Update!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with items in player's inventory during the day transition becoming stuck in their inventory the next day.
  
• Pausing during cutscenes should no longer cause issues with cutscene timing.
  
• The time of day should be properly cleared when creating a new save during the same game instance.
  
• Fixed issue with vaccinations reducing adoptability by one star.
  
• Fixed the Clock Out button disappearing if enabling the summary tab in the reports page (when it wasn't enabled by default)
  
• Fixed issue with end game scene, making it impossible to get to credits if said "no" the first time to the mayor
  
• Fixed issue with being able to click to differnt tabs during the daily summary.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Daily Summary becoming stuck.
  
• Fixed the issue with Adoption Trait matches and the Emphasize action not registering properly.
  
• Fixed issue with the Dog Log being able to scroll to empty pages when "Filter to Current" was checked.
  
• Fixed issue with the default flooring patterns on the kennel and mecial rooms being mismatched.
  
• Fixed issue with grants in sandbox mode sometimes loading placeholder text.
  
• Fixed issue with pluralization in Adopt-a-thon community events where multiple dogs were adopted
  
• Fixed issue with run kennels creating a hole in walls they are up against.
  
• Rooms should now save and load wallpaper and flooring choices properly.
  
• Kennels should now load and save upgrades and kennel level properly.
  
• Animation fixes to dogs and visitors.
  
• Fixed some camera issues with cutscenes 3_1 and 3_2
  
• Story thread progress should be cleared properly when creating a new save during the same game instance.
  
• Fix for incorrect labels for some kennels in the construction panel.
  
• Fix for incorrect population cap label on the contstruction for L and T kennel variants.
  
• Fix for the holding kennel navigation graph updater in Sunny Paws.
  
• Fix for the summary screen not properly displaying prior data.
  
• Adjusted the bounds of Sunny Paws shelter level.
  
• Fix for input issue during the adoption action stage of adoptiosn that prevevents progression.
  
• Fix for issue preventing helpers from being fired.
  
• Fix for the community event panels closing when attempting to schedule an event.
  
• Added an input override toggin in the controls menu. The default state will automatically detect the most recently used input device. The Keyboard & Mouse state will limit input to only the mouse and keyboard.
  
• UI layering issues in the computer.
  

New Additions/Changes

• Added additional Super Dog design Rolo
  
• Added missing text (Russian, in the construction menu) and fixed a few typos
  
• Added text that shows days remaining in the grants tab
  
• Added icon on the tab that comes up when there is no selected grant.
  
• Added icons in the construction menu for LL RL and T Kennels.
  
• Added scrolling behavior to traits that are too long in the dog folder.
  
• Added icon to traits to show traits that generate stress.
  
• Added new icon to dog thought bubbles to indicate when they are generating stress.
  
• Added new icons for each of the 4 skill categories.
  
• Added an event that can spawn between 3 and 5 dogs when the shelter is below 65% capacity.
  
• Added an icon to mark a dog's Home Kennel when they are focused while on leash.
  
• Added a restriction on Lost dog events to only be dogs that arrived within the last 7 days.
  
• Added an icon in the build menu to display if a room doesn't have a door.
  
• Dogs now eat and drink at higher thresholds than before.
  
• Playspaces no longer have wallpaper and flooring options in the inspector.
  
• Visitors without any dialog do not highlight in the end game scene, making it more clear which ones you're supposed to be able to talk to
  
• Ribbons can now return a dog to their home kennel, even if they have been removed manually from the show kennel, provided they have a home kennel (The home kennel icon should appear when on leash and focused if they do).
  

Hey everyone!

Bug Fixes

• Fix for input issue during the adoption action stage of adoptiosn that prevevents progression.
  
• Fix for issue preventing helpers from being fired.
  
• Fix for the community event panels closing when attempting to schedule an event.
  
• Added an input override toggin in the controls menu. The default state will automatically detect the most recently used input device. The Keyboard & Mouse state will limit input to only the mouse and keyboard.
  
• UI layering issues in the computer.
  

