No beating around the bush, Cartel Tycoon will leave Early Access on July 26. We’re so excited to finally present you the 1.0 Version of the game in just a couple of weeks.
Check out the Live-Action Trailer right now!
The 1.0 release is full of long-awaited features like Special Buildings, Enemy Gangs, the ability to make Heroin, Steam Achievements, and Cloud Saves. We’ve made the game better in every way, optimized, reworked, and polished every nook and cranny, so we’re finally ready to leave Early Access.
But what does leaving Early Access mean exactly? Well, it means that we’ve done (almost) everything we wanted with the game initially and finished our Early Access Roadmap. That doesn’t mean the development is stopping, no! We will be constantly supporting the game after the 1.0 release and will be working on improving it even further. But that’s a whole talk for another time.
We’ll talk about what’s coming to the game in an upcoming devlog. and we’ll share the Patch Notes with you as always.
We wanted to thank those who supported us during the EA life of the game, so everyone who got Cartel Tycoon before the 1.0 will receive special Cartel Emblems! To get them you need to own the game and register your tinyBuild account before July 26.
We’ve already updated the game to include them, so you can download the latest build and claim your rewards in the tinyBuild launcher!
And another thing - the price of Cartel Tycoon will remain the same on the 1.0 Release, but it will slightly go up in a couple of weeks, so you’ll have the perfect opportunity to buy the 1.0 Release with the Early Access price for a limited time!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being with us, and helping us on this journey, and we can’t wait for you Capos - both new and old - to experience the 1.0 version of Cartel Tycoon on July 26.
We’ll be posting more updates in the coming days and weeks, so make sure to look out for them! See you on July 26!
- Moon Moose
Keep an eye on our social channels for all the latest news and updates, and be sure to join the official Cartel Tycoon Discord to join the community, share your feedback, and chat with the development team.
Steam Summer Sale + Wallpapers
Hola Capos!
The Steam Summer Sale is here, and you can grab Cartel Tycoon with a 30% Discount! ːcartel_loveː
The Steam Summer Sale will run from today until July 7! Tell your friends, and enjoy the game!
And while you're here - get yourself a celebratory Cartel Tycoon wallpaper! We've made some pretty sweet wallpapers for PC and mobile!
Enemy Gangs BETA is Live!
Hola everyone!
Today Enemy Gangs and their leaders enter the Cartel Tycoon Beta. so let’s talk about how their introduction will change up the gameplay of Cartel Tycoon! Let’s go!
Overhaul of the Enemy Gangs is a big one! They’re no longer just cars that periodically attack your property! They now have their own leaders, which you can talk to, do business with, and even acquire their territory not just through war but through D… Di… Dip… through Deep Peaceful Dialogues! By bringing more functions to Enemy Gangs we wanted to spice up the gameplay and give the players more strategy options they can choose in any phase of the game.
Gangs aren’t the only thing that spices up the gameplay in this BETA Release… Introducing Heroin, the end-game drug you’ve all been waiting for! It brings new meaning to the early Opium, which now has a new function - its dried form is essential to creating Heroin! Heroin is the most difficult drug to produce but it’s also the most expensive one! So get ready to try out new builds to maximize your late-game profit!
There are, of course, a lot more changes, bug fixes, and smaller reworks, so check out the full Beta Patch Notes below.
We’re nearing the 1.0 Release, and all of us in Moon Moose would like to, once again, thank all of you for being on this journey with us. Cartel Tycoon wouldn’t be what it is today without your feedback, thoughts, and suggestions ːcartel_loveː ːcartel_loveː
Play on the English version of the game, localization is not finished yet!
THE CODE FOR THE STEAM BETA IS: CartelTycoonMay2022
Join our Discord to talk to us directly about the Beta Update!
Beta Patch Notes are available below:
Major changes
ːcartel_loveːEnemy Gangs now occupy the Cities. Each gang has a leader. You can talk to leaders, make agreements to buy or sell products and safely transport Dirty Money through their cities without giving them a cut. Enemy Gangs will react to players' actions across the regions. Players will have multiple ways of defeating a gang.
ːcartel_loveːNew Resources: Dried Opium, Sauce, Quinoa, Avocado, Dog Food.
ːcartel_loveːNew Drug: Heroin. It’s an end-game drug made from Dried Opium.
ːcartel_loveːReworked Research. Research Center renamed to University. You can Research Tiers I and II without a University. University is required to research Tier III buildings.
ːcartel_loveː Updated visuals for Enemy and Neutral regions
ːcartel_loveːNew Building - Food Factory.
ːcartel_loveːReworked Quest Panel. You can now pin quests or hide them from the screen.
ːcartel_loveːYou can now reroll Lieutenants available for recruitment.
ːcartel_loveːAdded filters to quickly locate and visualize resources available in your buildings.
Other updates & changes
Production Buildings now have Uptime instead of Efficiency.
The ground now has Soil Quality instead of Efficiency.
Reworked conditions for Quest-Events from Lieutenants in Prison. The Quest-Events will occur when Lieutenants are in Prison, regardless of whether the player owns the Prison or not. More dialogue options will be available if the player owns the Prison.
