No Time to Relax news & patch notes

This was originally supposed to be a part of a bigger update that we have been planning but as the other half of our No Time to Relax development team fell out of a tree and broke his programming hand we felt it would be best to get this out ASAP.

What this update has is Regions in online play! You can choose from Asia Pacific, Europe, North-America and South-America. We really hope that this will fix disconnection issues that users have been running into recently.

We have a few other small features and optimization things we will be adding in the near future but at least we've got this feature out the door.

Let us know over on our Discord if you run into any problems with this!

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• Fixed a bug where game could freeze playing multiple games in row.

Patch Notes for 1.3

New features

• Game now includes Hats! Usefulness is debatable.
• Added Thai localization.
• Updated Latin American Spanish localization.
• Fixed missing text for Japanese.
• Made text more readable for handheld screens in various places.
• Updated the graphics of various items to look better.
• Changed the board game graphics to be more awesome.
• Updated the graphics of a few apartment furniture items.
• Clicking the Record player now changes music tracks.
• Updated the Icelandic Skin.
• TVs now surf more channels.
• Look to the skies! Characters now rain down in the Menu.
• Updated graphics for in-game menu button.
• Tutorial has been simplified and can be more easily dismissed.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed bug where in a online game if a player bought the First Player item in Competitive mode and then dropped out of the session the game would hang at the start of next round.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the game to crash if joining a multiplayer game took unexpectedly long.
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to hang if trying to rejoin an online game at the same time as another player left it.
• Fixed a race condition in online where the game tried to load visual data when receiving ready signal from host but hadn't loaded them yet.
• Fixed a mysterious bug with the Pet UI
• Fixed a bug in online multiplayer where the score screen might freeze if another player quit the game just as the score screen was loading.

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• Fixed a bug where messages were not shown if too many were queued at the same time.
• Claimed Investments were not cleared on other player in Online Games, this did not affect gameplay. This has been fixed.
• Hex cards could multiply when a person rejoined a Online Game, this has been fixed.
• Incorrect localization key was used in one spot and thus the correct translation was not shown.

• Fixed score screen sometimes bugging out, for some players in online marathon games.

• Added the ability to reconnect to online games after disconnecting or quitting.
• You can now battle against multiple CPU players in local games (up to 3 CPUs at the same time).
• Reduced the penalty given by the Slow Down curse in competitive.
• Curses now require a one week cool-down in competitive. I.e. the same curse can not be bought two weeks in a row.
• Zombies can no longer break into the Fancy Apartment. Making your furniture safe from thieves and zombies!
• Added a Help button at the top of the screen while playing. Pressing it will show the Help Menu for your current context.

• Fixed missing Chinese symbols.
• Updated incorrect Icelandic translation for the Victor card in Marathon mode.
• Fixed bug where using touch could cause you to go to an incorrect building.
• Fixed bug where the Refresh button in the Online Game Browser only showed new games.
• Fixed a bug that could cause two different ambiance audio tracks to play at the same time in Menus.
• Fixed the resolution of the Victory Machine in the End Game Score Screen.
• Fixed a bug where some achievements were not counted correctly if the player quit the game before finishing it.

New Features

• Icelandic Skin: We've added the Icelandic skin to the game. Our artists created this wacky skin to celebrate Icelandic culture.
• Icelandic Language: Icelandic is now available as a language in game!
• Chinese Language: Chinese language translation was given an overhaul and updated.
• Pet Bug: Fixed bug where pets would get too much happiness and health from items within your apartment.
• Mission Bug: Fixed bug where the "Walked the shortest distance" mission would not award any points most of the time.

New Features

• Cross-Platform: Game is now running on a new and different network than before. We made this migration to offer and support cross-platform play between PC and consoles. Head on over here to our web page to see what platforms we expanded into.
• Japanese: Game is now enjoyable in Japanese! We recommend you try it out, even if you don’t speak the language!
• Transport: Tired of walking everywhere you go? Visit VexCorp™ and purchase one of their patented transportation technologies. You can get lifetime access to the town’s Vexportation networks, a lifestyle VexScooter™ or the Nikola™ Electric Vehicle. Spend less time getting around and spend your time on things that matter.
• Weekend Cards: Added new transport themed weekend cards.
• VexPhone: VexCorp made history this year when they introduced the VexPhone, the world’s first “smart” phone. It comes equipped with an intuitive touch screen and the most powerful antenna ever put on a phone. This phone allows you pay with items using the money in your bank account. Being in constant contact with your broker is also a sure way to increase any profits you get from your investments.
• Investments: Investments have been buffed to make them more appealing. When you make money off investments you now multiply your profit (but not losses). If you own a VexPhone your multiplier is increased even further!
• Time Limits: Time Limits introduced! Do your friends take forever to finish their week? We’ve introduced optional time limits when creating a game. You can choose from Unlimited, 120 seconds, 60 seconds or nerve racking 30 seconds. Available in online and local play.
• AI Pet bug: Fixed bug where AI pets could not die from starvation.
• Resolution fixes: Fixed how screen resolution is handled in game. We’ve fixed it so the game in now playable in Fullscreen, Windowed and Windowed Fullscreen. Support for all kinds of weird and exotic screen ratios now included. Also fixed bug where wrong items were selected in the graphics menu.
• Code Invites: Added the ability to invite people to online games using a four-letter code. This is especially useful when playing cross platform private matches. (not available in all regions)
• Zombie bug: Zombie muggers can no longer steal the money you get from your aunt.
• Retina Support: Added retina support for Mac.
• Bug fixes and polish: Finally, we found and fixed a lot of small bugs and did a lot of polishing here and there

