Release Notes for Industry Giant 4.0

Flexible construction: Zone restrictions can be optionally disabled, allowing for the free design of factories, warehouses and cities.
Expanded economic systems: More than 70 resources and consumer goods with complex production chains and a dynamic market model.
Large-scale maps: Game worlds of up to 144 km², influenced by terrain, trade routes and urban development.
Optimised management: A new Line Manager facilitates route planning and ensures more efficient logistics.
Terrain editor and improvements: Version 1.0 integrates numerous community requests, including a terrain editor and various usability optimisations.

We changed the passive demand of cities. Products offered in stores that do not align with the city's demand are now sold to residents as bargains with a 50% discount. A visual indicator and a tooltip has been added for these bargain purchases.
We optimized the supply calculation for town buildings. Before the change, town buildings calculated their supply rate multiple times simultaneously. This was not a performance issue but could become one as cities grow or if the supply calculation function changes.

We fixed some crashes that occurred when deleting a building connected to a line.
We removed the "Difficulty level" option from scenario settings because it offered little benefit beyond the Budget and Price options.
We fixed several text and localization issues.

Two new maps have been introduced to the game: Mountainpass (10x10) and Ryusei (10x10).
A new simplified mode is now accessible for line managers, streamlining the line creation process. Players also have the option to switch back to the advanced mode at any time.
Players can now modify the terrain of a map during the game and use a brush tool to adjust the height or depth within the selected radius. Additionally, the edges of the modified areas can be smoothed. Important: Maps edited with this tool will require more storage space, which means the size of the save game is increasing.
The game now incorporates individual town demand, enhancing the diversity of gameplay and creating a more engaging experience for players.
We added a text-to-speech functionality to the tutorial, including a Play/Pause button at the relevant message popup (English and German only now).
We have adjusted the balancing of market prices on the ‘Neighbours’ (4x4) map and would welcome your feedback on this.
The UI of the city overview has been enhanced and is now showing demands at different levels within the city.
High-tech Industry has been added to the game.

The Production Chain UI now enables users to select and build structures directly from the overview.
Enhancements to the rendering performance.
The game now features a direction indicator that appears when players begin constructing new roads or rails.
The town window now displays enhanced information based on the building level of each town.
English and German localization for the new Maps feature have been added.
With left SHIFT, it is now possible to delete multiple sections of a track/street or entire connections with the Bulldozer tool.
Further performance and stability optimizations.

Skyscraper town buildings not appearing after the year 2050
Improvements have been made to address various tooltip and wording issues.
The flickering issue observed around buildings has been successfully resolved.
The “In-game UI Scale” feature has been moved from GAMEPLAY settings to GRAPHICS settings.
Foundry can now store coal.
Fixed for the tutorial step with the second wood production.
Improved train connections.
City growth behaves now better across city boundaries.
Minor bug fixes.
Fixed misleading text in Shop UI (EN and DE).