Faster town – on our test route through town, High went from 42 to 73 fps, Medium now averages 99 fps and Very Low 138 fps

Small prop shadows – grass tufts, flowers, bins and other small props no longer cast sun shadows (under 1 m on High, 2.5 m on Medium, 4 m on Low and 6 m on Very Low)

Medium shadows – Medium uses three sun shadow layers instead of four

Distant townsfolk – townsfolk, customers and pigeons more than 30 m away and out of view stop animating until you look their way; it only changes what your PC draws, not what they do

Smaller download – about 230 MB smaller, from compressed sounds, smaller bud scans and phone map, and unused files taken out

New Game – a simpler screen with Normal and Custom difficulty

Rebind everything – every key can be changed in Settings > Controls, and hints name the key you picked

Get unstuck – a pause menu button gets you out of a spot you can't leave

Grade stays put – stacking packs never bumps a stack up or down a quality grade, so Premium stays Premium

Why it won't stack – when two packs refuse to stack, the message says why, like a different grade or strain, and shelf spots do the same

Mixed harvest labels – stacks from several harvests are labeled "mixed harvest", and packs of different weights show an average weight

Stash box details – stash box slots now show each pack's grade (plus "mixed" for mixed-harvest stacks) and the exact weight of loose weed

Lab-tested lots – a lab-tested lot only stacks with itself, and mixing harvests clears the lot so certificates can't carry over

Street-sale leftovers – what's left of a bag opened for a street sale goes back on its own, so your sealed eighth bags stay full

Batches stay separate – split-off weed merges back into its own batch, while a different batch or item is refused with a note and a red slot

Part on the cursor – while you carry part of a stack, the rest stays in its slot and the cursor shows the grams or pieces you're holding

Bag hints – the bag's help line and item details now explain splitting and taking one

Demand follows the menu – shoppers mostly ask for sizes your register is set up for, not quarters, halves or jars a starter register can't sell

Staffed counter – new shoppers only come in while you or a crewmate is in the shop, or a shopkeeper or cashier is on shift there

Rating recovers overnight – a shop under 3.5 stars slowly recovers each night, with a "Word's fading" note in the shop log

Low ratings hurt less – a poor rating slows traffic less than before, so enough shoppers still come to win your reputation back

Shopper lines – shoppers now say when they settle for another size, or shrug it off when you don't sell what they asked for

Page turns – pages slide in with a short fade, and a swipe that's too short springs back

Roomier layout – apps spread evenly with tighter spacing, so a long weather line or a wide window no longer pushes icons under the dock

Waypoint strip – an active waypoint shows as a compact strip at the top of the home screen instead of taking a row of apps

Fold key hint – the fold button shows a small F key (keyboard and mouse) in place of the old "Press F to unfold" line

Remembers your page – backing out of an app returns you to the page you left, and tapping the home bar at home goes back to page one

Old saves carry over – residents in existing saves get new names but keep their job, home, friends, deals and tier, and orders follow along

Gang standing carries over – your respect and open deals with the four renamed gangs move over to their new names

Fresh start for shops – in existing saves, a shop rated under 3 stars is lifted to 3.0 under the new rules, with a note in the shop log

Stash boxes tidy up – loading a save combines stash box packs that can now stack

Funny resident names – townsfolk now have meme-worthy names like Couch-Lock Carl, Karen from Accounts and Grandma Greenthumb

Customer names – walk-in customers get names that suit their type, like Coupon Carol the bargain hunter and Butane Barry the dabber

Shoppers and staff – shoppers and job candidates get funny names too, like Forklift Frank, with no repeats in your shop or crew

Crooks and cops – shoplifters, gang members, escorts and police get funnier names, like Five-Finger Frank, Crouton and Officer Sprinkles

Gang contacts – gangs' phone contacts get new names like Chef Munchies or Two-Phones Tony, and no two gangs share a contact any more

Undercover stings – the suspiciously ordinary undercover cops at gang deals are now called things like Regular Rick and Normal Norman

Renamed gangs – four gangs have new names: Chip Gulls, Dean's List, Hilltop Hooligans and Minivan Mafia

Event hosts and lawyer – event hosts, stall keepers and inspectors get names like Party Marty and Inspector Nitpick; your lawyer is Justine Case

Store clerks – store clerks now show their name on the hover card and in chat bubbles, while the Seed Guy is still just the Seed Guy

Cannabis Cup rivals – some rival growers at the Cannabis Cup have new names, like Captain Kushbeard, Kelp Me Rhonda and Frosty the Dankman

Skye's new name – rival dealer Skye is now Skye "Big Clouds" Ramos

Long names fit – long names end in an ellipsis on the sale screen, chat bubbles, shop queue and worker name tags instead of breaking the layout

Your own outfit – each player wears their own s&box avatar, and empty avatars or ones matching another player's get a different default outfit

Looks match names – NPCs, event-goers included, now dress to fit their name, with fitting hair, make-up, beards and outfits for women and men

Heights – women now come out a little shorter than men on average

Crew uniforms – gang crews, event staff, undercover cops and Detective Harlan wear their usual colors and uniforms, fitted to who wears them

Rival dealer looks – Celeste, Skye and Auntie Bev get hair, make-up and accessories that suit them, and the male rivals gain beards or glasses

Familiar faces – a regular caught shoplifting, or a friend visiting your lounge, now wears their usual clothes so you can tell who it is

Neat joint line-up – joints you roll line up side by side on the tray, and when the row is full the oldest slides off to make room

Guest pause menu – guests see "Saved by the host" with the last save time, whose world it is, and that their cash, items and XP stay there

Autosave setting – the Autosave every setting now explains that in someone else's world the host's setting applies

Report key name – the F8 control is now listed as "Report a bug or idea (F8)"

Guide tips – the Guide now covers splitting, taking one, controller buttons, stacking packs across harvests and Report a bug in the Esc menu

Credits – game design, direction and testing are now credited to Peg Leg Tuna Toes

Fuller credits – the credits now cover the engine's characters, clothes, sounds, sky and water, plus the plants and textures made for Smog Land