What changed in Game Dev Tycoon in 2020

19 updates · 3 main milestones · Oct 8, 2020 to Dec 7, 2020

  1. 1 event
    Staff Welcome Training Availability Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the staff welcome training was not available after importing from a mobile save game.

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  2. 1 event
    Fix for newsletter subscription issuebug fix

    Resolved a bug that prevented players from subscribing to the newsletter from within the game.

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  3. 3 events
    Restoration of lost game knowledge and save slotsbug fix

    Restored game knowledge and some save slots that were lost for players upgrading to 1.8.x.

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    Workshop mod update workaround for Windowsquality of life

    Introduced a workaround for Windows modders unable to update their workshop mods.

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    Fix for cross-platform bugsbug fix

    Resolved a few minor cross-platform bugs affecting gameplay.

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  4. 3 events
    Maintained New Features Despite Downgradeperformance

    The older version still includes all new features like save-sharing, despite missing out on nicer text rendering.

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    Restored Disappearing Achievements and Game Hintsbug fix

    Reverted Windows users to an older version of node-webkit to fix issues with loading and saving achievements and game hints.

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    Mac Version Remains on Newer Node-Webkitsystem

    The Mac version continues to run on the newer version due to significant performance and display-compatibility issues with the old version.

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  5. 1 event
    Fix for save file migration errorbug fix

    Resolved an issue where migrating save files with custom consoles from the mobile version resulted in an 'InvalidStateError: Failed to execute 'drawImage'' error.

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  6. 1 event
    Fix TypeError when deleting savegamebug fix

    Resolved an issue where deleting a savegame threw a 'TypeError: Bad arguments'.

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  7. 4 events
    Overall Performance Improvements for Windowsperformance

    Performance overall should be a bit better for Windows users.

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    Improved Performance on Macperformance

    This release should have much better performance on Mac.

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    Upgrade to Newer Version of nw.jssystemMilestone

    The game has upgraded to a newer version of node-webkit (nw.js) for better Mac support.

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    Vastly Improved Text Rendering on Windowsui ux

    Text-rendering is vastly improved for Windows users.

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  8. 5 events
    Farming and RPG combination improvedbalance change

    Farming and RPG is no longer a terrible combination.

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    Save slot deletion feature addedquality of life

    Players can now delete a save slot, a feature that took eight years to implement.

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    Fixed money exploitbug fixMilestone

    Resolved an exploit that allowed players to gain excessive money by clicking on sidebar notifications.

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    Cross-platform save supportnew contentMilestone

    Players can now upload and download save files across different platforms (PC, mobile, Switch).

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    Mac version performance issuesperformance

    Working on a fix for performance issues on the Mac version related to Catalina/Notarization.

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