PTB: Patch (1.8.37)

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Welcome, Park Testers!

This PTB release targets a few of the last major issues with Update 11, notably guest donations and guests reacting to animals. After a final round of fixes, we will be releasing Update 11 IN A FEW HOURS and following it up with hotfixes!

How to Access the Public Testing Branch (Experimental!)
The Public Testing Branch (PTB) is a version of Prehistoric Kingdom that can be opted-into on Steam, containing experimental and potentially breaking changes. With the help of the community, we're able to hunt down various issues and gather feedback before pushing a an update to the public version of Prehistoric Kingdom.

1. Right click Prehistoric Kingdom in your Steam Library
   
2. Go to Properties
   
3. Betas
   
4. Select 'ptb_public_testing'

Please note that it is not recommended to play Public Testing Branch parks on earlier versions of the game. Please send feedback and bug reports to our Discord server's[discord.com] appropriate channel.

Known Issues & Additional Notes

• Modular glitch where random pieces will render in place of saved ones
  
• Staff hats and props can be slightly offset and floaty
  
• Group scaling and rotation undo/redo doesnt work

Full Patch Notes
Additions

• Staff
  • Staff can now be called to prioritize assignments related to a module or enclosure
• Audio
  • Added basic crowd audio

Changes

• Balance
  • Animal Info Signs no longer have guest entertainment value
• Animals
  • The animal and exhibit crowding calculations have been re-tuned, taking into account the desired exhibit space each animal has (in sync with the values shown in the Paleopedia)
• Guests
  • Improved guest visibility points, guests should now be more reactive to the animals in the enclosures around them
    
  • Guests will actively make donations again
    
  • Guests will appear more lively by often looking around the park as they stroll
• Environment
  • Improved snow coloring during different times of day, visibility should now be much better during a snowy night

Bug Fixes

• Critical
  • Fixed an enclosure animal registering issue caused by canceling a new animal placement action
    
  • Fixed a critical indexing issue that caused science teams to not properly unlock when rating was gained
    
  • Fixed tropical entrance on the ‘Parque Nacional Arenal’ map not being accessible by guests
• Guests
  • Improved guest need processing logic
    
  • Guests need visual overlays will now render even if time is paused
    
  • Visitors will now have more precise placement when using facilities around the park
    
  • Fixed a bug where sandbox mode would disable many guest capabilities
• Staff
  • Fixed gates closing before staff could enter them causing them to spin and lose their way
• Buildings & Scenery
  • Prevented invalid fences from loading
• UI/UX
  • Fixed an issue that caused the guest needs view ‘Education’ and ‘Entertainment’ buttons to have switched functionality
    
  • Fixed a UX issue with the Management View button at the bottom of the main board

Performance

• Fixed a severe performance regression introduced by a compilation error in the last update