EA 0.6 - Assemble The Line

Big Ambitions EA 0.6: Assemble the Line

Hi there!

The latest update for Big Ambitions is here! The team has been working tirelessly to bring you a bunch of new features and improvements to enhance your gameplay experience. We appreciate your patience through this longer-than-normal update! Dive in and start exploring the new improvements today!

Factories It is time to take your business to the next level. We’ve added factories that let you produce most of the products available from the wholesale importers. From simple hotdogs to flashy jewelry to high-tech smartwatches.

New Pier Area Your new factories need raw materials, so we added a whole new pier area! Here you can import the materials needed to get your factory production up and running.

The beautiful pier houses three new purchasing sites:

• Lunar Tide Shipments at Pier 6 for food

• Maritime Freight Line at Pier 7 for consumer goods

• Aquatic Bay Cargo at Pier 8 for drinks

Or just take a stroll around the pier and enjoy the views!

Interior Design Get ready for a complete overhaul of our Interior Designer feature! We listened to your feedback and have streamlined the design process with an intuitive "mode" switch and a handy toolbar.

Finding the right tools are now easier than ever—right at your fingertips. Dive into a smoother, more enjoyable designing experience in our latest update!

From being able to easily copy and paste designs on all your furniture, to filling in an entire wall or floor with one click by holding “shift”, the entire process is much easier now!

Moving Service Outgrown your current space? No problem! Say goodbye to manually packing and moving items with hand trucks. The moving company fully automates the process, making your transition to a larger or different building seamless and hassle-free.

What are you waiting for? Come on down to Manhattan Movers!

Indoor Delivery Spots When you enter your apartment or business, you will now see that it has undergone renovation. All rentable spaces now have a designated delivery spot for you to receive any kind of wares directly into your home or business.

Overlay and UI Improvements We've streamlined our overlays and popups for a cleaner, less intrusive experience. Now, only the most essential information is displayed, including employee names right at their desks for easier management.

Plus, we've resolved the issues with popups triggered by keyboard commands or player proximity, ensuring a more cohesive and consistent UI as our game grows in complexity. Enjoy a more intuitive experience with these quality-of-life upgrades!

Visual Improvements We have been working on improving the visuals and performance of the game. This has resulted in some spectacular lighting improvements. Here is a highlight of the most noticeable changes:

• Improved "time of the day" feeling with a rotating sun.

• Moonlight shadows

• Improved exterior and interior lighting

• Each district has a different atmosphere with their own effects such as fog

• Added more trash and dirt to the streets

Task Management Overhaul Previously, changing an employee's status or settings could erase their associated tasks and information. Now, we've tied tasks to the HQ, not individuals. Whether an employee leaves or changes roles, no data is lost—tasks automatically reassign or stay pending. Plus, you can now easily transfer task information when relocating, ensuring seamless operations.

Help Page Updates The F1 help menu now features a search bar and the ability to go back and forth between pages.

And More!

The subway system has been upgraded with two new subway stations - one in Hell's Kitchen and one near Ika - plus we have a fancy new destination system to make it easier to navigate!

We've added the frequently-requested ability for the player to sit on any benches or chairs! Plus, now if you have somewhere to sit in front of your TV, you'll automatically sit there when you watch TV!

We've also balanced a few businesses:

• Hairdressers were a little too powerful

• Jewelers should now sell a few more expensive jewelry

• And Nightclubs should have some more customers at a time

And players can now buy the Delivery Truck!

Quality of life improvements & Bugs

There are so many bug fixes, improvements and balancing we have knocked out of the park for this update.

• Starting a repeating PA contract - now you can set up a contract in advance

• Removed theft from fast food, coffee and nightclubs

• Updated the wording of the Logistics Manager popup to make it more clear

• Added a “Are you sure” confirmation option before shutting down a business

• The button for ending a call has now changed to make it clearer if you are canceling the order or ending the call

• Fix vehicle refueling by itself

• Fix removing store is dirty task at 90% clean

• Fix "days hired" not resetting on replaced employee

• Fix school showing negative numbers when course is completed

• Fix grabbing a box/paperbag while holding an item destroys that item

• Fix antialiasing not updating when changing settings while in-game

• Fix poaching same employee more than once

• Fix Mr. Scott's wrong items for sale

• Fix gap in the floor on I4 layout

• Possible fix to 6th Ave/1st St flying trucks

• Update 46 4th St entrance

• Fix issues enter/exiting:

