OpenTTD 13.3

Only a day after 13.2, we present 13.3. And there is a bit of a story here.

But in short: we made a mistake with 13.2.1, and need to release a 13.3 with no functional change to make sure multiplayer games work as expected.

For the full story:

Shortly after releasing 13.2 it was noticed that Windows users couldn’t play on fullscreen mode anymore. This of course requires a quick new release (13.2.1), and as it was a fix only changing how a window on Windows is created, we wanted to make it compatible with 13.2. Our way of being nice, and not forcing everyone to upgrade before they can play together again.

Well, we kinda failed in this department.

The mentioned fix was trivial, and making sure a 13.2.1 client could join a 13.2 server (and the other way around) was trivial too. But we also noticed another mistake in the 13.2 release: Windows binaries still had 13.1 in their metadata. So why not fix that as well, right?

Turns out, we overlooked a small thing: although the 13.2.1 client identifies as a 13.2 client in every way, the NewGRF validation does not. When you join a server two checks are done: is the client of the same version (13.2), and is the client using the same NewGRF revision. The first worked fine .. the second turns out to use the same field as the Windows binaries use for their metadata (and for all the right reasons, in case you are wondering).

Oops.

So basically, 13.2.1 is compatible with 13.2, but you can’t actually join a 13.2 server with a 13.2.1 client (and the other way around) because of the NewGRF revision check. So our attempt in being nice kinda failed.

The only resolution of which we know will work for sure is making a new release: 13.3. And that is all what this release is: a rebranding of 13.2.1, and no longer claim it is compatible with 13.2. Sadly, this does mean that all servers need updating again before clients who updated can join again. And all that because one tiny mistake in the 13.2 release.

All that is left is to apologize for the inconvenience, but we hope you enjoy 13.2 (and the fix for Windows fullscreen in 13.2.1 / 13.3) nevertheless!

And yes, we will try our at most to avoid a similar problem in the future!

Patch notes v3.1.10.32946:

• Fixed infinite pause glitch reoccurence
• Banned player can’t access multiplayer anymore

• Fixed an issue where the game would crash when changing levels.
• Resolved a crash occurring when a monster completed its pathfinding.
• Got the LevelEditor to work as expected for mod makers
• Fixed a bug causing the lamp to become stuck while pulling the string after level load.
• Adjusted the behavior of the prisoner to prevent them from screaming in panic when hit with a gas grenade, providing an alternative way to deal with them without attracting the monster.
• Rectified a situation where fog silhouettes would run in circles after the shotgunner was injured.
• Fixed a bug causing the run toggle to stop functioning after changing the gamepad preset to "alt" and entering another map.
• Corrected an issue where players could find one extra pocket bag beyond the available inventory slots on easy mode.
• Fixed bug where you alt-tab to to accept changes to keybinds.
• Fixed a scenario where the monster would appear in the main menu after starting a custom story.
• Resolved an issue where the monster would get stuck in the maintenance map room after destroying a table, specifically due to an indestructible pox with cloth.
• Fixed a problem with the cinematics of the game where the image distortion effects option would not deactivate properly, hindering gameplay and missing parts of the story.
• Investigated and resolved an issue where the player could blow up the shortcut padlock from the wrong side of the door using a grenade, implementing a local fix.
• Corrected a bug with the collision padlock that caused the shortcut door to remain locked and prevented the player from going through it.
• Addressed an issue where the player could still get shot by the sniper even after leaving the pillbox.
• Restored sound effects to the bandage animation in player_clean.ent.
• Implemented measures to prevent the monster from clipping through doors, specifically addressing the safe room door where it was most noticeable.
• Fixed several doors in the Maintenance area that couldn't be fully opened, causing the stalker to get stuck in an open door loop until the player intervened. The affected doors include the Pantry door and Workshop doors.
• Improved the ability to rotate locker combinations using the scroll wheel.
• Restored sound effects to the Save lamp in Tunnels when it goes out.
• Added a sound effect when disarming traps with the cutters.
• Fixed the lack of physics sounds for the broken version of the Roman doors.
• Corrected various geometry issues, including holes, flying decals, and see-through surfaces in multiple areas such as Maintenance stairs, Prison, Arsenal, Tunnels, and the Hub.
• Ensured the prisoner would react appropriately when hit by a prop.
• Resolved an issue where the sniper would only shoot one of the two helmets in the pillbox.

Greetings, Lords and Ladies,
Even though the latest update has been thoroughly tested during an open beta phase, some pesky bugs managed to sneak through to your settlements. We have managed to squish them and just published a small hotfix to improve your governing experience! If you encounter any other critical issues, please do not hesitate to report them and we will fix them as soon as we can.

