Public Test Build V2

Greetings everyone,

Ethan here. I have published a new version of the PTB. The main feature of this version is the new company management menu, and region/company directories. You can see the new company management menu by the new button in the bottom left corner.

The new menu allows you to change the following:

Company Name (Type in your new company name in the text box, then click confirm)

Company CEO

Primary Color (When Use Default Colors is unchecked, this will change the appearance of trains to match your company color.)

While playing, you will notice your CEO's portrait in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. This portrait will change based upon happenings in the game. If you are losing/not making money, or are bankrupt, the CEO will look sad/upset. If you have reached a new record Profit Per Minute or a record Performance Rating, the CEO will look happy/pleased. 

This update also slightly modifies the final scoring screen. Now the final score screen has your CEO's portrait (happy), your company color, and your company name.

Furthermore, there is now listings available in game in the minimap screen. These listings can display Industry information, Town information, Station information, and Train information. Each listing can display up to 20 lines of information, and will help you when first starting a scenario, or in the middle of one, as you can quickly gather information about Production and ways to earn more profit without having to manually look at each industry or town in the scenario. 

Finally, there are two new scenarios available for testing, Shoreside Synergy and Narrow Island. Shoreside Synergy is good for trying out Diesel engines, and Narrow Island is a tough challenge where you must balance a tough landscape with low quality trains. 

My next update will focus on adding new music tracks, sounds for electric trains, and fixing an oversight with cash earned in last minute (which will also require rebalancing scenarios). Maybe I can push out another scenario or two while I am at it.

Please feel free to comment any bugs or issues you are having, it will help with the final release.

Keep in mind that although this is a Public Test Build, the game is hidden unless you have a direct link. As such, if you wish to share this game with your friends, the best way to do so is by sharing a direct link to the itch.io page.