v1.8 [Nov 4, 2022]
The Endless & Expert Update
Ready to switch gears? Introducing Endless Mode & Expert Mode!
Mini Motorways is shifting gears with our biggest update so far! You can now take a trip around the world at your own speed with two exciting new gameplay options - Endless Mode and Expert Mode.
Whether you want to take the pressure off with Endless Mode and explore each city at your leisure, or go for a joyride with Expert Mode and kick it into high gear, this update brings something for everyone.
This update includes:
• Endless Mode - a brand new way of playing Mini Motorways, allowing you to enjoy the game without the threat of a city ending before you want it to, or for those wishing to keep playing after Game Over, you can continue your city in Endless Mode and explore the city that could have been.
• Expert Mode - Unlock a new set of challenges and obstacles, such as permanent roads and limited upgrades, perfect for players who want to switch up their strategy and kick it up a notch. This new game mode also comes with its own leaderboard so you can see how you measure up against the game’s most skilled city planners.
• New Endless Mode and Expert Mode achievements.
• We've added the ability to choose whether you zoom in to draw roads in your city with several different zoom levels, so you can choose how you'd like to play. We’ve also fixed an issue where this new zoom feature was defaulting to off for some players. These features were much-requested by our community, so thank you for your feedback!
• A new button has been added to the weekly upgrade screen which allows you to view your city before selecting your upgrade.
• New visual indicators for in-game error messages to reduce the number of pop-up boxes on screen.
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
We hope you enjoy tackling Mini Motorways at new speeds!
v1.6 [Dec 9, 2021]
The Challenge City Update
Fancy a challenge? Introducing an all-new game mode!
For those who want to kick it up a notch, Mini Motorways invites you to take a spin on a set of exciting handcrafted challenges - explore your favourite maps in a whole new way! Our new unlockable Challenge Mode applies new modifiers to each of our cities. Complete with freshly updated achievements and its own set of leaderboards, Challenge Mode has been designed with each map’s unique features and geography in mind.
Our leaderboards also have a fresh new look and improved security features!
In addition to the first new gameplay mode, this update to Mini Motorways also includes:
• Updates to our leaderboards! Our current leaderboards have been revamped to now include histograms, as well as improved security features. You can now see where your score ranks compared to all other players.
• Improvements to controller support. If you play with a controller, you’ll be prompted to replay the tutorial if you’d like to see the changes.
• New and improved colourblind options, including a colour picker that allows you to select preferred colours.
• The return of our Seasonal Holiday photo frames in Photo Mode!
• Some tweaks to performance and input for Steam Deck.
• New achievements for Challenge Mode.
• Several bug fixes, including…
• Games freezing/locking at the End of Week screen. If you were seeing your screen grey out after selecting an upgrade, that should be resolved now.
• Issue where the game would sometimes render a black screen with loading icon.
• A handful of car stalling bugs.
• Improvements to various spawning issues such as boxed-in houses and notifications for disconnected buildings.
• Performance improvements and bug fixes.
v1.5 [Oct 17, 2021]
The Hometown Update
Take a trip to our hometown and build the streets of Aotearoa New Zealand’s capital city! This update to Mini Motorways includes:
• A brand new map to explore! You can now recreate our hometown of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand) and try your hand at building an efficient road network in one of the world’s windiest cities.
• Autosaves! Your games will save automatically at the end of every week
• Several bug fixes! We’ve resolved several issues including stalling cars, crashes, and issues with some of the daily challenges.
We hope you enjoy exploring our local roads and visiting the city that homes Dinosaur Polo Club. Kia ora!
v1.1 [Jan 1, 2020]
The Extra for Experts Update
We’re excited to share a bonus update this month! Introducing the Extra for Experts update, featuring brand new Daily Challenges that offer advanced difficulty for players who want to put their city planning skills to the test.
This update includes:
• One Daily Challenge per week featuring Expert Mode as a challenge modifier.
• Back-end controls for the development team to create a smoother player experience for Daily and Weekly Challenges. This should result in much quicker fixes to challenges in the future.
• An assortment of bug fixes and performance improvements.
