CorsixTH

0.68

This version comes with two experimental features you can help us with by giving feedback on! These will be off by default.

New Features/Enhancements

• In-game movies now play for users using TH Data directly from a .ISO file
• Custom campaign creators can now optionally use the original level advance
  movie when progressing through the campaign
• The Map Editor has received some love including new features, fixes, and
  jukebox controls
• Long windows now behave properly in the game if they get intersected by an
  adjacent wall
• You can now control the Jukebox from the Main Menu by going to
  Options > Jukebox
• External (non-TH) XMI files are now supported by the Jukebox
• The adviser now tells you the cost of replacing your machine if you cannot
  currently afford it
• More cheats!
• [Experimental] Right mouse panning can now be used instead of using the
  middle mouse button. Enable it in the configuration file
• [Experimental] We’re closer to fully implementing falling actions! Get a
  sneak peek and get the chance to push people over by enabling it in the
  configuration file/debug menu

Changes

• The demo movie will no longer play and cause jumpscares at the main menu if
  the CorsixTH window is not in focus
• Game speeds are now more closely aligned with the original game
• Improvements to handling of win/lose conditions, and the progress report
• Staff tiredness levels are now taken from the level config file based on
  difficulty level of the main campaign
• You can no longer win a level if you still have outstanding loans
• Emergencies will now be announced once patients actually begin arriving
  instead of at the start
• Errors with music playback will now attempt to provide more helpful
  information in the console
• Level briefings now show before the in-game tutorial
• The first patient of a level will now arrive faster after opening the
  hospital
• The information dialog box is now more closely aligned with the original game
• The tip of the day window should no longer be obscured in the main menu
• The load/save windows now have better labelling
• Unavailable languages are shown as disabled until you select a Unicode font
• Support is added to auto-detect a Theme Hospital install via GOG Galaxy

Translations

• Ukranian translation added. Thanks @JurecStrongman
• Dutch translation has been updated. Thanks @jetenergy and @Alberth289346
• Italian translation has been updated. Thanks @SebastianoPistore & @Inkub0
• Russian translation has been updated. Thanks @Matroftt
• Spanish translation has been updated. Thanks @ShiroAka
• French translation has been updated. Thanks @nMustaki & @Sanndow
• Brazilian-Portuguese translation has been updated. Thanks @altiereslima
• Some unused language strings have been cleaned up
• Custom campaign and level creators can now optionally add translated strings
  for campaign description, level briefing, and winning text

Bug Fixes

• Swing (double) doors will no longer crash your game if you built rooms that
  used them while paused
• Fixed a bug for NVIDIA users who didn’t like graphical corruption when
  playing fullscreen at non-native resolutions
• Games should no longer crash irrecoverably because you have a 4k monitor :)
• The game will now exit to the main menu cleanly if a problem occurred trying
  to load a new level or map
• Staff who have left the hospital can no longer ask for a raise
• Fixed a bug where some staff may have no initial before surname
• Patients can no longer litter outdoors
• Patients waiting for a player decision no longer lose their mood icon on
  vomit/pee
• Fixed a bug where an unreachable reception desk could cause a crash
• The Computer and Atom Analyser now make button sounds as originally intended
• The mark for vaccination action now makes a sound as originally intended
• Fixed a rare bug where edges of map tiles for parcels could cause unintended
  behaviour when purchasing plots
• Active cheats will now persist across saves
• Audio settings have better safeguards against no audio enabled/no background
  music
• Movies will no longer attempt to play audio when global audio is off
• Config values using brackets (such as a custom music directory) will now work
  properly
• Custom campaigns menu now will use a scrollbar for long campaign descriptions
• Continue Game now properly targets files explicitly ending in the .sav format
• Tooltips for language menu now align with list items. Please note we are aware
  of an issue where some languages don't show a tooltip
• Fixed an instance where information boxes could load pink from older
  savegames
• Implemented a more permanent fix for the money bar being drawn incorrectly in
  some CJK and Cyrllic languages
• Fixed a crash on exit that could occur in some systems
• Mouse panning behaviour has been made more responsive and accurate

Packager Notes

• Minimum CMake version is now bumped to 3.14
• CMake presets are now available for some common build scenarios
• Dependencies can now be obtained automatically using vcpkg on Linux and
  MacOS. If using Windows, please note that the CMake options have changed
• If update checks are enabled you now require libcurl at build and run time
  (update checks can be disabled using the WITH_UPDATE_CHECK CMake option).
  Luasec and luasocket are no longer used

New Contributors

• @nMustaki made their first contribution in #2394
• @ShiroAka made their first contribution in #2437
• @Matroftt made their first contribution in #2458
• @tombolano made their first contribution in #2499
• @eltociear made their first contribution in #2500
• @anthonydillon made their first contribution in #2502
• @SebastianoPistore made their first contribution in #2559
• @jetenergy made their first contribution in #2586
• @JurecStrongman made their first contribution in #2611