Transport INC News

Transport INC version 1.3 is now out of beta and available to the public, just in time for the holidays. To celebrate this big holiday update, Transport INC will be 35% off for a limited time! If you do not own the game already, or you would like to surprise a friend with a holiday gift, now is the perfect time. This update includes many great new and improved features you can enjoy over your holiday break.

The buyout mechanic has been improved by introducing stocks. Companies now battle it out in the stock market to keep control of their company. If a company loses all ten of their stocks, they become in danger of being bought out!
Learn all about the stocks feature and more in the new in game wiki. This helpful tool is used to find information about different game mechanics. Each mechanic in the wiki is explained with text and pictures.
Story Mode has also been updated. New and improved tutorials have been added as well as leaderboards for each chapter. You can now compete against other companies all over the world to see who can beat each chapter the fastest. So even if you are a veteran player, there is something new waiting for you in Story Mode.

The Transport INC community has been beyond generous in helping us translate all of these new features to over 10 different languages! But not all languages have been fully translated. If you would like to help with translations or just want to get the latest updates and chances for early access to updates, consider joining our Discord server.

Many other quality of life fixes, updates, and improvements can be found in the full release notes below.

Happy transporting and happy holidays!

-Team

[h2]Change log:[/h2]
[h3]Limited Time Holiday Changes[/h3]

• Added Santa LTD to Story Mode
  

[h3]Major Changes[/h3]

• The buyout mechanic has been massively improved to include stocks. This means that competitors now have the option to buy the player’s company and other opponent’s companies by purchasing enough stocks. Once a company is purchased, you can perform special actions with their vehicles, use their depots, and take a custom revenue share of their monthly profits.
  
• Added an in game wiki menu. This menu will let you explore many important game mechanics. Each mechanic will be explained with text and images.
  
• Added Leaderboards for each difficulty to all Story Mode chapters. You can now compete against other companies to complete the chapter the fastest.
  
• Updated layering structure to fix many layering issues
  
• Fixed an exploit where players could use managers for free
  
• Managers no longer perform full repairs for you. This action has been moved to subsidiaries
  
• Added a tutorial to Story Mode Chapter 9 explaining how to purchase stocks and buyout a company
  
• Added a tutorial to Story Mode Chapter 10 explaining how to purchase and use subsidiaries
  

[h3]Minor Changes[/h3]

• Fixed some hints not showing
  
• Fixed issues with missing text or text not properly displaying
  
• Fixed minor graphical issues and made minor graphical improvements
  
• Made improvements and fixes to in game wiki
  
• Moved company name change to main menu. This company name will carry over to all game modes
  
• Completion of story mode missions are now permanently marked as completed. Missions can no longer switch back to incomplete if the condition is no longer met
  
• Disabled specific HUD menus and actions in certain story mode chapters for a better player experience
  
• Story mode chapters now include mission charts at the end of each chapter
  
• Fixed an issue in the Chapter 4 manager tutorial where the tutorial would sometimes not function properly
  
• Fixed an issue in Chapter 5 driver strike tutorial where the tutorial sometimes would not start
  
• Adjusted how the Chapter 5 license tutorial was activated
  
• Updated chapter 8 goal. All missions must be completed in 5 years instead of only 4 years
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the tutorial window to get stuck on screen during the Chapter 9 stocks tutorial
  
• Fixed loading issue in Chapter 9 that made an empty tutorial window appear on screen
  
• Fixed other minor Story Mode tutorial issues
  
• Detour button now flashes in bottom right menu for vehicles when they are faced with a situation that needs a detour
  
• Improved AI behavior with stocks
  
• Added the ability to customize revshare earned from purchased companies
  
• Fixed issues with performing special actions with purchased companies vehicles
  
• If a competitors vehicle menu is open during a buyout, the menu now updates properly
  
• Fixed an issue where players could perform a buyout on a company they owned no stocks in
  
• Adjusted color of blue opponent and stocks for better visibility
  
• Added PEACE TIME in free play settings. This can alter how many months all companies must wait before they can start purchasing stocks. The default Peace Time is set to “off” (zero months)
  
• Lowered price for additional cargo upgrade for the delivery van
  
• Made active vehicle upgrades visible in vehicles menu
  
• Added the ability to adjust the max wait time for a vehicle before departing in vehicle menus. This fixes an issue where vehicles sometimes infinitely wait for max capacity before departing
  
• Vehicle names now update properly when they are changed
  
• Vehicle name numbering now increases properly. Two vehicles can not have the same number
  
• Updated graphics for currently selected vehicles. The current vehicle selected will now be clearly highlighted
  
