Build 26519480

1.4.3 is a small update. Most of it covers what happens when something goes wrong.

Saves

The game won't open a save made by a newer version anymore, since your next autosaves could overwrite it.

If a save's version tag is damaged, the game sets it aside and loads your backup if you have one. A notice tells you when that happens.

If the game won't start

When the game fails while loading, you now get a crash screen instead of a blank window. It has a button that opens the feedback form with the error report filled in.

If the game fails before its window even opens, the error goes to a file called boot-error.log in the game's log folder.

The game needs Microsoft's WebView2 component to draw screens like Reports. If yours is too old, the game now tells you and offers to open Microsoft's download page.

Other fixes

• Large money amounts in Chinese, Japanese and Korean now use the right units, and "0万" is gone.
• Marketing no longer shows a cost change when you keep the same spend and cash only covered part of it last turn.
• Translation fixes in several languages, including achievement text in Turkish and Simplified Chinese.

What's next

We'll put out hotfixes if needed. Otherwise we're working on the first free content update, which we plan to release in about two weeks. Its main part is the car looks designer, where you choose the paint and body style of the cars you design.

We're also looking into the balance. We'd like research-heavy runs to pay off more and be more fun to play, and the AI to unlock and use new technologies earlier.

If the game ever shows you the crash screen, please send us the report from there. It's the quickest way for us to find the cause. For other issues and questions, use the comments under this post or the Steam discussions.