Demo patch #3

Another patch for the demo is out.

Patch Note

Features:

• Added a new patronage debt system, allowing players to borrow gold from patrons when they need financial support.

• Improved worker management with a new slider and manual number input.

• Buildings of the same type are now highlighted during selection and placement, including unfinished buildings.

• Added a building counter to the HUD and changed building arrows to white for better readability.

• Gold information in the HUD is now clickable and opens the Budget page in the Book.

• Updated naming for quests and tasks.

• Improved task guidance: tasks with placement arrows now snap to the target building widget.

• Reworked the alarm system with clearer color states and grouped alarms when a building has more than four active alerts.

• Removed the clay production button from the Clay Pit.

• Added a settings toggle to automatically pause the game when the game window loses focus.

• Added citizen lore information to the Demands tab.

• Added a toggle in the Demands tab to switch between citizen lore and citizen class demands.

• Improved citizen needs visualization in the Demands tab.

• Improved building highlight rules for selection, placement, and area-of-effect previews.

• The research button highlight is now removed after new research has been checked.

• Added a final confirmation window with a timer before applying settings changes.

• The “X” button on construction sites now closes the window instead of canceling construction.

• Added more information to the Laboratory window.

• Added a notification when the Laboratory reaches the research points cap.

• Added fast travel from research requirements to required buildings and next-step researches.

• Moved the gold cost closer to the research boost button, making the price clearer before spending.

• Task objectives can now be clicked to focus the camera on the target.

• Research requirement descriptions now use a clearer red texture for missing needs.

• Added a new notification when the administration limit isn't distributed.

• The Woodcutter’s Hut area-of-effect widget now shows the number of trees in range.

• Added camera sensitivity and camera smoothing settings.

• Wood planks and bricks are now required for building repairs.

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Fixes:

• Fixed worker counts not updating correctly after a building’s durability level was reduced or repaired.

• Fixed a crash that could occur during Scout Station upgrade quest steps.

• Fixed a crash that could occur after using buttons in building widgets.

• Fixed a crash that could occur after placing the Laboratory.

• Fixed the Mysterious Platform POI, which could previously be reached without an Ornithopter.

• Fixed quest arrows remaining visible after the related quest was completed.

• Fixed an incorrect icon in the citizen limit change notification.

• Fixed alarm names displaying incorrect comparison symbols.

• Fixed a crash that could occur during animation loading when starting a new game.

• Fixed the game incorrectly starting or remaining paused after events.

• Fixed Fire Station wagons working on fires without assigned workers.

• Fixed Fire Station area-of-effect not covering the final cell in its shown range.

• Fixed overly long POI research names in event reward descriptions.

• Polished the social media buttons in the Main Menu.

• Fixed citizen limit numbers shifting out of place when entering large values.

• Fixed the Woodcutter’s Hut area-of-effect preview disappearing after upgrading the building.

• Fixed building overlays remaining visible after building links were removed.

• Fixed research requirement text being positioned too close to the bottom edge.

• Fixed incorrect quest arrow timing during the Clashing Vision event.

• Fixed research description numbers wrapping incorrectly after resizing the game window.

• Fixed the citizen limit change notification icon.

• Fixed linked building overlays not turning white when hovered.

• Fixed Farm fields on the edge of the area-of-effect not being highlighted correctly.

• Fixed duplicated resource requirements in the Advanced Wood Work research.

• Fixed incorrect quest naming after choosing “Build Pub and Brewery” in the Public Discontent event.

• Fixed the “Open the Manage menu” quest not completing correctly after switching tabs.

• Fixed client building overlays not appearing while moving a building.

• Fixed red collision overlays not taking priority over other building highlights.

• Fixed the Auto Detect button incorrectly resetting settings to the Ultra preset.

• Fixed incorrect requirement text for Ornithopter research.

• Fixed research points being deducted twice in some cases.

• Fixed Well filter visuals appearing during construction when they shouldn't.

• Fixed construction sites showing durability-related alarms.

• Fixed outdated citizen class names in the Scout Station worker management pop-up.

• Fixed settings not reverting after the confirmation timer expired.

• Fixed missing green highlight after a building was constructed.

• Fixed the camera scrolling while the player scrolls through the quest tablet.

• Fixed the scrollbar overlapping text in the POI Explored window.

• Fixed buildings being repaired even when there were not enough resources.

• Fixed the new research highlight not disappearing after checking research.

• Fixed patronage payments disappearing from the Budget after the first payment.

• Fixed the Take Debt button missing after fully repaying patronage debt.

• Fixed outdated citizen class names in building upgrade pop-ups.

• Fixed Farm field overlay colors when moving a Farm Hut inside its area-of-effect.

• Fixed area-of-effect previews highlighting buildings outside the actual range.

• Polished the Woodcutter’s Hut widget text spacing.

• Fixed a crash related to the gold counter.

• Fixed building overlay colors changing incorrectly after editing links.

• Fixed Fisher Port missing a link to non-food Storage for wood plank replenishment.

• Fixed ruined buildings showing the wrong alarm instead of "Building Destroyed".

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What we will be doing next

We will be focusing on the upcoming GC (GamesCom) event, so patched for demo will be come lighter and less often. We want to prepare something special for the event.

While we will be silent in terms of development we will not be silent in media. Stay tuned to our social pages not miss any "leaks" and information we might share through those media.