Key Takeaways
- Cozy cyberpunk city builder Dystopika shared a preview of its first major update.
- The 1.1 version of Dystopika will introduce new buildings, props, and advanced prop controls meant to strengthen the game’s foundations for offering mod support, among other novelties.
- Dystopika’s 1.1 update is planned to roll out in the near future, but doesn’t yet have a firm release date.
Game Rant can share an exclusive overview of the 1.1 version of Dystopika. The game’s first major update, which is set to introduce a varied array of new content, is planned to reach Steam in the near future.
Dystopika is an indie city builder made by one-man studio Voids Within, i.e., Canadian developer Matt Marshall. Much like its name suggests, the game has a futuristic dystopian setting, which it leverages to deliver a casual city-building experience oozing dark and cozy vibes. It was originally released on Steam in late June 2024, following roughly three years of development.
Dystopika 1.1 Will Introduce New Transportation Props, Buildings, and More
Three months later, Game Rant can share an exclusive overview of the game’s first big update. Identified by version number 1.1, this release will expand Dystopika with a plethora of content, including three new Transportation-category prop types: Small Roads, Wide Roads, and Monorails. Players will be able to place them throughout their cyberpunk cities by drawing lines and curves, similar to how using other props of this type works. Placing them close to the ground will automatically clear low-lying density as a collision prevention measure. Six new buildings with two height variants will also be part of the package, with the 1.1 update being set to add them to existing city districts. Mounted signs and satellite dishes are some of the new props that players can expect to see in their cities following the patch.
Dystopika Is Building Stronger Mod Support Foundations With New Prop Controls
The new update will also introduce advanced prop controls, allowing players to customize the size, rotation, and other characteristics of a given object. Voids Within said that this particular change is geared toward building a stronger foundation for offering future mod support. The advanced controls panel will be available by pressing TAB on the 1.1 version of Dystopika. The update will also introduce an updated Clone tool, which will be implemented as an alternate Building tool mode, allowing players to hold ALT in order to copy buildings with all of their attached props rather than move them.
Another novelty coming as part of the 1.1 update are context-aware control tips, which will start appearing in the lower-left corner of the screen and will be disableable in the settings. The patch will also unify text and billboard props, which will be customizable using the aforementioned advanced prop controls panel. Furthermore, the next Dystopika update will add granular air traffic controls to the City Settings menu, as well as support for seven more languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Thai, Indonesian, and Russian.
Voids Within Teases Dystopika 1.2 Update
The new version of the cyberpunk game will also introduce some memory optimizations related to undoing and redoing actions, as well as incorporating temporary files into the saving process to minimize chances of crash-induced progress loss. Moving forward, Voids Within plans to work on improving the game’s Photo Mode and camera controls, in addition to adding support for saving presets, among other novelties. All of these changes will be part of Dystopika‘s 1.2 update, the developer said.