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Build an empire, reign over the regions, sell products in bulk, and manage logistics and money flow from a birds-eye view in Cartel Tycoon.
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Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.5463
Localization Bug Fixes
Added dialogue localization for the 'City Brawl' Event.
Fixed localization issue with the 'Bane of Bandits' Ability description in Italian (thanks, ElPresidente).
The biggest DLC in Cartel Tycoon history has a lot to offer!
Ferry routes for fast long-distance transportation of goods!
Story including familiar and new characters, plus rewards for completion!
12 regions to explore and vast territories to conquer!
Dedicated areas for all Special buildings!
Unique landmarks, both natural and man-made!
New city designs and layouts!
June Balance Update Patch Notes
Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.5443
Balance
Reduced Enemy Gang power in all modes (except Hard Sandbox).
Reduced starting Gang Allegiance across all modes (except Needs and Fears campaign, Tutorial, and Easy Sandbox).
Increased Gang Allegiance penalty for failing a Gang Agreement.
Needs and Fears: Increased starting Gang Allegiance, Increased time between Enemy Gang attacks.
Endurance settings changed in multiple modes.
Reduced Endurance fall rate and increased Endurance recovery rate in the ‘Needs and Fears’ campaign and Easy Sandbox.
Increased Endurance fall rate and reduced Endurance recovery rate in Hard Sandbox, Survival Mode, and ‘Lambs to the Slaughter’ story.
Endurance recovers with x3 speed in Hospitals, x2.5 speed in Hotels and Residencies, and x2 speed in other City Buildings with an Endurance recovery bonus.
Reduced Weapon prices in Area Depots, Military Base, and during Gang Agreements.
‘Lone Wolf’ Ability changed. - +5 Power instead of +3 Power. - The ability is now available earlier in the ranks.
‘F*ck the Police’ and 'Bane of Bandits' abilities now give +4 Power instead of +2.
Required conditions were changed for the ‘City Brawl’ Event, and the chance of its appearance was reduced.
Increased the speed of Lieutenant's recovery in the Hospital to 2 days.
Bug Fixes
Lieutenant Endurance didn’t recover in City Buildings on some occasions,
Building activity markers were missing in some instances.
‘Iron Lady’ achievement wasn’t triggering on some saves.
‘City Brawl’ event could trigger in the neutral city.
Answering your questions! // Cartel Tycoon Q&A
Hola, Capos! Long time no see ːcartel_loveː
A couple of weeks ago, we gathered your questions, and today we will answer some of them! While we're doing this, the team is hard at work on our next update, which is shaping up to be quite big, and maybe today, we’ll reveal some of the features that are coming… Maybe!
Let’s get right into it!
Prefer the written word? We've got you covered. The full transcript is available below:
[expand type="details"] There were some repeats from the last Q&As, so I’ll answer those questions briefly at the start!
Multiplayer
As we said before, with a small team, we have to have priorities, and right now, we want to make Singleplayer the best it can be, so Multiplayer is on the back-burner, and we hope to get back to it at the end of 2023.
Mods
Same thing with Mods - implementing them into our system is a hefty task that can potentially bring development to a halt, so right now, we’re searching for the best possible way to do it without damaging and derailing our other plans for the game! We saw all of your awesome suggestions for mods. Don’t you worry about that!
And now, let’s get into other questions!
Q: Just out of pure curiosity, what's a feature or part of the game that you thought would be simple or straightforward but that turned out to be difficult or confusing to make?
I’ve asked around the dev team about that, and I’ve got several different responses! The top two were: Combat Update and Quest-Events. Combat Update was pretty minuscule when we first talked about it. We simply wanted to introduce stamina into the game, but it quickly became apparent that this wasn’t going to cut it. So we made a new building, 20+ new abilities, added Weapons, new status effects, and so on and so forth. The design document for the Combat Rework had so many iterations that the end result is completely different from what we envisioned as a small balance change at the start! And the second feature is Quest-Events. What started as “Hey, let’s create 4-5 events to make the game more interesting” turned into developing a completely new system under the hood with 100+ events inside that adapts to player actions and expansion to make the gameplay more interesting and the world of Cartel Tycoon more lively!
