ContractVille News

Hotfix 0.0.4.1 is live!

We are working hard to resolve bugs as soon as possible and provide you with a better experience.

1. Fixed some furniture that looked stolen when it wasn't in Decoration houses
2. Fixed an issue where the objective progress count became negative when the player demolished plasterboard or baseboard in a house they had previously done a mission for.
3. Fixed a bug when players tried to place a door in build missions.
4. Fixed an issue where doors couldn't be placed in their location in build missions.
5. Fixed a bug in the Exterior Works stage where there was a place stair objective when building a house.
6. Added a toggle setting for sprinting.
7. Fixed office garage issues (cars blocked by doors).
8. Fixed a visual bug that occurred when players had two tile packs in their hands.
9. Fixed a bug that caused the "Complete All Main Objectives" achievement to not unlock.
10. Added a skill reset mechanic, allowing players to reset their skills up to three times.
11. Solved the problem of vehicles flying when a cement bucket landed on them.
12. Fixed doors and windows in large demolish plots.
13. Fixed broken fences getting stuck inside cars.
14. Fixed several localization errors.
15. Made sway settings proportional to the FOV.
16. Fixed a bug that prevented auctions from starting.
17. Fixed skill load giving extra points.
18. Fixed skill load decreasing extra skill levels.
19. Fixed a bug where breaking baseboards or plasterboards adversely affected quest progress when the player had previously done a quest in the same house.
20. Fixed incorrect names in map markers of contract missions.
21. Fixed the main goal reward text overflowing on the tablet.
22. Fixed stair objective issues for single-floor buildings (it appeared as an objective where it shouldn't).
23. Improved the creation of interior door openings in walls (may still require a house rebuild in some cases).
24. Fixed the camera location in the office upgrade screen for the generator.
25. Corrected the room design point header on the left so it resizes correctly with text size in different languages.
26. Fixed a situation where rooms with a renovation task did not prompt the removal of all furniture when they should have.
27. Now, if you abort or replan a mission, you will receive a refund according to the stage it was done in.
28. Aborting decorate missions after stealing furniture now results in a fine for the player.
29. Fixed an issue where car license plates were sometimes installed by default.
30. Fixed the problem that sometimes car license plates are installed by default.

For any case old version on branch "old_public_0.0.4"

@everyone ContractVille update 0.0.4 is live!

1) Stair ghost fixed.
2) Fixed the mission not counting when placing a stair in Build Mission, let us know if you encounter it again.
3) Decoration Mission stolen furnitures fixed for Sean and Erin. If you face this issue again, please notify with the mission owner's name.
4) Fixed the quest not progressing if you buy the Skyscraper Office before the purchase quest arrives.
5) Fixed walls disappearing in build, if a wall disappears, the build needs to be restarted from the beginning.
6) Mission furniture refunds fixed. After replacing a furniture that is in the mission, you will get a refund of furniture's price.
7) Updated load process of skills (Your skills should be fixed after one save/load).
8) Updated on cloths (Hand sway is not fully compatable with , if you experience problems try resetting your and disable hand sway).
9) Purchase option with loan added to Mixer and Planner upgrade.
10) Fixed a bug that caused us to show an unwanted text instead of a blank key image if we didn't have a key image.
11) Fixed some sound levels not being controlled from in-game settings.
12) Fixed bugs when switching camera mode in the vehicle.
13) Fixed bugs in the pop-up video of some skills in the Tool Skills section.
14) The thin wall in Demolish templates is now connected to the lower floors, you will see less warning that you need to break the upper floor.
15) Character vertical mouse invert option is now added.
16) Buyable gas canisters were added to gas stations.
17) NPCs will now make a sound when they jump to escape from the vehicle.
18) Fixed the issue where items were withdrawing money 2 times in Office upgrade.
19) Added icons to mouse inputs without icons.
20) Z-Fighting in Robert and Joshua's house is fixed.
21) Gaming Chair customizations fixed.
22) FOV for the vehicle is now available as a separate option.
23) Fixed generator and fuel order widget not opening at the beginning.
24) Fixed the issue where the 24-12 Hour setting was not working properly.
25) The mesh at the end of the tool mesh in shovel and plaster will no longer stand independently.
26) Fixed the issue that items placed in inventories appear as a visual bug due to FOV material.
27) Electricity system now works correctly
28) There is an upper limit to how much energy batteries can store.

Version 0.0.3.1 on old branch, you can change it in any case.

We've listened to your feedback on Steam and Discord, and we've found and fixed the bugs you reported.
First of all, I would like to thank you, our community and players, for being so kind and understanding, and for helping us fix the bugs. You all make this game thrive and grow, so thank you!

