We're opening up access to the In-Development branch of Landlord's Super.
What is In-Development Branch?
In-Development is a Steam Beta branch that grants players access to the latest developer created builds of Landlord's Super. This means you'll be able to play the latest build of Landlord's Super, before it's released onto the main branch.
Is this the Tenants Update?
This is the first stage of the Tenants update. Though it's very buggy the Tenants gameplay is in the In-Development build.
What else is in the In-Development build?
Other than lots of bugs and issues. Here is a brief overview of the new features available to test in the In-Dev branch:
Tenants - Move tenants into your property!
Enhanced Construction - Destroy and rebuild the entire roof. Knock down and rebuild No-Fines Walls. Destroy and rebuild the concrete foundations.
Two new characters - Meet Totter, and Mitchell
New Notebook Functionality - Record your best cement mixtures and calculate the value of your property
Tool Shed & Supply Yard - Finally, A place to store your tools and supplies
Scrapyard - With new scrap collection gameplay
Shovel - You can buy and use it!
Work Light & Torch - See in the dark!
Pet the Horse - !!!
And more!
How do I get involved?
Glad to have you involved. Follow these steps to access the In-Dev Beta Branch:
Right Click on your Landlord's Super install in Steam and select "properties"
Click the Betas tab and then select InDev Indevelopment access
The InDev build should start to download on steam!
Thanks for everyone's patience. The Tenants update is taking longer than I expected because it's just such a major milestone for the game. By opening up access to the In-Development Branch I'm hoping you can help me get the update ready for release quicker.
Please do keep in mind that the In-Dev branch is going to be very unstable and buggy. But also remember to report these issue to me over on the steam forums.
Thanks, and have fun! Greg
EA 0.004.03 (Now Live)
[Edit 2 : Another set of fixes for annoying issues] [Edit : Updated with more fixes]
EA 0.004.01 - Fixed interaction dropout bug EA 0.004.02 - Winston now checks arrival area before teleporting there, if there is no space to arrive then he will drive as usual - Fixed missing Winston line "Hey up, you couldn't move this out my way could ya?!" (Winston should now ask you to move things blocking his path) - Ladders & Jobs no longer reset mouse sensitivity - Can now pay less than £10.00 values on loan repayments
EA 0.004.03 (Now live on Steam) - Adjusted vehicle path-finding to be more accurate and reliable - Fixed issue where Winston could load in and drive into the skip - Vehicles now collide with thrown items again - Fixed metal rack loading in as wooden pallet on various delivered & unloaded wooden planks - Pub double doors now open in a consistent manner
EA 0.004.04 (Now Live on Steam) - Fixed plasterboard task not completing issue - Fixed furniture getting stuck issue - Longer screws now take more turns to tighten - Fixed crouching and jumping issues when hauling furniture - Should no longer be able to place furniture if it clips through other objects
Bank holiday here in UK so thought I'd do a cheeky patch to fix some annoying issues.
Cheers, Greg
Patch EA 0.004.00 (Now Live)
EA 0.004.00 (Now Live on Steam) - Fixed scaffold ladders at church re-spawning - Fixed wooden pallet behind pub being named rock - Scaffolding near the pit is now secured in place - Scaffold wood now produces wooden footsteps - Scaffold built at the church should now save correctly - Should no longer be able to place connectors onto collapsed scaffolding before it has been placed again - Standing on Scaffold boards should now prevent pickup
The actual final patch before work focuses on the Rental gameplay loop. Regular updates will now be coming through the beta branch. More info on how to opt into that when work begins next week.
As usual a big thank you for your patience and understanding with all this. I'm continuing to work hard and am really excited to get tenants (and maybe squatters) into your buildings. So you're all aware, I'm hoping Rental gameplay should take no more than 2 - 3 months, but it depends on how much I end up putting into the update and how complex the issues I come up against are.
Anyway, thanks again, Greg
Patch EA 0.003.08 (Now Live!)
- Fixed Kitchen Sink holding position - Fixed newspaper not appearing on toilet - Fixed bunch of issues with Kitchen Cabinet drawers - Fixed Item Names for Rack and Container - Fixed speed bug when entering push state fro Pallet Truck & Wheel barrow - Pretty sure I fixed the loose brick placement issue - Fixed issue where some players were loading in to less than 1 fps - Should no longer rag doll all over the gaff on passing out - Lowered energy use of hammer from 1% to 0.25% - Removed energy cost for placing nail - Fixed a bunch of situations where pressing jump would drain energy but do nothing - Fixed a bunch of passing out issues - Ronnie & Reggie now enter pub at 6:00pm - Tool & Supply stores now close at 6:00pm - Bus now stops running after 11:00pm - Added a long weight - Physics optimisation pass that should lighten the ol' CPU load - centred Unlock UI text position - Fixed Jimmy end game dialogue not working - Fixed spelling mistakes "Emeral" to "Emerald" - Collapsed items now saved correctly - Thrown furniture now saves correctly - Roof tiles placed on the roof now collect snow - Screws now have sparkle - Fixed a load of furniture save / load issues - Furniture can now only be placed inside the house - Fixed issue where after crouching it was difficult to access the tool belt - Furniture nails now much easier to target - Fixed missing texture on pit gate handle - Should have fixed the plaster board number flickering - Tabbing/Pausing the game should no longer re-enable sprinting when carrying heavy objects - Can no longer crouch while carrying heavy objects
Added a much needed end note for players who complete the current building content in the game. Much the same as players who pay off their loan, once you've finished all the building tasks I'll send you a present in the post (in-game).
