Hi everyone,
Beta 16 is now available! Restart Steam to get it right away!
74 days. That’s the number of days since the last major update. I’m very proud of this release. Not only is it the biggest update yet, it’s also very special to me because Startup Company is now starting to become the game I always envisioned it to be.
As with any big update, it is guaranteed that there will still be a ton of bugs, we just haven’t found them yet. If you come across any, please let me know in the Bugs forum (https://steamcommunity.com/app/606800/discussions/1/). I’m going to release hotfixes daily until everything is stable.
Hosting Buildings
Beta 16 is introducing a complete rewrite of the hosting functionality. The first step was adding new buildings dedicated to hosting. There are now three brand new buildings available.
Virtual Servers will continue to be part of the game, but a maximum CU cap will be implemented to force players into building their own hosting facilities.
Racks and Servers
In these hosting buildings, you will only be able to place hosting related equipment such as server racks. By clicking on server racks, you will be able to easily configure each rack and design for maximum performance.
City Map
With the introduction of hosting buildings, it was clear that the game needed a better and more immersive way of showing buildings. This will be done with the brand new City Map.
New investor milestones
Beta 15 introduced the new investor milestones which were mainly focused on the early game. Beta 16 adds a bunch of new milestones that get you around both the new hosting center and the new acquisition/buyout feature.
Investment Offers
You will now receive offers from other investors as your product grows. While the investors will own a share of your product, they will also instantly transfer you a ton of cash. This cash can be used to acquire competitors!
Acquire competitors
Once you own 100% of a company through buying all of its stock, you’ll now be able to merge the competitor product into your own product, in the process acquiring the competitor’s users. A merger takes seven days to complete. You’ll have to prepare your own product for new potential users and server demands before starting the merger.
New competitor logos
A new logo pack has also been added to Beta 16. The game now features 100 unique company logos.
So there you have it. I really hope you enjoy this update!
Lastly, I would like to say thank you to everyone who continues to support my development of Startup Company. I really appreciate all of your comments and kind words. They keep me going at full speed, even when haters go nuts in the review section! <3
All the best,
Jonas
Hotfixes
- Beta 16.1: Hide stock options while merging is active. Disable "move workstation" button while office building is not selected. Fixed various typos/localizations issues.
- Beta 16.2: Fixed bug causing owned stocks percentage to not show 0-1% ownership. French version: Fixed unavailable framework buttons German version: Fixed typo in product merge text Fixed bug allowing players to place hosting equipment in their office. Removed incorrect hosting building expenses from product hosting tab.
- Beta 16.3: Reduced "new product requirements" to be 15 completed milestones instead of complete buyout. Returned missing office items (walls, glass door etc.) Fixed bug causing rack devices to be lost when buying without any space available. Updated "Upgrade Employee Level" feature to add 1 new demand per upgrade. Fixed bug causing product stats to show broken graphs if game was paused. Fixed bug causing "New Tier" dialog to show on every load.
- Beta 16.4: Fixed bug where airconditioners' running cost wasn't included Fixed bug crashing the game after upgrading specific employees.
- Beta 16.5: Fixed bug allowing players to create a new product too soon Added "Yesterday" product traffic graph for other languages than English Fixed wrong max buy amount for buying stocks Disabled "upgrade workstation" button when not in office building Fixed wrong translations in PT-BR version. Show error when player is trying to merge two products of different types. Buffed email marketing campaign. Fixed bug causing wrong ESC behavior after moving an item between floors.
- Beta 16.6: Changed "office/hosting building quick switcher" to a single toggle button Fixed bug causing competitors to stay in "Merge in progress" state. Fixed bug happening when merging multiple competitors into same product. Increased basement hosting building cost from 10k to 20k to avoid new players renting the wrong building. Disable ESC key when time machine is running. Changed milestone behavior to only allow unlocking of the next milestone "in line". Fixed issue where hosting allocation was 0% for first product. Introduced new one-button building switcher Hide employee upgrade level upgrade tip when max level reached.
- Beta 16.7: Added additional file checker to detect missing savegame file while playing.
- Beta 16.8: Fixing bug causing "duplicate rack" feature to fail if not enough cash after SHIFT-clicking.