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[p]Hark! Adventurers bold,[/p][p]Two Point Museum, a realm of curious oddities, seeks learned individuals for a new position: Fantasy Expert. Must be well versed in either; Barbarian, Wizard, Rogue or Bard classes - and have a degree of strength, dexterity, intelligence or luck to your name… The purpose of your unique talents shall be revealed during expedition debriefing. Prepare yourselves, for adventure awaits!
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Get ready to unlock a brand-new theme and explore a mythical new map with your specialised fantasy experts. Design and build a whole new area in any of the base game museums with your new hire(lings).[/p][p]
Fantasy Finds DLC Includes:[/p]

• [p]40 new exhibits with magical properties to hypnotise guests with… sometimes literally![/p]
• [p]New Expert type[/p]
• [p]New map to explore[/p]
• [p]Exclusive decorations, items and utility items[/p]
• [p]Interactive displays[/p]
• [p]Helicopter paint job[/p]
• [p]3 new guest archetypes[/p]

[p][/p][p]Those brave souls who accept this grand undertaking shall venture forth to uncharted territories upon a freshly revealed expedition map! Whispers of untold treasures guarded by a… let’s just say, scaly predicament await you. Perhaps a dragon with an insatiable appetite for all things shiny? Who knows! Details to follow.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Yet fear not, for joining our esteemed ranks comes with its very own rewards! Discover wondrous magical gear on your adventure, either for your very own personal protection on perilous expeditions or for proud display, showcasing your valued finds in our hallowed museum halls.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Despite dicey adventure, glory awaits those who wander, as your fine fantasy finds will be magnificent additions to our existing museums, the more applicants the merrier, we say! These legendary exhibits won’t tumble out of the dragon’s hoard themselves, after all…[/p][p]We accept all applicants whether you roll high or low, so volunteer yoursel- we mean, JOIN THE TEAM TODAY![/p][p][/p][p]Two Point Museum's first DLC, Fantasy Finds arrives July 17th. [/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]Two Point Museum: Summer Sale![/h2][p]We're excited to announce you can now grab Two Point Museum at our FIRST discount with 20% during the Steam Summer Sale.[/p][p][/p][p]Museum has seen a host of patches have bringing you a wealth of new content, quality of life improvements, and new items to the game for free - making it the perfect time to jump into curation.[/p][p][/p][p]Plus, to tide you over until the launch of the DLC, we're embarking on a grand summer expedition! Heading to Sunkiss Creek for our first seasonal update. To dive into the details, catch up here.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p] If you’d like to send us your thoughts for future content or updates, or show us your fab museums, here’s the place to do that:[/p]

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[p]Love from Abby & the Two Point Team [/p][p](P.S. One of the best things you can do to help support the studio is to leave a Steam Review! If you’ve tried your hand at curating, we’d love to hear your feedback. Thank you!)[/p]

[p]Hey Curators,[/p][p]Pack your trunks and slap on some sun-cream, as we prepare to embark on a grand summer expedition! We’re off to Sunkiss Creek, with its cool waters offering travellers a spot of respite. It’s the perfect time to dip your toes in the shimmering cove of this delightful new locale.[/p][p] Dive into Sunkiss Creek![/p][p]Not only a place of quiet reflection in these bustling summer months, the creek is a great spot for fishing, with fantastic seasonal catches. These aquatic wonders, whilst somewhat unusual, will have your bog-standard guests, alongside marine life enthusiasts, gasping with delight. This prime fishing spot is only available during the summer months, so get your nets ready and delve into its depths before the end of the season![/p][p][/p][p]Keen-eyed Curators who brave the waters of Sunkiss Creek won’t just reel in new exhibits, as you’ll discover a trove of delightful new items to spruce up your museum halls as well! Imagine laying back in a comfy deck chair (for a midday nap or to catch some rays) alongside your favourite cornetto. It’s worth a museum trip just for that, don’t you think? Alongside new items, dress up your staff in a brand-spanking new outfit, because even your tireless employees deserve to look their summery best (and yes, they might even get a holiday… eventually).[/p][p][/p][p]So, what’s new?[/p]

