Alpha 241126: New contract system, visitor system and more!

New Features and Improvements

• Data Models:
  - Customers: Tracks happiness, datacenter location preferences, SLA, average delivery time, and event logs.
  - Orders: Includes company reputation, recurrence types, assigned staff, and event logs.
  - Websites: Maintains hourly logs of visits and customer conversions.
  - Packages: Features setup fees, stock quantities, delivery times, discounts for recurring orders, and options for unmetered/metered traffic and CIDR selection.
• Dataset Updates:
  - Added 5,000 customers from the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia, with latitude/longitude for latency simulation.
• Gameplay Enhancements:
  - Time scale adjusted from 72 minutes to 24 minutes per in-game day.
  - Initial in-game date set to January 1, 2024.
  - Unity engine upgraded to version 6.
  - Improved form formatting and validation system.
  - Redesigned UI for order delivery with countdown, details, and checklist.
• Simulation Mechanics:
  - New algorithm to simulate visitor traffic and customer conversions using company reputation, marketing quality, and website performance.
• Order and Contract System:
  - Finished contract generator with recurring billing and cancellation handling.
  - Reworked order listing to prioritize expiration timers.
  - Enhanced order delivery system with countdown timers and delivery details.
• Rack Placement Improvements:
  - Removed gaps between racks.
  - Added automatic alignment when racks are placed near walls.
• Server Management:
  - Domains registered by players are now accessible via in-game browser if DNS zones and server software are configured.
  - Additional error types when accessing misconfigured domains.
  - Fixed bugs related to server software persistence on save reload.
• Package Management Updates:
  - Redesigned package creation and editing forms with new fields.
  - Fixed issues with unlimited stock configuration.
• UI and Accessibility:
  - Improved text contrast in website publishing checklists.
  - Asynchronous UI layout rebuilding for better performance.
  - Notifications added for successful saves on DNS and company data pages.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect network cable removal blocking in the network system.
• Corrected issues with misplaced cable connectors during installation animations.
• Addressed bugs in website publishing logic when modifying checklist items before publishing.
• Fixed save-related errors causing duplicated inventory creation.
• Fixed errors in hostname command visibility within FlockCMD help.
• Resolved bugs in package and order display logic.

Quality of Life Updates

• Removed serial numbers displayed on device fronts; added them to the focus text instead.
• Removed redundant mission entries for order delivery, unifying it in ControlHost.whs.

Alpha access via Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/WebHostSimulator

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/JuyyPbZ