Update 0.4 has arrived for PowerWash Simulator, and here is the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch.
The first big content update since the game released in Early Access was released today for PowerWash Simulator, one of the most satisfying games you can play right now. It's a game where you basically clean dirt from different environments with your pressure washer in order to get more money so you can buy more pressure washers, cleaning fluids, or other minor upgrades. Content updates include new levels, a new game mode, quality of life changes, and bug fixes. In addition to all these changes, they also fixed 2 major issues that some players were experiencing, including possible save data corruption if the game suddenly crashed and the inability to clean dirt if playing on a low-end PC.
Here's everything new with the PowerWash Simulator 0.4 update.
PowerWash Simulator Update 0.4 Patch Notes
- Contents
- Added three new jobs to Career Mode (Treehouse, Fire Helicopter, and Recreational Vehicle)
- Added Challenge mode with time and water challenges for PowerWash Van level
- Redesigned soap system
- Increased Soap Potency
- Each bottle of soap lasts about 30% longer than before
- Soap should be matched to surface material for best results
- Prompt to fill with soap when empty
- Added warning when you run out of soap
- Soap is now purchased exclusively from the shop
- Soap can only be purchased in stock
- New stock is added when new jobs are unlocked
- The stock remains available in the shop until purchase
- Quality of life improvements
- Added a "to do" list to the HUD when three items/item groups are left in a job
- Added an option to highlight leftover objects in the world that still have dirt (access via the Details tab)
- Added Crouch option in addition to Prone (controls can be customized in options menu)
- Disabled ability to purchase equipment for ownerless pressure washers
- Added button label for "toggle wash" in control screens
- Added option to leave reticle on to potentially reduce motion sickness for some players
- Added support for higher frame rates
- Added explanatory text for Soap in inventory
- Updated commands screen with information on how to rotate equipment
- 15 degree nozzle set as default when starting a job
- Improved thresholds to remove very low opacity dirt
- Improved SFX ambience in some jobs
- Increased dirt highlight time
- UI improvements
- Bug fixes
- Should no longer be possible to get reticle and nozzle rotation out of sync
- Ulysses the cat must always run away when approached
- The rear tire on the Vintage Car work is easier to clean
- Added missing collision to Fire Engine scene
- Dirt highlight should no longer appear during timelapse
- Nozzle and extension radial wheels now display on buttons as shown in controls
- Updated career mode preview thumbnails
- Performance and stability improvements
- Fixed an issue with the stool that could cause a player to be sent out of the washable area with no way to get back in
So, in short, this update not only adds new levels to play, but also adds a really fun challenge mode that might appeal more to the speedrunning community than casual gamers. The quality of life improvements were really needed and the game is much better to play now. As the devs said, this is just one update in a long list of content updates for the game, so expect even more levels, co-op, and maybe even more. more game modes in the future.
PowerWash Simulator is available now on PC. For more information on this update, visit the official PowerWash Simulator Steam page.
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