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Steam News · Oct 2
Metropolis 1998 NewsI'm excited to announce the two composers I am working with:Jerry Martin, known for SimCity and The SimsPaul Zimmermann, known for Space Haven and WildfrostThe last major feature (economy) is now in gameWhen is Metropolis 1998 going to release? I think late Q4 or Q1 should be possible, but I cannot say for sure yet. For the next many weeks, I'll be focusing on polishing and bal...
Steam News · May 22
Update - Alpha 0.2.1 - STABLEAlso: Itch.io is being updated this morningThere is always one thing that is missed after marking a build as stable ːsteamsadːBUG FIXESFixed invalid error message when placing utility pole (mouse hover, before click). Placement looked like it would cause an error/be invalid, when it's not.
Steam News · May 21
Update - Alpha 0.2 - STABLE - Will be live soonOnly critical updates will be applied to the game going forward. Time for me to return to making progress towards the early access release build!QOLUpdated zone flood fill depth control (SHIFT) to use an anchor point so it overrides splitting the area in half within an enclosed blockBUG FIXESFixed camera tracking disabling itselfFixed wall lights not ...
Steam News · May 19
Update - Alpha 0.1.7dThis will hopefully be one of the last few updates before marking the build as "stable". Once stable, I will update the itch.io build, and only critical fixes will be appliedNEW FEATURESAdded game speed options (1,2,3,4 on keyboard, or icon bottom right (next to pause icon))Some key bindings have changed. Press F1 (after loading a city) to see the updated listQOLAdded supply i...
Steam News · May 16
Build Update- Alpha 0.1.7cMAJOR BUG FIXESFixed abandoned building logic bug that prevented units from moving into homes, causing population stagnation for some playersFixed ghost apartments. This happened when entirely replacing a room with another room (note: they go away when copying or placing a blueprint of affected building). These was causing save files to fail to load. Units would move into...
Steam News · May 14
Update - Alpha 0.1.7bBUG FIXES- Fixed rare road deletion and expansion crash- Added missing UI sounds to auto zone menu icons- Disabled traffic sound when game is paused- Fixed building density being removed when building is under construction- Fixed custom roofs outputting bad rotations in blueprint preview when camera is rotated- Fixed parking not outputting correctly in blueprint preview when c...
Steam News · May 11
Update - Alpha v0.1.7NEW FEATURESReorganized the Building Menu. Also added place window, delete zone, delete room.Reorganized the Auto Zone Menu. Created / added icons for both placement options, and added demolish zone iconsQOLFixed not being able extend road if selection did not start at the edge of the roadPrevent delete sound from playing when deleting room but no room is deletedImproved the t...
Steam News · May 10
Update Alpha v0.1.6dNOTE: This update will overwrite the config file (graphic options, etc). This is required for the new text scaling feature.NEW FEATURESAdded text scaling to option menuArrow keys move cameraQOLImproved mouse-edge camera panning (added corners detection, improved QOL)Clicking gear icon to open option menu clears action state and closes all GUIsPressing R to rotate blueprint when...
Steam News · May 10
Fixed bug that prevented placing building on market when loaded from a save and the game is not unpausedFixed UIs not properly positioning text immediately on first loadAdded create blueprint icon to building UIChanged delete blueprint sound to delete sound (instead of error sound)More icons updatedALL Blueprint placement default to original design by default nowAdded check to prevent multiple upl...
Steam News · May 6
Should be live soon!- Fixed rare crash when placing water pipe- Fixed rare pathing crash- Fixed Mixed Use zones not calculating jobs properly. It was counting objects in the entire building instead of within the business area- Fixed unit, building, vehicle UIs icon overlapping which caused two icons to be clicked on the edges- Fixed rotating object GUI item icons being slow- Removed rock windows f...