Modern Game Dev is finally finished!

The game is now available in it's best form yet, thank you to everyone who has supported the project in the past 2 months of me developing it on Itch!

I'm so happy to finally have this update out there and I can't wait for people to try it! Once again, I am still open to updates if I receive feedback asking for an update so please don't hesitate, even negative feedback is great!

Changelog:

• Research overhaul:
  • Previously free features: ports, deluxes, publishers and conventions now locked behind research
  • Incoming features: GOTY and accountants locked behind research
  • Research is now cheaper but takes one month longer
  • Removed wishlists feature, publisher discount and marketshare in publishing menu
  • Buffed productivity boost to 25% for level 8 research
  • Goal: Further incentivise research and give player something to do other than mindlessly make games
• Added suffixes in the fans UI
• Added cheats toggle in difficulty selection
• You can no longer buy stocks if you have a bank loan active (can still sell old)
• Various UI adjustments all over the place
• Changed available company logos
• Fixed various issues with contracts and added end screen
• Added starter cash to difficulty selection
• Vastly improved tutorial
• Adjusted 3D atmosphere again and polished cameras
  • Main menu camera is no longer random and follows mouse like others
• Added accountants (lower tax rate for per game fee)
• Added GOTY:
  • Any game you make that scores >= 90 is automatically nominated
  • If you win first place you can make a GOTY edition
  • GOTY editions work the same as deluxe editions but have more market share and can be on a different platform and have no license fees
• Heavy balancing including but not limited to:
  • Increased fan gain
  • All development stages now take same amount of time and contribute same amount of quality to the final product
  • Increased development time
  • Made quality harsher on player
  • Buffed publishers
  • Popularity has lowered impact on game sales
  • Increased default tax rate to 30%
  • Quality scores are no longer include random factors when above a raw 80
  • Goal: Make the game more difficult overall, make it harder to start out as a developer, make researching publishers worthwhile

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