I hope you had a great weekend and you've managed to charge up your batteries to face the challenges that await ahead of you. So, what do I have in the store for you today?
As we've stated in our previous announcement, we're constantly speaking with the production team to figure out how to be more transparent with you, folks. As we value our community feedback, we thought that it'd be the best to give some of you a unique opportunity to get your hands on our upcoming projects (not only related to Gas Station Simulator). Thus, we've came up with an idea of running playtest sessions, but in order to do that, well... We need playtesters. That is when you come in!
How do I sign up?
It's quite simple – all you have to do is click this link or the image below, and it'll take you to our website. Then, you just need to fill out the form and follow the instructions, and as soon as we're ready to start playtest session, we'll contact those chosen ones. I'm counting on you, folks!
Stay up-to-dateđź“°
And that's it for today! If you want to stay in the loop and be notified about the recent news related to Gas Station Simulator and its upcoming DLCs (Tidal Wave for instance) consider adding the Tidal Wave DLC to your wishlist.
Gas Station Simulator – Tidal Wave DLC teaser is here! 🏝️
Hey, Gas Jockeys! â›˝
Welcome to another Gas Station Simulator – Tidal Wave DLC announcement. Today I have the privilege to share a fresh look at the upcoming DLC, as I'm happy to present to you a brand-new teaser for the Tidal Wave DLC. Take a look at it and let me know in the comments what you think! For now, let's enjoy it 🔥
Stay up-to-date đź“°
Hope you’ve enjoyed our little teaser. Don’t hesitate to throw your feedback at us in the comments section below regarding the Tidal Wave DLC, or basically everything Gas Station Sim. Before we finish, I have one more thing that I'd like to announce - right now, we're talking with our production team to figure out how we can be more transparent in terms of our bugfixing. We want to keep you guys in loop, so stay tuned! Until the next devlog.
Gas Station Simulator – Tidal Wave DLC Devlog #1 🚤
Hey, Gas Jockeys! â›˝
It's been a while since our last announcement but we've been working tirelessly on a quest system rework, some improvements to the game, and a Tidal Wave DLC content. Speaking about – today's devlog is gonna be the first one about our upcoming DLC. From now on on a regular basis, I'll be posting those so you can better understand what Tidal Wave DLC is. Without further ado, let's roll!
Different setting = Different challenges
As many of you know, Gas Station Simulator - Tidal Wave DLC puts you in charge of a gas station on a tropical island which is a totally different setting and vibe than the famous desert on Route 66. However, as you might have guessed already from the headline – different setting comes with a different set of challenges, activities, mechanics, and much, much more!
One great example here is fueling jet skis. Yeap, you've read that right! Apart from fueling cars, you'll have the unique opportunity to take care of jet skis as well. Will there be more mechanics connected to jet skis? Unfortunately, devs told me that I cannot spoil anything yet, so I'll have to keep you guessing.
But there are more familiar things that come in totally new packages. Remember ordering products? You still have to get those shelves stocked somehow. Instead of a truck, as you're on an island, expect to have your goods delivered in form of a spacious yacht. How cool is that?
Stay up-to-date đź“°
And that would be it for today's announcement, fellow gas jockeys. Make sure to let me know in the comments if you prefer more regular devlogs but smaller ones, or you'd rather see bigger one let's say once per month. Apart from that, don't hesitate to share your feedback about the Gas Station Simulator - Tidal Wave DLC in the comments below. And last but not the least, if you don't want to miss any future updates, consider adding the DLC to your wishlist. See you in another devlog!
Not gonna lie, folks – 2024 is gonna be exiting for Gas Station Simulator as we plan to release 4 DLCs for the game next year. These DLCs will be pretty varied so you should be able to find something that fit into your needs.
Tidal Wave DLC
Tidal Wave will be the first DLC to be released next year. This DLC is all about running a gas station on a beautiful, tropical island. We're working tirelessly on this brand-new DLC, but I'm still counting on your feedback and suggestions, so don't hesitate to throw it at us in the comments down below. If you wanna learn more about the Tidal Wave DLC, check out its store page:
Many of you are familiar with Shady Deals since you have been waiting for it so long. We planned to release it earlier, but as we had so many great ideas for it while already in development, the decision has been made to take a breather and try to put those new ideas into the DLC. That took quite a bit of time, hence the delay.
Shady Deals has grown so much since initial development started, it’s more of a game within a game now. While we don’t like term “game-sized DLC” as it has been so misused in the past, there is no way around the fact that it’s precisely where Shady Deals is heading.
Within the next 4-6 weeks we will officially announce a 3rd DLC for 2024. This DLC will be similar in type to Tidal Wave in that it allows you to build gas station in an entirely different setting and environment. If tropics are a bit too much of a jump for you, I guarantee you’re gonna like this one.
The last DLC for 2024 will almost entirely focus on expanding your gas station and adding new activities. While I don’t want to say too much about it just yet, it will be more in-line with what you expect to fit a gas station directly than Airstrip did ;-)
There you have it, our plans for DLCs for 2024. As always, don't hesitate to share your thoughts about it. I'm always open for the feedback, and I'll happily gather most (if not all) your crazy (and not) comments, and pass them along to the production team. Untill the next devlog!
