Dear Trucking Company,
Well it was heard about the traps that there were a few trucking companies that just didn't have the right equipment to get Auckland done (not to mention a few other towns that were thought to need special gear but probably didn't).
I spent countless hours negotiating with Auckland on reducing the amount that they needed. After finally arriving at a suitable reduction the deployment server hit a glitch. "The what hit a what!!!?". Try explaining that one. Nope, it didn't go down well at all.
So sorry folks, Auckland are no longer up to reducing their needs. "We need food you know. And we need nice jewelry, too. Why should we go without just cause more people live here. Everyone else in other towns are getting what they are asking for. So, NO".
How could I argue with that.
I was about to throw the whole lot through the window when I got a call from those guys at Prebbleton. You know the ones that were buying your old trucks and selling them back to you as is, at exorbitant prices. As you may also know, they did get a wrap over the knuckles for this and are now reconditioning the trucks first.
So, in order for them to show good faith those Prebbleton jokers are now willing to give a few extra Power Boosts and Loaders to some of the trucks that come back. The new one and those small ones don't get any, but the rest will get some if they don't already have enough.
Regards and keep on truckin',
Sacada,
The Negotiator.
Blog posts April 2017
Build #297 Update
Build #296 Update
A small update for the NZ DLC which fixes the depot issue and adds some new achievements.
* Trucks bought at the Prebbleton depot in NZ could not be dragged. Fixed.
* Achievements added for North Island, South Island and Completion of NZ. Towns only, industries upgrades are not required to obtain achievements.
* Added road corner in Mokau Road (Taranaki). To get full North Island achievement you must visit this point.
Those that want to get in early, feel free to try the beta version.
Right click LOGistICAL in Steam library, betas tab, select beta (no password).
Build will be at 02:00 am (PST).
Build #294 Update
When you sell your trucks in NZ, you get to buy them back from Prebbleton at a very exaggerated price. I told the guys at Prebbleton to at least fix them up again, so now they will
* Trucks sold in NZ will be repaired and available to buy again fully reconditioned to their original buy state, except all power-ups that you put on them will still be intact.
* Background town graphics moved to behind the roads.
Build #293 Update
A small update to fix a few issues in NZ DLC. Some of the towns were impossible to do, but with the help of a dedicated tester we have managed to get through them all so you should be able to too.
* Fix issue with contract IDs
* Added stage 1 of a truck filter that filters by country
* Modified a couple of resources at a couple of NZ towns (this may cause you trucks to fly across space to get back to their spots once you start the game - no need to panic).
NZ Build Update
New Zealand DLC is now ready and requires a small build update to LOGistICAL.
Build will be at 02:00 am (PDT).
There will be around 150 new Steam Achievements with the New Zealand DLC.
To run New Zealand after purchase, restart LOGistICAL and read the new contract. NZ have a few rules you need to adhere to.
LOGistICAL - New Zealand will be initially discounted so get it early.
Build #291 Update
Well after the stuff up on Thursday/Friday where the build didn't work for everyone (well everyone but me). I have now a new build that fixes what made it not work and a few other things as well. The full list is below.
Giving some notice, the build will be rolled out 2 hours after this message at 05:00 EST. I will be online for the next 3 hours if things don't go as planned. If they do work all fine, I would be grateful to also be notified with a reply to this text or a forum message.
Thanks all for your patience and continued support. For those that want to try this pre-release now, you are most welcome. To do so...
1. Right click on LOGistICAL in your Steam library and select "Properties". Click the "betas" tab and select "Beta" from the drop down list. There is no password or code for this one.
Let me know of any major issues as soon as possible and I can delay and fix.
Thanks LOGistICALlers.
PS. The New Zealand build is coming along well. There are many challenges and rules are a little different in this new LOGistICAL country.
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About this build...
A large build with lots of mods. If you find anything unstable pm me or post into this forum and I will address it asap.
