Once again, thanks to everyone for participating in Mr. President’s Early Access! It’s April and we’re back with more features and bug fixes. We’ve added the State of the Union segment of the game so you can collect your laurels - and maybe sneak in a bill - at the beginning of each turn (well, Year 2 and later). Your Adversaries - Iran and North Korea - have brought their nuclear development programs on-line, and you’ll need to keep those ambitions in check. Iran has also started taking action in the game. Can your Iran policy succeed at maintaining open trade through the Straits of Hormuz and combating their state-sponsored terror?.
Please continue to report any bugs you find in either our Steam Forums or on the Discord. We’re actively monitoring those channels and really appreciate your help! Now let's dive into the new features with 0.6.0:
New Features
Added the State of the Union segment to the Turn Sequence (remember that this segment only occurs in years 2+). Depending on how well received your speech is, there will be some bonus modifications - or setbacks - on the board at the beginning of the president’s year.
Added some additional actions to the China Acts segment.
The Adversary Weapon Programs have been added to the board (Iran’s Nuclear Program and North Korea’s Missile Program). Allowing these programs to escalate will drive up tensions in their regions, and can cause automatic loss if either of those adversary states goes to war while armed with nuclear weapons. You can minimize the risk of nuclear proliferation by keeping Tensions low; more tools to manage these tracks, like Cyberattacks and Summit negotiations, are coming soon!
Iran’s Actions have been added to the Ally and Rogue States game segment. Keep an eye on this constant adversary.
Major Bug Fixes
[Gameplay] Soft locks from missing buttons in the Legislative Section have been eliminated.
Minor Bug Fixes
[UI] The Save game panel will update to show any newly created save game files correctly after they are created.
User Interface/User Experience Updates
[UX] The game now allows all the random number generators to reset at each restart, so no more getting the same results each time you reload a save file.
[UI] The maximum length of a save game name has been enlarged to 36 characters.
Upcoming Features/Changes
Next we’ll be looking at adding more Adversary Actions and some other sequences in the world arena that could cause Iran’s Nuclear Program or North Korea’s Missile Program to escalate. To help calm tensions we’re also adding the ability to hold Summits with your peers to potentially deal with hot spots around the world.
Thanks again to everyone that has participated in Mr. President’s Early Access, if you’re enjoying the game and have not done so yet, please leave us a review on Steam!