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Solid releases now improve fan satisfaction more reliably. Games scoring 60+ are now viewed as positive releases by fans. Fan churn is now reserved for releases scoring below 60. Community satisfaction decays more slowly over time. Older game communities have less influence on ov
What’s new: Studio Cheat Console v1 Open a terminal-style overlay during any run and type simple commands, like editing a tiny studio.cfg. How to open it Press ` (backtick) while playing (ignored if you’re typing in a text box) Or: Settings (gear) → Saves & System → Advanced
Leadership & Succession External hires use executive search. When hiring a leader from outside the studio, you now pick from three candidates with name, background, strength, culture fit, and a signing bonus instead of typing a name yourself. Refresh candidates for a fee if n
Innovations & Studio Upgrades Fixes Innovations tab routing Fixed: The “Innovations” link on project screens was opening Hardware R&D (console tech tree) instead of mechanic research. Now: Innovations opens the correct screen where you unlock gameplay mechanics for your g
Console Sales Clarity and Platform Game Sales Sales Drivers panel Console sales swings are easier to read. The game now explains demand vs sold , what moved demand week over week, and when sales were capped by stock. Where to find it Dashboard → Console output (each active player
Core Studio CEO Mode Until now, your Core Studio (the main game development business where you hire staff, greenlight projects, ship games, and run console hardware) was always under your direct control. Side ventures like your football club, movie studio, or racing team could al
Fans & Audiences New feature: Your studio now has a fuller audience layer. You can see who follows you, how they feel, what they want, and what to do about it. This replaces the old standalone Community screen as the main place to manage fans, while keeping per-game community
Characters Build reusable company IP (heroes, villains, mascots, and more), track how fans respond over time, and cast the same characters across games and movies. Popularity grows when they appear in strong projects. Use them too often and fatigue builds up. Getting started When
Private Equity (new) What it is A full buy-fix-sell loop for running your own PE firm alongside the games studio and empire. You found a firm, raise LP capital, diligence targets, structure leveraged buyouts, chair portfolio board meetings, manage crises, and work toward exits —
Factory & manufacturing Production now works the way you’d expect Factories need workers to produce. An empty plant no longer runs at full capacity on its own. Hiring workers increases output toward each factory’s max capacity (instead of sometimes lowering it). Manager produ
German Translation v1 (Beta) What this is ConsoleMe now supports German as a playable language. This is first version of it, and it is a big step forward, but not to be considered a finished translation. Most of the game UI can run in German, but you may still spot English text,
Fixed an error where the MMORPG Builder screen would crash in certain circumstances if you opened it before launching an MMO (or when converting a released game into an MMO)
Morale & staff recovery patch Leave feels better now Staff returning from leave get a circa +3 morale/week “rested” bonus for 4 weeks, so time off helps mood as well as fatigue. (the +3 number depends on their other attributes / personality) Clearer staff info Staff profiles
New passion project. found a handset marque, design phones through the decades, fight rival OEMs, and (from 2007 onward) ship your own operating system. This is the first public release of Phone Manufacturer. v1 covers the full hardware loop, retail, accessories, rival competitio
Hey everyone, This update adds a whole new passion project to ConsoleMe: the Talent Agency and also some immersion updates to the advertising / marketing. First, we look at the Talent Agency. If you've ever wanted to be the mogul behind the moguls (the person who finds breakout t
Patch — Stability Hotfix We tracked down and fixed the crash some of you hit after the Racing v2 update where the game wouldn't load on New Game or Continue (error code React #185).
Hotfix: fixes navigation crash on load error (error #185), adds auto-recovery + crash reporting. If it still crashes, use Reset layout & reload or Copy error details and post in Discussions.
Summary Fixes a crash on load for some players after the recent navigation update especially with a custom sidebar layout and the political layer unlocked. The UI could get stuck switching tabs and governance mode until the game hit the “Something went wrong” screen (React error
Intro: Hi everyone, big set of release notes below (one new feature added and a string of more minor polish and an imporant hotfix for a bug introduced last week with the new navigation menu). Thanks for playing everyone :) Hotfix – Save load crash Fixed an bug where loading a sa
Release Notes Racing Team Updates Your racing venture gets a full chairman-style makeover: race weekends feel like events, the garage is a real management layer, people have faces and stories, and the season finally closes loops that used to trail off. Race Weekend Spectacle (Rac