Version 2.2.1

  • New Cancel action in Controls: bind a second key that backs out of every dialog, menu and tool. Escape still works
  • Your mouse’s side buttons can now be bound to any action
  • Every connected controller now shows up in the settings, unplugging one is noticed, and a Steam Deck can switch to an external controller
  • The controller’s focus mark looks the same on every control, sliders and text fields included
  • Fixed the title screen taking up to two minutes to show its city on some Windows and Linux PCs, and the game hanging if you quit while it loaded
  • Fixed the title screen’s city sometimes failing to load after the game was closed while starting
  • Fixed the game freezing for a few seconds while a big city’s buildings appear
  • Fixed the sound going quiet until a restart after the computer sleeps, headphones are unplugged or Bluetooth audio switches
  • Fixed the game hanging at launch on some Macs while the sound starts up
  • Fixed the game crashing at every launch on some older Windows PCs
  • Fixed the Windows version not starting on PCs without Microsoft’s Visual C++ runtime
  • Fixed freezes on Windows when a USB or Bluetooth device is plugged in or removed
  • Fixed key presses that could freeze the game for a moment on some Macs
  • When the graphics card stops responding on Windows, the game now saves your city, tells you what happened and closes, instead of freezing
  • Fixed a glitch when leaving fullscreen on Windows
  • Fixed the crime map of a city with no buildings
  • Opening a damaged city no longer pushes its good backups out
  • Importing a 1.x city is much faster on Windows and Linux
  • Performance improvements when placing trees and buildings in big cities