Update notes - 5/27/2025

Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements

• Fixed crash that could occur when opening panels during building placement.

• Fixed edge-floating early-construction mesh for schools.

• Fixed bug where the school panel incorrectly displayed a full bookshelf immediately after construction.

• Fixed issue where millers would take and then abandon flour at the mill.

• Fixed bug preventing cancellation of home upgrades to sturdy homes.

Health & Population Balance

• Significantly reduced chances of mass illness from all sources, especially peer-to-peer spread.

• Villagers are less likely to suffer workplace fatalities (though minor injuries are slightly more common).

• Risk of losing villagers during childbirth reduced with access to healthcare.

• Increased chances of newlyweds successfully having a firstborn.

Building & Housing Upgrades

• Upgrade icon now disappears from panel after completion.

• House panel updated to better explain the "Upgrade to Sturdy Home" button.

• Fixed issue preventing sturdy home upgrades from being canceled early in the process.

• Tweaked building costs for better resource balance: --Brewpub: +2 iron --Bakery: +1 iron --Paper Mill: -1 iron --Market: -2 stone --Mill: -2 iron --Sturdy Homes: -1 stone

Jobs & Production Changes

• Added rare chance for trade buildings to produce an extra good at no cost.

• Made ranching easier overall (ranchers now perform tasks more effectively).

• Tools now improve effectiveness for farming, foresting, and ranching roles.

• Slight decrease to food values for easier-to-grow crops.

User Interface Improvements

• Main menu now respects UI scaling.

• Increased the maximum allowed UI scale.

• Enlarged quick-access panel to better match others.

• Resource labels added to quick-access panel on mouse hover.

• Town Hall category buttons now display description text on hover.

• Home button now centers on the town; space bar still jumps to a villager.

• Added 0.5x speed setting for finer control.

Polish & Immersion

• Villager status messages now repeat less frequently during repetitive tasks.

• Trails in dirt, snow, and water now decay more slowly.

• Ranch buildings now display a “tended” description similar to farms.