Power n Chill Change Log

Ongoing Changelog for Power n Chill - Roblox

November 1st 2023 - v0.921

*Switched from BindAction for certain inputs due to the UI swallowing the Ended event in some instances. Fixes holding right mouse and left mouse button issues with placement and deleting buildings

November 1st 2023 - v0.92

*Fixed ui layout issue with some buildings
*Fixed potential issue with alt-tabbing from Roblox and the delete or placing happening when switching back
*Some XBOX/PS5 tweaks
*Changed some aspects of AFK detection to reduce false positive input
*Added some new UI sounds
*Changed building placement and cant be placed sounds
*Stopped onhover from happening if user is using the zoom/move buttons on phone/tablet
*Added a bunch of new badges
*Changed stats page to show your badges and optimized its layout better
*Added a particle system for visual effects
*When a badge is awarded there is now an award screen
*Each badge now gives you a 5% boost to cash and research
*Help window no longer shown by default
*Now show where you rank in the top 5000, if you do

October 14th 2023 - v0.91

*Fixed Water and heat not being loaded back into buildings from a save
*Fixed Power storage not being loaded back from a save

October 13th 2023 - v0.90

Spooky friday the 13th update
*Improved performance of reading large numbers from strings
*Implemented a math test suite for large numbers so that the server will not start if they fail
*Put a clamp on total money made to 1 CENTILLION (a 1 with 303 zeroes after it), for now
*New insulator building
*New oil burner model
*New nuclear building
*Tweaked oil pump model
*Tweaked small park model
*Performance mode added, and enabled by default on mobile. Disables building particle effects and lighting
*Battery now no longer “glows” during charging in the day
*Variety of other tweaks and fixes too small to mention
*Can now sell insulator upgrades (again)

October 6th 2023 - v0.84

*Changed battery cost increase back to 2 instead of 3

October 6th 2023 - v0.83

*Research helper fixed to need the proper research

October 6th 2023 - v0.82

*Bank building updated to need bank research to be buildable

October 6th 2023 - v0.81

*Fixed issue with power stations still working when having no heat absorbers
*Fixed some spelling mistakse :slight_smile:

October 6th 2023 - v0.8

*Removed “button” label underneath player name
*Updated the help
*Changed size of the tab screens to fill more of the screen
*Stopped the darkened area of the tab screens from allowing clicks to go through
*Fixed back of research page allowing click throughs
*Updated Research Lab model
*Updated Advanced Research Lab model
*Updated Coal Station model
*Added research helper building which boosts adjacent research buildings
*Added Bank Building, which is a way to sell more power
*Tweaked windmill model
*Added graphic effect when batteries are charging
*Batteries now display a “problem” if there is not excess electricity, or it is 100% full
*Recoded a bit of the client code to make it simpler
*Changed the label on buildings of HEAT to EXCESS HEAT to make it less confusing about what it is
*Fixed Excess power number sometimes being incorrectly shown [Robot24]
*Now say in chat on startup that it can be disabled from popping up under the main tab
*Statistics should now load much faster, and be instant for most people
*Brought back the glowing “Power n Chill” text on the first map
*Help text is no longer auto translated to avoid the warnings about the length of it
*Tool tips are no longer auto translated to stop warnings
*If Robux is used to buy upgrades you only get 5% of the cost back selling upgrades instead of 50%
*Moved chat user icon gathering to the existing caching system rather than having its own
*Significantly increased pollution of most buildings that produce it
*Improved some security related stuff
*Fixed issue relating to non large numbers exceeding safe limits, ie building LIFE, now auto caps at safe limit
*Stopped saving life data when the building does not have it
*Changed the way pollution is handled, stops there being positive global pollution in certain scenarios where there shouldn’t be
*Now cache certain operations that were very costly and exposed by large maps, increasing performance a lot in many instances
*Added the money suffixes to the help screen
*Now cap max upgrade level to 300
*Added money bonus information to the cash tooltip
*Disabled chat if console mode is detected
*Resources now show the movement of the amount left aligned to the total stored amount
*Removed showing 0 +/- to the resources
*Potentially fixed mobile chat bug relating to “onchanged”
*Adjusted building icons so that the icon wasn’t overlapped slightly by the text
*Changed some text in the research/upgrade pages
*Fixed build options not respecting 2 items per line when showing unavailable buildings in bigmode
*Bigmode UI now does 2 items per line in building options even on PC
*Fixed a timing issue with changing game
*Fixed a variety of issues with fading in and out
*Cancelled mouse object when clicking the mobile buttons
*Added camera zoom

September 15th 2023 - v0.73

0.73
*Fixed bug where potentially all buildings could be destroyed if for some reason a client lingered on a server after server terminated
*Did a code overhaul on the saving code to ensure correct operation
*Spread auto-saving over multiple frames
*Improved AFK code slightly

September 15th 2023 - v0.72

0.72
*Fixed another tooltip issue with the buildings UI
*Colorized the time buttons and added some internal padding
*Removed 24 hour clock as it is not important and also adds more clutter to UI
*Doubled resolution of building icons and cleaned them up a bit in the process
*Improved edges of islands connecting with ocean
*Resource tooltip information is now showing more information about production and demand
*Increased bonus time received when offline
*Now get a second of bonus time for every minute of online play
*Removed pause/play/fastforward buttons and combined it into a single “fastforward” button.
*FastForward button now shows bonus time as well as information on what bonus time is
*Redid all the UI icons and doubled resolution
*Added missions tab though currently no missions are given
*Added audio tab, can now select from a bunch of electronic type songs as well as adjust volume levels of songs and ambient sounds
*Camera movement now also works with the UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT keys as well as WASD keys
*Improved RESEARCH interface
*Improved UPGRADE interface
*Now receive 50% back for selling upgrades instead of 5%
*Changed the sell power button into a battery, added tooltip information and cleaned it up a bit
*Moved explosion of buildings to the client
*Stopped leaderboards being done twice on server startup
*When clicking on your username on top you can now select any map and any user to view quickly
*Hundreds of other tweaks and fixes too small to mention

