The Tenants News

[h2]General[/h2]

• Temporarily disabled tenants texting about having just paid rent to reduce spam. Will be available again in the coming weeks once we implement text message filtering.
  
• Fixed another issue with multiplying workers.
  
• Fixed an issue with the option to reset control settings to default not working when in-game.
  
• Fixed an issue with rebinding LMB.
  
• Fixed an issue with music sometimes playing in the wrong key due to a pitch shift bug.
  
• Fixed an issue with looping sound effects incorrectly managing music volume when multiple events occurred in one apartment.
  
• Fixed an issue with tenant actions sometimes taking much longer than they were supposed to.
  
• Fixed a number of issues with the Burglary event.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Date Night event not ending properly when switching districts.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Breath of Freshness event that made tenants go ahead with the renovation even when the player explicitly forbade them.
  
• Fixed an issue with apartment events not resetting when the Agent failed to resign a tenant.
  
• Fixed a few issues with event sound effects not ending properly.
  
• Fixed an issue with global events being applied in the middle of a babysitting job review.
  
• Fixed an issue with the earthquake event when the player ran out of time.
  
• Fixed a few graphical glitches in the Suburbs.
  
• Fixed a sneaky negotiation exploit (thanks @fierrobert!).
  

[h2]Renovation[/h2]

• Reworked camera bounds in renovation mode to allow players to navigate through the entire property, not just the main building itself (relevant in the Suburbs).
  
• Added highlighting to furniture obstructing build wall placement.
  
• Improved checklist item search to work with multiple option requirements.
  
• Improved checklist item search to only work on required item types.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to place doors outside the frame.
  
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to use storage equipment in limited renovation mode.
  
• Fixed an issue with the wall bulldoze tool when hovering over UI.
  
• Fixed an issue where a wall sometimes couldn't be bulldozed even though no items overlapped it after switching districts.
  

[h2]Jobs[/h2]

• Reworked how room types are detected in jobs. Now the rooms will be limited only to job-related types. The required rooms will also have to meet the room type requirement.
  
• Limited remodelling mode to total makeover jobs only.
  

[h2]Balance[/h2]

• Increased tenants' likelihood to pay rent on time.
  
• Player's own Open Houses will now also count towards the "rooms to rent" option unlock.
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with incorrectly localized client names.
  
• Removed ordering items by set id on the item list.
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with saves created prior to Update 0.506 not receiving the recent Suburbs rent value balance tweaks.
  
• Fixed an issue with Open House guests getting stuck.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Ten Grand Rent main mission being unable to complete with a lease extension.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Buy Apartment main mission completion.
  
• Fixed a few issues with the Party event.
  
• Fixed an issue with guests invited by tenants not leaving when the tenant moves out.
  
• Fixed an issue with thieves sometimes failing to actually steal the chosen item.
  
• Fixed a few destroyed items' rotation in apartments.
  
• Fixed an issue with one TV failing to ever switch the channel.
  
• Fixed an issue with targeting where items placed on shelves would sometimes be impossible to select with Uncle Steve.
  
• Fixed an issue with the never-ending anti-bug spray sfx.
  
• Fixed an issue with Agents handling babysitting tenants' contracts.
  
• Fixed an issue with Agents failing to generate a monthly report for December.
  
• Fixed an issue with tenants taking a long time to come back from work when switching back to their district after some time.
  
• Fixed the COFFEE TIME coffee table's type.
  
• Fixed a few issues with name generation. Names should now always be unique for each in-game character.
  
• Tenants won't leave for work anymore when the renegotiation task is up.
  
• The game will now backup the previous save file when saving. In case of an unexpected shutdown corrupting the save file, players will now be able to recover their previous working save.
  

[h2]Jobs[/h2]

• Fixed a few issues with room detection in Renovation jobs. Additionally, removed the room type condition from jobs.
  
• Fixed an issue with duplicate special jobs.
  
• Fixed an issue with duplicate unwanted tenant occupations in Open House jobs.
  
• Removed Statue from the pool of preferred items in the Internet Cafe job.
  

[h2]Balance[/h2]

• Toned down the overall frequency of tenant events.
  
• Added a cooldown for global events.
  
• Removed the decor penalty applied by placing multiple books and shelves in the Library.
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Tweaked the Tenant Context Menu buttons to be more consistent with the other buttons.
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with tenants sometimes cloning infinitely in Babysitting jobs (the so called "3000 tenants bug"). Additionally, a recovery fix was implemented that will take care of the affected saves prior to today's patch.
  
• Fixed a number of issues with jobs not cleaning up properly when switching districts, causing new jobs to break.
  