Money Delivery Mayor Quests for acquiring the city now have a marker and additional dialogue.
Multiple changes and additions in the Tutorial.
Multiple changes and additions in the Manual.
Improved trucks' behavior. Now buildings use them more efficiently.
Added new mechanics to Seaports and Border Checkpoints. Temporarily, selling certain legal goods will boost loyalty, while others will boost Terror and might be confiscated on the border!
Balance
Terror Star changes: Police arrest overflowing or suspicious buildings, Federales place Cordons, CIA hunts Lieutenants, US Army blows up buildings. DEA no longer confiscates.
Players are no longer penalized for driving with Dirty Money and Illegal Products through Neutral Cities.
Resources in City Buildings removed in Sandbox and Survival Modes.
Visual
Updated visuals for River Piers I.
Updated models for Aerodromes.
Updated model for Church,
Updated visuals for Lieutenant cars - each of them now has a unique cortege.
Cartel Power is now displayed when hovering over the Cartel icon and in the Cartel Menu.
Added visuals to Loyalty Bonuses when hovering over them.
Added new building UI displaying the current status of all the trucks.
Bug Fixes
Multiple Localization fixes (Kriegskutter)
Fixed: Incorrect Terror Stars descriptions in Advanced Settings for Sandbox Mode (ma417rio)
Fixed: Quest “When The Party’s Over” didn’t count the buildings that were built before the quest started. (Xellos)
Fixed: Quest-Event "Research And Development" didn’t count the construction of Tier III buildings. (Xellos)
Fixed: Incorrect quantity of Cocaine is displayed in the “Expectancy Theory” Quest dialogue (AlekcZX)
Fixed: Product price doesn’t change after certain bonuses. (AlekcZX)
Fixed: Government forces bug out if you save during the Terror Star activation (MazzoPowah)
Fixed: Capo gets lost and stuck on isolated roads. We saved him! (Rackbox)
Fixed: Using your Capos "Make a Deal" Ability starts a dialogue with no character portrait… Spooky! (Mr. Noodle)
Fixed: After loading a save, progress in “Cash is King” Quest resets (Zipprian)
Fixed: Transport Company II with bonuses was better than Transport Company III with bonuses (syra10)
Known bugs
The construction visuals end slightly before the building is actually built.
Join the Beta for the Special Buildings!
Hola everyone!
We've started a playtest of the Special Buildings, and all of you are invited!
Special Buildings are finally here - and lots of reworks, changes, and fixes to multiple systems to boot! We’ve got Loyalty Rework, we’ve got another Global Unlocks Rework, we’ve got Mayor Quests rework, and a lot more. It’s one of the most packed releases we’ve had!
IMPORTANT:
Your old save won't work with the Beta!
Play on the English version of the game, localization is not finished yet!
But enough talk - let’s play!
THE CODE FOR THE STEAM BETA IS: CartelTycoonApril2022
Join our Discord to talk to us directly about the Beta Update!
Beta Patch Notes are available below:
Major changes
ːcartel_loveːSpecial Buildings are in the game: Prison, Airport, Reservation, Guerillas, and Military Base have been activated, and now you can use them! Each Building introduces new quests, new mechanics, and unique characters!
ːcartel_loveːLoyalty Rework: Bonuses added to Loyalty Scale. Loyalty now lowers with time, if it reaches zero - your Capo will die! Each playthrough starts with a positive Loyalty level. Loyalty level affects Allegiance.
ːcartel_loveːUnique Mayor Quests: Each city now has a pool of unique quests.
ːcartel_loveːGlobal Unlocks Rework: Now any Lieutenant that becomes a Capo in your game will become a Starting Capo. We’ve also changed unlock conditions for Collectors Residence, it’s not tied to the Story Mode anymore!
ːcartel_loveːMultiple changes to the region visuals. Now Neutral and Enemy Regions have different colors and look prettier than ever.
Other updates & changes
Removed the Terror requirements when hiring Lieutenants.
10 New Lieutenants are added to the game.
Your Lieutenants' Allegiance is now tied to the Loyalty level - If Loyalty is at maximum, their Allegiance will rise.
New Lieutenants become available for hire with no cool-downs if your Loyalty has reached its maximum.
Reservation has a subregion that is initially locked for player construction.
Added a Lieutenant Ability “Peace Maker” - Loyalty slightly rises when the Lieutenant with this Ability is in the city.
When Capo crosses a police cordon, the player is presented with a choice to bribe the Police to let him through.
The Quest-Events are presented not only with a marker but in the Phone Menu too for easier navigation
Added 10+ new Quest-Events
Reworked Mayor Quest-Event that involved hiring lieutenants - player now can choose whatever lieutenant he wants.
You can return money to Mayors or journalists at any time using their Quest-Event markers.
Text about Capo’s death is now displayed in the Cartel WIndow. It’s only displayed with the first Capo death in the Cartel.
Messages in the Event Log now disappear faster.
Change starting dates in different Modes.