August 30th 2023 - v0.71

0.71
*Fixed issue with tooltips not checking in the right place
*Fixed chat not disappearing when popup enabled

August 30th 2023 - v0.70

*Improved visuals by moving to “FUTURE” lighting
*Fixed UI bug with time bonus
*Fixed timing bug in the intro which sometimes paused client loading the game
*Fixed bug on tablets/phones that would sometimes stop the ability to place and delete items
*Misc changes to intro
*Fixed bug with not properly showing “Chat Popup” settings

October 9th 2020 - v0.67

*There was bug in selling upgrades still giving 80% back on the server while showing 25% on client
*Reduced upgrade selling to 5% of value

October 5th 2020 - v0.66

*Added global leaderboards for money made and robux spent
*Now track total money made
*Fixed a UI click through issue with main, upgrades and research pages
*Decreased brightness of some buildings slightly so as to not overpower the night time
*Increased night time brightness so that everything can still be seen
*Money boost up top of screen now shows all active money bonuses
*All grids and buildings only exist on the client now rather than server
*Client now only creates building and grids for the current map reducing total part count significantly
*Now option to switch between BIG ui and smaller UI
*Smaller UI now default for PC
*Buffed offices sell amount
*Decreased office upgrade cost from 10 to 9
*Decreased generator effectiveness upgrade from 1.5 to 1.45
*Decreased cost of water upgrades slightly

September 28 2020 - v0.65

*Added new map, single heat cell, can only place one power station on it
*Pulled camera out slightly so it can see more landscape
*Added quadrillionaire badge
*Added day night cycle
*Added clock
*Now don’t show players who left the server
*Solar Cell base heat upgraded to 5 from 3
*Solar Cell no longer makes heat during night
*Generator1 base heat upgraded to 5 from 3
*Generator2 base heat upgraded to 10 from 9

September 26 2020 - v0.64

*Fixed small bug in touch code
*Can now sell insulator upgrades
*Can now build over the chat window

September 26 2020 - v0.63

*Added INSULATOR building which helps boost heat of adjacent power stations
*Fixed typo with Crazy Scientist game pass
*Now only get 25% of your money back when selling upgrades
*Instant upgrades changed to 40 robux
*Now holding left click or right click mass places or mass deletes. Shift no longer needs to be held
*Added help section
*Added chat button
*Drastically improved the mobile and tablet experience
*Fixed storage display issue when game paused

September 25 2020 - v0.62

*Drilling speed and park upgrades can no longer be sold
*Attempted to fix some client side animation issues
*Fixed issue with life/water/heat bars when switching maps

September 24 2020 - v0.61

*Fixed exploit whereby you could reset game and gain bonus time

September 24 2020 - v0.60

*Was not saving power stored per map

September 24 2020 - v0.59

*Game pass would show as purchased when it is not if a player visited someone who has the game pass
*When holding LEFT SHIFT whilst placing or deleting you can mass place or delete
*Added option to disable auto rebuild
*Added water pumps and water pipes which help increase generators power
*When placing an object it no longer makes the placing sound if a building already exists there
*Improved how the heat/water/life bars are handled on the client
*Fixed bug with when life of building was 0 and it not being saved
*Lots of general fixes and cleanups
*Fixed upgrade bugs with thermonuclear and fusion power plants

September 21 2020 - v0.58

*Fixed not counting the quick upgrade and bonus time as robux spent internally
*Added 3 badges

September 19 2020 - v0.57

*Fixed thermo and nuclear power plant not stopping smoke when not in production
*Fixed solar panel not visually stopping when paused
*Fixed icon issue with heatsink and heatpipe in the research page
*Ordered the build icons to some extent
*Redesigned a lot of the UI
*Added small park to help clean pollution
*Can now sell certain upgrades
*Added tooltips to certain UI elements
*Pollution is now a resource and relevant to all your maps
*Now show an icon over a building if its not producing
*Now visually show which upgrades and research you can purchase
*Power stations now report how many generators they will need
*Fixed bug with life giving one extra second of time
*Added a messagebox for certain actions

September 14 2020 - v0.56

*If a player is detected to have less than $1, within a minute they will be given $1 so they can make money with wind turbines
*Now keep track of how long a player has been playing
*Fixed bug where the power stations wouldnt produce on their very last second of life
*Made animations able to stop when buildings stop producing and also when game paused
*Animations now speed up in bonus time mode
*Pollution is now more gradual and doesnt go away quickly either
*Improved large number calculation performance
*Fixed heatbar update bug

September 12 2020 - v0.55

*Fixed bug with large number calculation

September 11 2020 - v0.54

*Added visual pollution , coal, gas and other dirty power plants produce pollution

September 10 2020 - v0.53

*Fixed leaving player not fully cleaning up islands

September 10 2020 - v0.52

*Added ability to chat from phone/tablet
*Implemented chat rate limiting
*Can now hide chat popping up
*Increased player limit to 12

September 10 2020 - v0.51

*Added possibility of codes entered in chat
*Fixed newlines and carriage returns being inserted into text control

September 10 2020 - v0.50

Initial Release

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