Capitalism Lab post-release beta version 12.0.23 now available

Capitalism Lab version 12.0 introduces a host of new features, and this newsletter spotlights a selection of them.

New Feature: AI May Establish New Cities

Experience an even more dynamic and competitive world in the City Economic Simulation DLC with the new game option “AI May Establish New Cities“. When enabled, your AI rivals can now found entirely new cities in undeveloped regions — just like you — using the Build New City feature.

AI competitors will:
• Select promising undeveloped areas on the map
• Invest substantial funds to establish city treasuries
• Appoint their own mayors

This gives them exclusive 30-year control over the new city’s development. New cities appear organically over time, driven by AI strategy and available capital, adding realism and surprise as the game world evolves beyond your direct influence.

Digital Age DLC Visual Upgrade

Version 12.0 introduces new building graphics for the Digital Age DLC, giving your tech empire a sharper, more immersive look.

Software Company: Now features a clean, modern design that reflects its innovation-driven role.

Internet Company: Redesigned with bold lines and digital-era styling to stand out in your cityscape.

Telecom: Updated with a solid, contemporary look that reinforces its role as a core infrastructure provider.

“New Cities Will Emerge” Option in Experimental DLC

The Experimental DLC adds a major world‑building upgrade that changes how long games unfold: the “New Cities Will Emerge” option. This feature introduces long‑term dynamism by allowing entirely new cities to appear over time, reshaping regional competition, market demand, and strategic planning.

Unlike the “AI May Establish New Cities” option described above—where AI‑founded settlements begin empty and grow from scratch—these newly emerging cities arrive with established populations, making them active markets from the moment they appear. Another key difference is that these cities arise on their own within the world, rather than being created by AI companies.

New Game Rules in Experimental DLC

A new [New Game Rules] tab is available under the Experimental DLC page in the New Game Settings menu, offering the following options:

Industry Expertise Only

When this is enabled, persons will no longer possess general skills such as retailing or manufacturing. Instead, they will specialize in a specific product class. Their industry-specific expertise will enhance not only the R&D units dedicated to their particular product class but also the manufacturing, purchasing, and sales units focused on that same product class.

For firms managed by a person with industry expertise:

1) Each expertise point the person has in a product class increases the R&D performance of that class by 1%.

2) When upgrading a manufacturing unit in that product class to a higher-level technology, the unit’s level will remain unchanged.

3) Manufacturing, purchasing, and sales units focused on that product class will operate at higher unit levels.

Example:
If a person has industry expertise in the Computer product class, all manufacturing, purchasing, and sales units related to Computer products will receive increased unit levels. This grants the character a strong competitive edge in both producing and selling computers.

High‑priced Products

Normally, a manufacturing unit does not spend more than one day producing a product. When this option is enabled, products with a base price of $20,000 or higher in the game dataset or in mods, such as electric cars, will require a manufacturing unit to spend more than one day producing a single unit.

When a high‑priced product requires multiple in‑game days to manufacture a single unit, the manufacturing unit will now show a progress bar within the 3×3 area to indicate production progress.

Learn More about High-priced Products

Get Experimental DLC FOR FREE when you own all four of the following DLCs: Subsidiary DLC, City Economic Simulation DLC, Digital Age DLC and Banking and Finance DLC.

Experimental DLC is a unique bridge between new ideas and established content, allowing players to experience the latest game developments firsthand. It's a fantastic opportunity to try out the newest innovations before they are released in official DLCs.

Learn More about Experimental DLC

The Corporate Details – Rankings Report Improvements

New financial metrics have been added:

Debt to Equity Ratio - a financial leverage metric that compares a company’s total debt to its shareholders’ equity. It shows how much the company relies on borrowed funds versus owner‑provided capital. In simple terms, it answers: “For every dollar of equity, how many dollars of debt does the company have?”

Interest Coverage Ratio - a financial metric that measures how easily a company can pay the interest on its outstanding debt. In simple terms, it shows how many times a company’s earnings can cover its interest expenses.

In addition, the Corporate Details – Rankings report now shows the leader’s name for each ranking.

Capitalism Lab Video Showcasing Service Industry DLC

In the thrilling series Capitalism Lab – Road To A Trillion, YouTuber Raven demonstrates the powerful new features introduced in the Service Industry DLC. Leveraging Shopping Malls, Import Companies, and Logistics Companies, he strategically expands his business empire, optimizing supply chains, retail dominance, and global trade to pursue the ultimate goal of reaching a trillion dollars.

Episode 1: The Building Of The Empire | Value $5.4Bn

Episode 2: Expanding Into Real-Estate | Value $12.4Bn

Watch the Video Now

Enrich Your Capitalism Lab Experience with DLC

Service Industry DLC expands the game by allowing players to build and manage shopping malls, diverse service firms like fast food restaurants and coffee shops, and enhance their supply chains with import, export, and logistics companies. It introduces integrated retail spaces within apartment and commercial buildings, a challenging "Cash-strapped Startup" mode, and six new scenarios to test strategic skills.

Banking and Finance DLC simulates the financial world with a level of realism that is unprecedented in video games. You can now build a business empire on a truly epic scale by extending its reach to the lucrative banking and insurance industries. It also greatly expands the types of financial strategy that you can execute by allowing you to issue and trade bonds, invest in global stocks, do stock splits, and pay out special dividends.

Buy Banking and Finance DLC + Service Industry DLC Bundle

 

Become an entrepreneurial mayor with City Economic Simulation DLC! Put your urban planning skills to work as you build new cities from scratch, form your own political party and shape public policy, while simultaneously growing your business empire!

Check Out More Bundles: 3 DLC, 4 DLC, 5 DLC

 

 

Digital Age DLC offers you an exciting opportunity to build a tech startup at the dawn of the digital age and lead it from its infancy through revolutionary growth to become a tech powerhouse that joins the ranks of tech titans such as Microsoft and Google.
 

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