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Oil Resource Management

29 April 20242 min read

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Patch v0.6.004 - This update includes changes to the following:

  • Oil resource management. Big new features around oil use, storage, purchasing and selling. Oil market prices fluctuate and can be affected by the regulator or other events. Upgrades to oil storage available as with other upgrades research.
  • Fixed game unpausing when in EMF shield modification screen
  • The tick, X, ! and ? symbols no longer cast shadows
  • Fixed error where roads loaded may visually overlap (z-fighting)
  • Window UI scale and top/bottom UI scale are now saved between play sessions.
  • Changes to research times
  • Changes to cargo boat timing and docking location
  • Improved performance when playing at below normal game speed
  • Limits for power generators introduced, increasing with upgrades. 1 on rank 1, 2 on rank 2 and 3 on rank 3.
  • Fix to how often payments for power use occurs and changed default to $0.4, with a max of 0.6 for electricity tariff
  • Cyclones can now destroy roads
  • When choosing the placement of a Substation, it now will glow Loads green and briefly increase then decrease their size
  • Default map size changed from 80x80 to 60x60 (but same range of sizes avaliable for customization)
  • Various bug fixes and efficiency improvements

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