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Cartel Tycoon in 2023 // Devlog 24

Hola Capos! Today we want to talk about big things coming to Cartel Tycoon in 2023. A new map, a rework of the combat system, and a whole lot more... Watch the devlog right now!

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changedToday we want to talk about big things coming to Cartel Tycoon in 2023. A new map, a rework of the combat system, and a whole lot more... Watch the devlog right now! And get Cartel Tycoon with a 40% discount until January 30!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1220140/Cartel_Tycoon/

addedNEW MAP ːcartel_loveːFirst off, let’s talk about our general plans for 2023. We’ve been relatively silent in January, and some of you thought that it meant we abandoned the game and rode off into the sunset. Nope. Reality is much more mundane - we’re working on some big features and we can’t show them yet. For example, another map is one of the biggest things we’ve ever added to the game , and we’re hard at work to show it to you as soon as possible. And because we want to continue developing the game in collaboration with all of you, I can now announce that we’ll launch a public playtest of our next map very soon.

changedNEW MAP ːcartel_loveːI don’t want to announce the date yet because the last few years have shown all of us that you can plan ahead all you want, but the world can throw all of your plans under the bus. We’ll get back to this later.

addedCOMBAT SYSTEM REWORK ːcartel_loveːAs I said in the New Year’s Q&A we’re also working on revamping one of the major Cartel Tycoon systems that we find underrepresented and a little too simplified and want to make it more exciting and variable. I am talking, of course, about how fights play out in the game. We don’t want it to simply be “bigger number - better” and are working on a new design that will incorporate a lot more into the equation. For example, we want to make your Lieutenants even more meaningful in fights and are right now experimenting with some of the old abilities and new ones. Right now we’re working out all the kinks of these changes and are looking at how this will work in the game.

addedCONSOLE RELEASE ːcartel_loveːAnother big thing this year is a console release . We’re excited for all the Playstation and Xbox players to experience the game. We want all of you to get the best of Cartel Tycoon with whatever device you’re using to play it. At the end of last year, we also added support for GeForce Now , but the game hasn’t appeared as available there yet. But don’t worry - we’re working on it.

changedCONSOLE RELEASE ːcartel_loveːAll in all, we have a lot planned for Cartel Tycoon this year , including major updates and expansions to the game. And we will continue making Cartel Tycoon the best it can be. And now back to “plans going under the bus”.

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changedhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1220140/Cartel_Tycoon/

addedFirst off, let’s talk about our general plans for 2023. We’ve been relatively silent in January, and some of you thought that it meant we abandoned the game and rode off into the sunset. Nope. Reality is much more mundane - we’re working on some big features and we can’t show them yet. For example, another map is one of the biggest things we’ve ever added to the game , and we’re hard at work to show it to you as soon as possible. And because we want to continue developing the game in collaboration with all of you, I can now announce that we’ll launch a public playtest of our next map very soon.

changedI don’t want to announce the date yet because the last few years have shown all of us that you can plan ahead all you want, but the world can throw all of your plans under the bus. We’ll get back to this later.

addedAs I said in the New Year’s Q&A we’re also working on revamping one of the major Cartel Tycoon systems that we find underrepresented and a little too simplified and want to make it more exciting and variable. I am talking, of course, about how fights play out in the game. We don’t want it to simply be “bigger number - better” and are working on a new design that will incorporate a lot more into the equation. For example, we want to make your Lieutenants even more meaningful in fights and are right now experimenting with some of the old abilities and new ones. Right now we’re working out all the kinks of these changes and are looking at how this will work in the game.

addedAnother big thing this year is a console release . We’re excited for all the Playstation and Xbox players to experience the game. We want all of you to get the best of Cartel Tycoon with whatever device you’re using to play it. At the end of last year, we also added support for GeForce Now , but the game hasn’t appeared as available there yet. But don’t worry - we’re working on it.

Hola Capos!

