by counting » Fri Sep 05, 2014 1:49 pm
au8633 wrote:Like who really cares about graphics when hard core players of Capitalism since 2001 want better game play not pretty graphics or Accomplishments. I think its time we got something more I would even be willing to put down $50 USD to get something done about this. Like they are a original game why pretty it up like all the other tycoon games out there with less decent game play. You would think graphic and accomplishments and challenge games would be the last thing they would work on but no that's the first thing. Someone with a brain would expand the experience of the game and morph it in to a beautiful creature. Like YES they have expanded abit in game play but yet it leaves us hanging its a huge disappointment.
it's more difficult to show game mechanics features than new UI/graphics features. Personally I don't mind improvements on both fronts, as long as they are in progress, not on hold.
As for Challenge game features, it's mechanics needed to be improved anyway. Not just with UI/graphics, but also the script system and the scope of customization, even how scores are calculated (like customizable scoring equation, and all kinds of different goals). Goals don't even need to be numerical, but other quantitative quality, like total trained levels combined of all firms reached 1000, average goods quality > 90, or holding stocks dominate all competitions, etc, these are many goals can be added and allowed to be customized. Initial setup can also be improved, like the pure retailer challenge, or wholesalers challenge I'm planning, can't be scripted with current challenge game mechanics. These features will take some heavy works in programming, and the result should look like some sort of scenario editor.
[quote="au8633"]Like who really cares about graphics when hard core players of Capitalism since 2001 want better game play not pretty graphics or Accomplishments. I think its time we got something more I would even be willing to put down $50 USD to get something done about this. Like they are a original game why pretty it up like all the other tycoon games out there with less decent game play. You would think graphic and accomplishments and challenge games would be the last thing they would work on but no that's the first thing. Someone with a brain would expand the experience of the game and morph it in to a beautiful creature. Like YES they have expanded abit in game play but yet it leaves us hanging its a huge disappointment.[/quote]
it's more difficult to show game mechanics features than new UI/graphics features. Personally I don't mind improvements on both fronts, as long as they are in progress, not on hold.
As for Challenge game features, it's mechanics needed to be improved anyway. Not just with UI/graphics, but also the script system and the scope of customization, even how scores are calculated (like customizable scoring equation, and all kinds of different goals). Goals don't even need to be numerical, but other quantitative quality, like total trained levels combined of all firms reached 1000, average goods quality > 90, or holding stocks dominate all competitions, etc, these are many goals can be added and allowed to be customized. Initial setup can also be improved, like the pure retailer challenge, or wholesalers challenge I'm planning, can't be scripted with current challenge game mechanics. These features will take some heavy works in programming, and the result should look like some sort of scenario editor.
