patch · August 14, 2025

Big Ambitions EA 0.9 Preview Build 3163 Fixes Retail and Collision Bugs

Hovgaard Games rolls out urgent fixes for Big Ambitions EA 0.9, resolving retail occupancy, camera speed, and tutorial issues.

Hovgaard Games has deployed Preview Build 3163 for Big Ambitions Early Access 0.9. This patch delivers urgent fixes for retail building occupancy, employee store interactions, and inventory bugs ahead of a larger content patch planned for next week.

Retail and Business Fixes

All retail buildings in Industry City are now occupied correctly. The update resolves an issue where players could not purchase Cash Registers or Checkout Counters from AJ Pederson & Son or Essentials Appliances because employees were actively working at them. Additionally, StockCo and Titans of Industry business descriptions have been corrected.

Inventory and World Collisions

Duplicated PaperBags in the BizMan inventory have been removed. The patch also fixes incorrect road collisions in Industry City and on the StockCo bridge, alongside a variety of Industry City props and road issues.

Quests and Interface

The Rivals Side Quest no longer gets stuck if multiple rivals call the player before the quest is finished. Tutorial pointers that failed to show up or update properly, which sometimes caused lag spikes, are now fixed. Camera rotation speed is also no longer tied to framerate.

Known Issues for Future Patches

The development team is actively working on several remaining issues for the next update. These include inaccessible locations at 16 and 17 10th Ave, game freezes when exiting custom game modes, and delivery driver job bugs.

Why this patch matters

Build 3163 addresses critical progression roadblocks and collision errors in the EA 0.9 preview, setting the stage for the larger patch scheduled next week.