Tank Mechanic Simulator

Dear Mechanics,

1.1.0

• Museum level III (4 more slots)
  
• Indication that a tank slot is taken by given tank when player points on the tank slot option in radial menu (for example, if the slot is taken by KV-2, the message will be: "Slot is taken by: KV-2")
  
• Sherman M4A3E8 additional tank parts for fuel tanks (cap)
  
• Shop cart
  
• More parts on Panzer III M can be now painted
  
• Basic controller support
  
• Hungarian translation
  

• Painting on stug is extended on other parts
  

• Quiting the storage menu after selecting a part and opening repair summary no longer causes the part to be in wrong state.
  
• KV-2 dependencies
  
• Game saves and loads correctly the state of fluids between test drive - workshop and proving grounds - workshop
  
• Crashes when sanding/painting/primering the tank or on proving grounds when shooting
  
• Loading images should take shorter time
  
• Trying to assemble a part with screws while being in interior mode does not cause strange camera behaviour
  

Dear Mechanics,

1.1.0

• Museum level III (4 more slots)
  
• Indication that a tank slot is taken by given tank when player points on the tank slot option in radial menu (for example, if the slot is taken by KV-2, the message will be: "Slot is taken by: KV-2")
  
• Sherman M4A3E8 additional tank parts for fuel tanks (cap)
  
• Shop cart
  
• More parts on Panzer III M can be now painted
  
• Basic controller support
  
• Hungarian translation
  

• Painting on stug is extended on other parts
  

• Quiting the storage menu after selecting a part and opening repair summary no longer causes the part to be in wrong state.
  
• KV-2 dependencies
  
• Game saves and loads correctly the state of fluids between test drive - workshop and proving grounds - workshop
  
• Crashes when sanding/painting/primering the tank or on proving grounds when shooting
  
• Loading images should take shorter time
  
• Trying to assemble a part with screws while being in interior mode does not cause strange camera behaviour
  

Dear Mechanics,

Features in update 1.1.0

• Museum lvl. 3 (4 more slots, total 12)
  
• Steam Workshop support part 1 (This is a bigger task, and will take us more than one or two patches to complete)
  
• Controller support with control presets
  
• Simple tank controls toggle (that allows to drive the tank forward/backward with one key press, instead of the step-wise system)
  
• Further standarization of tanks (adding screws, checking the config is correct
  
• More detailed engines (right now working on new engine for new tank, check screenshot below)
  
• Shop cart
  

Dear Mechanics,

1.0.20

• An option to open storage menu with a hot key (default O)
  
• An option to open Tank analisys menu with a hot key (default P)
  
• An option to drive the tank by pressing and holding the control keys, instead of step-wise controls (this can be enable in Settings/Game tab)
  
• More parts of Panzer IIIJ can now be painted with decals
  

• Stug suspension height
  
• Stug configuration and dependencies
  
• Panzer IVG, M10 Wolverine, Panther and Sherman right track pins have correct assembly/disassembly direction
  
• Panzer IIIJ suspension physics
  

• Assembly menu won't have previous tank parts shown (the game will clear all generated part gui items, instead of only those lastly shown)
  
• Parts bought from Shop will have correct state, when buying parts from different damage states
  
• Sound that played when pointing at parts that had animations, but animation could not be played, now won't play at all (temp fix)
  
• Stug dipstick is properly aligned
  

Dear Mechanics,

1.0.19

• More parts of Stug, PZ IV G and M10 Wolverine can now be painted with decals
  
• Pins to Panther tracks
  
• Pins to M10 Wolverine tracks
  
• Steam Cloud now synchronizes Saves, SavedFOG and SavedDecal folders
  

• Tank lifts are used always for tanks in workshop, and always on tanks that do not have tracks assembled (so the tank won't hover)
  
• Painting depth is now increased fom 1 cm to 40cm (it was reduced from 1m to 1cm before, as player when painting the tank gun or sideskirts would also paint the tank part beaneath that part)
  
• Stug test drive model has improved suspension and physics
  
• Magnetometer humming sound is lower now (suggested)
  
• Paint gun and sandblaster sound is now looped better
  
• From now on the wheels of the tanks won't be covered in camo (suggested)
  

• Save system now should work more stable.
  
• Storage menu icons should not dissapear
  
• Assembly menu scrollbar position should reset correctly (previously it could keep the last value, and the parts were not visible)
  
• M10 Wolverine tank lift pivot is now correct
  
• Flashlight will stay on when tools are switched
  
• Moving tank with camouflage to test drive and back won't modify the camo state or scale
  
• Panther road wheel arm dependencies
  
• The storage menu cannot be closed when a tank is being loaded (after being selected in the drop down menu)
  
• M26 Pershing cannon base now follows the cannon
  
• Filling containers is now saved correctly (so fluid filled during a test drive is correctly loaded in workshop)
  
• An option, where a part was blocked from being disassembled, and the part that was blocking would be moved to a turret or engine stand, will not block anymore
  
• Russian translation has been again re-checked for machine translations and fixed
  

Dear Mechanics,

1.0.18

• Pins to Sherman M4A3E8 tracks
  
• Save system (usable on warehouse scene)
  

• Standarized Sherman M4A3E8 tracks and wheels configuration and dependencies (the sprocket steel needs a fix to align with the track)
  

• Major memory leak when switching between rooms on warehouse
  
• Bug with missing crafting parts value for the storage menu
  
• Tank is now correctly controlled according to the key settings (previously the controls ignored player settings)
  
• Zoom limits for tank parts on turret stand
  
• Sherman M4A3E8 missing dependencies for few parts
  
• If a tank part is not loaded properly, it won't be forced into a missing state, but randomized damage.
  
