- Ukrainian language is now available thanks to awesome community translators!
- Fixed a seemingly random crash on Massacre difficulty
- Various updates and fixes to all translations in the game - also thanks to awesome community translators!
- Controller - fixed an issue where the game pedestal would be highlighted on game startup but pressing a button opened the menu instead of launching the game
- Fixed avatar sharing to Facebook

Hotfix to v1.3.0.5.

Hi everyone!

We have a second hotfix, bringing those changes to the game:

ADDED

- Reverb to hoe sounds.
- New ambient sound for nightly forest.

FIXED

- An issue when the heir turns into a normal NPC (he has no reference to the player as his father).
- An issue when Alwin is in the wrong place after loading the save (quests Alwin VI-VIII).
- An issue when Alwin goes somewhere in quests Alwin VI-VIII.
- Fix for two bugs on Alwin's quest (Alwin VII and Alwin VIII where Alwin give you a challenge for coins). If player has any of those quests active, it will reset on loading the game into initial state to fix any issues. This will only happen to save games before the current 1.3.0.4 version.
- Schemes for rugs and trophies are not in technology.
- If the player reached the save file limit for a platform and tried to overwrite a save, he couldn't do so without removing one save first.
- When overwriting a save the old save file wasn't properly removed.
- Overwriting an existing save without changing the name could cause it to disappear.
- Problem with ambient sounds - unnecessary sounds have been purged.
- Disappearing hoe sounds.

UPDATED

- Reworked models of the Goose House building modules.
- Numerous tweaks and improvements to the terrain.
- Rendering optimisations.
- NPC navigation optimization.

4.024 Graveyard Digger
(Released April 19th, 2022)

-300ish new planet names to the Standard planet name set have been added from the surveys from kickstarter backer rewards.
-The new achievements for both DLC1 and DLC3 are now in place on Steam and GOG.

DLC 3
-Increased orbital speed of necrobombs from 10 to 12
-Wight balance/rework
--Reworked Infectious Wight's weapon. Now fires 3 grenades at a time, splitting damage between targets caught in the blast radius
---Thanks to CRC for suggesting a thematic replacement
--Possessed Wight has damage reduced from 50K to 20K, but gains x3 multiplier to mass >=7tx
--Vengeful Wight attack increased from 3K to 4K.
--Spectral Wight no longer debuffs with its primary attack (a tesla-like weapon). Instead, it now gains weapon points with each attack. These weapon points multiply the base damage of its new on-death attack, up to x10 damage. This is based of design for classic's Fireflys.
---Thanks to Puffin for creating and sharing this awesome mechanic!
-Revenants now have a powerful secondary weapon that deals corrosive damage to massive units. This weapon requires weapon points to function, which the primary weapon now acquires by firing.

Bugfixes
-Hot fix to D.Singularity Golem causing errors without DLC 3 enabled
--This led to a harmless error on startup that was nonetheless annoying.
-Added a notable performance improvement for games that have been running for a long while without reloading or closing the game or going back to the main menu, especially when there are a lot of shots being fired.
--As part of this, also adjusted how our central dictionaries are handled for shots, ships, and wormholes, and thus have removed any chance that a deadlock was resulting from them.
--Thanks to Matt Dyer and Sol for the "thread stalling" reports, which was the performance issue in question. Without the thread dump from them, this would never have been found!
-Hitting reset to defaults in the lobby should now no longer be able to throw exceptions related to game commands being back in the pool. The errors were spurious in the first place.
--Thanks to Badger for reporting.

