Food Delivery Simulator news & patch notes

• Fixed the earnings from MyHires webpage not counting towards the 'money earned' Steam statistic which contributed to the earning milestone achievements

• Fixed a bug where customers would sometimes not appear at the front door, hence making the delivery impossible to complete
• Fixed steam initializer script errors

• Added 'Brightness' setting to the game settings list
• Removed 20% post exposure boost that was applied during engine switch
• Fixed the brown residential building offset causing a large between the pavement and the building

• Updated lighting setup and initializations to prevent a bug that would cause extremely dark shadows and textures
• Fixed missing collider on the orange buildings doorsteps
• Fixed vSync setting error that caused frame instability

• Added an option to show/hide the new minimap (Keybind: M)
• Fixed a random wall visible in the New Apartment that you could walk through, but not back
• Fixed the New Apartment floating aside the building and visible from the outside for players living in Old Apartment
• Fixed the New Apartment door and sign being offset
• Fixed anti-aliasing setting related error

Patch Notes

• Major game optimization and performance update (Expected improvements below)

  • Upgraded the game engine to Unity 6.3 (from Unity 2023.2)

  • Optimized game assets (textures, meshes, materials & audio files)

  • Added Impostor LOD to all buildings (6 triangles instead of 1000-5000 when far away)

  • Reworked the lighting setup in the game scene for better visuals and performance

• Added a Minimap to the Player HUD that automatically shows/hides when using any GPS app

• Added 10 more level milestones that are awarded between level 105-200

• Changed the Anti-Aliasing setting options from 2-8x MSAA to FXAA, SMAA, and TAA

• Fixed sidewalks and road texture brightness stuttering when looking down and up

• Fixed lighting artefacts that would appear on buildings at night with weird dark patches or lines

• Fixed a bug where a player would get a bugged level milestone window when they already had the maximum level milestone reached

• Fixed null errors within the menu script that occurred when players returned to main menu from the game scene

• Performance Test Results (in comparison to v0.2.10)

  • Frame rate up 70-80% on PC / up 50-200% on Laptop

  • Memory usage down 57% on PC / down 46% on Laptop

Hey everyone, firstly, I'd like to thank everyone for the continued support of this game. I have spent this month learning everything about optimization, which I have completed for FDS, which included upgrading the game engine to the latest stable version. I'm sorry to those who expected more content in this update, but please understand that this is an extremely necessary step. The road is now paved for me to add new planned features without worrying about optimization, and I promise to work on that next!

Thank you to everyone who played the game and helped discover these errors. I will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential, and hope you can be patient with the development journey

Patch Notes

• Input system overhaul

  • All controls are now using the new Unity input system

  • Added full controller support, including menus & UI (Tested on Xbox/Dualsense)

  • Fixed a controls change error that occurred on startup, causing incorrect device detection and clutter

• Submitted the game for Steam Deck compatibility verification (should auto-enable when approved, keep eyes on the store page)

• Fixed a bug that would prevent some customers from throwing pizza at the player when they should, which also led to errors and game instability

• Fixed the 'GameManager.Update' error that took place when pressing the unstuck keybind

• Fixed a bug on the MyHome website when trying to rent an apartment but the player balance was below the deposit amount, leading to a dark screen with no information

• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the game to crash instead of closing properly

This patch was made possible due to the new error reporting system I added, which helped find errors that have been causing instability and crashes. I also decided that it's right for me to add full controller support, which also allows the game to be playable on the 'Steam Deck', I'm sorry it took this long!

Thank you to everyone who played the game and helped discover these errors. I will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential, and hope you can be patient with the development journey

Patch Notes

• Fixed an infinite money glitch that the player could abuse by leaving and re-entering the apartment at the end of the day (9pm), which would cause the hires page to trigger a payout

• Fixed a bug where the bike wouldn't spawn outside the apartment (mostly happened with new apartment)

• Fixed weekly leaderboards to reset weekly again (it was broken since February)

• Added anonymous crash reporting that will help resolve bugs and errors much quicker

• Re-added display settings to the main menu (target display, resolution, window mode, FPS)

Hi everyone, I want to say that if you have been waiting for an update on FDS and are disappointed with this one not being big enough, I am sorry. I have been working on and released a new game 'Hotel Manager Simulator', which has taken time off of FDS, but now that the new game is launched, I am free to continue developing FDS alongside it. I plan to add more content in the coming weeks!

Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and issues to us on Discord. We will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential, and hope you can be patient with our development journey

Patch Notes

• Improved settings tab

  • Added 'View Distance' setting (150-800 units)

  • Added 'Population Density' setting (low, medium, high)

  • Fixed 'Shadow Resolution' setting not changing anything

  • Fixed 'Mouse Sensitivity' setting being too low by default

  • Settings in the main menu no longer show video or control settings

• Improved bike renting mechanic

  • Fixed rentable bikes sometimes showing up in the buy tab

  • Fixed player receiving a rent expired message every day instead of when it actually expires after last day

  • Fixed rent tab redirecting to buy tab and showing wrong "purchase" message

• Fixed new traffic vehicles not being able to go through barriers, sometimes causing more fines

• Fixed the blue sedan's center of gravity being way off, causing it to dance around

• Fixed phone being difficult to select (outline flashing) when riding at faster speeds

• Fixed road collider imperfections on the map, mostly near intersections

• Optimized graphics to reduce GPU strain

• Optimized game physics to reduce CPU strain

Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and issues to us on Discord. We will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential and hope you can be patient with our development journey

Patch Notes

• New traffic system

  • Replaced old vehicle models with new ones

  • Added new sound effects to different car engine types

  • Added brake lights to all vehicles

  • Added a driver to every vehicle

  • Improved traffic awareness

  • Optimized resource usage

• Added global reflections to the city

• Improved and optimized NPC population

• Fixed saved mouse sensitivity not applying to the actual sensitivity

• Fixed bugged UI elements

• Fixed a bug where cars would be stuck for long periods of time

• Various optimizations and improvements

Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and issues to us on Discord. We will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential and hope you can be patient as we make it as great as possible.

Patch Notes

• Added new "MyHires" page to the Interweb

  • Starting from level 5, players can hire up to 5 workers with owner bikes to earn passive income

  • Higher levels unlock workers with better commisions

  • Better bikes offer higher commision boosts

  • Earnings will collected at the end of the day

  • Player will have to claim the earnings manually

  • Added New Steam achievement "Employer"

• Added ability to use arrow keys to control the bikes

• Added ability for controller players to close tutorial and level up windows using start/options or X/A keys instead of getting stuck on them

• Fixed cursor disappearing in the Settings UI when switching tabs

• Fixed some uneven terrain and holes around the city

• Updated Unity engine that patches recent security risk (This game was unaffected, but done this just in case)

• Updated some sound effects

• Adjusted Post FX for better visuals

• Adjusted UI elements for better clarity

• Fixed unwanted error spams in the player log file

Apologies for the delay but we are back! Adding a brand new feature that was requested for FDS as well as some minor bug fixes. I have been absent so I haven't been able to fix/patch every single bug. If there are any constant annoying ones please report them to the Discord where I'll be active from now.

Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and issues to us on Discord. We will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential and hope you can be patient as we make it as great as possible.

Patch Notes

• Added the ability to use the phone outside at night

  • Phone will now appear when player looks down outside

  • Club app will now appear at night that shows directions to the night club

• Added more sound effects to the game

• Extended the playable map

  • Added a new area in the north

  • Added a new Pizza restaurant

  • Added new customers

• Fixed vehicle "Hit & Run" fines being given when the player didn't cause the crash

• Fixed trike and quad bike rear wheel physics

• Fixed some terrain imperfections appearing through roads

• Fixed some gaps in the map border that could be entered with bikes

• Improved the "Unstuck" feature

  • Player will now be teleported to the nearest sidewalk instead of just teleporting up

• Reduced all delivery vehicle rear wheel bumpiness

• Decreased the rate at which the food crumples

• Increased chance of a rainy day (10% > 15%)

We have released an update including new features that make life easier, as well as fixing bugs that have now become commonly known and were frustrating to the players. In the coming month, we will finally begin work on walk-in restaurants and places as well as add new bikes and explore adding workers you can rent unused vehicles to!

Thank you to everyone who reported bugs and issues to us on Discord. We will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential and hope you can be patient as we make it as great as possible.

Patch Notes

• Added sounds to Exotic Squad slot game
• Change Girlfriend logic - She will only accept you if you have the new apartment - She will dump you if you move back to old apartment
• Fixed cursor being visible when - Exiting out of phone or PC view - Switching input device
• Fixed visual glitches & jitters inside new apartment
• Fixed holes in between buildings that allowed access to alleys and restricted areas
• Fixed Food Delivery Simulator appearing to be running on Steam/Discord even after shutting it down on
• Adjusted some bikes suspension and torque to be more realistic
• Added a sign to more easily identify new apartment
• Various optimizations & minor bug fixes

Patch Notes

• Added Homes website on computer
• Added a new rentable apartment
• Added "Rent" tab to the vehicle website
• Added rent variations for few vehicles
• Added full in-game controller support - Added key guide for controllers (Xbox/PS) - Added virtual gamepad cursor for PC - Added virtual gamepad cursor for Phone - Added auto-look forward when player is holding gas
• Fixed "Auto Rickshaw" bugs - Added ability to deliver Pizza - Increased quality/insulation of the bikes included bag - Removed bug that let you use a different bag
• Fixed errors causing log files to be extremely large
• Fixed phone back button not working
• Fixed few misaligned colliders
• Fixed holes and gaps around the city map
• Adjusted some market prices
• Added localization to more text
• Added new "Moving Out" Steam achievement

