Hello all Dealers!

For some time we've gone a bit dark (me especially). Shortly after the premiere we had a very busy time of intense work and changes in the studio. We had a lot of investments to make, including renovating our studio, getting new hardware and software as well as recruiting new people. It took enormous amounts of time and attention, including traveling, meetings and sorting dozens of things out. All for improvement of the studio and the future of both Byterunners as whole as well as Drug Dealer Simulator.

The important part is - we are currently 100% back in business and back to the old work paste! First of all - THE GAME HAS NOT BEEN ABANDONED.

Some content and improvement were being worked on during that period by part of the staff, but we were not able to fully finish them up and bring them to the game.
We know about the many voices of frustration about the game getting much less attention in the last few months and updates and we fully understand the reasons - but I'm happy to announce that time is finally over!

This week we will publish a more detailed Video DevLog, where I will be speaking about upcoming changes in the closest patch as well as in the soon future. Tons of things are coming. Just to give you a glimpse, we are currently working hard on delivering a first part of big changes in Patch 1.0.6 including:

- Game UI improvements
- Map improvements, graphics remastering, changes in paths and w few small new areas to explore on the map which will change game experience
- new shadyComm layout with both visual and technical changes
- a game affecting weather system, including rain and moon phases affecting gameplay

More details on 1.0.6 as well as info on further large patches and more will be in the DevLog. Stay Tuned dealers. Greatly appreciate your support and patience. This is all possible thanks to you! I'm attaching a few WIP shots of the map remastering, hope you like it!









- New models for the streets, sidewalks, train bridge and many others
- Remastering the environment materials, improved texture resolutions for some of the buildings and models and new materials for surfaces
- Completely new landscape material and textures, foliage reworking in some parts of the map
- Added multiple details and decals to the environment and wall elevations making them look more interesting and realistic
- Multiple small or large changes in the environment, new pathways, and micro changes in fences and many other

More improvements both to exteriors, interiors and items will be coming in the next patches.



Ps. Do not worry, we didn’t forget about the second position on our timeline! We’ve switched them a bit, but everything’s on a right way and heading into the ghetto ;)



Rafał Pęcherzewski, Byterunners Head of Studio
Over and out!

Hi Dealers!

We're coming to you with the previously announced patch 1.0.5.3! The patch had to pass through very intesive tests, due to extensive technical changes to ensure that no new serious bugs or issues are present in the game. This one includes among others fixing bugs with reseting backpacks sizes, optimization of world object collision setting and additional languages.


BUG FIXES:

- Fixed a bug, where for some players the gang level and pitcoin amount were not loaded properly when using the CONTINUE button in the main menu
- Fixed a bug, where the HUD task list wasn’t refreshing properly, causing the “Awaiting package delivery” status to stay after the package has dropped
- Fixed multiple inventory backpack bugs: reseting backpack size after game load, backpack sizing errors when dragging and dropping out of stacks, containers and more
- Removed a bug where it was possible to put an empty small backpack into a pocket by double clicking it in a container
- Removed a bug where in some cases laBallenas cigars where duplicating and floating in the air
- Fixed a bug where the player was prompted to spray paint on the ground in one spot in downtown
- Fixed a bug where alerted policemen where still chasing you after changing clothes in the clothes wardrobe
- Removed an exploit where you could duplicate money, drugs or other items by manipulating backpack stacks In containers
- Multiple map corrections for improved NPC navigation and glitch elimination

OPTIMIZATION:

- Added optimizations to multiple game scripts, migrated part of Blueprint scripts to C++ code
- Added multiple additional level streaming layers for loading and unloading unnecessary map parts for less memory usage and better performance.
- Made Multiple lighting modifications mostly optimizing Ambient Occlusion and Mesh Distance Fields for models all around the map to reduce memory usage and improve performance
- Optimised world object collision settings, disabled collisions on many objects that don’t require it to improve performance
- Multiple minor performance corrections

NEW FEATURES:

- Added Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese localization


More changes, including new content and fixes are in the short run!

Byterunners & Movie Games
Over and out!

Hi Dealers!

How’s your summer going? Don’t you even try to get out on the streets without a bottle of water with this weather. Recently we've had a huge reorganization in the studio and this was intense, but now we are back with a full blast!

The Patch 1.0.5.3 is just around the corner! It will include fixes for many common issues, optimization changes, map improvements, and more. One of the new things that we can reveal right now is implementation of the Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese languages to the game! We're continuously working on it right now, and you'll get the full list of fixes, changes, and improvements before the patch.

Stay tuned because more details and the list should appear pretty soon!

Byterunners & Movie Games
Over and out!

Hello!

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Join our Discord:

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Anyone who owns our game will get the 15% Loyalty DISCOUNT when buying Barn Finders, which releases on June 15th - the discount option will be displayed on its store page.

The developers from Duality Games also prepared the 15% Launch Discount and both deals merge in one which gives the 20% discount total!


Barn Finders Loyalty Discount will last 7 days after release, and it’ll be available after logging in on your Steam account with owned game/games.

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Kind regards,

PlayWay Team

Hi guys!

We are announcing another discounts on Movie Games productions! If you still don't have some of our titles, including our new bestseller - Drug Dealer Simulator, now you have the great opportunity to get them at promotional prices!

The sale has already started and will last till 6/8/2020 at 10:05AM (CET)/3:05AM (EDT)/ 4:05 AM (PDT)


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https://store.steampowered.com/app/530930/Soulblight/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/803980/Plane_Mechanic_Simulator/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/682990/Drug_Dealer_Simulator/

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Our friends launched a new Kickstarter campaign for an awesome exploration game Dinosaur Fossil Hunter!





