GearCity 1.15 Progress

[Eric.B]

Pushed the patch to steam.

I didn't get to play test this like I wanted. Hell I didn't really get to sleep either... Had a big storm last night, power went off multiple times as I tried to upload... :\

Here is the announcement for 1.14.4:

Latest update is out!
It may look like a big update, but it's not. In fact, the game should be 400mb smaller! So what did I do since the last update?



-Wrote a video settings resetting program
This should allow you to reset the video settings if you break something. You can also enter custom resolutions. It is still recommended to use the in game video settings editor until I expand on this program's features.

-Fixed engine and gearbox ratings
Should be able to make higher rated engines and gearboxes now, which will also increase your performance and other ratings in vehicles.

-Possible fix to office glow crash.
Possible crash fix, although seems like there is some residue from clicking an item

-Converted office tga's to dds. Possible crash fix.
This reduces the game's install size by 400mb, vram usage by 50mb-ish, and reduced the usage of freeimage lib (which does have a few stability issues.) On top of that it may fix one of the office crash bugs, but that remains to be tested.

-Fixed office crash in Linux Build.
This is what spawned the above fix. You guys won't see this yet though. Becuase I still have a few more things to do to the Linux build.

-Accessory placement by just clicking!
The big feature of the week. You can now click exactly where you want to place Parts/Tires/Accessories. Simply choose the "Click Placement" method on the right, click the object you wish to place, then click where you want to place it... In a patch or two I will probably make this feature default.


As always, let me know if you have any issues, and enjoy!

I will probably take most of the day off, and will resume programming tonight.
This week's focus will be mainly balancing and a few minor bugs found here on the forums. So stay tuned!