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Hi everyone, This week I've been working exclusively on Beta 22. It's been very different compared to the last 6 months of development, as the only new feature of Beta 22 is the bigger office (called Headquarter). Instead Beta 22 introduces tons of improvements and fixes to existing features, all requested by the community (you guys).

Improvements to Sales Executives/Leads

Beta 22 will introduce two big changes to the Sales Executive: First, the maximum amount of leads are being increased. For individual Sales Executives the numbers will be: [table] [tr] [td]Beginner[/td][td]3[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Intermediate[/td][td]6[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Expert[/td][td]9[/td] [/tr] [/table] However, if you choose to team up multiple Sales Executives using a Manager, you'll be able to share leads between your executives! The lead limits for teams will be a bit decrease: [table] [tr] [td]Beginner Manager[/td][td]9[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Intermediate Manager[/td][td]18[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Expert Manager[/td][td]27[/td] [/tr] [/table] The second exciting update to the Sales Executive is filters. You'll now be able to choose the minimum and maximum impressions you're looking for. No more rejecting offers because the impressions doesn't fit your timeslot. This has been heavily requested by the community. I hope you all like it! :-)

Manual Saving

Startup Company has always been using auto-save for handling savegames. This is convenient as players doesn't have to remember to save. However, with a tycoon game like Startup Company, you sometimes want to try things out without having to start over if it goes wrong. Beta 22 will introduce manual save functionality. You'll now have to save your game manually and choose a name for your savegame (basically "slots" as you know it from other games). The game will still auto-save (now every 5 minutes), but instead save to a new "hidden" savegame and not overwrite your existing savegames.

Website Logo and Name

Beta 22 is also including another highly demanded feature: Changing your website's name and selecting a logo.

Minor improvements

Added hovering + sorting to Manager's employee list.
Improved UI of rack's stats and (mass)configure view.
Added localisation for watt, kilowatt and megawatt.
Added popover to rack's Add Device view allowing to see throughput and size before buying.
Added warning when trying to add device to a rack with no space left.
Added tooltip explaining manager bonus. Dimmed bonus when manager isn't at the office.
Improved demands view in employee's stats menu.
Allow employee demand for "Coffee Machine" to be fulfilled by "Industrial Coffee Machine"
Feature's level marked with blue if at framework's maximum.
Changed "Sell Out" achievement percentage from 10% to 50%.
Fixed bug causing duplicated "Fire co-worker" demand.
Stopped action-depending events from firing when time machine is active.
Changed minimum marketing campaign conversion rate from 0% to 1%.
Improved UI of "change desk" view.
Added "Go to Manager" button to all employees.

All the notes that are listed above are simply a preview of what's coming up in Startup Company. These new changes and items are not yet available in the public build of the game.

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

That's it for this week! Best, Jonas & Robert [url=https://discord.gg/hovgaardgames]

[ 2019-02-10 19:30:25 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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