Parcel Simulator News

[p][/p][h2]A sneak peek at what's coming up[/h2][p]Hey Parcel Inspectors! I have some exciting new stuff in the works that I wanted to share with you all. These updates aren't available just yet, but I thought it'd be good to share some info about them in a devlog-style format.[/p][p][/p][h2]🏭 A New Warehouse[/h2][p]Currently code-named "Warehouse 2" (better name pending), this will be an entirely new facility made available for purchase once reaching Tier 14 in the existing Parcel Sim warehouse. This warehouse will require you to sort parcels in new ways using new machines, but with a link to your existing warehouse.[/p][p]I hear your calls for more stuff to do, and more space to expand into, and I hope this warehouse will provide just that! I didn't want to simply add more tiers onto the existing warehouse as there's no clear direction to expand, and it feels the right size for the current set of doors available.[/p][p][/p][h2]☝️ Raised Conveyors[/h2][p]By far the most requested feature I have received has been for some form of raised or stacked conveyor belts, either as a replacement for Bridge Conveyors or to simply increase warehouse throughput. While still fairly early days, I'm currently working on an implementation to make this possible.[/p][p]I hope to have something playable on the staging branch in the coming weeks to test it out ahead of release. The tricky part at the moment is making sure the placement controls feel right as it can get quite messy when you have two layers of belts running along one another![/p][p][/p][h2]🎄 Festive Themed Warehouse[/h2][p]'Tis the holiday season, and so the warehouse is getting a small Christmassy makeover! This is a small themed update with a new gift-wrap parcel type and some decorations. Stay tuned as I hope to have this released very soon![/p][p][/p][h2]🍱 Sandbox Mode[/h2][p]Again, another heavily requested feature is a sandbox or "creative" mode, to allow you to freely build, expand, and spawn your automation setups with unlimited money and some quicker prototyping tools. I'm still looking at how best to implement this mode, and the tools that need to be available, but it's very much coming soon for those who really want it![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]❤️ Thank you for 1900+ Steam Reviews![/h2][p]As always, reviews are super appreciated and really help with understanding the pain-points in Parcel Simulator as well as showing the game to more players on Steam! Please do consider leaving one if you haven't already, thanks![/p][p][/p][h2]🌐 Links[/h2][p]Here are some links to social platforms where you can connect with me:[/p][p]Bluesky Discord YouTube[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Thanks[/p][p]-- Dan[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey Parcel Inspectors! I'm back again with another update, this time including a few new additions and some further quality of life improvements.[/p][p][/p][h3][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/h3][h3]🚀 Adjustable Launchers[/h3][p]Ever had a launcher that doesn't quite launch where you want it to? Or accidentally upgraded a launcher, only to find it now messes up your setup? Well launchers are now fully adjustable, with two screens on the side allowing both the power and angle to be changed between a set of options. You can still upgrade launchers as before, but these will instead now only affect the speed parcels move along the belt, rather than the launch power/angle.[/p][p][/p][h3]🧱 Divider Walls[/h3][p]There are now a set of divider walls available in the Decorations section of the shop, which you can place anywhere in your warehouse. Use them to designate different areas of your warehouse, prevent launched parcels falling off the end of belts, or build yourself a box office :P [/p][p][/p][h3]🎨 Painted Conveyors Correctly Pack and Unpack[/h3][p]Now when repacking painted conveyors into delivery boxes, the paint colour will be saved. You'll be able to see what colour something is with the coloured circle in the top corner of the label. Also, at the bottom of the screen you can now see the name of a shop delivery item, to make finding the conveyor you're looking for easier. [/p][p][/p][h3]💬 Better Repacked Item Visibility[/h3][p]Lots of players shared that when interacting with lots of repacked conveyors, it was often difficult to differentiate them from one another. I've added a text label to the bottom of the screen which appears when hovering over repacked items to try and help with this.[/p][p][/p][h3]🩷 Pink and White Storage Racks[/h3][p]There are now two new colours for storage racks in the shop: pink and white.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]✨ Features[/h3]