• [p]A brand-new main menu theme[/p]
• [p]A fresh Point of Interest with 3 new Marine Life exhibits - prepare for some truly unique finds.[/p]
• [p]A lovely new Ice Cream Kiosk, because what’s a trip to the museum without a little treat?[/p]
• [p]Five new decorative items: adorn your grounds with the charming Birdhouse (complete with pigeon). A majestic Sundial and splashingly good Fountain, a shady Parasol and vibrant new Summer Banners.[/p]
• [p]Four new utility items: practical and pretty! A new Summer Bench and Bin set, Deck Chair and handy Information Stand[/p]
• [p]Two new wallpaper and flooring options to give your exhibits a summer makeover.[/p]
• [p]A dashing Summer Staff outfit, so your employees can look cool whilst they work… or you know, just look cool.[/p]
• [p]Three new music tracks, tap your toes to the rhythm of summer![/p]

[hr][/hr][p]How does it work?[/p][p]A shimmering new seasonal POI (that’s Point of Interest!) has appeared on the Bone Belt Expedition Map. Now, these Seasonal POIs are a bit special; they only pop up during the seasonal event time. So, plan your expeditions to Sunkiss Creek and get ready to net those fantastic new exhibits while the summer event is live![/p][p]Fear not, we wouldn’t dream of rushing your leisurely fishing trips. Sunkiss Creek will remain open for prime-time angling until 31st August. And don’t worry, we’ll give you plenty of reminders before it’s time to pack away the rods and tackle.[/p][p]And the best bit: decorations are forever! Once you’ve unlocked the lovely seasonal decorative items, they’re yours to keep, no matter the season. Plus, the seasonal POI will make an annual return, just like the turning of the seasons themselves. So, you can always revisit Sunkiss Creek next year for another splash![/p][p][/p]

It may not have caught the same attention as Clair Obscur or Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, but Two Point Museum is quietly one of the best games released this year. Two Point Studio's latest management sim is comfortably its best yet, and a game that nudges the genre forward in small but meaningful ways. A big part of that is down to its expedition system, where you dispatch different brands of boffins on adventures to retrieve ancient, exotic artifacts for display...
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[p]Hey Curators!

Hold onto your brushes, Curators, because summer in Two Point County is just heating up, and so is your favourite museum sim! We’ve got a jam-packed season ahead, and this update? Consider it the picky bits before the main BBQ event.

Expect new content, seasonal delights, and quality-of-life updates alongside optimisation - tonnes of lovely Two Point goodness to keep your museum halls buzzing over the warmer months. But the best part? The cherry on top? To add some extra ✨sparkle✨ to all this lovely new content, this update is thanks to YOU.

We couldn’t do this without every single one of you brilliant (and occasionally chaotic) Curators who’ve sent us your thoughts, feedback, and fantastic ideas. We’ve been listening, we’ve been brewing, and whilst there’s exciting new content still cooking we’re here to do one thing to kick-start a fantastic summer: deliver! [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h3]So, what’s new?[/h3]

• [p] New Memorial Exhibit Items for MIA staff; statues, busts, plinths and plaques[/p]
• [p] 30 new posters across the cafe and gift shop[/p]
• [p] Expedition randomisation overhaul (first trialled on select POIs)[/p]
• [p] Batching workshop items[/p]
• [p] Staff XP changes & 6 Staff Traits[/p]
• [p] Further security improvements[/p]
• [p] Community-inspired quality-of-life changes[/p]
• [p] …and much more! [/p]

[hr][/hr][h2]MIA Staff Exhibits[/h2][p] We’ve all lost staff members (and some more than others). Whether you’re a careful curator and have only lost your cherished Derek Mayonnaise (who went missing on the quest for those pesky Sickly Pears). Or, you're the kind of player with complete disregard for County employment laws, which heavily impacts your staff turnaround. Either way, you’ll be glad to know you now have a permanent way to remember your beloved (or sacrificial) staff members. [/p][p]Now when you receive the dreaded news that Toilet Terror, Tracy Plunge, hasn’t returned from your latest expedition endeavour, you’ll receive a memorial item to remember them. The type of item is dependent on the staff member's rank, as well as their staff type and gender. From a humble plaque to a gigantic statue, for those high-level losses.

