Update v1.8.0:

What’s new?

🟡reworked visuals of all 2010s set equipment ✨

🟡reworked visuals of all fire & fog machines 🔥

🟡steam achievements based on earned awards count are now given only when the day changes (previously were given as soon as the awards ceremony starts, which is a bit spoilery) 🏆

🟡added button in Set Info window to quick-upgrade all set equipment to best available options 🕹️

🟡allow placement of actors anywhere on the set floor in Set Designer and Direct Scene even if they clip into objects, to allow e.g. placing them inside jail cell 🎭

 

Bug fixes:

🟢bug fix where the player was unable to replace VFX/SFX employee working on a film

🟢bug fix where the icon of a previously renting actor is displayed above the house

🟢bug fix where the player add a stunt scene and then add a normal scene afterward, the set from the previous stunt scene gets removed

🟢bug fix where adding extra normal scenes deletes stunt scene from the film

🟢bug fix where the player get achievement “experienced filmmaker” too early

🟢bug fix where sometimes movie reviews were not generated

🟢bug fix where actors have costumes in places where they shouldn't have them

 

Update v1.7.19:

🟢added 16 new Steam achievements

🟢added VFX to some actor animations and stunts: Sorcery VFX, Mythology Weapon Magic VFX, Cigar smoke, Mythology ritual VFX, More Sorcery VFX, Laser from eyes of the superhero, Portal Open, Portal Enter, Portal Exit

🟢various graphics optimizations that should improve fps

🟢faster loading of savegames list

🟢restored max unlockable studio lot size to its original (larger) limits

🟢increased cost of unlocking plots around the studio lot

🟢bug fix where player could unlock plots outside of build mode

🟢fix double music overlapping in Character Creator

🟢bug fix in Direct Scene where actors would sometimes appear partially inside the floor and could not be moved

🟢added option to rename employees (edit button next to employee's name in character sheet)

🟢bug fix where new TV show episodes could not be filmed if the original filming sets are deleted

 

Update v1.7.18:

- new windows added in Build Mode -> indoors -> windows

- fix TV show episodes after 1st episode showing as rank 0

- fix bug where double-clicking the Continue button in tutorial could skip a step and softlock the tutorial

- employees will now always reach task locations (desks, movie sets, tables) even if they are completely blocked by obstacles

- add Reset button in Product Creation for returning the planned product to default state

- TV shows category in product charts now shows all active shows (i.e. released and not retired) even they don't have all their episodes released yet

- the RP gain rate from Researchers has been adjusted and increases per decade, which should improve the Research pace, also the average RP gained per month is now shown in Research menu next to the player's current RP

- fix bug where tenant bubble popups of city houses were hidden when saving and loading while in city view, and were shown again only if you exit & re-enter city view

- save menu now stops the progressive loading of savegames list if the menu gets closed

 

Update v1.7.17.1:

improved visuals of room doors

continue button in main menu now loads the most recently updated save (hover the mouse over it to show which file it is)

optimized thumbnail generation for employees and filming sets, which should improve memory usage and reduce lag spikes

fix bug where studio fans would sometimes reset to 0 or a small number after gaining too many

fix bug where new sets made in Set Designer would not appear in build mode

fix bug where some stars were shown as belonging to incorrect studios during awards ceremony

fix bug where stunt animations in Direct Scene would sometimes get stuck into a T-Pose

fix bug where actor animations in Direct Scene would reset to their first frame after completing

save menu now loads the save files one by one instead of all at once, which would freeze the game for a while if there are too many/large save files

fix bug in Direct Scene where actors would disappear when they get too close to the camera

fix some objects having blank thumbnails in build mode

reduced difficulty of earning Best Stunts award

Blockbuster-buster mission no longer fails if you release a non-blockbuster product

rival studio names, district names, and randomized product names are now always in english regardless of selected game language

properly format large numbers in various menus (fans, ticket sales etc)

extra scenes in Product Creation are now limited to max 25 normal & 25 stunt

fixed "pirate drinking alcohol" actor animation poking bottle into eye

fixed hat of western costume clipping into some haircuts

swapped places of NC-17 and R rating slots in Research

moved Cyberpunk theme slot after Superhero theme slot in Research

"Edit in Set Designer" button in Set Info window has been removed, will be re-added when it is fully functional

credits screen in main menu

known issue: when renting a home for a star, the thumbnail sometimes becomes a black square, will be fixed in next update