You can now exit the Lieutenant profile with an [X] button.
Balance
Improved Research Tree progression between different Tiers of buildings.
Added additional cars to all the tiers of Residencies.
More storage is added with Farms and Plantations upgrades.
Added slots upgrades for Aerodromes instead of delivery time upgrades.
Bonuses for Seaport, Checkpoint and River Pier added to Research Tree.
Changed progression values for Seaport, Checkpoint, and River Pier upgrades.
Area Depo now costs less.
Increased cooldown for “Assassination” Ability.
Lieutenants now move Precursor, Methylamine, Hydrochloric Acid in the same capacity as the Warehouse vehicles. (S, M, L)
Loyalty Increases when Mayor debts are paid and journalists are bribed.
Money players need to return to Mayors increases with each Mayor Favor.
Visual
Updated visuals for all tiers of Villages.
Updated visuals and animations for Special Buildings.
Updated animations for each Lab Tier.
Updated visual for City Church.
Updated mesh and visuals for Military Trucks and DEA cars.
Updated visuals for Research Tree upgrades displayed on the buildings.
Updated visuals for US Army attack circle.
Updated visuals for different stages (active/inactive) of Lieutenant Abilities.
All the City buildings in the same city are now displayed on the same tab of the Building Menu.
Added animation to display that new lieutenants are available for hire.
Updated visual for Research Tree.
New animations were added for Plantation III.
New animations are displayed when taking control of the city, enemy buildings, or a Special Building.
The amount of money the player is taking is now displayed in the Mayor Favor description.
The price of the research is now displayed on the “Research” button in Research Tree.
Updated visuals for Dryer.
Bug Fixes
Fixed: Incorrect boat animations for River Pier II.
Dealer ability now increases the price only in the Smuggling Point the Lieutenant with the ability is at.
Federales now only arrest buildings with illegal goods.
Fixed: Incorrect description for the Researcher Ability.
Players are given fines if they ignore Quest-Events.
Fixed: Incorrect product prices are displayed in Event Log and Market after failing a Quest-Event.
The “CONTROL III” Quest now works correctly in the “Needs and Fears” campaign.
Fixed: Lieutenants Mateo Pinzon and Paulina Hernandes weren’t available for hire in Sandbox and the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign
The button for Mayor Favor “Money Favor” wasn’t mapped correctly.
Multiple Localization fixes.
Multiple grammatical fixes in certain Quests.
Players can now refuse the “Spot Check” Quest-Event.
Mayor Favor “Release All” now increases in price after each use.
Lieutenant Abilities “Robbery”, “Kidnapping” and “Concert” can now be canceled with a button.
Added objective to speak with Diana after failing the quest “A Fair Exchange I” in the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign
Fixed: Dirty Money wasn’t given to the player after successfully completing a Quest-Event if the Lieutenant was on the road.
Fixed: Free Labs and Dryers couldn’t be constructed if the player didn’t have enough money.
US Army no longer attacks the Cartel if the Capo is changed.
Fixed: US Army attacks Diana on River Pier multiple times after successful capture.
Fixed: Sound effects don’t play in the Transition Screen after Capo’s death.
Fixed: During the “Industrial Action” event Lieutenant upkeep rise is not displayed.
Known bugs
The “Infamous” Ability isn’t displayed when choosing a Capo for Sandbox or Survival Mode.
Researcher Ability doesn’t show visual feedback in the Research Center.
Police icons disappear after loading the game in some instances.
Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability sometimes start attacking buildings in their range when performing a different task.
Double attack power is displayed when Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability is moved between buildings in his ability radius.
Manual Icon keeps flashing after you load a Save Game.
Capo selection screen in Sandbox and Survival Modes doesn’t display negative abilities.
Incorrect visuals after Plantation III blows up.
Can’t deselect highlighted Lieutenants using Ctrl + Click.
An incorrect tip is displayed in Lieutenant Profile when he doesn’t have enough XP for promotion.
War with US Army Progress Bar is displayed below other UI elements.
Products and Money are not confiscated when an Enemy Gang captures your building.
WASD Navigation doesn’t work in Research Tree Menu.
An incorrect tip is displayed when building a Chemical Factory.
After loading a save progress in "Cash is king" Quest is reset.
Incorrect plane animations in Airports.
The Workshop description in Research Center doesn’t contain a list of products that can be packaged.
Incorrect visuals are displayed when a building is overflowed with products.
Incorrect Ability visuals on Area Depo.
Special Buildings // Devlog 19
Hola Capos!
We're finally ready to talk about Special Buildings in detail. Check out our newest devlog!
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Prefer the written word? We've got you covered. The full transcript is available below:
Welcome to the first devlog of 2022, everyone! It’s Andrey, and I’m here to tell you all about the Special Buildings, that are coming to the game in the next update. For real. We’ve been working on them for the past year, and are excited to finally reveal their functions and make them come alive on your maps. Without further ado, let’s get right into it.
