STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator News

[h2]Fishing[/h2]

• Fishing Lures: You can now purchase lures that have various effects.
• Easier Fishing: Catching fish is slightly easier—they gradually move towards the hook and do not break away as quickly.

[h2]General Improvements[/h2]

• Tax Preview: The main screen now displays an approximate amount of taxes you'll need to pay at the end of the month, based on your income and tax rate.
• Cursor Indicator: The cursor now shows an additional indicator when hovering over items that have tooltips.
• Debt Payment Info: Hovering over your debt on the main screen now reveals the amount due for this month.
• Interface Text Corrections: Made visual corrections to interface text in various languages.
• Rental Income Preview: Before purchasing a house, the expected monthly rental income is now displayed.
• Insufficient Funds Highlight: House prices are displayed in red if you don't have enough money to buy them.

[h2]Balance[/h2]

• Adjusted Rent Calculation: Changed the method for calculating rental income from houses.

[h2]For CEOs[/h2]

• Manual Investments and Share Issuance: You can now attract new investments and issue shares manually.
• Company Valuation Display: If you lack sufficient reserves to buy a company, the minimum estimated value is now displayed.

[h2]Translations[/h2]

• Fan Translation Credit: You can now specify the author of a fan translation in the ini file.
• New Chinese Translation: Added the first fan translation in Chinese by stevez.

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Palette Display Fix: Fixed a bug where an incorrect palette was displayed after saving the game.

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• The game will no longer crash when exiting to the main menu from the bar or the stock market.
  
• Still trying to fix the poker issues.
  
• You can no longer manage your company via hotkeys while on vacation.
  
• Dividend yield now displays correctly on the portfolio page.
  
• Improved the instructions for creating fan translations and added new customization features, making it more user-friendly for Asian languages.
  
• Tweaked the colors of some card suits for better readability.
  

Hi everyone!

It's been a year since I launched STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator in Early Access, and I'm deeply grateful to everyone who's joined me on this journey to improve the game. Just so you know, TERNOX isn't a company. It's just me, working solo, occasionally outsourcing some graphics to bring our ideas to life. This has become my biggest project, and honestly, it's been quite a ride keeping up with it.

Over the past year, STONKS-9800 has expanded massively:

• Enhanced company management and a CEO mode
  
• The ability to interact with everyone you know
  
• Golf, an arcade hall with a shoot'em up game and gachapon, poker, fishing
  
• Yakuza events, financial regulations, and much more
  
• The game even got a Korean translation!
  

[previewyoutube]https://youtu.be/8Yv3hHMvxLs[/previewyoutube]

I'm incredibly thankful for all the player feedback which has helped make the game more user-friendly and enjoyable.

[h2]What's next?[/h2]

I underestimated the scope of the updates. I hoped to be ready for a full release after a year, but we're not there yet. In fact, this year won't see the full release either, and I'm falling behind on my update schedule again.

So, I'm updating the roadmap once more.



Already in Update 0.4:

• New mini-games including golf, arcade games, and fishing
  
• Direct interactions with the Yakuza and through employees
  
• A city map that allows travel to various new locations like parks and temples
  
• Companies can now go bankrupt, merge, or be acquired
  
• Random event mode, annual business rankings, and plenty of smaller updates and news
  

I'll continue to improve stability and add minor enhancements in 0.4, but I also want to share my plans for the major 0.5 update.

[h3]Expect in 0.3:[/h2]

• A rhythm-based karaoke mini-game featuring my own tracks styled after retro PC-98 sounds
  
• Claw machine mini-game, allowing you to win toys for Amy and others
  
• Enhanced competition among companies in the same sector, giving you a clear view of your rivals
  
• The option to start a charity or research fund to utilize the endless billions if you're particularly successful
  

Future plans (not necessarily in 0.5) include a more comprehensive dating simulator.

In Version 0.6, I plan to introduce commercial real estate, which will offer higher profits but at a higher cost. This update will be dedicated to that expansion.

Afterwards, I'll focus on the story mode, which will be the foundation for the full release from Early Access. The full release might be a bit pricier, and will feature new characters to compete against or befriend.

I appreciate your patience as timelines can be tricky. Thanks again for your support. I hope you enjoy the game as much as I enjoy making it.

If you're not ready to play in Early Access, I understand. Please consider adding the game to your wishlist and waiting for the full release.