• New winter wonderland town theme
• New holiday skins for the merry band of characters

Network changes rollback

Game skin foundations

Halloween Theme

Cross-Platform Multiplayer

Optimization

New Mission Icons

Bug fixes

Finally

Update 1.0.2

• Better font rendering for all languages.
• Text tweaks here and there to better fit each language.

Update 1.0.3

• Fixed some textures that were not rendering in native sizes.
• Fixed that sometimes avatar skins could get corrupted.
• Tweaked controller sensitivity when selecting buildings.
• Few smaller bug fixes and tweaks.

Fixes

• Player's no longer receive points for a mission if all players are tied.
• Fixed drop down boxes sometimes getting stuck in the settings menu.
• Fixed text not fitting into the main menu button on the end screen in some languages.
• Fixed a bug where menus could overlap if creating a lobby failed.
• Fixed overall sound levels.
• Fixed a bug where the audio ambiance could sometimes stop when moving between menus.
• Other smaller tweaks here and there.

Leaving Early Access - Version 1.0

Missions

• Mission System: Each game now has 3 random mission that give bonus points at the end of the game.
• Newspaper: To view these mission head over to the Market and buy the Newspaper.

Achievements

• 67 Achievements: We added 67 achievements to the game! Can you finish them all?!

New End Screen

• More Info: We've created a new score screen at the end of the game from scratch. Hope you like it!

Other

• Chinese & Russian Fonts: We added specific fonts for Chinese and Russian.
• Bank Tab Swapping: You can swap between the Bank and Investor with the swap tabs buttons.
• UI Polish: A lot of UI polish all over the place.
• Bug fixes: We searched high and low bugs and hopefully squashed them all!
• Close Building Hex Same building can now not be closed two weeks in a row with the Hex Curse.

Pet changes

Other Fixes

• Changed end game card text as the victor is now unknown.
• Fixed a bug with pets in multiplayer.

Gamescom & Launch of v1.0

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Pets

• Pet Store: Head over to the new Pet Store that just opened in the Mall and get your very own pet.
• Pets: After buying a pet you need to make sure it's well fed and happy (for those extra points!).
• Guardians: Your pet is not only a never-ending spring of joy, it also guards you from the dangers of this world.

Fixes and Tweaks

• Mouse Disappearing: The mouse would sometimes not register clicks until moved again. That has been fixed.
• Not losing clothes: Squashed a bug where player avatars would not lose their clothes when they should.
• Bank Clothes: There was a way for players to leave the Bank and still keep their work clothes.
• Wrong Building: Sometimes, in online play, the incorrect building was selected on round start.
• Stuck Buttons: Buttons could sometimes get stuck in the pressed state.
• Button Highlights: We made the highlighting of certain buttons (like Pay Rent) more pronounced.
• Trigger Buttons: You can now use trigger buttons on controllers to switch between Bank and Investments.
• Online Menus: Are now (finally!) animated and better support controllers.
• Small Tweaks: Bunch of smaller graphics tweaks to make the game shine even more.

Avatars

• New Avatars: Added two new Avatars!
• Work Clothes: Your Avatars now don work clothes when at their job.
• Sad Cloud: A cloud of sadness appears over your Avatar when they become sad.

Fixes and Tweaks

• Mouse: The mouse could hang about and highlight buttons and even when hidden. We fixed that annoying little bug.
• 1p Token Bounce: Characters would double bounce when swapping positions when someone had bought the 1st player token.
• Controller: The B (Xbox) ◯ (PS4) button no longer opens the main menu when on the map. Instead the Start button does that.
• Controller & Mouse Image: Updated the controller and mouse images in settings.
• Windowed Mode: If you started the game in Windowed mode the settings menu still said Fullscreen. Fixed that
• Item Icons Highlights: Bought items would not stay grayed out and highlights could get stuck in multiplayer. We fixed both of those issues.
• Character Selection: Highlighting behavior was annoying when selecting Avatars with a controller in local play mode. Fixed that.
• Added a single Zombie: A lone single Zombie will now roam the streets when Zombie crime wave is active. He might be joined by more in the future...
• Leave Loading Screen: We set a timer that allow you to leave a match if you get stuck on the Loading Screen.
• Lobby Dings: The game now plays a ding sfx when a player joins a lobby and when the match starts (in case you have the game hidden or are afk).
• Vomit: Player Avatars now vomit when entering plagued buildings.
• End Screen: We discovered a bug in the end screen where players could be assigned the wrong widget. This did not affect the actual score though!
• Minor bug fixes: Like always there were a few minor fixes and tweaks.