4.025 Lightning Conduction
(Released April 20th, 2022)

-Beacon factions should now spawn with a random colour that's hopefully not to close to any other faction in the game.
--Suggested by Daniexpert

DLC 3
-Spectral and Vengeful Wights now require a Mark 2+ Necropolis to be enabled
--These variants are a tier stronger than the others
-Royal Mummy Bodyguards now have the right multiplier to their stats (they were actually weaker than non-bodyguards)
-Decaying Mummy main attack reduced from 15K to 8K. This variant didn't get the reduction of the other Mummies, but is still stronger than its brethren
-Fix a bug where the transform necromancer flagship was either always visible (even if you had no blueprints) or never visible at all. It is now visible only when you have blueprints.
--Thanks to a number of people for reporting in its various forms, including ptarth and zeusalmighty.
-Brutal Guardians now give the necromancer 5 science

Bugfixes
-Fixed a subtle reflection-based bug that happened with trying to load the external data links after you changed your mod and expansion statuses around.
--The most notable extant example of this was having a necromancer faction selected in the lobby, and then disabling some DLCs but leaving DLC3 on. However, there were a variety of other ways this could be hit, as this was a generalized issue. It was just subtle enough that it was hard to bring out any other fashion.
--The core of this issue is actually a very interesting computer science situation. Essentially, it went like this:
---Class ExternalInfo has a variable CachedExternalType on it, and a Pool that uses "this.CachedExternalType" inside an anonymous method to generate members of the pool.
---After reload of the xml and thus also reset of ExternalInfo, the following things would be true:
----CachedExternalType was not null in the outer method, and in fact was reset just perfectly.
----Inside the anonymous method, it "this.CachedExternalType" would be null, presumably because it had been JIT compiled to point to a specific reference that no longer exists. This is one of those places where the intent of reflection and anonymous methods can get a bit lost.
---Years ago, Keith and I had found the general solution to this is to declare a local working variable copy of the member variable, and have the anonymous method simply refer to the cached local copy. This tends to solve a number of issues, but in general ensures that the anonymous method always has the latest copy of whatever is going on in its specific local context.
----It's actually possible that this is not a reflection issue, but an order of operation threading issue, although I doubt it. Experiments could be run, if we wanted to figure out the exact cause; or we could look at the JIT results. But really, diving that deep serves no particular purpose at this point. The solution is simply to remember to use local cached copies, regardless, and this is a case where I did not.
--Anyhow, this seems to solve the reported problems, and may solve some other unrelated problems after doing an xml reload, as well.
--Thanks to Dragoris, Badger, and Strategic Sage for reporting.
-The "ultra frequent" syncs from the host in multiplayer now includes information on the visibility status and destruction status of each planet.
--This was already synced across just fine, but throttled in such a way that it was noticeably late getting to clients at times. This could be a matter of a few seconds in the case of relatively small/early games, or it could be longer if the time-slicing/data-throttling was just taking that long to grind around and get it across.
--The intel info is something that is immediately and visibly wrong when it is wrong, and so having just that part be kept in closer sync rather than the large and rolling sync makes intuitive sense.
--Thanks to Dismiss, fierspier, and others for reporting.
-Fixed a bug where the neighbouring planets of an Ark Empire Homeworld didn't have their Intel set properly.
--Works only on new games!
--Thanks to Glyoxim for reporting.
-Add in some defensive code to the Migrant description appender
--Thanks to Ithuriel0 for the report
-Added more precise spawning logic for Custodian subfactions, in an effort to prevent the deathmatch bug from re-occurring
-Added some extra logging to try to figure out what broke a specific savegame, but unfortunately after reviewing logs and code review, there are just no hints as to anything that would be wrong, going all the way back to the builds from March 25. At least a few bits of the code are more clear now in the logs.
--The next step is to go back to the original game version of this save and see if I can load it there, in which case I can do some differentials that will be more informative.
-Put in some self-correction for null FleetMember groups inside fleets.
--Thanks to rem_tuas for the log with the report.
-Fixed an exception that could happen in the deserialization buffer if the timing was just wrong when you exited to the main menu.
--Thanks to slake-moth, Dismiss, and NRSirLimbo for reporting.
-The game is no longer going to ever care or freak out about ships changing fleets if it's the same faction, or if it's between two player factions. It's been a long while since we had the accidental ships moving between fleets issue, and the problem cases were never of this sort to begin with. The errors that have been popping up since then were all false positives.
--Thanks to firespier for the most recent report.
-Fixed a bug with the Ark Empires where they were not seeding officer fleets at all (they should have been seeding golems only, no arks).
--Thanks to Daniexpert for reporting.
-Ark Empires can no longer start on the same planet as another player. That had all sorts of issues when done in multiplayer.
--Thanks to Ushgarak for reporting.
-Fixed the "No RepairMissingCenterpieceFromMembershipContents logic for fleet.Category:PlayerLoose" error, which was harmless but annoying.
--Thanks to Ben H and Dismiss for reporting.
-Fixed some exceptions that could happen in tooltip formatting.
--Thanks to Dismiss for reporting.
-Fixed a number of exceptions that could happen on MP clients if they did not yet have their instigator info from the host. It now is just silent while it waits for that to arrive.
--Thanks to Dismiss for reporting.
-Fixed yet another set of errors that could happen when exiting to the main menu from the game.
--Thanks to Dismiss, Cyborg, and Hermanni for reporting.
-Fixed an exception that could happen at "pathfinding debugStage 3000", probably right after map topology changes.
--Thanks to Dismiss for reporting.
-Fixed a very annoying issue where if you hit enter in the modal textbox popup, it would not save your changes, but instead would just exit. This was affecting the edit fleet name popup as well as a few other places.
--Thanks to Dismiss for reporting.
-Fixed an exception that could happen in GetAISentinelsCoreData and TryGetAISentinelsCoreData, which would lead to various issues.
--Thanks to rem_tuas for reporting.
-Fixed an issue where if a unit transforms into multiple units in multiplayer, only one of them would get immediately updated to the client.
-Fixed some errors that could happen in WriteTextToSecondLineOfLeftSidebarInLobby() on human factions.
--Thanks to easytarget for reporting.
-Fixed an issue in the load save window where it was possible for it to be showing saves from the wrong campaign (wow was this confusing as a user).
--Thanks to Strategic Sage and Dismiss for reporting.
-Fixed an issue that was causing a lot of the AOE explosion effects (the lighting blasts and so on) to not appear properly.
--This may have been going on since the time of the great refactor (aka sometime pre-4.0), but it's hard to be sure exactly how long.
--Essentially, some of the code which was great for runtime was no longer able to load via reflection for analysis in the unity editor. So an interface had to be used instead for the array of that class which is used at runtime, thus providing a level of abstraction that would not foul up the editor-time reflection.
--Thanks to Glyoxim for reporting.

