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PowerWash Simulator Dev AMA

[p]Washers, we're getting close! So close we can taste the bubbles 🫧 We're a few days away from release, and we couldn't be more excited 🎉[/p][p][/p][p]To help bring your hype levels over 9000, we'll be hosting an AMA on r/Games tomorrow, October 21st![/p][p][/p][p]The AMA will be posted on r/Games around 1pm BST with some FuturLab Gnomes jumping in to answer your questions from around 3pm-5pm BST[/p][p][/p][p]Have some fun questions for the FuturLab team, want a little insight into some behind the scenes action or just want to tell the team how much you love PowerWash Sim? This is the perfect chance to do that![/p][p][/p][p]Keep up to date on all things PowerWash Simulator 2 as we lead up to release on October 23rd! You can wishlist now ⤵️[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]If you're have any issues playing PowerWash Simulator, or the PowerWash Simulator 2 demo, please reach out to our Support Portal so we can help to get you cleaning ⤵️[/p][p][/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p][p][/p]

PowerWash Simulator 2 Demo Update

[p]We have released an update for our PowerWash Simulator 2 demo to address some feedback and give you a better experience while playing.[/p][p]These changes include:[/p]
  • [p]Added Target Frame Rate options in Video Tab (Default set to unlimited + vsync on)[/p]
  • [p]Slight camera change to avoid frame hitches (may help with motion sickness)[/p]
  • [p]News Article text changes[/p]
  • [p]Fixed News Article caching logic error[/p]
  • [p]Optimisation improvements[/p]
[p][/p][p]We’ve also added a new item into the in-game store for you to spend your PowerWash Points on. This Item is the Rustic Shelving![/p][p]We’d like to thank you for all the feedback so far and look forward to everyone jumping into the full release on October 23rd![/p][p][/p][p]If you have any issues playing the PowerWash Simulator 2 demo, please reach out to our Support Portal so we can help to get you cleaning ⤵️[/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p][p][/p][p]Follow this link to keep up with all PowerWash Simulator 2 news and play the demo here ⤵️ [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p]

Steam Next Fest Demo

[h3]Hello Washers![/h3][p][/p][p]Steam Next Fest is in full swing, and our PowerWash Simulator 2 demo is playable right now![/p][p]This demo features the first 2 levels, and some of the new features coming to the full release of PowerWash Simulator 2. These include:[/p]
  • [p]A look at a new multistage level[/p]
  • [p]New washers - Prime Vista 1500, Urban X U1 and the new SwirlForce Surf Ace[/p]
  • [p]Home base with furniture to clean and place[/p]
  • [p]Cats - Ulysses, Bubbles and Squeak[/p]
  • [p]New in-game store with purchasable cosmetics[/p]
[p][/p][p]A few changes will be made to our final release that have come up in feedback from the demo, you can find out more about these here ⤵️[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]Reporting demo issues[/h3][p]If you’ve had any problems accessing the demo or while playing PowerWash Simulator, please reach out to our Customer Support Portal and we’ll be happy to help get you cleaning! [/p][p] [/p][p]You can find it by following this link ⤵️ 
 [/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p][p] [/p][p]We’ve had a small amount of reports of players not being able to clean dirt in the demo. We've found that this might be happening due to your system being below minimum specs, which you can check here.[/p][p]If you're unsure or have any other tech issues, please do get in touch with our Customer Support[/p][p]As we get closer to PowerWash Simulator 2 splashing onto your screens on October 23rd, we’ll have a post-launch roadmap to share with you all, so keep an eye out for that![/p][p][/p][p]Follow this link to keep up with all PowerWash Simulator 2 news, you can add us to your wishlist and play the demo here ⤵️ [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][p][/p][p][/p]

Demo Feedback

[h3]Hello Washers![/h3][p][/p][p]We recently dropped our demo for PowerWash Simulator 2, and so far, it has had 131,000 downloads! Thank you to everyone who has downloaded and jumped in to clean so far 💙[/p][p][/p][p]We have also shared our release date! PowerWash Simulator 2 will be coming ✨ October 23rd ✨[/p][p][/p][p]You’ve all been sharing some great feedback with us, and we’ve been gathering it all up and working away in the background.[/p][p][/p][p]Let’s talk about some of the bigger things that have been brought to our attention... [/p][p][/p][h3]60 FPS cap in the demo[/h3][p]The FPS cap in the demo, and if it would be in the final game, has been a big topic for a lot of you in our community. 

