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Steam News9 August 20241y ago

German Dev Days & a belated Changelog!

Greetings Mayors! The last two days the German Dev Days 2024 took place in Frankfurt, Germany. And we visited the show as Highrise City was actually nominated for three Awards, including Best Game.

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Greetings Mayors!

What changed

2 fixes2 additions7 changes0 removals
  • Balance
  • Events
  • UI and audio
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Fixes
changedIf you ever get the chance to visit Germany around the time of the show however we can recommend to visit it, especially if you are interested in game development. Lots of great talks. But keep in mind that most talks are in German.
changedBesides that we noticed we did forget to post the full changelog for the free update when Vacation Season dropped. So here you go:
changedThe building editor highlights the Help Button for the Tutorial now
changedIncreased the amount of electricity Offshore Windparks produce
changedAdjusted the construction menu so that the menu doesn't move out of screen
fixedCorrected an error which caused some buildings not to finish if ressources were too low

Highrise City changes

changedIf you ever get the chance to visit Germany around the time of the show however we can recommend to visit it, especially if you are interested in game development. Lots of great talks. But keep in mind that most talks are in German.
changedBesides that we noticed we did forget to post the full changelog for the free update when Vacation Season dropped. So here you go:
changedThe building editor highlights the Help Button for the Tutorial now
changedIncreased the amount of electricity Offshore Windparks produce
changedAdjusted the construction menu so that the menu doesn't move out of screen

The last two days the German Dev Days 2024 took place in Frankfurt, Germany. And we visited the show as Highrise City was actually nominated for three Awards, including Best Game. In the end we sadly didn't take home the prices as the amazing TerraScape also was nominated and took home nearly every award. And we'd like to congratualte as it is an amazing project.

If you ever get the chance to visit Germany around the time of the show however we can recommend to visit it, especially if you are interested in game development. Lots of great talks. But keep in mind that most talks are in German.

Besides that we noticed we did forget to post the full changelog for the free update when Vacation Season dropped. So here you go:

  • The building editor highlights the Help Button for the Tutorial now

  • Increased the amount of electricity Offshore Windparks produce

  • Adjusted the construction menu so that the menu doesn't move out of screen

  • IT-Service and canteens now need ressources to offer their services

  • Corrected an error which caused some buildings not to finish if ressources were too low

  • Improved performance when building space port

  • Graphs now scale better so that especially huge numbers are easier to understand

  • Added a tooltip in the subsidy menu so you can see the amount of produced resources

  • Fixed an error with copy pasting the space port

  • New Buildings:

    • Exhibition Center

    • Garden Tool Manufacturer

    • Mowing Tool Manufacturer

  • Parks now need Garden and Mowing Tools

  • Improved Buildings:

    • Huge Backeryi

    • Huge Toy Factory

    • Huge Furniture Factor

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Steam News / 9 August 2024

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