Capitalism Lab Release version 2.6.38 installer available

[David]

Capitalism Lab Release version 2.6.38 full version installer has been released.

To install it, download it from http://www.capitalismlab.com/account/do ... aplab.html (login required) and run the installer.

Important: You must first UNINSTALL any OLD Release versions of Capitalism Lab from your computer, prior to installing this new version.

(Save game files from older versions are not compatible with this new version.)

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If you are upgrading from version 2.5.xx, please uninstall the old Capitalism Lab first prior to installing the new version.

In most cases, the new version should run fine. But if you still get the error message "Error in File: buildres.cpp", it means that there may be some old files left in the Capitalism Lab program folder in your harddisk. In this case, you will have to manually delete any remaining files in your Capitalism Lab program folder, and install the new version again.

To open your Capitalism Lab program folder, you can right-click on the Capitalism Lab program icon on your desktop, and select “Open File Location” from the popup menu. Then simply delete all files and subfolders from the Capitalism Lab program folder, and then install the game again.

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New Features:
1) Accomplishment Games
See this web page for details: http://www.capitalismlab.com/accomplishments.html

2) The ability to set the dividends for your subsidiaries. For details, please see: http://www.capitalismlab.com/improved-m ... anies.html

New content:
1) The Tutorial system
The first 2 tutorials are released in this version. There will be a total of 8 tutorials and later tutorials will be released in future versions.

2) The new scenarios
There are now a total of 11 scenarios in the game. There is also a new scenario selection interface.

3) The following pre-defined scripts available. They can be accessed via the [Load Script] button on the New Game Settings menu.
autosave every 10 days - This script modifies the autosave setting to perform an autosave once every 10 days.

autosave every 15 minutes - This script modifies the autosave setting to perform an autosave once every 15 minutes in real time

senior management salaries 20% - This script modifies the salaries of your senior management staff to 20% of their original values.

senior management salaries 50% - This script modifies the salaries of your senior management staff to 50% of their original values.

tech cost 50% - This script modifies technology acquisition costs to 50% of their original values.

tech cost 200% - This script modifies technology acquisition costs to 200% of their original values.

training effect 200% - This script doubles the training effect on your staff. In other words, the experience levels of your staff will increase twice as fast when the same amount of training expenditure.


Improvements:
1) Custom names that you have assigned to your firms are now displayed on the View Supplier window, activated from the Purchasing Unit.

2) When you run out of cash and the “Out of Cash” window appears, you will be given the option to sell your land plots for cash.

3) Added hot keys for various interfaces.
The hot keys are shown in red characters on the buttons.

Enhanced hotkey support for the “Select Supplier” window.
While viewing a Purchasing Unit's interface, you may now use the hotkey 'k' to call up the “Select Supplier” window, and use [F4] key to set the filter to show products from your own firms only. You can also use [F5] key to conveniently switch between showing products from all cities and from the current city only.
Added hot keys [+][-] for [+][-] buttons for setting prices.

Hot key support for the interface for setting up a new functional unit. You may now press the hot key representing the functional unit to set it up instantly.

4) To build the same building several times on different locations, you may now hold the [SHIFT] key while left-clicking to place a building and the game will stay in the Build mode.

5) Interface improvements for the Layout Plan Library:
i) When you use the item type filter to assist you to select a layout plan, layout plans with all inputs currently available are displayed in black text whereas those with some inputs missing are shown in red.

ii) Added hot key support:
You can now use the space key for opening the item type filter list, and up and down keys to scroll through the list.
Several frequently used buttons are associated with hot keys and the hot keys are displayed in red. e.g. hot key 'u' key for the “Use” button.

iii) When the “only layout plans with available inputs” option is selected, you will still be able to use the item type filter.

6) For a goal with a score reward, there will be an additional score bonus for completing the goal early. The additional score bonus = original score reward x <years left before the goal expires> / <total number of years given to achieve the goal>. If the goal is not set with a deadline, the divider in the above formula will be set to 50 years.

7) Add buttons on the Firm Report for toggling “For Sale” setting for your individual firms.

8) Improved the interface for setting Chief Operating Officer management policies. There is a new option for setting whether you want your COO to set advertising budgets for you or not.

9) Visual improvements to various interfaces, including new typefaces which are crisper for better readability.


Bug fixes
Fixed this bug: http://www.capitalismlab.com/forum/view ... =13&t=2024


Gameplay balance improvements
1) Fixed the loophole by not allowing the player to keep land ownership of natural resources after dismantling a firm that was built on top of a natural resource site.

2) Previously, to achieve a market dominance goal, you would have to dominate all the product types in the market, including those products not yet invented. Now this has been changed and products not yet invented will be excluded, provided that your competitors also haven't invented them.


MOD
New MODing functions including customizing the products, manufacturing processes, agricultural items and natural resources in the game.
See the MOD page on the official Capitalism Lab web site for details: http://www.capitalismlab.com/mod.html

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See the following posts for the minor updates since Release version 2.6.15:
http://www.capitalismlab.com/forum/view ... f=7&t=2331
http://www.capitalismlab.com/forum/view ... f=7&t=2534

[Ryan]

Finally, it has come~! New version~

Thanks very much, I really like playing this game every day. : )

[goblues]

Uninstall old game after installing new game and brought a new one from enlight. Can't play this error has come up: Error in File: buildres.cpp
Line: 58

Also no Public Challenge games listed.

Just pay for it would like it to work.

[David]

There may be some old files left in the Capitalism Lab program folder in your harddisk.

Please uninstall the game, and then manually delete any remaining files in your Capitalism Lab program folder, and install the new version again.

To open your Capitalism Lab program folder, you can right-click on the Capitalism Lab program icon on your desktop, and select “Open File Location” from the popup menu. Then simply delete all files and subfolders from the Capitalism Lab program folder, and then install the game again.

[bros4]

Thanks that worked but no public challenges with the game.

[greewoch]

hello, I cant see any challange games either. I deleted my old install, even my old save files etc.
I even tried to install on my friend's laptop which never got installed anything related caplab before, still no challange games.

I can see the challenge game files located in "C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Local\Capitalism Lab\challenge" but game cant see.

(I even tried to copy those files into "C:\Users\xxxx\Documents\My Games\Capitalism Lab\CHALLENGE" but no success again)

using this latest 2.6.22 installer
windows 7

thanks in advance

[Profanum]

I cant see any challenge games, neither.

[David]

The latest 2.6.23 has playable challenge games:
http://www.capitalismlab.com/forum/view ... f=7&t=2331

[don_kenzon]

cant login when download caplab 2.6.29 link, help plzz

[David]

Please email the details of the problem you have encountered to info@enlight.com and we will assist you.