Q: Are you planning any changes to the combat system in the future? Buffs possibly?
If we’re talking about the Combat future as a whole, we currently don’t have big changes planned for the system, but we continue monitoring your feedback and ideas on that matter! On a smaller scale - we’re planning a few balance tweaks to the Endurance and Gang Power across various modes and difficulties. And if we’re talking about the components of the Combat System, like Abilities and Weapons - we have some buffs and changes in the works, and we hope to deliver at least some of the changes with the next update! We’ve got a lot of feedback since the update release, so we now have a more clear picture of what works and what doesn’t from the player’s perspective!
Q: Are you planning to nerf diplomacy in some way?
After the Combat Update, we’ve noticed that many more people are trying to peacefully resolve conflicts with Gangs - by trading with them, talking, and eventually acquiring. Before the Combat Update, that feature was largely overlooked, safe for some insane speedrun strategies and among our more experienced players. Combat Update changed that, and we’ll also be updating our Tutorial to introduce these mechanics better.
On that note, we don’t want “Diplomacy” to become the go-to strategy, and we want to make both of the routes contextually viable from the early game to the end game, to make either of them make sense in the circumstances because we want players to decide between both of them during their gameplay. So we’re looking at slight balance tweaks that make the peaceful route a bit harder and the combat route a bit more desirable. Jumping into our next question…
Q: Alliances with other gangs are possible soon?
I don’t know about “soon,” but it is something that is on our radar! We want to add more ways for players to engage with the world and its characters, so Alliances are something that has come to our mind! We’re working on an initial design, but as you know from question number one - it can be a long road from the design to actual implementation!
Meanwhile, Alliances aren’t the only new way of engagement we’re thinking about. We’re also playing around with the idea of government forces attacking Enemy Gangs, not just your Cartel. We’re trying out different ways of implementing it and are just thinking if it’s possible to make this cool and exciting without breaking the balance and, you know, the code of the project. We hope that we’ll be able to talk more about it later, but right now, I just wanted to give you a small sneak peek into what types of changes we’re considering for the game!
Q: What are your plans for survival?
Survival Mode is the foundation of Cartel Tycoon as a whole. The development started with it, and everything else came after. But at the same time, the core of Survival Mode hasn’t been changed. Right now, we have several ideas of our own and are consulting with some of our experienced players to find a way of making Survival Mode more engaging. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you more about it, but I can just say that we loved some of the ideas that we were trying for Survival Mode and are going to implement them in a new campaign that will be a part of the San Rafaela expansion! Oh, that reminds me…
Q: Is the new map coming on the next update?
Our new map, San Rafaela, is still being worked on and won’t be a part of the next Cartel Tycoon update. It’s the biggest expansion we’ve ever created for Cartel Tycoon, and it will be available on its own as a DLC. The map isn’t the only part of the DLC - there will be new playable and non-playable characters, a completely new story campaign, and more! We’re aiming to release it during the summer. Before the release, we really want to organize another playtest because we’ve got a lot of very valuable feedback from the first one, and we want to give you all a chance to try out the map completely free close to the release! And we just love sharing work-in-progress stuff with all of you! Creating a new map is one of our hardest endeavors because we want the gameplay to differ between the two of them, and we want San Rafaela to feel truly special! Be on the lookout for future announcements regarding San Rafaela! We can’t wait to share more with you!
Q: If you don't release console edition soon I will send the DEA on you so fast!!! Do you have an estimate date for console edition???
Whoa-whoa, slow down there, partner! I put my hands where you can see them! The Console edition is moving at a steady pace with the help of some awesome people from tinyBuild! Right now, we expect it to be ready by the Fall of 2023, and we can’t wait to share more on this topic in the future! Now, lower your gun, please, and don’t shoot me…
Q: Do you try to aim for the largest install base for a chance of high profit; or does the platform itself inspire the core design of Cartel Tycoon's idea?
