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Factory Magnate

Rising Tail Developer

Rising Tail Publisher

2022 Release

Strategy SingleplayerTags

Game News Posts: 13

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Devlog #7

Greetings, Magnates! I'm happy to say things are going well. There is still like a humongous list of things to do, and unfortunately some days that list is growing more than it is shrinking, but progress is made each and every day.

UI

The last couple of weeks I've been mainly working on UI (again). I have a good foundation now, and although it still may change, it is good enough for now. Having an actual interface to interact with is so much better than having to remember a gazillion hotkeys. I posted this on twitter a while ago. It shows most of the UI and explains what the various things are.

Click here to open full version.

Market simulation

Quite of a big deal, I've implemented the first working version of the economy slash market. Some of you may remember the old concept of contracts; that's been scrapped for now. The new way of making money in this game is by satisfying market demand. The short version of this subsystem is that your factory site is connected to a "region" (aka sector, district, whatever) on the planet. That region has its own isolated market. A market in this context being simply a series of products that the region has a demand for. When you connect your factory site warehouses to an outgoing drone track, the region can interact with your warehouses. So it will start sending cargo drones to your warehouses to pick up the products it needs. You are paid on pickup. Here's a tweet showing drones coming in and picking up products: https://twitter.com/RisingTail/status/1396066807492927501?s=20 A lot of work goes into this simulation, and I've barely scratched the surface. I'll be hacking away at it the next couple of weeks.

Changelog

Added building panel.

Added building info panel, but it's not finished.

Added main toolbar.

Added calendar system and re-added the day/night cycle.

Added balance (money system), not finished.

Added market window, still very much work in progress.

Started work on market simulation.

Btw, I deliberately keep bugfixes out of the changelog. As I am still the only one playing the game it doesn't make sense to mention fixes - but I can assure you that a lot of bugs are fixed all the time. Until next time! Fey at Rising Tail

[ 2021-05-23 15:26:09 CET ] [ Original post ]

Core Gameplay

Set in an unfamiliar solar system, Factory Magnate puts you in the shoes of an industrious factory engineer with a small loan of a million credits.

Your goal is to build an empire of factories spanning multiple planets and moons. You'll be extracting materials and setting up production lines to manufacture a wide range of products. You'll sell the products to the locals or transport them off-world to sell to the highest bidder.

As you pursuit your dream of becoming a Factory Magnate you will:

Make landfall on planets and moons and set up factory sites.
Build factories to best utilize the resources available.
Enter into short and long term contracts, committing to deliver a steady supply of products.
Build relations with the inhabitants of the solar system, affecting trade prices and opportunities.
Navigate the Interplanetary Central Market, looking for the best trades.
Compete against AI companies.
Hire scientists and product specialists for your Research & Development department, allowing you to unlock factory unit upgrades and new product lines.

Your ultimate goal is to beat the competition and be named Preferred Supplier in all market sectors by the Interplanetary Consumer Board, thus earning the distinguished title of Factory Magnate!

Development Status

The game has been in development since July 2020 and is progressing every week. However, there is still a good way to go. If you want to show your support, please consider wishlisting and following. Note: SCREENSHOTS are not final! This page will be updated regularly with new info and screenshots.

Mod Support

Much of the core content of the game will be moddable. Modders will be able to change graphical assets (images, animations), add entirely new items and units, tweak existing core content and more.

Features that are DONE

A procedurally generated solar system. Each playthrough will create a unique solar system, offering good longevity and replayability.
Procedurally generated factory sites, in which you'll be building your factories.
3 starting resources (ores).
A starting range of factory units - a lot more to come..

Features under development

Fully simulated trade and economy system.
Multiple market sectors each with their own range of products.
Company AI.
Relationship system that enables all entities in the game to have a rating or standing with eachother.
Tech tree with unlockable branches of factory unit upgrades as well as entire production lines.
Various difficulty modes and starting conditions.
More natural resources, aiming for around 10-12 of them with different uses and characteristics.
A lot more factory units! Counting a lot on community feedback and ideas here.
Tileset variations. Intuitive UI components. Factory animations. And much more.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12 or newer
Processor: 2.0 ghz Dual CoreMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD3000 or higher with OpenGL 2.1 support
Storage: 200 MB available space

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