This update is a bit smaller than usual, as work is mostly focused on the campaign mode currently. Beta 1.8.18 has a workaround for the new grass system failing on certain Linux and very few Windows systems

Patch notes for Beta 1.8.17

• The bus stop has been reworked so the starting plot reaches the sidewalk on all new maps
• Updated all employee names (Delete the names txt files in the Mods folder before launching to get the updated names)
• HR now differentiates between education and hiring when picking specializations
• Precious metals are now sold automatically when moving company
• Staff schedule changes now make staff come in on the same day if possible
• The employee window will now show an icon for each role an employee is actively away taking courses for
• Added specialization levels required for a project to the pie charts in the design document window
• Made employees more likely to pick subway going home, if they used subway to arrive
• Saving the game manually will now try to overwrite the last manual save before trying to auto save
• Player will now be warned if failure to file a tax report would result in a lawsuit, due to illegal activity during the year

• Fixed cases where undoing construction would bring back furniture in the wrong order causing them to disappear
• Fixed some money inputfields not working with currency short form enabled
• Fixed employees being able to get stuck in the air specifically on 1st floor below a ramp
• Fixed courier shipping capacity estimate being wrong with more days per month
• Fixed company stock selling slider being stuck at max in some cases
• Fixed grass not consistently growing back, based on game speed and time skipped every day
• Employees with designer as a secondary role will now still have their lead design stats shown in the UI
• Fixed game not being able to load mods that only contained name generators