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v1.6 Now Available with Expanded Mod Support

[p]Over the past several months we have seen extraordinary creativity from our growing community in the Steam Workshop. [/p][p]v1.6.0 focuses on improvements to Mod Support, drastically simplifying many workflows and adding new capabilities to assist our modding community. [/p][p][/p]
Release Notes
[p][/p][h2]Mod Support (v1.1.0)[/h2][h3]New Features[/h3]
  • [p]Custom air traffic. Mods can now include additional models for inclusion in the flying traffic that appears throughout Dystopika.[/p]
  • [p]Custom Soundtracks. Mods can now include custom music which will be added to the music selector on the City Setting screen[/p]
  • [p]Custom Fonts. Mods can now include custom fonts for use on the Custom Text prop[/p]
[h3]New Video Tutorials for Getting Started[/h3][p]Several new videos have been added to modding.voidswithin.com to help modders with common workflows.[/p][h3]Quality of Life Improvements[/h3]
  • [p]ModKit Wizard has been completely overhauled to more quickly accomplish common workflows like setting up a district or making a building tile from a model.[/p]
  • [p]Improved ModKit upgrading processes to prevent conflicts[/p]
  • [p]Mod Authors can now include a minor version increment (e.g. "1.6")[/p]
  • [p]Tilt components can now be added to modded props[/p]
  • [p]Districts can now be categorized as District, Megastructure or Utility. This has no impact on gameplay, just the header that displays when the district is selected.[/p]
  • [p]Tiles can now be configured for a single large building, whereas previously a "small" version for the initial build state was required. A Starting Height offset field has been added to configure the starting position.[/p]
[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]
  • [p]Exporting a compiled mod will no longer clear the entire mod install directory[/p]
  • [p]Fixed several errors related to uploading mods to Steam using the Mod Manager.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a bug where mod thumbnail images were uploading at an incorrect resolution and will now display a warning if the thumbnail is larger than Steam limitations[/p]
  • [p]Renaming a mod will no longer cause conflicts with older version[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a bug related to cross-mod collision of Shaders[/p]
  • [p]The Out of Bounds area will no longer block weather effects from showing on surrounding landscapes.[/p]
[h2]Game Updates (v1.6.0)[/h2][h3]Legal[/h3][p]In addition to the Steam Subscriber Agreement, Dystopika now includes a detailed EULA and Privacy Policy. This is primarily in service to the mod support and outlining what is and isn't OK to do with our ModKit while also establishing broader privacy compliance. [/p][p]Yes, legal updates are decidedly unsexy but necessary. [/p][h3]Unity Engine upgrade[/h3]
  • [p]The underlying version of the Unity engine has been upgraded to address the CVE vulnerability. [/p]
[h3]Quality of Life improvements[/h3]
  • [p]Cities can be loaded directly from the Edit City screen[/p]
  • [p]Improved Steamdeck on screen keyboard handling[/p]
[h3]Minor Changes[/h3]
  • [p]Mod Support beta warning will no longer appear for cities created 1.6.0 or later.[/p]
  • [p]Create/Edit city screen layouts has been adjusted[/p]
  • [p]Some volumetric lighting on Blimps have been adjusted[/p]
  • [p]Hover/select effect on some props has been adjusted and now highlight additional parts of the prop.[/p]
  • [p]Monorail prop has received a small visual update[/p]
  • [p]Sound FX have been added to the Rain and Heavy Rain weather presets.[/p]
[h3]Bugs[/h3]
  • [p]Fixed a bug that should reduce the game install size.[/p]
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