Hi all,
Welcome to this first post release update! We'll keep counting on however, so it's update #27.
First of all: THANKS! It's been an amazing weekend. We were hoping for a good launch, but the launch exceeded our expectations and we're super happy about it. The only downside to having a massive amount of new players is having some new bugs and crashes pop up.
So, in an attempt to help everyone as quick as we can, on Monday, this Monday, we bring the first update. This won't fix every bug or crash. But on short notice we're helping a lot of folks out, so hopefully it works for you.
Changelist:
Fixed 'Invalid Comparison type in gml_Object_god_other_2
Fixed 'unable to find any instance for object index '29' name 'totalstats''
Fixed translations not working in the Auction screens.
NOTES:
1. Vertex
Unfortunately, the "can not create vertex buffer of size nnnnn" crash is persistent, also among other GameMaker-built games. We suspect it's related to the graphics card.
The game probably requires a dedicated graphics card for things like the ground "unveiling", the thermal effects or drawing the pipe network. We will check where we can optimize those, but this will take some time. If you are having the vertex buffer error, could you please check whether Turmoil uses a dedicated graphics card, instead of an integrated card? You can probably check this through the control panel of your graphics card. How this works is probably different per card manufacturer.
2. Out of Memory
Some of you also reported an "out of memory" error. We are still looking for a cause for this one. This will also take more time.
3. Mac
We were optimistic about the Mac build before launch, but we need to make sure that the people who have bought the game can actually play. So we will fix critical bugs and crashes first before taking a small rest and then starting on other things like Mac. We don't have a timeline at this moment. [ 2016-06-06 19:57:45 CET ][ Original post ]
Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America. Get a taste of the rush and rivalry of the time as you earn your way to become a successful oil entrepreneur. As you make money digging up and selling oil, the town will grow along with you.
Lease land at the town auction and search for oil. Build a rig, create an efficient pipe network and bring up the oil to store it in silos. Sell the oil at the best times to maximize profits. Then buy essential upgrades in town to cope with rock, gas and ice. Acquire more town shares than your competitors in a bid to become the new mayor.
A campaign where you build your rags-to-riches oil baron career and beat your rivals.
Dozens of upgrades and new tools to improve your oil mining operations.
Meet the town’s characters in the saloon and make shady business deals.
Play single game mode to get one of literally millions of procedurally generated levels and earn as much as you can in one year.
Steam Achievements, Badges, Trading Cards and Cloud Saving.
Lease land at the town auction and search for oil using a dowser, mole or scanner.
Maximize your profits by using natural gas to boost the oil price.
Outbid your competitors at the stock auction.
MINIMAL SETUP
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 and up. or the latest version of SteamOSMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 150 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Other Linux distributions will probably also work.
Memory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 150 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Other Linux distributions will probably also work.
Storage: 150 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Other Linux distributions will probably also work.