Here are this weeks changes:
1) [GUI] Added new mini progress bar for research under the research button on main screen.
2) [GUI] The showroom tooltips show number of customers who viewed each car.
3) [Performance] 8.1% faster now on the main factory screen, especially for large factories.
4) [Translation] Added current versions of crowdsourced Spanish & German language translations.
5) [Feature] 2 New researchable manufacturing upgrades: Rapid Panel Stamping and Advanced Glass Processing.
6) [GUI] Added new window under showroom button which shows the current market breakdown of sales and market share.
7) [Bug] Fixed issue where showroom car models could be the wrong size.
8) [Alpha] Added user-ratings to main menu.
9) [Balance] Changes to some numbers to reflect less customers, but more likely to purchase.
10) [GUI] Design screen now auto-pauses the game.
11) [Balance] Chips, sensors & servos are now 25% more expensive to buy, and correspondingly harder to make. Features adjusted accordingly.
12) [Balance] Engine block manufacture time reduced.
13) [Balance] Values of a number of features increased.
14) [Balance] Panoramic sunroof now requires more glass plus a servo motor.
15) [Balance] Bluetooth phone support now requires a chip.
16) [Balance] Leather interior now takes longer to research and much longer to fit, and is worth more.
17) [Balance] Competition now drives up wages. (not currently exposed to the player).
18) [Bug] Fixed some confusing and wrong reporting of income and profit on the finance summary screen.
I'm on holiday (gasp!) from next Tuesday so there will be a skipped week regarding new updates. After that its straight into marketing stuff, unless there are urgent bugs. I know the balance is not right, cars are too cheap, and high-end cars lack the necessary features (leather steering wheel, cabin lighting, high-end speakers etc), but I want basic marketing in so we have enough of the 'core features' of the game before I start tweaking all the numbers. A discussion about potential marketing features is here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/591370/discussions/0/1368380934247027337/
Thanks