Update (17-Apr-2022)
Hi, I want to give a quick update.
Last week, I finished and tested the difficulty settings and the bonus system. It seems to work fine, but now the game feels quite easy, lol. That's okay, we can tweak it more, later. I'm happy with this functionality.
I also looked into some UI changes, to give it a more Sci-Fi feel, but I didn't really find anything I liked. I didn't put much effort into it, though. I might give it another go next week.
Next week, I'll either work on the UI and sound effects, or I'll try to unlock all the outfit parts in the game.
Lastly, I also found a gnarly bug in the game, where basically officers with a relationship level over 5 won't pay you more. I fixed it (I think), but because of this bug, I think I'll make another public release at the end of this month.
Cheers!
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
Perfect, one suggestion with bonus display: Is it possible to include all things affecting the payout ?
75% bonus:
+25% more income from level 2 officers
+50% more income from security stations
+x% more income based on relation
Also cannot wait for more outfit parts :P
Thanks, I really like that idea. It might be a bit hard, because a lot of the bonuses are multiplicative, which is really in the player's favour. For example, the base pay is multiplied by the officer's relationship level bonus, then multiplied by the officer's rank bonus, then multiplied by the officer's personality, then multiplied by a bonus from how well the officer's subordinates know the MC, and then multiplied again by the 2 playthrough bonuses (which are additive with each other). Still, I think more information for the player is better.
I can make these additive instead of multiplicative, but then things can feel kind of underwhelming. Like, who cares what the personality is between two high ranking officers? The high rank will overshadow any bonus from personality.
Anyway, I'll give it some thought!
Yeah, I feel it too about the outfit parts, lol. I feel like if I can unlock it, it gives us something to look forward to, even much later into the game.
Feels nice to be appreciated lol.
Bonus display looks way more complicated than I imagined, maybe semi-simplify bonus stacking display ? Like (+50% from playthrough bonuses, + 20% bonus from officer) ?
Since outfit system is what brough my interest in, I'm even more excited what are you going to bring in now :D
Yeah, good idea. I'll give that a go later today, or tomorrow. :)