There are 5 Special Buildings in the game: Prison, Airport, Guerillas, Reservation, and Military Base. All of them will have distinct functions, and to unlock their full potential, you’ll need to conquer the Region the buildings are in and improve your relationship with the ones in charge. Let’s talk about the unique aspects of every building right now.
Take Prison, for example. It drastically changes your relationship with your lieutenants. They no longer die, when they’re found by Federales or DEA or cross the Police roadblock - they go to Prison! What that means, that they are no longer a part of your Cartel, but you can complete certain quests to choose their fate: for example, you may orchestrate a prison breakout, and get your lieutenant back for free. You can also talk to the Warden to buy out your lieutenants before their term ends. Or… dispose of them without any unwanted noise. What happens in Prison doesn’t always stay in Prison, but you can always pay to cover your tracks. Prison also doubles as a new Recruitment Area - you can check out who’s staying inside, and bring the best ones to your Cartel. But now let’s talk about the people you can’t control…
Moving on to Guereilas! This building holds a lot of potential for those who don’t always choose the fights they can win. At first glance, you might think that it’s just another smuggling point, but it’s so much more than that. Yes, it’s a smuggling point that you can use to sell your illegal goods and not worry about Police, Federales, and DEA interference. But if you become friends with the Guerrillas, they’ll help you win your wars… if they’re in the mood, of course! They’ll defend your cities and production chains not only from the enemy gangs but from officers of all calibers as well. And they’ll attack enemy territories with your lieutenants! You can't control where they go, and they sometimes need the rest, of course, so they won’t be able to help if you start wars again and again all over the place, but their power is yours if you know when to pick a fight.
And you certainly don't want to pick a fight with the Military. Let’s talk about Military Base. This Special Building lets you upgrade the defense of your production chain with military technology. Who doesn’t want a building that can defend itself against the attackers? And that’s not all - if you’re good friends with the General and you supply him with his favorite white powder (hint: he’s NOT a baker) without missing deliveries, he will be too busy to attack you if you reach his Attention Star on the Terror scale. And your lieutenants can use Military Base to become more powerful for a limited time - partying with the General gives you lots of benefits!
But a good Capo doesn’t always party, good Capo doesn’t only work for himself but for the people of all the Regions he liberates! Or something like that, I guess. You don’t need to believe this story but the people in the Reservation do. Reservation is similar to Villages in its purpose, but it works in a different way. It operates on Loyalty, not upgrades. You can buy legal and illegal goods here, and the higher your loyalty, the more things you can buy - including unique legal goods that sell for quite a price. We wanted to expand our Loyalty mechanic that didn’t have a lot of ways to be used in-game, so that’s where the Reservation came in. We think it’s a great incentive for players to try out new ways of playing and benefit from it! And benefit you will - when you’re not friendly with the Reservation, they won’t let you use most of the land in Amado! Something about it being holy or whatever… Sometimes you just want to fly away from it all! And we’ve got a solution just for you…
And, finally, Airport! We think some of your lieutenants could use a vacation, eh? Of course, who travels without baggage, right? You can send your lieutenants on a trip, and give them some… souvenirs to deliver. Lieutenants won’t be available when they’re away but will return happy and with plenty of cash for your Empire. Boarding starts on schedule, so don’t let them miss their flight! Or just go and do everything yourself, and have a little break to boot. The Airport has a lot of slots for lieutenants so it will be very helpful at the start of the game.
Each Special Building will open new opportunities and benefits when you establish a relationship with those in charge. We’re so happy to finally bring you Special Buildings, new characters and to expand Cartel Tycoon even further! We’ve got more plans for Special Buildings down the line, and are looking forward to your feedback when they update drops.
Are you excited to play the new update of Cartel Tycoon? Write your impressions in the comments, and don’t forget to subscribe here, on YouTube, and on our socials! Share your thoughts about the game we’re building together!
In rare instances launcher remained in the Process Tab after players closed it. We fixed it!
Multiple Localization fixes.
Fixed: After failing the quest "GO TO GROUND I" in the “That Sinking Feeling“ campaign new quest doesn’t appear.
Fixed: After capo’s or lieutenants' death their Quest-Event markers don’t disappear.
Fixed: Lyova and the lieutenants can’t leave for Moscow if police roadblocks are spawned on their paths in the region.
Updated tooltips for smuggling points in light of recent updates.
Fixed: Red circles and shootout animations with US Army didn’t disappear after their attack on Diana’s River Pier in the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign.
Fixed: DEA attention message in event log was displayed incorrectly.
Fixed: Meth quantities are displayed incorrectly after starting Diana’s quest in the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign a second time.
Known bugs
The radius of the US Army attack is displayed indefinitely if you load a pre-patch save made during the US Army attack.
US Army attacks Diana on River Pier multiple times after successful capture.
Researcher Ability doesn’t show visual feedback in the Research Center.
Police icons disappear after loading the game in some instances.
Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability sometimes start attacking buildings in their range when performing a different task.
Double attack power is displayed when Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability are moved between buildings in his ability radius.
Manual Icon keeps flashing after you load a Save Game.