• Altered the speed of how fast each vehicle condition degrades
  
• The “wait for obstacle to be removed” option can no longer be used on vehicles that are not currently facing an obstacle
  
• Fixed issue where ticket prices for other vehicles would change when adding a new vehicle to a route
  
• Added logos for all companies. They are visible in the Companies Menu
  
• Fixed loading issue where company logos would appear as solid colored squares instead of logo images
  
• After building a route, the selected city no longer becomes unselected
  
• Added discord buttons to the main menu and default wiki page
  
• BETA tag added to all languages other than English to make players aware that some languages may not be fully translated
  
• Adjusted the way loans are calculated
  
• Fixed customer feedback glitch on hard mode
  
• Adjusted bankruptcy rules so players can not go bankrupt with a positive bank account balance
  
• Scroll bars have been added to scroll-able menus
  
• Driver payoff button now flashes red while drivers are on strike. This is to help communicate better to players that the drivers MUST be paid off to make them go back to work, as adjusting the salary is not enough. Drivers menu graphics have also been slightly altered to make the “driver payoff” easier to understand
  
• Updated Drivers salary demand behavior
  
• Fixed the auto-save function. The last five (5) auto-saves will now be kept rather than just one (1) auto-save file
  
• Updated graphics for performing dirty actions to opponents. The waiting process after performing a dirty action is shown differently now
  
• Fixed an issue where bankrupt opponents sometimes were not removed from the top right info panel
  
• The Taiwan region now also comes with the Fujian region, and vice versa
  

Many requested improvements to Transport INC are entering beta today! To access the beta, simply join our Discord server and follow the pinned instructions! Thanks to player feedback, we were able to identify and fix many issues. We were also able to make changes to many existing mechanics to improve the Transport INC experience.

The main mechanic we are focused on improving with this update is the buyout mechanic. The process of making an offer on a company and waiting for their reply was uneventful. That has all changed now with stocks!

Check out a detailed explanation of how stocks and the improved buyout mechanic work in our new in game Wiki! Many important game mechanics are explained in detail with pictures and text.

This change makes the process of a buyout much more engaging and gives our players new important decisions to make. The new wiki will help all players understand the game’s mechanics and refresh their memory when needed. We hope you all enjoy it and are looking forward to the feedback!

We are excited to share this new update with the community. This update will be leaving beta soon, so be sure to join us in making this update even better!

Stay safe!
-Team

The list of improvements that are coming just keeps getting longer!

Our main focus for this update is to polish, fix bugs, and improve existing mechanics. Before we add anymore new features to the game, we want to make sure our existing ones are the best that they can be.
As we briefly mentioned in our last update, we are improving the way buying out a company works by introducing stocks! Rather than simply making an offer and waiting for an answer, we are making the process far more interesting. You will not be the only one buying out companies, a competitor can now buyout your company as well!

All companies will start with 10 stocks each. Purchasing a stock from a company will give you a slight ownership of that company. If a company loses all of their stocks, they will be in danger of being bought out. They must defend by quickly buying back their stocks from competitors. If they do not act fast enough, they will be purchased and forced to merge with their new owners.
Changing up the buyout option this way adds new strategies, decisions, and depth to the game. We can’t wait to share it!

The hint system is also getting an improvement. We are reworking this to include a full in-game wiki where you can easily look up all the info you need, when you need it. Features and mechanics will be neatly organized and explained with pictures and text. The wiki will also include the requested option to disable hints!

Other improvements include drivers salary demands and strike behaviors are being tweaked, several visual issues are being addressed, menus will now include scrollbars, and more!
We have been working closely with our community to polish the game where it needs it the most. All of your bug reports and feedback are looked over daily. We appreciate and read every email. If you are not already a part of our community, please join our Discord and help us make Transport INC the best it can be.

The beta will be arriving soon! Be sure to hop on board!

Stay safe!
-Team

Dear Players,

As you may know, the Steam Awards are happening now!

To hand us your nomination, simply go to the Transport INC Steam page and click the little Steam Awards widget—you can’t miss it!

We have been collecting lots of useful feedback, thoughts, and opinions from our community. This has been helping us make many quality of life changes to Transport INC. This means more bug fixes, feature improvements, and player experience updates are on the way. One of the biggest things we have started working on is improving the current buyout mechanic.

We want to make the experience of purchasing a competitor’s company a bit more exciting and strategic. We also want to add the danger of your company potentially being purchased by a competitor. To do this, we are incorporating stocks into the buyout process. More information on this improvement will be coming soon.

Thank you all for playing and being such a great community. Be sure to join our Discord if you haven’t already. We always want your help shaping the future of Transport INC.

Stay safe!

Team