• New Content and Features:
  
  - Finnish Translations: The game now includes full Finnish translations, further expanding our support for international players.
  
  - Community Shirts: We’ve added a collection of community-designed shirts.
  
  - Hats: Your character can now wear hats.
  
  - Emotes: Players can now perform emotes in the game using an emote wheel. Default keybind is 'G'.
  
  - Vocal Chat for Spectators: Players who are spectating can now see each other and talk to each other.
  
  - Additional Steam Achievements: We've added more Steam achievements for you to unlock as you complete various challenges.
  
  
• New Gameplay Elements:
  
  - Set Number of Janitors: You can now set the number of janitors working in your facility, giving you more control over cleaning efficiency. If it's set to 3, the first 3 fired players will become janitors.
  
  
• Bug Fixes and Quality of Life Improvements:
  
  - Drunk Effect Setting: A new setting has been introduced to disable the drunk effect and reduce motion sickness, providing a more comfortable experience for players prone to motion-related discomfort.
  
  - General Bug Fixes: We have addressed several bugs to improve overall game stability and performance.

We hope you enjoy these new additions and improvements. Your feedback is invaluable, so keep sharing your thoughts as we continue to enhance the game. Thank you for being part of our community!

Happy gaming!

• Limited Consumable Items:
  - Now there is an unspecified limit to the amount of, for example, apples that can exist in the world.
  So you have to consume or throw away consumable items to get new ones.
  
  
• Elevator Update:
  - You can now use the elevator while holding objects without dropping them.
  - We have tried to fix the problem where people randomly start to fly or fall in the map.

• Paint Improvements:
  - Now, if you have image censoring enabled, you won't see anything that people are drawing on the paint application on their computers.
  
  
• Joining the Tutorial:
  - Fixed an issue where you could not launch the tutorial on your first try.

Thank you for all the feedback we're receiving!

• Limit Player Count in Lobbies:
  - When creating a lobby, you can now set a maximum player limit.
  
  
• Lobby Privacy Settings:
  - You can now change your lobby type between "Closed," "Private," and "Public" at any time.
  
  
• Blacklist Players from Lobbies:
  - After kicking a player from your lobby, you now have the option to blacklist them, preventing them from rejoining that specific lobby.
  
  
• Hiding Printed Images
  - This setting allows you to hide all content on printed images.

• Invert Mouse Settings:
  - Added an option in the settings menu to invert your mouse controls.
  
  
• Shortened Assistant Animations:
  - Reduced the animation time for the assistant from 4 seconds to 2 seconds when someone is prompted.
  
  
• Removed Region-Locked Lobbies:
  - All region restrictions have been removed, allowing you to see and join all available lobbies globally.
  
  
• Managers Tag Always Visible
  - This improvement adds a constant [Manager] tag under the manager's name.
  
  
• Improved HUD
  - We fixed an issue related to the HUD disappearing after a meeting.
  
  
• Slackers can't see slackers
  - We fixed an issue where the lobby settings to hide slackers from each other did not apply.

Thank you for all the feedback we're receiving!

What’s New:

• 🔄 Restart Game Lobbies: After a game finishes, the host of the lobby will now have the option to restart the same lobby. Making it easier to jump into the next round without any hassle.
  
• ⏸️ Fire Manager Timer Pause: During meetings, the 'Fire Manager' Timer will now pause, giving you more control and time to make crucial decisions.

• 🎤 Microphone Selection: You can now choose your preferred microphone directly from the game settings, ensuring a better in-game communication experience.

• 🔧 Improved Lobby Functionality: We’ve made improvements to the lobby system. You should now be able to join games using codes, and the lobby browser should be functioning better, though we’re still working on further refinements.

These updates are designed to enhance your game play experience, making everything run smoother and more efficiently. We’re always working to improve the game, so if you have any feedback or run into issues, please let us know by Creating a ticket.

Thank you for your continued support—see you in the game!

We’re just one week away from the release of Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies! I want to personally thank all of you for your support throughout this journey. It’s been an incredible experience, and I’m excited to finally share the game with you.

Release Date: 30/8
Maps: At launch, you’ll be able to play on three unique maps. Plus, there’s another map in the works that will be released soon after launch.
Regular Updates: This is just the beginning. Expect regular updates post-launch with new content and improvements to keep the game fresh and exciting.
Join Us for the Launch Stream:
To celebrate the launch, we’ll be hosting a live stream on Twitch. Join us for gameplay, Q&A, and more. It’s the perfect way to kick off the release and get into the game with the community.

If you’re looking for people to play with, head over to our Discord. Whether you have friends to play with or not, you can find others who are ready to jump into the action. Our community is active and welcoming—perfect for finding your next gaming group.

Stay Connected:
Discord[discord.com]
Twitch[www.twitch.tv]
Instagram[www.instagram.com]
TikTok[www.tiktok.com]
Youtube

Thank you for your support. I can’t wait to see you all in-game next week!

See you on launch day,

Jakob Forsbacka
Creator of Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies