Release Notes for Industry Giant 4.0

Update (December 20th, 2024)

Added

• Two new maps have been introduced to the game: Mountainpass (10x10) and Ryusei (10x10).
• A new simplified mode is now accessible for line managers, streamlining the line creation process. Players also have the option to switch back to the advanced mode at any time.
• Players can now modify the terrain of a map during the game and use a brush tool to adjust the height or depth within the selected radius. Additionally, the edges of the modified areas can be smoothed. Important: Maps edited with this tool will require more storage space, which means the size of the save game is increasing.
• The game now incorporates individual town demand, enhancing the diversity of gameplay and creating a more engaging experience for players.
• We added a text-to-speech functionality to the tutorial, including a Play/Pause button at the relevant message popup (English and German only now).
• We have adjusted the balancing of market prices on the ‘Neighbours’ (4x4) map and would welcome your feedback on this.
• The UI of the city overview has been enhanced and is now showing demands at different levels within the city.
• High-tech Industry has been added to the game.

Improvements

• The Production Chain UI now enables users to select and build structures directly from the overview.
• Enhancements to the rendering performance.
• The game now features a direction indicator that appears when players begin constructing new roads or rails.
• The town window now displays enhanced information based on the building level of each town.
• English and German localization for the new Maps feature have been added.
• With left SHIFT, it is now possible to delete multiple sections of a track/street or entire connections with the Bulldozer tool.
• Further performance and stability optimizations.

Fixed

• Skyscraper town buildings not appearing after the year 2050
• Improvements have been made to address various tooltip and wording issues.
• The flickering issue observed around buildings has been successfully resolved.
• The “In-game UI Scale” feature has been moved from GAMEPLAY settings to GRAPHICS settings.
• Foundry can now store coal.
• Fixed for the tutorial step with the second wood production.
• Improved train connections.
• City growth behaves now better across city boundaries.
• Minor bug fixes.
• Fixed misleading text in Shop UI (EN and DE).