These memorial exhibits are engraved with your staff member’s name, alongside their years of service and where they went MIA, so you’ll never forget the perilous journey that ultimately met their demise. Guests can admire your wall of shame (or fame), as they would traditional exhibits. You can create a memorial garden, to do your trusty staff members justice, or, shove them in an unused corner.

Don’t want to remember them? You’re a fire and rehire kinda museum manager, huh? Well, lucky for you, memorial exhibits can be sold, you cold-hearted capitalist.

[/p][h2]New Posters[/h2][p]
We’ve seen your requests for new items, and wall decor, alongside more items for your rooms, came in joint first in community requests. You can now showcase the gift shop posters being sold to your guests, with each of our six exhibit themes having four poster variants. You’ll need the MEGA store to beat all megastores to showcase them all at once, and they are lovely if we say so ourselves.

[/p][p]In the cafe, show off your favourite Two Point County brands with the new Cafeteria posters. You can customise your walls with six new posters, from Dinosaur Nuggets to Hog-Logs Cereal, there’s a fan-favourite food for every Pointian. [/p][p][/p][h2]Expedition Overhaul[/h2][p]
RNG not manifesting that pesky missing exhibit? We’ve overhauled randomisation to give us more control to fine-tune expeditions, so there’s (hopefully) no need to repeat the same expeditions over and over, and over, again.

Now, fine-tuning things is a tricky job, so we’ve gone with a phased approach to iterate on randomisation. This ensures we don’t inadvertently make things worse by upsetting the RNG powers that be. Our goal with these changes is to ensure greater control over quality distribution, alongside ensuring you see each exhibit across a set amount of expeditions.

[/p][p]These POIs are smarter, knowing when you’ve not received an exhibit for a long time. For now, we’ve introduced this new randomisation model to:[/p]

• [p] Cold Mines[/p]
• [p] Downtown Wetlantis[/p]
• [p] Greasy Fields[/p]
• [p] Carrion Trail[/p]
• [p] Ginormous Rock[/p]
• [p] Darkest Depths[/p]
• [p] Rib Row[/p]
• [p] Endless Dump[/p]

[p]From here, we’ll monitor feedback on these POIs and increase the number which use this new system over time. We want to get this right, so please let us know how you get on! [/p][h2]Workshop batching[/h2][p]
A heavily requested feature, from all of you, our lovely curators, was the ability to batch or queue up workshop projects. This enables you to create several of the same workshop projects at once, freeing up your time for more important tasks, like noodling around with prehistoric ferns or laying new carpets.

You’ll now have the ability to create 1, 3, 5 or 10 workshop items at once, enabling you to stockpile expedition essentials like checks notes Rank Cheese…? Each item is built sequentially, so you’ll get the first copy of the cargo item in the same amount of time. Batching items together will increase the upfront cost of beginning the project, however, cancelling midway through will reimburse you.

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As usual, this update also comes with a load of bug fixes, improvements and optimisation changes.

A huge thank you to you, our community! Whether you’ve just started curating or have been around since the Two Point Hospital days, we are ecstatic with how the launch for Museum has gone, and it’s all down to your positivity; whether you’ve shared your museum build, a top tip, or sent us a message with your ideas and feedback, it’s been overwhelmingly lovely watching you curate, and we can’t thank you enough for putting your faith in us and for playing our games

If you’d like to send us your thoughts for future content or updates, or show us your fab museums, here’s the place to do that:

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[p]Love from Abby & the Two Point Team [/p][p](P.S. One of the best things you can do to help support the studio is to leave a Steam Review! If you’ve tried your hand at curating, we’d love to hear your feedback. Thank you!)