Mod Updates
-Big balance change to the Lightning Artillery Frigate from Exotic Ships (ExS):
--Increased the base damage from 10000 to 25000, increased the chain link radius from 1500 to 5000 and increased the amount of times that the lightning can chain from 2 to 4 times. Reduced the damage dealt to non-primary targets from 25% to 15% of the base damage. Assuming my math is right this increases the potential DPS without damage modifiers from a pityful ~833 to a much more reasonable ~4708.

Fixes & Adjustments

Updating NVIDIA Reflex to version 1.6 will further reduce input lag for mouse and keyboard.
Increased player movement and dash speed by 20%.
Adjusted size of enemy defensive armor gauge for visual improvements.
Changed effect when enemy defensive armor gauge when it reaches 0 for visual improvements.
Added sound effect when enemy defensive armor gauge reaches 0.
Adjusted the sizes of boss HP and defensive armor gauges.
Fixed issue in Closed Call where the wild boar in the car chase sequence does not move.
Fixed issue where using shrapnel bomb on the wild boar will cause game to freeze.
Fixed issue where interrupting Tian Yu Emperor's attacks with the Light Blade will cause Tian Yu Emperor to stop attacking player for a short period of time.
Fixed issue where the effects and damage area of Ground Slash do not match up.
Fixed issue where defending with the sniper rifle equipped will cause the scope to be displayed in the standard skin.
Changed ammo text color.
*SG Special Ammo = orange, AR Special Ammo = green
Adjusted the model of the yellow flowers in The Primordial Flood for performance optimization.
Fixed issue where DLSS is nt recognized by certain graphics cards.