Today we want to talk about big things coming to Cartel Tycoon in 2023. A new map, a rework of the combat system, and a whole lot more... Watch the devlog right now! And get Cartel Tycoon with a 40% discount until January 30!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1220140/Cartel_Tycoon/

Prefer the written word? We've got you covered. The full transcript is available below:

Hola Capos! It’s me, Andrey! It’s been a hot minute since you last saw me, and I hope you missed me because I know I missed all of you. Today I would like to talk about our general plans for 2023, our upcoming updates, and the future of Cartel Tycoon. Let’s get into it!

NEW MAP ːcartel_loveː

First off, let’s talk about our general plans for 2023. We’ve been relatively silent in January, and some of you thought that it meant we abandoned the game and rode off into the sunset. Nope. Reality is much more mundane - we’re working on some big features and we can’t show them yet. For example, another map is one of the biggest things we’ve ever added to the game, and we’re hard at work to show it to you as soon as possible. And because we want to continue developing the game in collaboration with all of you, I can now announce that we’ll launch a public playtest of our next map very soon.

I don’t want to announce the date yet because the last few years have shown all of us that you can plan ahead all you want, but the world can throw all of your plans under the bus. We’ll get back to this later.

COMBAT SYSTEM REWORK ːcartel_loveː

As I said in the New Year’s Q&A we’re also working on revamping one of the major Cartel Tycoon systems that we find underrepresented and a little too simplified and want to make it more exciting and variable. I am talking, of course, about how fights play out in the game. We don’t want it to simply be “bigger number - better” and are working on a new design that will incorporate a lot more into the equation. For example, we want to make your Lieutenants even more meaningful in fights and are right now experimenting with some of the old abilities and new ones. Right now we’re working out all the kinks of these changes and are looking at how this will work in the game.

CONSOLE RELEASE ːcartel_loveː

Another big thing this year is a console release. We’re excited for all the Playstation and Xbox players to experience the game. We want all of you to get the best of Cartel Tycoon with whatever device you’re using to play it. At the end of last year, we also added support for GeForce Now, but the game hasn’t appeared as available there yet. But don’t worry - we’re working on it.

(GeForce Now support coming in February!)

All in all, we have a lot planned for Cartel Tycoon this year, including major updates and expansions to the game. And we will continue making Cartel Tycoon the best it can be. And now back to “plans going under the bus”.

MULTIPLAYER ːcartel_loveː

In 2021 we were planning to add multiplayer to Cartel Tycoon. We know that some of you were patiently and passionately waiting for this feature. Unfortunately, we decided to remove multiplayer from our roadmap for now. There are a lot of reasons for it, but the bottom line is - we’ve tried a lot of different implementations, and in the end, all of them required a major overhaul of the existing gameplay systems and a lot of time from a small development team. A lot of time. We’ve been on the fence for a long time. We thought: should we focus on a full rewrite of the game to allow the multiplayer or continue expanding the existing single-player experience, making it as fun and polished as it can be? We chose to keep the single player as our main focus for now, as it remains the core of this project.

That doesn’t mean the multiplayer is completely out of the picture - we just don’t want to make the same rash decision we made before and announce the date of its arrival. I can just cautiously say that we want to get back to the Co-op Multiplayer at the end of 2023 or in 2024. Once again, everything might change, and for now, we have removed multiplayer from the roadmap.

But on the bright side, we’re certain about the future of the Cartel Tycoon and the focus on single-player content will provide a fruitful year! And we can’t wait to show you - not just tell you - what we’ve been cooking up for the upcoming updates.

FIRST UPDATE OF 2023 ːcartel_loveː

We’re planning to release the first Cartel Tycoon’s major update of 2023 in February or March, and we’ll do a separate devlog about it closer to its arrival. But I can tell you one cryptic thing now - the Federales can’t find what’s buried underground… Guess what that means in the comments!

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Thank you for sticking with us for all these years, Capos. We’re passionate about Cartel Tycoon, and we think we have a lot more to offer to make the game even bigger and better in the coming months. We hope your 2023 will be great, and we want the time you spent with Cartel Tycoon to be one of the contributing factors.

See you very soon, Capos. Goodbye!

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