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[Tobel]

Latest version: RELEASED! V 2.0 , August 2016

Prison Architect is done! v2.0 is the last release by IV.


Version 2 changelog:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

= Developer Tools and Cheats
Developer tools and cheats, seen in some of the alpha videos, are now available to everyone. A new option is shown when creating a new map, "Enable Cheats". This is prison specific and cannot be disabled later.

When enabled:

All construction occurs immediately
A new 'Spawn' toolbar button permits instant creation of any game object for zero cost
Water can be placed like any other material
Research in the bureaucracy screen can be sped up by holding down the right mouse button on the item
The Function keys now perform debug services:

F1
Edit world properties   (Very easy to crash/ruin the game)
F2
Profiler
F3
Script Debugger
F4
Dialog Editor
F5
Sound Editor
F6
Sprite Bank Editor for Needs icons
F7
Sprite Bank Editor for User Interface icons
F8
Sprite Bank Editor for Game Sprites
F9
Debug rendering options
F11
Enlarge Map in All Directions
Nb.
Cheat prisons do not allow achievement unlocks
Cheat prisons cannot be sold for profit.
- Policy Window (continued)
You can now set which misbehaviours warrant an increase or decrease in prisoner security. For example, murder can be set to immediately make a prisoner Max-Sec.
You can now disable the cell quality checks that determine which cells a prisoner can be assigned to. When enabled, prisoners who misbehave will not be assigned to a nice cell, even if that nice cell is the only one available. When disabled, prisoners will always be assigned to free cells if that is all that is available.
- Modding System (continued)
- Added World.NumPrisoners and World.Capacity. These return tables containing the current number of prisoners and the total number of cells in each security rating respectively.
- Added ability to use markers in object tooltip strings (via objectTable.Tooltip). See lua_function_list.txt
- Localisations

All languages updated
= BUG FIXES
Jobs to construct walls are now visible while designating rooms.
Fix for reliability of + button in Build Toolbar
Delivery Truck drivers no longer counted in Staff Reports
Utilities Room in Quick Build no longer uses the default sprite
Objects that can't be rotated are no longer rotated if part of a Quick Build
Staff inside gang controlled areas can now be sacked
0010930: [AI & Behaviour] Death row prisoners show up as max security (Icepick) - resolved.
0011077: [Other] Name in Game Tier issue (John) - resolved.
0011091: [Control & User Interface] Clicking where the taskbar is located shows the taskbar in windows 10 anniversary update (lim_ak) - resolved.
0011119: [Gameplay] The issue with taking Death row prisoners. (Icepick) - resolved.
0010968: [Performance] Random crash.Especially during the riot or taser fighting (John) - resolved.
0011017: [Control & User Interface] [v2preview] crash when viewing "stolen from" (John) - resolved.
0010921: [AI & Behaviour] Freetime broken (Icepick) - resolved.
0011032: [Control & User Interface] wrong Japanese translation (John) - resolved.
0011052: [Gameplay] Quickbuild "luxury cell" and common room not updated for v2.0 tv behavior. (Icepick) - resolved.
0010191: [AI & Behaviour] Dead armed guards will not stop moving when put in Hearse. (Icepick) - resolved.
0011060: [Control & User Interface] Ability to disable the automatic prisoner security change. (Icepick) - resolved.
0007196: [Control & User Interface] Inmate Nutrition Research Grammar (Icepick) - resolved.
0011170: [AI & Behaviour] Several security-restricted reception rooms do not work (Icepick) - resolved.
0011168: [AI & Behaviour] Visitation does not satisfy family need. (Icepick) - resolved.
0010829: [Gameplay] Extension to automatic Security Risk re-assignment (Icepick) - resolved.
0003491: [Control & User Interface] I need more intake in order to keep the Prison profitable (Icepick) - resolved.
0011129: [Platform Specific Issues] Windows 10 Taskbar vs PA Toolbar (lim_ak) - resolved.
0009331: [Gameplay] Execution Lockdown fails to complete (Icepick) - resolved.
0011135: [Gameplay] Freedom need not satisfied by yard (Icepick) - resolved.
0011150: [AI & Behaviour] Confidential Informants Get Stuck In Security Room (Icepick) - resolved.
0011106: [Control & User Interface] Micromanagement bug - no teacher exists while he does. (Icepick) - resolved.
0011145: [Control & User Interface] Screen focus shifts while in Informants view mode (Icepick) - resolved.
0011158: [Control & User Interface] Cannot switch from Dump to Dismantle in Context Menu (Icepick) - resolved.
0011160: [Gameplay] National guard should cancel lockdown before entering the prison (Icepick) - resolved.
0011105: [AI & Behaviour] Cell doors are open during Work/Lockup regime (Icepick) - resolved.
0011120: [Mod System] [Bug] Using "Interface.RemoveComponent()" extends the menu window height instead of shortening (elDiablo) - resolved.
0011068: [Control & User Interface] Nasty new problems with Interface Buttons on objects (elDiablo) - resolved.
0011097: [Mod System] Make the amount of prisoners per Security Level and the amount available/total cells per Security level accessible for mods (elDiablo) - resolved.
0010996: [AI & Behaviour] (Version 2 preview) Prisoners in solitary aren't using toilets/showers even though their needs are high (Icepick) - resolved.
0011104: [Gameplay] Prisoners sniffed by dog and searched once deposited in solitary never start serving their punishment (Icepick) - resolved.
0011136: [AI & Behaviour] Food tray redistribution (Icepick) - resolved.
0011124: [Gameplay] The new suprise minsec legendary gangleader event didn't actually make the prisoner a gang leader (Icepick) - resolved.
0011133: [AI & Behaviour] Prisoners get stuck when sent to solitary (Icepick) - resolved.
0011132: [Gameplay] Object duplication with high-priority jobs (Icepick) - resolved.
0011014: [Save & Load] SectorSystem check keeps reverting changes (Icepick) - resolved.
0011131: [Gameplay] Snipers bug. (Icepick) - resolved.
0011046: [Control & User Interface] Confidential informants screen misplaced (Icepick) - resolved.
0010521: [AI & Behaviour] Families wont visit causing lots of fights (Icepick) - resolved.
0011126: [AI & Behaviour] Prisoners fail to satisfy "Literacy" need despite having library books (Icepick) - resolved.
0011087: [AI & Behaviour] Prisoners taken to medical beds are not healed or returned to cells (Icepick) - resolved.
0010998: [Control & User Interface] "Total Prisoners" intake always selects maximum number of inmates regardless of number set (lim_ak) - resolved.
0011071: [AI & Behaviour] Stacking babies in a single stack (Icepick) - resolved.
0011075: [Gameplay] Mother visited by her 0yr. old child (Icepick) - resolved.
0011092: [Gameplay] Certain events should not occour before the player has unlocked what (Icepick) - resolved.
0011030: [Control & User Interface] v2 Reg Doors cannot be locked open (Icepick) - resolved.
0011081: [AI & Behaviour] Snipers target same prisoner (Icepick) - resolved.
0011058: [Gameplay] Mayor does not require large TV removal (Icepick) - resolved.
0011079: [Gameplay] Cell Grading for Dormitories bugged with more than 1 Occupants. (Icepick) - resolved.
0011067: [Gameplay] Random items appearing on todo list. (Icepick) - resolved.
0011003: [Gameplay] Agitating radio broadcasts wont stop (Icepick) - resolved

