Yard/shower/eat regime changes

[Geezus T Pleezus]

Is it just me or does anyone else really dislike the new mechanics where prisoners just kinda ignore your regime? Specifically, wandering around the prison like it’s free time after they’ve eaten/showered/exercised in the yard? I really kinda hate it.

I’m all for more options (yard, yard/lockup, yard/freetime etc), but it’s kinda ruining the game for me atm.

If the regime says yard, I want em in the yard. Give us the old style and add yard/freetime as an option.

And fix the infirmary bug. How its that still a thing after several months?

[Engioc]

+1. I'm seeing the same thing.

[creep_]

Just started a thread thinking I broke the game with mods. So this IS intentional? They just don't do what they should, especially going to the yard? How are you supposed to channel traffic from several blocks if nearly all ignore the regime or just do whatever they want? Sending them to work seems to be the only thing you have control over. Why bother with a regime when prisoners do as they please anyway? So it is only work/free time from here and letting them know when they may want to go to the canteen.

Never been to prison but I don't think this is how things are handled there.

[Crusader]

Same I noticed when yard time comes they stay in their cells, or they are walking around like free time same goes with eat time then when they go to eat its to late.

[eightiesboi]

This is by design, as per the changes made in the "Free for Life" update.
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/prison-architect-free-for-life-and-crowbar-hotel-patch-notes.1541870/
(And before anyone yells at me, I don't think it makes sense either; I'm merely reporting that the regime behavior of Yard time being a suggestion rather than a requirement is not a bug, but a dev choice.)

[creep_]

Originally posted by eightiesboi:

This is by design, as per the changes made in the "Free for Life" update.
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/threads/prison-architect-free-for-life-and-crowbar-hotel-patch-notes.1541870/
(And before anyone yells at me, I don't think it makes sense either; I'm merely reporting that the regime behavior of Yard time being a suggestion rather than a requirement is not a bug, but a dev choice.)

I was looking for this and could not imagine it was over half a year ago they added this "feature" and never reconsidered. Just came back to the game yesterday and thought outdated mods broke it. So thanks for the link. Unbelievable.

Imagine what being a guard in a prison like that must feel. In the confines of their designated security-level any inmate is allowed to roam freely if he is not locked up or working. The whole day. I guess in real life guards know who is allowed where on the premises at what time and if they stumble upon someone not belonging there this inmate will have problems if he does not have a very good explanation. No way to assign guards in any reasonable way. Guess you just have to max them out in every area, lock up anyone not working all day and hope for the best. The inmates will love this...

I've seen documentaries where certain trusted long-term inmates do have a lot of freedoms inside a prison, so yes this exists but this is a rare exception, not the norm. Still can't believe they thought this was a good idea. Also love the explanation that this is intended "to prevent congestion". If congestion happened you just had to rethink and replan your whole setup and it was so satisfying when you got it right. Now it's just chaos. Great.

[Tagrende]

Yeah, the game has been thoroughly ruined by the developers, if you ask me.
I'll suggest to try to revert it through the beta-stuff in Steam. Otherwise try to spam Steam with a refund request with this game breaking update as excuse. Game should not be ruined by updates like this.

[WhatIsLove?]

yeah came back and stopped playing again right now. I was wondering why they wander everywhere. What a bunch of nonsense