PowerWash Simulator 2 News

[p]Hello Washers 👋[/p][p][/p][p]We've just released Update 1.2! This update includes new features, bug fixes and our first Caldera Chronicles level, the Miniature Village![/p][p][/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Let's take a look at what is new with 1.2 ⤵️[/p][p][/p][h3]New Features[/h3][p]- Key Rebinding is here! You can now remap your keys in the way you prefer to help you comfortably enjoy PowerWash Simulator 2.[/p][p]- Furniture is now stackable in your home base.[/p][p]- Controller Deadzone Sliders have been added to the settings.[/p][p]- Free Caldera Chronicles level, the Miniature Village.[/p][p][/p][h3]Achievements and Jobs[/h3][p]- Achievement fixes including Purr Bonding, which is now only unlockable in the Home Base. A fix to gnome placement in Tea Time, and adjustments to Rise and Shine.[/p][p]- The Hanging Arrow in the Fun House job has been fixed.[/p][p]- We’ve removed the invisible wall in the Sound Hallway of the Fun House job.[/p][p]- Cash earned in Career Story Mode jobs now tracks as intended.[/p][p]- We removed the glue from navigation equipment so it shouldn’t get stuck in your hands anymore.[/p][p]- Ladder placement bug fixed.[/p][p]- You’re now able to recall dirty furniture in the Home Base.[/p][p][/p][h3]Gameplay and Quality of Life[/h3][p]- The ‘Lock Mouse to Screen’ setting has been fixed.[/p][p]- Fixed some keybind issues that occured when using a Mouse.[/p][p]- Fixed crosshair when switching from soap to base nozzle.[/p][p]- We fixed a bug that caused the shop and customisation windows to load incorrectly when the game was launched in certain languages.[/p][p]- Fixed the 'Controller Disconnected' message pop up.[/p][p]- Endgame music no longer disrupted by reconnecting controller.[/p][p]- Language setting pop up fixed.[/p][p]- Some adjustments to the Shop.[/p][p]- Equipment SFX fixes.[/p][p]- General Frame Rate updates.[/p][p]- General adjustments to UI.[/p][p][/p][h3]Multiplayer and Split Screen[/h3][p]Various bug fixes for multiplayer sessions including:[/p][p]- We fixed an issue that caused Freeplay vs Multiplayer progress to save incorrectly.[/p][p]- Soap can now be recalled as intended.[/p][p]- Updates to Navigation Equipment and Furniture including usage, rotation, and placement.[/p][p]- Updates to various pop ups.[/p][p]- We’ve re-aligned some Washer Beam VFX.[/p][p]- Timelapse is now consistent when you wash the same level in solo play and multiplayer.[/p][p]- Client notification fix for players leaving a session.[/p][p]- Adjustments to VFX.[/p][p]- Frame Rate updates.[/p][p][/p][h3]Nintendo Switch 2[/h3][p]- Autosaves will happen more often.[/p][p]- We fixed some performance issues in the Mount Rushless job.[/p][p][/p][h3]PlayStation 5[/h3][p]- Trophy fixes including Purr Bonding, which is now only unlockable in the Home Base. A fix to gnome placement in Tea Time, and adjustments to Rise and Shine.[/p][p][/p][h3]Xbox Series X/S[/h3][p]- The Solar System Exhibit map no longer crashes.[/p][p][/p][h3]Caldera Chronicles - Miniature Village[/h3][p]Our first FREE Caldera Chronicles job is available to play right now![/p][p][/p][p]Take a trip to the Three Rivers National Park to wash down the Miniature Village. The little Nutsville village needs a big clean up, from the harbor to the viaduct, to the observatory and everywhere in between, this is no small job.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]ICYMI we also have some news on the Adventure Time pack release date! ⤵️[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]If you run into any problems while playing PowerWash Simulator 2, please reach out to our Support Portal ⤵️[/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p]

[p]The time to travel to The Land of Ooo is nearly upon us![/p][p][/p][p]Mathematical![/p][p][/p][p]The Ice King has been through and made a complete mess, schnoz everywhere! You'll help clean it all up, right?[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Adventure Time will be making its way to PowerWash Simulator 2 on April 9th, so ready up those washers. The Candy Kingdom is relying on you to get everything sparkling again.[/p][p][/p][p]This pack will include:[/p][p]🗺️ 5 new levels set in iconic locations such as Pizza Sassy's and The Ice Kings Castle.
📖 A new story narrative including some of your favourite Adventure Time pals.
🏆 10 new achievements.
👕 A new Adventure Time themed outfit to use while visiting Ooo.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]The Adventure Time pack will be priced at 6.50 GBP / 7.99 EUR / 7.99 USD.[/p][p][/p][p]Wishlist here ⤵️[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p]Hello Washers! 👋[/p][p][/p][p]The team have been working away on Update 1.2, and we've got some information to share with you all.[/p][p][/p][p]This update will include new features and bugfixes. Let's take a look at some of what's to come![/p][p][/p][p]First off, some of the features that will be coming ⤵️[/p]

