{"id":5166,"date":"2018-10-24T16:06:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positech.co.uk\/cliffsblog\/?p=5166"},"modified":"2018-10-24T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:06:08","slug":"production-line-updated-to-1-61-on-the-steam-unstable-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positech.co.uk\/cliffsblog\/2018\/10\/24\/production-line-updated-to-1-61-on-the-steam-unstable-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Line updated to 1.61 on the steam ‘unstable’ build"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lots of cool stuff in this update to Production Line<\/a>, which will get further checks, tweaks and balancing before I roll it out to the main Early Access steam branch, GoG and Humble widget customers. Here is a list of all the features, and notes on the biggies:<\/p>\n

[version 1.61]
\n1) [Feature] Loans can now be re-paid early, assuming you have the funds, at a penalty of 12 hours interest.<\/p>\n

This was widely requested, and I kept putting it off because I felt that it would lead to an unbalancing in the games difficulty, but actually now I’ve tested it for a while I think I’ve got it about right and am glad its in there.<\/em><\/p>\n

2) [GFX] Conveyors use less obtrusive graphics
\n3) [GUI] New screen for market analysis to show breakdown of demand, production and sales.<\/p>\n

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I find this new screen really helpful when playing the game towards the later stages when there is a lot to keep an eye on. I worry its not immediately obvious how it works, but I do think its a usability improvement for managing supply and demand.<\/em><\/p>\n

4) [Content] New researchable upgrade & feature: large touchscreen.<\/p>\n

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To make it obvious some cars are tesla-level expensive, and some are more Ford Ka level… :D<\/em><\/p>\n

5) [GUI] Vehicle design screen now hides categories entirely if there is only a single default option.
\n6) [Bug] Fixed design research queue bugs where you could adjust first and last items up and down, causing a crash.
\n7) [Bug] Fixed bug where the second-nearest import bay for each stockpile was sometimes calculated wrong, meaning inefficient routing. Also major route calculation speedup.
\n8) [Balance] Major increases in the cost and value of electric car batteries (large and small) and touchscreens.
\n9) [Balance] Increased the power draw and process time for making wheels.
\n10) [Content] New researchable feature: parking sensors. Now a pre-requisite before reversing camera. Fitted at bumpers.<\/p>\n

Amazing we went so far without these, as they are getting so common now. Also handy to be able to add a new feature without requiring yet another resource as ‘sensor’ is already in there. Plus it gives some much needed upgrades to the bumper slots.<\/em><\/p>\n

11) [GUI] Revamp of the ‘apply options’ screen post-research, which adds price category indicators and selective coloring, and new buttons to apply a feature to a whole category at once.<\/p>\n

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This makes things much quicker when you have 20+ designs, and you don’t really want to make a more nuanced decision other than ‘add this new widget to my expensive ranges’.<\/em><\/p>\n

12) [GUI] Music and cruise control are now feature-categories, where the more expensive versions include the resources, value and features of the cheaper ones.
\n13) [Content] Self-driving! new researchable tech, new resources and feature category for high-end cars.<\/p>\n

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This is very late-game stuff and requires quite a bit of research, but then you should have expended your factory enough to have a good dozen or two dozen research facilities at this point.<\/em><\/p>\n

14) [Balance] Boosted the impact on marketing campaigns on showroom visits by 25% to increase total market size possible with current campaigns.
\n15) [Bug] Fixed bug where sometimes the warning on the design screen about common or universal features missing would be skipped if the feature had a category.
\n16) [Bug] Fixed bug where changing the color of a car design could lead to duplicating the price slider GUI.
\n17) [Bug] Fixed bug where the correct price-category adjusted market value of a feature was not being displayed in a number of places.
\n18) [GUI] Double clicking a car in the showroom now launches the vehicle design screen for that car’s design.
\n19) [Content] New researchable vehicle body style -> The small van.<\/p>\n

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I’m so pleased we got this in. Its likely the last new body style,\u00a0 and its a really cool one :D<\/em><\/p>\n

Feedback on this new update is very welcome, and of course any bug reports for things I have no doubt stupidly managed to break with this patch…<\/p>\n

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Lots of cool stuff in this update to Production Line, which will get further checks, tweaks and balancing before I roll it out to the main Early Access steam branch, GoG and Humble widget customers. Here is a list of all the features, and notes on the biggies: [version 1.61] 1) [Feature] Loans can now<\/p>\n

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