I’ll be honest here; me and other devs reread this question multiple times but still have no idea what is being asked. Sooooo…. Yes? Maybe?
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I hope that you learned more about the game, about upcoming releases, and a bit about us during this Q&A!
That’s all for this Q&A session, Capos! If you just thought of an awesome question that you want to be answered - head to our official Discord server! Me and other team members are there every day so that we can answer it there! [/expand]
Just to recap and add a bit more context, our plans for this year are as follows.
Summer:
A major update
San Rafaela DLC
Fall:
A major update
Console Release
Of course, some things might move around, and we also might add more updates down the line, but right now, our plans look like this!
Have a great day, Capos! More news and announcements are coming! Our next update is coming this summer, and we can’t wait for you to see it!
Q&A is coming! Get your questions ready!
Hola Capos!
We want to record another Q&A for you this month! Our team is hard at work on the upcoming free update, so we thought it would be a perfect time to do it! If you have any questions about Cartel Tycoon, the team behind it, or, you know, in general - write them in the comments below!
We’ll go through the questions this week, so if you want your question answered - leave it here before May 12!
And here are our previous Q&A videos, so you can refresh your memory and, maybe, get inspiration for your questions:
We’ve reached a significant milestone - 2000 reviews of Cartel Tycoon!
Your feedback and reviews are essential to the development of our game. We wouldn’t be here without your positive and negative reviews, and we appreciate your honest feedback and are happy to see that some negative reviews were changed to positive ones after some adjustments and changes on our side. Thank you for sticking with us for so long!
Since our launch in Early Access in 2021, we’ve published 11 major updates and more than 20 smaller ones, and we would be lying if we said that it would be possible without your support. A lot of the balance changes, additions, and improvements were based on your feedback sent to us via reviews and our discord server.
So we want to give back!
Come to our Discord to join the celebratory giveaway of 10 copies of Cartel Tycoon Supporter Edition, which includes all of the released DLC, Soundtracks, and an Artbook!
Thank you, Capos! We’ll be talking about our plans for this year soon!
- Moon Moose.
Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.5273
Bug Fixes
Fixed: Multiple localization issues.
Fixed: Rare crash if multiple lieutenants started stealing from the same building.
Patch Notes - Cartel Tycoon v 1.0.9.5236
Updates & Changes
Added Endurance settings for Sandbox (Recovery Speed, Decline Speed).
Updated Lieutenant Abilities that unlock buildings to also give a discount on these buildings.
Added ability to use WASD to navigate in the Research Tree.
Added tooltips to Gang Leader dialogues informing the player why some dialogue options are unavailable.
Added an additional marker to the Prison showing the number of Lieutenants currently in it.
Various small adjustments to the Tutorial.
Capo's custom nickname will now be used in dialogues.
Balance
Shortened Prison sentences for your Lieutenants by 30%.
Added a delay to the money-rotting mechanic in Caches. Now it will activate after 3 months of construction.
Made City Building prices higher in Legal Money.
Lowered the healing speed in buildings (5 Days - Hospital, 15 Days - Residencies, Churches, Cathedral).
Lowered Enemy Gang Power and attack frequency in the ‘Needs and Fears’ campaign.
Turned on Expiring Events, Market, Lieutenant Allegiance, and Gang mechanics in the first half of the ‘Needs and Fears’ campaign.
Audio
Added audio cue for canceling building construction.
Added audio cue to inform the player that he might lose the combat encounter soon.
Small audio improvements.
Bug Fixes
Fixed: In certain cases, Endurance wasn’t recovering for Capo and the Lieutenants. (thank you, Penguib).
Fixed: Sometimes Weapons disappeared from the Enemy City during a Gang Deal.
Fixed: Some Localization and technical text issues.
Fixed: Lieutenants could heal during Combat in some cases.
Fixed: The lieutenant that escaped from Prison remains inactive.
Fixed: Weapon Marker appeared on the Combat Bar when there are insufficient weapons.
Fixed: During a CIA attack, not all of the Weapons in the Combat Area were used.