Articles:

RPS launch article

Eurogamer article per Nenjin detailing some possible features coming out later this month including tunneling, guard-opened doors, and riots.

Oct 29 - Update from Introversion on sales and future updates

Many dwarves died to bring you these tips:

 - Single common rooms may be/are bugged. Place down two common areas for less boredom.
  - Further, large TV's may not be working properly, use the smaller ones instead.
 - You can edit your save file to turn off new prisoner intake. (c:\users\you\appdata\local\introversion\ for win7).
 - Edit your save file and search for "finance" to give yourself unlimited funds.
 - Workshops give you income without needing workers, although prisoners can gather basket weaving tools murderous devices.

[nenjin]

Looking forward to it. Subversion it is not, but I do like Sims and would love to play one from Introversion.

[Ivefan]

Looking forward to it. Subversion it is not, but I do like Sims and would love to play one from Introversion.

sims -> prison
I like your comparison.

[Catastrophic lolcats]

Will you have to segregate rival gang members to stop them shanking each other? Can I have an old-school "pit prison" where I just dump the meanest people society breeds and throw down supplies every few days and let them "manage" their own hell hole?
These are the questions that must be asked.

[Neonivek]

Will you have to segregate rival gang members to stop them shanking each other? Can I have an old-school "pit prison" where I just dump the meanest people society breeds and throw down supplies every few days and let them "manage" their own hell hole?
These are the questions that must be asked.

Oddly enough there are two other prison management games out there... and that is exactly what you try to do.

[Aboth Ber]

Will you have to segregate rival gang members to stop them shanking each other? Can I have an old-school "pit prison" where I just dump the meanest people society breeds and throw down supplies every few days and let them "manage" their own hell hole?
These are the questions that must be asked.

Three hundred prisoner going in, only one going out....

Since we at bay12 LOVE to find the SCIENCE in everywhere and casually put dorf lives in danger I like to see what the bay12 resident had their mind when they design 'perfect prison'....

@neonivek
you mean MCDICKIE game???

[Neonivek]

No no no...

They weren't eye gougingly terrible games... I cannot remember their names though

If I was forced to guess it would be "Prison Tycoon"

[Shades]

Looking forward to it. Subversion it is not, but I do like Sims and would love to play one from Introversion.

Been looking forward to it for months now, but information about it seems minimal. Hopefully whatever the big announcement is will be worth the wait.

[Catastrophic lolcats]

Will you have to segregate rival gang members to stop them shanking each other? Can I have an old-school "pit prison" where I just dump the meanest people society breeds and throw down supplies every few days and let them "manage" their own hell hole?
These are the questions that must be asked.

Oddly enough there are two other prison management games out there... and that is exactly what you try to do.

Out of curiosity, what are they? It's a genre I've been mildly interested in for a while and all I've come across is the "Prison: Tycoon" series which got varying reviews across the board. I was asking about the pit thing in a half-jest but also because it's something I would be interested trying in the genre. Mostly to see how the AI would or wouldn't function.

[Levi]

I've said it before, but I'll say it again.  I freaking adore the graphics style they went with in this game.  I'm probably going to buy the game just because of that.

[ScriptWolf]

yeah i have been waiting for information for so long, really hope tomorrow it is the alpha will be a 1 day buy for me.

[Aklyon]

Did we have a thread for this before, or was that just commandeering the Subversion thread before it died?

[ScriptWolf]

Did we have a thread for this before, or was that just commandeering the Subversion thread before it died?

im sure we had a thread for this one before, linking all the pc gamer articles

[Aklyon]

Either way, tis interesting news.

[Scelly9]

I've said it before, but I'll say it again.  I freaking adore the graphics style they went with in this game.  I'm probably going to buy the game just because of that.

This. Besides, I love the kind of game this looks like it will be.