Hello and Happy New Year!
Let's kick off the New Year with some fixes for EA 0.7!
Firstly - we've seen the reports of some players getting stuck in the loading screens. With this patch, we've made a few changes to the loading system, which we're hoping greatly reduces the issues people are having here!
If you're still having issues launching, scroll to the bottom of this post for some suggestions!
Changelog Build 2851:
- Fix couldn't enter 8 12th Street warehouse
- Fix can skip time repeatedly using the hotkey
- Fix player working doesn't stop skipping time when an employee shift starts
- Fix can't rent player-owned building
- Fix Manhattan Movers not initialized correctly
- Fix some old savegames can't enter gas stations
- Fix electric scooter despawning too soon
- Fix cars taking damage in ramps
- Fix loudspeakers desyncing
- Fix customer complaint after trying to buy overpriced items
- Fix chance of AI seeking trash bins
- Double speed of throw-away-trash animation
- Fixed issue causing corners to become unpainted
- Fix interior design floor/wall folding mode issues with new design
- Fix unable to place objects on rugs
- Fix stage lights stacking on other objects
- Fix issues that happen when you pass out while holding mop or cleaning
- Fix vehicle/garage collider, especially when reversing a freight truck into a warehouse
- Fix cash registers containing unneeded paper bags
- Fix can't interact with paper bags on workstations
- Fix wrong average player business income (BizMan & Rivals apps)
- Fix sitting pedestrian in benches triggering hider
- Fix business logo generator not matching custom logo settings
- Fix employee getting stuck if can't reach an item they are trying to get
- Add compact fix for IRS with wrong business type
- Fix slot machine texture
- Fix interior installation firm and furniture delivery message address not being localized
- Fix vehicle taking damage when leaving NY Distro
- Fix blueprints Min/Max Price sorting not working
- Update treadmill Icon
- Fix can walk around on Casino while playing games
- Fix incorrect supercar capacity calculation
- Fix issues with employee tasks and objectives and calls
- Fix Tall Potted Plant can be placed in tables
- Fix incorrect layering in the object placement system
Stuck in Loading Screen
If you're still having issues getting the game launched, here are some suggestions that might help.
Firstly, make sure your computer drivers are up-to-date!
Also, keep in mind that if the game crashes while loading on a slower system, that's a good thing! Launch again, and the game should detect that it crashed, and should lower the settings!
If that still doesn't get the game working, you can try to add these launch parameters:
- On Steam, right-click Big Ambitions and go to "Properties".
- In the "General" tab, add this to the "Launch Options" section:
- -screen-quality Low -screen-fullscreen 0 -screen-width 1024 -screen-height 768
However, some of these issues are from Mac computers, and the issue seems to be between the Mac OS and Steam. But we have a few methods that have helped several people as well:
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[*] Disable "Game Mode" for the Mac, as that can sometimes cause issues.
[*] Restarting the computer sometimes fixes it, and if not, reintalling the game often does the trick.
[*] If it's still not working, reverting versions might clear the issue:
- On Steam, right-click Big Ambitions and go to "Properties".
- Under "Betas", choose "EA 0.5".
- Then let the game update back to EA 0.5.
- Try to launch the game, then exit the game.
- Go back to "Properties" and select "None" to switch to the current version.
- Let the game update to the latest version.
- Try to launch the game.
If that still isn't solving the issue for you:
Please email us at Support@Hovgaard.com so we can take a look!
Please include:
- Your operating system / version
- Your GPU / graphics card drivers
- The PlayerLog ("Player" and "Player-prev") files and anything in the "Crash" folder (located in the folder nested above the save games)
As always, we greatly appreciate your feedback and motivation as we continue improving the game!
~Hovgaard Games, and the Big Ambitions team!
