Hello, Plutocrats!
We haven't published diaries for a long time, so we decided to tell you what we're working on right now and share our plans for this autumn.
So, first of all, we have completed work on several new interfaces, and have greatly simplified interaction with companies and characters. The next update of the game can be called focused on improving the navigation of the game.
Adding to favorites.
We are constantly reviewing all your messages in which you suggest next improvements of the game, so we slightly postponed our plans that we had for the summer and took the time to implement a list of favorite companies and characters.
After the next update of the game, in any table, wherever you are, you will be able to add any company or character to the favorites list, and at any time return to it for interaction.
This feature will greatly simplify navigation through the game world, and will allow you to get access to the right companies and characters in just 2-3 clicks, instead of a tedious search through other interfaces.
All you need to do is open the sidebar on the left and choose which list you need - companies or characters.
The structure of companies.
Now you will be able to see and analyze your entire structure of companies, the ownership shares of each company, all their daughters and granddaughters.
This is especially useful in the late game, when there may be a lot of companies or you have formed an extensive and complex company ownership structure.
Also, this function allows you to quickly navigate through your companies, and even interact with them through the RMB menu, without going to the table of any state and not looking for the company you need.
The new Company Structure window is part of the planned Holding module, which will be the main feature of the next autumn update.
You will be able to see the rest of the changes at the time of the game update in the coming week!
Thanks to your messages, we have fixed a lot of bugs and will continue to do so further.
Plans for future updates for 2024.
We still have to spend most of our time on the story campaign, as a result of which the pace of adding new modules to the Sandbox has slowed down somewhat.
Nevertheless, we are planning a number of important updates before the end of this year.
Here are the main ones:
Holdings.
And the first of them is, of course, the Holding module, part of which has already been implemented in the form of an interface of the Company Structure, is now being tested, and will enter the game in the next update, as mentioned above. We plan to make an update with the Holdings approximately in late September-early October to expand the possibilities in the late game.Presidential elections.
An equally interesting update, which we would like to make before the end of 2024, will be the update of the political part of the game. We will add the presidential race to the game! At the moment, you can participate in the elections of governors, congressmen, members of state Legislatures, etc. in the game, but not the president of the United States! Bribery of voters, manipulation in the media, murder of candidates… Or a fair fight?
Issues relevant to 19th century America! Or not only the 19th century?...
Each player will have to decide for himself who and how to bring to the Presidency, using his influence and money.
At the moment, I can only share what has been precisely decided to be implemented - a system for nominating candidates from parties, a mechanism for pre-election candidates, as well as a modern voting system based on indirect elections of the President of the United States through the electoral college will be introduced.
In addition to the elections themselves, the system of removing the president before the end of his term - impeachment - will also be worked out. The question still remains for us, what should we as players receive as a bonus for winning the presidential race? Just the ability to veto the laws of the US Congress? Or something else? Share your ideas and suggestions on our Discord channel https://discord.gg/NHRUQ8Eg or Steam Discussions, we will definitely take this into account during development.Enhancing lobbying and the role of politicians.
In addition to developing a presidential campaign, we would like to improve the political part of the game and make it more dependent on the actions of Plutocrats. Therefore, we also have plans to improve the laws.
You can also take part in the development and suggest your ideas on the development and improvement of the political system (and not only).
We are always glad to receive any constructive feedback.
Thank you for following us and the Plutocracy. See you in the next diary!