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Alpha 241126: New contract system, visitor system and more!
Web Host Simulator · published
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
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