Hey everyone!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed helpers still being stuck after building break room door
  
• Fixed dogs being unable to move near helper when on leash (should fix dogs and helpers getting stuck in some cases)
  
• Fixed leashed dogs and helpers not waiting in place when stopped
  
• Fixed issues with helpers leaving dogs in tub
  
• Fixed helpers not queuing properly to wait for tub and rewrote helper bath code to improve stability
  
• Fixed helpers no longer seek dirty dogs that are already in baths or on other helpers leashes
  
• Fixed helpers no longer remove healthy (but also dirty) dogs from quarantine kennel to bathe them
  
• Fixed bug causing all milestone rewards from purchases to occur twice
  
• Riberta's prizes no longer count towards milestones
  
• Clock out button no longer dissappears when changing tabs.
  
• Duplicate breakrooms should no longer appear occasionally when loading a save file.
  
• Dogs should maintain their vaccine bonus after loading a save file.
  
• Fixed an exploit in the shop that allowed players to 'return' items to the store for credit to buy other items.
  
• Fixed a bug so that the player is now prevented from being able to return dogs to their home kennels with ribbons during adoptions.
  
• Fixed issue with 3rd grant not showing up while in same gameplay session after unlocking it.
  
• Made it not possible to go to other tabs during the end of day summary with the controller, which would softlock the game.
  
• Helpers should no longer stop at the edge of the breakroom. They should fully enter the room.
  
• All settings UI should properly update settings.
  
• Kennel level upgrades should compute correctly and checkout properly.
  
• Fixed tiling error in the main menu scene.
  
• Fixed bug where Jeremy's dog was not properly saved/loaded.
  
• Buttons inside scrollable panels should no longer prevent scrolling while mousing over them.
  
• Improved performance of AI and Pathfinding
  
• Improved physics performance
  
• Fixed issue with some stages of Jeremy's progression saving (should work on exisiting saves)
  
• General Localization Fixes
  
• General Controller Support Improvements.
  
• Fixed the double dialog/tutorial input issue.
  
• Can no longer highlight or pickup items through walls.
  

New Additions / Changes

• Helpers now display their currently assigned tasks when near the player.
  
• Helpers now have thought bubbles to highlight their current status. ie tired, idle, etc
  
• Added support for loading prior days of a savefile. Playing from a prior save will begin to overwrite later days as the game progresses.
  
• Improved the reliability of kennel collision detection during construction.
  
• All L kennels should now have a capacity of 4 dogs.
  
• All L kennels should be navigable by the dogs in them.
  
• Credits are now playable from the main menu.
  
• Made the lowest tick rate difficulty setting slower.
  
• The scale of wages, fines, and utilities are now affected by a new difficulty slider
  
• Added community members to credits
  
• Added new superdog
  
• Rebalanced foster events to prevent the foster network from growing out of control.
  
• Added paging support for the Fosters panel and the Helper panel.
  
• Added a prompt to use leashmode to hand dogs to visitors during adoptions when they might be stuck.
  

Hey everyone!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with items in player's inventory during the day transition becoming stuck in their inventory the next day.
  
• Pausing during cutscenes should no longer cause issues with cutscene timing.
  
• The time of day should be properly cleared when creating a new save during the same game instance.
  
• Fixed issue with vaccinations reducing adoptability by one star.
  
• Fixed the Clock Out button disappearing if enabling the summary tab in the reports page (when it wasn't enabled by default)
  
• Fixed issue with end game scene, making it impossible to get to credits if said "no" the first time to the mayor
  
• Fixed issue with being able to click to differnt tabs during the daily summary.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Daily Summary becoming stuck.
  
• Fixed the issue with Adoption Trait matches and the Emphasize action not registering properly.
  
• Fixed issue with the Dog Log being able to scroll to empty pages when "Filter to Current" was checked.
  
• Fixed issue with the default flooring patterns on the kennel and mecial rooms being mismatched.
  
• Fixed issue with grants in sandbox mode sometimes loading placeholder text.
  
• Fixed issue with pluralization in Adopt-a-thon community events where multiple dogs were adopted
  
• Fixed issue with run kennels creating a hole in walls they are up against.
  
