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Silicon City v1.0.2 patch notesOct 7, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Unique building can now be rebuilt if they are destroyed UPDATE: Performance improved FIX: Translation fix FIX: Sometimes, gift are given twice FIX: Some buildings remain white in data viewmaps Known issues KI: x3 speed performance is difficult on a large map KI: Windows have the wrong colors KI: The "news report" message is wrong when a tornado appears in town KI: In tutorial #4, colors of the building do not match with the dialog ones KI: Disasters can appear in tutorial mod Silicon City v1.0.1 patch notesJul 11, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Silizen voices are audible from an heigher altitude. UPDATE: new commands added (check our wiki: http://wiki.polycorne.fr) UPDATE: Performance improved FIX: Several minor bugs that affect silizen happiness FIX: Wrong color for abandonned houses in viewmap "Residence" FIX: Cursor on Mac is huge. We've added a settings to change the cursor size. FIX: Translation fix Known issues KI: x3 speed performance is difficult on a large map KI: If a unique building is destroyed, you cannot build it again KI: Sometimes, gift are given twice KI: Windows have the wrong colors KI: The "news report" message is wrong when a tornado appears in town KI: In tutorial #4, colors of the building do not match with the dialog ones KI: Disasters can appear in tutorial mod After release feedbacks and roadmap: What's next with Silicon City?Jul 4, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsOur First Video Game Release THANK YOU to everyone who played, reviewed, tested, and worked on Silicon City. This marks the beginning of our studio, and we take pride in being a small team of gamers making games. 💪 Silicon City was created with sweat, blood, and tears, fueled by our passion and lots of coffee. We are thrilled to be part of the gaming industry's future, even with humble expectations. Player Feedback 😍 The Good We are immensely grateful for the mostly positive reviews and support we received. Many reviewers recognized the essence of Silicon City, which is a retro city builder with intriguing new mechanics. The focus on citizen happiness resonated with some players, and we are grateful for that. Additionally, thanks to our rigorous testing and production efforts (despite not having a dedicated QA team), the game had a smooth release without major bugs. 😐 The Bad We also acknowledge that there were some negative reviews of our game. We have read all of them and found valuable insights. Our game is not perfect, and some criticisms accurately described its shortcomings. Players noted the absence of a narrative in the classic mode, mentioned that the game was too easy, and pointed out imbalances in mechanics such as budgets, park costs, and energy management. Furthermore, a few comments were made about the subjective topic of low-poly graphics. 👿 The Ugly While most of the aforementioned issues are relatively minor, a significant concern looms over the game. At around 1,000 citizens and after several hours of gameplay, performance drops significantly, causing the game to become slow. We recognize the seriousness of this matter, which exposes our studio's inexperience. However, we are committed to addressing this issue. Upcoming Patches 🤖 Performance As mentioned earlier, our primary focus now is to optimize Silicon City's performance and enhance its speed. Here's our plan regarding the game's performance: As this is our first game, many members of the Polycorne Team are talented developers who do not come from a video game background. We have learned a great deal, particularly about the differences between creating software and games. Unfortunately, we realized the importance of multi-threading when it was too late. Most of the game's code runs on Unity's main thread, utilizing only a single core. However, we have already been working on a substantial code refactoring for the past few months to implement multi-threading. This process will take a few more months for testing and release, but it will result in a significant improvement in the game's performance by the end of the summer. Additionally, before that major update, several optimizations will be implemented to enhance CPU and GPU processing. For instance, the upcoming 1.0.1 patch has already achieved a solid 20-25% framerate improvement, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. 