Fixed: Residencies and Hotels stopped taking money from Caches after Combat.
Fixed: Incorrect ‘Dealer’ Ability description.
Fixed: Katy Reyes gave herself additional power with the 'Heart of the Family' ability.
Fixed: Couldn’t deliver more than 20.000 cash to Cities during certain quests. (thanks, cha_siu_bao)
Fixed: Updated the description for the Emblem given for reading the whole Manual.
Fixed: Empty objective for the “Hold the Press” Quest. (thanks, Longlifebattery)
Fixed: Unable to press x5 speed when using a controller.
Fixed: The “By Sea, Land, and Air” Lieutenant Quest could require non-existing Smuggling Points. (thanks, Cantora)
Fight & Stash Update is LIVE! (+ DLC)
Hola Capos!
The Fight & Stash Update is here! Get ready to experience a brand-new way to fight in Cartel Tycoon. And when you’re not fighting don’t forget to hide your cash in Caches - a lot of jealous people around!
Steam Weekly Deal is Live! Get the game with a 50% Discount! ːcartel_loveː
A new DLC! Lieutenants Pack - La Familia! Reyes Family thrives in the new combat update, and offers unique abilities that are centered on character interaction:
Important: Playtest Saves won't work with the update.
Major Changes
ːcartel_loveː Combat Rework. A complete rework of the Cartel Tycoon combat system! Lieutenants now have Endurance, can be injured, and combat requires strategic planning!
ːcartel_loveː New Building Type. Hide Dirty Money from your enemies in 3 different types of Caches! Sealed Caches can’t be found by government forces or Enemy Gangs, so you can hide your fortune right under their noses!
ːcartel_loveː New Illegal resource. Weapons are now in Cartel Tycoon! Buy, sell, and use them in Combat! Weapons offer an upper hand in the reworked combat, and can win you fights when all hope is lost!
ːcartel_loveː New Lieutenant Abilities! 17 New Lieutenant Abilities with most of them centered on the Combat Rework! Be prepared to look at familiar characters in a new way!
ːcartel_loveː New campaign. “Lambs to the Slaughter” is now a curated campaign! Get ready for a Special challenge, meet new characters, and decide their fate…
Other Updates & Changes
Updated and changed Abilities for 20+ Lieutenants.
Added a new Building - Hospital.
Added ability to buy Weapons from Aread Depot.
Added ability to buy Weapons from Military Base.
Added ability to buy Weapons from some Enemy Gangs.
Reworked Guerillas to trade Weapons for Illegal Resources.
Added 6 new Events for Combat.
Researcher abilities now can stack up to 50%!
Added 2 new Events for Caches.
Added 15 new Historical Events (based on true stories)!
Updated building categories in the Building List.
Balance
Increased the speed of Avocado growth.
Reworked difficulty for the “Needs and Fears” campaign.
Reworked difficulty for the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign.
Reworked difficulty for the Survival Mode.
Visual
Updated the Combat UI.
Added additional UI to the buildings that can be used for healing injured Lieutenants.
Added additional UI to the buildings that can be used to speed up Endurance recovery.
Changed the look of the resource prices in the top bar.
Bug Fixes
Multiple Localization issues.
The dollar sign is missing in the Laundering building statistics menu.
Animation spam after consecutive Lieutenant rerolls. (thanks, Virtuoso)
Combat values are hidden when fighting in buildings during construction (thanks, Emofrannie)
Selling Coffee through Rogandes Checkpoint affected Terror (thanks, bUrnIt)
The "Cultivator" Ability can trigger when there are no farms/plantations with the correct resource nearby.
When the Lieutenant becomes a Capo, a preferred Terror level is still displayed in his menu.
Gang Deals stay active after subjugating or killing the Gang Leader.
Some Prison Events weren’t triggering.
Some Events triggered incorrectly.
The Guerillas airplane was flying reeeeeaaaaallyyyy sloooow.
‘Dealer' Lieutenant Ability didn’t work for Heroin.
