Film Studio Tycoon Alpha 0.1.6.4.2 (Bugfix)

[Admin]

Okay guys and gals, here we go. Below you'll find the download link to the Alpha Version of the game. Please keep in mind that this is an unfinished and very raw version of the game. If you are looking for a polished gaming experience you might want to wait a couple of months. If you want to play test the shit out of this game, download away.

Couple of caveats:
- please use the database that comes with the game for testing
- if you're screen is missing menus, try changing to windowed mode. The game only works with certain aspect ratios. If your computer is unable to display them you can't play the game. Sorry, no way around that.
- if the game seems to freeze, don't panic. It's most likely auto-saving or doing some heavy database operations. Don't click wildly, just wait a couple of seconds.
- the game has a ton of menus and there still might be some issues with them. If you ever feel like a menu or display looks weird or is missing something, switch between different menus or sub-menus, that should fix it. Make a bug report, though.
- If you want to start a new game, quit and restart the application before you do so. Otherwise your new save game will be buggy. I'm working on that problem.
- If you have used the stand-alone-editor before you have to go to "/AppData/LocalLow/Atomic Games/Film Studio Tycoon" and delete all database files you find there. Otherwise the game won't work.
- Questions about how the game is played go into this thread right here.
- Feedback, Bugs and Suggestions go into this thread: filmstudiotycoon.proboards.com/thread/32/studio-tycoon-reports-feedback-suggestions
- In additions to "normal bugs" (crashes, freezes, ui issues etc, database stuff) also keep an eye on how the game plays. Do the numbers you get seem realistic? Do they make sense to you? Are you experiencing any extreme values? Does the game feel fair? Is it to easy or to hard to be successful?


TV Show Update
The long awaited TV Show update is out!
Before you jump in a couple of caveats:
- Keep in mind that this version is by no means a finished product. You might encounter bugs, stability issues or funky balancing. Report any issue you find in as much detail as possible so I can fix them in future updates.
- The update makes a lot of changes to the database. You must delete your old database on the AppData folder or the game will be unplayable.
- Producing pilots and buying tv scripts on the market are features that are not yet implemented. They will come with future updates.
- Remember I have a life, including a little kid. I will read you feedback and bug reports and I will fix bugs as soon as possible, but certain issues might still take a while. If you prefer to play a more polished, streamlined version of this update I suggest waiting a few more weeks. Pleaseeee don't spam the forum with "when will you update!!!" posts, okay?

Here is the link:

www.mediafire.com/file/kglcb8us2kr276o/Film+Studio+Tycoon+Alpha+1.6.4.2.7z/file


Have fun!

Changelog 1.6.4.2:
Fixed the bug that caused streaming network earning to become negative above a certain threshold.

Changelog 1.6.4.1:
Fixed the bug that caused the issues with progressing to the next year

Changelog 1.6.4.:
Added Button to return to Main Menu from Editor
Adjusted Difficulty. Getting a Tv Show renewed should now be harder, especially in later season
Rebalanced Stats gains and losses to prevent stat creep
Fixed bug where Details on owned Source Material would not show up
Fixed bug where actors/showrunners were still busy after their show had been canceled
Fixed bug that prevented including Franchise characters in TV Shows
Fixed bug that prevented recasting Franchise character in TV Shows
Fixed bug that reset all script slider to 1 when basing a TV Show on Source Material

(Should be database and save game compatible)

Changelog 1.6.3.:
Fixed Emmy bug

Changelog 1.6.2.:
Fixed aging bug

Changelog 1.6.1:
Fixed bug that caused problems with multiple season when a show was based on source material
Fixed bug that caused certain roles to be already cast
Fixed bug where shows would receive no contract offers and therefor were stuck in production limbo
Added the option to create franchises from tv shows and source material of any kind
(Should be save game compatible with games started with version 1.6.0)

Changelog 1.6.0:

New Feature: New Genre. Family movies/series
New Feature: Produce Pilots to get better contract offers
New Feature: If you produce a project that's part of a franchise the game now provides a list of all characters in that franchise, so you can easily add them
New Feature: When you create a role you can now choose a character Archetypes. Certain actors are better suited for certain types of roles (the game uses the genre value to calculate that)
New Feature: Character popularity. Certain characters will become more popular than others (marked with bronze, silver and gold stars). Having those characters in your movie/season will give you a bonus
Rebalanced actor fame gain (less salary bloat)
Rebalanced budgets and payment for tv shows (much harder to get a good contract now)
Fixed Emmy Award bug
Fixed bug where shows on player-owned streaming networks where not displayed in the tv database
Small improvement: More variety to ai generated role names
Small improvement: Loading Screen!

[bunkerdost]

Fantastic! Thank you

[JoeGuest]

Omg yay thank you!

[joe]

Downloading now. Fyi your link to the bugs thread in the top post actually just links to 'creating a new thread' option (for me, anyway!)

[paulvine]

It happened! Thank you so much, Admin!

[kike22309]

Lovely. One Question. Can we edit the database?

[Admin]

May 23, 2020 14:10:14 GMT kike22309 said:

Lovely. One Question. Can we edit the database?

You can, but I would wait with any major work. There will be changes to the database structure in future updates (for example to implement tv shows) that will render you edited database unusable, so all your work would go to waste. If you only want to add a couple of things for your own enjoyment, go ahead.

[kike22309]

May 23, 2020 14:18:46 GMT Admin said:

May 23, 2020 14:10:14 GMT kike22309 said:

Lovely. One Question. Can we edit the database?

You can, but I would wait with any major work. There will be changes to the database structure in future updates (for example to implement tv shows) that will render you edited database unusable, so all your work would go to waste. If you only want to add a couple of things for your own enjoyment, go ahead.

I will try the game as is first. Maybe add some action actors and directors. Will be back with some feedback later.

[kike22309]

So...quick things. A filter option for the casting , director and writer searches is needed. So if I need a dramatic or comedic actor, I can search for one quicker (same goes for screenwriters and directors).

Second point is minor, basically cosmetic. I remember you saying you wanted to implement a little pic for the movie? That would add some flavor, speially for the awards and box office lists.

[rickrack]

I'm probably just missing something obvious here, but is there a way to see how much money you have left?

[Admin]

May 23, 2020 17:40:45 GMT rickrack said:

I'm probably just missing something obvious here, but is there a way to see how much money you have left?

Yes, you should be able to see that on the main menu, below the list of your current movies.

[rickrack]

May 23, 2020 17:55:04 GMT Admin said:

May 23, 2020 17:40:45 GMT rickrack said:

I'm probably just missing something obvious here, but is there a way to see how much money you have left?

Yes, you should be able to see that on the main menu, below the list of your current movies.

Ah, I don't know how I missed that. thank you

[jdrake687]

So excited to try this, didn't even see this till now so I'm glad I checked the boards haha.

[jdrake687]

Going to play this an insane amount, what with all the free time I have lately. So I'll let you know what I run into

[bushidobrown22]

Hi, I just started playing and realized that the TV Show options are locked off. Any idea as to when this will be available?