Hello, Heroes!
We’re back with another dispatch from the development floor. While we’ve been busy tweaking code and balancing economies, we have some major news that you’ll want to hear. 😉
🥁🥁🥁Drum roll, please…
Open Beta is Around the Corner! 😍
That’s right. From September 13th to 15th, we are hosting a limited open beta. This is your chance to get a hands-on look at the latest build and show us what you’ve got.
We’re opening the doors because we need your sharp insights. Your gameplay experiences and feedback are essential for us to refine the game before our official demo in October. We want to know what strategies you discover, what challenges you face, and how it feels to build your empire from the ground up.
A quick heads up: beta slots are limited. We will be sending keys out on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you’re ready to put your strategic mind to the test, you can secure your spot by requesting access right here: http://eepurl.com/hL3Qvv
With that out of the way, let’s talk about what’s new.
New Game Setup Screen
Every great business plan starts with a clear understanding of the landscape. Your game setup screen should be no different. Here is the old version for context:
We felt the old design was a bit cramped. Now, your career begins with a redesigned screen that gives you a much clearer tactical overview. The new, spacious layout and richer color palette make it easy to see your starting conditions. Critical factors like weather forecasts, starting capital, regional GDP, and current interest rates are displayed prominently. You will immediately understand how each one affects your journey.
We also introduced a new difficulty gauge that visually represents the challenge ahead. This also fixes a small but important usability issue where players, eager to dive in, tried to click the old static indicator to change the difficulty.
Preventing Unintended Consequences
Have you ever ordered a massive shipment of coffee beans, only to have a stroke of genius for a new tea-based product moments later? In a complex system like this, a small change can create big problems. Altering a recipe after an ingredient order is placed or switching research priorities midway can accidentally sabotage your own carefully laid plans.
To help you stay in control, we’ve implemented smart alerts. These new pop-ups will appear when you’re about to make a decision with significant knock-on effects. They will explain the potential consequences of your action, such as having a truckload of unwanted inventory, and ask you to confirm your decision.
This feature ensures a simple oversight does not undo your strategic genius.
Other Improvements & Fixes
For a full list of our smaller tweaks and bug fixes, you can read our short weekly update on Steam.
That’s all for now. We can’t wait to hear what you think of these changes.
Cheers 🥂
Don’t forget to Wishlist the game if you haven’t: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1429080/
Live Long and Prosper 👋,
Kunal & team
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