This Grand Life 2 News

[p]As discussed in the previous announcement, the Board Of Directors update is now on the default branch.[/p][p][/p][h3]Version 1.03.08[/h3][p]Board Of Directors[/p]

• [p]Add Board Of Directors feature for stock market listed companies[/p]
• [p]Add help button for Board Of Directors[/p]
• [p]Rival clans now have individual members. If the clan owns shares in a listed company, they will support their members for board of director seats[/p]
• [p]Listed company's performance no longer affected by management skill until Board Of Directors are unlocked[/p]
• [p]Removed Management rating from researched stock information (replaced by new Board Of Directors rating)[/p]

[p]Other stuff[/p]

• [p]Most UI windows stay open at end of month instead of auto-closing (unless someone dies or household is bankrupted)[/p]
• [p]Overhauled how spreadsheets are handled to be similar to charts[/p]
• [p]Spreadsheets now update numbers live[/p]
• [p]Add interest per month display to Savings Account window and Assets List window[/p]
• [p]When depositing or withdrawing from savings account, leave window open until player closes it manually[/p]
• [p]Add checkbox for disabling animations to Options menu[/p]
• [p]Add tooltip when hovering over charts showing exact values (works for all charts)[/p]
• [p]Add chart showing net worth changes over time (new button on Asset List window)[/p]
• [p]Reworked open chart buttons for more consistent behaviour (clicking button when related chart is already open will close it)[/p]
• [p]Other minor improvements to chart display[/p]
• [p]Add debug button for qualified for jobs from hours worked[/p]
• [p]Home Building related activities now generate XP for character when appropriate[/p]
• [p]ESC key closes the birthday window[/p]
• [p]Add list of active policies to Rivals window Current Policy Effects tab[/p]
• [p]Remove household asset level display[/p]
• [p]Opening Household Financial Statement does not close some other windows automatically any more[/p]
• [p]Fix missing sound effect when unlocking Rivals[/p]
• [p]Fix loading game with expanded Socials window not using correct background image[/p]
• [p]Fix alignment issues on Monthly Summary screen when using non-default UI scaling[/p]
• [p]Fix able to add auto actions for purchasing capital assets for player businesses even though it does nothing[/p]
• [p]Fix inconsistent "XP:" spacing in Chinese, German and Japanese translations[/p]
• [p]Fix cash not included in net worth history tracking[/p]
• [p]Fix charts not drawing lines sometimes when numbers are very large[/p]

[p]This update overhauls the management system for companies listed on the stock market. There are quite a few interconnected parts to this change so it will be on the Experimental Branch for a while before releasing to the main branch.[/p][p]To access the Experimental Branch:[/p][p]Right-click the game in your Steam library -> "Properties" -> "Game Versions & Betas" select "experimental".[/p][h3]Board Of Directors[/h3][p]The Board Of Directors guide a company's direction and will affect its performance over time. It's comprised of up to 5 members from either rival families or from your household. These members are elected every 2 years.[/p][p][/p][p]You can nominate your household characters to the board if you own enough of the company's shares. If elected, your character will passively generate influence points. Their skills will also contribute positively or negatively to the board's overall performance.[/p][p][/p][p]During election months, board nominees are ranked according to a variety of factors - their related experience, personal popularity, household or rival support, and share price performance since the last election.[/p][p]This means it's not always the most competent people elected to the board! As an example, if the economy crashes leading to a stock price collapse, the current board will have a negative offset to their ranking at the next election. Perhaps that means it's a good time to nominate your own less experienced family member, and use your owned shares to push them higher up the rankings.[/p][p][/p][h3]Other Changes[/h3][p]There are other changes too, like some UI windows staying open at end of month instead of auto-closing. This is a bit of a risky one since I originally coded things assuming all windows would be closed at the end of the month, please let me know if you see any inconsistencies.[/p][p]Charts now have a tooltip when you hover over them showing exact values:[/p][p][/p][p]And there is a new chart on the Assets List for examining your net worth changes over time:[/p][p][/p]