This build has undergone a huge change to cater for multiple countries and some new rules for the upcoming LOGistICAL - New Zealand package due out next week.
* Update of town graphics
* Update of country graphics
* Inclusion of more accurate vector graphics around land objects
* Redo of the leaderboards (there are around 50 leaderboards running in the background of the game. These will appear in-game soon, but firstly they need to collect the data. There is a problem if too much data is uploaded to Steam too quickly, so have also implemented a queue system to deal with that.
* Restructure of the data packets to deal with countries, states and regions
* Fix for recalling save games
* Addition of the New Zealand data, ready for DLC
* Redo of Northern Territory achievement
* Fix to allow multiple images under the "Achievement" tabs
* Additional truck rules for NZ and subsequent DLCs
* Ability to download leaderboards into the game
* Remove of the truck balloons within completed towns.. bye bye :(
* Graphics for NZ
* Graphics for additional industry and cargo for NZ
* Changed the colour of build 10 level industries from red to green (will update manual and tutes shortly)
* Restructure of all the data files to allow multiple DLCs
* Removal of the vector graphic at startup
* Change to the start screen
Bunches of other smaller fixes, mostly in the depths of the code.
Enjoy and let me know of any issues if you find them.
LOGistICAL - New Zealand
New Zealand DLC for ANZAC Day 25th April 2017
It is a public holiday for New Zealand and Australia on the 25th of April, so in celebration I am working hard to get the New Zealand DLC release out on ANZAC day.
It will sell for 1.99 plus a 30% launch discount.
There are over 130 towns to complete and a new industry.
There are various levels of difficulty across two islands. There are plenty of easy towns and some are really tough (at least for me).
There are also some new rules, so it is a good idea to read the contract that pops up with the DLC, like how to actually get across the ocean.
New Zealand will allow you to take some of your own trucks that you have from Australia, though there are the usual restrictions on what fits on a ship.
You can buy some more trucks in New Zealand, but their shops work a little differently. There is no endless supply so pimp up what you already have.
Quarantine laws are very strict between the two countries. They are vaguely listed on the contract as well.
There are some more rules, so make sure you read it all.
Enjoy the new challenges.
Build #288 Update
A large build with lots of mods. If you find anything unstable pm me or post into this forum and I will address it asap.
This build has undergone a huge change to cater for multiple countries and some new rules for the upcoming LOGistICAL - New Zealand package due out next week.
* Update of town graphics
* Update of country graphics
* Inclusion of more accurate vector graphics around land objects
* Redo of the leaderboards (there are around 50 leaderboards running in the background of the game. These will appear in-game soon, but firstly they need to collect the data. There is a problem if too much data is uploaded to Steam too quickly, so have also implemented a queue system to deal with that.
* Restructure of the data packets to deal with countries, states and regions
* Fix for recalling save games
* Addition of the New Zealand data, ready for DLC
* Redo of Northern Territory achievement
* Fix to allow multiple images under the "Achievement" tabs
* Additional truck rules for NZ and subsequent DLCs
* Ability to download leaderboards into the game
* Remove of the truck balloons within completed towns.. bye bye :(
* Graphics for NZ
* Graphics for additional industry and cargo for NZ
* Changed the colour of build 10 level industries from red to green (will update manual and tutes shortly)
* Restructure of all the data files to allow multiple DLCs
* Removal of the vector graphic at startup
* Change to the start screen
Bunches of other smaller fixes, mostly in the depths of the code.
Enjoy and let me know of any issues if you find them.
Build #287 Update
This build contains:
- Incorporated video directly into game instead of from youtube
- Redid a collection of tutorial videos
- Added new tutorial video called LOGistICAL stuff
- Optimised code for playing on higher resolution screens
- Ability to change the screen resolution in settings
- Ability to drag trucks directly from the truck list
Drag from truck icon and also center screen on truck
Drag from cargo icon without moving the screen
Drag from town name and center screen on either town name
- Various other smaller fixes
- Redesign of data structures to cater for more countries.
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