Hello Tycoons,

WHEN?

What"s gonna be new in the “Managers and Offices” update?

Offices?

No more Factory Babysitting

Better Tutorial

Notes

After This One?

• There was a bug connected to tech category changes. (for example, I've changed a few techs having the “bus” category to “video bus” - these are used in the code to decide if something is new or obsolete) – which unfortunately caused various bugs in saved games where the tech still used to have the earlier category. When it happened, the upper right part of the info bar became frozen, while the timer/days were still going forward. (reported by Niels)
  
• Two people reported during the past 2 months that the game started using a really small resolution in a window. When the game first starts it is Unity that handles resolution. I have no idea why it started the game with such low resolutions for them, but as a workaround now check the screen resolution from code, and if it is any smaller than 1024x768 then the game switches to that, so at least the window won't be as small that the player can't reach the settings menu to set it manually.
  
• On the Hardware Type selector window the black backgrounds had messi borders. Fixed.
  
• When you had “Remote Assistance” for your OS then the illustrations were not working correctly. Fixed
  
• I've moved the site menu a bit down so that it doesn't hide the notification balls (partially) in the top left corner.
  
• When the market share label hit 100% the label was still too small to show it in one line – so I've increased its size.
  

• If you've installed a site in a market that becomes communist later, then the market list didn't work anymore (after the country becomes communist). Obviously, it was an issue only on the historical map and you had to be unlucky, but still, it was serious. Also, the bug behind this might have caused problems elsewhere too, but no reports suggested it for now. Anyways, it is fixed.
  
• The little pricing section on the computers list appear on top of other windows when you've opened other windows on top of the computer list and you've happened to select a line on the computer list still. Fixed.
  

• - From now on, the market screen preselects home computers…
  
• - From now on when you discover a new computer design, you will see a small window with an illustration, instead of just a message at the top. It looks better.
  
• - On the Hardware Designer screens the tech list has a new label: “Obs.” Meaning obsolete. The techs which have a newer version such as 286 → 286 will show this label (386 shows “new'). This way when you clone a hardware part, you will see what techs should be replaced.
  
• - Sometimes you didn't get any new hints for the marketing settings after one month of your computer being on the market. Fixed.
  
• - When in a country there were no sold computers, but there was at least one player selling there (unsuccessfully), then he/she appeared as the dominant player, but on the market, details view the market share piechart showed nothing. From now on it will show the dominant player even without selling a single copy. (The dominant player when nobody is able to sell there is the human player by default, otherwise the first computer player).
  
• - I've put hints on the marketing slider helpers.
  
• - On the Computer Designer Screen the heat and noise labels on the bars were not working. Fixed.
  
• - The tech compatibility window from now on is not using gray and black, but green and black labels, because some thought that grays means "inactivity" and it is a glitch. The question mark explained how it works, but they were not seen, unfortunately. Hopefully, the new colors will be better understood.
  

• The colored special tech nodes on the tree were hard to read because black letters blended into the background – from now on they are white.
  
• When you were typing into an input field while you were on the research three, the tree was moving when you pressed WASD – Fixed
  
• The Pricing Matrix didn't update itself for the Hardware parts when you were setting new base prices. Fixed
  
• “Bug: when creating a hard drive, I'm allowed to select HDD Density 15MB and then also choose Magneto-Resistive Heads. The 2nd one increases maximum capacity to 100MB. If I select Magneto-Resistive Heads first, the option for HDD Density 15MB is removed from the list. Effectively, if I'm starting at the top and choosing all the technologies, I end up with an extra option that adds cost but doesn't offer any benefit.” Fixed
  
• “Text correction: When creating a hard drive and not choosing an interface, the pop-up message says "You must choose an interface (SCSI, PATA, SATA, M2, LBDT, etc.) for this PC pHardware!" --the last word is misspelled with a "p" in the front.” Fixed
  
• So far there was an additional apply button for the resolution changes in the settings. I've removed it and made it automatic because some didn't see the button and thought that he just can't change resolution...
  
• After you changed the multiplier sliders of the screen size settings in the settings menu, the pop-ups in the game were out of position. Fixed
  
• From now on, when you change resolution, the window scale multipliers will be reset to their default recommended values every time.
  
• I've fixed default hardware name generation (this was not working, unfortunately)
  
• I've replaced the image of the ordering line buttons (they are sharper), and I've put an “order” label next to them to indicate that actually they are there to order the list.
  
• I've added tooltips for the market/site/unused filters on the market list
  
• I've changed the color of selected techs on the hardware designer screen and the accessories list to green.
  
• I've changed how things are highlighted on the hardware and computer list, to indicate that on the hardware list the name and the rest have different onclick effects.
  
• In a previous release I've added a “new” label on the techs on the Hardware Designer Screens to indicate which techs are new and unused. From now on you also have a counter on the hardware part slots on the computer designer screen to indicate how many of these you will see on the hardware designer – so you don't have to start creating a new hardware part to be remembered how many new unused techs you have.
  
• From now on saved games are ordered by date, not by name.
  
• I've added a legend on the research tree to explain the different node colors (blue unlocks PC etc.)
  
• I've fixed the hardware name generation – so you will have default names for them.
  

• The company name didn't appear on the world map screen's right modal window.
  
• The research tree showed incorrect RP and day numbers on a random basis – but when it happened all tech nodes were affected. Fixed.
  
• If you've added techs on the research queue by using the “Add” button, then the list didn't refresh automatically after the click, only after something else triggered the refresh (such as a day passing). Fixed! But guys, just double-click on the list instead of using the Add button.
  
• I've removed the X (close) button from the logistic points distributor window, because it gave a false impression that if you use it, then the changes on the slider won't be permanent.
  
• If you use custom screen multipliers and you've hovered over any pie charts, then the value pop-up window was rapidly flashing. Fixed.
  
• The sell site button didn't work – Fixed
  
• On the Graphics Hardware Designer screen the multiplier slider showed a percent symbol (which is wrong). Fixed.
  
• The button to delete saved games didn't work. Fixed
  
• Researched Overdrive processor, did not appear as an option when designing CPUs. Fixed – but from now on it will appear on MOBOs instead of CPUs as it should have belonged there anyway.
  
• I've altered the overclock tech to increase the base frequency of CPUs, instead of only adding to feature – just read the new tech description and this change will make more sense.
  
• I've corrected a few text problems reported by the community on the Steam forums (thank you guys!)