Lawn Mowing Simulator News

Hello @everyone!

Today we're extremely happy to reveal our FREE content roadmap for Lawn Mowing Simulator detailing what you can expect in the coming months! Whilst we are adding these great new features to the game, rest assured we will continue to provide additional on-going patches focusing on a range of different aspects of the title.

Once again, we'd like to thank you for supporting us with Lawn Mowing Simulator, whether you were with us from the beginning or you've recently joined the community - either way we're excited to have you along for the ride as the game continues to grow and evolve.

Until next time!

Please find below the details of our new hotfix, out now on Xbox Series X|S and Steam:

Fixed an issue whereby extra employees were not available to those who had already passed Esteemed Rank 1.

For extra clarity, please see the information below regarding RP rank and employee availability:

• Newcomer Rank 1
  
• Credible Rank 1 (Employees unlocked)
  
• Established Rank 1 (New Employee)
  
• Trusted Rank 1
  
• Professional Rank 1 (New Employee)
  
• Esteemed Rank 1 (New Employee)
  
• Distinguished Rank 1
  
• King of the Hill
  

Hello everyone!

Welcome to our second patch for Lawn Mowing Simulator since our launch. We've been toiling away in the background on this patch while we prep some great things that we can hopefully share with you very soon! Thank you for your continued support and for continuing to give us your feedback across our Discord channel - if you haven't yet joined, please do!

Without further ado please see our patch notes below; V1.0.2.0

Functionality
• Added the Patterson RO-A mower to unlock in career mode
  
• Added Cruise Control to help users that use keyboard and mouse to regulate mower speed
  
• Added further ranks to the RP system at the top end
  
• Added three new challenges related to the Patterson RO-A mower
  
• Raised the maximum number of employees from 2 to 4
  
• Added a notification informing users on a mower that they can get off the mower if they choose to
  
• Added Steam Cloud Saving Functionality/Support
  
  
  Bug-Fixes
• Updated how employee contracts work so that if the user quits their contract, the employee only receives the same percentage of their contract
  
• Updated tree collision to more accurately match trees
  
• Updated all contract values to be rebalanced throughout Career Mode
  
• Fixed an issue where interest rates ingame always displayed at 10%
  
• Fixed an issue where on occasion Projected Earnings moved onto two lines
  
• Fixed an issue where a yellow tick would display next to the Company Name input field without the user entering a company name
  
• Fixed an issue where some elements of the HUD were using a different shade of red
  
• Fixed an issue where pressing ‘Pause’ after purchasing a HQ could cause the UI to disappear
  
• Fixed an issue where wrong grass could be mowable and highlighted by ProView
  
• Fixed an issue where the user could only interact with up to 10 collectible objects per contract
  
• Fixed an issue where opening the Pause menu whilst specific prompts were displayed would cause a UI malfunction
  
• Fixed an issue where a softlock may occur after completing a litter contract
  
• Fixed an issue where ‘Recommended Cut Time’ text would be replaced with ‘Cutting Time Limit’
  
• Fixed an issue whereby mower damage would periodically not apply when being used by an employee
  
• Fixed an issue whereby RP was periodically shown as incorrect for an employee contract
  
• Fixed an issue where pressing ‘Enter’ in the Settings menu periodically wouldn’t apply settings changes correctly
  
• Fixed an issue whereby after returning from the Pause menu a mower’s roller would be disengaged
  
• Fixed an issue whereby the user couldn’t change the cut height using a Logitech G29 wheel
  
• Fixed an issue whereby the user couldn’t control the player using the Logitech G29 wheel
  
• Fixed an issue whereby an incorrect control scheme may be displayed when using a wheel
  
• Fixed an issue whereby the Pause menu may not be functional if the user exited Test Drive early
  
• Fixed an issue where user input was still accepted during the cutscene shown after purchasing a HQ
  
• Fixed an issue where black patches periodically appeared on cut grass
  
• Fixed an issue whereby valuables would occasionally appear multiple times
  
• Fixed an issue whereby the collector of the Turf Tiger II may not fill up correctly
  
• Fixed an issue whereby the third person camera would clip through scenery occasionally
  
• Fixed an issue whereby grass would not be affected by the mower occasionally if the blade condition was low
  
• Fixed an issue whereby ground damage and grass clippings where sometimes not taken into calculation of fines during challenges
  
• Fixed an issue whereby the Knight OFT may bounce aggressively after hitting the trailer’s ramp
  
• Updated localisation strings throughout
  
  

We have exciting and great things on the horizon, stay tuned!