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[/p][p] Number of changes: 61[/p][p]Inspired by the community: 59%[/p][p] Changes with ✨ were inspired by the community. [/p][h2]New Content & Features[/h2][p][/p][h3]✨ MIA Memorials[/h3]

• [p] When a staff member goes MIA, the related inbox message will now give you a memorial exhibit that you can place in the museum[/p]
• [p] The exhibit's Buzz and appearance depends on the rank of the staff member when they went MIA [/p]

[h3]✨ New Posters[/h3]

• [p] Added Gift Shop poster wall items for each of the six exhibit types. Each type has four cosmetic variants[/p]
• [p] Added Cafetaria poster wall items, six in total for food items like the Dough Cake, Hog-Logs and Dinosaur Nuggets [/p]

[h3]✨ Security Improvements[/h3]

• [p] Thieves who have stolen something now carry a backpack and have a different walking animation, making them much easier to see[/p]
• [p] Thieves who have been revealed but have not stolen something now play more suspicious animations[/p]
• [p] All Crime Guilds now have their own entry in the sticker book which details their Modus Operandi and additional information [/p]

[h2]Major Quality of Life Updates[/h2][h3]✨ Improved Randomisation[/h3]

• [p] The drop table randomisation system has been overhauled and a new system is being trialled on a selection of POIs[/p]
• [p] These new POIs are smarter at knowing when you’ve not received an exhibit for a long time and have a better understanding of how to distribute multi-part exhibits versus regular exhibits[/p]
• [p] We will monitor feedback on these POIs and increase the number of POIs that use the new system over time:
  Cold Mines Downtown Wetlantis Greasy Fields Carrion Trail Ginormous Rock Darkest Depths Rib Row Endless Dump [/p]

[h3]✨ Workshop Project Batching[/h3]

• [p]When building cargo items, you now have the option to build 1, 3, 5 or 10 copies of the item[/p]
• [p]Each of these copies will be built sequentially, meaning you’ll still get the first copy of the cargo item in the same amount of time as if you were building just one copy[/p]
• [p]Choosing more than one copy will increase the upfront cost, but cancelling mid-way through will reimburse you for any unbuilt copies [/p]

[h3]✨ Staff XP Gaining[/h3]

• [p]Increased the amount of XP gained from most jobs Significantly increased the amount of XP gained from capturing criminals[/p]

[h3]✨ Invalid Items Updates[/h3]

• [p]A major pass has been made on how certain items are calculated to be invalid: you should now see far fewer exclamation marks above walls and items[/p]

[h3]✨ New Staff Traits [/h3]

• [p]Workhorse - +5% Movement Speed, Energy decays slower [/p]
• [p]Delightful - Will occasionally entertain guests [/p]
• [p]Clumsy - Occasionally spontaneously gets an injury [/p]
• [p]Good Egg - Raises happiness of nearby staff [/p]
• [p]Bad Egg - Lowers happiness of nearby staff [/p]
• [p]Theatrical - Gains happiness when working on tours[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Other Changes[/h3]

• [p]✨ Introduced a character cap limit which is available in the settings menu. This is recommended for low-end PCs to improve performance [/p]
• [p]✨ Whenever an ambience speaker is duplicated or copied, it will retain the previously selected ambience theme [/p]
• [p]✨ Updated the UI for the cafe to make it clearer that the food options can be changed [/p]
• [p]✨ Added a queue indicator to most queue-based items to help signify queue direction and the front of the item [/p]
• [p]✨ XP rewards from expeditions now show the correct amount of XP in the crate reveal screen [/p]
• [p]✨ Updated the sorting layer of all fish in the aquarium to make them easier to select [/p]
• [p]✨ Staff who are on an expedition are now greyed out in the staff list [/p]

