Hello!
We decided to launch a new experimental beta branch for users. It will contain content for future updates so that you don't have to wait long for upstream updates.
If you want to see a more stable version, you can wait to update the main branch of the game without downloading the beta version. We decided that it would be better to choose because the beta is updated more frequently, but it is still experimental. It may contain content that will not be presented in the main branch, that is available by default.
What's in the new beta:
Fixes
Critical errors:
- Some game crashes that occurred in previous versions / FIXED
Vulnerabilities and balancing:
- Rebalancing character loyalty
- Rebalancing the influence of characters
- Rebalancing the economy
Minor bugs / complaints:
- Now when you are changing company parameters, there are hints if the action is blocked
- The arrows in the company statistics window now more accurately reflect what brings the company a profit and what is a loss
New
- New character avatars and more customization
- Influence reworked. It is now spent on various actions and restored at the beginning of each quarter
- Visual overhaul of the loyalty
- Added character reputation
- Choosing a reward for fulfilling a character's ambition
- New types of companies - Mining and Metallurgical
- When you hover over the ambition icon, you can now find out exactly what the character wants without revealing ambition
- Unique trait - Selective - Characters with this trait will refuse to meet with you if your Reputation is lower than theirs.
- Game performance improvements
Besides, we are currently finalizing work on the politics, as well as a new version of the tutorial and reworking of in-game tips. We have quite a lot of new features planned for future updates since we have finally dealt with most of the optimization problems, so the next updates promise to be more fundamental.
Now we're going to tell you how to get access to the beta branch of the game.
First, go to your Steam Game Library. After that, find Plutocracy in the list of your games, and right-click on the name of the game, you will see the following menu:
Select "Properties..." from this menu and go to the "Betas" tab:
On this tab, open the drop-down list and select the available beta version of the game (names may vary):
After choosing a version, the game will start downloading a new update, and you only have to close this window and wait for the download to finish, after which you can start the game :)