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Hi everyone, The last two weeks have been dedicated to playtesting, balancing and bug hunting. Beta 17 is a big update and really changes the dynamics of the game, which subsequently requires intense re-balancing. This was also the reason for postponing the devlog last week. I literally had nothing to show you as it was all just bug fixing and balancing. The devlog gives a sneak peek into what has been developed on the game over the past week. It is not a new release and is not available yet. New features are always released as official Beta releases.

Improved “Add Feature”

After the new revenue features were added, it became very hard to understand the difference between features. The view has now been updated to better explain what you get by adding a feature. You might notice that features are now showing stars. The more stars, the more potential users per level. A couple of new features have also been added: Item Listing, Offline Content and Live Streaming.

New “Ad Space Deals” dialog

As playtesters started playing, it quickly became clear that we needed a way to list all the negotiated deals. This is now possible including sorting by clicking on table columns. By clicking “Cancel”, the Sales Executive will then start negotiating with the customer again, allowing you to reach a higher CPM (or you can opt to completely ignore the customer).

New milestones have been added

The investor milestones have been improved and now contains a total of 20 milestones. I still feel a couple more should be added, so that’s probably coming in the future.

Beta 17 Release Date

This is probably the main reason why you’re reading this devlog right now, so let’s get right to it. The Beta 17 release date will be Friday, August 24th. I actually wanted to release it this week, but balancing has been tough on this one. Therefore, we will spend another week testing things out. Finally, I want to thank everyone on Discord who have been helping out testing Beta 17 so far. I would never have been able to catch all those bugs without you guys! <3

Do you have suggestions or ideas for the game? 
Check out our Conflux board.

Thanks for reading! Best, Jonas

[ 2018-08-17 12:13:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Startup Company

Hovgaard Games Developer

Hovgaard Games Publisher

2020-04-10 Release

Indie Strategy Simulation Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 113

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (5626 reviews)

https://www.startupcompanygame.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Linux [210.09 M]

About the game

Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game. You play as the CEO of a newly formed software company. With an empty bank account you are forced to complete client contracts, but as soon as you get enough money you will be able to start competing against the largest tech giants, building your very own products and services.

Startup Company includes:

* Build Mode: Design your very own office.
* Contract Work: Win contracts by competing on price and service.
* Crafting System: Merge components to create modules. Use modules to create products.
* Products: Build outstanding products by adding features, managing servers and running marketing campaigns.

Hiring

A great company is built by great people. Optimize your staff benefits and working conditions to attract the best employees.

Win Contracts

You'll be facing hundreds of available contracts, but not all of them will be good for your team. Work your way up and compete with the best in the industry to win the big contracts!

Develop, Merge, Repeat

That's right, even software needs a little piecing together!

No matter if you want to deliver contracts or build your own product you need components and modules. Use developers, designers and lead developers to produce what you need.

Startup Company includes a fully featured crafting/development system where you will be able to merge components into modules, servers or product features.

Release, Update and Expand

Creating successful products is all about making the right decisions. Implementing or upgrading the right features is what generates hype. Hype generates users and users generate money.

You'll have to constantly pay attention to your hype otherwise users will start to drift away from your product. Keeping the product under constant development and releasing new versions is key to success.

It's your sandbox, let your imagination run wild!

Development Stream on Twitch

All parts of the game development are being streamed on Twitch. Come join the community and the stream at:
https://www.twitch.tv/jhovgaard

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 16.04 and later
Processor: 2 GHz Dual CoreMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 or similar
Storage: 1 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Only 64-bit. The game may be working on other distributions. but not guaranteed or supported.

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