Everyone, I am thrilled to share that the world migration has been completed successfully! You can learn more about the world migration here.
Here's the release notes for today's update:
- New world released: All lots have been migrated and this offers us 100,000s of lots for growth.
- Large variety of biomes and areas including rivers, snowy mountains, beach lots and more.
- Surrounding terrain in lots will better reflect where you have placed your lot
- We have reset and reduced the number of neighbourhood zones as part of the migration. Mayoral elections will automatically commence again for eligible areas.
- Opening cinematic on first load to introduce players (returning and new) to the world
- Money rush events now occur more frequently if there are many people on the lot using the same object.
- If you are within the last 30s of using a money object, you will now be included in a money rush and will have your time extended. Previously, you would have been excluded as you'd not have enough time.
- Grid overlay in a lot is now visible on white flooring
- New map indicator to show your last visited location
- New map icon for lots where you are a roommate
- Lot thumbnails now capture terrain for the Lot Information Panel, game launcher and website. Thumbnails re-generate when you have made changes in Shop Mode.
- [Bug Fix] Performance improvements to prevent loading screens freezing
- [Bug Fix] Performance improvements to the world to increase performance, render lot miniatures quicker, and reduce lag
- [Bug Fix] Lots should no longer stretch when you upgrade a lot size
- [Bug Fix] Camera should shake less on the world map and lots, especially when following a player
- [Bug Fix] Object occupancy improvements to prevent objects you were using being unselectable
- [Bug Fix] Friends and Direct Messaging online status are now in sync with each other
- [Bug Fix] Tweaks to prevent sync issues with wall removal
- [Bug Fix] Characters load faster when joining a new room