Hello PC Builders!
We are happy to announce that we’re sneaking in one more patch before the holiday break. In today’s update we’re giving the gift of some much-requested virtual goodies including a wide variety of RTX 30 series GPUs.
Additionally, we’re launching two different YouTube series, a fresh in game application, adjusting existing parts stats with a balance pass and fixing a selection of bugs reported by the community. First though, in traditional fashion, we’re starting this update with an extra special announcement…
Introducing SteelSeries
To start off today’s content patch we’re welcoming one of the most prestigious peripheral manufacturers to the game, SteelSeries! Players can now change their desks devices to a selection of their famous Arctis headsets, Apex keyboards, Rival mice, Sensei mice, and QcK mousepads.
This also includes exciting highlights from the limited-edition Neon Rider x Steelseries collaboration, perfect for the synth-wave aesthetic.
To celebrate, the team at SteelSeries have also given us vouchers to give away in the USA, Canada and Europe for an Arctis 7 Headset, Apex 7 TKL Keyboard, Arctis 1 Wireless Headset, and a Rival 600 Mouse so if you are in one of those regions be sure to check out the official giveaway post.
New in game application: Cloud Notes
Next up, we’re pleased to introduce another new feature for 1.10: The Cloud Notes application. This is a new tool, installed by add remove programs, via USB stick on client computers, and available in the inventory screen. The notes application gives users an often-requested way to write down information, helping players keep track across multiple or more complex jobs.
For now, it’s only available in the base game, as it’s very new we’re expecting to add it to the Esports DLC in a later update.
We're aware of an issue with the Cloud Notes app in the current patch affecting users playing with Japanese or Chinese input. Currently, the issue is only present when actively editing a note and should be fine once you have finished writing. We will investigate the issue and provide an update once our team is back after the Christmas holidays. - This issue has been fixed in a recent hotfix update.
New Parts
Highlights
EVGA GeForce RTX™ 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX™ 3080 Vulcan OC 10G-V
MSI MEG X570 ACE
ASUS ROG Strix Helios
SteelSeries SENSEI TEN Mouse + SteelSeries QCK PRISM CLOTH (XL) NEON RIDER EDITION Mousepad
Full parts list:
Motherboards
- MSI MEG X570 ACE
- MSI TRX40 PRO 10G
- MSI MEG X570 UNIFY
- MSI Creator TRX40
- MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS
Cases
- Antec P120 Crystal
- ASUS ROG Strix Helios
- Raijintek ERIS EVO
Case Fans
- ARCTIC P12 Series
- ARCTIC P14 series
- Corsair iCUE QL120 RGB 120mm PWM Single Fan
- Corsair iCUE QL140 RGB 140mm PWM Single Fan
Air Coolers
- Arctic Freezer 12 CO
- Cooler Master HYPER 212 LED TURBO WHITE EDITION
- Cryorig C7 RGB
- EVGA ACX mITX CPU Cooler
Liquid Coolers
- Corsair iCUE H150i RGB PRO XT Liquid CPU Cooler
- Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L V2 RGB
- Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML120L V2 RGB
- NZXT Kraken X73
- NZXT Kraken X63
- NZXT Kraken X53
GPUs
- ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX™ 3080 O10G
- ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 3090 O24G
- ASUS GeForce RTX™ 3070 OC Edition 8GB GDDR6
- COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX™ 3080 Advanced 10G-V
- COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ultra OC 10G-V
- COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX™ 3080 Vulcan OC 10G-V
- EVGA GeForce GTX™ 1650 XC ULTRA BLACK GAMING
- EVGA GeForce GTX™ 1660 Ti XC ULTRA GAMING
- EVGA GeForce GTX™ 1660 SUPER SC ULTRA BLACK GAMING
- EVGA GeForce RTX™ 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
- EVGA GeForce RTX™ 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING
- EVGA GeForce RTX™ 3090 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
- EVGA GeForce RTX™ 3090 XC3 ULTRA GAMING
- MSI Radeon RX 5500 XT GAMING X 8G
- MSI Radeon RX 5600 XT GAMING X
- MSI Radeon RX 5700 EVOKE GP OC
- NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX™ 3070
- NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX™ 3080
- NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX™ 3090
Headsets
- SteelSeries Arctis 7 Headset
- SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless Headset
- SteelSeries Arctis 3 Headset
- SteelSeries Arctis 5 Headset
Keyboards
- Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Keyboard
- Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Keyboard
- Corsair K68 RGB Keyboard
- SteelSeries Apex 3 Keyboard
- SteelSeries Apex 7 Keyboard
- SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL Keyboard
Mice
- ASUS ROG Gladius II Origin PNK LTD
- CORSAIR SCIMITAR RGB ELITE Optical MOBA/MMO Gaming Mouse
- CORSAIR DARK CORE RGB PRO SE Wireless Gaming Mouse
- CORSAIR IRONCLAW RGB FPS/MOBA Gaming Mouse
- SteelSeries Rival 310
- SteelSeries Rival 600 Mouse
- SteelSeries Rival 710 Mouse
- SteelSeries SENSEI TEN Mouse
Mousepads
- SteelSeries QCK LARGE NEON RIDER EDITION Mousepad
- SteelSeries QCK PRISM CLOTH (XL) NEON RIDER EDITION Mousepad
- SteelSeries QCK PRISM CLOTH SERIES Mousepad
- SteelSeries QCK HEAVY SERIES Mousepad
- SteelSeries QCK HARD Mousepad
- SteelSeries QCK HARD Mousepad
Bug Fixes:
- 3D Mark Time Spy now correctly shows Time Spy graphic where it previously showed the Time Spy Extreme graphic.
- Search bar and filter no longer locks users from selecting PC parts when highlighted if the player is using a controller.
- Players can now use arrow keys to select workshops in the workshop menu.
- Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2080 Advanced-V and Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER Advanced OC-V now correctly feature the RTX series text on their GPU shrouds.
- Fixed an issue which lead to multiple high-end PC components being unlocked at the start of career mode.
- Fixed an issue leading to incorrect reflections being shown in the Antec P120 Crystal case.
- Fixed an issue which caused the MSI MPG SEKIRA 500G case to list as -$10 in build lists.
- Parts installed in returning story PCs are now correctly marked with the 'Used' label
- Apps 'Search' text box now correctly closed when leaving PC
- Fixed an issue with shop search and filter interactions.
- Players will no longer incorrectly see Bongle review scores when playing the Esports DLC.
- Fixed an issue with objective text overlapping in some language localisations.
PC Building Simulator Creators
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been looking for additional ways to bring excitement to the community and step up our social media game. We’ve reached out to some of our favourite creators and agreed on a pilot series with each of them – all directly on the official PC Building Simulator YouTube channel. We’re excited to work together on bringing more than just the latest trailers and PC Building raps.
Check out the first episodes with JVN Gaming joining us for extreme PC builds and BigJake901 teaching overclocking 101 below:
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
Balance Data:
Finally, thanks to our friends at UL Benchmarks and following real-world supply increases, we’ve rebalanced a number of existing parts in this release (thanks to better user data samples).
Recent hardware releases have been an interesting challenge for us as a team and the user feedback has, as always, been appreciated.
One more thing / I jeszcze jedno:
Today, after many passionate requests from the community, we’ve added Polish localisation to the Esports Expansion DLC. We’re also aiming to provide Polish language options for all store pages in the near future so please look forward to it.
Stay up to date:
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Cheers,
The PC Building Simulator Team