Mini Motorways FAQs!

Hello to all! We have here a recently updated set of FAQs in the hopes that this will help several of you with any potential enquiries :) Most of these FAQs can be found on our website, but there are additional ones for our community here so this would be the go-to spot if you have a question and need an answer. If you don't find your answer here, please do still email us at info@dinopoloclub.com or support@dinopoloclub.com and someone will be able to help you out 😊

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1. Where can I get Mini Motorways?

Mini Motorways is out now on Apple Arcade and coming soon to Steam (July 20th, 2021) and Nintendo Switch (Q1 of 2022).

2. My game isn’t working or I think I’ve found a bug, how should I get in touch?

If you believe you've come across a bug in our game you can email our lovely team at support@dinopoloclub.com. The more information you can provide us with the better so, where possible, please include a description of what you were doing in the lead-up to the bug, a screenshot of the bug and the platform and device model you were using at the time.

3. Where can I play Mini Motorways?

Mini Motorways can be played on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, MacBook or iMac through Apple Arcade. It will be released on Steam for Windows and macOS on the 20th of July 2021, and coming to Nintendo Switch in Q1 2022.

4. Mini Motorways is using a lot of battery and/or my phone is running hot.

Mini Motorways does take up a lot of your device's CPU and battery unfortunately. We've been wrangling it since launch but it's still using more battery than we would like. Lowering the game's CPU usage is something we're working on as we improve the game.

5. I have a suggestion for a new city or a new feature for the game. Where should I make my suggestion?

We are always eager to hear suggestions for new maps, new gameplay features, and fun things to add to the game. You can email us at info@dinopoloclub.com or support@dinopoloclub.com, or you'll find that the players at http://www.reddit.com/r/MiniMotorways have built a bustling, collaborative community and love to discuss changes and improvements. While this is a fan-run community, we drop in and say hi frequently!

6. When will Mini Motorways be on the App Store or on Android?

Currently we have an exclusivity agreement with Apple for Mini Motorways, meaning it will not be available on other mobile storefronts, including the App Store and Android.

Right now you can play Mini Motorways on any device compatible with Apple Arcade, and soon there will be a standalone version of the game available via Steam. You can check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127500/Mini_Motorways/ and wishlist it!

The next platform we’ll be looking at after Steam is Nintendo Switch.

7. What will Mini Motorways cost on Steam?

Mini Motorways will cost the same as Mini Metro on Steam at $9.99 USD / 8,19€ / £6.99. You can check SteamDB to view Mini Metro’s price in your local currency.

8. How can I become a beta tester for Mini Motorways?

We often recruit beta testers to help test new updates to Mini Motorways both on Apple Arcade and Steam and to ensure new console releases such as Switch are functioning properly.

We announce calls for testers on our social media feeds including our Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. We also call for testers on the Steam Community hubs for our titles and on the subreddits for both Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. We vary the locations where we ask for testers to make sure we’re getting player testers from a variety of backgrounds on a variety of devices. If you’ve been keeping an eye out but haven’t seen a call for testers in some time, this is normal! We only recruit testers when we are in the testing phase of an update - so obviously this is far more frequent with Mini Motorways than Mini Metro at the moment. :)

9. My score isn’t showing up on the leaderboards even though it was high enough to be there.

There are a few reasons why this might be happening. In order for scores to sync properly, you’ll need to be connected to the internet when you achieved the score, as well as being logged into GameCenter for Arcade. Another reason might be that only your first attempt on a daily challenge will log a score in the leaderboards. If none of those are the issue, it’s possible that you’ve found a bug! In that case, please email support@dinopoloclub.com with details of which device you’re using.

10. My highscores on my maps aren’t the same as my scores on the leaderboards?

This can happen when there are sync issues between iCloud, Game Center, and the Mini Motorways app. Recent updates to Game Center have caused certain scores to display only in Game Center rather than on all the leaderboards, and obviously this isn’t ideal. We’re working on a fix for this at the moment.

11. My problem isn’t listed here!

If the problem you’re experiencing isn’t listed here, don’t panic! You can get in touch with us and we’ll help sort you out.

If you could send an email to support@dinopoloclub.com with a description of the problem and a screenshot, that would be very useful. In your description, please include what exactly the problem is, what platform and device you are playing on, what you were doing when the problem occurred, and (if it wasn’t a crash) what happened afterwards.

12. What determines where houses and destinations are spawned in Mini Motorways?

Houses and destinations are procedurally spawned, influenced by a number of parameters. Each map has been crafted by one of our designers to have layers of weighting that make certain colour houses and destinations more likely to appear in certain regions of the map. Some destinations include parameters that make them more likely to spawn close to or far away from other destinations. How and where you place your roads and upgrades can also factor into where things will spawn.

13. What are some basic tips for success in Mini Motorways?

We avoid encouraging any one specific strategy for success in Mini Motorways because there are different paths that players can take to success. Stantin Gaming has put together an excellent tutorial on YouTube that covers one solid strategy and is also just a great soothing video to watch. Different players play the game their own way, and we encourage you to explore how other players play on YouTube to try out new strategies!

14. What determines which car goes to which building?

When a car is parked at its house, it checks for destinations of the same colour with pins waiting to be collected. If there are pins waiting, it will pick the quickest route to retrieve the pin. Cars will prioritise buildings with a big pin to help avoid game over. Cars won’t be sent to a building if their house is only connected to a building by roads that have been deleted and are waiting to be cleared.

15. Is it okay for me to stream Mini Motorways and make money off my streams?

Yep! We even have a streamer release policy for each of our games in the Press Kit section of our website. Policy for Mini Metro. Policy for Mini Motorways..

Why is x city in Mini Metro but not Mini Motorways?

We like to vary the cities between the two games as much as we can to ensure there’s a fun and diverse mix of geography in both. You’ll find that Mini Metro players have ported a lot of Mini Motorways cities onto the Steam version via Steam Workshop!

16. I DMed you and haven’t had a reply back!

While we try our best to answer DMs quickly, we have high-priority inboxes for things like bug reports and player support that take precedence and we may not always check our personal reddit DMs daily. If you have an urgent inquiry such as a bug, a security concern, or something affecting the performance of your game, we recommend emailing support@dinopoloclub.com before DMing because that inbox is cleared daily to the best of our ability. We don’t mind DMs at all if you want to chat or have specific questions about the game, but as we’re a small team and all of us work in multiple roles to keep the game running we’ve sometimes got other stuff going on!

17. I’m a writer/reviewer and I’d love to review a copy of Mini Motorways for my publication or interview a member of the team. How do I get in touch?

We’re happy to provide review copies! Shoot an email to casey@dinopoloclub.com with “Mini Motorways review copy” or “Interview request” or something similar in the subject line. We can provide testing capacity on iOS and macOS devices as well as Steam keys. We have a pretty small team working on each of our games so we aren’t always able to accommodate every podcast or YouTube request, but we do our best to make our team available and we’re happy to have a yarn about our games!

18. I’m a streamer and I’d like a copy of Mini Motorways to showcase on my stream. Who’s the best contact for that?

Likewise, you can email Casey at the same address as above. Be sure to use the same email address that is visible in your social media profiles, or go through your agent if you have one - we get dozens of requests for stream keys and they’re frequently from scammers who impersonate popular streamers. We don’t care if your channel isn’t huge as we’re indies ourselves, but the quicker we can verify that you are who you say you are, the quicker we can get you a key. :) Thanks for your interest!