Ghost Hunting in the 21st Century

It took a little while but we can now announce news for GhostControl Inc. Lots of people requested an Ironman mode and here it is now: No turning back to a saved game keep going until you succeed or lose. Only the autosaved game is available to load. You can't decide to save before the going gets tough. And we've introduced even more stuff to shoot and destroy. It will cost you but it's loads of fun too. Here are the changes in more detail:

• Ironman mode
• New scenery: Gas station
• Three new explosive items: Gasoline pump, stove, gas canister
• A real pro feature: Cat and dog sounds
• Steam-Cloudsaves
• Destroyed toilets now leave wonderful fecal puddles
• Changed save game window to include Ironman slot
• Renovated GUI and some graphical improvements
• Four new achievements: Defeat the Mopping Monk in ironman mode, Defeat the T-Rex in ironman mode, Destroy an item in an explosion, Destroy two toilets in one scenery
• 10 new Ghost Hunter-Portraits

• Corrected maximum for 7 Ghosts in a level-Achievement
• Tuned down the garage door sound
• Ghosts now get caught by traps in the same turn as shooting them
• Achievement "30 Achievements" re-enabled
• Achievement "Mass Ghosts" re-enabled
• Picked up traps are no longer put to the head-slot of the player character

It took a little while but we can now announce news for GhostControl Inc. Lots of people requested an Ironman mode and here it is now: No turning back to a saved game keep going until you succeed or lose. Only the autosaved game is available to load. You can't decide to save before the going gets tough. And we've introduced even more stuff to shoot and destroy. It will cost you but it's loads of fun too. Here are the changes in more detail:

• Ironman mode
• New scenery: Gas station
• Three new explosive items: Gasoline pump, stove, gas canister
• A real pro feature: Cat and dog sounds
• Steam-Cloudsaves
• Destroyed toilets now leave wonderful fecal puddles
• Changed save game window to include Ironman slot
• Renovated GUI and some graphical improvements
• Four new achievements: Defeat the Mopping Monk in ironman mode, Defeat the T-Rex in ironman mode, Destroy an item in an explosion, Destroy two toilets in one scenery
• 10 new Ghost Hunter-Portraits

• Corrected maximum for 7 Ghosts in a level-Achievement
• Tuned down the garage door sound
• Ghosts now get caught by traps in the same turn as shooting them
• Achievement "30 Achievements" re-enabled
• Achievement "Mass Ghosts" re-enabled
• Picked up traps are no longer put to the head-slot of the player character

Hey, fellow ghosthunters! We just put our latest game on Steam Greenlight and could use your help in getting it greenlit. The name is "Puzzle With Your Friends" and it's a single- AND online multiplayer puzzle-game. It also features art from GhostControl Inc. - the cover image, the london citymap and a map of Cologne (Germany). So please don't hesitate to jump over to Steam Greenlight and give it your "Yes"! Thank you, Tassilo, bumblebee.

We're proud to announce version 3.0 of GhostControl Inc. This is a major upgrade to the game with great new features which further enhance the play and game strategy as well as many minor improvements. With the new exploding items you might choose to shoot at a TV set to damage nearby ghosts when it explodes, great if they are hiding behind it, but remember you will have to pay for the damage when you finish the job! You can see a complete list of the new features and improvements below. New Features

• New ghost type "Berserker" adds a new enemy with challenging skills.
• Exploding items like TVs and other devices add a new strategic element when it comes to hunting ghosts.
• Potential explosive chain reactions can cause players to rethink their strategies.
• Expanded "dripping" feature for champions of first two phases. This allows them to make the floor wet and hunters can slip and are slower therefore.
• In-Game smartphone includes a mute button.
• Added screen resolution adjustments to the options menu.
• Partial healing available in hospital to manage costs.
• Gas station does not force player to a full refill.
• Optimized Windows Mode.
• Tutorial mission can be skipped now.

• Smartphone automatically closes when new mission starts.
• Removed auto pause at midnight (game time).
• In-game clock keeps speed when players start driving and doesn't automatically revert to normal speed.
• Some GUI improvements.
• HQ Radio smaller to save screen space.
• Major rework of equipment shop interface.
• Improved equipment screen on in-game smartphone.
• Debuff and panic visualized in hunter portraits.
• Clearer graphics for menu buttons.
• Improved over all performance.
• Bugfixes.

• Spawn factor for Liches reduced.
• Ghosts are less likely to become Champions.
• Reduced spawns of Pest/Swarmling, but strengths of ghosts increased.
• Higher cost for expansion room.
• Changes for achievements.
• Weakened competition.
• More money at start of a game.
• Reduced maximum ghost number at start of mission four.

We're proud to announce version 3.0 of GhostControl Inc. This is a major upgrade to the game with great new features which further enhance the play and game strategy as well as many minor improvements. With the new exploding items you might choose to shoot at a TV set to damage nearby ghosts when it explodes, great if they are hiding behind it, but remember you will have to pay for the damage when you finish the job! You can see a complete list of the new features and improvements below. New Features

• New ghost type "Berserker" adds a new enemy with challenging skills.
• Exploding items like TVs and other devices add a new strategic element when it comes to hunting ghosts.
• Potential explosive chain reactions can cause players to rethink their strategies.
• Expanded "dripping" feature for champions of first two phases. This allows them to make the floor wet and hunters can slip and are slower therefore.
• In-Game smartphone includes a mute button.
• Added screen resolution adjustments to the options menu.
• Partial healing available in hospital to manage costs.
• Gas station does not force player to a full refill.
• Optimized Windows Mode.
• Tutorial mission can be skipped now.

• Smartphone automatically closes when new mission starts.
• Removed auto pause at midnight (game time).
• In-game clock keeps speed when players start driving and doesn't automatically revert to normal speed.
• Some GUI improvements.
• HQ Radio smaller to save screen space.
• Major rework of equipment shop interface.
• Improved equipment screen on in-game smartphone.
• Debuff and panic visualized in hunter portraits.
• Clearer graphics for menu buttons.
• Improved over all performance.
• Bugfixes.

• Spawn factor for Liches reduced.
• Ghosts are less likely to become Champions.
• Reduced spawns of Pest/Swarmling, but strengths of ghosts increased.
• Higher cost for expansion room.
• Changes for achievements.
• Weakened competition.
• More money at start of a game.
• Reduced maximum ghost number at start of mission four.

Dear GhostControllers. We have just updated our beloved GhostControl Inc. to version 2.22. :gcishock: We redesigned the gas station and hospital, did a lot of other tweaks regarding UI and balancing and fixed several bugs. :gcipokerface: We are currently working on another, bigger update coming very soon, so stay tuned! Cheers, Tassilo, bumblebee. :gcilove:

Dear GhostControllers. We have just updated our beloved GhostControl Inc. to version 2.22. ːgcishockː We redesigned the gas station and hospital, did a lot of other tweaks regarding UI and balancing and fixed several bugs. ːgcipokerfaceː We are currently working on another, bigger update coming very soon, so stay tuned! Cheers, Tassilo, bumblebee. ːgciloveː

Dear GhostControl-players. While we are close to releasing the long-awaited update 2.04 for GhostControl Inc., we've got a new game in the making, Forgotten Forces, a grid- and partybased Dungeoncrawler-RPG similar to games like Eye of the Beholder, Might & Magic, Dungeon Master and the likes. It's currently on Steam Greenlight and needs your support! Please head on over to Greenlight and hand it your votes. Thank you! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=503607926 All the best, Tassilo, bumblebee.

Dear GhostControl-players. While we are close to releasing the long-awaited update 2.04 for GhostControl Inc., we've got a new game in the making, Forgotten Forces, a grid- and partybased Dungeoncrawler-RPG similar to games like Eye of the Beholder, Might & Magic, Dungeon Master and the likes. It's currently on Steam Greenlight and needs your support! Please head on over to Greenlight and hand it your votes. Thank you! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=503607926 All the best, Tassilo, bumblebee.