• [p]Custom Key Rebinding[/p]
• [p]Controller Deadzone Sliders[/p]
• [p]Furniture Improvements[/p]
• [p]Mulitplayer Improvements[/p]

[p][/p][p]Key rebinding has taken us a bit longer than expected to implement, and for this we apologise. We hope that with this update you'll be able to comfortably enjoy PowerWash Simulator 2.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]We'll have a full list of features and fixes coming soon![/p][p][/p][p]Here is a little peek at some of the stackable homebase items coming in one our regular cosmetic and item drops; A Rocket Light and Record Player 🚀 🎶

Future drops will include more cosmetics for your Washer, equipment skins and items to place around your home base.[/p][p][/p][p]Our first free Caldera Chronicles job will also be included with this update! We're going to have to leave you guessing exactly what it is a bit longer, but here are some images to give you a little hint at what's to come.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]ICYMI[/p][p]Adventure Time will be making it's way to PowerWash Simulator 2 this Spring! Get those washers ready, the Land of Ooo is covered in schmoo. [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]If you run into any problems while playing PowerWash Simulator 2, please reach out to our Support Portal ⤵️[/p][p][/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Hello Washers! 👋 [/h3][p] [/p][p]Today we’re taking a little deep dive into some van changes with 3D Artist, Rory!  [/p][p] [/p][p]Rory had the task of taking our trusty PowerWash Services van and making it a little more up to date to fit in with some of the other upgrades of PowerWash Simulator 2, and how it made the jump in quality between the first game and the second. [/p][p]Rory kicks off his van rework journey telling us a bit about how he felt about his task - “The van is such an iconic bit of the PowerWash Simulator world - I mean in the first game it’s the very first thing you wash. It’s what starts you off with teaching you the main mechanics of the game and what you’ll be spending most of your time doing.” [/p][p] [/p][p]“I was chuffed to be given the task of getting to upgrade it alongside all the other visual updates PowerWash Simulator 2 was getting. There’s only one thing; I had never actually modelled a vehicle before!” [/p][p] 
“When first getting the brief, the main aim was to subtly round out the shape. PowerWash 2 was all about curves - curves were nicer. In some way the van vehicle is sort of familiar face in each level you load into, so we wanted it to be a friendly reminder. We also wanted to tweak some colours and materials so that it felt somewhere between stylized and real - a deep saturated blue and some varying roughness and bumps to really bring out the shine.” [/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]“As with all things, it started with a lot of reference gathering and then cross-referencing those references and picking out things we liked with different van shapes, faces, wheels and more. One thing that became quite important was getting that front grill right - these cars kind of have a little face on the front of them when you think about it."[/p][p]"Some look quite frightening, but ours could be a little cuter and safer. I actually had a few attempts at getting this right - the first model I passed for review ended up looking a bit snub-nosed!” [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Rory continues; “After much feedback and trial and error on sorting out some troubling smoothing issues, we ended up with a very clean mesh that softened the original silhouette of the first games’ van, whilst still not losing its entire identity.”[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]“Because this was my first time making a vehicle, I really relied on a lot of exterior feedback to make sure that it didn’t end up looking like something monstrous or weirdly out of place in the game. That support allowed me to really hone in on skills I didn’t even know I really had, and we ended up producing something nifty together (and a little bit of my work in every scene! Yay!).” [/p][p][/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]“But the big thing about the PowerWash 2 van was that it could be customised, so colours and skins had to be made. I had the opportunity to do the first few skins for the game, which weirdly enough felt just like digital painting - only instead of a flat canvas it was this curvy vehicle.”[/p][p][/p][p]“The orange ‘Luscious Washing’ Cleaning Services van in particular had me hunched over my tablet painstakingly figuring out how to make a nice liquid trail run across the side and front of the van.” [/p][p][/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoyed a look into how Rory updated the PowerWash Simulator 2 van and hope you’re excited for any future van-skins (along with plenty of other cosmetics!) in future drops! We’ve got regular cosmetic updates for the in-game store, giving you more to spend those hard earned PowerWash Points on! [/p][p][/p][p]ICYMI Adventure Time will be coming to PowerWash Simulator 2 this Spring, bringing 5 new levels to clean![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][p]We’ll also have update 1.2 coming for you all, this will include key rebinds, furniture stacking, thumbstick deadzone sliders, plus some bug fixes and improvements, as well as the first Caldera Chronicles content.[/p][p][/p][p]We'll keep you all updated on how things are coming along, feature list and release date as we have more information. Update 1.2 will be releasing before our Adventure Time pack.[/p][p][/p][p]If you run into any problems while playing PowerWash Simulator 2, please reach out to our Support Portal ⤵️[/p][p]https://futurlab.freshdesk.com/support/home[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]Hello Washers! 👋 [/p][p][/p][p]Happy New Year 🎉 🎆 [/p][p][/p][p]You might remember not long ago we put together a survey of how you were finding PowerWash Simulator 2 so far, a little over 2,000 of you filled it out and today we’ve got some results to share![/p][p][/p][h3]Washables[/h3][p]You rated all 38 jobs from PowerWash Simulator 2 from 1-10, we’ve taken the average of all these ratings, and the results are in! [/p][p]The Roller Disco has skated its way to the top of your favourites list, joining the Aquarium and Queen of Hearts Court in the community voted 9 out of 10 club![/p][p][/p][p]The top 5 in your list of satisfying cleans (and they were very close!), along with their ratings are ⤵️[/p]