Full changelog:

Fixed crash when attempting to switch to German localization
Fixed issue with regular families damaging royal reputation when relationship is bad (intended behavior is that only noble families have this ability)
Fixed possible crash that occurred when a family was being removed
Added warning when loading save files created in version 1.2.15 or older that they are not supported

- We have fixed a bug that caused modifiers to be lost when a recipe using curd was cancelled.
- We have fixed a bug that caused important customers to not show up.
- We have fixed a bug that allowed to pick up the cellar door.
- Customers now avoid walking near objects whenever possible.
- We fixed a bug that caused beers to be served from a tap with an empty keg.
- We fixed a bug that caused animals to be lost when doing the barn tutorial with the upgraded barn level.
- We have fixed a bug in the fireplace interface that caused a softlock.
- We fixed a bug that caused Crowly to not appear in the forest.
- We have fixed a bug that caused the animation of player 1 to break when playing in cooperative mode.
- We have fixed a possible softlock of the barn tutorial in case the player had a full inventory.
- Translations have been updated.

Patch 1.066

Dear adventurers,

We have added an option to limit the FPS and an option for VSYNC. Please, check it out.

MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Update 1.0.67 is live

Dear time travelers,

Long time no news from us but we were gathering your comments and tried to understand what cause issues with the FPS and some exact game parts from you and prepared a small update that includes:

• FPS changes if you jump
• Low-tier PCs have had issues in some places where physics was used (unable to pass a part with the toy car as an example).

Please, update the game and tell us if there are any other issues.

Have a safe week!

0.7.4 QoL: Housing OUT NOW!

Hey Drifters!
The Quality of Life: Housing update is here!

Changes to morale back in patch 0.6 unfortunately resulted in the removal of multi-drifter housing. However, we understand the importance to proper neighborhood building, so we set out to reintroduce it while keeping it in line with the new design. You now have the option to build solo and duo houses, as well as a boarding house that provides temporarily shelter to drifters.

Furthermore, we've implemented some other improvements, such as a small map movement update: Previously, clicking behind the boat on the map would cause the town to turn towards that location. However, we've made a change to make the town reverse to that spot instead. This option is in addition to reversing by holding both mouse buttons, and should smooth map movement.

What's next?

Next up is the Architect specialist! We've heard your requests for the ability to relocate constructions. It posed some challenges and had us flabbergasted for a while, given the game's setup, but we found a solution. Enter: the Architect, a specialist that allows you to go into 'Architect Mode' and completely re-plan your entire town, re-think pipelines,... or simply move a few buildings around :)

Enjoy the new update!

Early Access 0.7.4: QoL: Housing

Version 0.7.4 is a small Quality of Life patch that updates housing and offers new housing options.

Housing

• Changed housing constructions. Known houses are now: Solo Tent, Solo Shack, Solo Cottage.
• Added new housing for two drifters at once: Duo Tent, Duo Shack, Duo Cottage.
• Added new house: Boarding House. This house provides a home for 5 drifters but can not be upgraded.
• Solo Cottage, Duo Shack and Duo Cottage have decoration slots on them.
• Reworked all housing visuals.
• You can now assign drifters to different houses.

Town Movement

• Clicking behind the boat will now make the boat go in reverse instead of trying to rotate towards that location. This is in addition to holding both mouse buttons to reverse.

Animations

• Added animation for the Recycler.
• Added animation for the Toolmaker.
• Added animation for the Doctor treating a patient.
• Added animation for patients in Med Pods.
• Added animation for the Apothecary.
• Added animation for gathering dead wood.
• Added animation for collecting landmark salvageables from the ground.
• Fixed mishaps in reroll animations.
• Reworked Cooking Reroll and Idle animation.
• Reworked Research, Athletics and Construction Reroll animations.
• Fixed some animation mishaps.

Misc

• Shuffled construction categories a bit: There's now a 'housing' category and a 'storage' category. The 'Town Movement' category has been repurposed as a 'general/town' category.
• Updated some constructions to create more readability.
• Updated colors on some constructions to theme their purpose.
• Added icons showing the width of each park.
• Fishing Chair is now properly scaled at 6x2 as originally intended.
• Various improvements to the performance.
• You can now build upgrade constructions without building the base construction first.

Fixes

• Decoration are now correctly rotated as shown in their preview when placed.
• Drifters now stop constructing when it is night.
• Fixed issue where upgrading would take as much time as building the construction from scratch.
• Fixed issue where some particles didn't show.
• Fixed issue where loading a save before a drifter died resulted in errors.
• Fixed issue where loading a save where drifters were deconstructing caused them to sometimes get stuck.
• Fixed issue where deconstructing a building lead to export inventories of producers to exceed their maximum, causing drifters that deconstruct it to get stuck.
• Cancelled items now get moved to a producer's export inventory, resolving issues where items would either get lost or not be in the correct inventory.
• Fixed issue where items of cancelled production projects would be stuck in the import inventory after a load because cancelled recipes were not persisted.
• Fixed issue where processing a dead drifter would cause an error when assigning drifters to tasks.
• Fixed issue where deconstructing a walkway could remove a pathfinding target and not allow the game to save anymore.
• Fixed issue where drifter would not stop fishing while de fishing chair was deconstructed.
• Fixed issue that caused constructions to stay in place when immediately deconstructing them after placing them.
• Fixed issue that caused no paths to be found to decoration slots, causing stutters and making the plants appear instantaneously.
• Fixed issue where animations could sometimes take much longer to salvage dead and fallen trees.
• Fixed issue where the 1x1 park did not show an available decoration slot.