01-24-2023, 03:23 PM
Thank you for signing up for the FBS. I forgot to include in the PM I sent the link to the hidden forums: https://www.ventdev.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=46
I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you get many more years out of it.
The game currently uses fix-width columns for lists because the game's GUI library lacks multi-column list boxes or tables. Because of the fixed width requirement, we have to have a maximum number of characters for names. Otherwise the name would overflow into other columns when making lists, or worse, the name would push the important information off the screen.
If memory serves me, I fixed the vehicle names to 42 characters. That limit is split between the Year, Marque, Model, and Trim.
Bounty #300 Would add multi-column lists boxes to the game. And then Bounty #302 would have me replace all fixed-column with the new multi-column lists.
At that point, character limits could be removed from lists, as lengthy text should wrap.
Steam and electric were both VERY common in early 1900. So it's no stretch to unlock them at the start of the game. Also, multi-cylinder engines were well over 40 years old at that point. The main problem is that the game does not scale the ratings of these sub-components from their early stages to their later stages. Electric is a good example of this. Many electric car companies operated in the early 1900s, and they were probably better than gasoline vehicles of the day. However, they hit a development plateau for 90 years, whereas the gasoline engine became easier and more practical to operate around the time the electric starter came about. The game does not differentiate a 1900s electric motor from one made in 2010. (Other than the fact we subdivided Electric into multiple fuel stages.)
The sub-components issues should be improved with Bounty #59. This bounty adds a values range for sub-components, so they can gradually improve as time and research money pour into them. And with Bounty #58. This bounty gives your company a design rating for individual sub-components. The more skill you have at a sub-component, the better your designs using that sub-component. It makes it more difficult to jump from making EVs to ICE or the other way around.
Quote:this is a while (more than one year for sure) I am playing GearCity, and I really like it very much. Smile
It's an incredibly complex and progressive simulation, with so many parameters that every story is different. Great !
I'm glad you're enjoying the game, and I hope you get many more years out of it.
Quote:- the typing zone where to enter the version of a new built model is too short : only 6 characters, but it frequently needs more... i.e. 12 or 18 would be very nice. Possible ?
The game currently uses fix-width columns for lists because the game's GUI library lacks multi-column list boxes or tables. Because of the fixed width requirement, we have to have a maximum number of characters for names. Otherwise the name would overflow into other columns when making lists, or worse, the name would push the important information off the screen.
If memory serves me, I fixed the vehicle names to 42 characters. That limit is split between the Year, Marque, Model, and Trim.
Bounty #300 Would add multi-column lists boxes to the game. And then Bounty #302 would have me replace all fixed-column with the new multi-column lists.
At that point, character limits could be removed from lists, as lengthy text should wrap.
Quote:- it appears a bit surprising, from the very beggining of a new game, to be able to choose from so many different technologies (steam or electric motor, number of cylinders...). Does it make sense when you just start ? Rolleyes Same question concerning the bodies, bur it's true they existed...
Steam and electric were both VERY common in early 1900. So it's no stretch to unlock them at the start of the game. Also, multi-cylinder engines were well over 40 years old at that point. The main problem is that the game does not scale the ratings of these sub-components from their early stages to their later stages. Electric is a good example of this. Many electric car companies operated in the early 1900s, and they were probably better than gasoline vehicles of the day. However, they hit a development plateau for 90 years, whereas the gasoline engine became easier and more practical to operate around the time the electric starter came about. The game does not differentiate a 1900s electric motor from one made in 2010. (Other than the fact we subdivided Electric into multiple fuel stages.)
The sub-components issues should be improved with Bounty #59. This bounty adds a values range for sub-components, so they can gradually improve as time and research money pour into them. And with Bounty #58. This bounty gives your company a design rating for individual sub-components. The more skill you have at a sub-component, the better your designs using that sub-component. It makes it more difficult to jump from making EVs to ICE or the other way around.
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good human beings save the world, so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal.
if you read this after I am dead it means I made it." ― Charles Bukowski