Release of Beta 3

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Beta 3 Release

Steam Next Fest is almost there, and we’ve focused the development towards polishing the game, doing some heavy bug fixing and preparing the demo (which will be available to everyone on June 13th!).

Alright, let’s go!

[h2]Localization/translation support[/h2]
One of the most asked features by our non-English speakers is finally here: using our fancy tool (Localizor), you can now help us translate the game into different languages. There’s a new option in the options menu: “Language”! We still have a looong way to go before having the game fully translated, but some fellow players have already gone ahead and started translating in various languages.

You can suggest or vote for translations at https://www.localizor.com/big-ambitions. We’ll really appreciate any help!

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[h2]City taxis[/h2]
Another widely asked feature: taxis! In New York! Yay! Just find a taxi, click it, and choose the building you want to travel to. Quicker, easier but a bit more expensive.

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[h2]Improved lighting and time of day feeling[/h2]
The natural lighting has been heavily improved, both in interior and exterior. New York has never been more beautiful!

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[h2]External building details[/h2]
The art team has been working hard (as always!) on new decorations for the buildings: scaffoldings, roof details, etc.

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[h2]Reworked employee demands[/h2]
As you may know, all the employees had the “free weekends” demand… And that was all. We’ve removed “exhaustion”, replaced it with “satisfaction”, and added several new demands making it harder than ever to keep your employees happy.

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[h2]New furniture[/h2]
Four new carpets are now available at Ika Bohag, and changing rooms for clothing stores can be bought at AJ Pederson & Son.

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[h2]Neighborhood filter on Voogle Maps[/h2]
Another requested feature: filters on Voogle Maps for the neighborhoods!

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[h2]Character portraits[/h2]
One of the tasks on our “to-do list” was adding character portraits that, in fact, represented the character that you were playing. It’s time to say goodbye to our old (young?), standard, handsome boy with a weird posture that was used on the placeholder portrait (on both save games list and in-game).

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[h2]Other improvements[/h2]

ALT + R now does inverse rotation when placing an item
Added P as shortcut for placing items
Added ESC as shortcut for canceling placement mode
Updated vehicle names with community-made ones
More sounds and better ambience sounds
New subway stations
New notifications
Added street signs
Added lights to all AI buildings
Adjusted some food saturation and added energy generation for cups of coffee
Added icons to workstations on BizMan Schedule
Improved building hider
Added age to the player
Added remaining distance to guiders
Updated tutorial

[h2]12 fixed issues since beta 2 🐛[/h2]

#177 - Management courses: One hour too much added when reopening dialog
#203 - Building Hiding when standing close, even if not blocking the view
#215 - EconoView: Unused business buildings shown as empty lines
#788 - Loading a game that was saved while paused will load in a very bright state
#856 - Not IKEA: NPC standing on wall
#1007 - Ground missing
#1050 - Traffic lights on 1st avenue always on
#1055 - Fence of forest park at the roundabout / 4th Avenue can be walked into
#1080 - Missing description for "OnCounterTop"
#1093 - No distance check for grabbing from "Manage cargo"
#1094 - Take over new store issues
#1095 - after i new mintuer i always need to relaod

147 feedback reports have been successfully handled, and 18 issues have also been fixed and shipped during Beta 2.

[h2]Get access now![/h2]
Beta 3 is available to all our gold and silver supporters. You can get access right now by buying the gold or silver version of Big Ambitions at www.bigambitionsgame.com

Originally posted by The Big Ambitions Team
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