Balancing

• Abyssal Hunter, Mutant, Entity of Torment, Observer, Slither, Abomination - decreased damage dealt.
• Observer and Ygolak - decreased maximum health.
• Increased amount of Rocket pickups in early to mid-game levels.
• Increased amount of all pickups in mid to late game levels.

Levels

• Treatment Plant - fixed invisible enemies.
• Improved Ship, Crystal Cave and Mines levels in terms of enemy variety.
• Cult Hideout - pressure plate runes now only light up when pressed.

Weapons

• New designs for some weapons.
• All explosive weapons - increased blast radius.
• Shotguns - rebalanced audio levels.
• Rusty Vito and upgrade - increased damage per bullet.
• Melee weapons - made knife hitboxes more forgiving.
• Noller - increased damage per bullet.
• Des Goules and upgrades - increased ammo consumption.

Enemy Tweaks and Fixes

• Boss 2 - death barrier reverses directions less frequently in the second phase.
• Boss 2 - death barrier now takes longer to change speed and direction.
• Boss 2 - fixed idle animation not looping after shield regeneration.
• Boss 3 - sinking islands now also shake the screen when it is sinking, and the player is still standing on it.
• Yellow Cultist - improved homing projectile behavior.
• Yellow Cultist - decreased homing projectiles’ lifespan.
• Yellow Cultist - homing bullets now dissolve when the owner dies.
• Yellow Cultist - new particle effects when homing bullets disappear.
• Abomination - improved pathfinding.
• Abomination - fixed idle sound playing on level load.
• Dark Bane - killing it is no longer required to get 100% kills for level stats.
• Entity of Torment - several bug fixes.
• Patient - fixed idle sound playing when killing the enemy during sitting animation.

General Fixes

• Fixed achievement Voodoo from Hell can’t be unlocked.
• Fixed Journalist’s cigarette skill causing frame drops.
• Fixed player camera under certain conditions staying tilted for the rest of the level.
• Fixed Numpad movement bindings networking on some levels.
• Energy Booster and Energy Catalyst - fixed animations breaking when using skills while shooting.
• Fixed weapon switch sound playing at the start of the level.
• Fixed weapon idle sounds playing when using skills.
• Fixed audio glitches with light skills when pressing use during hiding animation.

New Features

• Added Brazilian Portuguese localization

The Tenants - Spring Update

Hello there, Landlords!

We're back with a new update outside our regular Early Access roadmap schedule, bringing you some of the highly requested features! We're also celebrating Spring with a time-limited in-game event that will take you on a wild egg hunt and reward you with unique themed decorations. If you don't own the game yet, make sure to grab it now while it's 25% off! All right, let's go over what you can expect to find in this update!

Egg Hunt event

Today we're beginning our Easter Egg Hunt Event, which will last for two weeks. Steve's been hard at work hiding all the Easter eggs around the Slums district for you to search for. Make sure to find them all, as collecting the whole set will reward you with a unique Easter decorations item set!

The Tenants: Egg Hunt is a time-limited event that will take place in the slums from April 21st to May 5th.

Creative Mode overhaul

We finally had the time to properly work on the Creative mode and make it into the game mode that we had initially envisioned it as. Now you will be able to fully customize your playthroughs by increasing the starting cash, reducing the number of events happening to your tenants, disabling the tutorial, and more!

For your convenience, we have also added a couple of presets to choose from if you're unsure what settings to go for.

Note: Achievements will no longer work in Creative Mode due to the scope of possible gameplay modifications. For players with existing Creative Mode save files, we will grant a grace period of two weeks within which you're still eligible for achievements, unless you modify any of the creative settings in the pause menu.

