2026-09-10 16:22 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello everyone!!Our big patch 2 is finishing up and will be released soon! But for today we wanted to push a hotfix to address some AI concerns.As always - we've been following along with all of your feedback, and the use of some AI textures has frustrated some players. So, we removed and replaced them! We removed AI textures from the following:NPC Store Billboards Two plant texturesAirplane logosA couple TV ShowsCinema MoviesCinema PostersCinema StandeesMenu boards Thank you for your continued feedback, and we'll have patch 2 out very soon! ~ Hovgaard Games and the Big Ambitions Team
2026-09-01 15:52 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello Ambitious People!First of all, we want to thank you for an amazing release weekend! We hit our new record concurrent players with over 12,000 of you! That was an amazing weekend, and we hope you're all enjoying the game so far!And with all of you playing so much, you noticed and reported a few bugs! So here is our first big wave of fixes! Note: We're currently looking into why some players are having problems with FPS drops and choppy gameplay and that will be coming in another patch very soon! 3674 Hotfix:We noticed a few little issues with the 3672 patch and made this hotfix! If you ex
2026-08-30 16:30 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Big Ambitions 1.0 is finally here after three years in early access, and it's about growing huge corporations to make New York City yours. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Capitalist tycoon game Big Ambitions is a New York "life sim on steroids," and its 1.0 launch is living up to its name
2026-08-28 17:01 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Big Ambitions is here! Build your business empire and overtake your rivals as you grow from rags to riches in New York City.After years of hard work, we are extremely excited to share this BIG moment with you all! Whether you've been here from the early days or you joined along the way - the time has arrived! PLAY BIG AMBITIONS 1.0 NOW!Check out our full release trailer: Big Ambitions 1.0 HighlightsExplore fancy mansions and a cozy retail strip in our seventh neighborhood, The Hamptons:Build up your homes and businesses with stylish new furniture:Then take a break from the grind with a few min
2026-08-14 18:04 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello AmbitioneersThe time is nearly upon us for the Big Ambitions 1.0 release! Thank you all for your support during our early access period as we've developed and tweaked Big Ambitions with your encouragement and feedback! And don't worry - this isn't the end! We are still planning more updates, content releases and eventually a couple DLCs! The adventure will continue!Let's take a sneak peek at the amazing things coming in 1.0!Hamptons - New NeighborhoodNew small retail areaThe Hamptons is mostly a residential area, but it still has a fancy retail strip as well!In addition to some new spots
2026-08-03 16:10 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello everyone! It's August!We've officially entered the final stretch before Big Ambitions 1.0. We know many of you are eagerly waiting for the release date announcement - and we're excited to share it in the upcoming weeks! We'll be sharing the release date, the 1.0 trailer, and more as we count down to launch. Stay tuned! First up: 1.0 beta testing! The whole team is hard at work testing and squashing the final bugs before our BIG 1.0 release. Typically, we'd open an experimental branch before launch. But with 1.0, we'd rather save that excitement for release day. However, we still want to
2026-07-07 14:42 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello Ambitious People!We have an update today for you to fix a few issues and add some better error tracking in general!Changelog:Fixed issue causing factories to report delivering their entire "up to" number even when they didn'tFixed some text localization in the blueprint creatorFixed MarketInsider not sorting by proper nameFixed MarketInsider list not showing up in some casesFixed missing Delivery Spots in cinemasFixed broken dirt spots were causing customers to freeze at the entrance of theaters (and subsequently in other buildings if you kept playing)Fixed issue causing screen to go bla
2026-06-25 14:13 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello everyone!Thanks for bearing with us as we fixed the GE Force Now issue, things seem to be working now with the previous patch, but please let us know if you experience anything strange! A couple players were getting stuck at 9% Loading, but it seemed to fix itself after restarting their computer! Here are a couple more quick fixes from your feedback: ChangelogFixed the Cheese Platter wanted to be a Honza Mimic when pulling it out of vehicle storage. We told the cheese it had to be cheese forever.Fixed vehicle was repaired for free when reloading from inside a repair stationFixed can't ex
2026-06-23 15:22 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello to you all!We have another patch for our EA 0.11 release based on your fantastic feedback everyone! Thank you!3539 - GE Force NowWe believe we have successfully found and fixed the issues players using GE Force Now were experiencing! Issues like employees complaining about too many hours / daily expanding wages / new saves not working. You might have to pass a day or two to clear out old information, but then everything should be working! Please let us know if you see anything else weird, of course!3538 - ChangelogUpdated some more text localization issuesFixed factories weren't showing
2026-06-19 18:09 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello everyone!The response and feedback to our EA 0.11 release has been amazing so far! Your support has continued to energize the team! GE Force Now We have found that a small number of players are having some big issues in the new version, and we are investigating that right now! So far, the common factor seems to be users using GE Force Now (GFN). We tested ourselves and experienced the same issues only when using cloud gaming.If you do experience something strange, please let us know if you're using GFN, so we can pinpoint the issues better!So, we're sorry for the delay, but if you're hav
2026-06-18 15:51 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello Mods and Modders! It's time for EA 0.11!Are you ready to mod? Because we're ready to see what you create to make the world of Big Ambitions...better? Or at least different!And if mods aren't your thing - don't worry, we have a few other updates for you now.Plus, our big 1.0 release with private drivers, the Hamptons and much more is next on the horizon! Let's take a look at what's new!Mod SupportNOTE - Due to changes required for mod support, opening the Blueprints panel in EA 0.11 will update your blueprints. Updated blueprints cannot be opened in previous versions of the game.Let’s tal
2026-06-15 17:24 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Greetings, Business Moguls!We have one more patch for you here that should clean up the remaining issues in the EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview branch before it's fully released! Changelog 3524:Fixed achievements weren't all firing due to some mods changesFixed an issue that could cause duplicate employees to lock up your gameChangelog 3532:Fix more missing English text (full translations will be coming when the update is full released!)Fix blueprints and mods weren't working on MacsChangelog 3530:We found that players could also trigger the "can't enter vehicle" error when the game wa
2026-06-11 14:11 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello again everyone! In case you missed the post last week, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun! But clearly a lot of you DIDN'T miss it because the workshop has already begun to fill up with new mods, which is so exciting!And to go along with the excitement, we have a few bug fixes for you as well!3528 Changelog:Fixed using Unpacking Tool and rotating the item wasn't saving the item's rotationFixed issue causing cash registers to not allow players to work at themFixed a couple more text issues3527 Changelog:Fixed "Business Type" and "Building Size" filters weren't working for l
2026-06-05 15:26 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello, Business People! In case you missed the post yesterday, EA 0.11 - The Workshop Awakens: Preview has begun! Some of you have already started playing and noticed a couple bugs and had a little feedback, so we have our first EA 0.11 patch before the weekend!And just a reminder - localization for the new keys will happen before the full EA 0.11 is released, so right now, translations will be incomplete!Changelog:Increased box size of Desk Globes and Desk Calendars to be 10 per box. Added Energy Drinks for sale at El Gato!Fixed Employee filters were still remembering employees you fired. Now
2026-06-04 15:06 UTC · Community Announcements · David Estes Creations
Hello Mods and Modders!Let's preview EA 0.11! Are you ready to mod? Because we're ready to see what you create to make the world of Big Ambitions...better? Or at least different! And if mods aren't your thing - don't worry, we have a few other updates for you now. Plus, our big 1.0 release with private drivers, the Hamptons and much more is next on the horizon! The complete patch notes will be included when EA 0.11 is ready for its full release, but for now, here are the changes in EA 0.11.Please notice: This version is unstable, unoptimized and might contain game-breaking bugs which may destr
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