Hi everyone,
What an insane week this has been. 14,207 unique players have played a total of 29,678 games since Beta 15’s release last Thursday. Safe to say I didn't expect such high numbers one year ago :-)
As with all sales, Steam review score is being hammered right now. Went from 76% to 67%. No big deal, we tried this before.
This week I have obviously been bug hunting. There have been a couple of UI problems as well as regular bugs. Beta 15.1 was published yesterday, which removed some of the bugs, but I expect to spend at least one more week fixing bugs.
The devlog gives a sneak peek into what has been developed on the game over the past week. It is not a new release and is not available yet. New features are always released as official Beta releases.
Improved upgrade feature dialog
By popular demand, the upgrade feature dialog has been greatly improved, and now shows more details about each level. A multiplier has also been added for level upgrades, allowing you to upgrade multiple levels with one click.
Beta 15 minor changes
🔵 Fixed bug causing exception when trying to switch floor before the game was fully loaded.
🔵 Fixed bug causing newly purchased marketing campaign to be instantly canceled.
🔵 Changed Lead Developer behavior to allow them to select a module even if the requirements are not yet met (“missing requirements” label shown instead).
🔵 Fixed bug causing “required modules of modules ” to duplicate if the task was canceled.
🔵 Rebalanced product type income, making social media less lucrative.
🔵 Redesigned feature upgrade view.
🔵 Added confirm button for deleting features.
🔵 Fixed bug making it impossible to buy NetFix stocks.
🔵 Fixed bug causing achievements not to be unlocked on Steam.
🔵 Fixed bug where a milestone payout wouldn’t show correctly in the transaction log.
🔵 Fixed bug making it impossible to click the “Move workstation” button if the correct floor wasn’t selected.
🔵 Reduced investor buyout price.
🔵 Increased milestone payouts to allow going through game without completing contracts.
🔵 Temporary disabled investor's daily cut.
🔵 Fixed bug causing marketing campaigns to always start at $100.
What’s coming in Beta 16
With Beta 15 successfully released, it’s time to get started on the next one. While Beta 15 focused on improving the early stage of the game, Beta 16 will focus on improving late-game performance.
Firstly, I want to reduce clicks and implement more automation. My first objective is to rewrite the marketing functionality and allow for more complicated setups with much more control.
Secondly, I’m looking into adding more goals and objectives, especially when it comes to competitors and stocks. I’ve received more than 500 unique suggestions from you guys, which I’m now working my way through. I hope to introduce something specific in the next week.
That’s all for this week. Thanks for reading.
All the best,
Jonas
UPDATE: Devlog #16 is postponed till next week (May 4).