• Storage resets correctly the content of the menu, when player sells/recycles etc. tank parts
  
• Stug driver hatches are now called gearbox hatches
  
• Stug parts dependencies
  
• Stug commander, periscope and gearbox hatch animations
  
• Russian translation (mostly got rid of machine translated stuff)
  

Dear Mechanics,

• Each profile will have a folder with save files.
  
• 3 autosave slots that will be saved each X minutes (this will be configurable in settings) - so autosave 1 - X minutes - autosave 2 and so on
  
• 1 autosave slot that will save each hour
  
• 1 quicksave slot
  
• 2 or more custom save slots
  

Dear Mechanics,

1.0.17

• Crafting parts for every tank. Agreeing with suggestions, that the crafting parts cost was too low, almost all parts now cost more and more appropriate (to part size and complexity)
  
• Fixing by outsource the parts that could not be fixed using tools, is now again possible
  
• More props will spawn for extraction missions
  

• Renovator achievement works
  
• Memory management for tank part icons in storage, assembly, shop and crafting menus.
  
• Localization for contract descriptions (in emails) for all languages, as well as some new options in settings
  
• Localization fixes suggested by community (all over the game)
  
• Widescreen problems with customizer menu
  
• A null ref in storage menu when opened on extraction or proving grounds
  
• PZ III M wrong materials for engine hatches are now fixed
  
• Panther gun brake position
  
• Panther driver vision animation
  
• Paint room decal positioning now works correctly for PZ III M and its side skirts
  

• Floating tanks on Extraction scene, when the contract should be complete but it does not finish - Please, if you encounter this bug, send us a repro steps to contact@degenerals.com - this might be connected with save wiping/tanks dissapearing bug.
  
• Crashes (there are reports that verifying the game files helps to fix some of these issues)
  

Dear Mechanics,

1.0.16

• Pins to PanzerIVG tracks
  
• Second engine stand to the Workshop room
  

• Crafting menu behaves correctly when the player buys a new blueprint, when the player already had few blueprints bought
  
• Crafting menu shows correct tank parts (no missing parts)
  
• Tank parts can be correctly assembled, if they are the same (exchangable) from module A to module B (for example, a locker in Panzer III M turret could not be assembled in the hull interior locker)
  
• Assembling tank parts has now correct resetting system, previously not everytime the possible tank parts to be assembled were cleared, and the game could use wrong parts to be assembled, causing game to freak out.
  
• Storage menu will correctly save the information, that a part that is being in the storage is a replacable only part.
  
• PZ III M materials fixed (for interior parts)
  
• PZ III J materials fixed (for interior parts)
  
• M10 Wolverine has now the fuel and radiator caps separated
  
• KV-1 test drive model re-worked
  
• KV-2 test drive model re-worked
  
• Small fixes for Korean and Spanish localization
  
• Selecting a tank part from the tank analysis menu, while the player was holding a tool, now correctly drops the tool before going to select the tank part (zooming in on it)
  
• Crafting menu stores the information of last selected blueprint
  
• Trying to access a locked room does not cause problem with clicking on any object
  
• M26 Pershing small fixes for engine parts configuration (now most of the parts are parted)
  

• Floating tanks on Extraction scene, when the contract should be complete but it does not finish
  
• All the localization bugs, we will focus on eliminating those by your suggestions and reports.
  
• Crashes and loading freeze (there are reports that verifying the game files helps to fix some of these issues)
  

Dear Mechanics,

1. Publish the patch for Unstable branch
   
2. Gather feedback for at least 24h
   
3. (only if game-breakers are detected during the 24h unstable test) Fix and re-upload for next 24h
   
4. Publish the patch for the default branch, for all users
   

1.0.15

• Loading icon appears when the player selects a tank in shop, storage or crafting menu, untill the tank parts are loaded.
  
• When assembling a tank part with assembly menu disabled (available in settings), the game will select the part from the storage with the best condition.
  
• The key settings now are configured to ignore some other key settings, for example, movement keys will ignore keys assigned to vehicle movement or tank movement, and vice-versa.
  
• An icon in storage menu that indicates if a part is repairable or not (because of the part is made from rubber, wood etc.)
  

• Drone has been fixed to not use very heavy visuals, the game should use less memory
  
• There won't be an option to outsource repairs parts that are unrepairable (for instance rubber tank parts, electronics, wood etc.)
  
• Player with unlocked tool belt can now correctly quit proving grounds
  
• Turkish language has now correct characters displayed, as well as small fixes
  
• Stug wrong images of part for Air filter cover/Air filter
  
• Potential errors when the game was loading, the pink (missing) materials, no tank visual model etc.
  
• Yard terrain + wall small fix
  
• Crafting menu will correctly close the loading icon when the tank is loaded
  
• Tiger I left and right grenade launchers are now separated in shop/crafting menus
  
• Camera problems on Proving Grounds when aiming at the base