[h3]Fixes:[/h3]

• [p]Fix for Staff Flip flopping between points after a series of Expeditions to specific POIs.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Ghostology themed archway to prevent stuck characters.[/p]
• [p]✨ Fixed an issue where robot staff were not correctly going to get perks installed [/p]
• [p]✨ Fixed an issue where training items were not correctly improving the time it takes to train [/p]
• [p]Fixed Sunny and Stormy being able to appear on the same staff member [/p]
• [p]✨ A fix to the Ghostology-themed archway to prevent stuck characters [/p]
• [p]Updated to the functional description of the Ambience Speaker, which reflects a change to the phrasing of related status effects. Buzz effects are to guests and not exhibits. [/p]
• [p]✨ Fixed the issue where keyboard prompts were not respecting keyboard layout during the tutorial. [/p]
• [p]Updated ghosts to be removed from the room when destroyed/repossessed [/p]
• [p]✨ Fixed Objective navigation on the gamepad, the back button now closes sub-objectives [/p]
• [p]✨ Fixed issue with the ability to specify staff zones over plots not in play [/p]
• [p]✨ Added dragging prompt to build button prompts to help avoid confusion when creating a room on controller [/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with gamepad staff zones cursor appearing initially under building floors [/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with the Botany salad food option, it now correctly gives a buzz boost to the Botany theme [/p]
• [p]Made fell in ectoplasm expedition injury and physical injury [/p]
• [p]Added progress bar to unlock plot(s) objectives sub-goal when requiring more than a single plot [/p]
• [p]✨ Fixed issue with Pebberly Heights platform looping audio [/p]
• [p]Fixed inconsistency between Training icons in the Staff Inspector Menu and Training Menu. [/p]
• [p]Updated staff resignation warning to just be sad sprite [/p]
• [p]Added improvements to the Ransom Message [/p]
• [p]Fix for several Alien exhibits display incorrect symbols in all inspector menus. [/p]
• [p]Fixed interior shadows leaking onto exterior surfaces below the playable area [/p]
• [p]Fixed player's inability to remove landscape smart brush tiles when painted in Wailon Lodge and Pebberly Heights levels [/p]
• [p]✨ Camera zoom is no longer limited to Very Low-quality settings [/p]
• [p]Fix for Lodge plot build audio issues [/p]
• [p]✨ Fix for radio show subtitles not pausing when the game is paused [/p]
• [p]Fix for Assistant working in a gift shop outside of assigned staff zone. [/p]
• [p]✨ Fix for issue where players could paint exterior paths in buildings on Wailon Lodge. [/p]
• [p]✨ Players are now able to reduce character cap on Console platforms. [/p]
• [p]Optimisation improvements [/p]
• [p]Stability improvements [/p]

Heya Pointians!

We've been working hard to bring you hotfixes to the bugs that snuck in with version 2.0, a massive thank you to everyone who played and gave feedback on our beta branch whilst we got these bugs squashed.

As always, please come to us if you encounter any issues, or have ideas and feedback for the game.

We love seeing what you've built and worked on, and the team is always looking to the community for ideas and suggestions.

A massive thank you to you all, and happy curating,
Abby and the Two Point team

[h3]Fixes[/h3]
Steam build - 2.0.183395 - 22/05/2025

• Fix for Issue of MIA message not being dismissible in the inbox on controller
  
• Fix for Staff flip flopping between decisions.
  
• Fix for Staff being repeatedly ill when Fired
  
• Fix for Characters getting stuck in an interaction
  
• Temporary Fix for finance message warnings displaying to the player due to marketing.

[h3]Twitch Integration[/h3]

• Fixed an issue where job roles were not displaying for viewers when choosing their player staff, resulting in chat only being able to select assistants