Capitalism Lab Post-Release Beta V12.0.56 full version installer now available.
Please download the full version installer from https://caplab.b-cdn.net/CapLab_Post_Re ... v12055.exe
Please note that save game files from previous versions (earlier than v12.0.50) are not compatible with this new version.
For the details of new features and improvements in Version 12.0 in addition to the list below, please see: https://www.capitalismlab.com/version120/
Please see the Patch release notes for the updates in the recent versions after v12.0.50: https://www.capitalism2.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10616
New Features & Improvements:
• Manufacturer Guide Enhancements
• The Manufacturer Guide has been fully redesigned with a modernized interface.
• Output products now display an icon when they can serve as inputs for other consumer products.
o Example: In the Real World Mod, Shampoo is used to produce Hotel Bed Places, so an icon appears on the Shampoo image to indicate this linkage.
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• Game Resolution Menu Improvements
• 1. Flexible Resolution Support
• The game now supports any window resolution of 1024×768 or higher.
• If your desktop resolution isn’t listed among the presets, the game automatically switches to a matching custom resolution.
• 2. Resizable Windowed Mode
• Players can now freely adjust window width and height for complete control over window size.
• 3. Custom Scale-Up Slider for Borderless Mode
• All borderless resolutions—including custom ones—now use a scale up slider instead of fixed values.
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• Corporate Logo Style Options
You can now choose a flat visual style for corporate logos. The logo selection menu offers:
• Enhanced Logos — All logo sizes use the enhanced visual style.
• Flat Logos — All logo sizes use the flat style.
• Flat (Small) + Enhanced (Large) — Small logos use the flat style; large logos use the enhanced style.
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• AI Enhancements
• Real estate–focused AI corporations now employ higher financial leverage to accelerate expansion of their land and property portfolios.
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• City Economic Simulation DLC — School & University Improvements
• Smarter Initial City Setup
• New cities now begin with more appropriate numbers of schools and universities, resulting in higher initial education levels.
• New Admission Rate View Mode
• A new toggle icon allows you to show or hide admission rates on school and university windows.
o Example: A 40% university admission rate means 40% of high school graduates are accepted.
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• Talent System Improvements
• A city’s talent pool now grows proportionally with the number of residents who have received university education.
• Bug Fix: In the Experimental DLC with New Cities Will Emerge enabled, newly formed cities previously started with zero talents and never gained any. This has been fixed.
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• Interface Improvements
• The Information Center now features a refreshed background color theme for a cleaner, more modern look.
• All sliders across the interface have been updated with a new visual design for improved clarity and usability.
• The news log window now scales down when fewer news items are available.
• In the 3×3 R&D layout (Digital Age DLC), units now display both skill and loyalty.
• The portrait and corporate logo selection interface for new scenarios and tutorials has been updated to match the new Custom Game menu design.
• Improved the Invention List window from the Manufacturer’s Guide.
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• Graphics Enhancements
New Graphics
• New graphics for the medium-sized warehouse building.
Improved Building Graphics
• Commercial Building #4
• Stadium
• Soccer Field
• Car Parking Lots
• Large warehouse building
• Improved the graphics for the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Statue of Liberty, and changed their sizes from 1×1 to 2×2.
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• Smartphone graphics have been upgraded.
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• Banking & Finance DLC Improvements
• When a bank goes bankrupt, its outstanding loans are transferred to the government, and borrowers remain responsible for repayment.
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• Transfer Firm Window Update
• The transfer firm window now displays the relationship between the companies involved.
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• Export Company UI Update
• If a product is not exported because its overall rating is below 30 (the minimum export threshold), an alert icon now appears next to the export amount.
• Hovering over the icon shows a tooltip explaining why the product is not being exported.
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• Corporate Details Update
• On the Rankings page, a company’s Credit Rating is now displayed below the Interest Coverage Ratio.
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• Supplier Selection Improvement
• A new Product Class filter has been added to the Select Supplier menu, allowing you to display only products within a specific class.
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• Smarter, Faster Drop Down Menus
The drop down interface now responds instantly: items highlight as soon as your cursor hovers over them. A single click selects the item and closes the menu, replacing the old double click requirement for a smoother, more modern UI experience.
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• Refined AI CEO Management Policies
The previous all in one policy “CEO can invest into other companies and merge with them” has been split into two independent options:
• Buy and sell stocks
• Merge with other companies
This gives you finer control — for example, allowing your CEO to trade stocks while preventing them from initiating mergers.
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• New Icon for AI Managed Firms
A new indicator now appears on the Firm List screen whenever a firm’s management has been delegated to an AI executive, making it easier to track which operations are automated.
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• CMO System Enhancements
New management policy options give you more flexibility in how your AI controlled CMO handles branding:
• AI CMO Sets Brand Targets
The CMO independently determines both brand rating and brand awareness targets.
• Player Sets Brand Rating Target
You define the brand rating goal; the CMO adjusts advertising to achieve it.
• Player Sets Brand Awareness Target
You define the awareness goal; the CMO focuses advertising accordingly.
(Brand Rating = Brand Awareness + Brand Loyalty)
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• More Dynamic In Game Speeches
Speeches now better reflect economic events:
• When the central bank adjusts interest rates multiple times in a year, the speech specifies whether it’s the second, third, and so on.
• New speeches celebrate major milestones such as achieving — or losing — industry leadership.
Examples:
“Your company is now the leader in retail.”
“Your company is now the leader in manufacturing.”
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• Expanded Sorting Options Across Interfaces
Sorting functionality has been added or improved in several areas:
• Acquire Technology
• Information Center → Corporate Details → Products
• Information Center → Firms
• Information Center → Corporations
• Stock Market and Bond Market
Numeric columns now support click to sort toggling between ascending and descending order.
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• Information Center Upgrades
• Corporations: New display options for Revenue Graphs and Market Cap Graphs
• Corporate Details → Graphs: Now includes the Market Cap graph
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• New Opening Video
Capitalism Lab now features an opening logo video on startup.
If you prefer a faster launch, you can disable this in the Game Options menu.