Capo selection screen in Sandbox and Survival Modes doesn’t display negative abilities.
Sound effects don’t play in the Transition Screen after Capo’s death.
Lieutenants stay highlighted after using them as a group.
An incorrect tip is displayed in Lieutenant Profile when he doesn’t have enough XP for promotion.
War with US Army Progress Bar is displayed below other UI elements.
Products and Money are not confiscated when an Enemy Gang captures your building.
WASD Navigation doesn’t work in Research Tree Menu.
An incorrect tip is displayed when building a Chemical Factory.
During the “Industrial Action” event Lieutenant upkeep rise is not displayed.
After loading a save progress in "Cash is king" Quest is reset.
Stopping Abilities, Kidnapping, Theft, and Concert may not always work the first time.
Dealer Ability only works for the building the Lieutenant is in.
Our plans for 2022
Hola Capos!
Today we want to talk a bit about our plans for Cartel Tycoon in 2022.
In the coming weeks, we want to release our Special Building Update! We talked about them a lot and will be releasing a full devlog, so we don’t want to spend too much time on it in this post. The gist of it is - Prison, Guerillas, Reservation, Airport, and Military Base are finally coming to the game! We believe that their release will significantly shake up the meta, because each of them offers unique enchantments to your Cartel, and we can’t wait for you to try them out! They are the main attraction of this update, of course, but we’ll also be delivering multiple reworks of already existing systems, lots of improvements, balance changes, and bug fixes!
But the big event of this year, of course, is our full release! And… we’re aiming to release the game this Spring/Summer season!
We will bring even more variety to the game, and after listening closely to your feedback all the time we were in Early Access, we want to introduce meaningful changes to already existing systems, so the game can be the best version of itself when it’s fully out and ready.
For example, we heard your feedback to Global Unlocks, and have been working hard on improving the system. We still want to keep these achievements in the game, but we realize that tying almost all of them to the Story Mode didn’t work, and you, as players, didn’t get that feeling of “Pride and Accomplishment” we wanted you to have. So we’ve been working on reimagining these challenges, so they can be obtainable through gameplay, and not just Story Mode grind. We hope that you’ll love the changes we’re making. The second one is Terror system. We introduced changes to it in the Balance Update but wanted to still keep the original hardcore vision, so now the behavior of the system is tied to Difficulty Levels! If you want permanent stars and other hardcore Terror challenges, you can select the higher difficulty! And if you want more mild gameplay, you can choose an easier difficulty. Hardcore and mid-core gamers will be happy with that change! Of course, we’re also tweaking a lot of the other systems to make the game more stable and enjoyable for everyone!
With all these changes coming to the game we have to postpone the release of multiplayer. Our goal - first and foremost - is to make the game the best it can be on release, and we don’t want to cut corners to release it with more features but with less quality. That’s why we have decided to focus on providing the best Single-player experience on release, and continue our work on Multiplayer through 2022.
But the Full Release will come with tons of new content - we’re expanding the enemy gangs, and confrontations with them will offer players more choice, will provide more immersive storytelling to Cartel Tycoon, and will just be fun. Also, a dozen of new lieutenants, more music, Steam Achievements, new drugs, and multiple expansions of already existing systems are coming!
We’re fully committed to supporting the game after the release, and will bring you A LOT more mechanics, stories, characters, and, most importantly, fun gameplay innovations!
We want to thank everyone who supported us during the Early Access period and those who supported us even before we were on Steam! Cartel Tycoon wouldn’t have been possible without all of you, and we believe we can do oh so much more!
Have a good day, Capos, and see you soon! We’ve got an update to release, and a game to play.
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Balance Update is LIVE
Hola, Capos!
Our Balance Update is now live across all the platforms! The Update is out of the Beta, and in it, we have implemented a less punishing Terror system, reworked Attention Stars, gave your Lieutenants another useful function, and introduced many balance changes to the game that ultimately give you more choice in your playstyle!
We'll continue working on further Balance changes and system reworks, and will have more for you in our next Major Update - Special Buildings!
As always, thank you for your support and we'll see you on the lands of Cartel Tycoon!
Cartel Tycoon v 0.9.3.2610 (January Balance Update)
Major changes
ːcartel_loveː Major Terror rework: We wanted to make Terror less punishing, and that’s why now Terror reduces over time by itself and Attention Stars deactivate after the attack. The Terror scale has been changed, and now gaining each new Attention Star will require more Terror. We’ve also added more ways to gain Terror to balance things out. We will continue working on the Terror system in future updates.
ːcartel_loveː Major attacks rework: We’re also introducing changes to Attention Star attacks themselves: Order of Attention Stars has been changed. Now it’s: Police, Federales, DEA, National Army, CIA, US Army. New Attack type added for Police - Road Cordons which will block roads for a limited amount of time (don’t send your Lieutenants there), Federales now arrest buildings, DEA now searches multiple buildings, the “Investigation” attack has been removed. US Army follows your Lieutenants even if you move them.