Woohoo! GhostControl Inc. has just been nominated today as Best Teen Game at the German Developers Award 2014! Thanks to your thumbs up here on Steam we already had a brief idea of players liking our game, but this is a little something on top that makes us very, very happy and proud. :gcilove: Thank you for playing our game and being with us. Stay tuned for an update and more hot news about GhostControl Inc. coming soon All the best, Tassilo

Woohoo! GhostControl Inc. has just been nominated today as Best Teen Game at the German Developers Award 2014! Thanks to your thumbs up here on Steam we already had a brief idea of players liking our game, but this is a little something on top that makes us very, very happy and proud. ːgciloveː Thank you for playing our game and being with us. Stay tuned for an update and more hot news about GhostControl Inc. coming soon All the best, Tassilo

Hey everybody! While we're working on an update to increase the game's performance in battles on slower systems, there's something we wanted to point you to: Now is your chance to get yourself one of the original GhostControl Inc. suits worn in our trailer video, signed by the team and including a copy of the game for as little as 40 in the german Filmmuseum's crowdfunding-campaign on startnext! Also available is a boxed copy of the game signed by me for 20. Both definitely a gem for any true GhostControl fan out there! Taking part in the campaign supports "SummerGames", a series of Workshops about Film & Games given by the museum in 2015. You'll find the campaign on https://www.startnext.de/summergames Only one suit available, so go for it! Last but not least, sorry for being so silent recently, but we're working hard on two new games and the update mentioned earlier. If there's anything you need, please feel free to contact Application Systems Heidelberg's support team at support@application-systems.de or give me a direct message here on Steam ( "_Tassilo_"). All the best, Tassilo

Hey everybody! While we're working on an update to increase the game's performance in battles on slower systems, there's something we wanted to point you to: Now is your chance to get yourself one of the original GhostControl Inc. suits worn in our trailer video, signed by the team and including a copy of the game for as little as €40 in the german Filmmuseum's crowdfunding-campaign on startnext! Also available is a boxed copy of the game signed by me for €20. Both definitely a gem for any true GhostControl fan out there! Taking part in the campaign supports "SummerGames", a series of Workshops about Film & Games given by the museum in 2015. You'll find the campaign on https://www.startnext.de/summergames Only one suit available, so go for it! Last but not least, sorry for being so silent recently, but we're working hard on two new games and the update mentioned earlier. If there's anything you need, please feel free to contact Application Systems Heidelberg's support team at support@application-systems.de or give me a direct message here on Steam ( "_Tassilo_"). All the best, Tassilo

Hey everybody. We just uploaded version 2.0.3 of GhostControl Inc. This new version will fix the nasty issue of clicking through windows and smartphone in the headquarter. We also think to have fixed the Linux-issues in a recent hotfix. Enjoy, Tassilo

Hey everybody. We just uploaded version 2.0.3 of GhostControl Inc. This new version will fix the nasty issue of clicking through windows and smartphone in the headquarter. We also think to have fixed the Linux-issues in a recent hotfix. Enjoy, Tassilo

Hello everybody. New features come along with new bugs: The "save-wall-toggle-setting"-feature we added in 2.01 came with a bug canceling missions with a message of having destroyed the building. This is fixed now along with other stuff. The complete list: - Nitro is now correctly saved - Fixed a bug where insane ghosthunters could mix up with other hunters or slip through the straitjacket! - Soundeffect-volume lower by default - Linux-version now with 64-bit support Enjoy, Tassilo, bumblebee.

Hello everybody. New features come along with new bugs: The "save-wall-toggle-setting"-feature we added in 2.01 came with a bug canceling missions with a message of having destroyed the building. This is fixed now along with other stuff. The complete list: - Nitro is now correctly saved - Fixed a bug where insane ghosthunters could mix up with other hunters or slip through the straitjacket! - Soundeffect-volume lower by default - Linux-version now with 64-bit support Enjoy, Tassilo, bumblebee.