If you want to revert to the previous version in any case, change your branch to old_public_0.0.2.2.

If you are having Resolution, Input or Crash problems, please don't forget to check the FAQ on our Discord channel.

DC: https://discord.com/invite/Yajrcan3rC

• 1) Added FOV settings.
• 2) If you bought the wind turbine with a loan in the Office upgrade and it didn't arrive, the loan will be deleted and the money you paid will come back to you!
  
• 3) The client skill load problem has been fixed. (If your skill points have been reset, they will come back to you unspent with the update!)
  
• 4) The crash issue when placing the convex corner of the upper cabinet against walls has been fixed.
  
• 5) Mission fame rewards have been fixed. (The average fame xp of the missions you have done so far will be paid to you with the update!)
  
• 6) Fixed error that cause obstructing the progress of the stair placement objective on Sean's mission.
  
• 7) Fixed an issue where players could not compress garbage bags in Level 2.
  
• 8) The issue where purchases below the minimum loan limit triggered a loan instead of a cash purchase has been resolved.
  
• 9) The issue where the loans displayed on the loan screen did not match the actual loans has been resolved.
  
• 10) The issue where ambient lights did not respond to day events and turned on at night when their settings were changed has been resolved.
  
• 11) Fixed the problem that "upgrade office" and "upgrade storage" interface names written as text in the task in office quest were not highlighted.
  
• 12) Fixed the problem of vehicles showing as "None" in the vehicles tab under the company tab on the tablet and the error of the "Save to garage" option.
  
• 13) Problem with the land property main goal progression has been fixed.
  
• 14) Fixed tools clipping through walls.
  
• 15) Fixed issue that some people encounter with key bindings.
  
• 16) The furniture progress and finish sign on Parcel 2 have been fixed.
  
• 17) The issue where the minimap overlaps with the pause menu and planner has been fixed.
  
• 18) Fixed an issue that occurred while late joiner clients were playing the bus sequence.
  
• 19) Fixed an issue where the design point of the current room would display incorrectly when other players changed the design point in another room.
  
• 20) Fixed an issue where the stair locations would not accept stairs in some states.
  
• 21) Fixed an issue where the furniture and electronic stores did not display luxury point numbers on the map description.
  
• 22) Fixed an issue where the music player would sometimes play two different sounds when the back button was pressed.
  
• 23) The miscalculation error in the paint wall percentage at Robert's house has been fixed.
  
• 24) In the build mission, the objective won't be affected by stair placement.
  
• 25) Number of decoration mission comments is now limited to 50.
  
• 26) The issue with the unscrewable window in Scott's mission has been fixed.
  
• 27) The issue with main goals not having values after Chapter 9 has been fixed.
  
• 28) Plasterboard baseboard demolish sound VFX now works.
  
• 29) The logistics timer now starts when you enter the logistics area with a vehicle.
  
• 30) Compress machine level 1 can be started while player is inside.
  
• 31) The issue with material selections not working in ceiling lamp customization has been fixed.
  
• 32) The issue with undemolishable floor tiles has been resolved.
  
• 33) The issue with lights not staying hidden in the office preview on the Office Upgrade Screen has been fixed.
  
• 34) The issue where focus distance wasn't hidden with the "hide UI" button in photo mode has been fixed.
  
• 35) The issue with lampshade customization material selections not working has been fixed.
  
• 36) Pressing the "P" key no longer closes the screen while the storage rack naming screen is active.
  
• 37) Michael's logistics mission screenshot has been fixed.
  
• 38) The Barber's slow camera rotation speed has been fixed.
  
• 38) Fixed some localization problem with german, chinese, japanese, turkish.
  
• 39) Fixed quest activation sound volume.
  
• 40) Siggo Glider trunk collision has been fixed.
  
• 41) Fixed an issue where the time interval settings were not loading correctly.
  
• 42) A time indicator has been added to the music player.
  
• 43) Fixed an issue where interacting with the end marker in Scott's house would cause a crash.
  

If you experience problems again with the issues we said have been resolved here, please let us know and write what do you think and if there is anything you would like us to improve!

The issue with save file not loading that you experienced in the previous update has been fixed and we are very sorry for this situation, we apologize.

If you have below problems please follow the steps for solutions.

[h3]Input Problem[/h3]
If you are having problems with input, please go to the following path and delete the input file.
"%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\ContractVille\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor"
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[h3]Resolution Problem[/h3]

If there is a problem with resolution and you can't click buttons in the game, please try these two ways.
1) Edit the GameUserSettings in the path "%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\ContractVille\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor" like this.
ResolutionSizeX=1920
ResolutionSizeY=1080
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1920
LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=1080

2) Open up Nvidia control panel > Manage 3D Settings > Find DSR - Factors and turn this off, or if you want this setting, change it to your native res and it should be good.