ːcartel_loveː Major Village rework: With this update, we wanted to make interactions with Villages more complex and fun: Villages are now upgradable, upgrades unlock new legal products. You are now able to choose the price for legal products in Villages. Buying for a higher price grants you more Loyalty, taking products for free rises your Terror. You can now use Dirty Money to buy products from villages.
ːcartel_loveː Smuggling points rework: We wanted to make Smuggling Points more money-efficient and also introduce new ways to use your Lieutenants. The delivery time now also includes product loading time. Smuggling Points now have 1 Delivery Slot, each Lieutenant stationed in the Smuggling Point will grant an additional Delivery Slot. Each Smuggling point has a different amount of additional Delivery Slots. You can now sell illegal products without packaging in all Smuggling Points, but selling them this way through Seaports and Border Checkpoints will grant you, additional Terror. You can sell packed drugs in all the Smuggling Points also.
ːcartel_loveː Global Unlocks rework: All of the regions have been removed from Global Unlocks, you can use all of them in Sandbox and Survival Modes without additional unlocks now! Conditions for unlocking Pathos Residence were changed. Players who already unlocked it will keep it. We will continue to improve the Global Unlocks system in future updates.
Quest-Events rework: We feel like Quest-Events brought more storytelling variety to the game, but also ːcartel_loveː brought more challenge, especially in the early game - we wanted to address it in this update. More Quest-Events were added, and now you’ll see more positive Quest-Events that will help you grow your Empire. Lieutenants Quest-Events appear more often now.
ːcartel_loveː Lieutenants' experience no longer grows when they’re idle. Now If you want your Lieutenants to gain XP, you’ll have to use them!
Balance
Market Balance has been changed: Base prices for Opium and Dried Cannabis have been lowered, their price on the Market will change more frequently but in a smaller range. Base prices for Meth and Cocaine have been increased, their price on the Market will change less frequently but in a larger range, The market also won’t affect Opium and Cannabis at the start of the game that much.
Survival Mode balance has changed to reflect the current Balance changes.
The Cannabis production Balance has been tweaked.
Efficiency Layers have been changed across difficulty levels of Sandbox Mode.
Difficulty levels for Sandbox have been changed: Easy now has 5 neutral regions, Normal has 3 neutral regions.
The speed of cars on sand and gravel roads has been lowered, and the speed of cars on all the roads has been reworked.
Prices of roads have been lowered.
Prices and Upkeep Costs of these Tier I buildings in the Research Tree have been lowered: Farm, Warehouse, Transport Company, Workshop, River Pier.
Prices of Passive Effects on Tier I of Research Tree have been lowered in half.
Cities now lose control over the course of 16 days.
Workshop Upgrades has been changed: drugs won’t need additional research, only the packaging
One delivery of Dirty Money to Laundering Buildings now lasts for a larger amount of Laundering cycles. Storage capacities of Laundering Buildings now reflect this change, and now they can be overflowed.
Your Starting Region now may have an enemy and arrested buildings on the start. The Player still controls the Smuggling Point of the Region.
Confiscation now lasts 12 days instead of 7.
You can construct a Stadium and a Catherdral in any city now. (But still 1 on the Map)
The time between Mayor Favors has been increased.
Mayor Favor “Lower Terror” now lowers much more Terror, and you can’t get Attention Stars while it happens.
Price for Mayor Favor: Arrest Removal has been increased.
You gain more Loyalty for City Events
Construction of non-city buildings now grants a bit of Loyalty.
Building Demolition with Lieutenant Ability now grants you 90% of the building cost instead of 50%.
The highest Lieutenants' upkeep price during the negotiation phase is now higher.
Conditions of some Deals with Lieutenants have been updated - more products need to be sold.
Other updates & changes
Lieutenants now require a certain level of Terror to be recruited.
An Assassination of your Lieutenant that you ordered will lower the Allegiance of all other Lieutenants in the Cartel.
Silent Assassination ability won’t rise Terror anymore. But it lowers the Allegiance of all Lieutenants.
A lot of minor adjustments and updates to Lieutenant Abilities to bring them up to the current balance changes.
Multiple Tutorial changes to reflect the new update and improve the experience.
Visual
City Menu now shows all of the Mayor Favors. No need to start a dialogue every time you need a favor!
New Animation added to Terror Scale to signal the moment it starts lowering.
Tooltips for City and Building War Scales now display the time until the end of the confrontation.
City War Scale has been widened.
Multiple UI reworks for arrested and captured buildings.
Updated Plantation Visuals and Animations
Updated Transport Company Visuals and Animations.
Added Animation for failing the Quest.
Changed the Storage window in the City Menu, making it easier to navigate.
Bug Fixes
Multiple Localization fixes.
Multiple wording fixes.
Multiple Tutorial fixes.
Multiple minor Quest-Events fixes.
Fixed: The game treats Diane and Lyova in the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign as regular lieutenants.
Fixed: Some Quest-Events didn’t start when pressing their marker.
Fixed: CIA sometimes attacks player buildings that haven’t been used.
Fixed: Incorrect names of Quest-Events were displayed.
Fixed: Rarely identical Quest-Events could start at the same time.