~Your humble marketing guy – Sewek
Quality of Life Changes
The Series of Updates post has been quite a success as it seems. Please keep those suggestions coming. We are collecting all the suggestions and evaluating each one of them. We just finished reviewing all of them as of today around noon and more than a dozen already made it onto our to-do list already.
We will definitely provide some improvements to handling shelves and goods on those shelves. As for employees being able to stock shelves, that is something that's already on our to-do list for a larger update for employees early next year that will also expand on the roles the employees can perform. Before that, we'll make several improvements to the handling of goods as such.
Among many of the smaller things you have requested, we will also do something about improving the experience when placing things in the gas station and allow you to do something about the larger junky structures that seem to bother quite many of you.
Those are just a few of the hot topics we know for sure that will be done, there is a lot more that is still being looked into. We won't make a final decision about what is going to be developed and in which order for at least 2 more weeks, so please keep those suggestions coming :)
Another hotfix is already live just before the weekend. I don't want to take much of your time, so without further ado let's jump straight into the patch notes
Fixed an issue that caused crash during loading a game related to employee scheduling
Fixed various issues with Party Spot triggering/resseting
Employees now should avoid trash container near Warehouse
A Series of Updates
Hey, Gas Jockeys!
We are currently working on various improvements to the game. Some of these fall into the "small improvement" category, some are quite large. We decided to not push all these things in one update, but spread them over a series of updates to not hold back things that are already done and tested.
While we do not have an estimate for a release date, yet, we will provide you with a nice update roadmap once we do.
Now, the reason for this announcement is less about letting you know that there is something in the works, but to ask you for suggestions for Quality of Life (QoL) improvements you'd like to see. While tackling some larger things there is always a bit of time for some team members that could be used to implement some smaller features that will make your life easier or reduce the annoyance of certain tasks.
So please let us know in the comments to this announcements what Quality of Life improvements you'd like to see in the game and we'll see what can be done :)
I've got some great news for ya all just before the weekend! Our team has been working tirelessly to bring you another hotfix which deals with some issues that you've been encountering since the Employee Update release. Having said that, it wouldn't be possible to track and solve all of those problems without your help, so huge thanks from all of our team members!❤️
Now it's time to delve into another chunk of fixes that made their way into the game, so let's roll! 🔥
Fixed an issue in some other scenarios, that made the player get stuck in the cash register minigame while an employee was trying to serve the customers there
Employees now should avoid Warehouse stairs
Performance in the Warehouse area was increased
Employee behavior in connection with secondary tasks in the schedule was improved
Terrain was adjusted to help customers exit a car when going to the fuel pump on the first Gas Station level
Employees now should correctly take the Ice Cream vending assignment
Employees now will not take Ice Cream vending assignments while the player is occupying the booth
Employees now should correctly take the job when the second assignment is swapped with the first one in the schedule
Employees now will not get stuck on Fuel Pumps
Just as usual – if you encounter any strange things happening during your gameplay session, make sure to let us know whether in the comments below, Steam forums, or on our official discord channel (which I highly advise you to join). Have a wonderful weekend, folks and see ya in the next announcements!
Ohh...Actually one more thing – for those of you who might have missed this information, we've recently announced a brand-new DLC coming to Gas Station Simulator – Tidal Wave DLC. If you want to stay up-tp-date with any news regarding the DLC, consider adding to your wishlist🙇
Another hotfix related to the Employee Update is live. We're still tracking the issues that you've been sending us in the comments under the announcements, Steam discussions, and on our discord servers. Rest assured, our team is working tirelessly to investigate and fix those issues.
But enough talkin' Let's jump straight into the patch notes:
Fixed an issue that prevented cars from being removed by the UFO button
Fixed an issue that prevented employees from using newly acquired features (fuel pumps, car lifts)
Fixed an issue that prevented employee autopay when the amount of money was too small
Fixed an issue that prevented employees from taking the second assignment when their main job was to clean the station
Fixed an issue that made employees stuck in resting mode in some scenarios
What's next?
Just before we finish this announcement, I'd like to let you know that our team is already working on a much anticipated quest system rework. I cannot say much more for now, but as soon as I have something new to share in that matter, I'll happily announce it here.
And of course some of our team members are already working on a freshly announced Tidal Wave DLC. If you want to stay up-to-date with any news, consider adding it to your wishlist.
We just wanted to let you know that Hotfix #1 for the Employee Update is already available for you to download. Check the full patch notes below.
Fixed an issue that prevented employees from doing secondary tasks when the primary task was set to fueling and the fuel was low
Fixed an issue that prevented employees from taking jobs on shift change in some scenarios
The player is no longer stuck doing the cash register minigame when the employee tries to start it
The tire decal is now available on the 5th level of the Gas Station
Employees now correctly clean trash bins when they switch to cleaning assignment
Employees now correctly start ice cream task after loading a game
Last but not the least – we're constantly listening to your feedback and working on improvements, so if you spot anything weird that is happening with your game, make sure to leave your answers in the comment section below, discussion forum, or on our official discord server.