Patch Notes

• Increased playable map size (8% bigger) - Added customers to new areas - Added restaurants to new areas - Added navigation to new areas
• Added new "Big Quad Bike" to the market
• Added pain sounds to pedestrians when hit
• Added function to unstuck a vehicle that's not moving when holding W/S
• Improved key guide UI - More controls are now shown - Fixed bug where wrong controls were shown
• Fixed some users not being able to submit to weekly leaderboards
• Fixed weekly leaderboard appearing empty for some users
• Fixed few areas where climbing stairs were hard/impossible
• Fixed lighting artifacts during the day and when loading the game
• Fixed various user-reported bugs from Discord
• Fixed wrong terrain forms and holes in roads
• Extended one in-game day from 8 minutes to ~10 minutes
• Minor improvements & optimizations

Patch Notes

• Added new "Small Quad Bike" to the market
• Added a traffic stuck detection to disable stuck vehicles
• Improved weekly leaderboards - Weekly timer is now shown - Your score will be highlighted - Your score will show at the bottom if you aren't in the top 50/100 - Added leaderboards to phone
• Improved menu & player UI elements
• Improved key guide to be dynamic (only default binds atm)
• Added Discord rich presence
• Improved the Sports Bike attributes - Improved handling at high speeds - Increased brake power
• Fixed various black screen bugs - When going to the club - When exiting apartment - When entering apartment - When going to sleep*
• Fixed some buildings being out of place
• Fixed some terrain abnormalities
• Fixed a bug when a yellow subtitle would stay on screen forever
• Fixed some bikes not having headlights at night
• Fixed language not being changeable mid-game
• Fixed a bug where a save file would corrupt between Levels 55-59
• Fixed 9:00 saves going back to the previous night when loaded
• Fixed bike staying selected when sold causing bugs
• Lowered intervals between delivery offers
• Market price adjustments
• Various minor bug fixes & improvements

Patch Notes

• Added new Sports Bike to the market
• Added new Trike to the market
• Added Rainy days which you can only work on with roofed vehicles
• Added Portuguese language option
• Added missing translation to some texts
• Adjusted various vehicle parameters for more realistic physics
• Improved residential sector where cars randomly did U-turns
• Improved UI elements
• Removed texture streaming from High render settings
• Adjusted default music value from 0 to 50
• Adjusted bike market prices
• Fixed traffic spawning too close to player, causing increased collisions
• Fixed various user reported bugs from Discord
• Fixed some buildings having low graphics even when near them
• Optimized resource usage

Weekly Leaderboards coming tomorrow!

Patch Notes

• Extended distance of traffic vehicles to increase spread
• Fixed daily results showing incorrect Day number
• Smoothened most of the vehicle sounds
• Tuned most vehicle attributes to be more realistic
• Time will now start automatically when loading a mid-day save
• Updated the Exotic Squad slot mini-game
• Fixed phone and laptop times displaying 12:00 all the time
• Fixed no wheels showing up on cars near national park
• Fixed misalignment of some prop objects
• Fixed various floating buildings
• Fixed various holes around the map
• Fixed various spots where your bike could get stuck
• Fixed some LOD objects disappearing when player is still near, allowing access to out of bounds
• Fixed road decals that appeared to float
• Fixed "WheelCollider" game crashes

Happy New Year!

Patch Notes

• Added 'Dirt Bike' to the market
• Improved graphics for the High render quality setting - Added anisotropic texture filtering - Added mip map streaming - Fixed textures degrading over short distances
• Added missing colliders to some street objects
• Reduced bumpiness of all wheels on all bikes on sidewalks
• Fixed pizza orders not paying double when they should
• Fixed various holes you could fall in around the map
• Fixed various floating objects; buildings & others
• Fixed random invisible barriers on roads/sidewalks
• Optimizations that reduce memory usage and increase FPS
• Adjusted bike vehicle attributes for realism
• Adjusted bike prices on the market
• Improved sky box and lighting effects

Patch Notes

• Added Pizza Friday which pays double for pizza deliveries once a week
• Added more variation to customers NPC skins
• Added physical objects to invisible barriers around the map for realism
• Added walking animations to Girlfriend at club
• Added animations to receptionist at club
• Added a visual effect when player gets too drunk
• Reduced bumpiness of every bike back wheel causing front flips
• Reduced volume of all bike engines/chains
• Slightly improved Traffic AI
• Fixed a bug where it was impossible to get a 5 star rating (from 4.9)
• Fixed Auto-rickshaw having misaligned wheels causing slight tilt to the left
• Fixed wrong food item size being given to normal Pizza Bags
• Fixed a bug where an opened bag would clip through the player on bike
• Fixed lack of orders from delivery app when near restaurants
• Fixed some NPC cars getting stuck at the city borders
• Fixed various holes around the city
• Fixed various floating buildings around the city
• Fixed wrong lightmap being applied when loading a game
• Tutorial and Guide toggle status will now save

