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"I got lost on my way to the canteen on my first day. When I finally found it, my serving time was over... - Ray Powell This prison was created by Brute, and this seems like a cool place to visit! There are so many details in every area, and this prison can handle everything from medium security to supermax. It even has a death row if prisoners are not behaving as they should! With safety in mind with all the utilities were planned perfectly. As a prisoner, you can join one of many clubs and even visit IronBar's cinema!
We had the opportunity to ask Brute a few questions. How long did it take to create this prison? I have been building this prison called "IronBar" for almost two months, and I feel there is still so much to improve on. I think, as a perfectionist in this game, you are never really finished. I had to rebuild it two times to fix the issues that I encountered and remade it to perform better. I had some trouble getting the right pathing for visitors since I had a different main entrance for visitors and prisoners. The staff walking in and out of the prison using the reception and since that didnt seem logical so I made a special "staff" road crossover to get to the place they wanted to be. I also had to figure out how I wanted to implement the new mentally insane prisoners from the psych ward edition in my prison so they can get the care they needed without the chance to harm other prisoners and ended up with an extra wing specially designed for those. Over the years I build a couple of prisons and enjoyed the part where I had to make it perfect in all aspects of the game until the prison could run itself. This time I tried something different, Instead of making everything with an eye for the functionality I tried to create something that also looked great. Anything you want to mention about IronBar? Everything in this prison has been build with an eye for detail. From the small common rooms up to the yard areas, the supermax facility, and even the prison entrances/hallways and offices.
Did you plan the layout of the prison before you built it? I planned out and designed different area's inside the prison before I did build it. I used different saves to create something until I liked it enough to implement it in my prison. In every design, there's thought about micromanagement, pathfinding, realism. Small details like the way how pipelines face towards the middle of the prison instead of towards the outsides of the cellblocks. How long have you been playing Prison Architect? I have been playing prison architect since the release on and off, ones in a while I come back to the game to spend my time on building something new. What made you start playing Prison Architect? I always enjoy simulation/building/crafting games and I play many titles although prison architect is one of the most unique of its genre and when I found out about the game and having something else than building a city or theme park with all of its new challenges made me fall in love with the game instantly. Any tips for someone new to the game how to get better on planning and building their prison? There is so much depth in the game that it can keep you busy for days. I love struggling with logic circuits to make things like marques, airlocks, and even lights that turn on and off when people enter or leave a room. It gives an extra challenge to designing your prison and although it doesnt add much to the overall gameplay its very enjoyable to see those custom made things work in your prison. As a tip for those people new to the game, I would like to say, Trial and Error. Build something but dont be scared to break it down again if its not working as intended. The only way to learn this game is to see things go wrong and try to understand why they went wrong. If you can find the source you can next time prevent it and design around it. In the end, everyone enjoys the game in its own way and where one likes to roleplay with a handful of prisoners, others like to start riots with 100's of supermax inmates. Where 1 tries to build a resort others build 1 single room with 1000 prisoners and have a laugh when things go as aspected "not very well" and after 100s of hours, prison architect is still one of the games I greatly enjoy playing. Do you want to try this prison? Then you can get it here! IronBar Mods: Bulldozer payday 2, Paint upgrade downgrade sign, clean white canteen table, Stock sprite fix (obsolete), All Contraband Detectible, More Floors Doors and Walls, Additional Guard Sprites, Additional Staff Sprites, Shield Payday 2, Enhanced Colored Jail Doors, Canteen Tables in Colour, Wood Bed for Cell Prison Sorter Thank you for this time and see you for the next Show and Cell! The Prison Architect Team