Local Governance (v5.13)

v5.13: The Local Governance Update

All Quiet Roads v5.13 introduces the Local Governance update, transitioning city management from a global modal directly to intuitive, pinned neighborhood panels. This release also delivers significant GPU performance optimizations and give more visual polish for all vehicles and neighborhoods. Finally, it makes a few changes to the tutorial.

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Neighborhood Panel Overhaul

• Governance Button Removed: The global Governance button has been removed, as neighborhood rules are now managed directly through individual hover panels.

• Interactive Pinned Panels: Clicking the new orange pin locks a neighborhood's panel in place, activating buttons for localized control.

• Streamlined Settings: Players can now toggle "No Thru Traffic" or "Barricade" settings directly from the pinned panel.

• Integrated Demolition: Non-unique neighborhoods can be demolished via the pinned panel, featuring a new safety-check to prevent accidental bulldozer use.

Visual & Performance Polish

• Crisp Outlines: Neighborhoods and vehicles now feature smooth, high-fidelity outlines, including corrected geometry for circular neighborhoods and the stadium vehicle.

• GPU Optimization: Enhanced GPU utilization provides significant performance increases, especially in high-traffic scenarios.

• Clearer Indicators: Barricade icons now use AQR Orange to distinguish them from red traffic alerts.

Bug Fixes & Tutorial Tuning

• Ghost Neighborhood Fix: Resolved a critical issue in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, and Toronto where failed neighborhood spawns caused severe performance degradation.

• Focused Tutorial: The tutorial now ignores advanced settings (Barricades, No Thru Traffic) and also ignores the Coffee Break mechanic to keep the learning curve focused on core fundamentals.