Wednesday's Update - Version 0.5.4

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Hi everyone! Welcome to our first official Update Wednesday - where we release a new game update into the world of Vitare.

As per tradition, we have created a blog post to detail what is coming and changing in this update - which will be available after 06:00 GMT on Wednesday 8th July. We will update this post once it's live - in the meantime, you can get a preview of what's coming!

Please remember to manually update your launcher if you are still using 0.2.0 (check in the bottom left!).

Version 0.5.4 Release Notes

Graphics and visuals - A new High Quality Graphics setting now available in the Game Settings with enhanced shadows, lighting effects and more. You will see much richer visuals, real-time shadows from lights, and more. Some enhancements will also be felt at "Balanced" graphic settings.
Some visual tweaks to the world map including a new dense forest area
New vending machine objects - 2 variations that you can place in your lot and gather the earnings if players buy a snack or drink!
3x new lights, 4x new decor objects, 2x new tables
Change the font size for the lot chat in the game settings (preferences tab)
Wall & wallpaper rendering improvements to stop walls flickering and improve performance
Bug fix: Lot chat panel no longer moves the game camera when someone joins the lot
Bug fix: "Ghost Players" will no longer occur - players will always see everyone in the same lot
Bug fix: Doorbell sound reduced in volume
Bug fix: Doorbell sound no longer plays multiple times when joining a lot
Bug fix: Searching for players with the Friends Panel will now show their online status correctly
Bug fix: Ceiling items now sit against the ceiling correctly - any existing ceiling items need to be re-placed
Bug fix: Store lots - marking something for sale should now be immediately visible to other players without having to reload the lot
Bug fix: Store lots - if someone buys an object, it will disappear for all other players without having to reload the lot
Bug fix: Holding CTRL/CMD to remove terrain paint will no longer delete walls
Bug fix: Various fixes for multi-story lots
Bug fix: Motive replenishment actions would sometimes hang and never end