patch · June 11, 2024

Big Ambitions Builds 2459 and 2460 Fix Rival Exploits and Pricing Glitches

Builds 2459 and 2460 for Big Ambitions resolve various pricing exploits involving rivals and players, fix double-hiring bugs, and restore proper folder access on Mac.

Hovgaard Games released builds 2459 and 2460 for Big Ambitions, targeting economic exploits, employee hiring errors, and interface issues. Some fixes require waiting until after 02:00 in-game for changes to apply.

Economy and Rival Fixes

Rivals can no longer set prices lower than the lowest market price, sell items for excessively high prices, or mistakenly claim ownership of player stores. Shut-down store prices are no longer factored into lowest market calculations, and rival message-sending errors after defeat are resolved. Players who previously set their own prices to match corrupted high values will need to adjust them manually.

Employee and UI Corrections

A bug allowing players to hire candidates twice during negotiations is fixed, and poaching employees now correctly removes them from the rival's staff. Hand truck UI issues that deleted inventory are resolved, and Mac users can now open folders for logos, music files, and saved games directly.

Why this patch matters

These patches close several economic exploits and shore up stability for rival mechanics and Mac file navigation.