• [p]Added adjustable screens to launcher conveyors, and made the upgrade level now only change the speed of the belt itself rather than launch power. Note: you may have to change some of the settings on your existing launchers to match what they were previously set to.[/p]
• [p]Added wall dividers to the decorations section of the shop[/p]
• [p]Added pink and white storage racks[/p]
• [p]Added the name of a hovered repacked item/shop delivery to the bottom of the screen[/p]

[h3]🛠️ Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where diverters with two exits set to the same cargo type would cause certain cargo type parcels to be sent the incorrect direction[/p]
• [p]Level 2 and 3 loaders are now faster at loading, as well as having a faster move speed[/p]
• [p]Fixed the incorrect A1/B1/C1 labeling on doors/displays[/p]
• [p]Changed 20->30 in the description for large pallets[/p]
• [p]Fixed a potential crashing issue[/p]

[h3]🤏 Tweaks[/h3]

• [p]Various translation tweaks[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]❤️ Thank you for 1500+ Steam Reviews![/h2][p]As always, thanks for leaving a Steam review! They're super helpful for understanding where the issues are in Parcel Sim, as well as showing the game to more players across Steam. I read every single review and make sure to use the feedback to improve the game and shape future updates - thank you for your continued support![/p][p][/p][h2]📅 Up Next[/h2][p]I'm still looking into a variety of "X is stuck" issues, namely scanners and joiners, and will aim to have those resolved by the next update.[/p][p][/p][h2]🌐 Links[/h2][p]Here are some links to social platforms where you can connect with me:[/p][p]Bluesky Discord YouTube[/p][p][/p][h2]💡Community Screenshots[/h2][p]Here are some awesome screenshots kindly shared by members of the Discord server:[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Thanks![/p][p]-- Dan[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey Parcel Inspectors! This update brings some heavily requested fixes from the community: fixes to scanners causing mistakes in fully automated setups, and reducing bottlenecks caused by bridge conveyors. This update is a little light, but fixing these bugs has been an absolute nightmare to be honest! Now that the super nasty and time consuming issues are out of the way, I'm hoping to have 1.0.4 out within the next couple of weeks along with some new content![/p][p][/p][h3]🔍 Scanner Mistakes Fix[/h3][p]For those unaware, there has been an intermittent issue present which caused a very small number of parcels to be incorrectly scanned by scanners, causing mistakes to be output even with fully automated setups. This was an incredibly nasty bug to fix, as finding a consistent way to reproduce the issue was near-impossible. Thanks to help from the Discord community I was able to find a repro, and fix this problem. If you're still finding this issue is present do reach out, but hopefully now it should be resolved![/p][p][/p][h3]🌉 Bridger Conveyor Improvements[/h3][p]Bridger conveyors have been a pain-point for many players as they have failed to queue up parcels in the same way that straight or corner conveyors do, instead behaving like one single long conveyor. This has now been changed such that parcels will queue up along the bridge.[/p][p][/p][p]I also saw from the community that bridges were getting "stuck" after loading in from a save, or starting a new day, meaning you had to constantly go around unblocking stuck bridges. This should hopefully also now be resolved, as bridge conveyors have more sensibly colliders across their full length, rather than just at the top.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]🛠️ Fixes[/h3]

• [p]MAJOR: Fixed the issue where scanners incorrectly validated parcels sometimes, causing mistakes to be output in fully automated setups[/p]
• [p]Bridges now behave as if they are 3 separate pieces, allowing parcels to traverse them in the same way that parcels navigate straight/corner conveyors[/p]
• [p]Fixed bridges getting stuck after loading from save by adding new colliders across the full length of them[/p]
• [p]Added missing arrows to contents diverter conveyor[/p]

[h3]🤏 Tweaks[/h3]

