Ranch Simulator News

Hey ranchers,

An optimisation and bug fix patch is now available on the main branch, meaning it's available for all players!



Take a read of the details, which were previously announced:

This interim patch includes tweaked FSR and DLSS settings, as well as optimisations to some elements which were causing hits to performance such as anti-aliasing and chicken eggs. Large ranches with high volumes of animals should see improved FPS on some set ups.

This is in addition to the following:

- Optimized number of draw calls
- Optimized textures and materials of stones, grass, trees and buildings
- Removed unnecessary files from the game
- Fixed issues when mounting horses
- Fixed a bug with a mouse or gamepad when opening a building book
- Eggs now break again
- Fixed a bug where FSR made the picture too blurry
- Fixed a bug where it was impossible to turn off TSR





We'll now be focusing on the horse breeding and tree growth update! Keep an eye out for more news.



The Steam Summer Sale is here and Ranch Simulator is available at it's best discount yet! Check it out in the Excalibur Games Summer Sale 2024:



Thanks,
The Ranch Sim Team

Hey ranchers,

An optimisation and bug fix patch is now available for testing on the unstable branch! We want your help testing the patch before it goes live on the main branch!



This interim patch includes tweaked FSR and DLSS settings, as well as optimisations to some elements which were causing hits to performance such as anti-aliasing and chicken eggs. Large ranches with high volumes of animals should see improved FPS on some set ups.

This is in addition to the following:

- Optimized number of draw calls
- Optimized textures and materials of stones, grass, trees and buildings
- Removed unnecessary files from the game
- Fixed issues when mounting horses
- Fixed a bug with a mouse or gamepad when opening a building book
- Eggs now break again
- Fixed a bug where FSR made the picture too blurry
- Fixed a bug where it was impossible to turn off TSR





- Load up Steam and head to your Library
- Right click on Ranch Simulator and then select ‘Properties’
- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select ‘unstable_branch’ (no password needed)
- This will then download the new build for you





Once this patch is live on the main branch, we'll be working on the horse breeding and tree growth update! Keep an eye out for more news.



The Steam Summer Sale is here and Ranch Simulator is available at it's best discount yet! Check it out in the Excalibur Games Summer Sale 2024:



Thanks,
The Ranch Sim Team

Hello ranchers!

We hope you've been enjoying Ranch Sim and the latest update! (Hands up if you've unlocked all the achievements!)

We wanted to offer a quick update on the work going on behind the scenes and what you can expect from the next couple of updates.



Right now, we're working away on improving some aspects of the game which we know need attention. We've been listening to all of your feedback and are pleased to confirm that the next update will bring further improvements to optimisation, including improved FSR and DLSS! We've also optimised some elements which were causing hits to performance such as anti-aliasing and chicken eggs. Several minor gameplay bugs are also being addressed in this patch.

We don't have a release window to share for this update just yet, but do keep an eye out for news!

If you're looking forward to the horse breeding and tree growth update (and why wouldn't you be?!), don't worry! This update is still on the way too. It'll just release following this optimisation/bug fix update.



As always, keep the feedback coming!

Please note: At 2am ET/7am BST on 20 June, the Epic Online Services (EOS) will go down for 30 minutes for scheduled maintenance, followed by degraded service availability for up to 3 hours. This will result in Ranch Sim's multiplayer being unavailable for those 30 minutes, with potential issues for up to 3 hours following.

Thanks,
The Ranch Sim Team

Hello Ranchers,

We have just launched a quality of life update on the main branch, which introduces autosaves, convenient light switches and more! A big thank you to those of you who helped test the unstable branch version of this update.

And, as always, we want to know what you think of this latest update, so do keep the feedback coming on the Steam forums and our Discord!

Take a read of all the details, which were previously announced:

Life is better on the ranch, but it isn't always easy. So we've have been hard at work on a quality of life update, which will make your in-game lives a little easier!

This update introduces autosaves - you can still save manually of course, but autosaving now occurs every ten minutes by default. One less thing to worry about! We've also added an option to save and quit when exiting the game via the menu.

And we've also added light switches, which allow you to turn on various lights in your buildings and houses at once. To set up a switch, simply open the construction book, place your light switch where desired, left click on the light switch, left click on the lights you wish to connect to the switch, and then left click on the switch again. Ta-da! You can still turn your lights on and off manually if you wish.



The long awaited, much requested Steam achievements are also here! We have 39 Steam achievements for you to unlock. Achievement hunters, have at it!

Last but not least, you can now modify the colour of your coolers. Lovely.



We've also snuck a couple bug fixes into this update.

- Fixed an issue with horses not training in paddocks
- Fixed an issue with controller interaction when creating a character

[h2]What's Next?[/h2]

Next up, we'll now be working on an update which includes tree growth (so you can chop down more trees and produce more wood), a trailer to transport logs, and horse breeding! Keep an eye out for news.

Thanks,
The Ranch Sim Team

Hello Ranchers,

Life is better on the ranch, but it isn't always easy. So we've have been hard at work on a quality of life update, which will make your in-game lives a little easier!

An early version of this update is available now for testing on the unstable branch. The public version of this update will release for everyone within the coming days.

This update introduces autosaves - you can still save manually of course, but autosaving now occurs every ten minutes by default. One less thing to worry about! We've also added an option to save and quit when exiting the game via the menu.

And we've also added light switches, which allow you to turn on various lights in your buildings and houses at once. To set up a switch, simply open the construction book, place your light switch where desired, left click on the light switch, left click on the lights you wish to connect to the switch, and then left click on the switch again. Ta-da! You can still turn your lights on and off manually if you wish.



The long awaited, much requested Steam achievements are also here! We have 39 Steam achievements for you to unlock. Achievement hunters, have at it!

Last but not least, you can now modify the colour of your coolers. Lovely.



We've also snuck a couple bug fixes into this update.

- Fixed an issue with horses not training in paddocks
- Fixed an issue with controller interaction when creating a character

[h2]How to Access the Unstable Branch[/h2]

To access the unstable branch, do the following:
- Load up Steam and head to your Library
- Right click on Ranch Simulator and then select ‘Properties’
- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select ‘unstable_branch’ (no password needed)
- This will then download the new build for you.

We want to know what you think of this latest update, so do keep the feedback coming on the Steam forums and our Discord!

[h2]What's Next?[/h2]

Once the public version of this update is out, we will start work on the next one! This will include horse breeding, tree growth and a log trailer.

Thanks,
The Ranch Sim Team