Hey everyone!
I'm running a few days behind on the usual devlog, but that's totally understandable, the Steam Daily Deal absolutely drained me! And honestly, you folks are incredible. We had 644 players playing City Game Studio simultaneously! That's an insane number that beats our previous record of 635 (if I remember correctly).
Week Recap
More players means more feedback. And that's fantastic because I love reading your thoughts, and it shows you care enough about the game to want to see it grow! Thanks to all of you for your feedback, whether positive or negative, I take everything you throw at me. Speaking of feedback, tons of you have been asking to revamp the right-hand menu that lists published games, and that's great, that's beautiful even. Because it means I'm starting to get to know you all. The next update, v1.25.0, aims to completely overhaul the right-hand menu to make it more readable. I'm not sure exactly how I'll tackle it yet, but I've already sketched some concepts and I'll see which one works best in-game.
Well, v1.25.0 isn't just about the right-hand menu, it's also about redesigning the Game of the Year system. Visually, it's not amazing right now. You can see the game names clearly, you understand what's happening, but it could be more vibrant. And for selecting candidates, the game should assist you better with filters when needed.
I'm also planning to add some new themes and maybe a genre (gacha games). Let me know what you think in the comments. In case you're wondering, this week was all about game design rather than actual development, which is why there's no unstable version available right now.
What's Coming Up
As you know, I've started working on City Game Studio 2, and I'm also working on Fortune Avenue alongside City Game Studio. So juggling 2 games while developing a third requires some serious organization. And I want to break that down for you now.
Over the coming weeks, I'll be splitting my time 50/50 between Fortune Avenue and City Game Studio. Once the next Fortune Avenue update is ready, I'll switch to 50% City Game Studio and 50% City Game Studio 2. On average, it takes me just over a month to prepare the next major Fortune Avenue update, since that game's scope is much smaller than City Game Studio's.
This means you should get the first unstable version of City Game Studio next week, which should tweak the right-hand menu a bit. But it won't be the final form, I plan to make changes gradually so you can tell me if you like the direction we're heading!
That's all from me, thanks for reading
Take care of yourselves
Xavier aka Binogure