• [p]Added missing string into Korean translation[/p]
• [p]Added tweaks to various translations[/p]
• [p]Small change to improve stability on some systems[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]❤️ Thank you for 1400+ Steam Reviews![/h2][p]As always, thanks for leaving a Steam review! They help a lot with understanding the pain-points in the game, as well as showing the game to more players on Steam. Though I do not respond to all messages in the Steam Discussions, I am reading as much as I can and am using the feedback to improve the game and shape future updates - thank you for your continued support![/p][p][/p][h2]📅 Up Next[/h2][p]There a few outstanding bugs I'm looking to sort, namely joiner conveyors getting stuck, loaders being slow and sometimes causing infinite load/unload bugs with storage racks, and implementing a more robust save game backup system. [/p][p]I'm also hoping to add some new stuff in the next update. Not sure what exactly that will be just yet, but hopefully something fun![/p][p][/p][h2]🌐 Links[/h2][p]Here are some links to social platforms where you can connect with me:[/p][p]Bluesky Discord YouTube[/p][p][/p][h2]💡Community Screenshots[/h2][p]Here are some awesome screenshots kindly shared by members of the Discord server:[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Thanks![/p][p]-- Dan[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey Parcel Inspectors! Thanks for your patience on this update, I've had a few IRL roadblocks over the last few weeks that have held me back, but I'm now back up and running and working on updates! This update brings some bug fixes and some small bits of new content, namely the Multi Joiner Conveyor, additional levels for the Conveyor Deliveries upgrade, and translation into four new languages![/p][p][/p][h3]🌐 Languages Update[/h3][p]Parcel Simulator now supports 11 languages! Here is the full list so far, including the 4 new languages:[/p]

• [p]English[/p]
• [p]German[/p]
• [p]French[/p]
• [p]Spanish[/p]
• [p]Polish[/p]
• [p]Simplified Chinese[/p]
• [p]Portuguese - Brazil[/p]
• [p]➕ Italian[/p]
• [p]➕ Japanese[/p]
• [p]➕ Korean[/p]
• [p]➕ Russian[/p]

[p]More languages may come soon, feel free to reach out if there are any you wish to see in the game![/p][p][/p][h3]🆕 Multi-Joiner Conveyor[/h3][p]A request that I keep seeing come up is the need to combine more than two streams of parcels together via a joiner, or for two opposing sides to be joined together. The Multi Joiner now allows for this, and can be purchased in the shop.[/p][p][/p][h3]⤴️ Conveyor Deliveries Upgrade[/h3][p]Until now, the conveyor belts in the delivery doors have not been upgradable. To make the process of upgrading these belts simpler, I've added two new tiers to the "Conveyor Deliveries" upgrade, in the Upgrades tab, which increments all belts in all delivery doors to levels 2 and 3 when upgraded.[/p][p][/p][h3]📦 Pallets Should Now Save Correctly[/h3][p]Pretty simple, Pallets should now save the parcels and shop deliveries that are attached to them after sleeping or exiting the game![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h3]✨ Features[/h3]

• [p]Added a new "Multi Joiner" conveyor belt, which joins three streams of parcels into one.[/p]
• [p]Added two new tiers to the "Conveyor Deliveries" upgrade, allowing delivery door belts to be upgraded to levels 2 & 3[/p]
• [p]Parcels and shop deliveries now save to pallets when sleeping or exiting the game[/p]
• [p]Added support for four new community-requested languages: Italian, Japanese, Korean and Russian[/p]

[h3]🛠️ Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed the "N/A criteria invalid" bug - thanks @Yangster for providing reproduction steps for this one![/p]
• [p]Added missing ceiling and wall pieces into later warehouse tier bays[/p]
• [p]Fixed collisions under delivery doors which caused small parcels to get stuck under the doors, blocking conveyors from moving[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing translations in various languages[/p]
• [p]Parcels now spawn directly on conveyor belts in delivery bays, more sensibly spaced apart, to prevent the physics system from forcing them to be thrown around in the delivery bays[/p]
• [p]Fixed font/UI scaling issues on the tablet for certain languages with longer character lengths[/p]
• [p]Added missing directional arrows to sticker checker conveyors[/p]
• [p]Allowed contents inspection diverter conveyors to be painted[/p]

[h3]🤏 Tweaks[/h3]

