming on the Steam forums and our Discord!

What's Next?

Once the public version of this update is out, we will start work on the next one! This will include horse breeding, tree growth and a log trailer.

Thanks,
The Ranch Sim Team

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