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Dear Uptasians,
Our journey towards a smoother Uptasia continues! Today, we've moved the community preview to a new foundation, bringing faster startup times and improved performance. Thank you to everyone who has tried the preview and shared their experiences. We'd love for you to take this next step with us!
• New wrapper: The preview now uses Tauri instead of Electron to run Uptasia on your PC.
• Faster startup: Uptasia launches faster when you start it from Steam.
• Improved performance: Enjoy a smoother experience as you build, explore, and search.
You can enjoy the same familiar gameplay and features, with faster startup and improved performance. Please keep the Steam Overlay limitations below in mind.
This is still a preview, so there are a few rough edges. Your feedback helps us see how the new version works on different PCs.
Steam Overlay support is currently limited and relies on experimental workarounds. It may not always work as expected, so please keep this in mind when trying the preview.
🛠️ Three rare issues & quick fixes
If you run into any of these issues, the following temporary fixes should help:
A black game screen when starting?
Press Esc to leave fullscreen mode and make the game visible.
The Steam Overlay stays on screen after you close it?
Press Esc to clear the stuck overlay. Mouse clicks stop working after returning to the game from the Steam Overlay? Use Alt + Tab to switch away from Uptasia, then return to the game. This restores focus so mouse clicks work again.
Already using uptasia_community_preview? Let Steam download the latest update, then start the game as usual.
To join, right-click Uptasia in your Steam Library and open Properties → Game Versions & Betas. Choose uptasia_community_preview, wait for the update, and start playing. You play with your usual account and keep your progress. You can also return to the regular version whenever you like.
🔎 Improved since our first preview announcement
We've been refining the preview along the way. Here are some of the bigger improvements now available in the preview:
• More forgiving hidden-object clicks: Search items and bonus collectibles now have a little extra click tolerance around their edges, making small or thin details easier to select.
• Faster friend visits: We've optimized loading your friends' towns and returning to your own, so you spend less time waiting between visits.
• Smoother busy towns: We've reworked how towns are drawn and how customers and visitors move to help reduce stutters as you explore.
• Lower memory use: Town graphics and game windows use memory more efficiently, with better cleanup during longer play sessions and when switching towns.
• Gathering while you search: Your avatar can keep working through queued gathering tasks while you play a hidden-object game.
• Everyday fixes: Various smaller fixes and adjustments help make everyday play smoother and more reliable.
Does Uptasia start faster on your PC? Does playing feel smoother? If something seems off, please tell us what happened in the comments or Steam forums, including whether one of the fixes above helped.
Thanks for helping shape Uptasia's next chapter.
Happy searching and building!
Your Uptasia Team
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