Fixed: Incorrect upkeep price for the preinstalled Aerodrome I.
Fixed: Incorrect upgrade time for Aerodrome in Foscani region.
Fixed: Warehouse wasn’t highlighting villages in its radius.
Fixed: incorrect quantity of some products was sold in Border Checkpoints and Seaports.
Fixed: Unlimited number of constructions for Quest-Event granted buildings, now you’re able to build them once.
Fixed: Hotels didn’t have a Turn Off button in UI
The Economics screen now displays money stored in the building during the construction phase.
Removed Boxes from Cargo Filters in Smuggling Points
Fixed: Transport Company capacity bug
Fixed: City Buildings stay turned off when a building was burned during the Concert
Fixed: Completing "Fill or Kill" Quest didn’t update the Money UI.
Hotel and Residence can no longer send money to neutral buildings.
Fixed: Dirty Money for construction doesn’t deliver to Charity Houses
Lieutenants now are able to deliver the correct number of TVs and Consoles in one go.
Lieutenants are no longer able to deliver money to arrested buildings.
Fixed: Researching Workshop I granted “Extended Capacity I” Passive Effect.
You are no longer able to change the upkeep kind for the arrested building.
Fixed: Unable to hire a new Capo after the end of the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign.
Fixed: Players are able to research River Piers II and III before acquiring them through Quests in Story Mode.
Fixed: City Attacks from US Army don’t stop after saving and loading the game again.
Fixed: Saving and loading after the US Army attack keep their Attack Circle permanent.
Fixed: Quest-Event 'Fill Or Kill” granted a reward even after the player fails the Quest.
Fixed: Cesar’s new Ability in the “That Sinking Feeling” campaign is displayed incorrectly.
Fixed: Cannabis Deal with Carlos Giménez Morales displayed incorrect numbers.
Known bugs
Researcher Ability doesn’t show visual feedback in the Research Center.
Police icons disappear after loading the game in some instances.
Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability sometimes start attacking buildings in their range when performing a different task.
Double attack power is displayed when Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability is moved between buildings in his ability radius.
Manual Icon keeps flashing after you load a Save Game.
Capo selection screen in Sandbox and Survival Modes doesn’t display negative abilities.
Sound effects don’t play in the Transition Screen after Capo’s death.
Lieutenants stay highlighted after using them as a group.
An incorrect tip is displayed in Lieutenant Profile when he doesn’t have enough XP for promotion.
War with US Army Progress Bar is displayed below other UI elements.
Products and Money are not confiscated when an Enemy Gang captures your building.
WASD Navigation doesn’t work in Research Tree Menu.
An incorrect tip is displayed when building a Chemical Factory.
During the “Industrial Action” event Lieutenant upkeep rise is not displayed.
After loading a save progress in "Cash is king" Quest is reset.
Stopping Abilities, Kidnapping, Theft, and Concert may not always work the first time.
Dealer Ability only works for the building the Lieutenant is in.
[Tutorial] Incorrect name of Dryer in the Tutorial Quest is displayed.
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Join the Beta for the Balance Update!
Happy Holidays, Capos!
We have released an update for Cartel Tycoon on the Beta Branch.
CODE FOR STEAM BETA: CartelTycoonDecember2021
With this update, we wanted to make Terror and Attention Stars less punishing, and introduce balance changes to the game that ultimately give you more choice in your playstyle. We've also tweaked our Quest-Event system, and now you will see more "positive" Quests that will help you grow your Empires.
To see all of the changes, scroll down a bit!
We hope that you enjoy the update and are looking forward to your reactions!
Or join our Discord to talk to us directly about the Beta Update!
IMPORTANT:
Your saves will work but we advise starting a new game in Sandbox for the Beta tests!
Play on the English version of the game, localization is not finished yet!
We advise playing the Sandbox Mode mostly because Balancing for other Modes is still in progress.
Beta Patch Notes are available below:
Major changes
ːcartel_loveː Major Terror rework: Terror reduces over time by itself, Attention Stars deactivate after the attack, Terror scale changed, more ways to gain Terror added. ːcartel_loveː Major attacks rework: Order of Attention Stars is changed. Now it’s Police, Federales, DEA, National Army, CIA, US Army. New Attack type added for Police - Road Cordons which will block roads for a limited amount of time, Federales now arrest buildings, DEA now searches multiple buildings, the Investigation has been removed. US Army follows your Lieutenants even if you move them. ːcartel_loveː Major Villages rework: Villages are now upgradable, upgrades unlock new legal products. You are now able to choose the price for legal products in Villages. Buying for a higher price grants you more Loyalty, taking products for free rises your Terror. You can now use Dirty Money to buy products from villages. ːcartel_loveː Smuggling points rework: The delivery time now also includes product loading time. Smuggling Points now have 1 Delivery Slot, each Lieutenant stationed in the Smuggling Point will grant an additional Delivery Slot. Each Smuggling point has a different amount of additional Delivery Slots. You can now sell illegal products without packaging in all Smuggling Points, but selling them this way through Seaports and Border Checkpoints will grant you, additional Terror. You can sell packed drugs in all the Smuggling Points also. ːcartel_loveː Global Unlocks rework: All of the regions have been removed from Global Unlocks, you can use all of them in Sandbox and Survival Modes without additional unlocks now! Conditions for unlocking Pathos Residence were changed. Players who already unlocked it will keep it. ːcartel_loveː Quest-Events rework: More Quest-Events added, now you’ll see more positive Quest-Events that will help you grow your Empire. Lieutenants Quest-Events now appear more often. ːcartel_loveː Lieutenants' experience no longer grows when they’re idle.
