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Patch notes for Beta 1.8.3
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Patch notes for Beta 1.8.3
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Changes
A bunch of character animations have been overhauled
Doubled access points for food dispensers to reduce queue time
You can now view add-ons developed by other companies from the company detail window
Best, then secondary HR role choice now includes skills that are within 25% of the main, instead of 50%
Tasks now show contract deadlines when collapsed
Employee name generation is now a bit more random
Added prompt when exiting new game menu
The main menu zoom into the monitor effect now only happens the first time you open the game
Added ability to jump back in tutorial
Game will no longer allow saving a building if you have to go through a rentable room to reach another rentable room
Applicant appeal is now lowered after being caught comitting tax fraud
Fixes
Game now considers room rent status when checking accessibility to show player if a room is off limits causing other rooms to become off limits
Fixed handling of precious metals when burglars are caught with it
Fixed police sometimes forgetting to return stolen items after arresting burglar
Fixed not being able to replace snappable objects on upper floors
The conveyor belt simulation will now choose performance over precision, if assembly lines are so complex that the CPU can't keep up
Fixed deals not expiring for clients in multiplayer if host haven't been offered them
Fixed bug that could cause time to become unsynced in multiplayer if host was trying to skip more days at a time than clients
Fixed not being able to build road over cross sections when you own plots all around it
Fixed not having any contracts available and founders arriving immediately when starting new company in same save
Loans are now considered for the large growth newspaper article
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Patch notes for Beta 1.8.42
My web-host changed how they handle http requests when uploading files, which meant that bug reporting and logo sharing was broken, due to both uploading files to my website. I have now fixed these requests, so they will once again work. I don't have anything else to say about the matter... Here is a teaser for the subsidiary CEO mechanic I'm working on for the overhaul:
Community
5 Aug 2026
Overhaul update
Work on the overhaul is moving forward at a steady pace. Here are some of the things that have changed since last. Servers You can now develop your own server products and use them for hosting your software, or use servers already on the market. A server's bandwidth, durability, power usage and security will depend on which features you select during development. The security attribute will low…
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8 Jun 2026
The overhauls will continue until morale improves
The background If you've followed development closely, you might know that we've been working on a campaign mode to help ease in new players and introduce the game's mechanics at a reasonable pace. My hope was that this would tie the game together for the 1.0 release. This work has been slow going, as I'm not an author, so writing good dialog has been pretty difficult, even though most of the c…