Gas Station Simulator News

It's been a while since our last announcement but we've been working tirelessly on a quest system rework, some improvements to the game, and a Tidal Wave DLC content. Speaking about – today's devlog is gonna be the first one about our upcoming DLC. From now on on a regular basis, I'll be posting those so you can better understand what Tidal Wave DLC is. Without further ado, let's roll!



[h2]Different setting = Different challenges[/h2]

As many of you know, Gas Station Simulator - Tidal Wave DLC puts you in charge of a gas station on a tropical island which is a totally different setting and vibe than the famous desert on Route 66. However, as you might have guessed already from the headline – different setting comes with a different set of challenges, activities, mechanics, and much, much more!



One great example here is fueling jet skis. Yeap, you've read that right! Apart from fueling cars, you'll have the unique opportunity to take care of jet skis as well. Will there be more mechanics connected to jet skis? Unfortunately, devs told me that I cannot spoil anything yet, so I'll have to keep you guessing.



But there are more familiar things that come in totally new packages. Remember ordering products? You still have to get those shelves stocked somehow. Instead of a truck, as you're on an island, expect to have your goods delivered in form of a spacious yacht. How cool is that?



[h2]Stay up-to-date 📰[/h2]

And that would be it for today's announcement, fellow gas jockeys. Make sure to let me know in the comments if you prefer more regular devlogs but smaller ones, or you'd rather see bigger one let's say once per month. Apart from that, don't hesitate to share your feedback about the Gas Station Simulator - Tidal Wave DLC in the comments below. And last but not the least, if you don't want to miss any future updates, consider adding the DLC to your wishlist. See you in another devlog!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600880/Gas_Station_Simulator__Tidal_Wave_DLC/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1992100/Gas_Station_Simulator__Shady_Deals_DLC/

~Your humble marketing guy – Sewek

Hey, Gas Jockeys!

Not gonna lie, folks – 2024 is gonna be exciting for Gas Station Simulator as we plan to release 4 DLCs for the game next year. These DLCs will be pretty varied so you should be able to find something that fit into your needs.



[h2]Tidal Wave DLC[/h2]

Tidal Wave will be the first DLC to be released next year. This DLC is all about running a gas station on a beautiful, tropical island. We're working tirelessly on this brand-new DLC, but I'm still counting on your feedback and suggestions, so don't hesitate to throw it at us in the comments down below. If you wanna learn more about the Tidal Wave DLC, check out its store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600880/Gas_Station_Simulator__Tidal_Wave_DLC/

[h2]Shady Deals DLC[/h2]

Many of you are familiar with Shady Deals since you have been waiting for it so long. We planned to release it earlier, but as we had so many great ideas for it while already in development, the decision has been made to take a breather and try to put those new ideas into the DLC. That took quite a bit of time, hence the delay.

Shady Deals has grown so much since initial development started, it’s more of a game within a game now. While we don’t like term “game-sized DLC” as it has been so misused in the past, there is no way around the fact that it’s precisely where Shady Deals is heading.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1992100/Gas_Station_Simulator__Shady_Deals_DLC/

Within the next 4-6 weeks we will officially announce a 3rd DLC for 2024. This DLC will be similar in type to Tidal Wave in that it allows you to build gas station in an entirely different setting and environment. If tropics are a bit too much of a jump for you, I guarantee you’re gonna like this one.

The last DLC for 2024 will almost entirely focus on expanding your gas station and adding new activities. While I don’t want to say too much about it just yet, it will be more in-line with what you expect to fit a gas station directly than Airstrip did ;-)

There you have it, our plans for DLCs for 2024. As always, don't hesitate to share your thoughts about it. I'm always open for the feedback, and I'll happily gather most (if not all) your crazy (and not) comments, and pass them along to the production team. Untill the next devlog!

~Your humble marketing guy – Sewek

The Series of Updates post has been quite a success as it seems. Please keep those suggestions coming. We are collecting all the suggestions and evaluating each one of them.
We just finished reviewing all of them as of today around noon and more than a dozen already made it onto our to-do list already.

We will definitely provide some improvements to handling shelves and goods on those shelves. As for employees being able to stock shelves, that is something that's already on our to-do list for a larger update for employees early next year that will also expand on the roles the employees can perform. Before that, we'll make several improvements to the handling of goods as such.

Among many of the smaller things you have requested, we will also do something about improving the experience when placing things in the gas station and allow you to do something about the larger junky structures that seem to bother quite many of you.

Those are just a few of the hot topics we know for sure that will be done, there is a lot more that is still being looked into. We won't make a final decision about what is going to be developed and in which order for at least 2 more weeks, so please keep those suggestions coming :)


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600880/Gas_Station_Simulator__Tidal_Wave_DLC/

Hey, Gas Jockeys!

Another hotfix is already live just before the weekend. I don't want to take much of your time, so without further ado let's jump straight into the patch notes

• Fixed an issue that caused crash during loading a game related to employee scheduling
  
• Fixed various issues with Party Spot triggering/resseting
  
• Employees now should avoid trash container near Warehouse
  

Hey, Gas Jockeys!

We are currently working on various improvements to the game. Some of these fall into the "small improvement" category, some are quite large. We decided to not push all these things in one update, but spread them over a series of updates to not hold back things that are already done and tested.

While we do not have an estimate for a release date, yet, we will provide you with a nice update roadmap once we do.

Now, the reason for this announcement is less about letting you know that there is something in the works, but to ask you for suggestions for Quality of Life (QoL) improvements you'd like to see. While tackling some larger things there is always a bit of time for some team members that could be used to implement some smaller features that will make your life easier or reduce the annoyance of certain tasks.

So please let us know in the comments to this announcements what Quality of Life improvements you'd like to see in the game and we'll see what can be done :)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600880/Gas_Station_Simulator__Tidal_Wave_DLC/