It doesn't do much right now, but it'll remain with you right up until the game releases and you can look at it sitting in your caravan and say "I was there". A tiny thank you for the support you've shown so far.
With all that said, I'll be focusing on working on the first major content update now. So expect updates to slow slightly. Next news should be able accessing the beta client, which will allow you to test rental gameplay and any new features (not yet available).
Thanks again, and hope to have news for you on content updates soon. Greg
Patch Notes (0.003.04) Now Live!
EA 0.003.04 - Ronnie now refuses to find tools if he has to close shop within the hour - Fixed several instances of Ronnie's Tool Store being referred to as Reggies, and vice versa for the Supply Store - Fixed exploit behind Supply Store allowing players to exit play area - Fixed Work Platform not loading in if thrown - Fixed a load of Mortar placement and load issues - Fixed a bunch of Tamsin dialogue memory issues (she should remember stuff correctly now) - Re-wrote Tamsin intro dialogue to be less cringe - Fixed issue where if players ordered a drink before accepting the dishwasher job, they would be locked out of it. - Fixed support wall job not registering for certain patterns - Raised collisions on road near church - Fixed Quit & New Game UI mapping issues on certain aspects - Fixed Yes Quit selection having odd register area - Fixed tools getting stuck in hands during postal delivery - Can no longer crouch while in conversation - Bus UI now registers mouse over the "dot" area - Some tweaks to Stone Cutter to make it feel nicer - Stone Cutter should no longer continue sparking after dropping - Item UI should now update in real time - Stone cutter should now render correct color over Wheel Barrow - Rain slip slope angle changed from 20 to 40, this will stop slipping outside caravan - Feet now make splashes in the rain - Sliding in wet weather now has audio and visual queues - Ladders now much simpler to use, Forward (default key W) always ascends, Backward (default key S) always descends - Fixed bunch of Ladder exploits - New ladder climbing audios - Fixed getting stuck in environmental gap - Fixed floating salvageable cabinet - Fixed some UI issues being cut off on certain aspect ratios - Furniture placement no longer blocked by nails - Can no longer push vehicles with held objects - Adding ingredients to a cement or mortar mix now turns it into No Mix - Fixed some tarred wood planks having the incorrect name and description - Fixed issue where Winston catching the player in the Supply yard whilst pushing a wheel barrow would cause wheel barrow movement to be broken and the wheel barrow to be stuck in player hands - Can no longer crouch or sprint while peeing - Tabbing or pausing while peeing no longer removes camera look restriction - Peeing on cars will make them drive erratically - Erratic cars which crash will now stop driving - Reworked car physics and AI so players should no longer be able to push them off the road. - Fixed camera shake while post is being delivered - Input settings now save and load correctly - Fixed item colour for roof tiles in the Supply Catalogue - Fixed soft-lock caused by interacting with sleep bubble while sleeping - Fixed Supply Catalogue not showing disabled buttons
Big list of minor changes. I still need to look into the furniture issues, but once furniture is fixed updates will slow down as I'll be working on content. The reason for updates to slow is that it is going to take a while to get the first big content update out. However, I will be opening up a BETA branch for players who want to test this content early. News on this next week.
Thanks again for all the help and suggestions, hopefully you can see that it's really helping!
Greg
Patch 0.003.00 (Now Live)
EA 0.003.00 - Fixed some half breeze blocks that weren't secured - Fixed missing bridge wall collisions - Can no longer pick up set mortar - Added the ability to apply mortar between the gaps of topmost bricks - Fixed issue with snow on leaves not loading in - Fixed incorrect colour icons for Bricks in Supply Catalogue - Fixed invisible mortar issue - Fixed a bunch of ladder and work platform issues derived from placement - Fixed dropped furniture vanishing on load - Furniture now has sell value - Fixed Left & Right Strafe being swapped on input screen - Objects in hands can no longer receive damage - Fixed rare issue where wooden frames could be picked up - Reggies shop windows glass particles added (temporarily made them indestructible) - Added some more word collisions where needed - Rag & Bone man's penny's are now era appropriate - Tamsin should no longer repeat her intro dialogue
Focusing a bit more on bricks and mortar these last two days, but am starting to move over into looking at the furniture and fixture issues. I think once the furniture has been given a good going over I can start working on the Rental game-play. More info in the next update!