  • 42 2nd St

  • 1 12th St

  • 6 12st St

  • 8 12th St

  • 26 12 St

• Fix can enter warehouse with vehicles when blocked

• Fix H3 warehouse with no colliders on entrance corner

• Fix Scooter light

• Fix can drive scooter while driving handtruck/flatbed

• Fix being able to sell a car while paused

• Fix money glitch when selling vehicle with unpaid cargo

• Fix UPS Truck parking in Ika

• Fix forklift pallet not working correctly

• Fix flatbed SFX not pausing

• Fix tired state disappearing when traveling by taxi or subway

• Fix can't order paperbag deliveries if there is no cash register

• Fix some issues with the camera not responding

• Fix building preview is too dark at night

• Fix unable to recolor the floor or pinecone lamps

• Fix Burger quest "hype" demand not triggering when there's a planned burger event

• Fix Total Produce FrozenFood/FreshFood signs are backwards

• Cancel furniture deliveries after rental contract ends

• Fix issue with employees with invalid visuals

• Fix some issues with saving blueprints

• Fix cannot start working before shift starts on Sunday

• Fix can drop items while on subway

• Fix office businesses can have more customers than max capacity

• Fix office businesses not updating customers daily

• Fix errors when HR is assigned to an employee that has left

• Fix issues when returning to main menu

• Fix WASD navigation working when it shouldn't

• Fix selling item not applying the sell multiplier

• Fix Casino time running at x2.5 speed

• Fix player stuck on sitting animation after resting in tired mode

• Fix sound playing while game is paused

• Fix can't point and click into some parking entrances

• Fix Street light inside a tree 9 1st Ave

• Fix window flickering 23 5th Ave and 17 4th Street

• Fix coat check fee appearing twice in the inventory

• Fix AI spawning at wrong angle on loading paused game

• Fix customers not leaving queue when closing the store

• Fix light glitching in Employee Uniform Preview

• IRS Counters fixes

• Fix Fast Food Restaurant layouts

• Add missing Nightclub layouts

• Fix holding mouse without moving it not updating destination

• Fix collider issues on Square Appliances building

• Avoid running marketing on buildings not rented by player

• Fix wrong queues in El Gato

• Fix HR managers not training and not paying Health Insurance

• Fix customers despawn on casino when skipping time

• Fix Trumpet globe not hiding when running past it

• Fix unavailable HQs employees still working

• Auto-discard paper bag when empty

• Fix cannot place items in the upper parts of a wall

• Fix some memory leaks related to blueprints

• Fix Restaurant Booth wrong sitting positions

• Fix some issues with the Casino Slot Machine

• Fix Ice cream counter and wine shelf not accessible from both sides

• Fix falling through pier

• Fix recruiting candidate twice

• Fix $0 prices being not accepted by customers

• Fix duplicated retail prices

• Fix can't use ESC after clicking the background of the blueprints panel

• Fix closed stores being included in lowest market price calculation

• Add missing parking lines to Truck Garage

• Fix 0.4 compatibility fix failing under some scenarios

• Fix shutting down a business does not reset retail prices

• Fix cannot place cash register on large wooden cocktail bar

• Fix special stores using wrong prices indoors

• Fix some mouse click-and-drag issues when clicking quickly

• Add compatibility fix for missing daily incomes

• Fix help section not updating on language change

• Fix save notification not being displayed in Japanese

• Fix several spots where Chinese texts not being displayed properly

• Hide "Buy Jerry Can" options while on a Scooter

• Fix objectives UI not resizing under some scenarios

• Fix some objectives being wrongly completed

• Fix employee skill not rounded in contacts page

• Fix overlay of vehicle being driven not showing on VoogleMaps

• Fix BizMan drivers menu sliders and UI scale

• Fix Mr. Ternity operation not performing until closing dialog

• Prevent bonus cooldown if funds are insufficient

• Fix DJ booth arrow pointing to wrong side

• Fix messages are being sent twice

• Group some employee notifications to improve performance and reduce alert spam

• Fix buildings for rent filter not reseting map icon after disabling it

• Fix dealbreakers bar not resetting when changing skills

• Fix subway overlay disappearing when zooming in/out

• Fix Address not being correctly displayed in market events

• Fix rent not showing as expense in EconoView

• Fix market insider providers displaying wrongly

• Fix Open Folder not working in Mac

• Fix rival messages being sent after surrender

• Fix rival weekly income when rival owns no real estate

• Fix minor businesses going below the lowest market price

• Fix duplicated employees on rival businesses

• Fix rivals owning El Gato or player owned businesses

• Fix no daily incomes for some Rivals businesses

• Fix rivals app businesses list not loading

• Fix RivalStates not clearing when defeating a Rival

• Fix negotiate button disabled on rival after clearing chat

• Fix rivals not initiating for some players

• Fix issue if rival price reduction can't find any items to attack

• Fix defeated rival starting a new business

Special thanks to everyone who tested things out on the experimental branch and gave a lot of valuable feedback! Due to all your help, we really believe this is the biggest and best update yet!

From the entire Big Ambitions team, we hope you enjoy this update!

~ Hovgaard Games and the entire Big Ambitions team!