Time for another main branch update
Main additions here are company level system and market research
Publishing companies in the game are now divided into sizes from tiny to titanic.
The size affects what kind workers you can hire. Smaller companies get worse applicants. There is advantage to being small however. Small section of readers have high 'hipster value'. This makes them prefer comics from small companies
To rise in size company has to gain large enough market share during a month. To fall they must have too low market share for their size for 3 months in a row.
In future the company size will have more effects as more features are added
Market research allows you to figure out what readers want easier. Currently you can survey for their writing and art slider tastes. You can filter the survey by their preferred genre and age ratings. More filters will be added in future such as age group filtering.
Also the game has new music: 4 music pieces by Antti Luode
Next update should be 0.6 and it will have printing settings and comic pricing
Changes
- Added market research
- Additional comics for AI on start
- New music
- Changes to reader buying habits to spread sales little more evenly
- Credits
- Added Company Level system
- Reader generation system is overhauled
- Buying phase should be slightly faster now
- UI buttons have hover sound
- Space, 1 and 2 buttons should allow easier control of game speed
Fixes
- Music buttons should work correctly
- Monthly report history should work correctly