A Better Tomorrow — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| [PATCH NOTES] Patch 1.4 - The Final Update. | 2026-01-15 | Hi, GoragarX here.First, apologies for the delays. It’s been… rough, and I haven't had time to finish the update, even though it was 90% complete since August. But the update is finally here!Also, I made a Discord server. Join now! https://discord.gg/rvBNRCjBm7SummaryThe goal of this patch is to deliver a final, definitive update to A Better Tomorrow that directly addresses the game's main issues. Essentially, more thinking, less clicking. There's more context about this patch in the prior post.There’s quite a lot of content in this update! So let's get rolling!New Features\ Endless ChallengeChallenge description: It’s showtime! The challenge |
| [ANNOUCEMENT] Patch 1.4 - The Final Update. | 2025-07-31 | Patch 1.4 - The Final Update.Hi! GoragarX here. Today, A Better Tomorrow is one year old. Time surely flies!To celebrate this, I'm announcing a final update for the game with new content. The update will contain new systems that improve gameplay, a new game mode, and a lot of QoL changes.The update will drop during the following month. Stay tuned!What I've been up toAfter the release of A Better Tomorrow, I was contacted by a professor at an institution to essentially develop a fork of the game. This new version introduced several changes to make the game more suitable for classroom use, as well as some other requests.Not every new feature wa |
| [PATCH NOTES] Patch 1.3.0 - Spooky Update. | 2024-10-25 | Summary Hello everyone! Patch 1.3 is here. First of all, Happy Halloween! I hope you are all having a wonderful time. I want to celebrate the fact that A Better Tomorrow is close to the 700-player mark. Thank you 700 hundred times! This new patch brings a new Halloween-themed game mode, a new theme, new music, new trophies, and more for you to enjoy. Additionally, the gas plant has been completely reworked, and several UI improvements have been made. New Features Spooky Season Challenge Challenge description: Legend has it that the sun disappeared the last week of October, plunging the world into an endless night. A ghostly fog covered the pl |
| [ANNOUNCEMENT] Patch 1.3 - Spooky Update | 2024-10-12 | Legend has it that the sun disappeared the last week of October, plunging the world into an endless night. A ghostly fog covered the place on Halloween, spreading panic among the citizens. Can you last the week when the darkness never fades? Patch 1.3 is coming to Steam on 25/10/2024! 🎃👻 A new challenge awaits you: Spooky Season. The sun never rises. Every day, pumpkins will appear and block a tile until you accept trick-or-treat. This challenge includes a new theme, a new song, several achievements, and an Easter Egg ;) The update also includes interface improvements (the selected theme now applies to the UI buttons), balance adjustments, |
| [DISCUSSION] Your Feedback & Game Balance | 2024-08-11 | SUMMARY Hello everyone! I want to start this post by thanking everyone for playing the game. We are close to hitting the 150-player mark, a significant milestone for me. To celebrate, I'm excited to announce that a new challenge game mode and an unlockable theme are in development. Stay tuned! Now, let's talk about game balance. Your Feedback I've been closely reading all your feedback, and many players feel the game balance could be a bit better. The question regarding game balance currently has the lowest score on the feedback forum, and some reviews have also discussed this issue. The most repeated statement is that Solar Panels feel too s |
| [PATCH NOTES] Patch 1.2.0 | 2024-08-04 | Summary Hello everyone! First of all, thanks for giving A Better Tomorrow an opportunity. This small patch is meant to solve reported issues and smooth out the gameplay experience by adding some quality-of-life features. All your feedback is listened to :) New features Not so fast! Time now slows significantly in Edit Mode: Some players reported that losing while editing felt frustrating, especially in the latter days when the player is required to constantly provide energy. To avoid this issue, time now elapses at a 1/4 rate in Edit Mode. Visual and sound effects for the slow-motion effect have been added. Minor changes Some players found it |