🤹♂️ Balancing We have also taken note of player feedback regarding city mechanics and budgets. We will...Welcome to Silicon City!Jun 22, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsWe are thrilled to release our first game. An independant vision of city building, born out of our love for the genre. Join us as we embark on a journey to bring you a game that sparks humor, creativity, and lets you build and care about a city and its citizens. A Vision of Emotionally Driven Citizens In Silicon City, we wanted to create more than just a simulation of buildings and infrastructure. We wanted to breathe life into our virtual world by giving each citizen their own emotions, and desires. Witness their joys and frustrations as they interact with the changes happening in their living society. The game’s emphasis on the well-being and desires of the Silizens added an emotional connection that drew me in. Despite their simple representations, I found myself genuinely invested in their happiness and success. Witnessing their struggles and striving to address their needs added a layer of depth and purpose to my gameplay. - @gamesasylum Shaping Skylines with Procedural Buildings Our journey took us beyond the realm of predefined structures. We sought to break free from the constraints of repetitive architecture using algorithms and let players to truly shape unique cityscapes. With our innovative procedural building system, any zone structure that rises in Silicon City is dynamically generated, resulting in a diverse and visually captivating urban landscape you can finely craft. smash that BUY button! If you believe Silicon City has the potential to become a know title in the genre, consider supporting the game and our small studio ❤ Silicon City is more than just a game to us. It is a tribute to the city builder genre from the 90s and a testament to our engagement for making video games. We took on the challenge of delivering a city builder that remains classic and stands out by its originality. With your support, we can show the world the power of indie innovation. Join us in embracing the underdog narrative, as together, we shape the future of city building. Thanks to all the gamers who played Silicon City so far and gave us their help and feedback. We can't wait to see the community growing. See you at the next update :) The Polycorne TeamSilicon City v1.0.0.0 patch notesJun 22, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Novel home and loading screens UPDATE: New visuals for procedural buildings UPDATE: Performance improvements UPDATE: Re-balancing of terrain value thresholds for residences at higher levels FIX: Reverse scroll direction in toolbar Known issues x3 speed performance is difficult on a large card When shadows are activated with large cities, the game is slowed down. Silicon City v0.38.13 patch notesJun 22, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Performance improvements FIX: City with rank 5 cannot be saved FIX: When SSAO was disabled, color were very dark FIX: In some circumstances, the ambulance was stuck in the middle of the road FIX: Silizens were sometime not happy although all the required buildings were next to them Known issues When shadows are on, big cities slow down the game Silicon City v0.38.12 patch notesJun 18, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Performance improvements FIX: Tutorial typos and fix Known issues When shadows are on, big cities slow down the game Silicon City v0.38.11 patch notesJun 16, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: performance improvements FIX: Tweets were incorrectly saved FIX: When an internal soccer match happens (between two teams of the same city), an error occurred FIX: Some buildings windows were lighted up right after their construction (even with no power) FIX: An error occurred while trying to get the value of the function : get_population_happiness_count FIX: Signatures of chapter 04 were not saved when the mayor quit the city Known issues When shadows are on, big cities slow down the game Silicon City v0.38.10 patch notesJun 14, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Performance improved when building raise from the ground UPDATE: New tips of the day! UPDATE: Silizens FIX: Some window did not light up correctly during the night FIX: Game was stuck during massive destructions FIX: Achievement Steam working again FIX: Cursor triggered a construction sound even if no build was made FIX: Happiness was not calculated correctly Known issues When shadows are on, big cities slow down the game Silicon City v0.38.9 patch notesJun 10, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: All the hidden building are now gifted during the classic mode missions UPDATE: Office, restaurant and shops procedural rules have been improved to create bigger building for big areas (5x5) UPDATE: Performance improvment FIX: Translation issues FIX: Barking do not spot the last answer in the silizen profile Known issues Nothing to see here Silicon City v0.38.8 patch notesJun 7, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: A new visual family have been added to for houses and appartements UPDATE: A new visual family for Office. Try to increase the landvalue to discover the new windows. UPDATE: The shake effect of the construction has been reduced UPDATE: Silizen have won a cute walking animation FIX: Translation issues FIX: Tooltip is flickering FIX: The "FREE" label do not block your construction anymore FIX: Story 04 was impossible to finish in some cases Known issues Nothing to see here Silicon City v0.38.7 patch notesJun 5, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Ads billboard can use up to 8 custom textures. UPDATE: The shake effect of the construction has been reduced Translation issues FIX: Some grounds props (trees) spot at 0,0 in house and appartment blocks Known issues Nothing to see here Silicon City v0.38.6 patch notesJun 5, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: There is now an audio feedback when winning or losing elections UPDATE: Viewmap are beautifully displayed at night UPDATE: Silizens talking capacity have been increased (try to talkto them ^^) UPDATE: The Barkr view can now be flattered for better visibility UPDATE: Silizens names have been moved out in a json file (which allows you to change or add new names) UPDATE: Ads billboard are now rebuildable. It means you can switch the display between 8 differents textures. Adding your own is also possible. FIX: Translation issues Known issues Nothing to see here Silicon City v0.38.5 patch notesJun 2, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content NEW: new building: the ads billboard. You can customize the display using your own .png file! UPDATE: Statistics labels rebranded UPDATE: Performance improvements UPDATE: Tooltips rebranded UPDATE: Starting popup rebranded UPDATE: Twitch options moved to settings menu FIX: Clicking on a Silizen portrait make them talk again! FIX: Viewmap fixes (colors) FIX: Coal powerplant model was buggy FIX: Mainmenu UX FIX: Park was marked as unaccessible with pedestrian alleyse Known issues Nothing to see here It's election day!May 30, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsThis is the final major update that we will release before the game's launch on 06/22/2023. As promised during the early access launch, we have added a bunch of exciting new features. Let's take a brief tour of what's new. A Wiki to Understand it All {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35406041/c7cf85f721cf16a809355e81fb48c3ca13ca83d2.png To help you during your mayoral quest, we have set up a wiki available at http://wiki.polycorne.fr. You will find a lot of valuable information there, including budget management tips and explanations of citizens' behavior. We will continue to add more articles as the release date approaches. With each new version, the game has more gameplay and concepts. Managing a city is challenging, and understanding what's under the hood is a must. Elections {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35406041/66fe1717864cdb88ab377e8c30d8ab8a7ff2aeaa.png As the leader of your city, you want to make sure that your citizens are happy. The city department provides you with real-time information about voter engagement to help in your decision-making and get re-elected. To win the election and keep your seat, it is important to recognize your citizens' needs and understand their mood. Use the map view to identify the actions that can keep you in the race. Do they need access to schools? Do they have a hard time finding a job that allows them to pay their rent? Do they lack places to enhance their social life? Take the right decisions and make them on time before election day! GDP Until version 0.38, players were able to compete at an international level through population and city income leaderboards. As the game is becoming more complex, we decided to rethink the way mayors are compared to each other. So we introduced the GDP: **Global Domestic Product**. It is a combination of several factors that represent your city's wealth. As the challenge is different with small and big maps, the leaderboard splits the challengers based on the map size. Discover the details of the new score here: http://wiki.polycorne.fr/Economics-ad73f273bdc44e02a4c844d05baacd85 Twitch {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35406041/21bc94afaa7f9889ebc1a532575def35ffe65501.png This new version comes with very exciting possibilities. Thanks to our Twitch integration, you can be a mayor and a streamer at the same time. Mayors take care of their citizens as streamers pay attention to their viewers' excitement. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35406041/67ef9c1409e56f9528b78ce3c392fcf94bb5ed00.png The game now allows your viewers to interact as if they were citizens. They can move their avatar, vote for the mayor, try to find a better job, give money to the mayor, and more. Wir Sprechen Deutsch The game has finally been translated into German! Did you identify a translation that could be improved? You can help us fix it through our dedicated website: https://lang.polycorne.fr Your suggestion will be reviewed and integrated into the next patch. ;) Patch content NEW: You can now visualize the Barkr of your silizens thanks to a beautifu...Silicon City gets a release date, and it's soon!Apr 28, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsJoin us celebrating the summer with the release of Silicon City. On the 22nd of June, 2023, you'll be able to play the golden version 1.0 of the game. To celebrate we've updated our live streams calendar on Twitch for the month of May and June! Polycorne will host several live events where we'll answer your questions and present the gameplay of the latest features. Check it out here: https://www.twitch.tv/polycornegames/schedule In the meantime, you can still get Silicon City in early access. Your copy of the game will obviously remain valid and updated once the official release is out. