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Steam News3 April 20262mo ago

0.49.5

Additions Added the ability to give lots and exported lots descriptions, and added accompanying descriptions to lots on default maps Added the pronoun removal joke feature from the April Fools post as a commandline swit

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What changed

4 fixes7 additions3 changes0 removals
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Fixes
addedAdded the ability to give lots and exported lots descriptions, and added accompanying descriptions to lots on default maps
addedAdded the pronoun removal joke feature from the April Fools post as a commandline switch. For more info, see the launch arguments article .
addedAdded a gravel tile, which objects that require dirt, grass or sandy ground can be placed on
addedAdded a variety of invisible colorable lights as non-buyable objects , which can be used to spruce up lighting in various places
changedImprovements
changedOverhauled culling, increasing rendering performance especially on lower-end devices. Please let us know if you notice objects popping in and out near the borders of the screen after the update.

Additions

  • Added the ability to give lots and exported lots descriptions, and added accompanying descriptions to lots on default maps

  • Added the pronoun removal joke feature from the April Fools post as a commandline switch. For more info, see the launch arguments article.

  • Added a gravel tile, which objects that require dirt, grass or sandy ground can be placed on

  • Added a variety of invisible colorable lights as non-buyable objects, which can be used to spruce up lighting in various places

Improvements

  • Overhauled culling, increasing rendering performance especially on lower-end devices. Please let us know if you notice objects popping in and out near the borders of the screen after the update.

  • The green dots for new objects can new be disabled in the hints settings

  • Tinies can now walk over lawn edging

  • Default Tinies now also have random default age days, causing them not to all age up and die at the same time

  • Slightly improved lot import menu loading performance

Fixes

  • Fixed a crash when loading a save with missing tiles

  • Fixed Tinies being able to age up twice when blowing out a candle close to midnight

  • Fixed being able to place openings in fences

  • Fixed lot previews of taller lots being cut off at the top

API

  • Rooms that are off-lot are now always treated as "set dressing," meaning their contents will never show, their walls will never go down, and their doors will be inaccessible

  • Mods can now add custom play mode tool tabs

Source

Steam News / 3 April 2026

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