Patch Notes

• Added insulation stars to the bag picker
• Added UI support for ultra wide monitors
• Added guide for first time players about levels and ratings
• Optimized buildings LODs and compressed meshes to improve FPS
• Fixed major bug where a bike would go forward with no input/engine sound
• Fixed major bug that didn't let you pick up food bags from some delivery bags
• Fixed bug that let you take out food bag when the delivery bag is closed
• Fixed some food bags clipping through delivery bags
• Fixed a bug where night sky is shown when loading the world at daytime
• Fixed Steam stats tracking resetting every session (deliveries, money earned)
• Fixed some buildings having wrong colliders (esp, corner building 'Food Mart')
• Fixed some sidewalks having holes and unwanted invisible barriers
• Fixed starter bag misaligned collider
• Gamba app will now auto-save during bets to prevent alt-f4 cheating to take back losses
• Increased the initial maximum offer/delivery distance
• Improved gamba app UI on phone and PC
• Adjusted tipping rates from customers
• Adjusted insulation rates for bags

Patch Notes

• Added an alley that connects the main road to a popular block
• Added feature to teleport player to apartment if fallen out of map
• Added emissive lights to some buildings at night
• Added more background music variation
• Improved traffic AI to reduce crashes
• Fixed a glitch where you could jump out of the apartment
• Fixed a glitch that allowed double pizza orders for small pizza bag
• Fixed bike spinning out and backflipping with pizza orders
• Fixed bike stuttering on terrains
• Fixed random bag crunch sounds when riding bikes
• Fixed holes, gaps, and floating buildings around the map
• Fixed collider issue that let you go through the red residential house
• Fixed some customers not being reachable
• Optimized graphics, textures, and meshes to reduce load
• Changed medium quality setting to lower texture resolution
• Changed delivery offers to pay more for bigger bag sizes
• Changed background music to be random rather than a sequence
• Improved game translations for Chinese

Patch Notes

• Added new bike "Ghost Rider" to market
• Added food quality tracking system (Ratings are now based on temp,quality & time)
• Added Level-lock to bikes/bags
• Added headlights to all bikes
• Improved world lighting & environment
• Improved skybox animations and sun flares
• Fixed GPS lines disappearing
• Fixed some customers not showing/are inside buildings
• Fixed various holes around the map that lead to unleavable areas
• Fixed delivery app off button not working sometimes
• Fixed sprint automatically being on
• Fixed bug in the delivery app when clicking the cancel box
• Changed build architecture for faster runtime
• Changed default bug report section to our Discord
• Minor optimizations & bug fixes

Patch Notes

• Reduced bumpiness of all bike wheels
• Fixed GPS randomly not working mid-day
• Fixed GPS displaying lines in the wrong order
• Fixed master volume resetting to 100 on game open
• Fixed music volume resetting to 100 on game open
• Fixed language resetting on game open
• Fixed some steam achievements not being granted
• Removed random food bags around the map
• Switch file delivery system to fix way too big update sizes

Patch Notes

• Added new delivery bags to the MyBagz website
• Added missing localization to notifications, phone, laptop , and UI elements
• Added variety of skins to the restaurant workers
• Added controls tab to the settings
• Added key bind settings in the controls tab
• Fixed issue where wrong items were appearing on market pages
• Fixed minor UI bugs on laptop and phone
• Improved some world textures
• Improved some UI elements

Patch Notes

• Fixed rating change and level up UI showing wrong text
• Fixed bug where GPS stops mid-delivery at 9pm
• Fixed yellow visual glitch on medium render quality
• Fixed some buildings and alleys not having a barrier
• Fixed hearing no sound on PC
• Fixed misaligned delivery bags on some bikes
• Fixed bug where you can ride the bike whilst holding food bag
• Fixed duplicate food bag error
• Fixed Bills and Messages not being saved/loaded properly
• Adjusted brake power for being too low
• Saving the game will now store hour of day, instead of resetting to 9am
• Removed all in button on blackjack and capped bet size to $1000
• Added a visual effect when getting too drunk at the club
• Moved language picker to the Settings tab
• Made it slightly easier to level up

Early Access now available!

We are very grateful for the patience and anticipation of all of you who have been waiting to play Food Delivery Simulator. It was planned to be released on December 5th. However, the first build we sent for review to Steam two weeks ago had some issues, which have been fixed, and we are now awaiting their approval of our release. We will release Beta 0.1.0 with a 10% launch discount in the coming days.

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