Capitalism Lab: post-release beta version 6.4.02 now available

Click here to download Capitalism Lab installer (v6.4.02)

New Features and Improvements:

1) Our artist has improved the Supermarket building, giving it a more realistic look.

 2) We continued to improve the Product images. With 10 new ones in this version, the product set is looking better than ever. 

3) A new “Price Synchronization” option on the Option Menu. (shortcut key: ‘O’) to help you reduce micromanagement. With it, you only have to adjust the price once and see the new price automatically applied to all firms selling the same product.

It can be enabled for all firms or retail stores only. The details are as follows:

Price Synchronization Enabled for Retail Stores Only
When you set a new price, the new price will be applied to all of your Retail Stores selling the same product in the same city.

Price Synchronization Enabled for All Firms
When you set a new price, the new price will be applied to all of your firms of the same type selling the same product in the same city.

4) Privatization for Subsidiary DLC

The Subsidiary DLC provides you with the option to launch an IPO (Initial Public Offering) for your subsidiary company. Now with this new feature, you could do it the other way round by turning a public company into a private subsidiary company.

To do so, you must first acquire 100% shares of the target company from the Stock Market. Then go to the Financial Actions screen (hotkey: F11) and select the target company. The option Privatization will be available from the list of financial actions. Now click the [Privatize This Company] button to execute it. 

5) Factory Capacity Modifier

You can now increase the production capacity of all factories with a new script command "Factory Capacity Modifier".

If you oftentimes find the production capacity of factories too low and have to set up multiple factories to produce the same product, this new script command will be useful to you. 

The new script command can be added under [SPECIAL RULES] section of a script file.  

Factory Capacity Modifier=<50 to 500>
It modifies the capacity of all factories. The default value is 100. Assigning a value higher than 100 will increase the capacities of all factories. The setup and operating costs of factories will also increase accordingly.

For more info about how to use a script, please see the following pages on the Capitalism Lab web site:

Script Basics
Script - Special Rules

AI Improvement

When building factories, the AI now does a better job choosing the right factory sizes. For example, for semi products with relatively low demand, the AI will build a small factory; for consumer products with expectedly high demand, the AI will build a large factory. 

Improvements

1) A shortcut to open the Build Menu selecting the same building category as the last time.
Currently you press ‘B’ key to open the Build menu. A new shortcut key “Ctrl-Z” has been added. You can press it to open the same sub-menu on the Build interface as the last time. (the same firm type and the same company/subsidiary). This would be useful when you want to build several buidlings of the same category in a row.

2) On Software Report, it displays the following new info:
The number of years since the release of the last version
The demand for a software product soars during the release of a new version, then decreases over time as more users have already owned the new version. Thus it is important to regularly release new versions to generate new demand. By observing this info, you can tell when it is necessary to release a new version.

3) The Dominance page on the Corporate Details screen now displays decimal places for market shares, improving the ranking precision. 

4) On the window that shows clients purchasing from a factory, a warehouse or a farm, it now shows retail clients’ selling prices and the markup percentages. It is a convenient way to find out how much each of the retailers is stilling your product for.
 

Interface Improvements

1) New icons for costs and prices on the firm detail window, and new icons for utilization and functional unit levels, replacing their text descriptions.

2) Redesigned the display of the following functional units: Sales Unit

Minor Improvements

1) The number cars and pedestrians in a city with a very low population is now more realistic.

2) Added more context sensitive help for Management Policies screens.

MOD Script Improvements

1) Improvements to the file Company_Details.TXT for Linking AI persons to specific companies:

2) Added a new script command “Focus = <focus type>” (it is optional)

<focus type> specifies the industry on which the company is focused. It can be one of the following:
All – Diversified
Retail – focused on Retail
Stock – focused on stock investment
Real Estate – focused on real estate
Tech – focused on technology research
Media – focused on the media sector
Software – focused on the software industry
Internet – focused on the Internet sector
Bank – focused on banking
Insurance – focused on insurance

For details, please see the Modding page on the Capitalism Lab web site.
 

Preview of the Upcoming Banking and Finance DLC

The Banking and Finance DLC simulates the financial world with a level of realism that is unprecedented in video games. It offers a powerful suite of new features that allow you to set up banks and insurance companies, issue and trade bonds, and invest in global stocks.

Introducing: Sovereign Bonds

You can now buy US Treasury Notes of 3, 5 and 10 years from the bond market.

While the supply of corporate and municipal bonds can be limited, the US Treasury Notes are always available in massive quantities, ensuring that you will always be able to purchase them when you want to.

Click here for more info about Banking and Finance DLC

Capitalism Lab DLCs Currently Available

The Subsidiary DLC introduces new features for conquering the business world on a grander scale!

The City Economic Simulation DLC lets you build new cities from scratch and play the role of mayor while simultaneously growing your business empire!

The Digital Age DLC offers you an exciting opportunity to build a tech startup at the dawn of the digital age and oversee its growth to eventually become a tech powerhouse that joins the ranks of tech titans such as Microsoft and Google.

Download User-Created MODs for Free and Build Your Business Empire with Tons of New Products and Businesses. 

RealWorld MOD by Piermario

The RealWorld Mod is the most popular mod for Capitalism Lab, with over 600 products and 900 customized product images, plus lots of new logos and portraits. It is the essential mod that we recommend to all Capitalism Lab players.

Capitalism World Mod by Arcnor

The Capitalism World Mod uses the mod system in a truly creative way, adding an amazing array of new industries to the game, including airlines, insurance, banking and telecommunication, electric cars and even rockets (yep you can build your own SpaceX).

Modern World Mod by Saffgee

The Modern World  Mod adds an unbelievable amount of product depth, manufacturing chains and retail specialisation and tries to replicate how a modern, modular corporation may need to go about its business, whilst still using some of the games conventions to find creative problem work-around’s.

Video Game Thumb Candy MOD by BioBiro

While there is no shortage of games on the market that let you manage a video game development company, none of them matches this mod in terms of offering you an unique opportunity to produce video game console hardware and dominate the video game software market at the same time (imagine a behemoth company combining Sony and EA.)
 

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