 

Update v1.7.16.1:

- new theme "Regency", inspired by Bridgerton, including costumes, set designer objects, and build mode objects

- new visuals for all set equipment cameras/lights/mics of 1950-2000

- optimize thumbnail generation for Build Mode, Set Designer, Set Equipment, which should reduce lag spikes significantly

- add one default filming set per theme to always have available sets for any theme without having to make them in Set Designer

- progressively increased difficulty in achieving high movie score as decades progress

- add sound for notifications, togglable in Settings

- fix windowed mode not always working

- make not-yet-available research grayed out instead of hidden, so you can always see when the next research will arrive

- set default FPS limiter to 60 (configurable in Settings) to avoid GPU overheat

- fix Researchers always working even when they have to attend education

- fix room info & filming set info windows getting auto-closed every time you enter build mode

- fix some actor animations that were looping even though they shouldn't

- limit max fame level of available-for-hire employees to level 1

- research for medium & high quality food is now available from the beginning of the game

- the studio fences and gate get renovated after 1950 and after 1980

- the cinema next to the studio gets renovated after 1980

- company money is now limited to max 999 billion

- company fans, product fans and product ticket sales are now limited to max 999 million

- product hype is now limited to max 9999

- reduce fame increase rate by 50%

- fix filming set's camera resetting to cheapest camera when relocating

- fix overflow when calculating product revenue that caused the revenue to become negative

- fix room type icon not showing above a premade room when it is placed in build mode

- actors in Set Designer can now be placed anywhere even if they clip into objects

- added buttons for deleting files in the open/save file dialog in Set Designer and Import Character menus

- allow getting loans even if company money is below 0

- fix bug in TV show episodes after first episode that showed incorrect scene rating and prevented reshooting scenes

- fix VFX/SFX designer tasks in Product Creation (post-production tab) not being cleared when starting a new product

- fix employee type filter in Hire Employees menu getting reset when hiring an employee

- added decorated versions of premade rooms in Build Mode

- added subcategory buttons in Build Mode for premade rooms (simple/decorated) and filming sets (default/local/steam)

- added decade intro sequence shown when reaching new decade

 

Update v1.7.15:

- 80+ new actor animations and stunts, available in Direct Scene menu

- added search box in animations/costumes/stunts tabs in Direct Scene menu

- show notification when SFX/VFX designers are not assigned to an office

- fix bug where reshooting a scene in some tutorials would prevent tutorial completion

- fix bug that prevented completing the "PR Pusher" mission

- fix bug that sometimes made desks and other objects unreachable by employees

- fix "Learn the ropes" Steam achievement not being awarded

- increased duration of SFX/VFX designer tasks and other filming tasks

 

Update v1.7.14:

- multiple new actor animations & costumes in Direct Scene menus

- added option to disable pausing the game when the window loses focus

- added Shift + Right Mouse Button drag as an alternative way to rotate the view

- added "open saves folder" button in save menu

- disabled "employee liked/disliked the food" notifications

- fix bug where the bus would be stuck at the studio gate if the game was saved & loaded right after the bus dropped off the passengers

- fix a crash that happened at random times during high memory usage

- fix sounds of award ceremony not respecting the master volume setting

 

Update v1.7.13:

- fix bug where the filming set mics & lights didn't contribute to the product score

- fix bug where actor animations on filming set were not playing upon loading a saved game

- fix award ceremony sounds not respecting the master volume setting

- add "supported the devs" achievement

- add "report a bug" button in main menu and pause menu