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This patch fixed bugs related to buyers and drivers accepting car transport orders. Customers were sometimes handed over vehicles that had already been taken, causing issues with the factory's task system.
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In this version, I've fixed further bugs that appeared while factory workers were working. Scientists sometimes teleport strangely after leaving their desks, but this doesn't affect stability.
I've improved the error reporting system, which I hope will make it easier to pinpoint problems in the future.
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I've made changes to factory worker movement when the FPS is low (<15). The previous solution with substeps caused problems on maps with stairs. Workers should now be able to navigate vertical approaches correctly. Movement will be somewhat simplified at low FPS, but characters will always reach their intended destination. Occasionally, minor jumps will still be visible – I'm still working on this, but the most important aspect of this patch was ensuring that the characters reach their destinations during accelerated gameplay and high CPU usage.
Thanks to the community's help, we were able to locate two sources of null-exception errors that were appearing to many players after a few minutes of play. The errors were related to workers leaving their workspace and returning tools after assembling a car.
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I've implemented substep calculations for worker movement at low FPS. This corrected erratic worker movements and smoothed out their movement paths. Workers couldn't find the right spot on the map because they were running around chaotically. This should fix some bugs related to tasks being abandoned by such workers.
I've added mass salary changes to the worker list. Additionally, the \ and \ buttons now respond to pressing CTRL(x10) and SHIFT(x100).
I've increased the worker salary limit to 999.
I've added the ability to focus the camera on an employee by clicking on the worker list with the CTRL key.
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After a long break, I’m finally back with a new update for Car Manufacture.
First of all, I want to say thank you for your patience. I also want to apologize for the lack of communication over the past months. The pause in development was caused by a long illness. I prefer to keep the details private, but I wanted to say this clearly and honestly because I know the silence was frustrating for many of you.
The good news is that I’m back to work, and today I’m releasing a new update for the game.
This update introduces two new locations, both offering much more space than the existing maps in the game.
Rachel’s arid desert setting, located near the mysterious Area 51, offers a spacious yet unforgiving challenge focused on long-distance logistics, heat-baked expansion, and efficient production in the middle of nowhere.
Midway’s remote ocean setting, centered around two aircraft carriers as buildable platforms, offers a unique challenge focused on tight space management and efficient logistics at sea.
A large part of this update was focused on improving how workers move and behave in the factory.
Changes include:
simplified worker movement and animation systems to reduce CPU usage,
improved performance in factories with many workers,
faster worker movement,
fixes for cases where workers could get stuck,
camera improvements, including a larger zoom range,
sound adjustments and several map/collider fixes.
One of the goals of this update was to make larger factories more practical to run. If your hardware is strong enough, you can now try managing up to 200 workers.
I also want to be transparent about the future of the project.
Car Manufacture is currently being developed by one person. That means progress may not always be fast, but I am back in development and I want to keep moving forward steadily.
My goal is to deliver regular monthly updates, including fixes, improvements, and new content whenever possible.
My next focus will be:
further optimization of worker behavior and factory performance,
the quest system,
opponents and related gameplay systems.
Thank you to everyone who stayed interested in the game, tested recent builds, and kept giving feedback. That support helped me return to the project with much more confidence.
If you play the new update, please share your thoughts in the Steam discussions or on Discord. Your feedback is very important and helps me decide what to improve next.
Thank you for being here, Stereo Games
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