Hello! This update aims to prolong the longevity of playthroughs by making rival game studios be generated procedurally after at least one is closed down, improving the UI in a few places and fixing a few things.
- new rival game studios will now be procedurally generated after at least one rival goes defunct/gets bought out:
* this can extend the longevity of your playthroughs, especially if you enjoyed messing around with rivals and wished they weren't finite
* this can be disabled on a per-savefile basis by going into the Options menu and opening the General tab
* all playthroughs started prior to this update will default to generation being enabled
* the time interval between rival generation is 12-15 months
- added a warning for when buying out a rival and not having enough workplaces for all the potential people joining your studio from the buyout
- added a backdrop to construction mode buttons
- fixed defunct rival game studios not being loaded properly
- fixed employee salaries being incorrectly accounted for in rival buyout cost
- fixed construction mode buttons being under office expansion UI elements
- corrupt preview files are now handled properly to prevent crashes when opening the loading menu with such files present
- various minor tweaks and adjustments to UI elements
If you encounter any bugs or crashes, please report them here.
Please allow up to an hour for the game to update, alternatively you can restart Steam to instantly queue up an update for Game Dev Studio.