Until next time!

V1.0.2.0

Functionality
Added the Patterson RO-A mower to unlock in career mode
Added Cruise Control to help users that use keyboard and mouse to regulate mower speed
Added further ranks to the RP system at the top end
Added three new challenges related to the Patterson RO-A mower
Raised the maximum number of employees from 2 to 4
Added a notification informing users on a mower that they can get off the mower if they choose to
Added Steam Cloud Saving Functionality/Support

Bug-Fixes
Updated how employee contracts work so that if the user quits their contract, the employee only receives the same percentage of their contract
Updated tree collision to more accurately match trees
Updated all contract values to be rebalanced throughout Career Mode
Fixed an issue where interest rates in game always displayed at 10%
Fixed an issue where on occasion Projected Earnings moved onto two lines
Fixed an issue where a yellow tick would display next to the Company Name input field without the user entering a company name
Fixed an issue where some elements of the HUD were using a different shade of red
Fixed an issue where pressing ‘Pause’ after purchasing a HQ could cause the UI to disappear
Fixed an issue where wrong grass could be mowable and highlighted by ProView
Fixed an issue where the user could only interact with up to 10 collectible objects per contract
Fixed an issue where opening the Pause menu whilst specific prompts were displayed would cause a UI malfunction
Fixed an issue where a soft-lock may occur after completing a litter contract
Fixed an issue where ‘Recommended Cut Time’ text would be replaced with ‘Cutting Time Limit’
Fixed an issue whereby mower damage would periodically not apply when being used by an employee
Fixed an issue whereby RP was periodically shown as incorrect for an employee contract
Fixed an issue where pressing ‘Enter’ in the Settings menu periodically wouldn’t apply settings changes correctly
Fixed an issue whereby after returning from the Pause menu a mower’s roller would be disengaged
Fixed an issue whereby the user couldn’t change the cut height using a Logitech G29 wheel
Fixed an issue whereby the user couldn’t control the player using the Logitech G29 wheel
Fixed an issue whereby an incorrect control scheme may be displayed when using a wheel
Fixed an issue whereby the Pause menu may not be functional if the user exited Test Drive early
Fixed an issue where user input was still accepted during the cutscene shown after purchasing a HQ
Fixed an issue where black patches periodically appeared on cut grass
Fixed an issue whereby valuables would occasionally appear multiple times
Fixed an issue whereby the collector of the Turf Tiger II may not fill up correctly
Fixed an issue whereby the third person camera would clip through scenery occasionally
Fixed an issue whereby grass would not be affected by the mower occasionally if the blade condition was low
Fixed an issue whereby ground damage and grass clippings where sometimes not taken into calculation of fines during challenges
Fixed an issue whereby the Knight OFT may bounce aggressively after hitting the trailer’s ramp
Updated localisation strings throughout

Hello everyone!

Welcome to our first patch for Lawn Mowing Simulator since our launch. Our first week has been a busy one with thousands of you joining our Discord and giving us feedback on the game. We're absolutely floored by the support we've received so far and rest assured we will continue addressing and expanding Lawn Mowing Simulator as we move forward - and will have plenty of new information soon!

Please see below, our patch notes for the now live patch; V1.0.0.10

• Added a windowed/full-screen toggle in the Display Settings menu
  
• Added support for ultra-wide monitors in the Display Settings menu
  
• Added separate options in the Control Settings menu for inverting the Y-axis for 'first person on mower', 'third person on mower' and 'first person off mower' individually
  
• Added a stripe roller button callout in the Control screen
  
• Added a stripe roller notification during gameplay
  
• Added new loan interest amounts (Please Note: This will only affect new loans taken after the patch, not existing loans)
  
• Fixed an issue where using the pause menu in Test Drive rendered the pause menu non-functional in future contracts
  
• Fixed an issue where inverting the Y-axis reverted back to OFF when the user confirmed the setting change
  
• Fixed an issue where achievements were not saving between sessions and would reset on each session load
  
• Fixed numerous mower deck width descriptions that were incorrect
  
• Fixed an issue with collision on Castle tower
  

Please continue to give us your feedback either here or on Discord!

Until next time!