Balance
Market Balance has been changed: Base prices for Opium and Dried Cannabis have been lowered, their price on the Market will change more frequently but in a smaller range. Base prices for Meth and Cocaine have been increased, their price on the Market will change less frequently but in a larger range, The market also won’t affect Opium and Cannabis at the start of the game that much.
Efficiency Layers have been changed across difficulty levels of Sandbox Mode.
Difficulty levels for Sandbox have been changed: Easy now has 5 neutral regions, Normal has 3 neutral regions.
The speed of cars on sand and gravel roads has been lowered, and the speed of cars on all the roads has been reworked.
Prices of roads have been lowered.
Prices and Upkeep Costs of these Tier I buildings in the Research Tree have been lowered: Farm, Warehouse, Transport Company, Workshop, River Pier.
Prices of Passive Effects on Tier I of Research Tree have been lowered in half.
Cities now lose control over the course of 16 days.
Workshop Upgrades has been changed: drugs won’t need additional research, only the packaging
One delivery of Dirty Money to Laundering Buildings now lasts for a larger amount of Laundering cycles. Storage capacities of Laundering Buildings now reflect this change, and now they can be overflowed.
Your Starting Region now may have enemy and arrested buildings on the start. Player still controls the Smuggling Point of the Region.
Confiscation now lasts 12 days instead of 7.
You can construct a Stadium and a Catherdral in any city now. (But still 1 on the Map)
The time between Mayor Favors has been increased.
Mayor Favor “Lower Terror” now lowers much more Terror.
Price for Mayor Favor: Arrest Removal has been increased.
You gain more Loyalty for City Events
Construction of non-city buildings now grants a bit of Loyalty.
Building Demolition with Lieutenant Ability now grants you 90% of the building cost instead of 50%.
The highest Lieutenants' upkeep price during the negotiation phase is now higher.
Conditions of some Deals with Lieutenants have been updated - more products need to be sold.
Other updates & changes
An Assassination of your Lieutenant that you ordered will lower the Allegiance of all other Lieutenants in the Cartel.
Silent Assassination ability won’t rise Terror anymore. But it lowers the Allegiance of all Lieutenants.
A lot of minor adjustments and updates to Lieutenant Abilities to bring them up to the current balance changes.
Multiple Tutorial changes to reflect the new update and improve the experience.
Visual
New Animation added to Terror Scale to signal the moment it starts lowering.
Tooltips for City and Building War Scales now display the time until the end of the confrontation.
City War Scale has been widened.
Multiple UI reworks for arrested and captured buildings.
Updated Plantation Visuals and Animations
Updated Transport Company Visuals and Animations.
Added Animation for failing the Quest.
Bug Fixes
Multiple Localization fixes
Multiple Manual wording fixes
Fixed: Incorrect upkeep price for the preinstalled Aerodrome I
Fixed: Incorrect upgrade time for Aerodrome in Foscani region
Fixed: Warehouse wasn’t highlighting villages in its radius.
Fixed: incorrect quantity of some products was sold in Border Checkpoints and Seaports.
Fixed: Unlimited number of constructions for Quest-Event granted buildings, now you’re able to build them once.
Fixed: Hotels didn’t have a Turn Off button in UI
The Economics screen now displays money stored in the building during the construction phase.
Removed Boxes from Cargo Filters in Smuggling Points
Fixed: Transport Company capacity bug
Fixed: City Buildings stay turned off when a building was burned during the Concert
Fixed: Completing "Fill or Kill" Quest didn’t update the Money UI.
Hotel and Residence can no longer send money to neutral buildings.
Fixed: Dirty Money for construction doesn’t deliver to Charity Houses
Lieutenants now are able to deliver the correct number of TVs and Consoles in one go.
Lieutenants are no longer able to deliver money to arrested buildings.
Fixed: Researching Workshop I granted “Extended Capacity I” Passive Effect.
You are no longer able to change the upkeep kind for the arrested building.
Known bugs
Researcher Ability doesn’t show visual feedback in the Research Center.
Police icons disappear after loading the game in some instances.
Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability sometimes start attacking buildings in their range when performing a different task.
Double attack power is displayed when Lieutenants with Coordinator Ability is moved between buildings in his ability radius.
Manual Icon keeps flashing after you load a Save Game.
Capo selection screen in Sandbox and Survival Modes doesn’t display negative abilities.
Sound effects don’t play in the Transition Screen after Capo’s death.