• Rooms should now save and load wallpaper and flooring choices properly.
  
• Kennels should now load and save upgrades and kennel level properly.
  
• Animation fixes to dogs and visitors.
  
• Fixed some camera issues with cutscenes 3_1 and 3_2
  
• Story thread progress should be cleared properly when creating a new save during the same game instance.
  
• Fix for incorrect labels for some kennels in the construction panel.
  
• Fix for incorrect population cap label on the contstruction for L and T kennel variants.
  
• Fix for the holding kennel navigation graph updater in Sunny Paws.
  
• Fix for the summary screen not properly displaying prior data.
  
• Adjusted the bounds of Sunny Paws shelter level.
  

New Additions/Changes

• Added additional Super Dog design Rolo
  
• Added missing text (Russian, in the construction menu) and fixed a few typos
  
• Added text that shows days remaining in the grants tab
  
• Added icon on the tab that comes up when there is no selected grant.
  
• Added icons in the construction menu for LL RL and T Kennels.
  
• Added scrolling behavior to traits that are too long in the dog folder.
  
• Added icon to traits to show traits that generate stress.
  
• Added new icon to dog thought bubbles to indicate when they are generating stress.
  
• Added new icons for each of the 4 skill categories.
  
• Added an event that can spawn between 3 and 5 dogs when the shelter is below 65% capacity.
  
• Added an icon to mark a dog's Home Kennel when they are focused while on leash.
  
• Added a restriction on Lost dog events to only be dogs that arrived within the last 7 days.
  
• Added an icon in the build menu to display if a room doesn't have a door.
  
• Dogs now eat and drink at higher thresholds than before.
  
• Playspaces no longer have wallpaper and flooring options in the inspector.
  
• Visitors without any dialog do not highlight in the end game scene, making it more clear which ones you're supposed to be able to talk to
  
• Ribbons can now return a dog to their home kennel, even if they have been removed manually from the show kennel, provided they have a home kennel (The home kennel icon should appear when on leash and focused if they do).
  

Hey everyone!

Major Bug Fixes/Change

• Grants no longer stop tracking further progress once the game is loaded
  
• New dogs will now show up more often when you are low on dogs
  
• Increased the cost of helpers
  
• Player no longer walks into and gets stuck in kennels when entering conversations
  
• Dog thought bubble symbols now reference the specific disease they have when sick
  
• Added a failsafe to return dogs to their playspace if they escape
  
• Greatly reduced save file size
  
• Greatly improved file write times. Issues with lost frames while saving should be reduced
  
• Fixed issue causing the talkable adopters to not ever appear in the final cutscene
  
• Upgraded kennels should reflect their current level in the Construction Tab when loading a save
  
• Story thread progression is now being properly saved
  
• The issues with the Public Relations skill tree becoming stuck are now fixed
  
• Added failsafe to unstick most (if not all) stuck helpers with dogs on leashes
  
• Rebalanced milestone rewards.
  
• Rebalanced Adoption Actions
  

Minor Bug Fixes/Changes

• Reorganized the store to match the order of the foodboxes on the food table.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Second Adoption Action skill soft locking the adoption from finishing
  
• Having caps lock on while naming shelter/character/dog making it look like sPoNgEBoB MEme text will no longer occur
  
• Minor typo fixes (Spanish)
  
• Fixed issue with some sandbox tutorial popups never appearing
  
• Dropped items will be returned to their containers overnight
  
• Fixed issue with the daily score awarding more than 5 skill points
  
• Helpers will now scoop poop again
  
• Fixed issue with being able to clean poops in playspaces
  
• The clock out button will now always appear the first time the day ends
  
• Helpers should no longer generate with the same appearance as the player, so now you can't get confused with your helper twin.
  
