Release Notes for GearCity

Update 2.0.0.8 (January 17th, 2023)

• Bugfix: Fixed Districting Tutorial's title bar text.
• Bugfix: Fixed contract prices not updating when changing contracts.
• Bugfix: Fixed Redesign button issues in RnD->Modify->Components
• Engine: Help->Manual now directs to the Japanese Wiki when playing in Japanese
• Engine: Updated CEF on MacOS.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue that was causing incorrect new generation when using refit system.
• Bugfix: Fixed TV and Internet marketing date mismatches.
• Bugfix: Fixed massive dropdown box item issues when massive GUI scaling (above 100%/double) is used.
• Gameplay: Disable Static Vehicle Popularity no longer blocks Random Vehicle Popularity at game start.
• Bugfix: Fixed Memo warning moving when resizing memo window.
• Bugfix: Fixed list page reset when using Mega Menu End Production and Stop Selling tools.
• Bugfix: Fixed rare condition that allowed the player to build one extra branch when branch limits setting is enabled.
• Bugfix: Fixed small font in production lists when Auto Production is enabled. This might cause a regression.
• Bugfix: The game will now load the next memo after deleting a memo.
• GUI: The game will no longer recenter the Components Modification window after using end production.
• Bugfix: Removed broken predesigned vehicle.
• Bugfix: Fixed Branch Operations report breaking when city sales reports are disabled.
• Bugfix: Removed misleading window title for refit components popup.
• Gameplay: Player now receives a stock split memo for their own company.
• Gameplay: New component and vehicle type memos are now checked on the 12th month of the year instead of the 1st.
• Gameplay: New racing series memo now appears 13 months before start. Memo wording might cause issues in the future.
• Gameplay: Racing Series and Non-Manufacturer Racing contracts now generate their own memos.

Update 2.0.0.7 Hotfix #3 (October 16th, 2021)

• Limited OSX Auto GUI Scale for HiDPI monitors to +100%

Update 2.0.0.7 (September 28th, 2021)

• Bugfix: Cyrillic font not displayed when using CJK language.
• Gameplay: Reduction to racing contracts unit requests.
• Bugfix: Fixed volume settings reset after updates.
• Bugfix: Fixed Research Teams exploit that allowed the player to enter any value into the text boxes.
• Bugfix: Fixed typo in English newspaper articles.
• Gameplay: The "Enable All Vehicles At Start" option now removes year limits to premade designs.
• Bugfix: Fixed unassigned contracts popup that would appear when you are not producing the monthly requirement, even if you are producing more than the remaining units needed.
• Bugfix: Fixed Munitions Factory Destruction Memo from firing when you are not making munitions.
• Bugfix: Added contract sales to Total Delivery Costs calculations
• Bugfix: Fixed sorting issues with Datatables for numbers with '$' and ',' characters.
• Engine: In-game settings now allows for a +200% increase in UI Scaling. This is up from our +100% scaling.
• Bugfix: Fixed bug that prevented the components redesign button from showing if you clicked certain models in a certain order.
• Engine: If you launch the game "offline," the game will now periodically check to see if you have connected to the game distribution client to log your achievements.
• Bugfix: Fixed a problem with our internal scripting that was causing unnecessary files to be uploaded to distributors. Those extra files should be removed with this update.

Hotfix 1

• Bugfix: Fixed code point issues on Japanese and Chinese fonts, which caused text not to appear in the game when using either language.

Hotfix 2

• Bugfix: Fixed regex issue causing sorting problems on some Datatable columns.

Hotfix 3

• Engine: Limited Auto-GUI Scaling for OSX HiDPI displays to +100%.

Update 2.0.0.6 (June 9th, 2021)

• Engine: Added Additional Error Checking to Prevent Rare Vehicle Design Crash.
• Bugfix: Fixed Borderless windows in-game setting in Windows.
• Maps: Updated UA city names on Base City Map names to IATA standard.
• GUI: Fixed some text alignment issues in the Japanese Language File
• Web: News page is now separated based on which game distribution platform you are using.
• Engine: Fixed issues with the Chat system that prevented it from working on 64-bit builds.
• Engine: Fixed browser not redirecting to an internal error page when a report isn't found or when you're offline.
• Engine: Created offline pages for news and manual. The latter will have a static manual once we complete the manual.
• Translations: Updated Translations, added Ukrainian support.
• Gameplay: Minor tweak to Morale increase when paying good wages.
• Gameplay: The game will now only sell a fraction of shares when you run out of money instead of all your share of a single entity.

Update 2.0.0.5 (June 4th, 2021)

• Engine: Some external websites in the game are now using HTTPS on 64-bit builds.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue that could cause frequent engineering strikes when many designs are under research.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue that prevented wage negotiations not being applied to all engineering employees if multiple designs are under research.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue that caused the dealership subsidized frequency value to be incorrect.
• GUI: When there are no longer any unlockable designs in the Research Teams window, we use a blank texture instead of an empty blueprint texture.
• Engine: Fixed several issues with saving and loading volume settings and the settings editor.
• Bugfix: Fixed money not being taken away when using the Anti-Trust Bribery option.
• Bugfix: Fixed several issues when losing the Anti-Trust case when selecting the Bribery option.
• Bugfix: Fixed a way for players to break the New Generation System by clicking the format button and changing the vehicle type and name. As a result, this fixes a couple of reports that players can't create new generations of certain vehicles.
• Bugfix: Fixed issue that caused unused factory morale to show 100 when it could be less.
• GUI: Player will no longer get a memo for unused factories with low morale.
• Bugfix: Fixed incorrect country in McLaughlin achievement.
• Bugfix: Fixed bug that could cause marketing efficiency to grow too fast at first. Made additional adjustments to marketing efficiency monthly growth values.

Mod Tools:

• Bugfix: I Added a MapFileLocalSave.xml that stores the local path for the exported map. "MapFileForModTools.xml" uses relative paths which may not load when exported.
• GUI: Implemented Turn Events Editor buttons.
• Bugfix: Increased all localization ID max values.
• GUI: Added load, edit, and save music comments to music editor. I also fixed sizing issues.
• Bugfix: Fixed AI Editor clustering value limits.
• Bugfix: AI Editor can now accept -1 values. This value forces the game to generate a random value.
• GUI: Tool clears racing restrictions when making a new series.
• Bugfix: Fixed OSX drawn issues.
• Tool: Upgraded to QT5.

Settings Editor:

• GUI: Added missing music settings.
• GUI: Removed full screen resolution lock.
• Tool: Upgraded to QT5.