0.42 Patch Notes

Patch Notes v0.42 

Reputation Overhaul

• Reputation is now designed as a long-term career stat.
• Reputation bonuses now scale up to 500 Reputation before reaching their maximum effect.
• Reputation itself can continue increasing forever for leaderboard and Burnout Board purposes.
• Reputation bonuses have been rebalanced to provide smoother progression without becoming overpowered.

Operations Dashboard

• Reputation progress bar now fills at 500 Reputation instead of 100.
• Reputation now displays its actual value instead of a percentage.
• Added a Stress label beneath the stress bar to match the Energy display.
• Employment Status now displays the reason when your employment is in jeopardy:
  • Consumer Complaints
  • Compliance Risk
  • Poor Performance

Compliance System

• Compliance Risk now naturally decreases by 5 at the end of each workday.
• Completing an entire workweek without increasing Compliance Risk grants an additional 25-point reduction.
• Compliance Risk can never fall below zero.

Employment Balancing

• Updated Compliance Risk employment thresholds:
  • 50+ — Under Review
  • 75+ — Final Warning
  • 100+ — Termination
• Reputation now provides modest employment protection at higher levels without making players immune to discipline.

Balance

• Promotion bonuses from Reputation have been reduced and spread across the full 0–500 Reputation range.
• Coworker equipment sale bonuses have been rebalanced to scale more gradually.
• High-Reputation careers remain rewarding without trivializing late-game progression.

Shop Improvements

• Shop menu has been reorganized into clearer sections:
  • SHOP
  • INVENTORY

Equipment Screen

• Equipped gear remains displayed in the existing equipment panel.
• Inventory layout has been redesigned for improved readability and easier browsing.