• Raised the threshold for when dogs are considered hungry or thirsty
  
• Reduced rewards for reputation community events
  
• Fixed a highlight outline issue with the First Aid Cabinet
  
• Added a filter to the Dog Log to hide dogs not currently at the Shelter
  
• Helpers should no longer get stuck when removing a dog from a kennel
  
• Fixed dogs appear to still be in kennel when first leashed by player
  
• Rooms with occupied kennels are no longer able to be demolished until the dogs are removed
  
• Fixed issue with fully vaccinated dogs not retaining star bonus on load
  
• Visitors can no longer be spoken to while they are leaving. This prevents possibility of starting an adoption after the shelter has closed and soft locking
  
• Helpers will no longer get stuck when trying to reach and clean a playspace that had outdoor space around it
  
• Run kennels now properly clear their area of outside scatter
  
• Previously adopted dogs no longer appear in the summary panel
  
• Fosters should now make a new slot available after a Foster Adoption
  

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Major Bug Fixes/Changes

• Fixed issue with game not saving the first time a scene is loaded.
  
• Dogs should no longer spawn with the same names as dogs needed to progress tutorial in Sunny Paws (again: we're looking at you Peanut and Ringo)
  
• Made it no longer possible for dogs to run away where you can't get them in Sunny Paws
  
• Made dogs that spawn in Sunny Paws have much higher needs at the start to make it hopefully a bit less hectic or stressful
  
• Fixed the visual issue in the character selection screen that occurs after having unlocked the secret character
  
• Added Story Tutorial toggle to the new game panel. Toggling this off will skip the introduction of the story and progress straight to the Mayor's tour of the new shelter
  
• Fixed an issue that would occasionally lock the save slots preventing a new game from being started
  
• Adjusted font settings to address the issue with dissapearing text on Mac
  
• Added a failsafe to check skill availability so they shouldn't become incorrectly locked
  
• Loose dogs now return to the player if they get too far away. They also now generally prefer to stay inside
  
• Limited the maximum rate of disease spread to make outbreaks more manageble.
  
• Balance changes for adoption and new dog event biases: should reduce the number of times one will happen without the other
  
• When the foster network is unlocked, it is now very likely that the first foster will appear on the next day.
  
• Fix for bug that allows unlimited liking of a social media post with the Floofscrolling sklil.
  

Minor Bug Fixes/Changes

• Added a catch to remove dogs from the list of current dogs that shouldn't and dont spawn into the scene
  
• Fixed issue causing superdog traits and other recently added traits to appear as mirrors of other traits or garbage data
  
• Fixed issue with superdogs not knowing what shelter stage they belonged in and haunting the player for all eternity
  
• Fix for the issue with the Backer Plaque being interactable from outside the lobby. It should no longer override interactions with nearby kennels.
  
• Fixed an issue for dogs recieving duplicate traits.
  
• Fixed animation issues with several visitor and player designs
  
• Fixed helpers removing dogs from show kennels to bathe them in certain circumstances
  
• When the foster network is unlocked, it is now very likely that the first foster will appear on the next day.
  
• Fix for bug that allows unlimited liking of a social media post with the Floofscrolling skill.
  
• Added a failsafe to return dogs to their current kennel if they have wandered out for some reason.
  
• Added a markerboard next to the First Aid cabinet to show the current inventory count of first aid kits.
  

Hey everyone!

Bug Fixes

• Implemented a fix for stress gain happening before stage 3 leading to injuries that can't be treated yet.
  
• Implemented a fix for events not happening on the first day of the game.
  
• Dogs should no longer spawn with the same names as dogs needed to progress tutorial in Sunny Paws
  
• The puppy events were getting a bit out of hand, so we reduced the frequency of puppy events
  
• Added a catch for a issue in cutscenes that potentialy broke cutscenes and led to potential hard blocks.
  
• Reduced the slowest speed from 1 tick every 2.5 seconds to 1 tick every 3 seconds.
  
• Fixed common issue with saves that was caused by specific dog traits.
  
• Fixed an issue with being unable to close construction during mayor cutscene. The mayor should no longer impede your constructions.
  
• Added a call to refresh setting values when loading to the menu.
  
• Companions no longer have a radioactive looking outline animation.
  
• Fixed an issue with kennel upgrades retaining default text.
  
• Simple Bathing minigame mode will no longer be extremely, so hopefully you'll be able to have more simple baths.