Alpha 36

Alpha 36 was an update released on October 19th, 2017. It was the second update dedicated to Downtown. A small patch released a few days later included the 2017 Halloween Event.

Levels

 * Game is now playable through 4-2

Music

 * New Track “Floor 4-2 Groove is in the Blood-Pumping Organ of an Animate Being”, also added to soundtrack owners’ libraries

Building Types

 * Mall
 * Arena
 * Music Hall
 * Movie Theater

Objects

 * New blue laser emitter type that acts as a Metal Detector (actually it detects any weapon in your inventory)
 * Movie Screen
 * New Conveyor Belt type for Malls with slightly different functionality

Traits

 * Added trait “Upper-Crusty”

Localization

 * Many Spanish translation fixes

Characters

 * Initial scripting for Arena fights implemented
 * Classes within Malls have the ability to sell the player things that they previously did not
 * Bouncer gives the player the ability to drop their weapons in front of Metal Detector Laser Emitters
 * Comedians can tell jokes to Music Hall patrons
 * Thief can pop out of Manholes and pickpocket the player. Other characters may pop out as well... (Cannibal)

Graphics

 * Fix for “Falling into hole” animation of multiplayer clients not playing properly for host
 * Fix for players appearing to float permanently if they died in a body of water and returned as a ghost
 * Fix for Supercops, cloned NPCs, etc. not displaying particle effect or sound effect when spawned on multiplayer client
 * Glass walls are slightly more transparent

UI / Controls

 * Fix for instances on multiplayer client where optional mission objectives would not be indicated on the minimap
 * Fix for the mouse collider box attached to NPCs hidden in objects like Bushes sometimes blocking the object, despite the NPC being invisible
 * Fix for player not being able to hide “combine” target after right-clicking a Combine item in the toolbar while the inventory was closed

Playfield Objects

 * Fix for being able to knock on certain doors where this should not have been possible
 * Fix for Manholes sometimes appearing on top of people rather than beneath them
 * Fix for Hole not always appearing on multiplayer client when Well is destroyed
 * Crushers shouldn’t go through walls as much, if at all
 * Fix for multiplayer client not being able to make offering from Altar

Items

 * When players are mugged by Mobsters, they can get their money and items back by killing the Mobster

Status Effects / Traits / Special Abilities

 * Players can now pickpocket other players in online games

Gameplay

 * Fix for player not being able to teleport while swimming in Canals

Level Generation

 * Minor fixes to placement of certain outdoor walls

Missions

 * Fix for instances where multiplayer missions could not be completed from the multiplayer client

Mutators

 * Supercop, Mobster and Upper-Cruster can no longer appear on “New Character Every Level”

Artificial Intelligence

 * People are now capable of sitting in chairs
 * People have the ability to “own” an entire building where different rooms have different owners as well -- such as the owner of a Hotel
 * People are better at getting their bearings in regards to pathfinding after being knocked back
 * Fix for NPCs not always being able to see multiplayer clients when host was not in the vicinity
 * Fix for NPCs in certain buildings getting hostile toward the player upon seeing them when the rest of the building would only become Annoyed
 * Fix for people hidden in objects like Bushes becoming visible when Ghost players bump into them
 * Mobsters no longer ask players who Can’t Speak English for money

Engine

 * Updated Unity engine from 2017.1.0p2 to 2017.2.0f3

Other

 * Updated 2D Toolkit plugin from 2.5.8.5 to 2.5.8.7
 * Updated Rewired plugin from 1.1.7.5 to 1.1.7.8

Internal

 * Bunch of physics modifications to keep things running smoothly on the new version of Unity
 * Some multiplayer modifications for the new version of Unity
 * Extra multiplayer cleanup, got rid of a bunch of internal errors

Alpha 36b

 * Fix for Turrets not shooting in the correct direction
 * Fix for NPCs not getting angry when you chloroform their friends
 * NPCs are slightly more reactive to the player hitting their friends
 * Thieves who pop out of Manholes are considered Guilty
 * Fix for people standing next to chairs as their default goal instead of sitting in them if you kill the Comedian they were listening to
 * Fix for not always having to chloroform people from behind when they are sitting in chairs
 * Fixed some AI pathing issues in the Arena
 * Thief no longer steals heavy weapons from players, since they tended to use them on the player immediately, which felt kind of cheap
 * Real fix for Mobsters mugging people with Can’t Speak English
 * Fix for players not being able to teleport after killing the mobster trying to mug them and remaining in their vicinity
 * No longer possible for NPCs to close automatic Arena doors
 * Guards no longer investigate noises heard in the Arena
 * Adjustments to which weapons the Metal Detector will detect

Alpha 36c

 * Fix for NPCs remaining in sitting position if they are killed while sitting in a chair
 * Fix for Shapeshifter not being able to Possess NPCs who are sitting
 * Fix for NPCs not sitting if they were Possessed and then Unpossessed and returned to their seats
 * If player Possesses an NPC who was listening to Comedian, the possessed character will not laugh at the Comedian’s jokes while under player control
 * NPCs will not laugh at jokes of they are Dizzy or Frozen
 * Fix for City Park areas of Downtown being considered an Indoor location, preventing teleportation
 * Fix for shadows appearing underneath Invisible NPCs if they jumped out of water
 * Fix for Overpowered text appearing when it should not have, and vice versa

Alpha 36d - Halloween Event
The 2017 Halloween Event was an event that took place between October 24th and Halloween, October 31st. On the 24th, the game was updated to Alpha 36d, including a new disaster level and a little boost to newer players. This was released separately from the typical update schedule.

Features

 * A new Disaster level, the Zombie Invasion.
 * During the event period, this disaster was guaranteed in the Slums.
 * Anyone who played during the event would automatically unlock the Zombie.
 * The achievement that goes with the Zombie is also unlocked.