We’d like to let you all know that for release day, this will be removed, and you’ll have more freedom on your frame rate. More frames than you can shake your extra-long extension at![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Performance/Optimisation [/h3][p]We have mixed reports from the community on performance, and the FPS cap doesn’t help that perception. However, the demo is based on an older, less optimised version of PowerWash Simulator 2.[/p][p]Our current launch patch looks like it will increase performance significantly for the majority of players. As we get out of launch, we will continue to monitor this as many more systems access the game.[/p][p][/p][h3]Controls and key rebinding[/h3][p]Controls and key rebinds have also been a topic that has come up a lot in your thoughts and feedback. This is something we’re working on and is our number 1 priority for post-launch. We hope to have this added in for everyone as soon as possible.[/p][p](We unexpectedly had to change our control system at the last minute, and had tried to get it in pre-launch but ran out of time. We're sorry this isn’t in already. We may test this in a beta branch very close to implementation, and we’ll let you know if this is the case.)[/p][p]For those of you who prefer the controls of PowerWash Simulator, we have the option of Modern or Classic controls so you can switch between control schemes and play with whichever works best for you. [/p][p]This can be done in the demo and will be in the game on day 1, and can be found in the settings under the Controls tab, supporting both mouse and keyboard, and controllers. Right now, PowerWash Simulator 2 officially supports Xbox and Dualsense controllers.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Cross-play functionality[/h3][p]This will remain the same as PowerWash Simulator, with the same code system for joining co-op games. PC (Steam, Epic Games, Windows Store) platforms will be able to play with Xbox consoles. [/p][p] 
PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 will not have any cross-play features at launch. If this changes in the future, we’ll let everyone know.[/p][p][/p][h3]Reporting demo issues[/h3][p]If you’ve had any problems accessing the demo or while playing PowerWash Simulator, please reach out to our Customer Support Portal and we’ll be happy to help get you cleaning! [/p][p] [/p][p]You can find it by following this link ⤵️ 
 [/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p][p] [/p][p]We’ve had a small amount of reports of players not being able to clean dirt in the demo. We've found that this might be happening due to your system being below minimum specs, which you can check here.[/p][p]If you're unsure or have any other tech issues, please do get in touch with our Customer Support[/p][p][/p][h3]Thank you[/h3][p]We’d like to say a massive thank you again for all the love and support from the community during the build up to release 💙[/p][p]
Everyone at FuturLab is dedicated to making PowerWash Simulator 2 the best it can be, and feedback from our community is an essential part of making that happen. We’re still gathering feedback, so if you have more to share, please drop it in our Discord or post to our Steam Demo Feedback
 
The launch build now has a bunch of fixes and improvements based on your feedback, and the full game has so much more to discover. [/p][p][/p][p]As we get closer to PowerWash Simulator 2 splashing onto your screens, we’ll have a post-launch roadmap to share with you all, so keep an eye out for that! 
 
Follow this link to keep up with all PowerWash Simulator 2 news, you can add us to your wishlist and play the demo here ⤵️ [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][p][/p][p][/p]

PowerWash Simulator 2 will release October 23, and here's a trailer to mock you for enjoying cleaning games

The world is insufficiently clean and sparkly, so here comes Futurlab with Powerwash Simulator 2. The floor-mopping bonanza will release on 23rd October, a few short weeks from now. The release date announcement accompanies one of those satirical "corporate training" videos, commonly used by videogame creators to sneer indirectly at the sad unfortunates trapped in their Skinner boxes.


The trailer comments of the sequel's new cleaning tools, for example, that "it all does basically the same thing, but it gives you a false sense of progression, even though you've really achieved nothing". Fine then, Futurlab. I was looking forward to your glorified adult colouring book. I was modestly anticipating the opportunity to absent myself from my personal squalor and while away some hours in your pseudo-therapeutic tribute to Mr Muscles. But now that you've ripped off the mask and explicitly told me that I'm an addled hamster, deserving only of contempt, I guess I'll buy this game about pissing on people instead.

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