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Update Notes For v1.01.15

[p]Business assets now group together when there are too many:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Also the Job Search window now shows the average wage for each job so you don't have to open the City Explorer to find out:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Version 1.01.15[/h3]

[p]Player business assets now grouped together by type and displayed with one icon when there are too many items[/p]
[p]Owned and rented real estate list sort by occupant status now lists unoccupied properties at the top[/p]
[p]Job search window shows current average city wage for each job[/p]
[p]Add base game mods "Slow Inflation" and "Redenomination x2"[/p]
[p]Malformed xml data files no longer crash game, instead will print error in the debug log[/p]

Update Notes For v1.01.10

New real estate can no longer spawn when public market value of that property type is too low
Mod menu for creating new mods increase 'File Name' field character limit to 40
Newly moddable: Player business reputation's effect on income multiplier (reputationIncomeMinXer, reputationIncomeGrowthXer), Theoretical market size of each real estate property type (restateMaxMarketSize), Theoretical market size of each business type (businessMaxMarketSize), Inflation increase when currency revaluation happens (redenominationThreshold)
Fix DEPRECATED Torn Ligament status effect sometimes appearing on birthdays due to negative health points

Update Notes For v1.01.06

Starting loan mods can set % of loan received as cash
Long-term average central bank rate (baseInterestRate) is now moddable
Fix player-owned real estate auto mode rent increases not keeping up when inflation is high
Fix personal bankruptcy process not using savings account to repay debts

Update Notes For v1.01.02

[p]Education changes previously discussed here are now on the default branch.[/p][p][/p][h3]Version 1.01.02[/h3]

[p]Add functionality for selecting part time study to many education courses[/p]
[p]Adjusted many degrees and certificate activity hours from 40 to 30[/p]
[p]Lower DIPLOMA:Logistics minimum monthly study hours from 160 to 120[/p]
[p]Update some education-related tooltips and icons to support part time study[/p]
[p]Update some job-related tooltips and icons for more information[/p]
[p]Increase business contract payout from inventory and utility costs[/p]
[p]Decrease business contract payout from wage costs[/p]
[p]Fix keeping a business Closed while having active contracts not giving Jobs Completed reputation increase[/p]
[p]Fix socials window resetting scroll bar when deleting friend from existence[/p]

Experimental Branch - Part Time Education

[p]The Experimental Branch has been updated to v1.01.00. To access this branch, right-click the game on Steam -> Properties -> Betas -> select experimental in the dropdown list.[/p][p]In this update, enrolling in a degree or certificate creates a popup for choosing between full time and part time study. Part time studying will halve the hours required each month but double the total months required.[/p][p][/p][p]To accommodate this new feature, the activity hours for degrees and certificates has been changed from 40 to 30 hours - if you're using the activity limits settings for an education in existing saved games you may have to make adjustments.[/p][p]Both education and jobs now show the current performance under their respective shortcuts so you can quickly see how things are going.[/p][p][/p][p]Also, the site activity windows have been reworked to show important information like remaining education/work hours this month.[/p][p][/p]