• [p]Added better support for CJK characters[/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]❤️ Thank you for 1000+ Steam Reviews![/h2][p]Thank you so much for getting Parcel Simulator to over 1000+ reviews on Steam! I appreciate you taking the time to leave a review, it means a lot to me and helps me understand where the pain-points are in the game. All of the feedback, through both Steam reviews and the various feedback channels/forums, is being processed and will be used to organise future updates.[/p][p][/p][h2]📅 Up Next[/h2][p]I'm still investigating the bug which causes parcels to sometimes be incorrectly categorised by scanners, or being pre-approved/denied incorrectly. If anyone has consistent reproduction steps, please let me know below or send a message in the Discord server! I appreciate this is a super annoying one, but I am working on it![/p][p]I'm also hoping to have the bridges operating a bit more nicely in the next update, such that they behave like three conveyor pieces rather than just one.[/p][p][/p][h2]🌐 Links[/h2][p]Here are some links to social platforms where you can connect with me:[/p][p]Bluesky Discord YouTube[/p][p][/p][h2]💡Community Screenshots[/h2][p]Here are some awesome screenshots kindly shared by members of the Discord server:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Thanks![/p][p]-- Dan[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey Parcel Inspectors! It's now been just over two weeks since launch and so I thought I'd drop an update with some of the fixes and improvements that have been implemented so far. Some more exciting stuff is coming soon, but for now I'm trying to get all the key issues and bugs ironed out.[/p][p][/p][h3]✨ Features[/h3]

• [p]Added directional arrows to joiner, diverter, and splitter conveyors to better indicate the in/out directions during placement[/p]
• [p]Stamps on envelope parcels now appear on the front, next to the weight class, rather than on the back of the parcel to make it clearer that these parcels do have Stamps[/p]
• [p]Added a toast notification which warns of the required warehouse tier when trying to upgrade belts without the correct tier unlocked[/p]
• [p]Added a "Q" hotkey icon next to "Pick up" when hovering over items that can be repacked[/p]

[h3]🛠️ Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where sometimes conveyor belts and machines would fall through the floor when dropped with right mouse button[/p]
• [p]Fixed contracts requirements sometimes asking for parcels of a specific country, but the description incorrectly asking for the inverse[/p]
• [p]Improved collisions in the inbound delivery doors to make it harder to get stuck[/p]
• [p]Improved collisions at the edge of the inbound delivery doors to prevent small envelope parcels falling through an invisible gap[/p]
• [p]Added some improvements to prevent pallets being pushed through the floor when opening attached delivery parcels[/p]
• [p]When selling shop deliveries while attached to a pallet, correctly remove their references so you can continue to use the pallet as normal[/p]
• [p]Allow parcels stuck inside/under the entrance to chutes to be picked up[/p]

[h3]🤏 Tweaks[/h3]

• [p]Various translation updates and tweaks[/p]
• [p]Improved strange scaling on serial number keypad header in certain languages[/p]
• [p]Fixed a typo in the welcome email[/p]

[p][/p][h2]❤️ Thank you for 500+ Steam Reviews![/h2][p]I wanted to say thank you for helping the game reach over 500 reviews on Steam! This is a huge milestone and really helps the game reach a wider audience across Steam. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, and for sharing your feedback and thoughts on the game. I've been reading every review and making sure to note any complaints in order to better shape future updates.[/p][p][/p][h2]📅 Up Next[/h2][p]I'm currently investigating a few key issues, including pallets not correctly saving attached parcels, and scanners intermittently and inconsistently making mistakes (even in fully automated setups). I hope to have these issues fixed soon and will post a community update as and when they are.[/p][p]Thanks for all the bug reports via the in-game reporting tool, the Steam Community Hub, and on Discord. There is a lot of great feedback, so please bear with me while I work my way through it all. I'm picking out the most requested/important items and working to proritise those requests as quickly as I can![/p][p]New content updates coming soon![/p][p][/p][h2]🌐 Links[/h2][p]Here are some links to social platforms where you can connect with me:[/p][p]Bluesky Discord YouTube[/p][p][/p][h2]💡Community Screenshots[/h2][p]Here are some awesome screenshots kindly shared by members of the Discord server:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]Thanks![/p][p]-- Dan[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]