Airport CEO News

Hello there, airport CEO!

It's time for another development blog and this time we're taking a deep dive into the business and contract related changes Alpha 36 will bring. Check it all out in Dev Blog 151: Businesses and contracts.

Enjoy and thanks for reading!

// Alexander, Fredrik & Olof - Apoapsis Studios

Hello airport CEO!

With The Terminal Update and Alpha 35 now live on the default branch it's finally time for another round of AMA! This evening at 20:00 GMT+2 (CEST) (24th of May 2020) we'll host the fifth installment of the ACEO Discord AMA together with the brilliant server staff!

If you haven't already, prepare a few questions you'd like to ask us about anything and make sure to join the Discord server before 20:00 tonight.

See you there!

// Alexander, Frdrik & Olof - Apoapsis Studios

Good day airport CEO!

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who's been reporting, and continued to report, bugs and issues in the wake of the Alpha 35 release and we'd like to pay it forward by releasing another small stabilization patch solving some of the most critical or common issues you're currently experiencing.


[h3]Bug[/h3]

• [ACEO-28127] - Missing null reference check in vehicle system can cause certain vehicles to stall on rare occasions
  
• [ACEO-28129] - Passengers that are unable to execute any need based activity can get stuck at point of area entry and not proceed to gate area
  
• [ACEO-28139] - Bug report description text area does not accept enter key for new lines
  
• [ACEO-28386] - R&D project research does not unlock tarmac runway entrance/exit correctly
  
• [ACEO-28422] - Delivery site cannot be built on service road
  
• [ACEO-28425] - Various objects can over time degrade and disappear after save and reload
  
• [ACEO-28471] - Disable arrival only airside shuttle bus stop from being connected to stand if stand does not have a connection to a departure airside shuttle bus stop
  
• [ACEO-28516] - Swiftly and Stripe Air share the same IATA code
  

We will continue to juggle Alpha 35 stabilization with Alpha 36 development for the time being so do expect more updates as bugs get reported! Thank you all once more for that.

// Alexander, Fredrik & Olof - Apoapsis Studios

Good evening airport CEO!

We're back with yet another important Alpha 35 stabilization update. This small update has a series of important fix it but perhaps most notably it resolves two widely reported issues concerting random deletion of items across the airport after extensive deconstruction as well as an issue concerning stalled passengers and employees after reloading a save.


[h3]Improvement[/h3]

• [ACEO-27501] - Added extensive error logging to contractor pathfinding

[h3]Bug[/h3]

• [ACEO-27781] - Rare exception can cause autoplanner to break
  
• [ACEO-27870] - Franchises cancel contracts immediately at completion
  
• [ACEO-27905] - Tulip Airlines BAe 146 night windows misalignment
  
• [ACEO-27919] - Left-over inaccessible construction material can cause additional required deliveries to not be invoked
  
• [ACEO-27927] - Subway entrance not properly weighted against other transportation alternatives
  
• [ACEO-27939] - Vehicles do not spawn if airport is closed despite employees being en route
  
• [ACEO-27947] - Auto-save search path file exception can cause bug reporter to not include correct save
  
• [ACEO-27958] - Incorrect connection point causes stand to not always find security checkpoint connection on upper floors
  
• [ACEO-27960] - Missing index out of bounds check for default boarding desk fetching can cause serialization process to break
  
• [ACEO-27964] - Swiftly Boeing 737-8 can spawn as Atom Air
  
• [ACEO-27967] - Passengers keep using deleted walkalator
  
• [ACEO-27985] - Baggage claim area panel doesn't show IATA code
  
• [ACEO-27992] - Buses can in rare instances spawn excessively during short bursts
  
• [ACEO-28009] - Stand jetway upgrade does not properly merge secure zone areas causing occasional missing security checkpoint connection
  
• [ACEO-28025] - Missing null reference check in object placement and interaction chains during deserialization process can cause loading to break
  
• [ACEO-28027] - Deadlocked delivery trucks can cause construction material delivery to not be executed properly
  
• [ACEO-28038] - Completed franchise contracts that are completed before the contract expires are incorrectly loaded.
  
• [ACEO-28085] - Random items can disappear when loading game after extensive construction demolition was made in earlier session
  
• [ACEO-28088] - Inaccessible construction material can cause future cibstruction material delivery to not be executed properly
  
• [ACEO-28099] - Specific game loading sequence from menu can cause all multiple systems to not reload and airport to deadlock
  
• [ACEO-28119] - Template with items created in a different save carry across to other saves where those items are not yet researched
  
• [ACEO-28121] - Tooltip layout for R&D "proactive maintenance" broken
  
• [ACEO-28123] - Missing null reference check in terminal number fetching for stands can break terminal overlay
  
• [ACEO-28204] - Missing initialization call can cause R&D panel to not load
  
• [ACEO-28247] - Zoned areas do not always get properly saved

We are now slowly putting more development time into Alpha 36 but will of course keep a close eye on backlog and issues reported on Alpha 35 so do expect more stabilization updates however, starting this coming week, at a slightly lowered pace.

// Alexander, Fredrik & Olof - Apoapsis Studios

Good afternoon airport CEO!

Thank you for all of the qualitative feedback we're getting on this Monday's Alpha 35 and The Terminal Update deployment. Here's a first, of a few to come, minor stabilization patch with various fixes ranging from passenger and employee behavior improvement to contractor stalling fix.


[h3]Bug[/h3]

• [ACEO-27520] - Incorrect traffic supply and demand measurements can occasionally spawn certain vehicle types excessively
  
• [ACEO-27749] - Passenger check-in desk switching between automated and regular desk during queuing process not reliable
  
• [ACEO-27797] - Incorrect measurement of room's secure area number cause employees to stall when fetching staff room
  
• [ACEO-27804] - Missing localization key for Nordic airline business description
  
• [ACEO-27817] - Uncaught null reference exception in contractor path-finding can cause contractors to stall
  
• [ACEO-27822] - Tutorial showing bankrupt CLM airline
  
• [ACEO-27824] - Construction material delivery not always reliable when moving delivery offload site after construction process initiated
  
• [ACEO-27825] - Poor flight cancellation checks can cause check-in desks and baggage drops not be able to deactivate
  
• [ACEO-27829] - Removing escalators does not always separate secure zone areas
  
• [ACEO-27831] - Scroll window missing in R&D panel rendering some projects unclickable
  
• [ACEO-27841] - New applications can't generate if five or more fired employees of applicant's employee type hasn't left the airport yet
  
• [ACEO-27847] - Small check-in desk does not instruct on not being able to handle baggage
  
• [ACEO-27850] - Incorrect desk type fetching can cause passengers to stall when moving to gate
  
• [ACEO-27857] - When multiple ramp agents work by a single baggage bay duplicate baggage pick-up can cause ramp agents to deadlock in baggage bay offload behavior

We'll be back with more updates throughout the week!

// Alexander, Fredrik & Olof - Apoapsis Studios