1. [p]Roller Disco - 9/10[/p]
2. [p]Funhouse - 8.9/10[/p]
3. [p]Public Facility - 8.7/10[/p]
4. [p]Motel - 8.7/10[/p]
5. [p]Temple Interior - 8.6/10[/p]

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Here are your previously top 5 rated levels from PowerWash Simulator 1 ⤵️ [/p]

1. [p]Queen of Hearts Court - 9/10[/p]
2. [p]Aquarium - 9/10[/p]
3. [p]White Rabbits House - 8.9/10 [/p]
4. [p]Skatepark - 8.9/10 [/p]
5. [p]Cruise Ship - 8.8/10 [/p]

[p][/p][p]Coming in as your least favourite jobs (but still with pretty high scores) are ⤵️ [/p]

1. [p]Salvage House - 7.1/10 [/p]
2. [p]Tractor - 7/10 [/p]
3. [p]Mining Dump Truck - 7/10 [/p]
4. [p]Cement mixer - 7/10 [/p]
5. [p]Mobility Scooter - 6.9/10 [/p]

[p][/p][h3]Nozzles [/h3][p][/p][p]Next up we have your favourite equipment to use! [/p][p]Top of the list was your trusty standard nozzles. Whether you like the accuracy of the red, or the wideness of your white nozzle, you enjoyed the familiar feel when rinsing down the grub and grime.[/p][p][/p][p]Here is how you ranked them all ⤵️ [/p]

1. [p]Standard (red, yellow, green & white) - 8.2/10 [/p]
2. [p]Soap - 8.1/10 [/p]
3. [p]Triple Tip - 7.5/10 [/p]
4. [p]Adaptable - 7.1/10 [/p]
5. [p]Surface Cleaner - 6.3/10 [/p]
6. [p]Double Turbo - 5.8/10 [/p]
7. [p]Turbo - 5.7/10 [/p]

[p] [/p][p]We also asked which brand you preferred to use. Prime Vista was favoured by 48% of players, 37% of you liked to use the Urban X washers and 15% having no preference. [/p][p]With the soap system having such a huge overhaul, we were also curious if you were enjoying the soapy satisfaction while cleaning. A huge 96% of you liked to bubble up your washables before tackling the filth with your water 🫧 [/p][p][/p][h3]Suggestions, Feedback and Future Updates [/h3][p][/p][p]This is where you had your say! What you liked, what you didn’t and what you’d like to see in the future of PowerWash Simulator. [/p][p]Some of the requests were what we expected, and we’ll be working to bring to you over the next few updates. [/p][p]Key Rebinding - This is something that we’re working on and will be included in our upcoming 1.2 update. At this moment, we don’t have a solid date that we’re able to share, but this update will be coming before the release of Adventure Time. [/p][p]We understand that this is an accessibility feature for many of you that are asking for it, so want to make sure this is implemented correctly and are moving as fast as we can.  [/p][p]More content to clean - You may have seen that we announced our first pack – Adventure Time! We’ll also be bringing you free updates throughout the year in the form of the Caldera Chronicles. We'll be able to share more on this as we get closer, but our first free content update will also be coming with update 1.2, as well as regular in-game store updates.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Furniture Improvements - This is also something that will be coming with update 1.2. You’ll soon be able to stack your home base furniture! Not to spoil everything, but you’ll even be able to stack items on top of a table that is on top of a rug! Crazy, right? [/p][p]Performance and optimisation - This is something that we’ll continually be working on with each update, as best as we can! [/p][p]Resetting soap with R - This will be changing to press or hold option (changeable in the settings), or you’ll just be able to rebind it to something else with update 1.2! [/p][p]Re-reading text messages - This is something that unfortunately won’t be making it into update 1.2, but we are aiming to have this in game for update 1.3.[/p][p]Some of the other features and improvements that were mentioned in your feedback are already on our list that we’ll have coming in future updates a bit further down the line! [/p][p] [/p][p]Adventure Time is available to wishlist now! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]