• Fixed an issue with repairmen sometimes leaving the apartment super quickly while not resolving the problem.
  
• Fixed an issue with the reviewer sometimes getting stuck when switching districts.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Mayor Gig job duplicating when in review.
  
• Fixed an issue with room detection in the Gamer Cave job.
  
• Fixed an issue with the "unlock more items" padlock counter not updating when switching between furniture categories.
  
• Fixed an issue with thieves stealing parent furniture causing the child items to float in the air.
  
• Fixed an issue with thieves stealing items not yet unlocked. Fixes old affected saves too.
  
• Fixed an issue where cancelling jobs would sometimes cancel the main mission and other jobs in the area.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Ten Grand Rent main mission being finishable when doing Open House jobs.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Jobs app sometimes showing Elite Contracts from other districts.
  
• Fixed an issue with Agents showing weekly rent values in some of their text messages.
  
• Fixed an issue with Agents' monthly reports being displayed in random order in the Manage Agent app.
  

[h2]Jobs[/h2]

• Clients will now have requirements regarding occupation in Open House jobs.
  

[h2]Balance[/h2]

• Slightly increased the amount of money potential tenants are willing to pay for rent to be somewhere between the initial and yesterday's values.
  
• Adjusted bills in the Suburbs to scale better, which should also increase the potential rent values for the more prestigious properties.
  
• Increased Open House jobs budgets so that players will be able to afford more background checks.
  
• Lowered the amount of money that Agents have to pay for various workers. This should increase players' monthly profits.
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Added bank payments to the financial overview panel. Total balance amount will now correctly take into consideration loans.
  
• Tweaked the English financial liquidity goal description to be less confusing.
  
• Tweaked the Best Landlord Ever main mission task description to include the required lease duration.
  
• Increased the tenant's at work indicator icon's resolution.
  

[h2]General[/h2]

• Revised navigation pathing for all reviewers and repairmen (including Uncle Steve). Players should now be able to reach all interactable spots in all apartments.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Earthquake event demolishing out of reach walls.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Earthquake repairmen sometimes cloning infinitely when entering the apartment.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Mayor Gig sometimes duplicating when switching back to the Slums too early.
  
• Fixed an issue with some of the Suburbs jobs being impossible to deliver.
  
• Fixed an issue with owned apartments sometimes deciding to stay hidden when loading a game.
  
• Fixed an issue with the initial Suburbs tutorial being sometimes frozen.
  
• Fixed an issue with tenants freezing when unable to find a bed.
  
• Fixed an issue with empty text messages hardlocking the game on load.
  
• Fixed an issue with the floors & walls lists not updating when unlocking new patterns in the Suburbs.
  
• Fixed an issue with the Buy Apartment main mission starting before the Lease Renegotiation tutorial is finished.
  
• Fixed the Subscription Upgrade interaction not properly handling the second player choice.
  
• Fixed an issue with a leaky pipe flooding the apartment forever.
  
• Fixed an issue with a missing Fuse Box in certain apartments.
  
• Fixed an issue with tenants spawning in disturbingly large quantities when partying in the Suburbs.
  
• Fixed an issue with Office jobs sometimes requesting garden floorings.
  
• Fixed an issue with Uncle action markers showing unavailable actions when entering the apartment with multiple issues in place.
  
• Fixed loans not being taken into consideration when calculating the overall cash flow.
  
• Fixed a number of issues with multiple localizations.
  
• Fixed a number of placement issues for some of the furniture.
  

[h2]Jobs[/h2]

• Players will now have a chance to salvage some of the unique items in the Hotelship and the Slums Mansion.
  

[h2]Balance[/h2]

• Greatly increased Agents’ chance to extend leases.
  
• Lowered the general amounts of money tenants are willing to pay for an apartment in order to reduce inflation. Transition to the Suburbs should now be more challenging.
  

The Tenants Team

Hey Landlords!

Today's announcement is not going to be long - we all know that you're tired of us talking about our gratitude, but here's the deal: we just wouldn't be able to do that without you all and we're well aware of that. Anyway - without further ado - THE TENANTS IS OUT!



Our excitement has been building up to this moment and trust us - THE HYPE IS REAL!
We're counting on your feedback, so feel free to flood us with your thoughts and opinions about the game - it's still just the beginning of our journey and we won't rest on our laurels - our minds are full of new ideas. Just wait until you see what updates we've prepared for you!

Meanwhile, check out this video, where Max, Co-Founder of Ancient Forge Studio, talks about changes and tweaks implemented since the free trial version.

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Also, come visit our official [facebook group] and [reddit]!

All the best,
The Tenants Team