Here is the next iteration of the Open Beta Branch's version: 0.9.9.06
Changes
- I gave a Repeat button to all the Manager Tasks that ended with a Report - such as Looking for A Video Game, Training, etc.
- I've added a checkbox to the Accessory List that you can use to ignore items by the "All" button. So when an item is not profitable enough anymore to add - you can just tick its checkbox and when you create a new computer and click on the "All" button it won't be added automatically. You can of course manually add it still - or reverse your change on the item, too.
- I've color-coded the names of the computers on the Computer List by Design Type. This way you can differentiate between them instantly. Green is HC, Blue is PC, Red is Portable and Orangish is Handheld.
- There was in the game a "You cannot add this type of element" message when you tried to add a GPU or Removable Media to a Handheld Computer. That's ok, but it was too late sometimes. Now it appears right when you try to create such hardware with handheld compatibility and when you click on the given Element on the Computer Designer.
- I've introduced a new indicator on the site manager so that you will know the unit per price of your output. This way players will realize faster that investing in a factory is worth it.
- I've changed the Site Manager List in a way so that the next level's data appears only in a pop-up window - this way making the main (current level's) data easier to read.
- I've altered the CEO Suff Manager window in a way so that players always have to see the description of what they are buying before buying it - since in gameplay videos, I saw that lots of those funny descriptions are never seen otherwise.
- I'm testing a small modification that might forbid the world map and the research tree from becoming frozen on slower systems. Please let me know if you still experience the map freezing - until you use the zoom button or switch screens.
Bug Fixes
- The Factory department still said that it requires the recreation buildings.
- On The Research Queue some category icons didn't have a hint or showed incorrect hints. Fixed
- Having 3-1/2” Bay selected didn't allow you to see 3-1/2” SuperDisc! even though it’s not obsolete. You had to first deselect 3-1/2” Bay to see the SuperDisc! as a possible addition. Fixed
- The B&W LCD tech didn't appear on computers as an option except for handhelds. It was because the game considered it to be inferior compared to Monochrome Displays. It was wrong. Fixed
- There was a similar kind of issue with Plazma Displays. Plazma on the tech tree seems to be positioned after Ega and Vga. (The tech tree loosely reflects real-life invention dates). Still, it didn't appear that you already had CGA. Stats-wise the Plazma Display Technology is close to CGA, but it is slightly better - so from now on it will show up - but even tho EGA seems to be an earlier tech - it has better stats, therefore it will obsolete Plazma still. I know that this is a bit confusing, but at the same time, I don't wanna separate them into different types of techs. The player always can manually select something else by clicking on "show all".
- When you reloaded a game, your LP balance was not updated immediately, only after a day. Fixed
- After you were sabotaged and your LPs were affected, the LP balance didn't update after the period of the sabotage automatically. Fixed
- The CEO Connections hint was incorrect.
- The sabotage notification message was too long, I made it shorter
- When you were a rival of an opponent the Negotiation Screen incorrectly showed the "Cancel Research Contract" button (it shouldn't be there since you couldn't even have a Research Contract with a rival). Fixed
- The sliders in Sites and on the Site Manager Screen didn't update the values in the right upper info bar syncronously. Fixed
- There was an inconsistency on the tech list with pen drives and interfaces - ATA appearing as an option. Fixed.
- When you created a new PC part and checked the pricing screen's ranking, then the part you were currently working on was not involved in the comparison - only after you finished it and came back to the same pricing screen.
- The new Price Input field on the Hardware List was not disappearing if your list became empty. Fixed
- There was a serious bug in the game since 0.9.9.04 that could result in players hiring the same managers - since the manager data was messed up after the first reload of a saved game. I thank O'Neil for finding this one, it was a critical one! Fixed.
- Opponents could add Removable Media and GPUs to their Handheld Computers. Fixed
- Lad1das reported that for some reason AI can't add newer technologies for Personal Computers, they only improve their CPU. Fixed
- Fan numbers could malfunction after huge fan penalties due to sentences. Fixed
- I've put a label on "New" on the tech items to explain that it just means "Never used before - not up-to-date".
- The "Add All" button on the hardware designer screen bugged out with Buses and Video Buses under certain circumstances.
- You couldn't move around the legal defense, the legal action, and list screens.
- The Legal Defense Screen's hints were incorrect. Instead of telling you that "this is what happens to you when you lose", it said that this is what happens when you win…
- The Legal Defense Screen shows the "fan loss" value with a negative percentage.
- When an opponent called you and you clicked on the notification ball then it didn't make the CEO Stuff Manager disappear. Fixed
- When you were sued and had to choose a strategy, then you could just click on the other notification ball that makes the Court Case List visible… and then click on the "sue somebody" button… that made it possible to not react to the case where you were starting from. So I made changes so that this window won't disappear this way anymore.
I hope you will like it!
Please support me with a review if you like the game and keep the feedback coming! :) Thank you so much!
Andris aka Progorion
