Going forward, focus will likely be on finishing Athlone as quickly as possible. Below is the current state of the project's to-do list, the jobs in approximated chronological order.
- Install 6 goods lifts in the service passage
- Install platform lifts in ZARA and TK Maxx, plus stairways in TK Maxx and River Island
- Create atrium voids for the escalators in ZARA and TK Maxx
- Add more doors to the mall
- Add stairwells to the service passage
- Create the basement levels (underground parking, hotel spa and service areas)
- Add stairwells to the hotel
- Fix the hotel layout (remove unnecessary walls, better partition conference centre, add restaurant on level 1 and finish adding doors to rooms)
- Decorate and partition the shops
- Finish the Mardyke Street entrance
- Add a basic interior to the post office building
- Build the apartment buildings and install the lifts and stairs within
- Build the library building in the Civic Square area
- Complete the landscaping and add model buildings to the greater town centre
- Install escalators in the mall
- Add a few secrets and Easter eggs
- Lots of bug fixes
- Code cleanup and de-bloat
Focus for Athlone is now less shifted towards creating a perfect 1:1 recreation of the complex but instead on completing the existing Skyscraper building in the way that makes the most sense. So apart from the hotel, which desperately needs a rejig, no major realism-motivated layout changes are planned. I'm still reluctant to announce a projected release date in case something happens but I'd say it's most likely to be complete some time this summer. Once I get a few more jobs ticked off though, I'll probably put out a more accurate prediction.