We are doing our best to provide you with the best experience possible.

[h3]Update Notes[/h3]

• 1. Fixed the algorithm for getting out of the car.
  
• 2. Fixed issues with light switches.
  
• 3. Added contract time bonus to the end of mission screen.
  
• 4. Fixed an issue where you could not see the amount in paint and plaster.
  
• 5. Fixed a bug when the mail screen is closed with the X button, UI didn't show up correctly when opened again.
  
• 6. Fixed a bug where the "demolish the first wall" subgoal didn't get achieved.
  
• 7. Fixed a bug where buying a vehicle from the gallery with a loan caused loan money to be taken immediately.
  
• 8. Fixed a bug where achievement icons didn't appear when first opening the profile screen.
  
• 9. Fixed a bug where the design point load wasn't accurate.
  
• 10. Fixed a bug where resolution settings got reset.
  
• 11. Light switches affect the design point in the room.
  
• 12. Added 2 new road navigation settings including enable, disable and update rate.
  
• 13. Fixed the issue for pre-update save files that have multiple wood frame spawn bugs.
  
• 14. Fixed the problem of not being able to tighten screws due to incorrect collisions of the built walls.
  

See you in the game!

Hello, the new update is live, we are working very fast to produce solutions to your requests and problems you encounter. At the moment, we know that there is a localization error in Furniture names and we will hot fix and solve it during the day. If furniture localization will be a problem and you do not want this update, you can switch to 0.0.1 Public Branch.

Update Notes:

• 1. The issue causing a "lowlevelFatalError" and game crashes when selecting the multiplayer option while creating a new world, along with the inability to see other sessions in the session list, has been fixed. You can now connect to the game in multiplayer mode and join sessions!
  
• 2. OPTIMIZATION SETTINGS: For those experiencing low FPS, settings for ambient lighting that can affect performance have been added. If you disable this option, the city will be dark at night, but your FPS will be significantly higher.
  
• 3. The resolution issue causing some players to be unable to click buttons due to the UI resolution being set to a different value has been fixed. Now, you won't experience any problems clicking buttons in the UI at the start of the game.
  
• 4. Issues with keybindings have been resolved. You can now assign and use the arrow keys for driving vehicles.
  
• 5. In the Office storage shelf naming UI, the issue where the interface would close with the "p" input has been fixed. The interface no longer closes with this input.
  
• 6. The issue where the frames of a previous plan would appear during the interior wall framing stage when building a house, if the house had been previously replanned or another construction task had been done on the same plot, has been resolved.
  
• 7. The issue causing the design point info box in the top left panel to appear while building a house, before reaching the decorating stage, has been resolved.
  
• 8. The issue allowing clients to paint walls any color during construction tasks, despite some tasks requiring specific wall colors for certain rooms, has been resolved.
  
• 9. The issue where walls were not being counted in the target list while the client was plastering has been resolved.
  
• 10. The issue where a mission incorrectly required luxury points for the purchase objective has been resolved.
  
• 11. The issue preventing the placement of wall panels at the concave intersection of two walls has been resolved.
  
• 12. The issue with the boxes in the car floating in the air while loading the game has been fixed.
  
• 13. We have made an improvement for the furniture that comes out of the package in the vehicle. We will test it to see if the issue persists.
  
• 14. The issue of driving through streetlights with the car has been fixed.
  
• 15. The issue of the vehicle fuel always being a quarter tank on load has been resolved.
  
• 16. The blurred UI images in the pause menu are now clear.
  
• 17. Key bindings work properly now.
  
• 18. The overlapping online cargo point and recycle combiner in front of Scott's house have been fixed.
  
• 19. The Design Point UI has returned to the HUD. To avoid confusion, it now includes the label "Optional" next to it.
  
• 20. The bug with the "Rescue to Garage" button under the Company/Vehicles tab has been fixed. Now, you can select the office, and a ghost mesh appears in the garage at the vehicle's destination. If something obstructs the vehicle, a warning is issued. If an object is blocking, the ghost mesh turns orange.
  
• 21. In the Office shelf name set UI, the issue where the "p" input would close the UI has been fixed.
  
• 22. The quest sound volume has been reduced at the start for those sensitive to loud noises.
  
• 23. Even if there is only one player, those whose role changes to worker on load can now revert to CEO. Additionally, in single-player mode, the role is set to CEO at the start of the game.
  
• 24. If there is an unpacked item in your vehicle trunk in your save file, it will be repackaged when you load the game, allowing you to continue using the vehicle.
  
• 25. You can no longer sell the logistics vehicle, you little thieves. :))
  

See you in the game!