[2020] Eco Update 9.1 is now released!

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/382310/announcements/detail/2925611484608094020]here[/url].

We're happy to announce the release of Update 9.1 containing lots of improvements and bugfixes. We've been monitoring your feedback on Update 9.0 closely since release and have already begun work on Update 9.2, introducing a few cool new additions to the game and expected to be released in December. Stay tuned for hints in the coming weeks.

You can find all changes in this version in the following changelog. We wish you lots of fun with this release, stay safe!

Features:

• Elections can now contain multiple provisions. IE: add a law, remove a demographic, and update an election, process, etc in a single election.
  
• A special privilege is granted during a new constitution election, allowing any civic object addition to be attached to that election. Allows the founding constitution to configure multiple aspects of government at once.
  
• Added new properties to Election Processes to instant-finish with success/fail if the percent of total voters reaches a given value of yes/no.
  
• When a world object with attached civic objects is removed, those objects become orphaned, and can be reclaimed by anyone who puts down a matching type. IE, if someone picks up the court to kill the laws, someone else can put down another court and reclaim them.
  
• Pollute Air laws can now reference the location of the pollution source
  
• Added new building forms for Ashlar Stone, Framed Glass, Reinforced Concrete, Corrugated Steel
  
• Art improvements for Flat Steel and Reinforced Concrete
  
• Added new roof forms for Hewn Logs, Mortared Stone, Lumber, Corrugated Steel, Flat Steel, and Reinforced Concrete
  
• New art for Wooden Elevator Call Post
  
• Added new variants for Mortared Stone Doors
  
• Stores owned by titles can now sell items
  
• Ladders now have an option to climb over the top with a new animation
  
• Fishing animations now viewable for other players in third person
  
• The Steam Tractor Harvester now has a down/up animation when activating
  
• Added "lock" mode for tooltips when "Ctrl" is pressed
  
• New icon for Deep Crust when using Rock drill at bedrock
  
• Admins can now globally /mute players in chat
  
• Admins can now add and remove global map markers

Optimization

• Optimized texture memory usage, which will help with some GPU crashes when running out of memory
  
• Optimized trade tracker to reduce performance degradation over time
  
• Optimized stats querying in laws
  
• Optimized calculations for accessing storage when multiple containers are in the same area
  
• Optimized calculations when entering and leaving a large room
  
• Optimized calculations for adjusting text width in UI
  
• Optimization for memory use in Linux servers
  
• Synced physics with freshly created rubble

Quality of Life:

• Revising civic objects (laws and such) will keep the old name, unless you change it
  
• Election voting doesn't start until 'Start Election' is clicked in the side panel
  
• Laws will now execute all sections even if it's the same trigger, unless 'prevent' is reached
  
• Anyone can now claim abandoned projects from unowned tables
  
• “Collect” button for work orders now updates correctly when changing owners. New owners can see it, but old owners cannot
  
• Added option to select payment account for transactions on a public crafting table
  
• Pressing escape no longer closes backpack
  
• The fishing lure will now be cast towards where the camera is pointing
  
• Added additional visual feedback for animal attacks
  
• Special accounts rewards (alpha, beta bakers etc) now added to Void Storage on login and don't occupy backpack space
  
• Improved global illumination
  
• Added drop down menu to select input device for voice chat
  
• Voice chat radius is now displayed in settings
  
• Creating a world through the client now automatically adjusts crafting cost and time modifiers based on collaboration settings
  
• Tool break sound now happens as soon as tool breaks
  
• Footstep sounds in first-person are now more precise and volume was tweaked
  
• Added more power to Dev Tool to bypass authority
  
• Voting through the election website no longer refreshes the page
  
• Starting a server is prohibited if Web Server Url is invalid
  
• Clarified chat notification for taxes
  
• Clarifies description of work clothes to indicate only using tools benefits from calorie reduction
  
• Added “Reset to Defaults” button for audio settings
  
• Added confirmation popup for reset to defaults button for Audio, Graphics, and Controls
  
• Added error notification when trying to place a block in a doorway
  
• Added error message to Mint if it can not be used to explain why

Balance

• Steam Engine now pollutes and requires water
  
• Solar Generator now requires water
  
• Road Tools now give Basic Engineering experience
  
• Bonus hunting experience is now granted for headshots
  
• Stove is now crafted by Mechanics
  
• Rock Drills now benefit from Mining specialty
  
• Huckleberry Extract is now crafted by Milling
  
• Flour cost decreased
  
• Yeast cost decreased
  
• Bear Claw skill requirement decreased
  
• Elk Wellington nutrients increased and cost increased
  
• Fruit Tart nutrients increased and skill requirement decreased
  
• Macaroons cost changed and nutrients increased
  
• Pirozhok skill requirement decreased
  
• Stuffed Turkey nutrients increased and weight decreased
  
• Baked Vegetables calories increased
  
• Baked Meat calories increased
  
• Flatbread nutrients increased
  
• Fruit Muffin nutrients increased and cost decreased
  
• Huckleberry Pie nutrients increased
  
• Meat Pie nutrients increased
  
• Excavator movement speed now fully benefits from roads
  
• Decreased experience for Machete & Sickle
  
• Adjusted recipe for Hewn Log Chair to match variations
  
• Reduced default Hewn Log recipe labor cost
  
• Adjusted Coyote Carcass weight to match similar carcasses

User Interface

• Law notification popups can now be disabled
  
• Removed chat notification when adding ingredients to a work order (still appears for work parties)
  