Dark User Interface theme

For all the night owls in our community, don't worry. We got you covered. We're very excited about this feature ourselves, as most of our dev team uses dark mode wherever it's available. So with this update, we're adding a dark theme for the whole user interface (except the main menu), which also opens up a way for potential additional themes for the UI to be added in the future.

New furniture

What update would it be if we didn't add a plethora of new items for you to spice up your properties with? Apart from the Egg Hunt related decorations, we've added a bunch of general use items (over 120 in total!) that you'll unlock the usual way, through leveling up your landlord.

Steve's Guidebook

Throughout our Early Access adventure, we've added many new features and mechanics to The Tenants, and there hasn't been an in-game way to catch up with the new additions. On top of that, some players may click through tutorials that pop up when they're engaged with some other type of content, and there was no way to access them later on. Until now, that is. Whenever you feel like it, you can click on the Steve's Guidebook icon in the top right corner of the screen and browse through any of the tutorials that you've previously unlocked.

In a not-so-distant-future update, we also plan to add tenant archetype entries to the Guidebook that will unlock after interacting with a given archetype. If you have any ideas on what more you'd like to see here, please let us know!

Auction tutorial

When we introduced the new system for buying and selling properties, we honestly ran out of time to implement proper tutorials that'd explain the new mechanics. The Spring Update, fortunately, removes this issue, as now you'll be guided by Uncle Steve through your first time selling a property of your own.


We're hoping that this update will make the wait for the Manhattan Update all the more enjoyable. We feel that we've managed to tie some of the crucial loose ends just in time to prepare for the upcoming major release. Feel free to share your thoughts on the Spring Update with us in the comments below or on our official Discord server, which can be found here: link.

Full Changelog

Features

- Implemented Steve's Guidebook.
- Overhauled Creative Mode (you can skip the tutorial now!).
- Added a new dark mode UI theme.

Content

- Introduced Egg Hunt - a time limited event with Easter decorations to snatch!
- Added new tutorial sections for auctions.
- Added over 120 new items including dryers, printers, board games, cutlery sets, kitchen utensils, dishwashers, bathroom clutter, decorations, and more!
- Decorated main menu to match the spring/Easter spirit!

General

- Added a confirmation popup when exiting the game while a tutorial section is ongoing.
- Added a confirmation popup when not extending tenant's lease during lease renegotiations.
- Greatly reworked tenant's movement during Open Houses, specifically targeting large properties and the Suburbs.
- Added the ability to see your currently selected item tag filters and easily clear them out.
- Changing the color variant of an item in the buy UI will now pull it up to purchase it.
- Moved floors and walls to the top of the renovation checklist.
- Added a tooltip when trying to use an outside flooring inside and vice versa.
- Added a tooltip when trying to rent by rooms without separate bedrooms.
- Tenant context menu panel will now display player's character name when listing player relationship.
- Increased character limit to 1000 in the feedback panel.
- Adjusted a few item colliders for easier placement.
- Fixed a number of issues with the tenant events not always ending properly.
- Fixed an issue with tenants getting stuck in front of the front door when being sabotaged.
- Fixed an issue with removing parented furniture in equipment failure and tenant request tasks.
- Fixed an issue with tenant requests requiring the player to work on bathrooms even though the request was for a different room.
- Fixed an issue with mismatching property images.
- Fixed an issue with tenant requests not ending properly when the tenant has moved out.
- Fixed an issue with the camera controls not rebindig correctly.
- Fixed an issue with the lease renegotiation tutorial getting stuck.
- Fixed an issue with scoring the floor category in the tutorial job.

Balance

- Boosted aunt's apartment prestige multipliers.
- Adjusted tenant archetype bedroom and apartment likes.
- Limited earthquakes to only affect some of the apartments in the later stages of the game.
- Increased budget of a few jobs.

Thank you,
Ancient Forge Studio