As always, thank you so much for your support and patience. Greg
Patch 0.002.01 (Now Live)
EA 0.002.01 (Now Live on Steam) - Jimmy now has end of game dialogue line - White van man no longer drives like a maniac - Fixed Tool Catalogue screwdriver bubble starting open - Rain water now accumulates in buckets - Lowered scaffold collision audios by 10 Db - Lowered UI audio by 10 Db - Fixed a bunch of issues to do with the Cement Mixers - Cement piles now display the time left till they set - Rocks on site now accumulate snow - Should of fixed some controller inputs causing spinning - Fixed a real bad issue with cement puddles falling through the ground If you notice floating cement puddles outside your caravan, these are there to fix this issue Just go ahead and destroy them with your sledgehammer - Fixed issue where could quit Jimmy's intro job - Fixed bunch of minor Jimmy intro job issues
More fixes are coming, there's only so many hours in the days and want to make sure you're all up to date when I can.
Cheers, Greg
Patch 0.002.00 (Now Live)
EA 0.002.00 (Now Live on Steam) - Added new patchID save variable so we can change how save data works without corrupting it - Can now carry the boxes scaffold connectors arrive in - Fixed Police Station window exploits - Fixed various wooden boards being breakable around town - Fixed Tamsin responses not always showing drink prices - Fixed various environmental missing collisions and exposed seams - Fixed unlimited scaffold base placement - Fixed scaffold not discarding connectors when picked up - Better collision detection on scaffold collapsing - Game now saves Scaffolding that has converted to a base - Reworked Tamsin's awareness of player actions while in the pub - Fixed missing mesh behind derelict house - Fixed environmental gap behind Mitchell & Sons - Can no longer place nails on wood frames and roof frames - Fixed wood frames becoming loose - Temporarily dropped Mitchell's interest rate to 0% - Unloaded cargo pallets and frames no longer react to gravity, this is to prevent winston driving off with them and causing traffic jams - Fixed issue with Default strafe inputs being displayed incorrectly - Pushables can no longer be placed in the wheelbarrow - Fixed geld items colliding with blueprints, preventing them from being placed - Windows now much easier to place - Fixed input settings not saving - Fixed video settings not saving - Tool & Supply catalogues now correctly pause the passing of time - Tamsin should now remember the player - Fixed a bunch of occlusion pop-in issues - Can no longer use placed beds
IMPORTANT - Kaspersky anti-virus software will corrupt save data. We are looking into this, for now follow the Steam advice here : https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4361-MVDP-3638
Patch EA 0.001.10 (Now live)
EA 0.001.10 (Now live on Steam)
Another round of fixes, still focused on getting the game more stable and bug free before I move onto content updates. If you ever find that the game isn't loading your tools, please mail me with your save data (greg [at] minskworks [dot] net). Thanks again for all your patience and understanding during this Early Access period! Change list below:
- Reworked Ladder placement behaviour - Fixed passing out with bricks causing issues - Fixed another issue to do with Tools not loading in - Fixed passing out with bricks or pushables causing interaction problems - Fixed spooky ghost car - Drink orders now show price - Petrol Cement Mixer now works - Fixed Petrol Cement Mixer tumbler detaching when pushing it - New audio for Cement Mixer pouring - Fixed pouring mortar onto the floor creating multiple puddles, instead of one big one - Cement mixer puddles now track ingredients accurately - Fixed Front Door Custard and Emerald orders being mixed - Fixed Back Door Custard and Emerald orders being mixed - Trowel in shop now has correct name & description - Can no longer pickup ladders while climbing - Shouldn't be able to climb through the floor with ladders - Ladders now also detect placement collisions properly - Fixed some woods not allowing placement on roof - Fixed collisions on Chimney - Wooden Pallets now have correct name - Added pub shelves collision
Hot Fix 0.001.09 Now Live
Hi all. Thanks again for reporting these issues, your help is making it quick and easy to find and fix these issues. I've still got to work through a bunch more, but thought I'd get a quick patch up to fix the more severe issue. Details below
EA 0.001.09 (Now live on Steam) - Fixed issue where players would load in and have no tools or supplies - Fixed time-freeze (clock constantly beeping) & black screen issue - Fixed Winston delivery dialogue (for real this time) - Winston now arrives at destination when using the toilet to advance time - Cement piles can no longer be broken with the sledgehammer till they have had 24 hours to dry - Winston can no be unblocked by using the toilet to advance time - Can no longer place belt tools in the wheelbarrow