Dinosaur Fossil Hunter is a story telling simulator where you play as paleontologist, exploring different lands and searching for dinosaur fossil. Search, dig, study uncovered fossils and prepare the skeletons to learn about extinct species and build your own.


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Hi dealers!

We’re more than one month after the release of the Drug Dealer Simulator, and we’re launching a first big update!

As we’ve seen, there were a lot of suspicions, what content will be included in the first update from “The Next Steps” list. Now we can officially reveal that most of those suspicions were correct!

Prepare your garden pots and watering cans, because Weed Growing launches in Drug Dealer Simulator!



Bring your business managing on a whole new level! Plant both indoor and outdoor seeds from various strains and take care of them to maximise the harvest. Produce wholesale amounts of your own product and choose the right process and strain combination to maximise profit!

Important information: Growing weed is available from level 15, so if you didn't get a notification - don't worry! Just reach the level 15 or load the game with this or higher lvl, and you can start practicing your gardening skills ;)



The Weed Growing Update is a part of Patch 1.0.5.2, that also includes many improvements and fixes to many known bugs and issues, including performance. We’re also implementing the Japanese language! More translations are on their way and will come to the game very soon ;)


WHAT’S NEW:
- Added the marijuana growing mechanics. From now on you will be able to grow your own plants. The mechanic is being unlocked after reaching level 15 or after loading a game where you already have level 15 or higher.
- New salesman selling marijuana seeds for both outdoor and indoor production
- New hideout equipment for marijuana production available in the furniture store after unlocking the new mechanics
- Added refillable bottles of water that can be bought on the gas station
- Added new music to the game a new Two Towers song as well as several new tracks for the surroundings
- Added Japanese localization to the game

BUG FIXES:
- Fixed a bug where in a DEA raid not all of the equipment or furniture were purged from the apartment with random unpredictable results
- Fixed a bug where Keiji gang deliveries were marked on the middle of the map. We managed to create a retro-active script that finds the issue, removes invalid dead drop data and reconstructs the task for a valid dead drop. The script works on load. Managed to test in out on a saved game delivered from the community
- Fixed a bug where rented hideout map markers where getting duplicated. In some cases, this may have caused performance issues
- Fixed an issue where the policemen or police dogs could get blocked in a downtown passage below a building
- Fixed a bug where some of the wall or ceiling objects could be placed in odd spots and glitching windows
- Fixed a bug where some shelves could be stored without removing products off them
- Fixed a bug with bad asia area unlock status not being displayed on the world map
- Fixed a bug where the Domination task (unlock all areas and hideouts) did not get checked. For saved games the task will get checked around 15 seconds after the saved game is loaded if the criteria are met
- Fixed few additional issues caused by duplicating object instances causing increased save game size and load times, performance drops etc. The fix is applied on load, so first time loading may still take time, but re-saving the game after will make the saved game get back to normal
- Fixed a bug where the police could sometimes walk without rotating their direction
- Fixed a bug where sometimes when quickly storing a freshly placed furniture could make it data to corrupt

GLITCHES AND CORRECTIONS:
- Fixed some of the paths where policemen or police dogs could get blocked by customers
- Fixed minor map pathways and blockers
- Fixed a few spots where NPC’s could get glitched

OPTIMIZATION:
- Optimized lighting and shadow casting settings both for all dynamic and static world objects highly improving performance both for day and night
- Improved map configuration, draw distance settings and more to reduce draw calls
- Improved on CPU usage issue removing CPU overheat problems
- Optimized code side operations and limited their count
- Removed instance duplication errors, that could end up with performance drops and lags


We hope you enjoy the new update! It's quite big - includes new content, and also improvements, changes, and fixes, and that’s why we’ll also need your feedback to make the best Weed Growing system! So if you notice any unexpected issues, you can let us know about them through Steam Discussion in a proper tab (https://steamcommunity.com/app/682990/discussions/1/),
Discord (https://discord.gg/yW6mSad), or via other sources of contact. You’ve already shown us that your help and feedback are indescribable in improving Drug Dealer Simulator, so feel free to report them!

Make DDS even greater!

We’re not stopping on that, and soon you’ll get new informations about yet another upcoming fixes, content updates and many other game improvements ;)

Join our Discord Community, where you can talk with other fans of our game about your business strategies, updates, and many others! You can also find help with solving any problems with the game or report them to us if you think we don’t know about it, but we should.

https://discord.gg/yW6mSad



See you on streets!
Byterunners & Movie Games

Time for a little contest!

Business going well? Prove it!
Show us your workstations, and we will choose the three that we liked the most.
Winners will get key for The Beast Inside + 1 additional game!

How to participate in a contest? Like our Official Facebook page and the post about the challenge. Share your screenshot in the comments below the Facebook post until 19.05.2020, 9 AM PDT/12 AM EDT/6 PM CET.

The screenshot needs to include your Steam nickname as a watermark.

We'll contact the winners through the Facebook Messenger.

Join our Discord! -> https://discord.gg/yW6mSad

Byterunners Game Studio & MovieGames

Over and out!

Hi Dealers,

As we mentioned in the last announcement, we've been through the last test of the Hotfix 1.0.4.11. We're happy to announce, that the Hotfix has passed through the last improvements and launched!

We've fixed the issues that especially needed our attention after the last patch:

- The memory leak that was causing the performance issues, lags, and crashes
- Disappeared dead drops
- Furniture store exploit
- Gang levels and saving the quantity of Pitcoins


Thank you all for your support in finding the source of the issues, and your patience. The next patch is on its way, more informations soon!

If you notice any issue that you think we don’t know about - you can let us know on Steam Discussion page in a proper tab or on our Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/yW6mSad


Movie Games & Byterunners Game Studio
Over and out!