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35406041/80976771c53d66577c1a5044919c8f75a6e288bf.gifSilicon City v0.37.2 patch notesMar 17, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content UPDATE: Buildings can now have two colored walls UPDATE: Savegame is now notified by a tweet (instead of a popup) UPDATE: Vineyard props style added to farms UPDATE: Buildings have now beautiful balconies UPDATE: Better silizen level up help text. FIX: Errors during save game FIX: Culture building category was missing in construction menu FIX: Language change popup was behind the escape panel FIX: Light poles glow during the day FIX: Graphic glithc : water disappear in ISO mode when building FIX: Ambulance were invisible when the game was loaded from a save FIX: Building title were not visible in their selection panel header Known issues KI: Silizens don't want to learn new skills KI: Factory main doors texture have z-fight Open your ears and chillFeb 16, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPolycorne is proud to announce the release of the new version of Silicon City, 0.37. We worked with the help of Alexandre Agniel, our sound designer, on the audio aspects of the game. On the agenda: Dynamic sound ambiences Immersive sound effects Voices for the Silizens Listen to our talented unicorn! Alexandre Agniel took care of reworking the whole sound aspect of the game. By listing all the interactions of the mayor and the consequences they can have, he was able to produce dynamic sound systems and sound banks that seal the artistic coherence of the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35406041/610f59377f6cd620c7b02eebb66fc9553e5b665d.jpg Find his entire interview here: https://polycorne.fr/fr/2023/02/meet-the-dev-7-alexandre-2/ And his portfolio here: https://alexandre-agniel.jimdosite.com/ A dynamic soundscape As the mayor moves through Silicon City, his ears can pick up the activity of the city. Pedestrians are talking in the street, cars are honking, industrial machine tools are echoing, the concert hall audience is cheering, ... Everything is dynamic: the more dense a building category is, the more intense the sounds are. This complex system of dynamic ambience brings a pleasant and captivating immersiveness. Need to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city? Take the height to have your head in the clouds Immersive sound effects A city never stays still for long, especially in Silicon City. Residents expand their homes or speak out, the mayor adds new infrastructure, restores parks and streets, and expands buildable areas. All these actions now generate sound effects in line. The mayor sees but also hears the evolutions little by little. Voices for the Silizens They have all recently acquired a face, they now have an adorable little voice! We can then distinguish their level of happiness (happy, neutral or sad) by the sound during action in the city but also through the interfaces. Patch notes Thanks to the feedback from the community on our Discord server, we were able to make a lot of small fixes to the game and improve some things. You can read here the article on Steam which contains all the details of this new version Polycorne news We are working on the last major feature of the game: elections. We'll be releasing a BETA version soon for those who want to test this system early.Silicon City v0.37.1 patch notesFeb 16, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content NEW: New immersive in-game soundscapes, from city life to environment eco-system. NEW: New audio effects for each action in the game (building, upgrading, destroying, ...) NEW: Cute silizen's voice when interacting with them or when they have something to say NEW: UI sound effects reworked to ensure level and flavor consistency UPDATE: Buildings can now have two colored walls UPDATE: Savegame is now notified by a tweet (instead of a popup) UPDATE: Vineyard props style added to farms UPDATE: Buildings have now beautiful balconies UPDATE: Silizens increased their job lookup algorythm. It means they reach available jobs faster. FIX: Translation fixes FIX: Forest random rotation and size is back FIX: Siliberty statue is not selectable FIX: The cursor back to default selection when going back to main menu FIX: Double poor window is not correctly placed FIX: Sometime camera position is desync (slight shift between the center of the screen and the pivot rotation center) FIX: Cursor remains as a hand when mouse-leaving a panel FIX: Farm barn disappeared FIX: When you reach level 3, the building are locked as if you are at level 1 Known issues KI: Light poles glow during the day KI: Some viewmaps are visible but are not used yet Silicon City v0.36.5 patch notesJan 25, 2023 - Community AnnouncementsPatch content NEW: You can now follow your silizens in the city thanks to a new follow camera. Accessible though their profile. FIX: Splashscreen is back FIX: Bigger houses host more silizens. For example a 2x2 (leve1) house host 4 silizens. A 3x2 (level2) house now hosts 7. UDPATE: Performance improvments UPDATE: Graphics improved UDPATE: The shadows tilt according to the season Known issues KI: Light poles glow during the day KI: Some viewmaps are visible but are not used yet
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