Let's Sperg kiwifarms.net Inner Circle Plays: Game Dev Tycoon (RIP: Y8 M7 W1)

Should We Stop Doing Text-Based Games and Always Choose The Highest Graphics?

  • Yes - I'm tired of losing money due to text-based games

    Votes: 12 57.1%
  • No - It would ruin the fun of X Plays

    Votes: 9 42.9%

  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
Well, after getting back to it, and after waiting for the bars to get full, things are unfortunately not looking good. Seems that it's due to the monthly payments and too much staff members:

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Game Title: breadwinner
Target Audience: Mature
Topics Available: Vocabulary
Genres Available: Simulation
Platforms Available:
  • PC: Dev cost: 5K, Marketshare: 16.3%
Graphics Available: Text-based ($5k)

Stage 1: 50,100,0

Planned steps:
Stage 2:
0,0,100
Stage 3: 10,90,75

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Move #86: End Game or Desperate?
Agree (receive 605K) or go bankrupt
 
Agreed with the pay and we're gonna get one final chance.

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Staff:
Zoe Quinn, Level 4, Design 360, Technology 303, Speed 300, Research 300, 0 per month
Landon Lyans, Level 2, Design 98, Technology 101, Speed 249, Research 189, 21k per month
Dominic Elliott, Level 2, Design 94, Technology 305, Speed 275, Research 176, 22k per month
Ashton Higgins, Level 2, Design 337, Technology 62, Speed 159, Research 281, 21k per month
Sip Meyer, Level 2, Design 67, Technology 332, Speed 222, Research 242, 16k per month

Current Cash: 165.4K
Research Points: 50
Fans: 3.7K
Current Time: Y8 M1 W2 (In order to beat the game we need to reach 35 years)

Move #87: One Final Hope

Individual:
  • Do Training (Game dev gems, Make me think, Game design for pirates, Don't repeat yourself, Code incomplete) (each for 5 RP, 15K)
  • Research on a New Topic: Fashion, Business, Virtual Pet, Racing (10 RP for each)
  • Medium Games (10RP, 150K)
  • 2D Graphics V3 (80RP, 240K)
  • 3D Graphics V1 (15RP, 40K)
  • Stereo Sound (40RP, 120K)
  • Multiplayer (15RP, 40K)
  • Better A.I. (40RP, 120K)
  • Character Progression (40RP, 120K)
  • Branching Story (40RP, 120K)
  • Generate game report for our 15th game
  • Generate game report for our 16th game
  • Generate game report for our 17th game
  • Fix bugs for the previous game (20K)
  • Shit yourself and do nothing (must require at least a staff member to do a step)
Group:
  • Develop Custom Engine (With Added Researches: Better dialogue, Simple cutscenes)
  • Do Contract Work (Logo Animation, Game Backdrops, Horoscope Generator, Usability Study)
  • Develop our 18th game
 
Fix bugs; generate game report for 15, 16, 17
 
Fix bugs; generate game report for 15, 16, 17
Already got Zoe quinn to do the patch along with Landon and Ashton generating game reports for games #16 and #17. For some reason #15 is missing though.

Now needing input for other 2 staff members.

Also, reviews for our game:
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tell the remaining staff to shit themselves and do nothing.
Done. Also sent Landon and Ashton for vacation.

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Staff:
Zoe Quinn, Level 4, Design 360, Technology 303, Speed 300, Research 300, 0 per month
Landon Lyans, Level 2, Design 98, Technology 101, Speed 249, Research 189, 21k per month
Dominic Elliott, Level 2, Design 94, Technology 305, Speed 275, Research 176, 22k per month
Ashton Higgins, Level 2, Design 337, Technology 62, Speed 159, Research 281, 21k per month
Sip Meyer, Level 2, Design 67, Technology 332, Speed 222, Research 242, 16k per month

Current Cash: 159.2K
Research Points: 59
Fans: 3.7K
Current Time: Y8 M2 W3 (In order to beat the game we need to reach 35 years)

Move #88: Moves for Zoe, Dominic and Sip

Individual:
  • Do Training (Game dev gems, Make me think, Game design for pirates, Don't repeat yourself, Code incomplete) (each for 5 RP, 15K)
  • Research on a New Topic: Fashion, Business, Virtual Pet, Racing (10 RP for each)
  • Medium Games (10RP, 150K)
  • 2D Graphics V3 (80RP, 240K)
  • 3D Graphics V1 (15RP, 40K)
  • Stereo Sound (40RP, 120K)
  • Multiplayer (15RP, 40K)
  • Better A.I. (40RP, 120K)
  • Character Progression (40RP, 120K)
  • Branching Story (40RP, 120K)
  • Shit yourself and do nothing until Landon and Ashton finished their vacation
Group:
  • Develop Custom Engine (With Added Researches: Better dialogue, Simple cutscenes)
  • Do Contract Work (Logo Animation, Game Backdrops, Horoscope Generator, Usability Study)
  • Develop our 18th game
 
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