Thanks to your outstanding feedback regarding our recently launched v2.0 of GhostControl Inc., we're now upgrading to version 2.01. Fixes and improvements of 2.01: - SPACE is now pausing the game - Ectovault displays the value of the stored ectoplasma - Options-Window blocks battle-inputs - Car-spaceupgrades are now correctly saved - Scaling-setting is being saved correctly - Hourglass-freeze fixed - Wall-Visibility setting is being remembered throughout a session - "Traps full" tutorial only gets shown when no traps are placed - Clicking hunters no longer automatically opens the inventory (2nd click does) - Headquarter storage is completely reworked - Several other small fixes - Another ghosthunter in town: The great Stevicules! Any resemblance to Stevinho from the german JustNetwork is of purely accidential nature, of course. :gcipokerface: Thanks for playing! bumblebee.

Thanks to your outstanding feedback regarding our recently launched v2.0 of GhostControl Inc., we're now upgrading to version 2.01. Fixes and improvements of 2.01: - SPACE is now pausing the game - Ectovault displays the value of the stored ectoplasma - Options-Window blocks battle-inputs - Car-spaceupgrades are now correctly saved - Scaling-setting is being saved correctly - Hourglass-freeze fixed - Wall-Visibility setting is being remembered throughout a session - "Traps full" tutorial only gets shown when no traps are placed - Clicking hunters no longer automatically opens the inventory (2nd click does) - Headquarter storage is completely reworked - Several other small fixes - Another ghosthunter in town: The great Stevicules! Any resemblance to Stevinho from the german JustNetwork is of purely accidential nature, of course. ːgcipokerfaceː Thanks for playing! bumblebee.

Hey everybody - the wait is finally over! TODAY we will be launching GhostControl Inc. on Steam in a fully revamped version 2.0! Check out this nifty new trailer we forged: http://youtu.be/gJEQW_usOTg Among the about 50 new features in version 2.0, here's a list of the most important: Research Have your scientists build bigger guns and traps in the funky new lab. No more selling the ol' stuff - pimp it out! All new inventory-system All-new, improved, optimized, enhanced, super-fancy inventory window! Personality Rename all your ghosthunters - anytime! Build up your dream team of friends, colleagues or your favourite football team (and have 'em run away from a bunch of spooks like scaredy-pants)! Spookipedia This nifty database holds all your information from ghostscans: Strengths and weaknesses of ghosts, a classy description and a full size pixel-perfect depiction make this comprehensive compendium a ghosthunter's must-have. Equipment Guide Say hello to the inventory guide, listing all the available traps, sensors, guns and other equipment. See what's available in store, compare to your current stuff and see what to save up for. Nip and Tuck Improved visuals everywhere - funky ghostshines, wicked walking hunters inside your HQ, animated citymap and much more! Training No more sittin' around - have those couch-potatoes do some weightlifting whilst their colleagues are out doing the job. Achievement list GhostControl Inc. already comes with almost 60 freakin' achievements to gain - in version 2.0 you'll not only get a precise listing of those goals, they will be booked straight into your Steam-account. STEAM! Long awaited, finally here: An impressive Steamversion of GhostControl Inc. including all the cool stuff: Tradingcards, Achievements, Profilebackdrops, you name it! And so much more: Car-access during missions; Additional information in tooltips; Enhanced ghost-behaviour and boss-fights and hundreds of minor optimizations and improvements And.. we added Spanish in addition to English, German and French as game language (including all bad jokes). Now get your blasters and get ready for GhostControl Inc. on Steam - let's hunt some ghosts! Stay tuned by following us on Facebook

Features

• True, challenging turn-based strategy gameplay
  
• Loads of ghost hunting with various equipment
  
• Team management and strategic investment decisions
  
• A London city map with famous landmarks
  
• Tons of humour in text messages and game action
  
• Original game music soundtrack

GhostControl Inc. Backstage Some data

Background information:

• OS: 32-bit and 64-bit systems/Debian based.
• Processor: 1.2GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: 256MB VRAM
• Storage: 350 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Also sucessfully installed on Ubuntu and Gentoo. Try demo first.