• Changed Constitution font to more appropriate style
  
• Work Party list is now sorted alphabetically
  
• Sorting by price in the economy viewer now always puts blank prices last
  
• Minted currencies are now displayed above player credits when viewing account balances
  
• Changing the item filter now saves settings when closing the window
  
• Stores no longer highlight red in Economy Viewer when they should not
  
• Changed highlight colors in title screen to improve readability
  
• Minimap colors for property and districts are not as opaque
  
• Resources from different work orders are no longer combined into a single work party marker
  
• Improvements to election website so it is more clear who won an election
  
• Improvements to difficulty settings UI when creating world through the client
  
• Improvements to server password UI for ease of use
  
• Improvements to control settings UI
  
• New status bars in crafting UI
  
• Polished the escape menu UI
  
• Visual improvements to Work Party UI
  
• Improvements to UI for selecting block forms
  
• Fixed alignment for nested clauses in contract UI
  
• Improved position of election speech textbox when entering election
  
• Visual improvements to show/hide animation for dialog boxes
  
• Added scroll bar to in-game bug reporting tool
  
• Shortcut for Push to Talk is now displayed in voice settings
  
• Continue button for rejoining a server from main menu now expands with long server names
  
• Text on Ratify button for constitution now fits correctly in button
  
• Fixed text overlap in edit property window with very long property names
  
• Fixed text overlap in election website when using collapse/expand function
  
• Many UI fixes for Mac

Modkit:

• Added reference assemblies to the modkit for compiling mods. No more extracting them!
  
• Fixed issue with chat icon sprites for mods

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a number of cases of civics objects not having references auto-update when they change.
  
• Fixed bug with disappearing civic objects
  
• Fixed crash when deleting a civic object that had a draft referenced in another civic
  
• Fixed ignore-auth not working for property actions in laws. Now you can ignore-auth on claiming and unclaiming.
  
• Fixed property owner not being selectable as context in laws.
  
• Fixed exception when quickly changing law triggers
  
• Fixed how values update with custom statistics in laws
  
• Using a direct tax from the Treasury object now works again
  
• Fixed bug with animals getting stuck and teleporting
  
• Fixed bug with teleporting animal corpses
  
• Fixed crash and exceptions related to animal pathing
  
• Fixed animals not knowing how to move on ramps
  
• Fixed strange animation with Alligator dying
  
• Fixed crash when a store owned by a title had no one assigned to the title
  
• Fixed server crash with “Stack Overflow” in specific situations with large mines
  
• Fixed exception when leaving and rejoining the same work party
  
• Fixed issue with room calculation where an object touching a wall at a 90 degree angle was treated as an open space
  
• Fixed ability to pay loans without enough currency
  
• Fixed title holders not able to unclaim property owned by the title
  
• Tool efficiency talents now work correctly
  
• Icons on signs now respect borders
  
• Fixed exception when rubble or logs were removed after being shot with an arrow
  
• Fixed world object UI not closing when the player moves away, allowing them to be accessed from unlimited distance
  
• Fixed salmon being unable to be hit with arrows
  
• Fixed strange behavior with picking up a bed while someone is sleeping
  
• Fixed bug with property name displaying incorrect color
  
• Fixed crash when setting Skill Gain Multiplier to 0
  
• Fixed chat message when receiving 0 payment from a work party
  
• Ecko Statue is now hidden from Housing Tag
  
• Fixed server Discord link in tutorial not linking correctly
  
• Reaped and potted plants will no longer have ghost-highlights after removal of the plant.
  
• Fixed some laws being able to prevent play despite server disabling this option
  
• Fixed footsteps sound occasionally getting stuck
  
• Fixed glass plates not merging together when building
  
• Fixed craft button for sub-recipes
  
• Fixed admin command for assigning titles.
  
• Fixed Fast-forward command not allowing fastwording to stop
  
• Fixed /AToB admin command to not fail when player A isn't online.
  
• Fixed /TargetTo admin command to not fail when the player isn't online.
  
• Fixed issues with vehicles duplicating when there is extreme server lag
  
• Fixed occupancy for Mortared Stone Signs
  
• Fixed Cancel button in server password UI being inactive when “Remember Me” is checked
  
• Fixed issue with work party UI not updating immediately
  
• Fixed law names not being escaped from code in election website
  
• Fixed text wrapping problems with long tooltip titles
  
• Fixed issue with resizing objectives window
  
• Fixed exception when editing visible layers in minimap
  
• Fixed duplicate notifications when using Pick Up law trigger
  
• Fixed plow action not working with laws
  
• Fied bug when making law with missing strings
  
• Fixed transparency issues with potted plants
  
• Fixed unowned world objects missing info about who placed it
  
• Disallowed players to only have a space as a name
  
• Fixed meteor timer showing in welcome text despite being disabled
  
• Fixed wrong icon item displaying in tooltip title
  
• Forage for Food tutorial now always shows 3 different types of food
  
• Fixed stockpile tutorial to accept Saguaro Rib
  
• Crafting Tutorial now correctly points to default Hewn Log recipe
  
• Fixed bug with being unable to skip the tutorial when tasks are already completed
  
• Fixed description for Charred Fireweed and Advanced Smelting Upgrade
  
• Server setting Specialty Experience Divisor has been removed from server configs
  
• Fixed plural names for Rugs & Mortared Stone variant
  
• Various localization & typo fixes